OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Advances in 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 2020-03-01 to 2024-03-01.)

Article	Citations
Severe COVID-19: what have we learned with the immunopathogenesis?	49
Revisiting hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine for patients with chronic immunity-mediated inflammatory rheumatic diseases	48
Machine learning techniques for computer-aided classification of active inflammatory sacroiliitis in magnetic resonance imaging	29
Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation of the prefrontal cortex for fibromyalgia syndrome: a randomised controlled trial with 6-months follow up	29
The effects of COVID-19 fear and anxiety on symptom severity, sleep quality, and mood in patients with fibromyalgia: a pilot study	21
Depression is associated with increased disease activity and higher disability in a large Italian cohort of patients with rheumatoid arthritis	20
Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for systemic sclerosis: Brazilian experience	20
Prevalence, demographics, and clinical characteristics of Latin American patients with spondyloarthritis	19
Is rituximab effective for systemic sclerosis? A systematic review and meta-analysis	17
Mat Pilates is as effective as aquatic aerobic exercise in treating women with fibromyalgia: a clinical, randomized and blind trial	17
Serial whole-body cryotherapy in fibromyalgia is effective and alters cytokine profiles	16
Poor obstetric outcomes in Indian women with Takayasu arteritis	14
Pain catastrophizing is associated with the Val66Met polymorphism of the brain-derived neurotrophic factor in fibromyalgia	14
Associations between serum calcium, 25(OH)D level and bone mineral density in adolescents	14
Combined effects of MSU crystals injection and high fat-diet feeding on the establishment of a gout model in C57BL/6 mice	13
The effect of rehabilitation protocol using mobile health in overweight and obese patients with knee osteoarthritis: a clinical trial	13
Intestinal microbiota and active systemic lupus erythematosus: a systematic review	13
Ultrasonographic and resistance index evaluation of nails in psoriatic arthritis, psoriasis, and control groups: a cross-sectional study	11
Durometry as an alternative tool to the modified Rodnan’s skin score in the assessment of diffuse systemic sclerosis patients: a cross-sectional study	11
Effects of photobiomodulation and a physical exercise program on the expression of inflammatory and cartilage degradation biomarkers and functional capacity in women with knee osteoarthritis: a random	11
Neuropathic pain in knee osteoarthritis	11
Validation and clinical interpretability of PsAID - psoriatic arthritis impact of disease	10
Home storage of biological medications administered to patients with rheumatic diseases	10
Cardiovascular risk comorbidities in rheumatoid arthritis patients and the use of anti-rheumatic drugs: a cross-sectional real-life study	10
Small fiber neuropathy and related factors in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus; the results of cutaneous silent period and skin biopsy	10

Comparing the efficacy and safety of duloxetine and amitriptyline in the treatment of fibromyalgia: overview of systematic reviews	10
Risk factors for the flare of systemic lupus erythematosus and its influence on prognosis: a single-center retrospective analysis	9
Lung involvement prevalence in patients with early rheumatoid arthritis without known pulmonary disease: a multicentric cross sectional study	9
Flow cytometry evaluation of CD14/CD16 monocyte subpopulations in systemic sclerosis patients: a cross sectional controlled study	9
Gout of feet and ankles in different disease durations: diagnostic value of single-source DECT and evaluation of urate deposition with a novel semi-quantitative DECT scoring system	9
High frequency of methotrexate intolerance in longstanding rheumatoid arthritis: using the methotrexate intolerance severity score (MISS)	8
Factors associated with anxiety and depression in rheumatoid arthritis patients: a cross-sectional study	8
Active human herpesvirus infections in adults with systemic lupus erythematosus and correlation with the SLEDAI score	8
The quality of online consumer health information at the intersection of complementary and alternative medicine and arthritis	8
Pain and fatigue are predictors of quality of life in primary Sjögren’s syndrome	8
2021 recommendations of the Brazilian Society of Rheumatology for the gynecological and obstetric care of patients with Sjogren’s syndrome	7
Relations between serum magnesium and calcium levels and body composition and metabolic parameters in women with fibromyalgia	7
Dualities of the vitamin D in systemic sclerosis: a systematic literature review	7
The relevance of anti-Jo-1 autoantibodies in patients with definite dermatomyositis	7
Brazilian Society of Rheumatology 2020 guidelines for psoriatic arthritis	6
Quadriceps muscle properties in rheumatoid arthritis: insights about muscle morphology, activation and functional capacity	6
Psychometric properties of Turkish version of Jenkins sleep scale in fibromyalgia syndrome	6
Primary Sjögren syndrome and development of another autoimmune rheumatic disease during the follow-up	6
Adolescents’ social needs living with juvenile idiopathic arthritis and their views about digital resources	6
Dietetic intervention in psoriatic arthritis: the DIETA trial	6
High YKL-40 serum levels and its expression in the muscle tissues of patients with antisynthetase syndrome	6
Real - rheumatoid arthritis in real life - study cohort: a sociodemographic profile of rheumatoid arthritis in Brazil	6
Pathogenic implications, incidence, and outcomes of COVID-19 in autoimmune inflammatory joint diseases and autoinflammatory disorders	6
Influenza and pneumococcal vaccination coverage in Latin American patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: a cross-sectional and comparative study	5
Increased risk of mortality in systemic sclerosis-associated pulmonary hypertension: a systemic review and meta-analysis	5
Guidelines on COVID-19 vaccination in patients with immune-mediated rheumatic diseases: a Brazilian Society of Rheumatology task force	5
Chronic low back pain and sick-leave: a functional magnetic resonance study	5
Chronic use of hydroxychloroquine did not protect against COVID-19 in a large cohort of patients with rheumatic diseases in Brazil	5
Recommendations of the Brazilian Society of Rheumatology for the use of JAK inhibitors in the management of rheumatoid arthritis	5
Correlating cognition and cortical excitability with pain in fibromyalgia: a case control study	5
Long non-coding RNA KCNQ1OT1 promotes cell viability and migration as well as inhibiting degradation of CHON-001 cells by regulating miR-126-5p/TRPS1 axis	5
Hylan G-F20 and galactomannan joint flares are associated to acute synovitis and release of inflammatory cytokines	5
Vasculitis damage index in Behçet’s disease	5
Effect of biological disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs on body composition in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis	5
Assessment of gait in patients with fibromyalgia during motor and cognitive dual task walking: a cross-sectional study	5
Osteoporotic fractures in rheumatoid arthritis patients in Argentina: a matched retrospective cohort study	4
VI Brazilian consensus guidelines for detection of anti-cell autoantibodies on HEp-2 cells	4
The musculoskeletal impairment negatively impacts the quality of life of children and adolescents with psoriasis	4
Anti-annexin V autoantibodies and vascular abnormalities in systemic sclerosis: a longitudinal study	4
Official Position of the Brazilian Association of Bone Assessment and Metabolism (ABRASSO) on the evaluation of body composition by densitometry—part II (clinical aspects): interpretation, reporting,	4
Extra-articular manifestations of rheumatoid arthritis remain a major challenge: data from a large, multi-centric cohort	4
Recommendations for evaluation and diagnosis of extra-glandular manifestations of primary Sjögren syndrome: results of an epidemiologic systematic review/meta-analysis and a consensus guideline from t	4
CD19+CD24highCD27+ B cell and interleukin 35 as potential biomarkers of disease activity in systemic lupus erythematosus patients	4
Antiphospholipid Syndrome Committee of the Brazilian Society of Rheumatology position statement on the use of direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) in antiphospholipid syndrome (APS)	4
Recommendations for evaluation and diagnosis of extra-glandular manifestations of primary sjogren syndrome: results of an epidemiologic systematic review/meta-analysis and a consensus guideline from t	4
What is the diagnostic value of dual-energy computed tomography in patients with clinical diagnosis of gout?	4
Chronic osteo-articular changes in patients with sickle cell disease	4
Prevalence of Sjögren's syndrome according to 2016 ACR-EULAR classification criteria in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus	4
Does [18F]F-FDG-PET/MRI add metabolic information to magnetic resonance image in childhood-onset Takayasu’s arteritis patients? A multicenter case series	4
Treatment of knee osteoarthritis with a new formulation of a fixed-dose combination of glucosamine sulfate and bovine chondroitin: a multicenter, randomized, single-blind, non-inferiority clinical tri	4

Paediatric inflammatory multisystem syndrome temporally associated with SARS-CoV-2 (PIMS-TS): a Brazilian cohort	4
Depressive symptoms are associated with impaired sleep, fatigue, and disease activity in women with rheumatoid arthritis	4
Validity of fibromyalgia survey questionnaire (2016) assessed by telephone interview and cross-cultural adaptation to Brazilian Portuguese language	4
The genetic influence of the brain-derived neurotrophic factor Val66Met polymorphism in chronic low back pain	4
Clinical and laboratory evaluation of sicca complaints: distinctive aspects of primary, secondary and non-Sjogren syndrome	4
Functional index for hand osteoarthritis (FIHOA) is associated with pain, muscle strength, and EQ-5D in hand osteoarthritis	4
PLCL1 regulates fibroblast-like synoviocytes inflammation via NLRP3 inflammasomes in rheumatoid arthritis	4
The effect of systemic lupus erythematosus on sexual function in women: an updated meta-analysis based on cross-sectional studies	3
Baricitinib improves pulmonary fibrosis in mice with rheumatoid arthritis-associated interstitial lung disease by inhibiting the Jak2/Stat3 signaling pathway	3
Hand strenght and dexterity in interphalangeal hand osteoarthritis and effects of osteophyte formations	3
Brazilian recommendations for the use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in patients with axial spondyloarthritis	3
The effect of initiation of urate-lowering treatment during a gout flare on the current episode: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials	3
Performance of 4 methods for screening of latent tuberculosis infection in patients with chronic inflammatory arthritis under TNFα inhibitors: a 24-month prospective study	3
NLR and PLR as potential markers of disease activity in patients with ankylosing spondylitis?	3
Abdominal symptoms during Sjogren’s syndrome: a pilot study	3
Prevalence and factors associated with flares following COVID-19 mRNA vaccination in patients with rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis and spondyloarthritis: a national cohort study	3
Association of homocysteine with ankylosing spondylitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis	3
Risk factors of systemic lupus erythematosus: an overview of systematic reviews and Mendelian randomization studies	3
The efficacy of low dose short-term prednisone therapy for remission induction in newly diagnosed rheumatoid arthritis patients	3
The diagnostic benefit of antibodies against ribosomal proteins in systemic lupus erythematosus	3
Clinical manifestations, outcomes, and antibody profile of Brazilian adult patients with dermatomyositis: a single-center longitudinal study	3
Effectiveness and safety of secukinumab in ankylosing spondylitis and psoriatic arthritis: a 52-week real-life study in an Italian cohort	3
Drug prices in Latin American countries: the case of rheumatoid arthritis Biosimilars	3
Blood levels of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) in systemic lupus erythematous (SLE): a systematic review and meta-analysis	3
Sacroiliitis in children and adolescents with familial Mediterranean fever	3
Isokinetic evaluation of the trunk muscle strength in housewives with fibromyalgia: a cross-sectional study	3
Microparticles: potential new contributors to the pathogenesis of systemic sclerosis?	3
Adverse drug reactions associated with treatment in patients with chronic rheumatic diseases in childhood: a retrospective real life review of a single center cohort	3
The HOME FAST BRAZIL self-report version: translation and transcultural adaptation into Brazilian Portuguese	3
Update to “guidelines on COVID-19 vaccination in patients with immune-mediated rheumatic diseases: a Brazilian Society of Rheumatology task force”	3
Reference range of serum uric acid and prevalence of hyperuricemia: a cross-sectional study from baseline data of ELSA-Brasil cohort	3
Increased modifiable cardiovascular risk factors in patients with Takayasu arteritis: a multicenter cross-sectional study	3
Unstimulated whole salivary flow in Sjögren’s Syndrome: systematic literature review and meta-analysis	3
Measurement properties of the Brazilian online version of the Fibromyalgia Rapid Screening Tool (FiRST)	3
Association of TNFSF4 polymorphisms with systemic lupus erythematosus: a meta-analysis	3
Official position of the Brazilian Association of Bone Assessment and Metabolism (ABRASSO) on the evaluation of body composition by densitometry: part I (technical aspects)—general concepts, indicatio	2
COVID-19 was not associated or trigger disease activity in spondylarthritis patients: ReumaCoV-Brasil cross-sectional data	2
Attitudes of patients with a rheumatic disease on drug use in the COVID-19 pandemic	2
Statin indication according to the 2019 World Health Organization cardiovascular disease risk charts and carotid ultrasound in Mexican mestizo rheumatoid arthritis patients	2
The impact of a low-calorie, low-glycemic diet on systemic lupus erythematosus: a systematic review	2
Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging in patients with Behçet's disease	2
Quality of referrals to a rheumatology service before and after implementation of a triage system with telemedicine support	2
SIRT1 is transcriptionally repressed by YY1 and suppresses ferroptosis in rheumatoid arthritis	2
Cardiovascular risk assessment using ASCVD risk score in fibromyalgia: a single-centre, retrospective study using “traditional” case control methodology and “novel” machine learning	2
Psoriatic Arthritis Quality of Life Questionnaire: translation, cultural adaptation and validation into Brazilian Portuguese language	2
Accuracy of Doppler ultrasound in the diagnosis of giant cell arteritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis	2
Evaluation of peripheral neuropathy in lower limbs of patients with rheumatoid arthritis and its relation to fall risk	2
Musculoskeletal ultrasound as a screening-tool for rheumatoid arthritis: results of the “Rheuma-Truck” screening and awareness initiative	2
Ultrasound joint examination by an automated system versus by a rheumatologist: from a patient perspective	2
Relationship of the sacral slope with early gait derangements in robust older women	2
Serum MMP-9, SP-D, and VEGF levels reflect the severity of connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung diseases	2
Functioning in the fibromyalgia syndrome: validity and reliability of the WHODAS 2.0	2
Morphofunctional analysis of fibroblast-like synoviocytes in human rheumatoid arthritis and mouse collagen-induced arthritis	2
Graft versus host disease-related eosinophilic fasciitis: cohort description and literature review	2
Risk factors for losing hepatitis B virus surface antibody in patients with HBV surface antigen negative/surface antibody positive serostatus receiving biologic disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs:	2
Serum defensin levels in patients with systemic sclerosis	2
Effects of medications on incidence and risk of knee and hip joint replacement in patients with osteoarthritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis	2
TP53 and p21 (CDKN1A) polymorphisms and the risk of systemic lupus erythematosus	2
Surgical treatment for lumbar spinal stenosis: a single-blinded randomized controlled trial	2