Impact Factor
3.69
Journal Citation Impact
Estimated influence, citation density, publishing volume, and citation integrity from the analytics table.
Citation rate
2.61
5,322 total citations
h5-index
67
h5 depth signal
Cited share
53.3%
1,128 of 2,115
Total citations
5,322
Citation footprint
Metric signal
2.89
External metric anchor
Self-citation
6.2%
332 self-citations
Citations Trend
Monthly Publications Cadence
Citing Geographic Demographics
United Kingdom
6,016
United States
2,033
Italy
928
France
818
Netherlands
783
Citing Fields of Research
Musculoskeletal Disorders
7,928
Auto-Inflammatory Disorders
4,904
Immunology
1,200
Hematology
616
Osteopathies
437
Publishing Activity & Reach
Volume, recency, access pattern, and citing-community signals from the journal analytics record.
All-time article footprint
28,691
Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set
2,115
1,128 cited publications
Last 12 months
1,117
93.1 publications/month
Open access share
24.3%
271 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country
United Kingdom
6,016 citing publications
Leading citing field
Musculoskeletal Disorders
7,928 citing publications
Latest tracked publication
19 October 2026
10 recent records available
Coverage & Indexing History
v38n1, Jan. 1999-
v38n1, Jan. 1999-
Active Coverage
Active Coverage
Research Focus & Classification
Indexed Subjects
Musculoskeletal Disorders
Auto-Inflammatory Disorders
Issuing & Sponsoring Bodies
Contributor
British Society for Rheumatology
Broad Categories
Rheumatology
Musculoskeletal Disorders
Auto-Inflammatory Disorders
MeSH Descriptors
Rheumatic Diseases
Latest Publications
Recent article records with DOI-first linking and condensed abstracts.
01
DOI 10.1093/rheumatology/keag558
Open DOI
Health literacy among people with systemic sclerosis: a scleroderma patient-centred intervention network (SPIN) cohort cross-sectional study
Objective: Health literacy reflects the ability to find, understand, evaluate, and use information to make health-related decisions. We evaluated sociodemographic and disease factors associated with health literacy among people with syst...
02
DOI 10.1093/rheumatology/keag565
Open DOI
CD40–CD40L interactions in systemic autoimmune diseases
Systemic autoimmune diseases arise from a heterogeneous interplay of genetic, epigenetic, and environmental factors that culminates in loss of tolerance, chronic inflammation, and tissue injury. Among the pathways linking susceptibility ...
03
DOI 10.1093/rheumatology/keag582
Open DOI
Cardiovascular risk associated with first-line Janus kinase inhibitors versus TNF inhibitors in patients with RA: a nationwide cohort study
Objective: To compare the risk of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) between tumor necrosis factor inhibitors (TNFi) and Janus kinase inhibitors (JAKi) when initiated as first-line advanced therapy in patients with rheumatoid art...
04
DOI 10.1093/rheumatology/keag579
Open DOI
Clinical performance of obstetric antiphospholipid syndrome classification criteria: an ambispective cohort study
Objectives: To evaluate the clinical performance of the 2006 Sydney and 2023 ACR/EULAR classification criteria for obstetric antiphospholipid syndrome (OAPS), compare subsequent pregnancy outcomes across classifications and develop a sup...
05
DOI 10.1093/rheumatology/keag580
Open DOI
Toward clinically actionable lupus biomarkers: a roadmap for research, validation, and translation
Despite advances in lupus biomarker research, clinical translation has remained limited, leading to delayed diagnosis, imprecise disease monitoring, and trial-and-error treatment approaches. This roadmap, developed by the Lupus Research ...
06
DOI 10.1093/rheumatology/keag581
Open DOI
The trajectory of gout: mapping pathogenic cell states from flares to tophus
The clinical course of gout is typically divided into four stages: asymptomatic hyperuricemia, gout flares, intercritical gout and tophaceous gout. However, the cellular and molecular mechanisms driving transitions between these stages r...
07
DOI 10.1093/rheumatology/keag583
Open DOI
The long-term impact of juvenile idiopathic arthritis into adulthood: a systematic review
Objectives: Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), a childhood-onset chronic condition, often persists into adulthood. However, most studies investigating outcomes of JIA are limited to childhood, missing the long-term impact of the condit...
08
09
DOI 10.1093/rheumatology/keag577
Open DOI
Clinical characteristics and severity classification in Mixed Connective Tissue Disease: a nationwide retrospective study
Objectives: To characterize clinical manifestations, major organ involvement, real-world treatment patterns, and factors associated with severity classification in Japanese patients with mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD), aiming to ...
10
DOI 10.1093/rheumatology/keag554
Open DOI
Beyond disease labels: towards a stratified spectrum model for giant cell arteritis and polymyalgia rheumatica
Bibliographical & Catalog Notes
Title from cover.
Latest issue consulted: Vol. 38, no. 2 (Feb. 1999).
Also issued online.
Issued also on 16 mm. and 35 mm. microfilm and microfiche by University Microfilms Inc.
Official journal of: British Society for Rheumatology.