| # | Title | Journal | Year | Citations |
|---|
| 1 | The estimation of the bactericidal power of the blood | Epidemiology and Infection | 1938 | 2,726 |
| 2 | Epidemic influenza and vitamin D | Epidemiology and Infection | 2006 | 834 |
| 3 | The role of serum haemagglutination-inhibiting antibody in protection against challenge infection with influenza A2 and B viruses | Epidemiology and Infection | 1972 | 785 |
| 4 | The growing burden of foodborne outbreaks due to contaminated fresh produce: risks and opportunities | Epidemiology and Infection | 2009 | 685 |
| 5 | Understanding, compliance and psychological impact of the SARS quarantine experience | Epidemiology and Infection | 2008 | 681 |
| 6 | International increase in Salmonella enteritidis: A new pandemic? | Epidemiology and Infection | 1990 | 611 |
| 7 | The size and the duration of air-carriage of respiratory droplets and droplet-nuclei | Epidemiology and Infection | 1946 | 599 |
| 8 | The time course of the immune response to experimental coronavirus infection of man | Epidemiology and Infection | 1990 | 582 |
| 9 | Impact on rates and time to first central vascular-associated bloodstream infection when switching from open to closed intravenous infusion containers in a hospital setting | Epidemiology and Infection | 2009 | 562 |
| 10 | A phage-typing scheme for Salmonella enteritidis | Epidemiology and Infection | 1987 | 467 |
| 11 | The natural history of tuberculosis: the implications of age-dependent risks of disease and the role of reinfection | Epidemiology and Infection | 1997 | 437 |
| 12 | Atypical Chikungunya virus infections: clinical manifestations, mortality and risk factors for severe disease during the 2005–2006 outbreak on Réunion | Epidemiology and Infection | 2009 | 435 |
| 13 | Acute respiratory illness in the community. Frequency of illness and the agents involved | Epidemiology and Infection | 1993 | 416 |
| 14 | The Stonehouse survey: nasopharyngeal carriage of meningococci and Neisseria lactamica | Epidemiology and Infection | 1987 | 408 |
| 15 | A 1-year study of Escherichia coli O157 in cattle, sheep, pigs and poultry | Epidemiology and Infection | 1997 | 405 |
| 16 | The prevalence ofEscherichia coliO157.H7 in dairy and beef cattle in Washington State | Epidemiology and Infection | 1994 | 403 |
| 17 | An extensive outbreak of staphylococcal food poisoning due to low-fat milk in Japan: estimation of enterotoxin A in the incriminated milk and powdered skim milk | Epidemiology and Infection | 2003 | 401 |
| 18 | A clarification of transmission terms in host-microparasite models: numbers, densities and areas | Epidemiology and Infection | 2002 | 388 |
| 19 | Host adapted serotypes of Salmonella enterica | Epidemiology and Infection | 2000 | 377 |
| 20 | Cattle as a possible source of verocytotoxin-producingEscherichia coliO157 infections in man | Epidemiology and Infection | 1993 | 373 |
| 21 | Epidemiology of varicella zoster virus infection in Canada and the United Kingdom | Epidemiology and Infection | 2001 | 367 |
| 22 | Assessing the effects of temperature on the population of Aedes aegypti, the vector of dengue | Epidemiology and Infection | 2009 | 358 |
| 23 | The prevalence and influencing factors in anxiety in medical workers fighting COVID-19 in China: a cross-sectional survey | Epidemiology and Infection | 2020 | 354 |
| 24 | High-level vancomycin-resistant enterococci causing hospital infections | Epidemiology and Infection | 1989 | 348 |
| 25 | Recurrent multistate outbreak of Salmonella Newport associated with tomatoes from contaminated fields, 2005 | Epidemiology and Infection | 2008 | 337 |
| 26 | Understanding the dynamics of Ebola epidemics | Epidemiology and Infection | 2007 | 335 |
| 27 | Extreme water-related weather events and waterborne disease | Epidemiology and Infection | 2013 | 326 |
| 28 | Evidence for airborne transmission of Norwalk-like virus (NLV) in a hotel restaurant | Epidemiology and Infection | 2000 | 322 |
| 29 | Lessons from a large outbreak of Escherichia coli O157[ratio ]H7 infections: insights into the infectious dose and method of widespread contamination of hamburger patties | Epidemiology and Infection | 1999 | 320 |
| 30 | Airborne micro-organisms: survival tests with four viruses | Epidemiology and Infection | 1961 | 318 |
| 31 | Declining hepatitis A seroprevalence: a global review and analysis | Epidemiology and Infection | 2004 | 303 |
| 32 | The Q fever epidemic in The Netherlands: history, onset, response and reflection | Epidemiology and Infection | 2011 | 298 |
| 33 | The effect of temperature on food poisoning: a time-series analysis of salmonellosis in ten European countries | Epidemiology and Infection | 2004 | 296 |
| 34 | Wound infections caused by Vibrio vulnificus and other marine bacteria | Epidemiology and Infection | 2005 | 296 |
| 35 | Salmonella surveillance: a global survey of public health serotyping | Epidemiology and Infection | 2002 | 290 |
| 36 | Verotoxin producing Escherichia coli O 157 infections associated with the consumption of yoghurt | Epidemiology and Infection | 1993 | 289 |
| 37 | A longitudinal study of Escherichia coli O157 in fourteen cattle herds | Epidemiology and Infection | 1997 | 289 |
| 38 | Numbers of Salmonella enteritidis in the contents of naturally contaminated hens' eggs | Epidemiology and Infection | 1991 | 287 |
| 39 | Seasonal trends of viral respiratory tract infections in the tropics | Epidemiology and Infection | 1998 | 280 |
| 40 | Epidemiology of vertebral osteomyelitis (VO) in France: analysis of hospital-discharge data 2002–2003 | Epidemiology and Infection | 2008 | 277 |
| 41 | The Serological Classification ofStreptococcus pyogenes | Epidemiology and Infection | 1934 | 260 |
| 42 | Pertussis resurgence: waning immunity and pathogen adaptation – two sides of the same coin | Epidemiology and Infection | 2014 | 259 |
| 43 | Salmonella enteritidis phage type 4 from the contents of intact eggs: a study involving naturally infected hens | Epidemiology and Infection | 1989 | 254 |
| 44 | A Note on the Variation of the Rate of Disinfection with Change in the Concentration of the Disinfectant | Epidemiology and Infection | 1908 | 249 |
| 45 | A fifteen month study of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in a dairy herd | Epidemiology and Infection | 1997 | 244 |
| 46 | Cellulitis incidence in a defined population | Epidemiology and Infection | 2006 | 244 |
| 47 | Role of environmental poliovirus surveillance in global polio eradication and beyond | Epidemiology and Infection | 2012 | 237 |
| 48 | An assessment of the human health impact of seven leading foodborne pathogens in the United States using disability adjusted life years | Epidemiology and Infection | 2015 | 235 |
| 49 | Modelling the impact of immunization on the epidemiology of varicella zoster virus | Epidemiology and Infection | 2000 | 234 |
| 50 | Epidemiology and cost of herpes zoster and post-herpetic neuralgia in the United Kingdom | Epidemiology and Infection | 2009 | 233 |
