OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Advances in Rheumatology is 5. 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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)

Article	Citations
Maintained activity in ankylosing spondylitis patients treated with TNFi and/or NSAID for at least 12 weeks: a cross-sectional study in Brazil	27
Could ultrasound and muscle elastography be associated with clinical assessment, laboratory and nailfold capillaroscopy in juvenile dermatomyositis patients?	19
Takayasu’s arteritis associated with tuberculosis: a retrospective study	18
Effect of curcumin on the expression of NOD2 receptor and pro-inflammatory cytokines in fibroblast-like synoviocytes (FLSs) of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients	18
Brazilian guidelines for the management of tuberculosis infection in immune-mediated inflammatory diseases: is retesting in latent tuberculosis screening appropriate and Safe?	18
Efficacy of two doses of intra-articular ozone therapy for pain and functional mobility in knee osteoarthritis: a double-blind randomized trial	18
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,	18
A brazilian nationwide multicenter study on deficiency of deaminase-2 (DADA2)	17
Comparative study of two laboratory techniques for the detection of HLA-B27 in patients with axial spondyloarthritis: a cross-sectional analysis	16
COVID-19 vaccination of patients with chronic immune-mediated inflammatory disease	16
“In Memoriam” – Rosa Maria Rodrigues Pereira (1958 – 2022)	15
Systemic lupus erythematosus and risk factors for adverse outcomes in pregnancy: a single center retrospective cohort study in Northern Brazil	15
Syndecan-4 is correlated with disease activity and serological characteristic of rheumatoid arthritis	14
Role of type 2 ryanodine receptor stabilisation in autoimmune cell modulation	14
Screening tools for obstructive sleep apnea in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus	13
Sacroiliac and spine imaging in spondyloarthritis: Does phenotype or sex matter?	13
Post-acute COVID-19 in three doses vaccinated autoimmune rheumatic diseases patients: frequency and pattern of this condition	12
Evaluation of the presence of neuropathic pain and/or central sensitization in patients with radiographic axial spondyloarthritis followed at a tertiary hospital	12
Eye signs as a novel risk predictor in pulmonary arterial hypertension associated with systemic lupus erythematosus	12
Efficacy of switching from originator adalimumab to biosimilar adalimumab-AACF in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a 12-month observational study	12
Predictive value of total CSVD burden scores in cognitive impairment among SLE patients on the basis of MRI evaluation	11
Endoplasmic reticulum stress in the salivary glands of patients with primary and associated Sjögren’s disease, and non-Sjögren’s sicca syndrome: a comparative analysis and the influence of chloroquine	11
Patients with longstanding psoriatic arthritis can achieve DAPSA remission or low disease activity and it correlates to better functional outcomes: results from a Latin-American real-life cohort	11
2023 Brazilian Society of Rheumatology guidelines for the treatment of systemic sclerosis	11
Inflammatory cytokines and their potential role in Sjogren’s syndrome risk: insights from a mendelian randomization study	11

Ultrasound joint examination by an automated system versus by a rheumatologist: from a patient perspective	11
HLA-B27 positivity in a large miscegenated population of 5,389,143 healthy blood marrow donors in Brazil	11
Development of a questionnaire to assess the patient perspective regarding challenges in psoriatic arthritis treatment—a mixed-methods study	10
Prevalence of subclinical systolic dysfunction in Takayasu’s arteritis and its association with disease activity: a cross-sectional study	10
Statin indication according to the 2019 World Health Organization cardiovascular disease risk charts and carotid ultrasound in Mexican mestizo rheumatoid arthritis patients	10
Rare primary vasculitis: update on multiple complex diseases and the new kids on the block	10
IgG4-related disease—rare but you should not forget it	10
Tuberculin skin test repetition after TNF-α inhibitors in patients with chronic inflammatory arthritis: a long-term retrospective cohort in endemic area	10
Cytokine-induced memory-like natural killer cells in systemic lupus erythematosus patients	10
Determinants of self-perceived burden among rheumatoid arthritis patients: a cross-sectional study	10
Safety of CoronaVac and ChAdOx1 vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: data from the Brazilian multicentric study safer	9
Brazilian recommendations for the management of tuberculosis infection in immune-mediated inflammatory diseases	9
The impact of normal serum complement levels on the disease classification and clinical characteristics in systemic lupus erythematosus	9
Morphofunctional analysis of fibroblast-like synoviocytes in human rheumatoid arthritis and mouse collagen-induced arthritis	9
Comparative effectiveness of abatacept versus TNF inhibitors in rheumatoid arthritis patients who are ACPA and shared epitope positive	8
Transition clinics in pediatric rheumatology in Colombia: reflection on a necessary shortcomings	8
The use of high-sensitivity cardiac troponin I in assessing cardiac involvement and Disease prognosis in idiopathic inflammatory myopathy	8
Baricitinib improves pulmonary fibrosis in mice with rheumatoid arthritis-associated interstitial lung disease by inhibiting the Jak2/Stat3 signaling pathway	8
SIRT1 is transcriptionally repressed by YY1 and suppresses ferroptosis in rheumatoid arthritis	8
Risk factors for osteoporotic hip fracture among community-dwelling older adults: a real-world evidence study	8
Translation, transcultural adaptation into Brazilian Portuguese and concurrent validity of the rheumatoid arthritis assessment scale (RAKAS–13/Brazil)	8
Comparison of clinical features, disease activity, treatment and outcomes between late-onset and early-onset patients with systemic lupus erythematosus. A sex- and year at diagnosis-matched controlled	8
Decreasing delays in the diagnosis and treatment of rheumatoid arthritis in Brazil: a nationwide multicenter observational study	8
Evaluation of core decompression outcome in systemic lupus erythematosus with hip osteonecrosis: a retrospective cohort study	8
Tripled and sustained change in pregnancy-related annual mortality rates with systemic lupus erythematosus involvement: a nationwide temporal trends study, Brazil, 2006–2022	8
The role of proteasome in muscle wasting of experimental arthritis	7
Reply to the letter on “Brazilian guidelines for the management of tuberculosis infection in immune-mediated inflammatory diseases: is retesting in latent tuberculosis screening appropriate and safe?”	7
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	7
Rituximab combined with intravenous immunoglobulin in autoimmune diseases: a systematic review	7
Screening crucial lncRNAs and genes in osteoarthritis by integrated analysis	6
Effect of fatigue on quality of life in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: the chain mediating role of resilience and self-efficacy	6
Patients with overlapping dermatomyositis and psoriasis: an experience from a tertiary center and review of the literature	6
Hyperuricemia and intravenous fat emulsion are risk factors for gout flares during active gastrointestinal bleeding: a case control study	6
Non-cirrhotic Idiopathic portal hypertension in systemic sclerosis patients: report of one case and a systematic review of previous case reports	6
Immunomodulatory effects of atorvastatin on MRL/lpr mice	6
Radiographic aspects in individuals infected by human T-lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) with joint pain	6
Gout comorbidities: results from the Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey	6
Performance of ultrasonography in diagnosis of calcium pyrophosphate deposition disease amongst Bangladeshi patients: an observational study	6
Effect of biological disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs on body composition in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis	6
Correction to: 2021 recommendations of the Brazilian Society of Rheumatology for the gynecological and obstetric care of patients with Sjogren’s syndrome	6
Fibronectin extra domain A as a drug delivery targeting epitope for rheumatoid arthritis	6
CD19+CD24highCD27+ B cell and interleukin 35 as potential biomarkers of disease activity in systemic lupus erythematosus patients	6
Update to “guidelines on COVID-19 vaccination in patients with immune-mediated rheumatic diseases: a Brazilian Society of Rheumatology task force”	5
Correction: Endoplasmic reticulum stress in the salivary glands of patients with primary and associated Sjögren’s disease, and non-Sjögren’s sicca syndrome: a comparative analysis and the influence of	5
Exercises plus intra-articular injection for knee osteoarthritis: a systematic review with meta-analysis	5
Extra-musculoskeletal manifestations driving the therapeutic decision-making in patients with Spondyloarthritis: a 12-month follow-up prospective cohort study	5
Extra-articular manifestations of rheumatoid arthritis remain a major challenge: data from a large, multi-centric cohort	5
Challenges in implementing treat-to-target in rheumatoid arthritis: a perspective from Brazilian rheumatologists	5
Spotlight on latent tuberculosis infection screening for juvenile idiopathic arthritis in two countries, comparing high and low risk patients	5
Hypocitraturia as a biomarker of renal tubular acidosis in patients with Sjögren’s disease	5

Effectiveness of prior intra-articular corticosteroid injection in elderly patients with knee osteoarthritis undergoing progressive resistance training: a randomized controlled trial	5
AFG2B gene variants and elevated protein expression in lupus nephritis: new insights into childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus	5
Does [18F]F-FDG-PET/MRI add metabolic information to magnetic resonance image in childhood-onset Takayasu’s arteritis patients? A multicenter case series	5
Effectiveness and safety of biological and target synthetic drugs treatment for psoriatic arthritis: a systematic review with network meta-analysis	5
Correction: The effect of systemic lupus erythematosus on sexual function in women: an updated meta-analysis based on cross-sectional studies	5
Warrick score in rheumatoid-arthritis interstitial lung disease: a promising tool for assessing the extent and progression of lung involvement	5