OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Advances in Rheumatology is 6. 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 2021-10-01 to 2025-10-01.)

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?	23
Takayasu’s arteritis associated with tuberculosis: a retrospective study	20
Efficacy of two doses of intra-articular ozone therapy for pain and functional mobility in knee osteoarthritis: a double-blind randomized trial	19
The effect of rehabilitation protocol using mobile health in overweight and obese patients with knee osteoarthritis: a clinical 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,	17
Factors associated with anxiety and depression in rheumatoid arthritis patients: a cross-sectional study	17
Effect of curcumin on the expression of NOD2 receptor and pro-inflammatory cytokines in fibroblast-like synoviocytes (FLSs) of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients	17
Syndecan-4 is correlated with disease activity and serological characteristic of rheumatoid arthritis	15
Brazilian guidelines for the management of tuberculosis infection in immune-mediated inflammatory diseases: is retesting in latent tuberculosis screening appropriate and Safe?	15
Sacroiliac and spine imaging in spondyloarthritis: Does phenotype or sex matter?	15
A brazilian nationwide multicenter study on deficiency of deaminase-2 (DADA2)	15
Comparative study of two laboratory techniques for the detection of HLA-B27 in patients with axial spondyloarthritis: a cross-sectional analysis	14
COVID-19 vaccination of patients with chronic immune-mediated inflammatory disease	14
Systemic lupus erythematosus and risk factors for adverse outcomes in pregnancy: a single center retrospective cohort study in Northern Brazil	13
“In Memoriam” – Rosa Maria Rodrigues Pereira (1958 – 2022)	13
Post-acute COVID-19 in three doses vaccinated autoimmune rheumatic diseases patients: frequency and pattern of this condition	12
Role of type 2 ryanodine receptor stabilisation in autoimmune cell modulation	12
Evaluation of the presence of neuropathic pain and/or central sensitization in patients with radiographic axial spondyloarthritis followed at a tertiary hospital	11
Eye signs as a novel risk predictor in pulmonary arterial hypertension associated with systemic lupus erythematosus	11
2023 Brazilian Society of Rheumatology guidelines for the treatment of systemic sclerosis	10
Predictive value of total CSVD burden scores in cognitive impairment among SLE patients on the basis of MRI evaluation	10
Ultrasound joint examination by an automated system versus by a rheumatologist: from a patient perspective	10
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	10
Tuberculin skin test repetition after TNF-α inhibitors in patients with chronic inflammatory arthritis: a long-term retrospective cohort in endemic area	10

HLA-B27 positivity in a large miscegenated population of 5,389,143 healthy blood marrow donors in Brazil	10
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	10
Inflammatory cytokines and their potential role in Sjogren’s syndrome risk: insights from a mendelian randomization study	10
Development of a questionnaire to assess the patient perspective regarding challenges in psoriatic arthritis treatment—a mixed-methods study	9
Rare primary vasculitis: update on multiple complex diseases and the new kids on the block	9
IgG4-related disease—rare but you should not forget it	9
Determinants of self-perceived burden among rheumatoid arthritis patients: a cross-sectional study	9
Prevalence of subclinical systolic dysfunction in Takayasu’s arteritis and its association with disease activity: a cross-sectional study	9
Statin indication according to the 2019 World Health Organization cardiovascular disease risk charts and carotid ultrasound in Mexican mestizo rheumatoid arthritis patients	9
Baricitinib improves pulmonary fibrosis in mice with rheumatoid arthritis-associated interstitial lung disease by inhibiting the Jak2/Stat3 signaling pathway	8
Morphofunctional analysis of fibroblast-like synoviocytes in human rheumatoid arthritis and mouse collagen-induced arthritis	8
Translation, transcultural adaptation into Brazilian Portuguese and concurrent validity of the rheumatoid arthritis assessment scale (RAKAS–13/Brazil)	8
Brazilian recommendations for the management of tuberculosis infection in immune-mediated inflammatory diseases	8
Safety of CoronaVac and ChAdOx1 vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: data from the Brazilian multicentric study safer	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 impact of normal serum complement levels on the disease classification and clinical characteristics in systemic lupus erythematosus	8
The use of high-sensitivity cardiac troponin I in assessing cardiac involvement and Disease prognosis in idiopathic inflammatory myopathy	7
SIRT1 is transcriptionally repressed by YY1 and suppresses ferroptosis in rheumatoid arthritis	7
Comparative effectiveness of abatacept versus TNF inhibitors in rheumatoid arthritis patients who are ACPA and shared epitope positive	7
The role of proteasome in muscle wasting of experimental arthritis	7
Evaluation of core decompression outcome in systemic lupus erythematosus with hip osteonecrosis: a retrospective cohort study	7
Rituximab combined with intravenous immunoglobulin in autoimmune diseases: a systematic review	7
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	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
Transition clinics in pediatric rheumatology in Colombia: reflection on a necessary shortcomings	7
Risk factors for osteoporotic hip fracture among community-dwelling older adults: a real-world evidence study	7
Decreasing delays in the diagnosis and treatment of rheumatoid arthritis in Brazil: a nationwide multicenter observational study	7
Screening crucial lncRNAs and genes in osteoarthritis by integrated analysis	7
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	7
Effect of biological disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs on body composition in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis	6
Hypocitraturia as a biomarker of renal tubular acidosis in patients with Sjögren’s disease	6
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	6
CD19+CD24highCD27+ B cell and interleukin 35 as potential biomarkers of disease activity in systemic lupus erythematosus patients	6
Radiographic aspects in individuals infected by human T-lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) with joint pain	6
Immunomodulatory effects of atorvastatin on MRL/lpr mice	6
Hyperuricemia and intravenous fat emulsion are risk factors for gout flares during active gastrointestinal bleeding: a case control study	6
Patients with overlapping dermatomyositis and psoriasis: an experience from a tertiary center and review of the literature	6
Gout comorbidities: results from the Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey	6
Effect of fatigue on quality of life in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: the chain mediating role of resilience and self-efficacy	6
The impact of a low-calorie, low-glycemic diet on systemic lupus erythematosus: a systematic review	6
Non-cirrhotic Idiopathic portal hypertension in systemic sclerosis patients: report of one case and a systematic review of previous case reports	6
Correction to: 2021 recommendations of the Brazilian Society of Rheumatology for the gynecological and obstetric care of patients with Sjogren’s syndrome	6