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P.L.C.M. van Riel

P.L.C.M. van Riel

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
86
Citations
39533
World Ranking
13889
National Ranking
528

P.L.C.M. van Riel publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Medicine in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where P.L.C.M. van Riel sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 306 publications — 18th percentile

18% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more.

P.L.C.M. van Riel D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Medicine scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where P.L.C.M. van Riel sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 86 D-Index — 31st percentile

31% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

P.L.C.M. van Riel is affiliated with Radboud University in the Netherlands and has a research focus primarily within the field of Medicine, with a significant emphasis on Rheumatology. Their work spans several subfields including Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Hematology, Hepatology, and Immunology.

The scientist's research topics include Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies, Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research, Autoimmune and Inflammatory Disorders Research, Hepatitis C virus research, Biosimilars and Bioanalytical Methods, Acute Myocardial Infarction Research, and Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment.

Major publication venues where P.L.C.M. van Riel has contributed include:

  • Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
  • Rheumatology Advances in Practice
  • RMD Open
  • Mediterranean Journal of Rheumatology
  • Rheumatology International

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by van Riel include:

  • "EULAR definition of difficult-to-treat rheumatoid arthritis," 2020, Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
  • "EULAR points to consider for the management of difficult-to-treat rheumatoid arthritis," 2021, Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
  • "Telemedicine in the management of rheumatoid arthritis: maintaining disease control with less health-care utilization," 2021, Rheumatology Advances in Practice
  • "Diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular risk management in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: an international audit," 2021, RMD Open
  • "Effect of significant weight loss on disease activity: reason to implement this non-pharmaceutical intervention in daily clinical practice," 2021, RMD Open

Their frequent co-authors comprise:

  • George D. Kitas
  • Silvia Rollefstad
  • Anne Grete Semb
  • Eirik Ikdahl
  • George Karpouzas

Best Publications

  • Modified disease activity scores that include twenty-eight-joint counts : development and validation in a prospective longitudinal study of patients with rheumatoid arthritis

    M.L.L. Prevoo;M.A. van 't Hof;H.H. Kuper;M.A. van Leeuwen

  • Development and validation of the European League Against Rheumatism response criteria for rheumatoid arthritis: comparison with the preliminary American College of Rheumatology and the World Health Organization/International League Against Rheumatism criteria

    A.M. van Gestel;M.L.L. Prevoo;M.A. van 't Hof;M.H. van Rijswijk

  • Judging disease activity in clinical practice in rheumatoid arthritis: first step in the development of a disease activity score.

    D M van der Heijde;M A van 't Hof;P L van Riel;L A Theunisse

  • A simplified disease activity index for rheumatoid arthritis for use in clinical practice

    J.S. Smolen;F.C. Breedveld;M.H. Schiff;J.R. Kalden

  • The prognostic value of anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibody in patients with recent-onset rheumatoid arthritis.

    E.J.A. Kroot;B.A.W. de Jong;M.A. van Leeuwen;H.L. Swinkels

  • Updated consensus statement on biological agents for the treatment of rheumatic diseases, 2010

    D. E. Furst;E. C. Keystone;J. Braun;F. C. Breedveld

  • Validation of rheumatoid arthritis improvement criteria that include simplified joint counts.

    A.M. van Gestel;C.J. Haagsma;P.L.C.M. van Riel

  • Validation of the 28-joint Disease Activity Score (DAS28) and European League Against Rheumatism response criteria based on C-reactive protein against disease progression in patients with rheumatoid arthritis, and comparison with the DAS28 based on erythrocyte sedimentation rate

    G. Wells;J.C. Becker;J. Teng;M. Dougados

  • Assessment of outcome in ankylosing spondylitis: an extended radiographic scoring system

    M.C.W. Creemers;M.J.A.M. Franssen;M.A. van 't Hof;F.W.J. Gribnau

  • The Disease Activity Score and the EULAR response criteria.

    J. Fransen;P.L.C.M. van Riel

  • Efficacy and safety of adalimumab as monotherapy in patients with rheumatoid arthritis for whom previous disease modifying antirheumatic drug treatment has failed

    L B A van de Putte;C Atkins;M Malaise;J Sany

  • Reporting disease activity in clinical trials of patients with rheumatoid arthritis: EULAR/ACR collaborative recommendations.

    D. Aletaha;R.B. Landewe;T. Karonitsch;J. Bathon

  • Standardised nomenclature for glucocorticoid dosages and glucocorticoid treatment regimens: current questions and tentative answers in rheumatology

    F. Buttgereit;J.A. da Silva;M. Boers;G.R. Burmester

  • Remission in rheumatoid arthritis: agreement of the disease activity score (DAS28) with the ARA preliminary remission criteria

    J. Fransen;M.C.W. Creemers;P.L.C.M. van Riel

  • EULAR recommendations for the management of rheumatoid arthritis with synthetic and biological disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs

    J. S. Smolen;R. Landewé;F. C. Breedveld;M. Dougados

  • Low-dose prednisone induces rapid reversible axial bone loss in patients with rheumatoid arthritis : a randomized, controlled study

    R. F. J. M. Laan;P. L. C. M. Van Riel;L. B. A. Van De Putte;L. J. T. O. Van Erning

  • REMISSION IN A PROSPECTIVE STUDY OF PATIENTS WITH RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS. AMERICAN RHEUMATISM ASSOCIATION PRELIMINARY REMISSION CRITERIA IN RELATION TO THE DISEASE ACTIVITY SCORE

    M.L.L. Prevoo;A.M. van Gestel;M.A. van 't Hof;M.H. van Rijswijk

  • Proteome-wide Analysis and CXCL4 as a Biomarker in Systemic Sclerosis

    L. Van Bon;L. Van Bon;A. J. Affandi;A. J. Affandi;J. Broen;J. Broen;R. B. Christmann

  • Formation of antibodies against infliximab and adalimumab strongly correlates with functional drug levels and clinical responses in rheumatoid arthritis

    T.R.D.J. Radstake;M. Svenson;A.M.M. Eijsbouts;F.H.J. van den Hoogen

  • Validity of single variables and composite indices for measuring disease activity in rheumatoid arthritis.

    D. M. F. M. Van Der Heijde;M. A. Van't Hof;P. L. C. M. Van Riel;M. A. Van Leeuwen

Frequent Co-Authors

L. B. A. Van De Putte
L. B. A. Van De Putte Radboud University
Pilar Barrera
Pilar Barrera Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre
Paul Emery
Paul Emery University of Leeds
Andrea W M Evers
Andrea W M Evers Leiden University
Gijs Bleijenberg
Gijs Bleijenberg Radboud University
Maxime Dougados
Maxime Dougados Hôpital Cochin
Maarten Boers
Maarten Boers Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
George D. Kitas
George D. Kitas Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust
Ferdinand C. Breedveld
Ferdinand C. Breedveld Leiden University Medical Center
Robert Landewé
Robert Landewé University of Amsterdam

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