| # | Title | Journal | Year | Citations |
|---|
| 1 | Prognostic significance of visit-to-visit variability, maximum systolic blood pressure, and episodic hypertension | Lancet, The | 2010 | 1,525 |
| 2 | Disordered Microbial Communities in Asthmatic Airways | PLoS ONE | 2010 | 1,436 |
| 3 | Effects of β blockers and calcium-channel blockers on within-individual variability in blood pressure and risk of stroke | Lancet Neurology, The | 2010 | 634 |
| 4 | Insulin degludec, an ultra-longacting basal insulin, versus insulin glargine in basal-bolus treatment with mealtime insulin aspart in type 2 diabetes (BEGIN Basal-Bolus Type 2): a phase 3, randomised, open-label, treat-to-target non-inferiority trial | Lancet, The | 2012 | 304 |
| 5 | Physical inactivity in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: Data from twenty‐one countries in a cross‐sectional, international study | Arthritis and Rheumatism | 2008 | 277 |
| 6 | Work disability remains a major problem in rheumatoid arthritis in the 2000s: data from 32 countries in the QUEST-RA Study | Arthritis Research and Therapy | 2010 | 217 |
| 7 | Carotid plaque inflammation on 18F‐fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography predicts early stroke recurrence | Annals of Neurology | 2012 | 205 |
| 8 | Stroke Subtype Classification to Mechanism-Specific and Undetermined Categories by TOAST, A-S-C-O, and Causative Classification System | Stroke | 2010 | 171 |
| 9 | Blood pressure variability: clinical relevance and application | Journal of Clinical Hypertension | 2018 | 166 |
| 10 | Central arteriovenous anastomosis for the treatment of patients with uncontrolled hypertension (the ROX CONTROL HTN study): a randomised controlled trial | Lancet, The | 2015 | 155 |
| 11 | Preoperative chemo(radio)therapy versus primary surgery for gastroesophageal adenocarcinoma: Systematic review with meta-analysis combining individual patient and aggregate data | European Journal of Cancer | 2013 | 145 |
| 12 | Activated, Cytotoxic CD8+ T Lymphocytes Contribute to the Pathology of Asthma Death | American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine | 2001 | 138 |
| 13 | A self-adherent, bullet-shaped microneedle patch for controlled transdermal delivery of insulin | Journal of Controlled Release | 2017 | 123 |
| 14 | Lung immunopathology in cases of sudden asthma death | European Respiratory Journal | 1997 | 119 |
| 15 | A Comparative Evaluation of Propofol and Midazolam as Sedative Agents in Fiberoptic Bronchoscopy | Chest | 1993 | 118 |
| 16 | Depression in rheumatoid arthritis—underscoring the problem | Rheumatology | 2006 | 116 |
| 17 | What’s distressing about having type 1 diabetes? A qualitative study of young adults’ perspectives | BMC Endocrine Disorders | 2013 | 116 |
| 18 | Allergen-induced Cytokine Production in Atopic Disease and Its Relationship to Disease Severity | American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology | 1997 | 92 |
| 19 | An Essential Role for Coagulase inStaphylococcus aureusBiofilm Development Reveals New Therapeutic Possibilities for Device-Related Infections | Journal of Infectious Diseases | 2015 | 92 |
| 20 | PREDICTIVE? ? a global, prospective observational study to evaluate insulin detemir treatment in types 1 and 2 diabetes: baseline characteristics and predictors of hypoglycaemia from the European cohort | Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism | 2007 | 82 |
| 21 | The Second Victim: a Review | European Journal of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology | 2017 | 80 |
| 22 | Risk and protective genetic variants in suicidal behaviour: association with SLC1A2, SLC1A3, 5-HTR1B &NTRK2 polymorphisms | Behavioral and Brain Functions | 2011 | 79 |
| 23 | Immunological/physiological relationships in asthma: potential regulation by lung macrophages | Trends in Immunology | 1994 | 78 |
| 24 | Ambulatory arterial stiffness index: A systematic review and meta-analysis | Atherosclerosis | 2012 | 78 |
| 25 | Safety and efficacy of insulin detemir in clinical practice: 14-week follow-up data from type 1 and type 2 diabetes patients in the PREDICTIVETM European cohort | International Journal of Clinical Practice | 2007 | 72 |
| 26 | Risk of liver injury among methotrexate users: A meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials | Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism | 2015 | 72 |
| 27 | Once-Weekly Exenatide Versus Once- or Twice-Daily Insulin Detemir: Randomized, open-label, clinical trial of efficacy and safety in patients with type 2 diabetes treated with metformin alone or in combination with sulfonylureas | Diabetes Care | 2013 | 69 |
| 28 | Carotid Plaque Inflammation Imaged by 18 F-Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography and Risk of Early Recurrent Stroke | Stroke | 2019 | 69 |
| 29 | Seasonal variation in blood pressure: Evidence, consensus and recommendations for clinical practice. Consensus statement by the European Society of Hypertension Working Group on Blood Pressure Monitoring and Cardiovascular Variability | Journal of Hypertension | 2020 | 67 |
| 30 | Lung function and immunopathological changes after inhaled corticosteroid therapy in asthma | European Respiratory Journal | 1992 | 67 |
| 31 | Video Gaming Enhances Psychomotor Skills But Not Visuospatial and Perceptual Abilities in Surgical Trainees | Journal of Surgical Education | 2011 | 66 |
| 32 | Neoadjuvant treatment of advanced stage esophageal adenocarcinoma increases survival* | Ecological Management and Restoration | 2002 | 65 |
| 33 | Insulin detemir improves glycaemic control without weight gain in insulin-naïve patients with type 2 diabetes: subgroup analysis from the PREDICTIVETM study | International Journal of Clinical Practice | 2008 | 65 |
| 34 | Genetic variation in DNMT3B and increased global DNA methylation is associated with suicide attempts in psychiatric patients | Genes, Brain and Behavior | 2013 | 60 |
| 35 | Barriers to exercise in obese patients with type 2 diabetes | QJM - Monthly Journal of the Association of Physicians | 2013 | 58 |
| 36 | Dietary nitrate supplementation in COPD: An acute, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled, crossover trial☆ | Nitric Oxide - Biology and Chemistry | 2015 | 58 |
| 37 | Home blood pressure telemonitoring in the 21st century | Journal of Clinical Hypertension | 2018 | 58 |
| 38 | Predictive Parameters of Arteriovenous Fistula Functional Maturation in a Population of Patients with End-Stage Renal Disease | PLoS ONE | 2015 | 55 |
| 39 | Diogenes syndrome — an Irish series | Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine | 1992 | 54 |
| 40 | Eradication of Staphylococcus aureus Biofilm Infections Using Synthetic Antimicrobial Peptides | Journal of Infectious Diseases | 2017 | 52 |
| 41 | Blood Pressure Measurement Anno 2016 | American Journal of Hypertension | 2017 | 52 |
| 42 | Pathways Activated during Human Asthma Exacerbation as Revealed by Gene Expression Patterns in Blood | PLoS ONE | 2011 | 51 |
| 43 | Serum Vitamin D Is Significantly Inversely Associated with Disease Severity in Caucasian Adults with Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome | Sleep | 2016 | 51 |
| 44 | AMEE Medical Education Guide No. 9. Assessment of clinical competence using the Objective Structured Long Examination Record (OSLER) | Medical Teacher | 1997 | 49 |
| 45 | Can a media campaign change health service use in a population with stroke symptoms? Examination of the first Irish stroke awareness campaign | Emergency Medicine Journal | 2014 | 49 |
| 46 | Vitamin D3 for uncontrolled childhood asthma: A pilot study | Pediatric Allergy and Immunology | 2016 | 47 |
| 47 | Why do young adults with Type 1 diabetes find it difficult to manage diabetes in the workplace? | Health and Place | 2014 | 46 |
| 48 | Falls and fractures 2 years after acute stroke: the North Dublin Population Stroke Study | Age and Ageing | 2015 | 45 |
| 49 | Robotic simulation training for urological trainees: a comprehensive review on cost, merits and challenges | Journal of Robotic Surgery | 2019 | 44 |
| 50 | Right hemicolectomy: a network meta-analysis comparing open, laparoscopic-assisted, total laparoscopic, and robotic approach | Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques | 2019 | 44 |
