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Impact Factor
4.818
5 year Impact Factor
4.766

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J M van Laar

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Impact Factor

New Impact Factor

Our Impact Factor has risen for the 5th consecutive year, to 4.818.
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Twitter, #alternativefacts, careless whispers and Rheumatology

Prof Jaap van Laar, Editor of Rheumatology, and Associate Editors Dr James Galloway (King’s College London) and Dr Marwan Bukhari (University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay Foundation NHS trust) discuss the impact of social media on science.

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The influence of obesity on response to tumour necrosis factor-α inhibitors in psoriatic arthritis ...

Professor Jaap van Laar interviews Dr Lars Eric Kristensen, Parker Institute, Copenhagen, Denmark, regarding his paper on the link between obesity and biological use in psoriatic arthritis. The observational cohort study uses nationwide data from the DANBIO and ICEBIO registries.

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Analysis of extended follow-up data from the interferon α kinoid phase I/II study

Professor Jaap van Laar interviews Dr Bernard Lauwerys, UCLouvain, Belgium, regarding his study on interferon α kinoids and their effect on B cell activation transcripts in Lupus. The paper discusses the link between the blockade of interferon α and the decreased expression of genes involved in B cell activation.

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