Impact Factor
4.34
Journal Citation Impact
Estimated influence, citation density, publishing volume, and citation integrity from the analytics table.
Citation rate
6.33
2,850 total citations
h5-index
57
h5 depth signal
Cited share
90.8%
436 of 480
Total citations
2,850
Citation footprint
Metric signal
6.33
External metric anchor
Self-citation
1.3%
38 self-citations
Citations Trend
Monthly Publications Cadence
Citing Geographic Demographics
China
722
United States
683
Japan
303
Germany
295
United Kingdom
284
Citing Fields of Research
Musculoskeletal Disorders
2,332
Auto-Inflammatory Disorders
789
Immunology
658
Osteopathies
107
Noncoding RNA
98
Publishing Activity & Reach
Volume, recency, access pattern, and citing-community signals from the journal analytics record.
All-time article footprint
7,365
Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set
480
436 cited publications
Last 12 months
256
21.3 publications/month
Open access share
100.0%
256 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country
China
722 citing publications
Leading citing field
Musculoskeletal Disorders
2,332 citing publications
Latest tracked publication
17 October 2026
10 recent records available
Coverage & Indexing History
v5n1, 2003-
v5n1, 2003-
Active Coverage
Active Coverage
Research Focus & Classification
Indexed Subjects
Musculoskeletal Disorders
Issuing & Sponsoring Bodies
Contributor
BioMed Central Ltd
Broad Categories
Rheumatology
Musculoskeletal Disorders
MeSH Descriptors
Arthritis
Arthritis
Latest Publications
Recent article records with DOI-first linking and condensed abstracts.
01
DOI 10.1186/s13075-026-03927-2
Open DOI
Piezo1-centered mechanotransduction in knee osteoarthritis: multicompartment mechano-inflammatory networks and therapeutic opportunities
Knee osteoarthritis (KOA) is increasingly recognized as a whole-joint mechano-inflammatory disorder in which abnormal loading, tissue remodeling, and inflammatory sensitization reinforce one another. Piezo1 is a context-dependent mechano...
02
DOI 10.1186/s13075-026-03910-x
Open DOI
Methotrexate in early systemic sclerosis: skin outcomes and drug survival in real-life practice
03
DOI 10.1186/s13075-026-03922-7
Open DOI
GLP-1 receptor agonists as novel renoprotective agents in lupus nephritis
Background: Lupus nephritis (LN) is a severe complication of systemic lupus erythematosus and a major cause of chronic kidney disease (CKD). Despite advances with immunosuppressive therapy, many patients continue to develop progressive r...
04
DOI 10.1186/s13075-026-03921-8
Open DOI
Progression of sacroiliac joint structural lesions in axial spondyloarthritis: a longitudinal comparative study of MRI and radiography among European patients in routine clinical care
Background: To compare the performances of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and radiography in detecting changes in structural lesions of the sacroiliac joints (SIJs) in routine care patients with axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA). Methods...
05
DOI 10.1186/s13075-026-03919-2
Open DOI
Proteomic landscape of IGF-I gene transfer in osteoarthritis-derived human bone marrow stromal cells undergoing chondrogenesis
Background: Osteoarthritis (OA) is a progressive joint disease marked by the breakdown of cartilage and impaired repair capacity. Gene therapy applied to human bone marrow-derived adherent stromal cells (BM-MSCs) with recombinant adeno-a...
06
DOI 10.1186/s13075-026-03918-3
Open DOI
Protein misfolding in the synovium: the hidden face of osteoarthritis progression?
07
DOI 10.1186/s13075-026-03909-4
Open DOI
Plasma metabolomics reveals candidate biomarkers associated with individual treatment response in psoriatic arthritis
08
DOI 10.1186/s13075-026-03904-9
Open DOI
Advancing IL-1 inhibition for OA: Lessons learned from clinical trials and new approaches
09
10
DOI 10.1186/s13075-026-03917-4
Open DOI
Temporal dynamics of inflammatory proteins in the pre-symptomatic phase of rheumatoid arthritis related to seroconversion
Objective: Autoimmune processes in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) begin years before clinical symptom onset. This study aimed to analyse inflammation-related proteins in individuals during the pre-symptomatic phase, in relation to healthy con...
Bibliographical & Catalog Notes
Title from cover.
Print issues ceased with v. 12, no. 6 (2010)
Also issued online.