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UT Southwestern Medical Center

Rheumatology fellowship · Dallas, TX · Program website

2
Faculty
6
Trainees
3
Papers
17%
Trainees published
100%
First author

5 people are awaiting a match decision, so numbers may change.

Papers

By this program's faculty and trainees since 2022, 3 in all. Updated 2026-11-06.

How trainees publishauthor positions, faculty co-authorship, ranks

Papers by current residents and fellows, and alumni within two years, published during training. Based on 1 of 6 trainees matched to publication records. Trainees with no match count as not yet published, so these figures are a floor.

17%
of trainees have published
15th of 31 rheumatology fellowship programs with complete rosters
15th of 31 rheumatology fellowship programs with complete rosters
0.18
papers per trainee-year
16th of 31 rheumatology fellowship programs with complete rosters
16th of 31 rheumatology fellowship programs with complete rosters
100%
of authorships as 1st author
1st of 17 rheumatology fellowship programs with complete rosters
1st of 17 rheumatology fellowship programs with complete rosters
1
papers with a trainee author
Author position, all 1 trainee authorships
Faculty detailsh-index, papers and author positions per person

Program leadership from the program's own pages, matched to publications. Leadership is mostly clinician-educators, so these numbers describe the teaching team, not the department's research. Works since 2022-01-01.

2 / 2
faculty matched
3.5 (3.25–3.75)
faculty h-index, median (IQR)
0.47
median FWCI (before 2025)
NameResearch topicsh (lifetime)Works1stLastMedian FWCI
Nagendra Pokala, M.D.Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections41000.54
Melissa DeFoe, M.D.Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers31100.39

6 trainees are counted above but never listed by name.

About The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Centerinstitution-wide rheumatology research

Rheumatology publications from The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and affiliated institutions, since 2022. Updated 2026-11-06; refreshed daily.

108
works per year
5th of 60 rheumatology fellowship programs
5th of 60 rheumatology fellowship programs
+40.8%
2-year growth
9th of 60 rheumatology fellowship programs
9th of 60 rheumatology fellowship programs
23.0%
in top 10% of field (works before 2025)
15th of 54 rheumatology fellowship programs
15th of 54 rheumatology fellowship programs
45.4%
cited above world average
19th of 54 rheumatology fellowship programs
19th of 54 rheumatology fellowship programs
2022: 95 works’222023: 84 works’232024: 125 works’242025: 127 works127’252026 (so far): 117 works117’26*

Works per year · * 2026 so far

Rheumatology · 548

Rheumatology research topics at The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Papers in the window; each links to the list on OpenAlex.

Most cited at The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center since 2024

All rheumatology papers there on OpenAlex

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