Top 100 cited articles on rheumatoid arthritis: A bibliometric analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a worldwide health issue; although the prospects for most patients are favorable, many still do not respond to the current therapies. Numerous articles related to RA have been published in the past 3 decades; an analysis of the most cited articles in this field was undertaken to identify important articles regarding RA related to pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment.

Methods

We searched the Web of Science and collected the general information of the top 100 cited articles. The citation number, publication year, authorship, impact factor (IF) of the journal in the publication year, country origins, article types, and funding source were evaluated.

Results

The total citations of the top 100 articles varied from 11,922 to 556 and

SUBMITTER: Yin X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6408095 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature