Is Clinical rheumatology SCI Indexed? Indexing Status & Metrics

Journal Citation Impact

Estimated influence, citation density, publishing volume, and citation integrity from the analytics table.

Impact Factor

3.66

Citation rate 2.76 2,040 total citations

h5-index 47 h5 depth signal

Cited share 72.3% 569 of 787

Total citations 2,040 Citation footprint

Metric signal 2.82 External metric anchor

Self-citation 3.9% 79 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

China 1,493

United States 674

Turkey 440

Italy 313

Japan 259

Citing Fields of Research

Musculoskeletal Disorders 3,325

Auto-Inflammatory Disorders 1,793

Immunology 489

Hematology 265

Osteopathies 207

Publishing Activity & Reach

Volume, recency, access pattern, and citing-community signals from the journal analytics record.

All-time article footprint 11,183 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime

Indexed publication set 787 569 cited publications

Last 12 months 737 61.4 publications/month

Open access share 22.4% 165 OA publications in the last year

Leading citing country China 1,493 citing publications

Leading citing field Musculoskeletal Disorders 3,325 citing publications

Latest tracked publication 19 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE

v1n1, 1982-

PubMed

v1n1, 1982-

Index medicus

Active Coverage

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Musculoskeletal Disorders Auto-Inflammatory Disorders

Broad Categories

Rheumatology Musculoskeletal Disorders

MeSH Descriptors

Rheumatology

Latest Publications

Recent article records with DOI-first linking and condensed abstracts.

01 19 October 2026

DOI 10.1007/s10067-026-08463-7

Hepatic steatosis and liver stiffness in patients with gout: a controlled cross-sectional elastography study

Open DOI

Osman Cure, Ugur Avci, Emre Emir Kilic et al.

02 17 October 2026

DOI 10.1007/s10067-026-08475-3

Association between post-intravenous immunoglobulin hypothermia and lower receipt of second-line therapy in Kawasaki disease: a single-center retrospective cohort study

Open DOI

Masayuki Arimatsu, Yuki Naruse, Masato Mori et al.

03 14 October 2026

DOI 10.1007/s10067-026-08450-y

Clinical and sonographic enthesitis in psoriatic arthritis patients and its relation to serum calprotectin level

Open DOI

Abdel Latif Gaballah, Yousra Hisham Abdel-Fattah, Zeinab Tharwat et al.

04 14 October 2026

DOI 10.1007/s10067-026-08479-z

Higher APOB is associated with poor renal outcome in lupus nephritis

Open DOI

Qiaoyu Wang, Weihua Wu, Zheng Jiang

05 14 October 2026

DOI 10.1007/s10067-026-08462-8

Osteoporosis and fracture severity as independent risk factors for osteonecrosis of the jaw in rheumatoid arthritis: a TriNetX cohort study

Open DOI

Hiroko Nagafuchi, Takayasu Ando, Kimito Kawahata

06 13 October 2026

DOI 10.1007/s10067-026-08461-9

Seizures as a marker of severe multi-organ involvement in neuropsychiatric systemic lupus erythematosus: a diagnostic risk stratification study

Open DOI

Xiaoli Zhang, Muyao Guo, Zhiqin Wang et al.

Objective This study aimed to identify independent predictors of seizure occurrence in patients with neuropsychiatric systemic lupus erythematosus (NPSLE), develop a diagnostic model, and evaluate whether seizures are associated with adv...

07 13 October 2026

DOI 10.1007/s10067-026-08474-4

Association of ambient humidity with online search interest in musculoskeletal stiffness across the United States

Open DOI

Shaya Naimi, Kimiya R. Aframian, Oliver Simpson et al.

Background Weather-related worsening of musculoskeletal symptoms is widely reported by patients, yet prior clinical studies have shown inconsistent associations between environmental conditions and pain. Population-level online search be...

08 13 October 2026

DOI 10.1007/s10067-026-08348-9