Variables Number of authors, n (%)
Gender
Male
19 (70.4)
Female
8 (29.6)
Affiliation
University and university teaching hospitals
22 (81.5)
Professor
9 (33.3)
Other positions including associate professors, assistant professors, and lecturers
13 (48.1)
Other general hospitals
4 (14.8)
Patient organization
1 (3.7)
Specialty
Rheumatology and clinical immunology
18 (66.7)
Epidemiology, public health, and methodology
3 (11.1)
Orthopedic surgery
3 (11.1)
Pediatrics
1 (3.7)
Rehabilitation medicine
1 (3.7)
Patient
1 (3.7)
Academic performance
Median h-index (IQR)
21 (11‒31)
Median number of publications (IQR)
95 (35‒161)