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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)

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	30
Could ultrasound and muscle elastography be associated with clinical assessment, laboratory and nailfold capillaroscopy in juvenile dermatomyositis patients?	26
Assessment of gait in patients with fibromyalgia during motor and cognitive dual task walking: a cross-sectional study	21
Takayasu’s arteritis associated with tuberculosis: a retrospective study	18
Factors associated with anxiety and depression in rheumatoid arthritis patients: a cross-sectional study	18
Brazilian guidelines for the management of tuberculosis infection in immune-mediated inflammatory diseases: is retesting in latent tuberculosis screening appropriate and Safe?	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
The effect of rehabilitation protocol using mobile health in overweight and obese patients with knee osteoarthritis: a clinical trial	16
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,	15
Efficacy of two doses of intra-articular ozone therapy for pain and functional mobility in knee osteoarthritis: a double-blind randomized trial	14
Syndecan-4 is correlated with disease activity and serological characteristic of rheumatoid arthritis	13
Comparative study of two laboratory techniques for the detection of HLA-B27 in patients with axial spondyloarthritis: a cross-sectional analysis	13
“In Memoriam” – Rosa Maria Rodrigues Pereira (1958 – 2022)	13
COVID-19 vaccination of patients with chronic immune-mediated inflammatory disease	13
Role of type 2 ryanodine receptor stabilisation in autoimmune cell modulation	12
Sacroiliac and spine imaging in spondyloarthritis: Does phenotype or sex matter?	12
A brazilian nationwide multicenter study on deficiency of deaminase-2 (DADA2)	12
Eye signs as a novel risk predictor in pulmonary arterial hypertension associated with systemic lupus erythematosus	11
Ultrasound joint examination by an automated system versus by a rheumatologist: from a patient perspective	11
Post-acute COVID-19 in three doses vaccinated autoimmune rheumatic diseases patients: frequency and pattern of this condition	11
Systemic lupus erythematosus and risk factors for adverse outcomes in pregnancy: a single center retrospective cohort study in Northern Brazil	11
Tuberculin skin test repetition after TNF-α inhibitors in patients with chronic inflammatory arthritis: a long-term retrospective cohort in endemic area	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
Predictive value of total CSVD burden scores in cognitive impairment among SLE patients on the basis of MRI evaluation	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

HLA-B27 positivity in a large miscegenated population of 5,389,143 healthy blood marrow donors in Brazil	10
Inflammatory cytokines and their potential role in Sjogren’s syndrome risk: insights from a mendelian randomization study	10
Statin indication according to the 2019 World Health Organization cardiovascular disease risk charts and carotid ultrasound in Mexican mestizo rheumatoid arthritis patients	9
IgG4-related disease—rare but you should not forget it	9
Development of a questionnaire to assess the patient perspective regarding challenges in psoriatic arthritis treatment—a mixed-methods study	9
Prevalence of subclinical systolic dysfunction in Takayasu’s arteritis and its association with disease activity: a cross-sectional study	9
2023 Brazilian Society of Rheumatology guidelines for the treatment of systemic sclerosis	9
The impact of normal serum complement levels on the disease classification and clinical characteristics in systemic lupus erythematosus	8
Safety of CoronaVac and ChAdOx1 vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: data from the Brazilian multicentric study safer	8
Lung involvement prevalence in patients with early rheumatoid arthritis without known pulmonary disease: a multicentric cross sectional study	8
Rare primary vasculitis: update on multiple complex diseases and the new kids on the block	8
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
Brazilian recommendations for the management of tuberculosis infection in immune-mediated inflammatory diseases	8
Tripled and sustained change in pregnancy-related annual mortality rates with systemic lupus erythematosus involvement: a nationwide temporal trends study, Brazil, 2006–2022	7
Evaluation of core decompression outcome in systemic lupus erythematosus with hip osteonecrosis: a retrospective cohort study	7
Decreasing delays in the diagnosis and treatment of rheumatoid arthritis in Brazil: a nationwide multicenter observational study	7
SIRT1 is transcriptionally repressed by YY1 and suppresses ferroptosis in rheumatoid arthritis	7
Translation, transcultural adaptation into Brazilian Portuguese and concurrent validity of the rheumatoid arthritis assessment scale (RAKAS–13/Brazil)	7
Risk factors for osteoporotic hip fracture among community-dwelling older adults: a real-world evidence study	7
Comparative effectiveness of abatacept versus TNF inhibitors in rheumatoid arthritis patients who are ACPA and shared epitope positive	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
Transition clinics in pediatric rheumatology in Colombia: reflection on a necessary shortcomings	7
The use of high-sensitivity cardiac troponin I in assessing cardiac involvement and Disease prognosis in idiopathic inflammatory myopathy	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	6
Screening crucial lncRNAs and genes in osteoarthritis by integrated analysis	6
Patients with overlapping dermatomyositis and psoriasis: an experience from a tertiary center and review of the literature	6
Rituximab combined with intravenous immunoglobulin in autoimmune diseases: a systematic review	6
Effect of fatigue on quality of life in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: the chain mediating role of resilience and self-efficacy	6
Non-cirrhotic Idiopathic portal hypertension in systemic sclerosis patients: report of one case and a systematic review of previous case reports	6
Gout comorbidities: results from the Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey	6
The role of proteasome in muscle wasting of experimental arthritis	6
Effect of biological disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs on body composition in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis	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
Immunomodulatory effects of atorvastatin on MRL/lpr mice	6
Fibronectin extra domain A as a drug delivery targeting epitope for rheumatoid arthritis	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
Spotlight on latent tuberculosis infection screening for juvenile idiopathic arthritis in two countries, comparing high and low risk patients	5
Update to “guidelines on COVID-19 vaccination in patients with immune-mediated rheumatic diseases: a Brazilian Society of Rheumatology task force”	5
CD19+CD24highCD27+ B cell and interleukin 35 as potential biomarkers of disease activity in systemic lupus erythematosus patients	5
Hyperuricemia and intravenous fat emulsion are risk factors for gout flares during active gastrointestinal bleeding: a case control study	5
Warrick score in rheumatoid-arthritis interstitial lung disease: a promising tool for assessing the extent and progression of lung involvement	5
Challenges in implementing treat-to-target in rheumatoid arthritis: a perspective from Brazilian rheumatologists	5
Correction: The effect of systemic lupus erythematosus on sexual function in women: an updated meta-analysis based on cross-sectional studies	5
Hypocitraturia as a biomarker of renal tubular acidosis in patients with Sjögren’s disease	5
Correction to: 2021 recommendations of the Brazilian Society of Rheumatology for the gynecological and obstetric care of patients with Sjogren’s syndrome	5
The impact of a low-calorie, low-glycemic diet on systemic lupus erythematosus: a systematic review	5
Effectiveness and safety of biological and target synthetic drugs treatment for psoriatic arthritis: a systematic review with network meta-analysis	5
Depression is associated with increased disease activity and higher disability in a large Italian cohort of patients with rheumatoid arthritis	5

Performance of 4 methods for screening of latent tuberculosis infection in patients with chronic inflammatory arthritis under TNFα inhibitors: a 24-month prospective study	5
Radiographic aspects in individuals infected by human T-lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) with joint pain	5