1.5(top 11%)
Impact Factor
1.7(top 11%)
extended IF
61(top 7%)
H-Index
858
authors
12.3K
papers
79.8K
citations
3.1K
citing journals
12.2K
citing authors

Most Cited Articles of South African Medical Journal

TitleYearCitations
The operation. A human cardiac transplant: an interim report of a successful operation performed at Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town1967460
Detection of Chlamydia pneumoniae in coronary arterial fatty streaks and atheromatous plaques1992240
Establishment of a continuously growing cell line from primary carcinoma of the liver1976237
The South African Stress and Health (SASH) study: 12-month and lifetime prevalence of common mental disorders2009200
Tick-bite fever in pregnancy. A case report1987173
Chikungunya virus infection. A retrospective study of 107 cases1983165
Ultramarathon running and upper respiratory tract infections. An epidemiological survey1983164
Initial burden of disease estimates for South Africa, 20002003152
Fusarium moniliforme contamination of maize in oesophageal cancer areas in Transkei1988151
Validation of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale on a cohort of South African women1998127
Selective posterior rhizotomy for the relief of spasticity in cerebral palsy1982123
The cytopathic effects of vervet monkey viruses1963115
Pregnancy in a uterine scar sacculus--an unusual cause of postabortal haemorrhage. A case report1978111
A review of 450 stabwounds of the spinal cord1977107
A longitudinal study of asymptomatic carriers of pathogenic zymodemes of Entamoeba histolytica1987107
Endotoxaemia in exhausted runners after a long-distance race1988107
National HIV incidence measures--new insights into the South African epidemic2007107
Prevalence of emotional, physical and sexual abuse of women in three South African provinces2001104
The epidemiology of major depression in South Africa: results from the South African stress and health study2009101
Rift Valley fever affecting humans in South Africa: a clinicopathological study1977100
Rapid scale-up of a community-based HIV treatment service: programme performance over 3 consecutive years in Guguletu, South Africa200699
An evaluation of the District Health Information System in rural South Africa200899
The true clincal features of postmenopause and oöphorectomy, and their response to oestrogen therapy197298
The surgical correction of chronic internal anal (sphincteric) contracture195191
Lost to follow up: contributing factors and challenges in South African patients on antiretroviral therapy200791