| # | Title | Journal | Year | Citations |
|---|
| 1 | Oxidative stress, insulin resistance, dyslipidemia and type 2 diabetes mellitus | World Journal of Diabetes | 2015 | 802 |
| 2 | Diabetes and cardiovascular disease: Epidemiology, biological mechanisms, treatment recommendations and future research | World Journal of Diabetes | 2015 | 718 |
| 3 | Diabetes mellitus: The epidemic of the century | World Journal of Diabetes | 2015 | 684 |
| 4 | Type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease: Have all risk factors the same strength? | World Journal of Diabetes | 2014 | 588 |
| 5 | Surrogate markers of insulin resistance: A review | World Journal of Diabetes | 2010 | 421 |
| 6 | Update on the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus | World Journal of Diabetes | 2016 | 407 |
| 7 | Trends in prevalence of diabetes in Asian countries | World Journal of Diabetes | 2012 | 382 |
| 8 | Type 2 diabetes and quality of life | World Journal of Diabetes | 2017 | 374 |
| 9 | Literature review on the management of diabetic foot ulcer | World Journal of Diabetes | 2015 | 362 |
| 10 | Diabetic retinopathy - ocular complications of diabetes mellitus | World Journal of Diabetes | 2015 | 351 |
| 11 | Prediabetes diagnosis and treatment: A review | World Journal of Diabetes | 2015 | 333 |
| 12 | Type 2 diabetes mellitus: From a metabolic disorder to an inflammatory condition | World Journal of Diabetes | 2015 | 303 |
| 13 | Diabetic nephropathy and inflammation | World Journal of Diabetes | 2014 | 295 |
| 14 | Classification of diabetic retinopathy and diabetic macular edema | World Journal of Diabetes | 2013 | 291 |
| 15 | Diabetic neuropathic pain: Physiopathology and treatment | World Journal of Diabetes | 2015 | 284 |
| 16 | Peripheral artery disease in patients with diabetes: Epidemiology, mechanisms, and outcomes | World Journal of Diabetes | 2015 | 282 |
| 17 | Type 2 diabetes mellitus in children and adolescents | World Journal of Diabetes | 2013 | 256 |
| 18 | Cardiac autonomic neuropathy in patients with diabetes mellitus | World Journal of Diabetes | 2014 | 239 |
| 19 | Steroid hyperglycemia: Prevalence, early detection and therapeutic recommendations: A narrative review | World Journal of Diabetes | 2015 | 234 |
| 20 | Genetics of type 2 diabetes | World Journal of Diabetes | 2013 | 230 |
| 21 | Ocular complications of diabetes mellitus | World Journal of Diabetes | 2015 | 225 |
| 22 | Bariatric surgery and long-term nutritional issues | World Journal of Diabetes | 2017 | 221 |
| 23 | Metabolic effects of obesity: A review | World Journal of Diabetes | 2010 | 217 |
| 24 | Gestational diabetes: A clinical update | World Journal of Diabetes | 2015 | 215 |
| 25 | Type 2 diabetes mellitus and Alzheimer’s disease | World Journal of Diabetes | 2014 | 205 |
| 26 | Diabetic foot disease: From the evaluation of the “foot at risk” to the novel diabetic ulcer treatment modalities | World Journal of Diabetes | 2016 | 205 |
| 27 | Renal function in diabetic nephropathy | World Journal of Diabetes | 2010 | 196 |
| 28 | Curcumin attenuates Nrf2 signaling defect, oxidative stress in muscle and glucose intolerance in high fat diet-fed mice | World Journal of Diabetes | 2012 | 193 |
| 29 | Molecular mechanisms of insulin resistance in type 2 diabetes mellitus | World Journal of Diabetes | 2010 | 182 |
| 30 | Diabetes mellitus and cognitive impairments | World Journal of Diabetes | 2016 | 174 |
| 31 | β-cell dysfunction: Its critical role in prevention and management of type 2 diabetes | World Journal of Diabetes | 2015 | 173 |
| 32 | New insights into insulin: The anti-inflammatory effect and its clinical relevance | World Journal of Diabetes | 2014 | 166 |
| 33 | Functional foods-based diet as a novel dietary approach for management of type 2 diabetes and its complications: A review | World Journal of Diabetes | 2014 | 160 |
| 34 | Osteoporosis in diabetes mellitus: Possible cellular and molecular mechanisms | World Journal of Diabetes | 2011 | 152 |
| 35 | Consequences of gestational and pregestational diabetes on placental function and birth weight | World Journal of Diabetes | 2011 | 150 |
| 36 | Diabetic nephropathy: Is it time yet for routine kidney biopsy? | World Journal of Diabetes | 2013 | 146 |
| 37 | Cardiac autonomic neuropathy: Risk factors, diagnosis and treatment | World Journal of Diabetes | 2018 | 145 |
| 38 | Gastrointestinal complications of diabetes mellitus | World Journal of Diabetes | 2013 | 144 |
| 39 | Targeting inflammation in diabetes: Newer therapeutic options | World Journal of Diabetes | 2014 | 144 |
| 40 | Magnesium and type 2 diabetes | World Journal of Diabetes | 2015 | 144 |
| 41 | Diabetic cardiomyopathy: Pathophysiology, diagnostic evaluation and management | World Journal of Diabetes | 2013 | 141 |
| 42 | Daily physical activity and type 2 diabetes: A review | World Journal of Diabetes | 2016 | 139 |
| 43 | Diabetes and cardiac autonomic neuropathy: Clinical manifestations, cardiovascular consequences, diagnosis and treatment | World Journal of Diabetes | 2015 | 136 |
| 44 | Gestational diabetes from A to Z | World Journal of Diabetes | 2017 | 136 |
| 45 | Cataract in diabetes mellitus | World Journal of Diabetes | 2019 | 136 |
| 46 | Mechanisms of hypoglycemia unawareness and implications in diabetic patients | World Journal of Diabetes | 2015 | 134 |
| 47 | Diabetes epidemic sweeping the Arab world | World Journal of Diabetes | 2016 | 134 |
| 48 | Renal hyperfiltration related to diabetes mellitus and obesity in human disease | World Journal of Diabetes | 2012 | 126 |
| 49 | Milestones in the history of diabetes mellitus: The main contributors | World Journal of Diabetes | 2016 | 126 |
| 50 | Relationship between diabetes and periodontal infection | World Journal of Diabetes | 2015 | 124 |
