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Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology
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Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology

0392-856X

Published by: Pacini Editore

https://www.clinexprheumatol.org

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Immunology 69 132 349 23
Medicine 639 251 715 30

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 460
Documents by Best Scientists*: 953
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 8
SCIMAGO H-index: 112
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.004
Impact Factor: 3.3

Overview

Top Research Topics at Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology?

The main points discussed in the journal deals with Internal medicine, Immunology, Rheumatoid arthritis, Arthritis and Gastroenterology. Topics in Internal medicine were tackled in line with various other fields like Endocrinology, Surgery and Physical therapy. Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology focuses on Physical therapy but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Severity of illness and Quality of life.

The journal concentrates on Immunology topics that focus on Antibody, Autoimmune disease, Autoantibody, Systemic disease and Immunopathology. The Systemic disease works featured in the journal incorporate elements from Lupus erythematosus and Connective tissue disease. It covers research in Rheumatoid arthritis, particularly Rheumatoid factor and how they are related with concepts in In patient.

It focuses on Arthritis research which is adjacent to topics in Dermatology. Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology emphasizes research on Pathology, which includes concerns such as Vasculitis.

  • Internal medicine (42.56%)
  • Immunology (23.79%)
  • Rheumatoid arthritis (20.92%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • The Simplified Disease Activity Index (SDAI) and the Clinical Disease Activity Index (CDAI): a review of their usefulness and validity in rheumatoid arthritis (543 citations)
  • The Disease Activity Score and the EULAR response criteria. (509 citations)
  • The IL-1 family and inflammatory diseases. (494 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology:

The most cited papers focus largely on the fields of Internal medicine, Immunology, Rheumatoid arthritis, Arthritis and Surgery. The works on Internal medicine tackled in the journal publications bring together disciplines like Gastroenterology, Endocrinology and Physical therapy. While the journal articles focused on Arthritis, they were also able to explore topics like Inflammation and Disease.

What topics the last edition of the journal is best known for?

  • Internal medicine
  • Disease
  • Surgery

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal investigates areas of study like Internal medicine, MEDLINE, Rheumatoid arthritis, In patient and Gastroenterology. The journal aims to address concerns in Internal medicine, specifically in the areas of Cohort, Disease, Rheumatology, Retrospective cohort study and Arthritis. Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology focuses on Disease but sometimes tackles the closely related topic of Fibromyalgia which is concerned with Clinical psychology and Chronic pain.

MEDLINE research featured in it incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Dermatology, Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak. It addresses concerns in the field of Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) by exploring it in line with topics in Intensive care medicine which intersect with Pandemic subjects. The Rheumatoid arthritis study featured falls within the larger field of Immunology.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Henoch-Schonlein purpura with renal and gastrointestinal involvement in course of COVID-19: a case report (10 citations)
  • Vaccination against SARS-CoV-2 in patients with rheumatic diseases: doubts and perspectives. (5 citations)
  • Can SARS-CoV-2 induce reactive arthritis? (5 citations)

Papers citation over time

A key indicator for each journal is its effectiveness in reaching other researchers with the papers published at that venue.

The chart below presents the interquartile range (first quartile 25%, median 50% and third quartile 75%) of the number of citations of articles over time.

The top authors publishing in Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Carlo Salvarani (133 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Guido Valesini (116 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Stefano Bombardieri (106 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Piercarlo Sarzi-Puttini (105 papers) published 7 papers at the last edition, 4 less than at the previous edition,
  • Fausto Salaffi (96 papers) published 10 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition.

The overall trend for top authors publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top authors.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of Pisa (286 papers) published 12 papers at the last edition, 19 less than at the previous edition,
  • Sapienza University of Rome (213 papers) published 9 papers at the last edition, 14 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Milan (154 papers) published 8 papers at the last edition, 13 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Florence (152 papers) published 12 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Siena (127 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 12 less than at the previous edition.

The overall trend for top affiliations publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top affiliations.

Publication chance based on affiliation

The publication chance index shows the ratio of articles published by the best research institutions in the journal edition to all articles published within that journal. The best research institutions were selected based on the largest number of articles published during all editions of the journal.

The chart below presents the percentage ratio of articles from top institutions (based on their ranking of total papers).Top affiliations were grouped by their rank into the following tiers: top 1-10, top 11-20, top 21-50, and top 51+. Only articles with a recognized affiliation are considered.

During the most recent 2021 edition, 11.66% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 20.14% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 10.07% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 18.75% of all publications and 51.04% were from other institutions.

Returning Authors Index

A very common phenomenon observed among researchers publishing scientific articles is the intentional selection of journals they have already attended in the past. In particular, it is worth analyzing the case when the authors participate in the same journal from year to year.

The Returning Authors Index presented below illustrates the ratio of authors who participated in both a given as well as the previous edition of the journal in relation to all participants in a given year.

Returning Institution Index

The graph below shows the Returning Institution Index, illustrating the ratio of institutions that participated in both a given and the previous edition of the conference in relation to all affiliations present in a given year.

The experience to innovation index

Our experience to innovation index was created to show a cross-section of the experience level of authors publishing in a journal. The index includes the authors publishing at the last edition of a journal, grouped by total number of publications throughout their academic career (P) and the total number of citations of these publications ever received (C).

The group intervals were selected empirically to best show the diversity of the authors' experiences, their labels were selected as a convenience, not as judgment. The authors were divided into the following groups:

  • Novice - P < 5 or C < 25 (the number of publications less than 5 or the number of citations less than 25),
  • Competent - P < 10 or C < 100 (the number of publications less than 10 or the number of citations less than 100),
  • Experienced - P < 25 or C < 625 (the number of publications less than 25 or the number of citations less than 625),
  • Master - P < 50 or C < 2500 (the number of publications less than 50 or the number of citations less than 2500),
  • Star - P ≥ 50 and C ≥ 2500 (both the number of publications greater than 50 and the number of citations greater than 2500).

The chart below illustrates experience levels of first authors in cases of publications with multiple authors.

Top Publications

  • COVID-19, cytokines and immunosuppression: what can we learn from severe acute respiratory syndrome?

    Piercarlo Sarzi-Puttini;Valeria Giorgi;Silvia Sirotti;Daniela Marotto

    (2020)
    524 Citations
  • One year in review 2020: pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis.

    Daiana Giannini;Matteo Antonucci;Fiorella Petrelli;Silvia Bilia

    (2020)
    251 Citations
  • COVID-19: the new challenge for rheumatologists.

    Francesco Ferro;Elena Elefante;Chiara Baldini;Elena Bartoloni

    (2020)
    156 Citations
  • Frequency and clinical correlates of antiphospholipid antibodies arising in patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection: findings from a multicentre study on 122 cases

    Mariele Gatto;Carlo Perricone;Marta Tonello;Onelia Bistoni

    (2020)
    81 Citations
  • Interstitial lung disease in Sjögren's syndrome: a clinical review

    Fabrizio Luppi;Marco Sebastiani;Mario Silva;Nicola Sverzellati

    (2020)
    81 Citations
  • Defining anti-synthetase syndrome: a systematic literature review.

    (2022)
    79 Citations
  • One year in review 2020: fibromyalgia.

    Laura Bazzichi;Camillo Giacomelli;Arianna Consensi;Valeria Giorgi

    (2020)
    64 Citations

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