Is The Journal of rheumatology SCI Indexed? Indexing Status & Metrics

Journal Citation Impact

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

Impact Factor

3.24

Citation rate 2.13 1,071 total citations

h5-index 34 h5 depth signal

Cited share 61.9% 318 of 514

Total citations 1,071 Citation footprint

Metric signal 1.15 External metric anchor

Self-citation 5.6% 60 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

United States 1,081

Canada 741

United Kingdom 286

Italy 200

China 159

Citing Fields of Research

Musculoskeletal Disorders 3,063

Auto-Inflammatory Disorders 1,165

Immunology 339

Medical Ethics 151

Hematology 149

Publishing Activity & Reach

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

All-time article footprint 7,889 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime

Indexed publication set 514 318 cited publications

Last 12 months 547 45.6 publications/month

Open access share 11.7% 64 OA publications in the last year

Leading citing country United States 1,081 citing publications

Leading citing field Musculoskeletal Disorders 3,063 citing publications

Latest tracked publication 15 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE

v1n1,Mar. 1974-

PubMed

v1n1,Mar. 1974-

Index medicus

Active Coverage

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Musculoskeletal Disorders

Broad Categories

Rheumatology Musculoskeletal Disorders

MeSH Descriptors

Arthritis Rheumatic Diseases

Latest Publications

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

01 15 October 2026

DOI 10.3899/jrheum.2026-0390

Strengthening Spondyloarthritis Care in the Americas: A Joint Position Statement of the Pan American League of Associations for Rheumatology and the Spondyloarthritis Research and Treatment Network on Education, Collaborative Research, and Mentorship

Open DOI

Mohamad Bittar, Antonio Cachafeiro Villar, Ignacio Garcia-Valladares et al.

02 15 October 2026

DOI 10.3899/jrheum.2026-0257

Sex differences in clinical need, willingness, and surgeon recommendations for total knee arthroplasty: a cross-sectional study

Open DOI

Gillian A. Hawker, Eric R. Bohm, Philippa J.A. Nicolson et al.

Objective: Females experience greater severity of knee osteoarthritis (OA) than males, but are disproportionately less likely to receive total knee arthroplasty (TKA). We examined whether sex differences in willingness to undergo TKA at ...

03 15 October 2026

DOI 10.3899/jrheum.2026-0384

Patterns of NT-proBNP in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Open DOI

Lucia Zhu, Evelyne Vinet, Arielle Mendel et al.

Objective: We evaluated patterns of N-terminal prohormone of n-terminal brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP, a biomarker of cardiac disease) in SLE, and associations with demographic and clinical characteristics. Methods: We analyzed da...

04 15 October 2026

DOI 10.3899/jrheum.2026-0337

The spectrum of cardiovascular disease in systemic lupus erythematosus and rheumatoid arthritis: a nationwide case-control postmortem study

Open DOI

Jessica L Fairley, Laura Ross, Elizabeth Paratz et al.

Objective: To examine cardiovascular pathology in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) vs. population-based controls, and its association with cause of death. Methods: A case-control postmortem study was perfo...

05 15 October 2026

DOI 10.3899/jrheum.2026-0220

Persistent Opioid Exposure in Older Adults with Rheumatic Disease: National Patterns, Disparities, and Cross-Specialty Prescribing

Open DOI

Christine Anastasiou, Eric Roberts, Daniel Ciccarone et al.

Objective: Estimate national prevalence of opioid use, including chronic and high-risk use, among older adults with rheumatic diseases; identify sociodemographic and clinical factors associated with chronic opioid use; and characterize p...

06 15 October 2026

DOI 10.3899/jrheum.2026-0749