Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology

Aims & Scope

Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology is a bi-monthly international peer-reviewed journal which has been covering all clinical, experimental and translational aspects of musculoskeletal, arthritic and connective tissue diseases since 1983.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	3.3
2024	3.40

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	4800

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	3004

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.004

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	112

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

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• Google Scholar
• Web of Science
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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Immunology and Microbiology and Medicine, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

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

  Citation: 325

  Authors: Piercarlo, Valeria, Silvia, Daniela, Sandro, Giuliano, Spinello, Massimo

• COVID-19: the new challenge for rheumatologists

  Citation: 92

  Authors: Francesco, Elena, Chiara, Elena, Ilaria, Rosaria, Marta, Stefano

• One year in review 2022: systemic lupus erythematosus

  Citation: 84

  Authors: Dina, Elena, Davide, Viola, Francesca, Alessandra, Chiara

• Defining anti-synthetase syndrome: a systematic literature review

  Citation: 60

  Authors: Giovanni, Sara, Carlo Alberto, Francesco, Tamera J., Tracy J., David, Miguel A., Marie, Masataka, Ingrid E., Andrew, Neil, Frederick W., Carlomaurizio, Chester V., Jorge, Jens, Albert, Victoria P., Garifallia, Rohit, Lorenzo

• JAK/STAT pathway and nociceptive cytokine signalling in rheumatoid arthritis and psoriatic arthritis

  Citation: 58

  Authors: Natascia, Francesco

• Pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis: one year in review 2022

  Citation: 50

  Authors: Fiorella, Francesco Maria, Alessia, Ilaria

• Myositis-associated interstitial lung disease: a comprehensive approach to diagnosis and management

  Citation: 48

  Authors: Robert W., Julie J.

• Fibromyalgia in women: somatisation or stress-evoked, sex-dimorphic neuropathic pain?

  Citation: 48

  Authors: Manuel

• Skeletal muscles and Covid-19: a systematic review of rhabdomyolysis and myositis in SARS-CoV-2 infection

  Citation: 45

  Authors: Jennifer R., Saadia Sasha, Deepak, Maryam A., April D., James B., Patrick A.

• Fibromyalgia position paper

  Citation: 45

  Authors: Piercarlo, Valeria, Fabiola, Roberto, Eva, Ernest H., Laura, Winfred, Jacob N., Valerie, Dan, Howard, Jose A.P., Serge, Bart, Enrico, Vittorio, Stefano, Giustino, Manuela, Riccardo, Karin Maria, Kaisa, Fausto, Marco, Gianniantonio, Alberto

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