A. Cats

13.9k total citations · 3 hit papers
124 papers, 10.6k citations indexed

About

A. Cats is a scholar working on Rheumatology, Immunology and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. According to data from OpenAlex, A. Cats has authored 124 papers receiving a total of 10.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 74 papers in Rheumatology, 37 papers in Immunology and 24 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. Recurrent topics in A. Cats's work include Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies (37 papers), Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research (35 papers) and Spondyloarthritis Studies and Treatments (26 papers). A. Cats is often cited by papers focused on Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies (37 papers), Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research (35 papers) and Spondyloarthritis Studies and Treatments (26 papers). A. Cats collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, Switzerland and United States. A. Cats's co-authors include Sjef van der Linden, Hans A. Valkenburg, Jan P. Vandenbroucke, Ben A. C. Dijkmans, H. A. Valkenburg, Bernhard Huitfeldt, H. Zeidler, Ignazio Olivieri, Andrei Călin and Eric Veys and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism and Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases.

In The Last Decade

A. Cats

121 papers receiving 10.2k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Evaluation of Diagnostic Criteria for Ankylosing Spondylitis

1984 4.4k citations Sjef van der Linden, Hans A. Valkenburg et al. Arthritis & Rheumatism profile →
The European Spondylarthropathy Study Group Preliminary Criteria for the Classification of Spondylarthropathy

1991 1.7k citations Sjef van der Linden, A. Cats et al. Arthritis & Rheumatism profile →
Epidemiology of osteoarthritis: Zoetermeer survey. Comparison of radiological osteoarthritis in a Dutch population with that in 10 other populations.

1989 668 citations A. Cats, Jan P. Vandenbroucke et al. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
A. Cats	8.7k	3.7k	2.4k	1.1k	1.1k	124	10.6k
Andrei Călin	8.2k 0.9×	3.9k 1.0×	2.4k 1.0×	696 0.6×	767 0.7×	150	9.5k
Sjef van der Linden	9.9k 1.1×	3.7k 1.0×	2.9k 1.2×	954 0.8×	1.3k 1.2×	66	11.8k
B Amor	4.7k 0.5×	1.8k 0.5×	1.2k 0.5×	1.3k 1.1×	751 0.7×	171	7.2k
Daniel Wendling	5.4k 0.6×	2.4k 0.7×	1.5k 0.6×	1.1k 1.0×	531 0.5×	514	9.1k
Herman Mielants	8.6k 1.0×	4.9k 1.3×	3.3k 1.4×	773 0.7×	687 0.6×	214	10.9k
Joachim Listing	12.5k 1.4×	6.2k 1.7×	4.7k 2.0×	736 0.6×	1.5k 1.4×	179	14.8k
L.B.A. van de Putte	7.7k 0.9×	2.2k 0.6×	2.9k 1.2×	502 0.4×	429 0.4×	80	9.8k
Alain Saraux	5.7k 0.7×	2.5k 0.7×	1.4k 0.6×	2.6k 2.2×	622 0.6×	478	10.9k
Filip Van den Bosch	8.8k 1.0×	5.4k 1.4×	3.5k 1.5×	532 0.5×	835 0.8×	303	11.0k
Thasia Woodworth	4.2k 0.5×	2.3k 0.6×	1.5k 0.6×	936 0.8×	287 0.3×	84	7.4k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Dijkmans, Ben A. C., et al.. (1992). Cyclosporine in rheumatoid arthritis. Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism. 22(1). 30–36. 43 indexed citations

Suijlekom‐Smit, Lisette W. A. van, et al.. (1992). Disease patterns in early onset pauciarticular juvenile chronic arthritis. European Journal of Pediatrics. 151(5). 339–341. 5 indexed citations

Suijlekom‐Smit, Lisette W. A. van, et al.. (1991). Intra-articular steroids in pauciarticular juvenile chronic arthritis, type 1. European Journal of Pediatrics. 150(3). 170–172. 30 indexed citations

Hazes, Johanna M W, Ben A. C. Dijkmans, Jan P. Vandenbroucke, René R. P. de Vries, & A. Cats. (1990). Reduction of the risk of rheumatoid arthritis among women who take oral contraceptives. Arthritis & Rheumatism. 33(2). 173–179. 68 indexed citations

Jongh, B. M. de, Sjef M. van der Linden, W.S. Volkers, & A. Cats. (1990). Genetics of Non-HLA Marker Genes in HLA-B27-positive and -negative Ankylosing Spondylitis Families. Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology. 19(sup87). 127–130. 7 indexed citations

Zeben, D. van, Johanna M W Hazes, Jan P. Vandenbroucke, Ben A. C. Dijkmans, & A. Cats. (1990). Diminished incidence of severe rheumatoid arthritis associated with oral contraceptive use. Arthritis & Rheumatism. 33(10). 1462–1465. 28 indexed citations

Hazes, Johanna M W, Ben A. C. Dijkmans, Jan P. Vandenbroucke, René R. P. de Vries, & A. Cats. (1990). Pregnancy and the risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis. Arthritis & Rheumatism. 33(12). 1770–1775. 85 indexed citations

Dijkmans, Ben A. C., et al.. (1989). Penetration of cyclosporin into synovial fluid in rheumatoid arthritis. European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology. 37(3). 321–322. 5 indexed citations

Clerck, Luc S. De, K. A. E. Meijers, & A. Cats. (1989). Is MCTD a distinct entity ? Comparison of clinical and laboratory findings in MCTD, SLE, PSS, and RA patients. Clinical Rheumatology. 8(1). 29–36. 19 indexed citations

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Robinson, Wendy P., Sjef M. van der Linden, Muhammad Anwar Khan, et al.. (1989). HLA–Bw60 increases susceptibility to ankylosing spondylitis in HLA–B27+ patients. Arthritis & Rheumatism. 32(9). 1135–1141. 125 indexed citations

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Linden, Sjef M. van der, et al.. (1988). The Association between Ankylosing Spondylitis, Acute Anterior Uveitis and HLA-B27: The Results of a Swiss Family Study. Lara D. Veeken. XXVII(suppl 2). 39–41. 12 indexed citations

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Breedveld, FC, Willem E. Fibbe, & A. Cats. (1988). NEUTROPENIA AND INFECTIONS IN FELTY'S SYNDROME. Lara D. Veeken. 27(3). 191–197. 15 indexed citations

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Vries, Esther de, et al.. (1988). Anti-pokeweed mitogen antiserum inhibits and enhances blastogenesis of mononuclear cells induced by pokeweed mitogen. Inflammation Research. 25(1-2). 106–114. 1 indexed citations

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Dijkmans, Ben A. C., et al.. (1988). Effects of drugs onin vitro mitogenic stimulation of peripheral mononuclear cells. Inflammation Research. 23(1-2). 82–83. 1 indexed citations

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Breedveld, Ferdinand C., et al.. (1988). Immune complexes in sera from patients with rheumatoid vasculitis induce polymorphonuclear cell-mediated injury to endothelial cells. Clinical Immunology and Immunopathology. 48(2). 202–213. 25 indexed citations

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Albada-Kuipers, G A van, E Peeters, F C Breedveld, et al.. (1988). Frequency of infection among patients with rheumatoid arthritis versus patients with osteoarthritis or soft tissue rheumatism. Arthritis & Rheumatism. 31(5). 667–671. 35 indexed citations

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Clerck, Luc S. De, M L Westedt, A. Cats, et al.. (1985). IgE deposition in normal skin of patients with rheumatoid arthritis in relation to clinical and laboratory findings.. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. 44(11). 772–777. 10 indexed citations

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Doekes, Gert, et al.. (1985). Binding and Activation of Human Precursor C1 by Soluble Aggregates of Human and Rabbit IgG. International Archives of Allergy and Immunology. 78(3). 256–259. 5 indexed citations

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Breedveld, F. C., G. J. M. Lafeber, Gert Doekes, Frans H.J. Claas, & A. Cats. (1985). Felty syndrome: autoimmune neutropenia or immune-complex-mediated disease?. Rheumatology International. 5(6). 253–258. 15 indexed citations

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Linden, Sjef van der, Hans A. Valkenburg, & A. Cats. (1984). Evaluation of Diagnostic Criteria for Ankylosing Spondylitis. Arthritis & Rheumatism. 27(4). 361–368. 4427 indexed citations breakdown →

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