| # | Title | Journal | Year | Citations |
|---|
| 1 | Grounded theory research: A design framework for novice researchers | SAGE Open Medicine | 2019 | 718 |
| 2 | SF-36 total score as a single measure of health-related quality of life: Scoping review | SAGE Open Medicine | 2016 | 558 |
| 3 | New approaches and procedures for cancer treatment: Current perspectives | SAGE Open Medicine | 2021 | 308 |
| 4 | Sepsis: The evolution in definition, pathophysiology, and management | SAGE Open Medicine | 2019 | 253 |
| 5 | Inside help: An integrative review of champions in healthcare-related implementation | SAGE Open Medicine | 2018 | 245 |
| 6 | Hypertension in pregnancy: Pathophysiology and treatment | SAGE Open Medicine | 2019 | 115 |
| 7 | A review of the Australian healthcare system: A policy perspective | SAGE Open Medicine | 2018 | 113 |
| 8 | Effects of COVID-19 pandemic on mental health of children and adolescents: A systematic review of survey studies | SAGE Open Medicine | 2022 | 101 |
| 9 | Deficiency of antioxidants and increased oxidative stress in COVID-19 patients: A cross-sectional comparative study in Jigawa, Northwestern Nigeria | SAGE Open Medicine | 2021 | 97 |
| 10 | Health system frameworks and performance indicators in eight countries: A comparative international analysis | SAGE Open Medicine | 2017 | 95 |
| 11 | The abortion and mental health controversy: A comprehensive literature review of common ground agreements, disagreements, actionable recommendations, and research opportunities | SAGE Open Medicine | 2018 | 85 |
| 12 | Endometrial polyps: Pathogenesis, sequelae and treatment | SAGE Open Medicine | 2019 | 83 |
| 13 | Psychosocial factors associated with change in pain and disability outcomes in chronic low back pain patients treated by physiotherapist: A systematic review | SAGE Open Medicine | 2018 | 76 |
| 14 | Inflammatory cytokines in the pathogenesis of cardiovascular disease and cancer | SAGE Open Medicine | 2020 | 73 |
| 15 | Association between smoking and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis | SAGE Open Medicine | 2018 | 72 |
| 16 | Effects of training with elastic resistance versus conventional resistance on muscular strength: A systematic review and meta-analysis | SAGE Open Medicine | 2019 | 66 |
| 17 | Performance of the 10-item Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression scale for caregiving research | SAGE Open Medicine | 2013 | 65 |
| 18 | The effect of pharmacist-led interventions in optimising prescribing in older adults in primary care: A systematic review | SAGE Open Medicine | 2016 | 64 |
| 19 | Characterisation of health literacy strengths and weaknesses among people at metabolic and cardiovascular risk: Validity testing of the Health Literacy Questionnaire | SAGE Open Medicine | 2018 | 64 |
| 20 | Lay and health care professional understandings of self-management: A systematic review and narrative synthesis | SAGE Open Medicine | 2014 | 63 |
| 21 | Elevated serum levels of malondialdehyde and cortisol are associated with major depressive disorder: A case-control study | SAGE Open Medicine | 2018 | 63 |
| 22 | Knowledge mapping of medication literacy study: A visualized analysis using CiteSpace | SAGE Open Medicine | 2018 | 62 |
| 23 | A retrospective epidemiologic study to define risk factors, microbiology, and clinical outcomes of infective endocarditis in a large tertiary-care teaching hospital | SAGE Open Medicine | 2017 | 62 |
| 24 | What are the association patterns between handgrip strength and adverse health conditions? A topical review | SAGE Open Medicine | 2020 | 56 |
| 25 | How handling missing data may impact conclusions: A comparison of six different imputation methods for categorical questionnaire data | SAGE Open Medicine | 2019 | 54 |
| 26 | Baclofen therapeutics, toxicity, and withdrawal: A narrative review | SAGE Open Medicine | 2021 | 54 |
| 27 | The obesity epidemic – Nature via nurture: A narrative review of high-income countries | SAGE Open Medicine | 2020 | 53 |
| 28 | Tumor promoting roles of IL-10, TGF-β, IL-4, and IL-35: Its implications in cancer immunotherapy | SAGE Open Medicine | 2022 | 51 |
| 29 | Quality of life in patients with established rheumatoid arthritis: A phenomenographic study | SAGE Open Medicine | 2017 | 50 |
| 30 | Novel therapeutic strategies for degenerative disc disease: Review of cell biology and intervertebral disc cell therapy | SAGE Open Medicine | 2018 | 50 |
| 31 | Positive aging benefits of home and community gardening activities: Older adults report enhanced self-esteem, productive endeavours, social engagement and exercise | SAGE Open Medicine | 2020 | 50 |
| 32 | Health-promoting lifestyle profile and associated factors among medical students in a Saudi university | SAGE Open Medicine | 2019 | 49 |
| 33 | Gender differences in the predictive role of self-rated health on short-term risk of mortality among older adults | SAGE Open Medicine | 2016 | 48 |
| 34 | Vitamin C supplementation in the critically ill: A systematic review and meta-analysis | SAGE Open Medicine | 2018 | 48 |
| 35 | Science and technology of the emerging nanomedicines in cancer therapy: A primer for physicians and pharmacists | SAGE Open Medicine | 2013 | 47 |
| 36 | Natural products as potential cancer therapy enhancers: A preclinical update | SAGE Open Medicine | 2014 | 46 |
| 37 | A review of big data and medical research | SAGE Open Medicine | 2020 | 45 |
| 38 | Metformin as an adjuvant in breast cancer treatment | SAGE Open Medicine | 2019 | 44 |
| 39 | Sleep disturbances in HIV-infected patients associated with depression and high risk of obstructive sleep apnea | SAGE Open Medicine | 2019 | 43 |
| 40 | Primary care practitioner and patient understanding of the concepts of multimorbidity and self-management: A qualitative study | SAGE Open Medicine | 2013 | 42 |
| 41 | Objectively measured sleep and β-amyloid burden in older adults: A pilot study | SAGE Open Medicine | 2014 | 41 |
| 42 | Patterns and associated factors of COVID-19 knowledge, attitude, and practice among general population and health care workers: A systematic review | SAGE Open Medicine | 2020 | 41 |
| 43 | Periodontal disease and liver cirrhosis: A systematic review | SAGE Open Medicine | 2015 | 40 |
| 44 | Validity and test–retest reliability of a novel simple back extensor muscle strength test | SAGE Open Medicine | 2017 | 38 |
| 45 | Trust in healthcare settings: Scale development, methods, and preliminary determinants | SAGE Open Medicine | 2016 | 37 |
| 46 | A pilot study of lymph node mapping with indocyanine green in robotic gastrectomy for gastric cancer | SAGE Open Medicine | 2017 | 37 |
| 47 | Technological advancement in the era of COVID-19 | SAGE Open Medicine | 2021 | 37 |
| 48 | Psychological impact of COVID-19 on health workers in Ghana: A multicentre, cross-sectional study | SAGE Open Medicine | 2021 | 36 |
| 49 | Perioperative physical exercise interventions for patients undergoing lung cancer surgery: What is the evidence? | SAGE Open Medicine | 2016 | 35 |
| 50 | Hospital and clinical care costs associated with atrial fibrillation for Medicare beneficiaries in the Cardiovascular Health Study and the Framingham Heart Study | SAGE Open Medicine | 2018 | 35 |
