OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Clinical Rheumatology is 28. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)

Article	Citations
A single-centre retrospective case series of Anakinra for incident calcium pyrophosphate deposition disease	100
Thromboembolic events in idiopathic inflammatory myopathy: a retrospective study in China	91
Physical exercise for dermatomyositis and polymyositis: a systematic review and meta-analysis	72
Frontal bone involvement in SAPHO syndrome	65
Exercise Self-Efficacy and patient global assessment were associated with 6-min walk test distance in persons with rheumatoid arthritis	62
Salivary gland ultrasound features in sicca syndrome secondary to immunotherapy with checkpoint inhibitors	60
ACPA is a main risk factor for CT-proven pulmonary nodule progression in patients with rheumatoid arthritis	54
Cardiovascular autonomic neuropathy is associated with SLEDAI in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus	49
Association of radiological severity of hip involvement with clinical characteristics and sagittal spinopelvic balance in patients with ankylosing spondylitis	44
Ultrasound assessment of diaphragm and quadriceps muscles and its relationship with handgrip and respiratory muscle strength in patients with systemic sclerosis: a cross-sectional study	42
ANCA-associated vasculitis presenting with isolated neurological manifestations in a patient with cocaine abuse: a case report and literature review	42
Global trends in research of melanoma differentiation-associated gene 5: a bibliometric analysis from 2002 to 2022	42
Efficacy and safety of 10 mg versus 30 mg of oral prednisolone for acute CPP crystal arthritis: findings of a randomized controlled trial	40
Correction to: Efficacy of canakinumab on AA amyloidosis in late-onset NLRP3-associated autoinflammatory disease with an I574F somatic mosaic mutation	39
18F-FDG PET/CT and HRCT: a combined tool for risk stratification in idiopathic inflammatory myopathy-associated interstitial lung disease	39
Minocycline-induced vasculitis	37
Utility of renal resistive index measurement in juvenile systemic lupus erythematosus: a cross-sectional single-center study	35
Rapid improvement of psychiatric stigmata after IFN-free treatment in HCV patients with and without cryoglobulinemic vasculitis	34
Respiratory infection risk in primary Sjögren’s syndrome complicated with interstitial lung disease: a retrospective study	34
Glomerulonephritis in primary biliary cholangitis in China: an important complication	34
The disease burden of axial spondyloarthritis: through a gendered lens	33
Temporal trends in the prevalence and characteristics of hypouricaemia: a descriptive study of medical check-up and administrative claims data	32
Combine use of glucocorticoid with other immunosuppressants is a risk factor for Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia in autoimmune inflammatory disease patients: a meta-analysis	31
Several genetic variants associated with systemic sclerosis in a Chinese Han population	30
Diagnostic difficulty, delayed diagnosis, and increased tendencies of surgical treatment in fibromyalgia syndrome	29

Reliability and validity of the Londrina activities of daily living protocol in individuals with systemic sclerosis	29
Diagnostic performance of Sjögren’s Syndrome Screening Questionnaire (SSSQ)	29
Active vaccination campaign to increase seasonal influenza vaccination coverage: a monocenter experience in a cohort of Italian patients with systemic autoimmune diseases	28
Hyperuricemia in psoriatic arthritis: clinical correlations and implications	28
A systematic review and meta-analysis of the hyperuricemia risk from certain metals	28