Jaap Fransen

21.9k citations
144 papers · 8.7k · 2 hit papers · h-index 46

Impact in

  • Rheumatology top 0.05%
    • Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies
    • Spondyloarthritis Studies and Treatments
    • Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research
  • Hematology top 1%
    • Autoimmune and Inflammatory Disorders Research

Papers in

  • Rheumatology 101
    • Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies 96
    • Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research 13
    • Spondyloarthritis Studies and Treatments 5
  • Pathology and Forensic Medicine 12
    • Systemic Sclerosis and Related Diseases 11
Co-authors
Piet L. C. M. van Riel (52 shared papers)Alfons A den Broeder (28 shared papers)Philip Helliwell (1 shared paper)Laura C. Coates (1 shared paper)George F. Borm (3 shared papers)W.A.J.G. Lemmens (1 shared paper)Gerold Stucki (7 shared papers)Daniel Uebelhart (5 shared papers)
Journals
Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases (39 papers)Lara D. Veeken (22 papers)The Journal of Rheumatology (10 papers)Arthritis Care & Research (9 papers)Arthritis Research & Therapy (6 papers)
Partner nations
NetherlandsUnited StatesSwitzerland

In The Last Decade

Jaap Fransen

142 papers receiving 8.4k citations

Jaap Fransen's Hit Papers

\nThe Disease Activity Score and the EULAR response criteria. 2009 · 688 citations
6880+5+11Years since publication200400600
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

  • it has ≥500 total citations;
  • it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
  • it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.
  1. 2009 Radboud Repository (Radboud University)
  2. 2009 Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

Peers

Jaap Fransen
Comparison fields: 5 of 152
  • Rheumatology 5.0k
  • Hematology 888
  • Pathology and Forensic Medicine 922
  • Immunology 1.0k
  • Nephrology 310
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All Works

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\nThe Disease Activity Score and the EULAR response criteria.
Radboud Repository (Radboud University) ·Jaap Fransen, Piet L. C. M. van Riel
Hit paper breakdown →		2009688
2
Defining minimal disease activity in psoriatic arthritis: a proposed objective target for treatment
Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases ·Laura C. Coates, Jaap Fransen, Philip Helliwell
Hit paper breakdown →		2009484
3
Physical Exercise in Cancer Patients During and After Medical Treatment: A Systematic Review of Randomized and Controlled Clinical Trials
Journal of Clinical Oncology ·Ruud H. Knols, Neil K. Aaronson, Daniel Uebelhart, Jaap Fransen, Geert Aufdemkampe
2005437
4
A simple sample size formula for analysis of covariance in randomized clinical trials
Journal of Clinical Epidemiology ·George F. Borm, Jaap Fransen, W.A.J.G. Lemmens
2007411
5
Remission in rheumatoid arthritis: agreement of the disease activity score (DAS28) with the ARA preliminary remission criteria
British journal of rheumatology ·Jaap Fransen
2004377
6
Preliminary criteria for the very early diagnosis of systemic sclerosis: results of a Delphi Consensus Study from EULAR Scleroderma Trials and Research Group
Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases ·Jérôme Avouac, Jaap Fransen, U.A. Walker, Valeria Riccieri, Vanessa Smith, Carlos Müller, Irene Miniati, IH Tarner, Silvia Bellando-Randone, Maurizio Cutolo, Yannick Allanore, Oliver Distler, Gabriele Valentini, László Czirják, Ulf Müller‐Ladner, D.E. Furst, Alan Tyndall, Marco Matucci‐Cerinic
2010294
7
Performance of four current risk algorithms in predicting cardiovascular events in patients with early rheumatoid arthritis
Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases ·Elke Arts, Călin D. Popa, Alfons A den Broeder, Anne Grete Semb, Tracey E. Toms, George D. Kitas, P.L. van Riel, Jaap Fransen
2014207
8
Risk factors for surgical site infections and other complications in elective surgery in patients with rheumatoid arthritis with special attention for anti-tumor necrosis factor: a large retrospective study.
PubMed ·Alfons A den Broeder, M.C.W. Creemers, Jaap Fransen, Eefje Jong, Dirk-Jan Ram de Rooij, Ate B. Wymenga, Maarten de Waal-Malefijt, F.H.J. van den Hoogen
2007201
9
Physical and psychosocial correlates of severe fatigue in rheumatoid arthritis
Lara D. Veeken ·D. van Hoogmoed, Jaap Fransen, Gijs Bleijenberg, Piet L. C. M. van Riel
2010180
10
Rheumatoid arthritis measures: Disease Activity Score (DAS), Disease Activity Score-28 (DAS28), Rapid Assessment of Disease Activity in Rheumatology (RADAR), and Rheumatoid Arthritis Disease Activity Index (RADAI)
Arthritis & Rheumatism ·Jaap Fransen, Gerold Stucki, Piet L. C. M. van Riel
2003157
11
The Disease Activity Score and the EULAR Response Criteria
Rheumatic Disease Clinics of North America ·Jaap Fransen, Piet L. C. M. van Riel
2009155
12
Preliminary analysis of the Very Early Diagnosis of Systemic Sclerosis (VEDOSS) EUSTAR multicentre study: evidence for puffy fingers as a pivotal sign for suspicion of systemic sclerosis
Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases ·Tünde Minier, Serena Guiducci, Silvia Bellando-Randone, Cosimo Bruni, Gemma Lepri, László Czirják, Oliver Distler, Ulrich A. Walker, Jaap Fransen, Yannick Allanore, Christopher P. Denton, Maurizio Cutolo, Alan Tyndall, Ulf Müller‐Ladner, Marco Matucci‐Cerinic, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown)
2013147
13
The efficacy of anti-TNF in rheumatoid arthritis, a comparison between randomised controlled trials and clinical practice
Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases ·Wietske Kievit, Jaap Fransen, Anke Oerlemans, H. H. Kuper, M A F J van der Laar, D. J. R. A. M. DE ROOIJ, C.M.A. de Gendt, Karel Ronday, Tim Jansen, P.C.M. van Oijen, H.L.M. Brus, Eddy Adang, Piet L. C. M. van Riel
2007146
14
Effectiveness of systematic monitoring of rheumatoid arthritis disease activity in daily practice: a multicentre, cluster randomised controlled trial
Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases ·Jaap Fransen, Hein J. Bernelot Moens, I. Speyer, P. L. C. M. van Riel
2005144
15
Performance of response criteria for assessing peripheral arthritis in patients with psoriatic arthritis: analysis of data from randomised controlled trials of two tumour necrosis factor inhibitors
Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases ·Jaap Fransen, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown)
2006143
16
Feasibility and validity of the RADAI, a self‐administered rheumatoid arthritis disease activity index
Lara D. Veeken ·Jaap Fransen, Thomas Langenegger, Beat A. Michel, Gerold Stucki
2000137
17
Circulating Apoptotic Microparticles in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patients Drive the Activation of Dendritic Cell Subsets and Prime Neutrophils for NETosis
Arthritis & Rheumatology ·Jürgen Dieker, Jurjen Tel, Elmar Pieterse, Astrid J.F. Thielen, Nils Rother, Marinka A.H. Bakker, Jaap Fransen, Henry Dijkman, Jo H. M. Berden, I. Jolanda M. de Vries, Luuk B. Hilbrands, Johan van der Vlag
2015127
18
A tight control treatment strategy aiming for remission in early rheumatoid arthritis is more effective than usual care treatment in daily clinical practice: a study of two cohorts in the Dutch Rheumatoid Arthritis Monitoring registry
Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases ·L.G. Schipper, Marloes Vermeer, H. H. Kuper, Monique Hoekstra, C.J. Haagsma, Alfons A den Broeder, Piet L. C. M. van Riel, Jaap Fransen, Mart AFJ van de Laar
2011127
19
Difference in the risk of serious infections in patients with rheumatoid arthritis treated with adalimumab, infliximab and etanercept: results from the Dutch Rheumatoid Arthritis Monitoring (DREAM) registry
Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases ·S. A. A. van Dartel, Jaap Fransen, Wietske Kievit, Marcel Flendrie, Alfons A den Broeder, Henk Visser, A Hartkamp, Mart A F J van de Laar, Piet L. C. M. van Riel
2012120
20
Imaging modalities for the classification of gout: systematic literature review and meta-analysis
Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases ·Alexis Ogdie, William J. Taylor, Mark Weatherall, Jaap Fransen, Tim Jansen, Tuhina Neogi, Harold R. Schumacher, Nicola Dalbeth
2014117

About Jaap Fransen

Jaap Fransen is a scholar working on Rheumatology, Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Nephrology, Hepatology and Immunology, having authored 144 papers that have together received 8.7k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies (96 papers), Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research (13 papers), Systemic Sclerosis and Related Diseases (11 papers), Gout, Hyperuricemia, Uric Acid (10 papers), Hepatitis C virus research (7 papers), Autoimmune and Inflammatory Disorders Research (5 papers), Spondyloarthritis Studies and Treatments (5 papers) and Statistical Methods in Clinical Trials (3 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Rheumatology (5.0k citations), Hematology (888 citations), Pathology and Forensic Medicine (922 citations), Immunology (1.0k citations) and Nephrology (310 citations). Jaap Fransen has collaborated with scholars based in Netherlands, United States and Switzerland. Frequent co-authors include Piet L. C. M. van Riel, Alfons A den Broeder, Philip Helliwell, Laura C. Coates, George F. Borm, W.A.J.G. Lemmens, Gerold Stucki, Daniel Uebelhart, Ruud H. Knols and Wietske Kievit. Their work appears in journals such as Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, Lara D. Veeken, The Journal of Rheumatology, Arthritis Care & Research and Arthritis Research & Therapy.

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