Lancet Rheumatology

Papers
(The median citation count of Lancet Rheumatology is 1. 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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)
ArticleCitations
Molecular signature-based decision making in the era of targeted therapies for systemic lupus erythematosus951
Real-world evidence for prehospital COVID-19 treatment in systemic autoimmune rheumatic disease904
Brachial plexopathy: an unusual manifestation of Takayasu arteritis324
Thrombotic microangiopathy as a presentation of anti-synthetase syndrome201
A disseminated gonococcal infection with spinal locations189
Dual JAK and ROCK inhibition with CPL'116 in patients with rheumatoid arthritis with inadequate response to methotrexate: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 2 trial133
Research in Brief133
Reigniting the burnt-out health-care workforce120
Women in rheumatology in Africa118
Biological disease-modification in axial spondyloarthritis: insights from MRI114
Pathways driving tendinopathy and enthesitis: siblings or distant cousins in musculoskeletal medicine?110
Three-dimensional, in-vitro approaches for modelling soft-tissue joint diseases104
Can contextual factors improve clarity of the results from clinical trials of low back pain?87
COVID-19 vaccine-induced T-cell responses in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: preferential induction by ChAdOx183
From phenotype to pathophysiology—placing rheumatic diseases in an immunological perspective76
Associations of improvement in laboratory tests with clinical outcomes in patients with active systemic lupus erythematosus: a multinational longitudinal cohort study72
Acceptability of the COVID-19 vaccine among patients with chronic rheumatic diseases and health-care professionals: a cross-sectional study in 19 Arab countries70
Anti-tumour necrosis factor therapy for early-stage Dupuytren's disease (RIDD): a phase 2b, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial68
CAR T-cell therapy in autoimmune diseases: where are we and where are we going?62
Post-COVID condition in patients with inflammatory rheumatic diseases: a prospective cohort study in the Netherlands61
Surgical microdiscectomy versus transforaminal epidural steroid injection in patients with sciatica due to lumbar disc herniation58
1-year results of treatment with rituximab in polymyalgia rheumatica: an extension study of a randomised double-blind placebo-controlled trial58
Interleukin-5 inhibition in eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis: time for another approach?56
Early-stage Dupuytren's disease treatment; a promising next step?54
Juvenile systemic lupus erythematosus presenting as retinal vasculitis49
The association of outdoor temperature and self-reported Raynaud's phenomenon severity among people with systemic sclerosis: a Scleroderma Patient-centered Intervention Network Cohort study47
Reclassifying ANCA-associated vasculitis: a focus on kidney disease46
Research in Brief46
Composite endpoints for Sjögren's Syndrome45
Immunity after COVID-19 vaccinations in immunocompromised patients with psoriasis45
Outdoor temperatures and Raynaud's phenomenon in patients with systemic sclerosis45
Treatment tapering and stopping in patients with rheumatoid arthritis in stable remission (RETRO): a multicentre, randomised, controlled, open-label, phase 3 trial44
Assessing glucocorticoid toxicity: are the measures sensitive enough?44
Patient-reported outcomes with anifrolumab in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus44
Preload deficiency as a treatable cause of fatigue and exercise intolerance in SLE43
Four SARS-CoV-2 vaccine doses or hybrid immunity in patients on immunosuppressive therapies: a Norwegian cohort study43
Sex as a predictor of clinical phenotype and determinant of immune response in IgG4-related disease: a retrospective study of patients fulfilling the American College of Rheumatology–European League A43
First-line biological versus conventional synthetic disease-modifying antirheumatic drug therapy in adult-onset Still's disease: a multicentre, retrospective, propensity weighted cohort study42
Artificial intelligence and high-dimensional technologies in the theragnosis of systemic lupus erythematosus42
Proof-of-concept studies in axial spondyloarthritis: there are no shortcuts42
Sex-related differences in patient characteristics, and efficacy and safety of advanced therapies in randomised clinical trials in psoriatic arthritis: a systematic literature review and meta-analysis41
Addition of aerobic physical activity to resistance exercise for hip osteoarthritis (PHOENIX): a randomised comparative effectiveness trial40
Biosimilars and the era of interchangeability39
Pain in clinical trials for knee osteoarthritis: estimation of regression to the mean39
Clinical trial design: time to accelerate the pace of change?38
Kanon Jatuworapruk: bringing out the enjoyment in life37
Immunogenicity and safety of two doses of the CoronaVac SARS-CoV-2 vaccine in SARS-CoV-2 seropositive and seronegative patients with autoimmune rheumatic diseases in Brazil: a subgroup analysis of a p36
Clinical hypnosis and pain management in sharp debridement of skin ulcers in immune-mediated inflammatory diseases35
Additional SARS-CoV-2 vaccine doses: a little is better than none35
Research in Brief34
ANCA-associated large and small vessel vasculitis with aorto-pulmonary-renal syndrome34
Urgent reform needed for homecare medicines services34
Optimal non-opioid analgesic combinations after total hip arthroplasty – Authors' reply33
Mental health before and during the pandemic in people with systemic sclerosis33
IL-1 and IL-6 inhibition affects the neutralising activity of anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in patients with COVID-1932
Constitutional symptoms of severe childhood-onset polyarteritis nodosa32
Global access to biological disease-modifying drugs31
Let's talk about sex in interstitial lung disease31
Environmental and societal factors associated with COVID-19-related death in people with rheumatic disease: an observational study30
Fetal and maternal outcome in the pregnancies of patients with systemic sclerosis and very early diagnosis of systemic sclerosis in France: a prospective study30
Abatacept in early polymyalgia rheumatica (ALORS): a proof-of-concept, randomised, placebo-controlled, parallel-group trial30
Autoantibodies against interleukin-1 receptor antagonist in multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children: a multicentre, retrospective, cohort study29
Tackling heterogeneity in Sjögren's disease29
Antibody development after COVID-19 vaccination in patients with autoimmune diseases in the Netherlands: a substudy of data from two prospective cohort studies29
Development of a diagnostic prediction model for giant cell arteritis by sequential application of Southend Giant Cell Arteritis Probability Score and ultrasonography: a prospective multicentre study28
Who will respond to type I interferon receptor blockade in SLE?27
Research in Brief27
COVID-19: is the rush to boost backed by science?27
The 2024 US election—voting for equitable health care26
Advancing research and equity through collaboration26
Pneumococcal vaccine in adults with immune-mediated inflammatory diseases26
Call for papers: Sex and gender in rheumatology26
Are we ready for home spirometry for systemic sclerosis-associated ILD?26
Sex differences of brain oscillatory activity and quantitative sensory testing in people with chronic osteoarthritis pain: a cross-sectional study26
Suspending methotrexate for 2 weeks after COVID-19 vaccination26
Correction to Lancet Rheumatol 2025; published online Feb 27. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2665-9913(24)00348-525
JIA care under the microscope25
Enabling and supporting public and patient involvement in arthritis research25
Explanation for substandard of care comparators in rheumatology randomised trial protocols25
Better diagnostic tools needed for biopsy-negative giant cell arteritis25
Digital self-management for back pain in the UK25
Humoral response following SARS-CoV-2 vaccination: not all immunosuppressants are created equal25
Safety and tolerability of nintedanib in patients with interstitial lung diseases in subgroups by sex: a post-hoc analysis of pooled data from four randomised controlled trials24
Development and validation of an OMERACT ultrasound scoring system for the extent of calcium pyrophosphate crystal deposition at the joint level and patient level24
Factors associated with biological and targeted synthetic disease-modifying antirheumatic drug initiation for rheumatoid arthritis in underserved patient groups in England and Wales, UK: a national co24
Stratification in systemic sclerosis according to autoantibody status versus skin involvement: a study of the prospective EUSTAR cohort24
Telemedicine: is the new normal fit for purpose?24
The impact of COVID-19 on care of early inflammatory arthritis in the UK23
Cranial involvement in giant cell arteritis23
Pain and wellbeing in young people with arthritis23
Challenges in the therapeutic management of psoriatic arthritis23
Intra-articular botulinum toxin A injection for painful base-of-thumb osteoarthritis: a double-blind, randomised, controlled, phase 3 trial (RHIBOT)23
COP27 Climate Change Conference: urgent action needed for Africa and the world23
Outcomes with and without outpatient SARS-CoV-2 treatment for patients with COVID-19 and systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases: a retrospective cohort study23
Sex and gender impact on achievement of remission in people with rheumatoid arthritis in Switzerland: a cohort study22
Beneficial side-effects of colchicine for patients with gout22
Sex-related differences in health-care use in adult patients with inflammatory arthritis in Ontario, Canada: a population-based cohort study22
Jean Liew: from Bronte scholar to social media influencer22
Microscopic polyangiitis presenting with retinal frosted branch angiitis22
For SLE activity and glucocorticoids: aim low22
Polychondritis in a child22
Penélope Palominos: rheumatology by sight and touch22
Refining strategies for biological and targeted synthetic DMARD initiation in rheumatoid arthritis – Authors' reply22
Reconciling immunotherapy and autoimmunity: not for the faint of heart22
Vascular Ehlers-Danlos syndrome: a heritable condition with potentially fatal consequences21
Treatment modalities of marginal zone lymphoma and overall survival, haematological response, and underlying Sjögren's disease activity: a multicentre, retrospective, observational study21
Gout in central Asia: a few things make a big difference20
Factors associated with resolution of ultrasound subclinical synovitis in anti-CCP-positive individuals with musculoskeletal symptoms: a UK prospective cohort study20
Serum type I interferon score as a disease activity biomarker in patients with diffuse cutaneous systemic sclerosis: a retrospective cohort study20
Coronary polyarteritis nodosa20
Effectiveness of pneumococcal vaccination in adults with common immune-mediated inflammatory diseases in the UK: a case–control study20
Efficacy and tolerability of a third dose of an mRNA anti-SARS-CoV-2 vaccine in patients with rheumatoid arthritis with absent or minimal serological response to two previous doses20
How long do revised and multiply revised hip replacements last? A retrospective observational study of the National Joint Registry20
David Liew: where communication meets medicine19
Ustekinumab with or without methotrexate for psoriatic arthritis?19
Safety and efficacy of rituximab in systemic sclerosis (DESIRES): open-label extension of a double-blind, investigators-initiated, randomised, placebo-controlled trial19
Research in Brief19
Systemic sclerosis and pregnancy: advancing prospective evidence for risk stratification and postpartum care19
Effectiveness of a fourth mRNA dose among individuals with systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases during the Omicron era18
Research in Brief18
Surgical microdiscectomy versus transforaminal epidural steroid injection in patients with sciatica due to lumbar disc herniation – Authors' reply18
Rheumatology congresses post COVID-19: we cannot regress18
Role of plasma exchange in ANCA-associated vasculitis – Authors' reply18
Correction to Lancet Rheumatol 2023; 5: e461–7318
DAVIX: a vascular outcome measure in systemic sclerosis18
Thank you to our peer reviewers in 202117
Distinct immune response to CoronaVac in SARS-CoV-2 seropositive and seronegative patients with autoimmune rheumatic disease17
Composite endpoints for Sjögren's Syndrome – Authors' reply17
Prevention of psoriatic arthritis: the next frontier16
Advancing predictive accuracy for shoulder replacement surgery16
Coronary polyarteritis nodosa in a young adult16
Cognitive impairment in individuals with rheumatic diseases: the role of systemic inflammation, immunomodulatory medications, and comorbidities15
Prize trends in rheumatology: the Gender Award Gap15
Digital remote monitoring in rheumatology: using health economics to support wider adoption15
Vasculitis management remains a challenge during pregnancy15
Association of nirmatrelvir–ritonavir with post-acute sequelae and mortality among patients who are immunocompromised with COVID-19 in Hong Kong: a retrospective cohort study15
Occupational therapist-led versus rheumatologist-led care in people with hand osteoarthritis in Norway: an open-label, multicentre, randomised controlled, non-inferiority trial15
Substantiation of trophoblast transport of maternal anti-SSA/Ro autoantibodies in fetuses with rapidly progressive cardiac injury: implications for neonatal Fc receptor blockade15
Time to revisit the therapeutic benefits of exercise for osteoarthritis?15
Global, regional, and national burden of other musculoskeletal disorders, 1990–2020, and projections to 2050: a systematic analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 202114
Diffuse alveolar haemorrhage during pregnancy in systemic lupus erythematosus14
Titilola (Lola) Falasinnu: looking out for the overlooked14
Lupus low disease activity state and remission and risk of mortality in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: a prospective, multinational, longitudinal cohort study14
Research in Brief14
Industry involvement in rheumatology consensus-based recommendations: a systematic review14
Humoral and cellular responses to mRNA vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 in patients with a history of CD20 B-cell-depleting therapy (RituxiVac): an investigator-initiated, single-centre, open-label study14
Research in Brief14
Research in Brief14
Interosseous tendon inflammation in the hands of patients with clinically suspect arthralgia: analysis of MRI data from a prospective cohort study14
Susac syndrome: challenges of interpreting treatment data in a rare disease13
Cardiovascular risk in gout: time for action13
Correction to Lancet Rheumatol 2022; 4: e853–6313
Rheumatic cognitive impairment: a new clinical entity?13
Palliative care in patients with rheumatic diseases13
Vasculitis: the promising road ahead13
Clinical meaningfulness of a British Isles Lupus Assessment Group-based Composite Lupus Assessment response in terms of patient-reported outcomes in moderate to severe systemic lupus erythematosus: a 13
The influence of safety warnings on the prescribing of JAK inhibitors13
Psoriatic arthritis: strategy shaping treatment13
Research in Brief13
Correction to Lancet Rheumatol 2022; 4: e177–8713
The same genotype gives rise to a spectrum of disorders13
Debate over interventional procedures for chronic spine pain13
Cellular responses to SARS-CoV-2 vaccination after B-cell depletion: conflicting results from studies – Authors' reply12
Cellular and humoral immunity after the third dose of SARS-CoV-2 vaccine in patients treated with rituximab12
Beyond very early systemic sclerosis: deciphering pre‑scleroderma and its trajectories to open new avenues for preventive medicine12
Withholding methotrexate after vaccination with ChAdOx1 nCov19 in patients with rheumatoid or psoriatic arthritis in India (MIVAC I and II): results of two, parallel, assessor-masked, randomised contr12
Getting better at quantifying the toxicity of glucocorticoids12
CD19-targeting CAR T-cell therapy in patients with diffuse systemic sclerosis: a case series12
Time to talk to adults with rheumatic diseases about herpes zoster vaccination12
Calcium pyrophosphate deposition disease12
Predictors of pregnancy outcomes in SLE12
Disease-associated brain activation predicts clinical response to TNF inhibition in rheumatoid arthritis (PreCePra): a randomised, multicentre, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase 3 study12
Safety and efficacy of mirikizumab versus secukinumab and placebo in the treatment of moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis (OASIS-2): a phase 3, multicentre, randomised, double-blind study12
Michael Barrett: navigating hostile terrain12
Predictors of pregnancy outcomes in SLE11
Moderators of the effect of therapeutic exercise for knee and hip osteoarthritis: a systematic review and individual participant data meta-analysis11
Safety of CAR T-cell therapy for cancer in pre-existing autoimmune or inflammatory disease: a retrospective comparative cohort study11
Preclinical or subclinical rheumatoid arthritis-associated interstitial lung disease: misleading terms with potentially deleterious consequences11
Characterisation of a high-risk profile for maternal thrombotic and severe haemorrhagic complications in pregnant women with antiphospholipid syndrome in France (GR2): a multicentre, prospective, obse11
Pregnancy outcomes in women with primary Sjögren's syndrome: an analysis of data from the multicentre, prospective, GR2 study11
Serum biomarkers associated with baricitinib response in patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis: a post-hoc analysis of the phase 3 JUVE-BASIS trial11
Effect of a 2-week interruption in methotrexate treatment on COVID-19 vaccine response in people with immune-mediated inflammatory diseases (VROOM study): a randomised, open label, superiority trial10
Narendra Kumar Bagri: taking paediatric rheumatology in India to new heights10
Differentiating biologics to prevent psoriatic arthritis in patients with psoriasis10
Association of sustained lupus low disease activity state with improved outcomes in systemic lupus erythematosus: a multinational prospective cohort study10
Local immune effector cell-associated toxicity syndrome in CAR T-cell treated patients with refractory systemic lupus erythematosus – Authors' reply10
Promise and challenges of mesenchymal stromal cell therapy in severe SLE10
Integrated analysis of dermal blister fluid proteomics and genome-wide skin gene expression in systemic sclerosis: an observational study10
Aspirin desensitisation in pregnant individuals with autoimmune disease10
Modelling allopurinol-induced severe adverse cutaneous reactions10
Self-management of gout using a mobile app9
Identifying key health system components associated with improved outcomes to inform the re-configuration of services for adults with rare autoimmune rheumatic diseases: a mixed-methods study9
Long COVID in inflammatory rheumatic diseases—what's in a name?9
Immunosuppression and SARS-CoV-2 breakthrough infections9
Debashish Danda9
Contesting the BACPAP consortium's consensus – Authors' reply9
Global, regional, and national burden of low back pain, 1990–2020, its attributable risk factors, and projections to 2050: a systematic analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 20219
Inclusion of pregnant populations in clinical trials in China: the ethical considerations9
Research in Brief9
Including refractory systemic sclerosis-associated GAVE in research agendas9
Coronary polyarteritis nodosa in a young adult – Authors' reply9
Kimberly Templeton: creative change maker9
Proton pump inhibitors in systemic sclerosis: a reappraisal to optimise treatment of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease9
Challenges of designing and conducting cohort studies and clinical trials in populations of pregnant people9
Correction to Lancet Rheumatol 2022; 4: e262–739
Synovial tissue for personalised medicine in rheumatoid arthritis: hype or hope?9
Research in Brief9
Dual JAK and ROCK inhibition and comorbidities in rheumatoid arthritis9
Correction to Lancet Rheumatol 2021; 3: e789–979
When the game changes: efficacy of rituximab in systemic sclerosis8
Barriers to CAR T-cell therapy in rheumatology8
Botulinum toxin A: a short-term treatment option for base-of-thumb osteoarthritis?8
Irish experiences of parenting with early inflammatory arthritis: a qualitative study8
Research in Brief8
Risk-based stratified primary care for common musculoskeletal pain presentations (STarT MSK): a cluster-randomised, controlled trial8
Physician Global Assessment International Standardisation COnsensus in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: the PISCOS study8
Risk loci involved in giant cell arteritis susceptibility: a genome-wide association study8
Precision medicine in rheumatoid arthritis: unravelling sex-driven differences in response to treatment8
Gout and the risk of COVID-19 diagnosis and death in the UK Biobank: a population-based study8
Improvement of a giant cell arteritis prediction model8
Hip-focused physical therapy versus spine-focused physical therapy for older adults with chronic low back pain at risk for mobility decline (MASH): a multicentre, single-masked, randomised controlled 8
Methotrexate plus ustekinumab versus ustekinumab monotherapy in patients with active psoriatic arthritis (MUST): a randomised, multicentre, placebo-controlled, phase 3b, non-inferiority trial8
Large vessel giant cell arteritis7
Immunosuppression, nirmatrelvir–ritonavir, and post-COVID condition7
A fluffy white retinal lesion in a woman with spondyloarthritis treated with tofacitinib7
From whole-brain metrics to circuit-specific precision: advancing fMRI biomarkers for TNF inhibitor response in rheumatoid arthritis7
Correction to Lancet Rheumatol 2025; 7: e7477
Fatigue in patients with ANCA-associated vasculitis: is avacopan the answer?7
A glucocorticoid-free era for polymyalgia rheumatica: are we on the brink of change?7
Reasoning large language models in rheumatology: a call for responsible action7
Diagnostic, research, and real-life effect of the 2023 EULAR−ACR classification criteria for antiphospholipid syndrome7
Research in Brief7
The impact of sex and anti-topoisomerase I antibodies in systemic sclerosis7
Subclinical synovitis: let's discuss prognosis before treatment6
Back pain: a target for reducing hospital admissions?6
A new era of non-opioid analgesics?6
Breakthrough SARS-CoV-2 infections, morbidity, and seroreactivity following initial COVID-19 vaccination series and additional dose in patients with SLE in New York City6
Refining strategies for biological and targeted synthetic DMARD initiation in rheumatoid arthritis6
Research in Brief6
Biosimilar tocilizumab—better access and lower cost?6
Is faecal microbiota transplantation ready for prime time in systemic sclerosis?6
Correction to Lancet Rheumatol 2025; published online Oct 15. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2665-9913(25)00248-65
Time to listen to women about their pain5
Evaluation of BMS-986142, a reversible Bruton's tyrosine kinase inhibitor, for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis: a phase 2, randomised, double-blind, dose-ranging, placebo-controlled, adaptive de5
ChatSLE: consulting ChatGPT-4 for 100 frequently asked lupus questions5
Why is progressive ILD in systemic sclerosis so difficult to predict?5
Investigating sex differences in T regulatory cells from cisgender and transgender healthy individuals and patients with autoimmune inflammatory disease: a cross-sectional study5
Pachydermodactyly: mimic of arthritis in a young man5
Sustained DMARD-free remission in subgroups of patients with rheumatoid arthritis: an analysis of two prospective cohorts with early arthritis5
Socioeconomic vulnerability and rheumatoid arthritis in the Philippines5
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