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Rheumatoid Arthritis: Research Leaders and Landscape

The most active researchers, institutions, and subtopics in Rheumatoid Arthritis, from recent PubMed records. Public authorship only, every figure verifiable by PMID.

Analyzed 600 recent PubMed papers (2021-2026) matching "rheumatoid arthritis JAK inhibitor biologic". Source: NLM PubMed. Generated July 2026.

Top research leaders (by recent publication volume)

#ResearcherAffiliationPapers
1Tanaka YoshiyaUniversity of Occupational and Environmental Health23
2Takeuchi TsutomuKeio University School of Medicine16
3Hashimoto MotomuOsaka Metropolitan University Graduate School of Medicine16
4Yamamoto WataruKurashiki Sweet Hospital15
5Son YonsuKansai Medical University14
6Onishi AkiraKyoto University13
7Finckh AxelGeneva University Hospitals12
8Murata KoichiKyoto University12
9Amuro HidekiKansai Medical University12
10Hara RyotaNara Medical University12
11Kaneko YukoKeio University School of Medicine11
12Okano TadashiOsaka Metropolitan University Graduate School of Medicine11
13Ebina KosukeOsaka University Graduate School of Medicine11
14Hayashi ShinyaKobe University Graduate School of Medicine11
15Askling JohanClinical Epidemiology Division11
16Strangfeld AnjaGermany; Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunolog11
17Katayama MasakiOsaka Red Cross Hospital10
18Sung Yoon-KyoungHanyang University Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases9

Ranked by recent publication volume; names not yet disambiguated and not citation-weighted. The full brief adds ORCID disambiguation, citation weighting, and clinical-trial investigator data.

Leading institutions

Keio University School of Medicine (22), Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine (20), Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University (19), Kansai Medical University (16), Kurashiki Sweet Hospital (16), University of Occupational and Environmental Health (15), Kyoto University (15), Osaka Metropolitan University Graduate School of Medicine (14), Medical University of Vienna (12), College of Medicine (12)

Active subtopics

Arthritis, Rheumatoid (399), Antirheumatic Agents (296), Janus Kinase Inhibitors (254), Treatment Outcome (126), Pyrimidines (109), Biological Products (106), Piperidines (102), Retrospective Studies (82)

Top journals

Rheumatology (Oxford, England) (35), RMD open (31), Annals of the rheumatic diseases (27), Arthritis research & therapy (19), International journal of rheumatic diseases (15), Frontiers in immunology (15)

Representative recent papers

IL-7-glucose-Aiolos axis orchestrates pathogenic CD8 (2026) · PMID 42461767

Recent Knowledge Regarding the Epidemiology, Exacerbating Factors, and Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis Complicated by Interstiti (2026) · PMID 42452635

Sex Differences in Treatment Response to Targeted Therapy in Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Post Hoc Analysis of a Prospective Observatio (2026) · PMID 42444380

Disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) for rheumatoid arthritis after failure of biologic or targeted synthetic therapy: a (2026) · PMID 42440279

Hematological Indices as Biomarkers in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis but Normal ESR/CRP Receiving Biological/Targeted Synthet (2026) · PMID 42429076

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