OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Archives of Rheumatology is 2. 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 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Vasculitis induced by biological agents used in rheumatology practice: A systematic review	18
Single versus multi-dose intra-articular injection of platelet rich plasma in early stages of osteoarthritis of the knee: A single-blind, randomized, superiority trial	17
The comparison of effects of balneotherapy, water-based and land-based exercises on disease activity, symptoms, sleep quality, quality of life and serum sclerostin level in patients with ankylosing sp	14
Ultrasonographic measurement of the vascular wall thickness and intima-media thickness in patients with Behçet’s disease with symptoms or signs of vascular involvement: A cross-sectional study	14
Familial Mediterranean fever: Health-related quality of life and associated variables in a national cohort	10
SARS-CoV-2 infection in children with rheumatic disease: Experience of a tertiary referral center	9
Identification of sequence polymorphisms in the mitochondrial deoxyribonucleic acid displacement-loop region as risk factors for systemic lupus erythematosus	9
Validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the central sensitization inventory	9
Lupus-related vasculitis in a cohort of systemic lupus erythematosus patients	8
Effects of low-level laser therapy and therapeutic ultrasound on Freund’s complete adjuvant-induced knee arthritis model in rats	8
Validation of the Turkish Form of Short Form-12 health survey version 2 (SF-12v2)	7
Association of tumor necrosis factor-alpha promoter region gene polymorphism at positions -308G/A, -857C/T, and -863C/A with etanercept response in Iraqi rheumatoid arthritis patients	7
The effect of a home-based orofacial exercise program on oral aperture of patients with systemic sclerosis: A single-blind prospective randomized controlled trial	7
Antioxidant glutathione inhibits inflammation in synovial fibroblasts via PTEN/PI3K/AKT pathway: An in vitro study	7
Assessment of foot posture and related factors in patients with knee osteoarthritis	7
Predictors of renal and patient outcomes in anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis: Our single-center, tertiary care experience	6
Relationship between diet, oxidative stress, and inflammation in ankylosing spondylitis	6
Evaluation of fibromyalgia syndrome in patients with rosacea	6
Ultrasound-guided versus palpation-guided platelet-rich plasma injection for the treatment of chronic lateral epicondylitis: A prospective, randomized study	6
Assessment of subclinical atherosclerosis with ankle-brachial index in psoriatic arthritis: A case-control study	6
Postural balance and fall risk in patients with systemic sclerosis: A cross-sectional study	5
Ultrasonographic and electrophysiological outcomes of carpal tunnel syndrome treated with low-level laser therapy: A double-blind, prospective, randomized, sham-controlled study	5
Antinuclear antibody-negative systemic lupus erythematosus: How many patients and how to identify?	5
Efficacy of anakinra treatment in pediatric rheumatic diseases: Our single-center experience	5
A cross-sectional study of sexual dysfunction in chinese mainland female patients with rheumatoid arthritis	5

Disease characteristics in patients with juvenile- and adult-onset systemic lupus erythematosus: A multi-center comparative study	5
Kinesiophobia in rheumatoid arthritis patients: Relationship with quadriceps muscle strength, fear of falling, functional status, disease activity, and quality of life	5
Primary nodular localized cutaneous amyloidosis of the scalp associated with systemic lupus erythematosus	5
Evaluation of musculoskeletal adverse effects in patients on systemic isotretinoin treatment: A cross-sectional study	4
The evaluation of nailfold capillaroscopy pattern in patients with fibromyalgia	4
Therapeutic Effects of Tofacitinib on Pristane-Induced Murine Lupus	4
Reactivation of inflammatory monoarthritis during dupilumab treatment used for prurigo nodularis	4
The Role of Sacroiliac Joint Steroid Injections in the Treatment of Axial Spondyloarthritis	4
Attitudes of patients with spondylarthritis or rheumatoid arthritis regarding biological treatment during COVID-19 pandemic: A multi-center, phone-based, cross-sectional study	4
The use of anti-interleukin-1 agents and tumor necrosis factor‐alpha inhibitors in renal transplant recipients	4
Evaluation of histopathological results of minor salivary gland biopsies in patients with the diagnosis of Sjögren’s syndrome	4
Synovial fluid niche promoted differentiation of dental follicle mesenchymal stem cells toward chondrogenesis in rheumatoid arthritis	4
Polysomnography findings and risk factors for sleep-disordered breathing in patients with systemic sclerosis	4
Identification of the candidate genes of diagnosing rheumatoid arthritis using the single-cell sequencing technology and T cell subclusters analysis of patients with rheumatoid arthritis	3
Pregabalin inhibits proinflammatory cytokine release in patients with fibromyalgia syndrome	3
The ABCs of antiphospholipid syndrome	3
Patient perspectives on biological treatments for inflammatory arthritis: A multi-center study in Korea	3
Insulin resistance and adverse lipid profile in untreated very early rheumatoid arthritis patients: A single-center, cross-sectional study in China	3
Positive effects of ocrelizumab in patients with familial mediterranean fever and coexistent multiple sclerosis	3
MT-CO1 expression in nine organs and tissues of different-aged MRL/lpr mice: Investigation of mitochondrial respiratory chain dysfunction at organ level in systemic lupus erythematosus pathogenesis	3
Predictive factors of mortality in granulomatosis with polyangiitis: A single-center study	3
Real-life data on the comorbidities in spondyloarthritis from our multicenter nationwide registry: BioStar	3
A probiotic intervention on pain hypersensitivity and microbiota composition in patients with osteoarthritis pain: Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial	3
Transition readiness in adolescents with juvenile idiopathic arthritis and their parents: Our single-center experience	3
Impact of vitamin D level and supplementation on systemic lupus erythematosus patients during COVID-19 pandemic	3
Biological treatment in resistant adult-onset Still’s disease: A single-center, retrospective cohort study	3
Effects of different types of exercises on pain, quality of life, depression, and body composition in women with fibromyalgia: A three-arm, parallel-group, randomized trial	3
Pentraxin 3 levels and correlation with disease severity in patients with acute rheumatic fever	3
Peer-led education or booklet for knowledge transfer about disease: A randomized-controlled trial with ankylosing spondylitis patients	3
The short-term effect of glucosamine-sulfate, nonanimal chondroitin-sulfate, and S-adenosylmethionine combination on ultrasonography findings, inflammation, pain, and functionality in patients with kn	3
MiR-30e-5p deficiency exerts an inhibitory effect on inflammation in rheumatoid arthritis via regulating Atl2 expression	3
Association of Vitamin D Deficiency and Disease Activity in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patients: Two-Year Follow-up Study	3
Turkish translation and validation of the Xerostomia Inventory	3
The effect of supervised dynamic exercise program on somatosensory temporal discrimination in patients with fibromyalgia syndrome	3
Validity and reliability of the Mini-Osteoarthritis Knee and Hip Quality of Life scale in Turkish population	3
Evaluation of the health literacy level of female fibromyalgia patients and relationship between health literacy level and disease activity	3
Serum and Synovial Fluid Levels of Interleukin-17A in Primary Knee Osteoarthritis Patients: Correlations With Functional Status, Pain, and Disease Severity	3
CD14+ monocytes and soluble CD14 of synovial fluid are associated with osteoarthritis progression	2
Anti-tumor necrosis factor alpha treatment does not influence serum levels of the markers associated with radiographic progression in ankylosing spondylitis	2
Serum cystatin C and βeta-2 microglobulin as potential biomarkers in children with lupus nephritis	2
Sarcoid-like granulomatous reaction in the lung mimicking miliary tuberculosis in a patient receiving adalimumab for psoriasis	2
Association of TNFAIP3 gene polymorphism (rs5029939) with susceptibility and clinical phenotype of systemic lupus erythematosus	2
Thrombocytopenia in a cohort of primary and secondary antiphospholipid syndrome patients: Relation to clinical, laboratory manifestations and damage index	2
Demographic, clinical, laboratory data, prognostic, and treatment features of patients with antisynthetase syndrome: An international, two-center cohort study	2
Is there a relationship between hand grip strength and knee osteoarthritis in terms of radiological and functional findings in female patients?	2
Association between levels of serum and urinary B cell-activating factor and systemic lupus erythematosus disease activity	2
Lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A2 and carotid intima-media thickness in primary Sjögren syndrome	2
Measuring the impact of an educational intervention in rheumatoid arthritis: An open-label, randomized trial	2
Successful treatment of tofacitinib in a case with rheumatoid arthritis who experienced hepatitis B virus reactivation induced by tocilizumab and recovered from entecavir rescue therapy	2
Investigation of Genes Associated With Atherosclerosis in Patients With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus	2

Mepolizumab therapy improves endomyocarditis in seropositive eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis	2
The reliability of Juvenile Arthritis Magnetic Resonance Imaging Scoring system in the evaluation of the shoulder joint in juvenile idiopathic arthritis	2
An unusual adverse event of azathioprine: Cutaneous small vessel vasculitis	2
Pro-apoptotic Bax mRNA expression: A novel predictor for systemic lupus erythematosus disease flare-up	2
Clinical features of children with chronic non-bacterial osteomyelitis: A multicenter retrospective case series from Turkey	2
MiRNA-23a-5p is the biomarkers for gouty arthritis and promotes inflammation in rats of gouty arthritis via MyD88/NF-κB pathway by induction TLR2	2
Differentiating children with familial Mediterranean fever from other recurrent fever syndromes: The utility of new Eurofever/PRINTO classification criteria	2
Experience of therapeutic plasma exchange in rheumatic diseases: Albumin may be a suitable substitute for plasma	2
Coronaphobia in patients with fibromyalgia	2
Mevalonate kinase gene polymorphisms in ankylosing spondylitis patients: A cross-sectional study	2