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Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies

Last updated July 15, 2026

Rising Stars

Fresh ink, massive impact

Researchers

1
Léa Hoisnard
Inserm
2
Doortje I Krijbolder
Leiden University Medical Center
3
Yingnan Ma
Harbin Medical University
4
Aliki I. Venetsanopoulou
University of Ioannina
5
Caifeng Deng
First Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu Medical College
6
Yusuke Miyazaki
University of Occupational and Environmental Health Japan
7
Zübeyir Salis
University of Geneva
8
Kang-Jia Yin
Anhui Medical University
9
R. Camille Brewer
VA Palo Alto Health Care System
10
Abdul Sami Mohammed
King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals

Papers

1
Publication in Scientific Reports (2024) [45 citations, W4392948756]
Scientific Reports|2024
45 cit.
2
Sequential Targeting Chondroitin Sulfate‐Bilirubin Nanomedicine Attenuates Osteoarthritis via Reprogramming Lipid Metabolism in M1 Macrophages
Advanced Science|2025
23 cit.
3
Risk of Gastrointestinal Perforation in Patients With Rheumatic Diseases Exposed to Janus Kinase Inhibitors Versus Adalimumab: A Nationwide Cohort Study
Arthritis & Rheumatology|2024
12 cit.
4
Publication in RMD Open (2025) [12 citations, W4406726141]
RMD Open|2025
12 cit.
5
Genetically engineered chondrocyte-mimetic nanoplatform attenuates osteoarthritis by blocking IL-1β and restoring sirtuin-3
Science Advances|2025
12 cit.
6
Neutrophil extracellular traps as immunofibrotic mediators in RA-ILD; pilot evaluation of the nintedanib therapy
Frontiers in Immunology|2024
11 cit.
7
Publication in Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism (2024) [10 citations, W4392881612]
Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism|2024
10 cit.
8
Publication in Lara D. Veeken (2024) [8 citations, W4399766286]
Lara D. Veeken|2024
8 cit.
9
Publication in International Journal of Obesity (2024) [8 citations, W4403513386]
International Journal of Obesity|2024
8 cit.
10
Publication in ACR Open Rheumatology (2024) [6 citations, W4390587773]
ACR Open Rheumatology|2024
6 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Drafting the new consensus

Researchers

1
Carol A. Connell
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
2
Ronnie H. Fang
University of California San Diego
3
Lisy Wang
Pfizer (United States)
4
Robert A Bermel
Cleveland Clinic
5
Romero Pena
Unknown
6
Laura T. Donlin
Hospital for Special Surgery
7
А. М. Лила
Russian Medical Academy of Continuous Professional Education
8
Mónica Gumá
University of California San Diego
9
Ryan DeMasi
AbbVie (United States)
10
Bryant R. England
VA Nebraska Western Iowa Health Care System

Papers

1
Cardiovascular and Cancer Risk with Tofacitinib in Rheumatoid Arthritis
New England Journal of Medicine|2022
1.7k cit.
2
How patients with multiple sclerosis acquire disability
Brain|2022
528 cit.
3
Monosodium urate crystals regulate a unique JNK-dependent macrophage metabolic and inflammatory response
Cell Reports|2022
72 cit.
4
The impact of disease severity measures on survival in U.S. veterans with rheumatoid arthritis-associated interstitial lung disease
Lara D. Veeken|2022
55 cit.
5
Genetic, social, and environmental risk factors in rheumatoid arthritis-associated interstitial lung disease
Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism|2022
39 cit.
6
A Narrowing Mortality Gap: Temporal Trends of <scp>Cause‐Specific</scp> Mortality in a National Matched Cohort Study in <scp>US</scp> Veterans With Rheumatoid Arthritis
Arthritis Care & Research|2022
38 cit.
7
Epigenetic Regulation of Nutrient Transporters in Rheumatoid Arthritis Fibroblast‐like Synoviocytes
Arthritis & Rheumatology|2022
36 cit.
8
Identification of Multimorbidity Patterns in Rheumatoid Arthritis Through Machine Learning
Arthritis Care & Research|2022
35 cit.
9
Effusion-synovitis worsening mediates the association between body mass index and Kellgren-Lawrence progression in obese individuals: data from the Osteoarthritis Initiative
Osteoarthritis and Cartilage|2022
29 cit.
10
Role of mitochondria-bound HK2 in rheumatoid arthritis fibroblast-like synoviocytes
Frontiers in Immunology|2023
25 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Wrote the book, still writing it

Researchers

1
Gene G. Hunder
Mayo Clinic
2
Gillian Hawker
University of Toronto
3
Piet L. C. M. van Riel
Radboud University Nijmegen
4
Alan J. Silman
Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre
5
Frederick Wolfe
University of Kansas
6
Désirée van der Heijde
Leiden University Medical Center
7
Paul Emery
University of Leeds
8
Paul P. Tak
Celldex Therapeutics (United States)
9
Annette H M van der Helm–van Mil
Leiden University Medical Center
10
Theodore Pincus
Rush University Medical Center

Papers

1
The american rheumatism association 1987 revised criteria for the classification of rheumatoid arthritis
Arthritis & Rheumatism|1988
19.9k cit.
2
The american college of rheumatology 1990 criteria for the classification of fibromyalgia
Arthritis & Rheumatism|1990
9.6k cit.
3
2010 Rheumatoid arthritis classification criteria: An American College of Rheumatology/European League Against Rheumatism collaborative initiative
Arthritis & Rheumatism|2010
9.6k cit.
4
Development of criteria for the classification and reporting of osteoarthritis: Classification of osteoarthritis of the knee
Arthritis & Rheumatism|1986
6.8k cit.
5
Modified disease activity scores that include twenty-eight-joint counts development and validation in a prospective longitudinal study of patients with rheumatoid arthritis
Arthritis & Rheumatism|1995
6.2k cit.
6
2010 Rheumatoid arthritis classification criteria: an American College of Rheumatology/European League Against Rheumatism collaborative initiative
Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases|2010
4.9k cit.
7
The American College of Rheumatology Preliminary Diagnostic Criteria for Fibromyalgia and Measurement of Symptom Severity
Arthritis Care & Research|2010
3.9k cit.
8
EULAR recommendations for the management of rheumatoid arthritis with synthetic and biological disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs: 2019 update
Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases|2020
2.8k cit.
9
The American College of Rheumatology criteria for the classification and reporting of osteoarthritis of the hip
Arthritis & Rheumatism|1991
2.7k cit.
10
The American College of Rheumatology 1990 criteria for the classification of giant cell arteritis
Arthritis & Rheumatism|1990
2.5k cit.

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