J Rheum Dis.  2025 Jan;32(1):63-65. 10.4078/jrd.2024.0088.

The future of Korean rheumatology

• Koo BS
• Jun JB

• KMID: 2562661
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4078/jrd.2024.0088

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  Figure 1 Cumulative growth of rheumatology members and specialists (1980~2024). Cumulative distribution of the number of the (A) Korean College of Rheumatology members and (B) rheumatology specialists.

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  Figure 2 Cumulative number of papers by field and impact factor classification (2000~2025). (A) Cumulative number of papers by year and (B) classification by impact factor. Q: quartile, N/A: not available.

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