| # | Title | Journal | Year | Citations |
|---|
| 1 | Food in the Anthropocene: the EAT–Lancet Commission on healthy diets from sustainable food systems | Lancet, The | 2019 | 5,421 |
| 2 | Global, Regional, and National Cancer Incidence, Mortality, Years of Life Lost, Years Lived With Disability, and Disability-Adjusted Life-years for 32 Cancer Groups, 1990 to 2015 | JAMA Oncology | 2017 | 4,254 |
| 3 | Estimates and 25-year trends of the global burden of disease attributable to ambient air pollution: an analysis of data from the Global Burden of Diseases Study 2015 | Lancet, The | 2017 | 4,187 |
| 4 | Global, Regional, and National Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases for 10 Causes, 1990 to 2015 | Journal of the American College of Cardiology | 2017 | 2,705 |
| 5 | The Global Burden of Cancer 2013 | JAMA Oncology | 2015 | 2,269 |
| 6 | Our future: a Lancet commission on adolescent health and wellbeing | Lancet, The | 2016 | 2,123 |
| 7 | 2020 International Society of Hypertension Global Hypertension Practice Guidelines | Hypertension | 2020 | 1,895 |
| 8 | High-quality health systems in the Sustainable Development Goals era: time for a revolution | The Lancet Global Health | 2018 | 1,721 |
| 9 | Global, Regional, and National Cancer Incidence, Mortality, Years of Life Lost, Years Lived With Disability, and Disability-Adjusted Life-Years for 29 Cancer Groups, 1990 to 2017 | JAMA Oncology | 2019 | 1,691 |
| 10 | Oral diseases: a global public health challenge | Lancet, The | 2019 | 1,675 |
| 11 | The Global Syndemic of Obesity, Undernutrition, and Climate Change: The Lancet Commission report | Lancet, The | 2019 | 1,638 |
| 12 | 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 |
| 13 | Towards a common definition of global health | Lancet, The | 2009 | 1,096 |
| 14 | Global health 2035: a world converging within a generation | Lancet, The | 2013 | 976 |
| 15 | Evidence-based intervention in physical activity: lessons from around the world | Lancet, The | 2012 | 898 |
| 16 | The global burden of injury: incidence, mortality, disability-adjusted life years and time trends from the Global Burden of Disease study 2013 | Injury Prevention | 2016 | 898 |
| 17 | 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 |
| 18 | Evidence for effective interventions to reduce mental-health-related stigma and discrimination | Lancet, The | 2016 | 776 |
| 19 | Cancer Incidence, Mortality, Years of Life Lost, Years Lived With Disability, and Disability-Adjusted Life Years for 29 Cancer Groups From 2010 to 2019 | JAMA Oncology | 2022 | 719 |
| 20 | Health care and equity in India | Lancet, The | 2011 | 713 |
| 21 | Global burden of diseases, injuries, and risk factors for young people's health during 1990–2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013 | Lancet, The | 2016 | 710 |
| 22 | 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 |
| 23 | Addressing the burden of mental, neurological, and substance use disorders: key messages from Disease Control Priorities, 3rd edition | Lancet, The | 2016 | 586 |
| 24 | Body mass index, waist circumference and waist:hip ratio as predictors of cardiovascular risk—a review of the literature | European Journal of Clinical Nutrition | 2010 | 557 |
| 25 | Cardiovascular Diseases in India | Circulation | 2016 | 544 |
| 26 | Antibiotic resistance is the quintessential One Health issue | Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2016 | 500 |
| 27 | Frailty: An Emerging Public Health Priority | Journal of the American Medical Directors Association | 2016 | 489 |
| 28 | Global and National Burden of Diseases and Injuries Among Children and Adolescents Between 1990 and 2013 | JAMA Pediatrics | 2016 | 479 |
| 29 | Excess mortality in persons with severe mental disorders: a multilevel intervention framework and priorities for clinical practice, policy and research agendas | World Psychiatry | 2017 | 477 |
| 30 | Manufacturing Epidemics: The Role of Global Producers in Increased Consumption of Unhealthy Commodities Including Processed Foods, Alcohol, and Tobacco | PLoS Medicine | 2012 | 470 |
| 31 | Ending the neglect of global oral health: time for radical action | Lancet, The | 2019 | 462 |
| 32 | PRIME: A Programme to Reduce the Treatment Gap for Mental Disorders in Five Low- and Middle-Income Countries | PLoS Medicine | 2012 | 436 |
| 33 | INFORMAS (International Network for Food and Obesity/non‐communicable diseases Research, Monitoring and Action Support): overview and key principles | Obesity Reviews | 2013 | 415 |
| 34 | Scientific evidence on the links between periodontal diseases and diabetes: Consensus report and guidelines of the joint workshop on periodontal diseases and diabetes by the International Diabetes Federation and the European Federation of Periodontology | Journal of Clinical Periodontology | 2018 | 384 |
| 35 | Digital technology for treating and preventing mental disorders in low-income and middle-income countries: a narrative review of the literature | Lancet Psychiatry,the | 2017 | 363 |
| 36 | UN High-Level Meeting on Non-Communicable Diseases: addressing four questions | Lancet, The | 2011 | 329 |
| 37 | Chronic diseases and injuries in India | Lancet, The | 2011 | 328 |
| 38 | Epidemiology and causation of coronary heart disease and stroke in India | Heart | 2008 | 312 |
| 39 | Child and Adolescent Health From 1990 to 2015 | JAMA Pediatrics | 2017 | 306 |
| 40 | The impact of multimorbidity on adult physical and mental health in low- and middle-income countries: what does the study on global ageing and adult health (SAGE) reveal? | BMC Medicine | 2015 | 297 |
| 41 | Building the Field of Health Policy and Systems Research: Framing the Questions | PLoS Medicine | 2011 | 285 |
| 42 | The Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases Among US States, 1990-2016 | JAMA Cardiology | 2018 | 271 |
| 43 | The Effect of Rural-to-Urban Migration on Obesity and Diabetes in India: A Cross-Sectional Study | PLoS Medicine | 2010 | 265 |
| 44 | The global coverage of prevalence data for mental disorders in children and adolescents | Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences | 2017 | 264 |
| 45 | Towards achievement of universal health care in India by 2020: a call to action | Lancet, The | 2011 | 261 |
| 46 | Acceptability and feasibility of using non-specialist health workers to deliver mental health care: Stakeholder perceptions from the PRIME district sites in Ethiopia, India, Nepal, South Africa, and Uganda | Social Science and Medicine | 2014 | 259 |
| 47 | Challenges and Opportunities for Implementing Integrated Mental Health Care: A District Level Situation Analysis from Five Low- and Middle-Income Countries | PLoS ONE | 2014 | 255 |
| 48 | Determinants of women’s satisfaction with maternal health care: a review of literature from developing countries | BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth | 2015 | 248 |
| 49 | Prevention of chronic diseases: a call to action | Lancet, The | 2007 | 246 |
| 50 | May Measurement Month 2017: an analysis of blood pressure screening results worldwide | The Lancet Global Health | 2018 | 245 |
