Current Opinion in Rheumatology

Aims & Scope

A high impact review journal which boasts an international readership, Current Opinion in Rheumatology offers a broad-based perspective on the most recent and exciting developments within the field of rheumatology.

Published bimonthly, each issue features insightful editorials and high quality invited reviews covering two or three key disciplines which include vasculitis syndromes, medical physiology and rheumatic diseases, crystal deposition diseases and rheumatoid arthritis.

Each discipline introduces world renowned guest editors to ensure the journal is at the forefront of knowledge development and delivers balanced, expert assessments of advances from the previous year.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	4.3
2024	5.20

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	1904

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	991

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.704

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	132

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Abstracting & Indexing

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

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science
• Medline
• Embase

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in 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.

• Inflammation in osteoarthritis

  Citation: 1155

  Authors: Mary B., Miguel

• Epidemiology of osteoarthritis: literature update

  Citation: 767

  Authors: Ernest R., C. Kent

• Sarcopenia in older adults

  Citation: 523

  Authors: Jeremy D.

• The role of ambulatory mechanics in the initiation and progression of knee osteoarthritis

  Citation: 499

  Authors: Thomas P, Annegret

• Immune dysregulation, polyendocrinopathy, enteropathy, and X-linked inheritance (IPEX), a syndrome of systemic autoimmunity caused by mutations of FOXP3, a critical regulator of T-cell homeostasis

  Citation: 447

  Authors: Eleonora, Troy R., Hans D.

• Many faces of the minimal clinically important difference (MCID): a literature review and directions for future research

  Citation: 438

  Authors: Dorcas E., Marteen, George A.

• Definition of hyperuricemia and gouty conditions

  Citation: 408

  Authors: Thomas, Pascal

• COVID-19 and autoimmune diseases

  Citation: 402

  Authors: Yu, Amr H., Qianjin

• Metabolic syndrome, diabetes, and hyperuricemia

  Citation: 357

  Authors: Changgui, Ming-Chia, Shun-Jen

• Joint injury causes knee osteoarthritis in young adults

  Citation: 340

  Authors: Ewa M

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