| # | Title | Journal | Year | Citations |
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| 1 | Global, Regional, and National Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases for 10 Causes, 1990 to 2015 | Journal of the American College of Cardiology | 2017 | 2,705 |
| 2 | 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 2016 | JAMA Oncology | 2018 | 1,260 |
| 3 | 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 |
| 4 | 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 |
| 5 | Origins of Dengue Type 2 Viruses Associated with Increased Pathogenicity in the Americas | Virology | 1997 | 557 |
| 6 | Guillain–Barré Syndrome Associated with Zika Virus Infection in Colombia | New England Journal of Medicine | 2016 | 488 |
| 7 | Molecular Typing of IberoAmericanCryptococcus neoformansIsolates | Emerging Infectious Diseases | 2003 | 468 |
| 8 | Subsistence strategies in traditional societies distinguish gut microbiomes | Nature Communications | 2015 | 449 |
| 9 | VENEZUELANEQUINEENCEPHALITIS | Annual Review of Entomology | 2004 | 397 |
| 10 | Global Phylogeny of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Based on Single Nucleotide Polymorphism (SNP) Analysis: Insights into Tuberculosis Evolution, Phylogenetic Accuracy of Other DNA Fingerprinting Systems, and Recommendations for a Minimal Standard SNP Set | Journal of Bacteriology | 2006 | 381 |
| 11 | Population Genetics Study of Isoniazid Resistance Mutations and Evolution of Multidrug-Resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis | Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy | 2006 | 364 |
| 12 | Child and Adolescent Health From 1990 to 2015 | JAMA Pediatrics | 2017 | 306 |
| 13 | International Study to Evaluate PCR Methods for Detection of Trypanosoma cruzi DNA in Blood Samples from Chagas Disease Patients | PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases | 2011 | 300 |
| 14 | The Case for Adopting the “Species Complex” Nomenclature for the Etiologic Agents of Cryptococcosis | MSphere | 2017 | 274 |
| 15 | The Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases Among US States, 1990-2016 | JAMA Cardiology | 2018 | 271 |
| 16 | Re-emergence of epidemic Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis in South America | Lancet, The | 1996 | 259 |
| 17 | Placental pathology in malaria: A histological, immunohistochemical, and quantitative study | Human Pathology | 2000 | 253 |
| 18 | Effect of vitamin D supplementation during pregnancy on maternal and neonatal outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials | Fertility and Sterility | 2015 | 234 |
| 19 | Tracing the Evolutionary History and Global Expansion of Candida auris Using Population Genomic Analyses | MBio | 2020 | 224 |
| 20 | Arboviral Etiologies of Acute Febrile Illnesses in Western South America, 2000–2007 | PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases | 2010 | 205 |
| 21 | Clinical Spectrum of Pulmonary Involvement in Leptospirosis in a Region of Endemicity, with Quantification of Leptospiral Burden | Clinical Infectious Diseases | 2005 | 195 |
| 22 | Global Mortality From Firearms, 1990-2016 | JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association | 2018 | 189 |
| 23 | Geographic distribution of human Blastocystis subtypes in South America | Infection, Genetics and Evolution | 2016 | 174 |
| 24 | Analytical Validation of Quantitative Real-Time PCR Methods for Quantification of Trypanosoma cruzi DNA in Blood Samples from Chagas Disease Patients | Journal of Molecular Diagnostics | 2015 | 153 |
| 25 | Endemic Venezuelan equine encephalitis in the Americas: hidden under the dengue umbrella | Future Virology | 2011 | 139 |
| 26 | Advanced Yellow Fever Virus Genome Detection in Point-of-Care Facilities and Reference Laboratories | Journal of Clinical Microbiology | 2012 | 139 |
| 27 | Separation and Concentration of Schizonts ofPlasmodium falciparumby Percoll Gradients1 | Journal of Protozoology | 1983 | 135 |
| 28 | Molecular Epidemiology of Candida auris in Colombia Reveals a Highly Related, Countrywide Colonization With Regional Patterns in Amphotericin B Resistance | Clinical Infectious Diseases | 2019 | 132 |
| 29 | Identifying four Trypanosoma cruzi I isolate haplotypes from different geographic regions in Colombia | Infection, Genetics and Evolution | 2007 | 127 |
| 30 | Cryptococcus gattii in North American Pacific Northwest: Whole-Population Genome Analysis Provides Insights into Species Evolution and Dispersal | MBio | 2014 | 126 |
| 31 | Ancient Dispersal of the Human Fungal Pathogen Cryptococcus gattii from the Amazon Rainforest | PLoS ONE | 2013 | 122 |
| 32 | Evaluation of Dengue NS1 Antigen Rapid Tests and ELISA Kits Using Clinical Samples | PLoS ONE | 2014 | 119 |
| 33 | Neonatal Hypothyroxinemia: Effects of Iodine Intake and Premature Birth1 | Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism | 1997 | 116 |
| 34 | Evolutionary genomic dynamics of Peruvians before, during, and after the Inca Empire | Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America | 2018 | 115 |
| 35 | Asymptomatic Renal Colonization of Humans in the Peruvian Amazon by Leptospira | PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases | 2010 | 114 |
| 36 | Usefulness of Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio in Risk Stratification of Patients With Advanced Heart Failure | American Journal of Cardiology | 2015 | 111 |
| 37 | Characterization of the emerging B.1.621 variant of interest of SARS-CoV-2 | Infection, Genetics and Evolution | 2021 | 110 |
| 38 | Host–pathogen evolutionary signatures reveal dynamics and future invasions of vampire bat rabies | Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America | 2016 | 108 |
| 39 | Clinical and Microbiological Aspects of Linezolid Resistance Mediated by the cfr Gene Encoding a 23S rRNA Methyltransferase | Journal of Clinical Microbiology | 2008 | 107 |
| 40 | Prevalence of adverse reproductive outcomes in a population occupationally exposed to pesticides in Colombia. | Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health | 1990 | 105 |
| 41 | Molecular epidemiology of clinical and environmental isolates of theCryptococcus neoformansspecies complex reveals a high genetic diversity and the presence of the molecular type VGII mating type a in Colombia | FEMS Yeast Research | 2006 | 104 |
| 42 | Role of embB Codon 306 Mutations in Mycobacterium tuberculosis Revisited: a Novel Association with Broad Drug Resistance and IS 6110 Clustering Rather than Ethambutol Resistance | Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy | 2005 | 103 |
| 43 | Whole metagenome sequencing reveals links between mosquito microbiota and insecticide resistance in malaria vectors | Scientific Reports | 2018 | 101 |
| 44 | Major Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Latin America: A Comparison with the United States. The Latin American Consortium of Studies in Obesity (LASO) | PLoS ONE | 2013 | 100 |
| 45 | Transmission of Multidrug-Resistant and Drug-Susceptible Tuberculosis within Households: A Prospective Cohort Study | PLoS Medicine | 2015 | 100 |
| 46 | Use of the Internet as a source of health information amongst participants of antenatal classes | Journal of Clinical Nursing | 2012 | 94 |
| 47 | Structural Vulnerability in the U.S. Revealed in Three Waves of COVID-19 | American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2020 | 92 |
| 48 | Association of intimate partner physical and sexual violence with unintended pregnancy among pregnant women in Peru | International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics | 2008 | 91 |
| 49 | Emergence of Asiatic Vibrio Diseases in South America in Phase With El Niño | Epidemiology | 2008 | 91 |
| 50 | Pre-exposure rabies prophylaxis: a systematic review | Bulletin of the World Health Organization | 2017 | 89 |
