| # | Title | Journal | Year | Citations |
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| 1 | Modification and validation of the Birmingham Vasculitis Activity Score (version 3) | Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases | 2009 | 825 |
| 2 | Meta-analysis of relation between cigarette smoking and stroke. | BMJ: British Medical Journal | 1989 | 808 |
| 3 | The Use of Different Lipids to Express Serum Tocopherol: Lipid Ratios for the Measurement of Vitamin E Status | Annals of Clinical Biochemistry | 1986 | 402 |
| 4 | Premier Chirurgien du Roi: The Life of Ambroise Paré (1510–1590) | Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine | 1992 | 328 |
| 5 | Effect of intravenous β-2 agonist treatment on clinical outcomes in acute respiratory distress syndrome (BALTI-2): a multicentre, randomised controlled trial | Lancet, The | 2012 | 307 |
| 6 | A genetic study of Wilson’s disease in the United Kingdom | Brain | 2013 | 288 |
| 7 | Sodium Valproate: Monotherapy and Polytherapy | Epilepsia | 1982 | 287 |
| 8 | PRESSOR EFFECT OF ALCOHOL IN HYPERTENSION | Lancet, The | 1984 | 256 |
| 9 | Diurnal Variation of and Activity during the Onset of Stroke | Neurosurgery | 1985 | 223 |
| 10 | Hand disinfection: a comparison of various agents in laboratory and ward studies | Journal of Hospital Infection | 1988 | 217 |
| 11 | Optimal primary surgical treatment for advanced epithelial ovarian cancer | The Cochrane Library | 2016 | 217 |
| 12 | ALCOHOL-INDUCED HYPERTENSION | Lancet, The | 1981 | 213 |
| 13 | A comparative histological study of wound healing following CO2 laser and conventional surgical excision of canine buccal mucosa | Archives of Oral Biology | 1983 | 213 |
| 14 | Thromboembolism in inflammatory bowel disease: role of platelets. | Gut | 1993 | 202 |
| 15 | Treatment of Generalized Epilepsies of Childhood and Adolescence with Sodium Valproate (‘Epilim’) | Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology | 1977 | 179 |
| 16 | Phytase activity in the human and rat small intestine. | Gut | 1994 | 178 |
| 17 | Alcohol consumption—A risk factor for hemorrhagic and non-hemorrhagic stroke | American Journal of Medicine | 1991 | 176 |
| 18 | Pulmonary disposition of antimicrobial agents: methodological considerations | Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy | 1992 | 176 |
| 19 | The Influence of Protein Binding upon Tissue Fluid Levels of Six -Lactam Antibiotics | Journal of Infectious Diseases | 1980 | 173 |
| 20 | Nosological Problems of Myoclonic Epilepsies in Childhood and Adolescence | Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology | 1977 | 168 |
| 21 | RAPID DIAGNOSIS OF CAMPYLOBACTER-ASSOCIATED GASTRITIS | Lancet, The | 1985 | 164 |
| 22 | Research in higher surgical training--the West Midlands view | Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England | 1993 | 161 |
| 23 | Azithromycin concentrations at the sites of pulmonary infection | European Respiratory Journal | 1990 | 145 |
| 24 | Risk Factors for Basal Cell Carcinoma in the UK: Case-Control Study in 806 Patients | Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine | 1997 | 143 |
| 25 | RELATION BETWEEN INITIAL BLOOD PRESSURE AND ITS FALL WITH TREATMENT | Lancet, The | 1985 | 142 |
| 26 | Ursodeoxycholic acid versus placebo, and early term delivery versus expectant management, in women with intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy: semifactorial randomised clinical trial | BMJ, The | 2012 | 142 |
| 27 | Weekly dose-dense chemotherapy in first-line epithelial ovarian, fallopian tube, or primary peritoneal carcinoma treatment (ICON8): primary progression free survival analysis results from a GCIG phase 3 randomised controlled trial | Lancet, The | 2019 | 142 |
| 28 | The frequency, characteristics and prognosis of epileptic seizures at the onset of stroke. | Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry | 1988 | 137 |
| 29 | Assessment of main pancreatic duct integrity by endoscopic retrograde pancreatography in patients with acute pancreatitis | British Journal of Surgery | 2005 | 131 |
| 30 | Salt intake and stroke: a possible direct effect | Journal of Human Hypertension | 1992 | 131 |
| 31 | NON-STEROIDAL ANTI-INFLAMMATORY DRUGS AND RENAL FAILURE | Lancet, The | 1986 | 128 |
| 32 | Measurement of fat thickness in man: a comparison of ultrasound, Harpenden calipers and electrical conductivity | British Journal of Nutrition | 1966 | 125 |
| 33 | Colon perforation during colonoscopy: Surgical versus conservative management | British Journal of Surgery | 2005 | 125 |
| 34 | Effectiveness of advice to reduce alcohol consumption in hypertensive patients. | Hypertension | 1992 | 124 |
| 35 | Relation of diagnostic serum amylase levels to aetiology and severity of acute pancreatitis. | Gut | 1992 | 121 |
| 36 | The comparative pharmacokinetics of five quinolones | Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy | 1986 | 120 |
| 37 | Stroke and recurrent haemorrhage associated with antithrombotic treatment after gastrointestinal bleeding in patients with atrial fibrillation: nationwide cohort study | BMJ, The | 2015 | 120 |
| 38 | Complications of cone biopsy related to the dimensions of the cone and the influence of prior colposcopic assessment | BJOG: an International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology | 1985 | 119 |
| 39 | Pulmonary disposition of antimicrobial agents: in vivo observations and clinical relevance | Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy | 1992 | 119 |
| 40 | Emergency presentation and mortality from colorectal cancer in the elderly | British Journal of Surgery | 2005 | 119 |
| 41 | Faecal unconjugated bile acids in patients with colorectal cancer or polyps. | Gut | 1992 | 118 |
| 42 | Colposcopically directed punch biopsy: a potentially misleading investigation | BJOG: an International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology | 1991 | 115 |
| 43 | Carcinoma of the nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses: incidence and presentation of different histological types | Clinical Otolaryngology | 1979 | 114 |
| 44 | In vitro activity of lomefloxacin, a new quinolone antimicrobial agent, in comparison with those of other agents | Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy | 1988 | 114 |
| 45 | Morphological and biochemical changes in Escherichia coli after exposure to ciprofloxacin | Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy | 1986 | 110 |
| 46 | Lifelong exercise and stroke. | BMJ: British Medical Journal | 1993 | 110 |
| 47 | Atrial Fibrillation and Thromboembolism in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease | Journal of the American College of Cardiology | 2016 | 107 |
| 48 | Core outcomes in neonatology: development of a core outcome set for neonatal research | Archives of Disease in Childhood: Fetal and Neonatal Edition | 2020 | 107 |
| 49 | Design and execution | Journal of Hospital Infection | 1981 | 106 |
| 50 | Ethnic Differences in Self-poisoning: A Comparison of Asian and White Groups | British Journal of Psychiatry | 1986 | 106 |
