| # | Title | Journal | Year | Citations |
|---|
| 1 | Clinical, laboratory and imaging features of COVID-19: A systematic review and meta-analysis | Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease | 2020 | 1,781 |
| 2 | Determination of Brain Death/Death by Neurologic Criteria | JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association | 2020 | 346 |
| 3 | SARS-CoV-2, SARS-CoV, and MERS-COV: A comparative overview | Infezioni in Medicina | 2020 | 298 |
| 4 | COVID-19: animals, veterinary and zoonotic links | Veterinary Quarterly | 2020 | 218 |
| 5 | The Burden and Determinants of Non Communicable Diseases Risk Factors in Nepal: Findings from a Nationwide STEPS Survey | PLoS ONE | 2015 | 182 |
| 6 | SARS-CoV-2 jumping the species barrier: Zoonotic lessons from SARS, MERS and recent advances to combat this pandemic virus | Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease | 2020 | 176 |
| 7 | Neurological manifestations of COVID-19: a systematic review | Critical Care | 2020 | 141 |
| 8 | History is repeating itself: Probable zoonotic spillover as the cause of the 2019 novel Coronavirus Epidemic | Infezioni in Medicina | 2020 | 133 |
| 9 | An update on SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 with particular reference to its clinical pathology, pathogenesis, immunopathology and mitigation strategies | Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease | 2020 | 131 |
| 10 | Mapping the incidence of the COVID-19 hotspot in Iran – Implications for Travellers | Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease | 2020 | 121 |
| 11 | Multidrug-resistant and extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Salmonella enterica (serotypes Typhi and Paratyphi A) from blood isolates in Nepal: surveillance of resistance and a search for newer alternatives | International Journal of Infectious Diseases | 2006 | 120 |
| 12 | Ivermectin, a new candidate therapeutic against SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 | Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials | 2020 | 118 |
| 13 | Molecular characterization of Blastocystis isolates from children and rhesus monkeys in Kathmandu, Nepal | Veterinary Parasitology | 2009 | 107 |
| 14 | Coronavirus Disease Pandemic (COVID-19): Challenges and a Global Perspective | Pathogens | 2020 | 102 |
| 15 | High burden of antimicrobial resistance among gram negative bacteria causing healthcare associated infections in a critical care unit of Nepal | Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control | 2017 | 99 |
| 16 | SARS-CoV, MERS-CoV and now the 2019-novel CoV: Have we investigated enough about coronaviruses? – A bibliometric analysis | Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease | 2020 | 99 |
| 17 | Impact of a short course in pharmacotherapy for undergraduate medical students: an international randomised controlled study | Lancet, The | 1995 | 93 |
| 18 | SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 and advances in developing potential therapeutics and vaccines to counter this emerging pandemic | Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials | 2020 | 93 |
| 19 | High Prevalence of Hepatitis B Virus Pre-S Mutant in Countries Where It Is Endemic and Its Relationship with Genotype and Chronicity | Journal of Clinical Microbiology | 2003 | 92 |
| 20 | Political violence and mental health in Nepal: prospective study | British Journal of Psychiatry | 2012 | 90 |
| 21 | Bovine brucellosis – a comprehensive review | Veterinary Quarterly | 2021 | 90 |
| 22 | Catastrophic household expenditure on health in Nepal: a cross-sectional survey | Bulletin of the World Health Organization | 2014 | 89 |
| 23 | Culture in psychiatric epidemiology: Using ethnography and multiple mediator models to assess the relationship of caste with depression and anxiety in Nepal | Annals of Human Biology | 2009 | 83 |
| 24 | The Urological Association of Asia clinical guideline for urinary stone disease | International Journal of Urology | 2019 | 83 |
| 25 | Lung microbiome and coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19): Possible link and implications | Human Microbiome Journal | 2020 | 83 |
| 26 | ESBL Production Among E. coli and Klebsiella spp. Causing Urinary Tract Infection: A Hospital Based Study | Open Microbiology Journal | 2017 | 74 |
| 27 | Prevalence of Otomycosis in Outpatient Department of Otolaryngology in Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal | Annals of Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology | 2003 | 73 |
| 28 | Vitamin B-12 status in infancy is positively associated with development and cognitive functioning 5 y later in Nepalese children | American Journal of Clinical Nutrition | 2017 | 71 |
| 29 | Left Atrial Appendage Aneurysm: A Systematic Review of 82 Cases | Echocardiography | 2014 | 69 |
| 30 | Gender Parity in Critical Care Medicine | American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine | 2017 | 69 |
| 31 | Antibiotic dispensing by drug retailers in Kathmandu, Nepal | Tropical Medicine and International Health | 1999 | 67 |
| 32 | Agreement Between the World Health Organization Algorithm and Lung Consolidation Identified Using Point-of-Care Ultrasound for the Diagnosis of Childhood Pneumonia by General Practitioners | Lung | 2015 | 66 |
| 33 | Monkeypox outbreaks during COVID-19 pandemic: are we looking at an independent phenomenon or an overlapping pandemic? | Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials | 2022 | 65 |
| 34 | Carriage of Antibiotic‐Resistant Fecal Bacteria in Nepal Reflects Proximity to Kathmandu | Journal of Infectious Diseases | 2001 | 63 |
| 35 | RNA viruses in community-acquired childhood pneumonia in semi-urban Nepal; a cross-sectional study | BMC Medicine | 2009 | 63 |
| 36 | Nepal mental health country profile | International Review of Psychiatry | 2004 | 62 |
| 37 | An Entamoeba sp. strain isolated from rhesus monkey is virulent but genetically different from Entamoeba histolytica☆ | Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology | 2007 | 61 |
| 38 | A Mechanistic Link Between Selenium and Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) | Current Nutrition Reports | 2021 | 56 |
| 39 | Bone Marrow Examination in Cases of Pancytopenia | Journal of the Nepal Medical Association | 2013 | 56 |
| 40 | Prevalence of depression and associated risk factors among persons with type-2 diabetes mellitus without a prior psychiatric history: a cross-sectional study in clinical settings in urban Nepal | BMC Psychiatry | 2013 | 54 |
| 41 | Low birth weight and its associated risk factors: Health facility-based case-control study | PLoS ONE | 2020 | 54 |
| 42 | AZD1222 (Covishield) vaccination for COVID-19: Experiences, challenges, and solutions in Nepal | Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease | 2021 | 54 |
| 43 | Drug retailer training: Experiences from Nepal | Social Science and Medicine | 1992 | 53 |
| 44 | COVID-19 - Recent advancements in identifying novel vaccine candidates and current status of upcoming SARS-CoV-2 vaccines | Human Vaccines and Immunotherapeutics | 2020 | 53 |
| 45 | Transplacental transfer of maternal respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) antibody and protection against RSV disease in infants in rural Nepal | Journal of Clinical Virology | 2017 | 52 |
| 46 | Effects of Abortion Legalization in Nepal, 2001–2010 | PLoS ONE | 2013 | 51 |
| 47 | Intrathecal meperidine for elective Caesarean section: a comparison with lidocaine | Canadian Journal of Anaesthesia | 1993 | 50 |
| 48 | Inequality and inequity in healthcare utilization in urban Nepal: a cross-sectional observational study | Health Policy and Planning | 2016 | 49 |
| 49 | New-onset diabetes in COVID-19 and clinical outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysis | World Journal of Virology | 2021 | 49 |
| 50 | Consensus recommendations on sulfonylurea and sulfonylurea combinations in the management of Type 2 diabetes mellitus – International Task Force | Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism | 2018 | 49 |
