The baseline time span for this database is 1998-June 30, 2008 (third
bimonthly period 2008). To construct the top 20 papers lists for the past
decade and the past two years, the papers were further narrowed down by the
title keywords "rheumatoid arthritis." This adjustment resulted in the top
20 papers being selected from a pool of 8,898 (10 years) and 2,504 (2
years) papers.
***Article 1
Total Cites: 1640
Article Title: Comparison of upper gastrointestinal toxicity of rofecoxib
and naproxen in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
Authors: Bombardier, C, Laine, L, Reicin, A, Shapiro, D, Burgos-vargas, R,
Davis, B, Day, R, Ferraz, MB, Hawkey, CJ, Hochberg, MC, Kvien, TK,
Schnitzer, TJ, Weaver, A, Vigor Study Grp
Journal: NEW ENGL J MED
Volume: 343
Page: 1520-1528
Year: 2000
Addresses:
· MT SINAI HOSP, Inst Work & Hlth, Toronto, Canada
· Univ Hlth Network, Toronto, Canada
· UNIV SO CALIF, Sch Med, Dept Med, Gastrointestinal Div, Los
Angeles, CA, USA
· UNIV NACL AUTONOMA MEXICO, Fac Med, Mexico City, Mexico
· UNIV NACL AUTONOMA MEXICO, Div Res, Mexico City, Mexico
· MERCK & CO INC, Rahway, NJ, USA
· Hosp Gen Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico
· UNIV TEXAS HLTH SCI CTR HOUSTON, Sch Publ Hlth, Houston, TX,
USA
· UNIV NEW S WALES, Dept Clin Pharmacol, Sydney, Australia
· ST VINCENTS HOSP, Sydney, Australia
· UNIV FED SAO PAULO, Escola Paulista Med, Dept Med, Div Rheumatol,
Sao Paulo, Brazil
· UNIV NOTTINGHAM, Sch Med & Surg Sci, Div Gastroenterol,
Nottingham, England
· UNIV MARYLAND, Div Clin Immunol & Rheumatol, Baltimore, MD,
USA
· OSLO CITY DEPT RHEUMATOL, Oslo, Norway
· DIAKONHJEMMET HOSP, Oslo, Norway
· NORTHWESTERN UNIV, Sch Med, Off Clin Res & Training, Chicago,
IL, USA
· Inst Work & Hlth, 250 Bloor St E,Suite 702, Toronto,
Canada
***Article 2
Total Cites: 1403
Article Title: Gastrointestinal toxicity with celecoxib vs nonsteroidal
anti-inflammatory drugs for osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis - The
CLASS study: A randomized controlled trial
Authors: Silverstein, FE, Faich, G, Goldstein, JL, Simon, LS, Pincus, T,
Whelton, A, Makuch, R, Eisen, G, Agarwal, NM, Stenson, WF, Burr, AM, Zhao,
WW, Kent, JD, Lefkowith, JB, Verburg, KM, Geis, GS
Journal: JAMA-J AM MED ASSOC
Volume: 284
Page: 1247-1255
Year: 2000
Addresses:
· Pharmacia Clin Res & Dev, Skokie, IL, USA
· UNIV WASHINGTON, Dept Med, Seattle, WA, USA
· Pharmaceut Safety Assessments Inc, Narberth, PA, USA
· UNIV ILLINOIS, Coll Med, Dept Med, Sect Digest & Liver Dis,
Chicago, IL, USA
· HARVARD UNIV, Sch Med, Beth Israel Deaconess Med Ctr, Dept Med,Div
Rheumatol & Metab Bone Dis, Boston, MA, USA
· VANDERBILT UNIV, Sch Med, Div Rheumatol & Immunol, Nashville,
TN, USA
· VANDERBILT UNIV, Sch Med, Div Gastroenterol, Nashville, TN,
USA
· JOHNS HOPKINS UNIV, Dept Med, Baltimore, MD, USA
· YALE UNIV, Dept Biostat, New Haven, CT, USA
· DUKE UNIV, Div Gastroenterol, Durham, NC, USA
· WASHINGTON UNIV, Div Gastroenterol, St Louis, MO, USA
· Pharmacia Clin Res & Dev, 4901 Searle Pkwy,Bldg A3E, Skokie,
IL, USA
***Article 3
Total Cites: 1229
Article Title: Infliximab and methotrexate in the treatment of rheumatoid
arthritis
Authors: Lipsky, PE, van der Heijde, DMFM, St Clair, EW, Furst, DE,
Breedveld, FC, Kalden, JR, Smolen, JS, Weisman, M, Emery, P, Feldmann, M,
Harriman, GR, Maini, RN, Anti-tumor Necrosis Factor Trial
Journal: NEW ENGL J MED
Volume: 343
Page: 1594-1602
Year: 2000
Addresses:
· UT SOUTHWESTERN MED CTR, SW Med Ctr, Dallas, TX, USA
· UNIV MAASTRICHT, Maastricht, Netherlands
· DUKE UNIV, Med Ctr, Durham, NC, USA
· VIRGINIA MASON MED CTR, Seattle, WA, USA
· LEIDEN UNIV, Leiden, Netherlands
· INST CLIN IMMUNOL, Erlangen, Germany
· UNIV VIENNA, Vienna, Austria
· UNIV CALIF SAN DIEGO, San Diego, CA, USA
· UNIV LEEDS, Res Sch Med, Leeds, England
· KENNEDY INST RHEUMATOL, London, England
· CHARING CROSS HOSP, Imperial Coll, Sch Med, London, England
· CENTOCOR INC, Malvern, PA, USA
· NIAMSD, NIH, 9000 Rockville Pike,Bldg 10,Rm 9N228, Bethesda, MD,
USA
***Article 4
Total Cites: 978
Article Title: Infliximab (chimeric anti-tumour necrosis factor alpha
monoclonal antibody) versus placebo in rheumatoid arthritis patients
receiving concomitant methotrexate: a randomised phase III trial
Authors: Maini, R, St Clair, EW, Breedveld, F, Furst, D, Kalden, J,
Weisman, M, Smolen, J, Emery, P, Harriman, G, Feldmann, M, Lipsky, P,
Attract Study Grp
Journal: LANCET
Volume: 354
Page: 1932-1939
Year: 1999
Addresses:
· KENNEDY INST RHEUMATOL, London, England
· CHARING CROSS HOSP, Imperial Coll, Sch Med, London, England
· DUKE UNIV, Durham, NC, USA
· LEIDEN UNIV, Leiden, Netherlands
· VIRGINIA MASON MED CTR, Seattle, WA, USA
· INST CLIN IMMUNOL & RHEUMATOL, Erlangen, Germany
· UNIV CALIF SAN DIEGO, La Jolla, CA, USA
· UNIV VIENNA, Vienna, Austria
· UNIV LEEDS, Rheumatol & Rehabil Res Unit, Leeds, England
· CENTOCOR INC, Malvern, PA, USA
· UT SOUTHWESTERN MED CTR, SW Med Ctr, Dallas, TX, USA
· Kennedy Inst Rheumatol, London, England
***Article 5
Total Cites: 877
Article Title: A trial of etanercept, a recombinant tumor necrosis factor
receptor : Fc fusion protein, in patients with rheumatoid arthritis
receiving methotrexate
Authors: Weinblatt, ME, Kremer, JM, Bankhurst, AD, Bulpitt, KJ,
Fleischmann, RM, Fox, RI, Jackson, CG, Lange, M, Burge, DJ
Journal: NEW ENGL J MED
Volume: 340
Page: 253-259
Year: 1999
Addresses:
· BRIGHAM & WOMENS HOSP, Boston, MA, USA
· ALBANY MED COLL, Albany, NY, USA
· UNIV NEW MEXICO, Sch Med, Albuquerque, NM, USA
· UNIV CALIF LOS ANGELES, Los Angeles, CA, USA
· METROPLEX CLIN RES CTR, Dallas, TX, USA
· SCRIPS CLIN, La Jolla, CA, USA
· UNIV UTAH, Med Ctr, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
· IMMUNEX CORP, Seattle, WA, USA
· Brigham & Womens Hosp, 75 Francis St, Boston, MA, USA
***Article 6
Total Cites: 747
Article Title: A comparison of etanercept and methotrexate in patients with
early rheumatoid arthritis
Authors: Bathon, JM, Martin, RW, Fleischmann, RM, Tesser, JR, Schiff, MH,
Keystone, EC, Genovese, MC, Wasko, MC, Moreland, LW, Weaver, AL, Markenson,
J, Finck, BK
Journal: NEW ENGL J MED
Volume: 343
Page: 1586-1593
Year: 2000
Addresses:
· JOHNS HOPKINS UNIV, Johns Hopkins Asthma & Allergy Ctr,
Baltimore, MD, USA
· MICHIGAN STATE UNIV, Grand Rapids, MI, USA
· METROPLEX CLIN RES CTR, Dallas, TX, USA
· Phoenix Ctr Clin Res, Phoenix, AZ, USA
· DENVER ARTHRIT CLIN, Denver, CO, USA
· MT SINAI HOSP, Toronto, Canada
· STANFORD UNIV, Stanford, CA, USA
· UNIV PITTSBURGH, Med Ctr, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
· UNIV ALABAMA, Birmingham, AL, USA
· ARTHRIT CTR NEBRASKA, Lincoln, NE, USA
· HOSP SPECIAL SURG, New York, NY, USA
· IMMUNEX CORP, Seattle, WA, USA
· Johns Hopkins Univ, Johns Hopkins Asthma & Allergy Ctr, 5501
Hopkins Bayview Cir,Rm 5A24, Baltimore, MD, USA
***Article 7
Total Cites: 686
Article Title: Etanercept therapy in rheumatoid arthritis - A randomized,
controlled trial
Authors: Moreland, LW, Schiff, MH, Baumgartner, SW, Tindall, EA,
Fleischmann, RM, Bulpitt, KJ, Weaver, AL, Keystone, EC, Furst, DE, Mease,
PJ, Ruderman, EM, Horwitz, DA, Arkfeld, DG, Garrison, L, Burge, DJ, Blosch,
CM, Lange, MLM, Mcdonnell, ND, Weinblatt, ME
Journal: ANNALS OF INTERNAL MEDICINE
Volume: 130
Page: 478-+
Year: 1999
Addresses:
· UNIV ALABAMA, Div Clin Immunol & Rheumatol, Arthrit Clin
Intervent Program, Birmingham, AL, USA
· DENVER ARTHRIT CLIN, Denver, CO, USA
· PHYSICIANS CLIN SPOKANE, Spokane, WA, USA
· Portland Med Associates, Portland, OR, USA
· METROPLEX CLIN RES CTR, Dallas, TX, USA
· UNIV CALIF LOS ANGELES, Dept Med, Div Rheumatol, Los Angeles, CA,
USA
· UNIV SO CALIF, Sch Med, Los Angeles, CA, USA
· ARTHRIT CTR NEBRASKA, Lincoln, NE, USA
· MT SINAI HOSP, Ctr Adv Therapeut, Toronto, Canada
· VIRGINIA MASON MED CTR, Seattle, WA, USA
· MINOR & JAMES MED, Seattle, WA, USA
· IMMUNEX CORP, Seattle, WA, USA
· RUSH UNIV, Chicago, IL, USA
· BRIGHAM & WOMENS HOSP, Boston, MA, USA
· Univ Alabama, Div Clin Immunol & Rheumatol, Arthrit Clin
Intervent Program, 1717 6th Ave,SRC 068, Birmingham, AL, USA
***Article 8
Total Cites: 661
Article Title: Therapeutic efficacy of multiple intravenous infusions of
anti-tumor necrosis factor alpha monoclonal antibody combined with low-dose
weekly methotrexate in rheumatoid arthritis
Authors: Maini, RN, Breedveld, FC, Kalden, JR, Smolen, JS, Davis, D,
Macfarlane, JD, Antoni, C, Leeb, B, Elliott, MJ, Woody, JN, Schaible, TF,
Feldmann, M
Journal: ARTHRITIS AND RHEUMATISM
Volume: 41
Page: 1552-1563
Year: 1998
Addresses:
· KENNEDY INST RHEUMATOL, London, England
· CHARING CROSS & WESTMINSTER MED SCH, London, England
· LEIDEN UNIV, Leiden, Netherlands
· INST CLIN IMMUNOL & RHEUMATOL, Erlangen, Germany
· LAINZ HOSP, Vienna, Austria
· LUDWIG BOLTZMANN INST RHEUMATOL, Vienna, Austria
· CENTOCOR INC, Malvern, PA, USA
· Kennedy Inst Rheumatol, 1 Aspenlea Rd, London, England
***Article 9
Total Cites: 508
Article Title: Mechanisms of disease: Cytokine pathways and joint
inflammation in rheumatoid arthritis.
Authors: Choy, EHS, Panayi, GS
Journal: NEW ENGL J MED
Volume: 344
Page: 907-916
Year: 2001
Addresses:
· KINGS COLL LONDON, Guys Kings & St Thomas Hosp, Sch Med, Dept
Rheumatol, London, England
· Kings Coll London Hosp, Dept Rheumatol, E Dulwich Grove, London,
England
***Article 10
Total Cites: 493
Article Title: Treatment of rheumatoid arthritis with recombinant human
interleukin-1 receptor antagonist
Authors: Bresnihan, B, Alvaro-gracia, JM, Cobby, M, Doherty, M, Domljan, Z,
Emery, P, Nuki, G, Pavelka, K, Rau, R, Rozman, B, Watt, I, Williams, B,
Aitchison, R, Mccabe, D, Musikic, P
Journal: ARTHRITIS AND RHEUMATISM
Volume: 41
Page: 2196-2204
Year: 1998
Addresses:
· ST VINCENTS HOSP, Univ Dept Rheumatol, Dublin, Ireland
· HOSP PRINCESA, Madrid, Spain
· FRENCHAY HOSP, Bristol, England
· CITY HOSP, Nottingham, England
· UNIV ZAGREB, Ctr Clin, Zagreb, Croatia
· UNIV LEEDS, Leeds, England
· UNIV EDINBURGH, Edinburgh, Scotland
· INST RHEUMATOL, Prague, Czech Republic
· EVANGEL FACHKRANKENHAUS, Ratingen, Germany
· UNIV LJUBLJANA, Med Ctr, Ljubljana, Slovenia
· BRISTOL ROYAL INFIRM & GEN HOSP, Bristol, England
· UNIV WALES, Cardiff, Wales
· AMGEN, Boulder, CO, USA
· AMGEN, The Hague, Netherlands
· St Vincents Hosp, Univ Dept Rheumatol, Dublin, Ireland
***Article 11
Total Cites: 487
Article Title: Efficacy of B-cell-targeted therapy with rituximab in
patients with rheumatoid arthritis
Authors: Edwards, JCW, Szczepanski, L, Szechinski, J, Filipowicz-sosnowska,
A, Emery, P, Close, DR, Stevens, RM, Shaw, T
Journal: NEW ENGL J MED
Volume: 350
Page: 2572-2581
Year: 2004
Addresses:
· UCL, Ctr Rheumatol, London, England
· Med Univ Sch Lublin, Lublin, Poland
· Univ Sch Wroclaw, Wroclaw, Poland
· INST RHEUMATOL, Warsaw, Poland
· LEEDS ROYAL INFIRM, Leeds, England
· ROCHE PROD LTD, Welwyn Garden City, England
· ROCHE, Nutley, NJ, USA
· UCL, Ctr Rheumatol, 4th Fl,Arthur Stanley House,40-50 Tottenham
St, London, England
***Article 12
Total Cites: 469
Article Title: Anti-inflammatory and upper gastrointestinal effects of
celecoxib in rheumatoid arthritis - A randomized controlled trial
Authors: Simon, LS, Weaver, AL, Graham, DY, Kivitz, AJ, Lipsky, PE,
Hubbard, RC, Isakson, PC, Verburg, KM, Yu, SS, Zhao, WW, Geis, GS
Journal: JAMA-J AM MED ASSOC
Volume: 282
Page: 1921-1928
Year: 1999
Addresses:
· HARVARD UNIV, Sch Med, Beth Israel Deaconess Med Ctr, Dept Med,Div
rheumatol & Metab Bone Dis, Boston, MA, USA
· ARTHRIT CTR NEBRASKA, Lincoln, NE, USA
· BAYLOR COLL MED, Vet Affairs Med Ctr, Dept Med, Houston, TX,
USA
· Altoona Ctr Clin Res, Altoona, PA, USA
· UT SOUTHWESTERN MED CTR, SW Med Ctr, Div Rheumat Dis, Dallas, TX,
USA
· SEARLE & CO, Dept Clin Res, Skokie, IL, USA
· SEARLE & CO, COX2 Technol, Skokie, IL, USA
· Harvard Univ, Sch Med, Beth Israel Deaconess Med Ctr, Dept Med,Div
rheumatol & Metab Bone Dis, Boston, MA, USA
***Article 13
Total Cites: 463
Article Title: Anti-TNF alpha therapy of rheumatoid arthritis: what have we
learned?
Authors: Feldmann, M, Maini, RN
Journal: ANNUAL REVIEW OF IMMUNOLOGY
Volume: 19
Page: 163-196
Year: 2001
Addresses:
· Imperial Coll Sch Med, Kennedy Inst, Div Rheumatol, London,
England
· Imperial Coll Sch Med, Kennedy Inst, Div Rheumatol, 1 Aspenlea Rd,
London, England
***Article 14
Total Cites: 419
Article Title: Adalimumab, a fully human anti-tumor necrosis factor a
monoclonal antibody, for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis in patients
taking concomitant methotrexate - The ARMADA trial
Authors: Weinblatt, ME, Keystone, EC, Furst, DE, Moreland, LW, Weisman, MH,
Birbara, CA, Teoh, LA, Fischkoff, SA, Chartash, EK
Journal: ARTHRITIS AND RHEUMATISM
Volume: 48
Page: 35-45
Year: 2003
Addresses:
· BRIGHAM & WOMENS HOSP, Boston, MA, USA
· MT SINAI HOSP, Toronto, Canada
· UNIV CALIF LOS ANGELES, Los Angeles, CA, USA
· UNIV ALABAMA, Birmingham, AL, USA
· CEDARS SINAI MED CTR, Los Angeles, CA, USA
· UNIV MASSACHUSETTS, Worcester, MA, USA
· ABBOTT LABS, Parsippany, NJ, USA
· Brigham & Womens Hosp, 75 Francis St, Boston, MA, USA
***Article 15
Total Cites: 397
Article Title: Evolving concepts of rheumatoid arthritis
Authors: Firestein, GS
Journal: NATURE
Volume: 423
Page: 356-361
Year: 2003
Addresses:
· UNIV CALIF SAN DIEGO, Sch Med, Div Rheumatol Allergy &
Immunol, La Jolla, CA, USA
· Univ Calif San Diego, Sch Med, Div Rheumatol Allergy &
Immunol, 9500 Gilman Dr, La Jolla, CA, USA
***Article 16
Total Cites: 390
Article Title: Efficacy and safety of leflunomide compared with placebo and
sulphasalazine in active rheumatoid arthritis: a double-blind, randomised,
multicentre trial
Authors: Smolen, JS, Kalden, JR, Scott, DL, Rozman, B, Kvien, TK, Larsen,
A, Loew-friedrich, I, Oed, C, Rosenburg, R, European Leflunomide Study
Grp
Journal: LANCET
Volume: 353
Page: 259-266
Year: 1999
Addresses:
· UNIV VIENNA, Dept Internal Med 3, Div Rheumatol, Vienna,
Austria
· LAINZ HOSP, Ctr Rheumat Dis, Dept Med 2, Vienna, Austria
· UNIV ERLANGEN NURNBERG, Erlangen, Germany
· KINGS COLL LONDON, London, England
· MED CTR LJUBLJANA, Ljubljana, Slovenia
· DIAKONHJEMMET HOSP, Oslo, Norway
· KONGSVINGER SJUKEHUS, Kongsvinger, Norway
· Hoechst Marion Roussel, Frankfurt, Germany
· Univ Vienna, Dept Internal Med 3, Div Rheumatol, Wahringer Gurtel
18-20, Vienna, Austria
***Article 17
Total Cites: 386
Article Title: Guidelines for the management of rheumatoid arthritis - 2002
update
Authors: Kwoh, CK, Anderson, LG, Greene, JM, Johnson, DA, Odell, R,
Robbins, ML, Roberts, WN, Simms, RW, Yood, RA, Amer Coll Rheumatology
Subcommitee
Journal: ARTHRITIS AND RHEUMATISM
Volume: 46
Page: 328-346
Year: 2002
Addresses:
· UNIV PITTSBURGH, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
· RHEUMATOL ASSOCIATES, Portland, ME, USA
· VA Med Ctr, W Roxbury, MA, USA
· UNIV SO CALIF, Los Angeles Cty Med Ctr, Los Angeles, CA, USA
· UNIV NEBRASKA, Med Ctr, Omaha, NE, USA
· Harvard Vanguard Med Associates, Boston, MA, USA
· VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIV, Med Coll Virginia, Richmond, VA,
USA
· BOSTON UNIV, Sch Med, Ctr Arthritis, Boston, MA, USA
· FALLON CLIN INC, Worcester, MA, USA
***Article 18
Total Cites: 384
Article Title: Citrulline is an essential constituent of antigenic
determinants recognized by rheumatoid arthritis-specific
autoantibodies
Authors: Schellekens, GA, de Jong, BAW, van den Hoogen, FHJ, van de Putte,
LBA, van Venrooij, WJ
Journal: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL INVESTIGATION
Volume: 101
Page: 273-281
Year: 1998
Addresses:
· UNIV NIJMEGEN, Dept Biochem, Nijmegen, Netherlands
· UNIV NIJMEGEN, Dept Rheumatol, Nijmegen, Netherlands
· Catholic Univ Nijmegen, Dept Biochem, POB 9101, Nijmegen,
Netherlands
***Article 19
Total Cites: 378
Article Title: Therapeutic effect of the combination of etanercept and
methotrexate compared with each treatment alone in patients with rheumatoid
arthritis: double-blind randomised controlled trial
Authors: Klareskog, L, van der Heijde, D, de Jager, JP, Gough, A, Kalden,
J, Malaise, M, Mola, EM, Pavelka, K, Sany, J, Settas, L, Wajdula, J,
Pedersen, R, Fatenejad, S, Sanda, M, Tempo Study Investigators
Journal: LANCET
Volume: 363
Page: 675-681
Year: 2004
Addresses:
· KAROLINSKA INST, Karolinska Hosp, Dept Med, Rheumatol Unit,
Stockholm, Sweden
· UNIV HOSP, Dept Rheumatol, Maastricht, Netherlands
· GOLD COAST RHEUMATOL, Southport, Australia
· HARROGATE DIST HOSP, Dept Rheumatol, Harrogate, England
· UNIV ERLANGEN NURNBERG, Dept Med 3, Inst Clin Immunol, Erlangen,
Germany
· UNIV HOSP, Ctr Sart Tilman, Dept Rheumatol, Liege, Belgium
· HOSP LA PAZ, Rheumatol Unit, Madrid, Spain
· INST RHEUMATOL, Prague, Czech Republic
· HOSP LAPEYRONIE, Rheumatol Unit, Montpellier, France
· ARISTOTELIAN UNIV SALONIKA, AHEPA Gen Hosp, Dept Rheumatol,
Thessaloniki, Greece
· WYETH RES, Collegeville, PA, USA
· Karolinska Inst, Karolinska Hosp, Dept Med, Rheumatol Unit,
Stockholm, Sweden
***Article 20
Total Cites: 369
Article Title: The diagnostic properties of rheumatoid arthritis antibodies
recognizing a cyclic citrullinated peptide
Authors: Schellekens, GA, Visser, H, de Jong, BAW, Van den Hoogen, FHJ,
Hazes, JMW, Breedveld, FC, van Venrooij, WJ
Journal: ARTHRITIS AND RHEUMATISM
Volume: 43
Page: 155-163
Year: 2000
Addresses:
· Univ Nijmegen 161, Dept Biochem, Nijmegen, Netherlands
· LEIDEN UNIV, Leiden, Netherlands
· UNIV NIJMEGEN, Nijmegen, Netherlands
· Univ Nijmegen 161, Dept Biochem, POB 9101, Nijmegen, Netherlands