| # | Title | Journal | Year | Citations |
|---|
| 1 | How Many Interviews Are Enough? | Field Methods | 2006 | 10,522 |
| 2 | CONSORT 2010 Statement: updated guidelines for reporting parallel group randomised trials | BMJ: British Medical Journal | 2010 | 5,910 |
| 3 | CONSORT 2010 Explanation and Elaboration: updated guidelines for reporting parallel group randomised trials | BMJ: British Medical Journal | 2010 | 5,319 |
| 4 | CONSORT 2010 Statement: updated guidelines for reporting parallel group randomised trials | BMC Medicine | 2010 | 4,939 |
| 5 | CONSORT 2010 Statement: Updated Guidelines for Reporting Parallel Group Randomized Trials | Annals of Internal Medicine | 2010 | 2,752 |
| 6 | CONSORT 2010 explanation and elaboration: Updated guidelines for reporting parallel group randomised trials | International Journal of Surgery | 2012 | 1,546 |
| 7 | CONSORT 2010 Explanation and Elaboration: updated guidelines for reporting parallel group randomised trials | Journal of Clinical Epidemiology | 2010 | 1,500 |
| 8 | Why invest, and what it will take to improve breastfeeding practices? | Lancet, The | 2016 | 1,455 |
| 9 | Intrapartum and neonatal single-dose nevirapine compared with zidovudine for prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV-1 in Kampala, Uganda: HIVNET 012 randomised trial | Lancet, The | 1999 | 1,341 |
| 10 | CONSORT 2010 Statement: updated guidelines for reporting parallel group randomised trials | Trials | 2010 | 1,129 |
| 11 | Influence of Reported Study Design Characteristics on Intervention Effect Estimates From Randomized, Controlled Trials | Annals of Internal Medicine | 2012 | 880 |
| 12 | How Many Focus Groups Are Enough? Building an Evidence Base for Nonprobability Sample Sizes | Field Methods | 2017 | 869 |
| 13 | Review of sampling hard-to-reach and hidden populations for HIV surveillance | Aids | 2005 | 820 |
| 14 | CONSORT 2010 Statement: Updated guidelines for reporting parallel group randomised trials | Journal of Clinical Epidemiology | 2010 | 769 |
| 15 | CONSORT 2010 statement: Updated guidelines for reporting parallel group randomised trials | International Journal of Surgery | 2011 | 760 |
| 16 | Does the CONSORT checklist improve the quality of reports of randomised controlled trials? A systematic review | Medical Journal of Australia | 2006 | 725 |
| 17 | Estimates of the Incidence and Prevalence of Sexually Transmitted Diseases in the United States | Sexually Transmitted Diseases | 1999 | 478 |
| 18 | Intrapartum and neonatal single-dose nevirapine compared with zidovudine for prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV-1 in Kampala, Uganda: 18-month follow-up of the HIVNET 012 randomised trial | Lancet, The | 2003 | 476 |
| 19 | Does use of the CONSORT Statement impact the completeness of reporting of randomised controlled trials published in medical journals? A Cochrane reviewa | Systematic Reviews | 2012 | 468 |
| 20 | Beyond the Qualitative Interview: Data Preparation and Transcription | Field Methods | 2003 | 457 |
| 21 | CONSORT for reporting randomised trials in journal and conference abstracts | Lancet, The | 2008 | 432 |
| 22 | X-Rated | Communication Research | 2009 | 429 |
| 23 | Effects of early versus delayed initiation of antiretroviral treatment on clinical outcomes of HIV-1 infection: results from the phase 3 HPTN 052 randomised controlled trial | Lancet Infectious Diseases, The | 2014 | 423 |
| 24 | What contributions do languages other than English make on the results of meta-analyses? | Journal of Clinical Epidemiology | 2000 | 421 |
| 25 | Impact of Thailand's HIV-control programme as indicated by the decline of sexually transmitted diseases | Lancet, The | 1994 | 379 |
| 26 | A Controlled Trial of Nonoxynol 9 Film to Reduce Male-to-Female Transmission of Sexually Transmitted Diseases | New England Journal of Medicine | 1998 | 366 |
| 27 | Cost-effectiveness of voluntary HIV-1 counselling and testing in reducing sexual transmission of HIV-1 in Kenya and Tanzania | Lancet, The | 2000 | 323 |
| 28 | Statistical methods for assessing the influence of study characteristics on treatment effects in ‘meta-epidemiological’ research | Statistics in Medicine | 2002 | 314 |
| 29 | The mechanism of action of hormonal contraceptives and intrauterine contraceptive devices | American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology | 1999 | 304 |
| 30 | Intrauterine device and upper-genital-tract infection | Lancet, The | 2000 | 302 |
| 31 | Use of Copper Intrauterine Devices and the Risk of Tubal Infertility among Nulligravid Women | New England Journal of Medicine | 2001 | 285 |
| 32 | Comparing focus groups and individual interviews: findings from a randomized study | International Journal of Social Research Methodology: Theory and Practice | 2017 | 282 |
| 33 | Trichomonas vaginalisInfection and Human Immunodeficiency Virus Acquisition in African Women | Journal of Infectious Diseases | 2008 | 265 |
| 34 | Birth-Weight-for-Gestational-Age Patterns by Race, Sex, and Parity in the United States Population | Obstetrics and Gynecology | 1995 | 262 |
| 35 | Role and outcomes of community health workers in HIV care in sub‐Saharan Africa: a systematic review | Journal of the International AIDS Society | 2013 | 256 |
| 36 | HIV Voluntary Counseling and Testing and Behavioral Risk Reduction in Developing Countries: A Meta-analysis, 1990–2005 | AIDS and Behavior | 2008 | 247 |
| 37 | SAVVY Vaginal Gel (C31G) for Prevention of HIV Infection: A Randomized Controlled Trial in Nigeria | PLoS ONE | 2008 | 245 |
| 38 | Uganda's HIV Prevention Success: The Role of Sexual Behavior Change and the National Response | AIDS and Behavior | 2006 | 243 |
| 39 | Consensus statement on the use of breastfeeding as a family planning method | Contraception | 1989 | 235 |
| 40 | Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate for Prevention of HIV Infection in Women: A Phase 2, Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial | PLOS Clinical Trials | 2007 | 233 |
| 41 | Evaluating Bang for the Buck | American Journal of Evaluation | 2016 | 228 |
| 42 | Toward a Critical Social Theory of Youth Empowerment | Journal of Community Practice | 2006 | 225 |
| 43 | Biomedical interventions to prevent HIV infection: evidence, challenges, and way forward | Lancet, The | 2008 | 219 |
| 44 | Safety and effectiveness of BufferGel and 0.5% PRO2000 gel for the prevention of HIV infection in women | Aids | 2011 | 215 |
| 45 | A Dosing Study of Nonoxynol-9 and Genital Irritation | International Journal of STD and AIDS | 1993 | 213 |
| 46 | The scale, scope, coverage, and capability of childbirth care | Lancet, The | 2016 | 211 |
| 47 | The postpartum period: the key to maternal mortality | International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics | 1996 | 210 |
| 48 | Endorsement of the CONSORT Statement by high impact factor medical journals: a survey of journal editors and journal 'Instructions to Authors' | Trials | 2008 | 206 |
| 49 | Population Effect of Increased Access to Emergency Contraceptive Pills | Obstetrics and Gynecology | 2007 | 205 |
| 50 | Safety and effectiveness of vasectomy | Fertility and Sterility | 2000 | 195 |
