| # | Title | Journal | Year | Citations |
|---|
| 1 | Current and predicted prevalence of obesity in Canada: a trend analysis | CMAJ Open | 2014 | 224 |
| 2 | Proton pump inhibitors and the risk of acute kidney injury in older patients: a population-based cohort study | CMAJ Open | 2015 | 154 |
| 3 | Virtual care use before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: a repeated cross-sectional study | CMAJ Open | 2021 | 152 |
| 4 | Breast cancer survival by molecular subtype: a population-based analysis of cancer registry data | CMAJ Open | 2017 | 150 |
| 5 | Treatment of overweight and obesity in children and youth: a systematic review and meta-analysis | CMAJ Open | 2015 | 117 |
| 6 | Immersive and interactive virtual reality to improve learning and retention of neuroanatomy in medical students: a randomized controlled study | CMAJ Open | 2018 | 111 |
| 7 | Representativeness of patients and providers in the Canadian Primary Care Sentinel Surveillance Network: a cross-sectional study | CMAJ Open | 2016 | 102 |
| 8 | Cardiovascular risk among South Asians living in Canada: a systematic review and meta-analysis | CMAJ Open | 2014 | 97 |
| 9 | Frequency and cost of potentially inappropriate prescribing for older adults: a cross-sectional study | CMAJ Open | 2016 | 88 |
| 10 | Understanding the costs of cancer care before and after diagnosis for the 21 most common cancers in Ontario: a population-based descriptive study | CMAJ Open | 2013 | 85 |
| 11 | Patient characteristics, resource use and outcomes associated with general internal medicine hospital care: the General Medicine Inpatient Initiative (GEMINI) retrospective cohort study | CMAJ Open | 2017 | 81 |
| 12 | Prevention of overweight and obesity in children and youth: a systematic review and meta-analysis | CMAJ Open | 2015 | 80 |
| 13 | Testing, infection and complication rates of COVID-19 among people with a recent history of homelessness in Ontario, Canada: a retrospective cohort study | CMAJ Open | 2021 | 80 |
| 14 | The economic burden of cancer care in Canada: a population-based cost study | CMAJ Open | 2018 | 79 |
| 15 | The adverse health effects and harms related to marijuana use: an overview review | CMAJ Open | 2018 | 79 |
| 16 | Dispensed prescriptions for quetiapine and other second-generation antipsychotics in Canada from 2005 to 2012: a descriptive study | CMAJ Open | 2014 | 74 |
| 17 | Restrictions for reimbursement of direct-acting antiviral treatment for hepatitis C virus infection in Canada: a descriptive study | CMAJ Open | 2016 | 74 |
| 18 | Sulfonylurea versus metformin monotherapy in patients with type 2 diabetes: a Cochrane systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials and trial sequential analysis | CMAJ Open | 2014 | 73 |
| 19 | The current and future financial burden of hospital admissions for heart failure in Canada: a cost analysis | CMAJ Open | 2016 | 73 |
| 20 | A quantitative and qualitative evaluation of the British Columbia Take Home Naloxone program | CMAJ Open | 2014 | 72 |
| 21 | Opioid therapy for refractory dyspnea in patients with advanced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: patients' experiences and outcomes | CMAJ Open | 2013 | 70 |
| 22 | Treatment for overweight and obesity in adult populations: a systematic review and meta-analysis | CMAJ Open | 2014 | 70 |
| 23 | Prescribing patterns of novel oral anticoagulants following regulatory approval for atrial fibrillation in Ontario, Canada: a population-based descriptive analysis | CMAJ Open | 2013 | 68 |
| 24 | Effect of vitamin D status on clinical pregnancy rates following in vitro fertilization | CMAJ Open | 2013 | 68 |
| 25 | Estimate of the contemporary live-birth prevalence of recurrent 22q11.2 deletions: a cross-sectional analysis from population-based newborn screening | CMAJ Open | 2021 | 65 |
| 26 | Design, methods and demographics from phase I of Alberta's Tomorrow Project cohort: a prospective cohort profile | CMAJ Open | 2016 | 63 |
| 27 | Impact of legislation and a prescription monitoring program on the prevalence of potentially inappropriate prescriptions for monitored drugs in Ontario: a time series analysis | CMAJ Open | 2014 | 62 |
| 28 | Screening rates for colorectal cancer in Canada: a cross-sectional study | CMAJ Open | 2015 | 61 |
| 29 | Medical student career choice: a qualitative study of fourth-year medical students at Memorial University, Newfoundland | CMAJ Open | 2016 | 61 |
| 30 | Self-reported versus health administrative data: implications for assessing chronic illness burden in populations. A cross-sectional study | CMAJ Open | 2017 | 61 |
| 31 | Prevalence and management of osteoarthritis in primary care: an epidemiologic cohort study from the Canadian Primary Care Sentinel Surveillance Network | CMAJ Open | 2015 | 59 |
| 32 | Early mobilization of critically ill adults: a survey of knowledge, perceptions and practices of Canadian physicians and physiotherapists | CMAJ Open | 2016 | 59 |
| 33 | A virtual care program for outpatients diagnosed with COVID-19: a feasibility study | CMAJ Open | 2020 | 59 |
| 34 | Thyroid cancer incidence in Canada: a national cancer registry analysis | CMAJ Open | 2017 | 58 |
| 35 | Dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors and the risk of heart failure: a systematic review and meta-analysis | CMAJ Open | 2017 | 57 |
| 36 | The consequences of patient charges for prescription drugs in Canada: a cross-sectional survey | CMAJ Open | 2018 | 57 |
| 37 | Treatment for mild cognitive impairment: a systematic review and meta-analysis | CMAJ Open | 2015 | 56 |
| 38 | Patterns of health care use in a high-cost inpatient population in Ottawa, Ontario: a retrospective observational study | CMAJ Open | 2015 | 54 |
| 39 | Ethical concerns around use of artificial intelligence in health care research from the perspective of patients with meningioma, caregivers and health care providers: a qualitative study | CMAJ Open | 2020 | 53 |
| 40 | Use of benzodiazepines and related drugs in Manitoba: a population-based study | CMAJ Open | 2014 | 51 |
| 41 | Temporal trends in ankyloglossia and frenotomy in British Columbia, Canada, 2004-2013: a population-based study | CMAJ Open | 2016 | 50 |
| 42 | Sex differences in outcomes of methadone maintenance treatment for opioid use disorder: a systematic reviewand meta-analysis | CMAJ Open | 2015 | 49 |
| 43 | Characteristics and outcomes of patients with COVID-19 admitted to hospital and intensive care in the first phase of the pandemic in Canada: a national cohort study | CMAJ Open | 2021 | 49 |
| 44 | Cost analysis of inpatient treatment of anorexia nervosa in adolescents: hospital and caregiver perspectives | CMAJ Open | 2015 | 48 |
| 45 | Multimorbidity, dementia and health care in older people:a population-based cohort study | CMAJ Open | 2017 | 48 |
| 46 | Sex and gender considerations in Canadian clinical practice guidelines: a systematic review | CMAJ Open | 2017 | 47 |
| 47 | Identification of physicians providing comprehensive primary care in Ontario: a retrospective analysis using linked administrative data | CMAJ Open | 2017 | 47 |
| 48 | Patient, family physician and community pharmacist perspectives on expanded pharmacy scope of practice: a qualitative study | CMAJ Open | 2017 | 46 |
| 49 | Site of hospital readmission and mortality: a population-based retrospective cohort study | CMAJ Open | 2014 | 45 |
| 50 | Association between traumatic brain injury and incarceration: a population-based cohort study | CMAJ Open | 2016 | 45 |
