| # | Title | Journal | Year | Citations |
|---|
| 1 | A comparative risk assessment of burden of disease and injury attributable to 67 risk factors and risk factor clusters in 21 regions, 1990–2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010 | Lancet, The | 2012 | 9,397 |
| 2 | Global, regional, and national prevalence of overweight and obesity in children and adults during 1980–2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013 | Lancet, The | 2014 | 9,122 |
| 3 | Global Burden of Hypertension and Systolic Blood Pressure of at Least 110 to 115 mm Hg, 1990-2015 | JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association | 2017 | 1,492 |
| 4 | Global, regional, and national levels and causes of maternal mortality during 1990–2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013 | Lancet, The | 2014 | 1,230 |
| 5 | Fumonisins--novel mycotoxins with cancer-promoting activity produced by Fusarium moniliforme | Applied and Environmental Microbiology | 1988 | 1,099 |
| 6 | Tenofovir-Based Preexposure Prophylaxis for HIV Infection among African Women | New England Journal of Medicine | 2015 | 1,094 |
| 7 | Perceptions and Experiences of Research Participants on Gender-Based Violence Community Based Survey: Implications for Ethical Guidelines | PLoS ONE | 2012 | 1,081 |
| 8 | Global, regional, and national incidence and mortality for HIV, tuberculosis, and malaria during 1990–2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013 | Lancet, The | 2014 | 786 |
| 9 | Toxicity and carcinogenicity of the Fusanum monilzforine metabolite, fumonisin B1, in rats | Carcinogenesis | 1991 | 694 |
| 10 | A Climate-based Distribution Model of Malaria Transmission in Sub-Saharan Africa | Parasitology Today | 1999 | 677 |
| 11 | The global prevalence of intimate partner homicide: a systematic review | Lancet, The | 2013 | 644 |
| 12 | Global, regional, and national levels of neonatal, infant, and under-5 mortality during 1990–2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013 | Lancet, The | 2014 | 609 |
| 13 | Effectiveness of BNT162b2 Vaccine against Omicron Variant in South Africa | New England Journal of Medicine | 2022 | 570 |
| 14 | Social media and vaccine hesitancy | BMJ Global Health | 2020 | 569 |
| 15 | Effectiveness of brief alcohol interventions in primary care populations | The Cochrane Library | 2018 | 568 |
| 16 | Diabetes Mellitus and Inflammation | Current Diabetes Reports | 2013 | 554 |
| 17 | The epidemiological burden of obesity in childhood: a worldwide epidemic requiring urgent action | BMC Medicine | 2019 | 551 |
| 18 | A future for the world's children? A WHO–UNICEF–Lancet Commission | Lancet, The | 2020 | 551 |
| 19 | Leukoencephalomalacia in a horse induced by fumonisin B1 isolated from Fusarium moniliforme | Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research | 1988 | 491 |
| 20 | Management of latentMycobacterium tuberculosisinfection: WHO guidelines for low tuberculosis burden countries | European Respiratory Journal | 2015 | 475 |
| 21 | Fruit, vegetable, and legume intake, and cardiovascular disease and deaths in 18 countries (PURE): a prospective cohort study | Lancet, The | 2017 | 446 |
| 22 | Intercontinental Spread of Pyrimethamine-Resistant Malaria | Science | 2004 | 441 |
| 23 | Hexon-chimaeric adenovirus serotype 5 vectors circumvent pre-existing anti-vector immunity | Nature | 2006 | 432 |
| 24 | Multidrug Resistant Pulmonary Tuberculosis Treatment Regimens and Patient Outcomes: An Individual Patient Data Meta-analysis of 9,153 Patients | PLoS Medicine | 2012 | 430 |
| 25 | T cell responses to SARS-CoV-2 spike cross-recognize Omicron | Nature | 2022 | 430 |
| 26 | Workgroup Report: Public Health Strategies for Reducing Aflatoxin Exposure in Developing Countries | Environmental Health Perspectives | 2006 | 393 |
| 27 | Feasibility, accuracy, and clinical effect of point-of-care Xpert MTB/RIF testing for tuberculosis in primary-care settings in Africa: a multicentre, randomised, controlled trial | Lancet, The | 2014 | 379 |
| 28 | The Impact of Migration on HIV-1 Transmission in South Africa | Sexually Transmitted Diseases | 2003 | 362 |
| 29 | Alcohol use in times of the COVID 19: Implications for monitoring and policy | Drug and Alcohol Review | 2020 | 347 |
| 30 | Diabetes in sub-Saharan Africa: from clinical care to health policy | Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology,the | 2017 | 328 |
| 31 | Effects of Vaccination on Invasive Pneumococcal Disease in South Africa | New England Journal of Medicine | 2014 | 308 |
| 32 | Child and Adolescent Health From 1990 to 2015 | JAMA Pediatrics | 2017 | 306 |
| 33 | Decreased severity of disease during the first global omicron variant covid-19 outbreak in a large hospital in tshwane, south africa | International Journal of Infectious Diseases | 2022 | 301 |
| 34 | Worldwide prevalence of non-partner sexual violence: a systematic review | Lancet, The | 2014 | 291 |
| 35 | Guide to clinical practice guidelines: the current state of play | International Journal for Quality in Health Care | 2016 | 289 |
| 36 | Cochrane Qualitative and Implementation Methods Group guidance series—paper 3: methods for assessing methodological limitations, data extraction and synthesis, and confidence in synthesized qualitative findings | Journal of Clinical Epidemiology | 2018 | 281 |
| 37 | The implications of naturally occurring levels of fumonisins in corn for human and animal health | Mycopathologia | 1992 | 280 |
| 38 | Male circumcision for prevention of heterosexual acquisition of HIV in men | The Cochrane Library | 2009 | 273 |
| 39 | COVID-19 in Africa: care and protection for frontline healthcare workers | Globalization and Health | 2020 | 272 |
| 40 | Host-directed therapies for infectious diseases: current status, recent progress, and future prospects | Lancet Infectious Diseases, The | 2016 | 265 |
| 41 | Who infects whom? HIV-1 concordance and discordance among migrant and non-migrant couples in South Africa | Aids | 2003 | 249 |
| 42 | Global mortality variations in patients with heart failure: results from the International Congestive Heart Failure (INTER-CHF) prospective cohort study | The Lancet Global Health | 2017 | 247 |
| 43 | Maximising the impact of qualitative research in feasibility studies for randomised controlled trials: guidance for researchers | Pilot and Feasibility Studies | 2015 | 240 |
| 44 | Mortality trends and differentials in South Africa from 1997 to 2012: second National Burden of Disease Study | The Lancet Global Health | 2016 | 239 |
| 45 | Transmission of Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis in South Africa | New England Journal of Medicine | 2017 | 230 |
| 46 | Effect of Sodium‐Glucose Cotransport‐2 Inhibitors on Blood Pressure in People With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis of 43 Randomized Control Trials With 22 528 Patients | Journal of the American Heart Association | 2017 | 226 |
| 47 | Improving reporting of meta-ethnography: the eMERGe reporting guidance | BMC Medical Research Methodology | 2019 | 224 |
| 48 | Tuberculosis—advances in development of new drugs, treatment regimens, host-directed therapies, and biomarkers | Lancet Infectious Diseases, The | 2016 | 223 |
| 49 | Prevalence and Patterns of Gender-based Violence and Revictimization among Women Attending Antenatal Clinics in Soweto, South Africa | American Journal of Epidemiology | 2004 | 215 |
| 50 | Safety and effectiveness of BufferGel and 0.5% PRO2000 gel for the prevention of HIV infection in women | Aids | 2011 | 215 |
