| # | Title | Journal | Year | Citations |
|---|
| 1 | Actual Causes of Death in the United States | JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association | 1993 | 2,388 |
| 2 | Dopamine reward circuitry: Two projection systems from the ventral midbrain to the nucleus accumbens–olfactory tubercle complex | Brain Research Reviews | 2007 | 1,210 |
| 3 | Ending the HIV Epidemic | JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association | 2019 | 976 |
| 4 | The relationship between cell phone use, academic performance, anxiety, and Satisfaction with Life in college students | Computers in Human Behavior | 2014 | 625 |
| 5 | Actual causes of death in the United States | JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association | 1993 | 590 |
| 6 | Genome-wide meta-analysis identifies 11 new loci for anthropometric traits and provides insights into genetic architecture | Nature Genetics | 2013 | 578 |
| 7 | Genetic loci associated with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease overlap with loci for lung function and pulmonary fibrosis | Nature Genetics | 2017 | 306 |
| 8 | Dietary Guidelines for Americans | JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association | 2016 | 301 |
| 9 | Rare missense variants in POT1 predispose to familial cutaneous malignant melanoma | Nature Genetics | 2014 | 283 |
| 10 | Primary and Secondary Signaling Pathways in Early Preconditioning That Converge on the Mitochondria to Produce Cardioprotection | Circulation Research | 2004 | 221 |
| 11 | Independent Presynaptic and Postsynaptic Mechanisms Regulate Endocannabinoid Signaling at Multiple Synapses in the Ventral Tegmental Area | Journal of Neuroscience | 2004 | 201 |
| 12 | Functional Tolerance and Blockade of Long-Term Depression at Synapses in the Nucleus Accumbens after Chronic Cannabinoid Exposure | Journal of Neuroscience | 2003 | 183 |
| 13 | Cocaine Drives Aversive Conditioning via Delayed Activation of Dopamine-Responsive Habenular and Midbrain Pathways | Journal of Neuroscience | 2013 | 175 |
| 14 | Fostering integrity in research: Definitions, current knowledge, and future directions | Science and Engineering Ethics | 2006 | 175 |
| 15 | Sepsis Among Medicare Beneficiaries: 1. The Burdens of Sepsis, 2012–2018* | Critical Care Medicine | 2020 | 170 |
| 16 | Exploring the relationships between college students’ cell phone use, personality and leisure | Computers in Human Behavior | 2015 | 135 |
| 17 | Sodium and Potassium in Health and Disease | Metal Ions in Life Sciences | 2013 | 133 |
| 18 | Genome-wide association analysis identifies six new loci associated with forced vital capacity | Nature Genetics | 2014 | 131 |
| 19 | Effect of the Novel Positive Allosteric Modulator of Metabotropic Glutamate Receptor 2 AZD8529 on Incubation of Methamphetamine Craving After Prolonged Voluntary Abstinence in a Rat Model | Biological Psychiatry | 2015 | 122 |
| 20 | Malathion Exposure and the Incidence of Cancer in the Agricultural Health Study | American Journal of Epidemiology | 2007 | 118 |
| 21 | Medicare Reimbursement Accuracy Under the Prospective Payment System, 1985 to 1988 | JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association | 1992 | 116 |
| 22 | The change in weight perception of weight status among the overweight: comparison of NHANES III (1988�1994) and 1999�2004 NHANES | International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity | 2008 | 115 |
| 23 | Birth Weight and Mortality: Causality or Confounding? | American Journal of Epidemiology | 2006 | 112 |
| 24 | Assessment of Optimal Size and Composition of the U.S. National Registry of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Donors | Transplantation | 2004 | 95 |
| 25 | In Utero Exposure to the Antiandrogen 1,1-Dichloro-2,2-bis(p-chlorophenyl)ethylene (DDE) in Relation to Anogenital Distance in Male Newborns from Chiapas, Mexico | American Journal of Epidemiology | 2007 | 89 |
| 26 | Nursing leadership and management effects work environments | Journal of Nursing Management | 2009 | 85 |
| 27 | Multiethnic meta-analysis identifies ancestry-specific and cross-ancestry loci for pulmonary function | Nature Communications | 2018 | 85 |
| 28 | Evaluation of Dietary Patterns and All-Cause Mortality | JAMA Network Open | 2021 | 80 |
| 29 | Incidence, patterns and severity of reported unintentional injuries in Pakistan for persons five years and older: results of the National Health Survey of Pakistan 1990–94 | BMC Public Health | 2007 | 76 |
| 30 | Pesticides associated with Wheeze among Commercial Pesticide Applicators in the Agricultural Health Study | American Journal of Epidemiology | 2006 | 75 |
| 31 | Healthy People 2020: A Report Card on the Health of the Nation | JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association | 2014 | 69 |
| 32 | Black–White Disparities in Preterm Birth: Geographic, Social, and Health Determinants | American Journal of Preventive Medicine | 2019 | 67 |
| 33 | Dual Role of Medial A10 Dopamine Neurons in Affective Encoding | Neuropsychopharmacology | 2008 | 64 |
| 34 | Patient-Centered Reduction or Discontinuation of Long-term Opioid Analgesics | JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association | 2019 | 64 |
| 35 | Sigma-1 receptor regulates Tau phosphorylation and axon extension by shaping p35 turnover via myristic acid | Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America | 2015 | 61 |
| 36 | Maternal alcohol consumption and offspring DNA methylation: findings from six general population-based birth cohorts | Epigenomics | 2018 | 58 |
| 37 | Dopamine D4Receptor Excitation of Lateral Habenula Neurons via Multiple Cellular Mechanisms | Journal of Neuroscience | 2013 | 56 |
| 38 | Essential features for proactive risk management | Nature Nanotechnology | 2009 | 55 |
| 39 | College students' cell phone use and attachment to parents and peers | Computers in Human Behavior | 2016 | 55 |
| 40 | Research Strategies for Safety Evaluation of Nanomaterials, Part III: Nanoscale Technologies for Assessing Risk and Improving Public Health | Toxicological Sciences | 2005 | 51 |
| 41 | Optimizing Health for Persons With Multiple Chronic Conditions | JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association | 2014 | 51 |
| 42 | Release of endogenous cannabinoids from ventral tegmental area dopamine neurons and the modulation of synaptic processes | Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry | 2014 | 49 |
| 43 | Update on multiparametric MRI of urinary bladder cancer | Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging | 2018 | 48 |
| 44 | The Time Is Now to End the HIV Epidemic | American Journal of Public Health | 2020 | 47 |
| 45 | Naloxone Co-prescribing to Patients Receiving Prescription Opioids in the Medicare Part D Program, United States, 2016-2017 | JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association | 2019 | 46 |
| 46 | Glucocorticoids regulate arrestin gene expression and redirect the signaling profile of G protein-coupled receptors | Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America | 2012 | 42 |
| 47 | The pursuit of better diagnostic performance: a human factors perspective | BMJ Quality and Safety | 2013 | 42 |
| 48 | The Emerging Role of Toxic Adulterants in Street Drugs in the US Illicit Opioid Crisis | Public Health Reports | 2020 | 42 |
| 49 | Medicare reimbursement accuracy under the prospective payment system, 1985 to 1988 | JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association | 1992 | 41 |
| 50 | Tobacco Control 50 Years After the 1964 Surgeon General’s Report | JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association | 2014 | 40 |
