2021 Top Articles from Arthritis & Rheumatology Save

The ACR journal, Arthritis & Rheumatology, has publish a listing of top articles in 2021 as measured by Altmetric, an online service that tracks what gets "clicked" and discussed.  Interestingly, this includes 4 guidelines and 5 COVID-related papers. Many of these are included in the RheumNow 2021 Year End Review. Here's a top 20 listing (beginning with the most popular). All of these are either open, free or full access.

Arthritis & Rheumatology Top Articles

1. Disease Flare and Reactogenicity in Patients With Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Diseases Following Two-Dose SARS–CoV-2 Messenger RNA Vaccination. Caoilfhionn M. Connolly,  et al. First Published: 04 August 2021
2. Recreational Physical Activity and Risk of Incident Knee Osteoarthritis: an international meta-analysis of individual participant-level data.  Lucy S. Gates PhD,  et al.  First Published: 03 November 2021
3. Progression of Knee Osteoarthritis With Use of Intraarticular Glucocorticoids Versus Hyaluronic Acid.  Justin Bucci, et al.  First Published: 22 November 2021
4. Prevalence of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in the United States: Estimates From a Meta-Analysis of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Lupus Registries. Peter M. Izmirly, et al. First Published: 20 January 2021
5. 2021 American College of Rheumatology/Vasculitis Foundation Guideline for the Management of Giant Cell Arteritis and Takayasu Arteritis. Mehrdad Maz, et al.  First Published: 08 July 2021
6. Passive Smoking Throughout the Life Course and the Risk of Incident Rheumatoid Arthritis in Adulthood Among Women.  Kazuki Yoshida, et al. First Published: 18 August 2021
7. 2021 American College of Rheumatology/Vasculitis Foundation Guideline for the Management of Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody–Associated Vasculitis. Sharon A. Chung, et al.  First Published: 08 July 2021
8. Tocilizumab Prevents Progression of Early Systemic Sclerosis–Associated Interstitial Lung Disease.   David Roofeh, et al. First Published: 03 February 2021
9. Differences in the Oral Microbiome in Patients With Early Rheumatoid Arthritis and Individuals at Risk of Rheumatoid Arthritis Compared to Healthy Individuals.  Johanna M. Kroese, et al.  First Published: 04 May 2021
10.  Prevalence, Deaths, and Disability-Adjusted Life Years Due to Musculoskeletal Disorders for 195 Countries and Territories 1990–2017.  Saeid Safiri, et al.  First Published: 04 November 2020
11. Osteoarthritis Care and Risk of Total Knee Arthroplasty Among Medicare Beneficiaries: A Population-Based Study of Regional Covariation. Michael M. Ward   First Published: 08 June 2021
12.  Association of Race and Ethnicity With COVID-19 Outcomes in Rheumatic Disease: Data From the COVID-19 Global Rheumatology Alliance Physician Registry. Milena A. Gianfrancesco, et al.   First Published: 03 November 2020
13.  Reducing Immunogenicity of Pegloticase With Concomitant Use of Mycophenolate Mofetil in Patients With Refractory Gout: A Phase II, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial. Puja P. Khanna, et al.  First Published: 22 March 2021
14. Association of Higher Hydroxychloroquine Blood Levels With Reduced Thrombosis Risk in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. Michelle Petri, et al.  First Published: 05 January 2021
15.  Epidemiology of Scleritis in the United Kingdom From 1997 to 2018: Population-Based Analysis of 11 Million Patients and Association Between Scleritis and Infectious and Immune-Mediated Inflammatory Disease.  Tasanee Braithwaite, et al.  First Published: 16 March 2021
16.  Evaluation of Immune Response and Disease Status in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patients Following SARS–CoV-2 Vaccination.  Peter M. Izmirly, et al.  First Published: 04 August 2021
17. Efficacy and Safety of Guselkumab, an Interleukin-23p19–Specific Monoclonal Antibody, Through One Year in Biologic-Naive Patients With Psoriatic Arthritis. Iain B. McInnes, et al.  First Published: 11 October 2020
18. Nonsteroidal Antiinflammatory Drugs and Susceptibility to COVID-19. Joht Singh Chandan, et al. First Published: 13 November 2020
19.  2021 American College of Rheumatology/Vasculitis Foundation Guideline for the Management of Polyarteritis Nodosa.  Sharon A. Chung, et al.  First Published: 08 July 2021
20. American College of Rheumatology Guidance for COVID-19 Vaccination in Patients With Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Diseases: Version 3. Jeffrey R. Curtis, et al.  First Published: 04 August 2021