Autoimmunity Reviews

Papers
(The median citation count of Autoimmunity Reviews is 7. 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 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01.)
ArticleCitations
Editorial Board195
Editorial Board155
Comment on “Meta-analysis of meteorological conditions and rheumatoid arthritis”128
A critical view on autoantibodies in lupus nephritis: Concrete knowledge based on evidence119
Issues in autoantibody tests used in the classification criteria for autoimmune rheumatic diseases: the laboratory autoimmunologist's perspective114
Susac syndrome: A scoping review107
Autoantibody internalization in myositis skeletal muscle: Emerging evidence, mechanistic insights, and therapeutic relevance100
MTHFR polymorphisms in autoimmune diseases: Mechanistic and clinical perspectives100
The Trm-Treg Axis as a tissue-encoded immune checkpoint in chronic inflammation and autoimmunity99
The BAFF/APRIL system at the crossroads of B cell memory and autoimmune relapse: Implication into the therapeutic strategies93
T lymphocyte plasticity in chronic inflammatory diseases: The emerging role of the Ikaros family as a key Th17-Treg switch90
Epidemiological patterns and in-hospital mortality in ANCA-associated vasculitis: Insights from Spain's National Health Data (2016–2022)85
The role of musculoskeletal ultrasound in difficult-to-treat RA: Insights from a systematic literature review84
Disease-modifying strategies: Targeting protein kinases in multiple sclerosis and other autoimmune disorders82
Lymphocyte activation gene-3 (LAG-3) regulatory T cells: An evolving biomarker for treatment response in autoimmune diseases79
Endometriosis and autoimmunity76
Janus kinase inhibitors in rheumatoid arthritis-associated interstitial lung disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis71
Characteristics and risk factors for infection in patients with ANCA-associated vasculitis: A systematic review and meta-analysis68
Worsening of Graves' ophthalmopathy after SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccination64
To treat or not to treat rheumatoid arthritis with glucocorticoids? A reheated debate63
Seronegative autoimmune diseases: A challenging diagnosis63
Conceiving complexity: Biological mechanisms underpinning the lasting effect of pregnancy on multiple sclerosis outcomes63
Metabolic traits of T cells and the implications in autoimmune diseases62
Editorial Board57
Psychiatric manifestations of autoimmune encephalitis57
Infectious agents breaking the immunological tolerance: The holy grail in rheumatoid arthritis reconsidered56
Homocysteine as a trigger and potential therapeutic target for autoimmune diseases56
Advances in precision medicine in imaging and therapeutic strategies for psoriatic disease55
Autoimmunity, diet and autophagy53
Autoimmune pre-disease53
Rebalancing redox homeostasis: A pivotal regulator of the cGAS-STING pathway in autoimmune diseases53
STING-inflammasome axis in autoimmune diseases and inflammation-related disease52
Idiopathic pericarditis in 2025: Advances in diagnosis and therapeutic strategies52
Corrigendum to “Proportion of circulating T follicular helper cells in peripheral blood of systemic lupus erythematosus patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis” [Autoimmunity Reviews Volume 2451
Can anticoagulation be withdrawn in APS patients after aPL negativization?51
Metabolic heterogeneity in tumor microenvironment – A novel landmark for immunotherapy50
Human abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA): Evidence for an autoimmune antigen-driven disease.49
WITHDRAWN: Global incidence trends of autoimmune diseases from 1990 to 2021 and projections to 2050: A systemic analysis of the global burden of disease study 202149
Dermatomyositis unleashed by immune checkpoint inhibitors. Three additional cases and a review of the literature47
The immune system in Hashimoto's thyroiditis: Updating the current state of knowledge on potential therapies and animal model construction46
Understanding the effects of Janus kinase inhibitors on the cardiovascular system in comparison to main biological DMARDs in rheumatoid arthritis45
Fecal microbiota transplantation in autoimmune diseases – An extensive paper on a pathogenetic therapy45
Dysregulation of helper, regulatory, and follicular CD4+ T cells in primary antiphospholipid syndrome: Immunopathology and implications for targeted immunomodulatory therapy45
Editorial Board42
Indian Rheumatology Association guidelines for the management of ANCA associated vasculitis42
SpA plus IBD or IBD plus SpA: Does commutative property apply?41
Editorial Board41
Refining search and keyword strategies in autoimmune ear disease bibliometric studies41
Adipose failure through adipocyte overload and autoimmunity40
Systematic evaluation of the associations between schizophrenia and autoimmune diseases: An umbrella review40
A machine learning analysis to predict the response to intravenous and subcutaneous immunoglobulin in inflammatory myopathies. A proposal for a future multi-omics approach in autoimmune diseases39
The genealogy, methodology, similarities and differences of immune reconstitution therapies for multiple sclerosis and neuromyelitis optica39
Research progress on estrogen and estrogen receptors in the occurrence and progression of autoimmune thyroid diseases39
IFN-γ: An overlooked cytokine in dermatomyositis with anti-MDA5 antibodies39
Predicting autoimmune diseases: A comprehensive review of classic biomarkers and advances in artificial intelligence39
Inclusion body myositis: Correcting impaired mitochondrial and lysosomal autophagy as a potential therapeutic strategy39
Standardised interpretation of capillaroscopy in autoimmune idiopathic inflammatory myopathies: A structured review on behalf of the EULAR study group on microcirculation in Rheumatic Diseases39
Exosomes as biomarkers and therapeutic delivery for autoimmune diseases: Opportunities and challenges38
Chinese recommendations for the diagnosis and management of non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis38
Autoantibodies targeting G protein-coupled receptors: An evolving history in autoimmunity. Report of the 4th international symposium38
Specialized pro-resolving mediators and autoimmunity: Recent insights and future perspectives36
VEXAS syndrome in adults: A narrative review of genomic pathogenesis, multisystem phenotypes, diagnostic algorithms, and emerging therapeutic strategies36
Cerebral vasculitis as a clinical manifestation of neurosarcoidosis: A scoping review36
Chronic inflammation in Long COVID relationship to autoimmune diseases35
Editorial Board35
Controversies in in rheumatology and autoimmunity: Is CORA meeting a good educational tool to increase the scientific knowledge?35
Tumor necrosis factor-α inhibitor-related autoimmune disorders35
Complex relationships of type 2 and type 1 symptoms across various systemic autoimmune diseases.35
Are breast cancer patients diagnosed after systemic sclerosis showing different pathological characteristics?35
Effects of cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated protein 4 compared to TNF inhibitors on lipid profile: Results from an observational multicentre rheumatoid arthritis cohort35
Autoimmune response after SARS-CoV-2 infection and SARS-CoV-2 vaccines34
LAG-3 in (auto)immunity and cancer - Emphasising its role in antigen presenting cells34
Development of an algorithm for IgG4-related disease management34
Fibromyalgia: Are we using the biopsychosocial model?34
Antibiotic-induced gut dysbiosis and autoimmune disease: A systematic review of preclinical studies34
Combined immunosuppressive therapy in systemic sclerosis-associated interstitial lung disease: phenotypes matter33
Mechanisms of environmental risk factors for autoimmune diseases33
The role of mitochondrial dysfunction in kidney injury and disease33
Regulatory mechanisms and targeted therapeutic strategies of glycolytic metabolism in rheumatoid arthritis33
Editorial Board32
Editorial Board32
Factors associated with incident cardiovascular disease in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: A scoping review32
Editorial Board31
Will a hyperactive classical complement pathway exacerbate autoimmune diseases?31
Reply letter to letter to the editor31
Combination tacrolimus and ustekinumab therapy is effective in inducing clinical, biochemical and endoscopic remission in refractory moderate to severe ulcerative colitis31
Are IF-ANA the guiding light for SLE classification in the real-world setting?31
The similar expression of both ferritin and scavenger receptors activation genes in patients with COVID19 and AOSD support their role in the pathogenesis of these diseases and identify a common mechan31
A machine learning analysis to evaluate the outcome measures in inflammatory myopathies30
Global burden due to modifiable risk factors for autoimmune diseases, 1990–2021: Temporal trends and socio-demographic inequalities30
Twenty shades of the mosaic of autoimmunity30
Mesenchymal stem cell in immunomodulation of dendritic cells: Implications for inflammatory bowel disease therapy29
Impact of GLP-1 analogues on immune-mediated inflammatory diseases: A systematic review29
Differences in clinical phenotype, laboratory, and imaging manifestations between AQP4 IgG positive and AQP4 MOG IgG double negative NMOSD: How to correctly diagnose the two29
Proportion of circulating T follicular helper cells in peripheral blood of systemic lupus erythematosus patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis28
Alarmins in autoimmune diseases28
Dysfunction of the glymphatic system and sleep disturbance in rheumatoid arthritis and musculoskeletal pain: A gap related to pain becoming chronic28
Clinical characteristics and cancer risk of anti-OJ antisynthetase syndrome: A cohort comparative study and a systematic literature review28
Coffee consumption and risk of multiple sclerosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis28
Predicting the course: Real-world trajectories toward minimal disease activity in psoriatic arthritis28
Cutting edge confusion about cut-off settings in autoimmune diagnostics27
Editorial Board27
In Memoriam: Pierre Youinou27
From autoantibody test results to decision making: Incorporating likelihood ratios within medical practice27
Angiogenic imbalance and endothelial dysfunction in the placenta in antiphospholipid syndrome26
Autoimmune/inflammatory syndrome induced by adjuvants (ASIA) in 202326
Mucosal immunity and rheumatoid arthritis: An update on mechanisms and therapeutic potential26
IL-33 in Spondyloarthritis, the missing key26
The impact of pregnancy on future health in Rheumatoid Arthritis: A systematic review of the literature26
Neuroimaging in thyroid eye disease: A systematic review26
Anti-CD52 therapy of rheumatic diseases: Revisited in the era of immune reset26
Low-dose intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg) in different immune-mediated conditions26
Is it time for treat-to-target in antiphospholipid syndrome?25
Prevention of rheumatoid arthritis: A systematic literature review of preventive strategies in at-risk individuals25
Pulmonary arterial hypertension associated with connective tissue diseases (CTD-PAH): Recent and advanced data25
JAK inhibitors and systemic sclerosis: A systematic review of the literature25
Subcutaneous tissue involvement in idiopathic inflammatory myopathies: Systematic literature review including three new cases and hypothetical mechanisms25
Imaging the hidden player: Choroid plexus enlargement in multiple sclerosis25
From inflammation to renal fibrosis: A one-way road in autoimmunity?25
Burden of inflammatory bowel disease among elderly, 1990–2019: A systematic analysis based on the global burden of disease study 201925
Gut microbiota in rheumatoid arthritis: Mechanistic insights, clinical biomarkers, and translational perspectives25
Serum calprotectin is a marker of disease activity in Giant cell arteritis25
Prevalence of immune-mediated inner ear disease in non-segmental vitiligo: A cross-sectional study24
Treatment of acute exacerbation in interstitial lung disease secondary to autoimmune rheumatic diseases: More questions than answers24
Macrophages in Lupus Nephritis: Exploring a potential new therapeutic avenue24
Editorial Board24
Extending the discussion: Cannabis based therapies in inflammatory bowel disease a letter to the editor23
Diagnostic approach in giant cell arteritis23
Potential immunological and genetic markers associated with lupus nephritis: From pathogenicity to therapeutic drug target23
Genetic and genomic associations in antiphospholipid syndrome: A systematic review23
Development of systemic lupus erythematosus in patients with immune thrombocytopenic purpura: A systematic meta-analysis22
Differentially expressed genes in systemic sclerosis: Towards predictive medicine with new molecular tools for clinicians22
Ferritinophagy in inflammatory and autoimmune diseases: Mechanistic insights and therapeutic potentials22
Risk factors associated with thrombocytopenia in systemic lupus erythematosus: A systematic review and meta-analysis22
Persistence of antiphospholipid antibodies over time and its association with recurrence of clinical manifestations: A longitudinal study from a single centre22
Persistent aortic inflammation in patients with giant cell arteritis21
Editorial Board21
Identifying subsets of patients with undifferentiated connective tissue disease: Results from a prospective, real-world experience using particle-based multi-analyte technology21
Don't mix apples and oranges. Reply to Azoulay et al.21
The emerging concept of ANCA-associated vasculitis related to inborn errors of immunity20
Inhibitors of Bruton's tyrosine kinase as emerging therapeutic strategy in autoimmune diseases20
Research advances on targeted-Treg therapies on immune-mediated kidney diseases20
Rapid radiographic progression in rheumatoid arthritis: Definition, prediction and treatment20
Editorial Board20
CAR T cells for systemic autoimmune diseases19
Editorial Board19
Glomerulonephritis and inflammatory bowel disease: A tale of gut-kidney axis dysfunction19
Structural cell heterogeneity underlies the differential contribution of IL-17A, IL-17F and IL-23 to joint versus skin chronic inflammation19
Scleroderma cardiac crisis: A-life-threatening but reversible complication of systemic sclerosis19
IgA vasculitis sibling clustering: From HLA-DRB1 genetic burden to nephritis risk stratification19
The threat of triple M and autoimmune overlap syndromes with immune checkpoint inhibitors - A series of case reports19
Intermittent fasting: A promising dietary intervention for autoimmune diseases19
Cerebral iron accumulation in multiple sclerosis: Pathophysiology and therapeutic implications19
IgG4 in the gut: Gastrointestinal IgG4-related disease or a new subtype of inflammatory bowel disease18
Janus kinase inhibitors for psoriatic arthritis: Evidence from a systematic review and network meta-analysis18
The assessment and management of bone health in pediatric-onset rheumatological diseases from early age to adulthood: A critical overview18
Systemic lupus erythematosus in critical care: A systematic review of ICU outcomes and management18
Autoantibodies against tyrosyl-tRNA synthetase (anti-Ha antibodies)18
Thyroid autoimmunity and SARS-CoV-2 infection: Report of a large Italian series18
Emerging roles of mechanically activated ion channels in autoimmune disease18
Regulated cell death in systemic lupus erythematosus: Key pathways and targeted therapies18
Heavy and trace metals toxicity implications in the breakdown of cellular homeostasis: A risk factor for rheumatoid arthritis pathogenesis18
Prevention of rheumatoid arthritis using a familial predictive medicine approach18
Clinical features, pathogenesis, and treatment of inflammatory bowel disease-associated spondyloarthritis18
Autoimmune effector mechanisms associated with a defective immunosuppressive axis in immune thrombocytopenia (ITP)17
Prevalence of anti-Ro52-kDa/SSA (TRIM21) antibodies and associated clinical phenotype in systemic sclerosis: Data from a French cohort, a systematic review and meta-analysis17
Exercise-induced modulation of Interferon-signature: a therapeutic route toward management of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus17
Editorial Board17
Insights into new-onset autoimmune diseases after COVID-19 vaccination17
The interferon in idiopathic inflammatory myopathies: Different signatures and new therapeutic perspectives. A literature review17
Anti-glomerular basement membrane vasculitis17
Multiple sclerosis and pregnancy: Pathogenesis, influencing factors, and treatment options17
Involvement of aquaporin 5 in Sjögren’s syndrome17
Recommendations for the use of anti-dsDNA autoantibodies in the diagnosis and follow-up of systemic lupus erythematosus – A proposal from an expert panel17
The role of bDMARDs in idiopathic inflammatory myopathies: A systematic literature review17
Advancing understanding of autoimmune disease-related interstitial lung disease (AD-ILD): A global perspective on research focus and future directions17
Exploring vaccine safety and adverse events in major autoimmune diseases16
Editorial Board16
Oxidative stress, mitochondrial dysfunction, and respiratory chain enzyme defects in inflammatory myopathies16
Autoimmune lymphoproliferative syndrome: A disorder of immune dysregulation16
The entrenchment of NLRP3 inflammasomes in autoimmune disease-related inflammation16
Isolated antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody–associated interstitial lung disease: A systematic review of an emerging condition16
Severe treatment-refractory antibody positive autoimmune autonomic ganglionopathy and COVID19 vaccination: Correspondence16
Outcomes of ICU patients treated with intravenous immunoglobulin for sepsis or autoimmune diseases16
Global research landscape on antiphospholipid syndrome and systemic lupus erythematosus: Trends, collaborations, and future directions16
Relapses in giant cell arteritis: Updated review for clinical practice16
Obstetric antiphospholipid syndrome: Advances in pathogenesis16
Editorial Board16
Ethics in publishing: From plagiarism to artificial intelligence16
Pursuing appropriateness in antiphospholipid antibodies testing: Feasibility study with a reflex test approach for anti-β2GPI I domain16
Takotsubo syndrome occurring in systemic diseases: A French multicenter retrospective case-control study and literature review16
Does a window of opportunity for rheumatoid arthritis-associated interstitial lung disease exist?16
Early skeletal muscle manifestations in polyarteritis nodosa and ANCA-associated vasculitis16
Corrigendum to “Intravenous immunoglobulins reduce skin thickness in systemic sclerosis: evidence from Systematic Literature Review and from real life experience” [Autoimmunity Reviews, Volume 20, Iss16
From systemic lupus erythematosus to lupus nephritis: The evolving road to targeted therapies16
The role of γδ T cells and CAR-γδ T cell therapy in autoimmune diseases15
Cardiovascular risk in psoriatic arthritis: How can we manage it?15
Comprehensive analysis of cell lineages involved in giant cell arteritis pathogenesis using highly multiplexed imaging mass cytometry15
Macrophage metabolic reprogramming: A trigger for cardiac damage in autoimmune diseases15
Oligoclonal bands and kappa free light chains: Competing parameters or complementary biomarkers?15
Intravenous immunoglobulin as a therapy for autoimmune conditions15
Vagus nerve stimulation in autoimmune diseases: Mechanisms, therapeutic potential, and clinical applications15
Exploring the metabolic mysteries: Mechanistic insights into lactylation-mediated regulation of autoimmune diseases15
The roles of S100A8/A9 and S100A12 in autoimmune diseases: Mechanisms, biomarkers, and therapeutic potential15
Editorial Board15
Letter to the editor: Keratitis fugax hereditaria is an eye-specific cryopyrin-associated periodic syndrome14
Building a monitoring matrix for the management of multiple sclerosis14
ChatGPT and autoimmunity – A new weapon in the battlefield of knowledge14
Short-term and low-dose IL-2 therapy increases the reduced Treg cells in patients with microscopic polyangiitis14
Effects of biologics and small-molecule inhibitors on lipid profiles in patients with psoriasis or psoriatic arthritis: An analysis of current evidence14
Exposome: Epigenetics and autoimmune diseases14
Updated insight into the role of Th2-associated immunity in systemic lupus erythematosus14
Risk of venous thromboembolism in autoimmune diseases: A comprehensive review14
Macrophage polarization regulates the pathogenesis and progression of autoimmune diseases14
B and T cells: (Still) the dominant orchestrators in autoimmune hepatitis14
Single centre experience of 120 patients with non-infectious aortitis: Clinical features, treatment and complications14
Efficacy, safety, and tolerability of antifibrotic agents in rheumatoid arthritis-associated interstitial lung disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis14
Editorial Board14
Residual pain in rheumatoid arthritis: Is it a real problem?13
Cognitive impairment in systemic autoimmune and inflammatory diseases: A narrative review focused on ANCA-associated vasculitis, sarcoidosis, Sjögren's syndrome, systemic sclerosis, and Behçet's disea13
Environmental toxins and toxic metals in autoimmune diseases: Sex differences, hormonal influences, and immune dysregulation13
Association between breastfeeding and the risk of autoimmune diseases: A systematic review and meta-analysis13
Targeting autoimmunity: Phosphodiesterase inhibitors as immunomodulators—a review of current insights and future direction13
The role of interleukin inhibitors in the treatment of hidradenitis suppurativa; a systematic review of clinical trials13
Towards personalized management of myasthenia gravis phenotypes: From the role of multi-omics to the emerging biomarkers and therapeutic targets13
Tailoring the treatment of inflammatory rheumatic diseases by a better stratification and characterization of the clinical patient heterogeneity. Findings from a systematic literature review and exper13
Novel aspects of muscle involvement in immune-mediated inflammatory arthropathies and connective tissue diseases13
Anti-HMGCR immune-mediated necrotising myopathy: Addressing the remaining issues13
The role of TAPSE/sPAP ratio in predicting pulmonary hypertension and mortality in the systemic sclerosis EUSTAR cohort13
Analysis of global prevalence, DALY and trends of inflammatory bowel disease and their correlations with sociodemographic index: Data from 1990 to 201913
Paraneoplastic autoimmune Laminin-332 syndrome (PALS): Anti-Laminin-332 mucous membrane pemphigoid as a prototype13
COVID-19, G protein-coupled receptor, and renin-angiotensin system autoantibodies: Systematic review and meta-analysis13
Renal involvement in systemic sclerosis13
SLE patients with childhood-onset: A nation-wide population-based study13
Global burden and cross-country inequalities in autoimmune diseases from 1990 to 201912
Is it safe to withdraw low-dose glucocorticoids in SLE patients in remission?12
Autoreactive T cells of ankylosing spondylitis elicited by COVID-19 infection: A snapshot of immunological host defense and autoimmune imprinting12
Health inequalities and social determinants of health: The role of syndemics in rheumatic diseases12
Editorial Board12
Experiences and unmet needs of persons living with systemic lupus erythematosus in Europe: Lupus Europe's 2024 Swiss knife survey12
Current state of epigenetics in giant cell arteritis: Focus on microRNA dysregulation12
Circulating and skin biopsy-present cytokines related to the pathogenesis of cutaneous lupus erythematosus12
Unraveling the global burden of inflammatory bowel disease (1990–2019): A Joinpoint regression analysis of divergent trends in 10–24 and 50–69 age cohorts12
Global analysis of antiphospholipid syndrome and stroke research: identifying emerging trends, international collaborations, and knowledge gaps12
Editorial Board12
Effects of nutritional supplements and dietary interventions on rheumatoid arthritis: An umbrella review of meta-analyses of randomized controlled trials12
Aquaporins: Unexpected actors in autoimmune diseases12
Social determinants of health and disparities across the Patient pathway in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: a narrative review12
Framework for implementing treat-to-target in systemic lupus erythematosus routine clinical care: consensus statements from an international task force12
Non-invasive imaging in antiphospholipid syndrome to assess subclinical coronary artery disease12
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