| # | Title | Journal | Year | Citations |
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| 1 | Classification of leprosy according to immunity. A five-group system | International Journal of Leprosy and Other Mycobacterial Diseases | 1966 | 853 |
| 2 | A method for counting acid-fast bacteria | International Journal of Leprosy and Other Mycobacterial Diseases | 1968 | 213 |
| 3 | Epidemiological Characteristics of Leprosy Reactions: 15 Years Experience from North India1 | International Journal of Leprosy and Other Mycobacterial Diseases | 2004 | 123 |
| 4 | Attempts to establish the armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus Linn.) as a model for the study of leprosy. I. Report of lepromatoid leprosy in an experimentally infected armadillo | International Journal of Leprosy and Other Mycobacterial Diseases | 1971 | 82 |
| 5 | Measuring Leprosy Stigma—A Preliminary Review of the Leprosy Literature | International Journal of Leprosy and Other Mycobacterial Diseases | 2003 | 79 |
| 6 | The Dynamics of Stigma in Leprosy | International Journal of Leprosy and Other Mycobacterial Diseases | 2004 | 68 |
| 7 | Viable M. leprae as a research reagent | International Journal of Leprosy and Other Mycobacterial Diseases | 2001 | 63 |
| 8 | Delay in Presentation in the Context of Local Knowledge and Attitude Towards Leprosy—The Results of Qualitative Fieldwork in Paraguay | International Journal of Leprosy and Other Mycobacterial Diseases | 2003 | 54 |
| 9 | Patient contact is the major determinant in incident leprosy: implications for future control | International Journal of Leprosy and Other Mycobacterial Diseases | 1999 | 51 |
| 10 | Long-term Efficacy of 2 Year WHO Multiple Drug Therapy (MDT) in Multibacillary (MB) Leprosy Patients | International Journal of Leprosy and Other Mycobacterial Diseases | 2003 | 43 |
| 11 | The Relapse Rate in MB Leprosy Patients Treated with 2-Years of WHO-MDT is Not Low1 | International Journal of Leprosy and Other Mycobacterial Diseases | 2004 | 42 |
| 12 | Evidence for species-specific lipid antigens in Mycobacterium leprae | International Journal of Leprosy and Other Mycobacterial Diseases | 1980 | 41 |
| 13 | Pure Neuritic Leprosy in India: an Appraisal | International Journal of Leprosy and Other Mycobacterial Diseases | 2004 | 38 |
| 14 | Neuropathic Pain in Leprosy Patients | International Journal of Leprosy and Other Mycobacterial Diseases | 2004 | 38 |
| 15 | Mycobacterium avium-complex infections and development of the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome: casual opportunist or causal cofactor? | International Journal of Leprosy and Other Mycobacterial Diseases | 1986 | 35 |
| 16 | Clinical trial of pefloxacin and ofloxacin in the treatment of lepromatous leprosy | International Journal of Leprosy and Other Mycobacterial Diseases | 1990 | 34 |
| 17 | A Second Case of Multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium leprae Isolated from a Japanese Patient with Relapsed Lepromatous Leprosy | International Journal of Leprosy and Other Mycobacterial Diseases | 2003 | 33 |
| 18 | Nerve damage in leprosy | International Journal of Leprosy and Other Mycobacterial Diseases | 1989 | 33 |
| 19 | A Mycobacterium leprae isolate resistant to dapsone, rifampin, ofloxacin and sparfloxacin | International Journal of Leprosy and Other Mycobacterial Diseases | 2000 | 32 |
| 20 | Epidemiologic characteristics of leprosy reactions | International Journal of Leprosy and Other Mycobacterial Diseases | 1994 | 31 |
| 21 | Statistical analysis of results obtained by two methods for testing drug activity against Mycobacterium leprae | International Journal of Leprosy and Other Mycobacterial Diseases | 1982 | 29 |
| 22 | Isolation of mycobacteria from healthy persons' stools | International Journal of Leprosy and Other Mycobacterial Diseases | 1988 | 28 |
| 23 | The nine-banded armadillo: a model for leprosy and other biomedical research | International Journal of Leprosy and Other Mycobacterial Diseases | 1971 | 28 |
| 24 | Validity of the WHO Operational Classification and Value of Other Clinical Signs in the Classification of Leprosy | International Journal of Leprosy and Other Mycobacterial Diseases | 2004 | 26 |
| 25 | Cell walls of Mycobacterium leprae | International Journal of Leprosy and Other Mycobacterial Diseases | 1976 | 26 |
| 26 | Occurrence of reactions, their diagnosis and management in leprosy patients treated with multidrug therapy; experience in the leprosy control program of the All Africa Leprosy and Rehabilitation Training Center (ALERT) in Ethiopia | International Journal of Leprosy and Other Mycobacterial Diseases | 1992 | 26 |
| 27 | Mechanisms of reactions in leprosy | International Journal of Leprosy and Other Mycobacterial Diseases | 1971 | 26 |
| 28 | An Approach to Understanding the Transmission of Mycobacterium leprae Using Molecular and Immunological Methods: Results from the MILEP2 Study | International Journal of Leprosy and Other Mycobacterial Diseases | 2004 | 23 |
| 29 | Leprosy Patients with Lepromatous Disease Have an Up-regulated IL-8 Response That Is Unlinked to TNF-α Responses | International Journal of Leprosy and Other Mycobacterial Diseases | 2004 | 23 |
| 30 | Classification of Leprosy: A Full Color Spectrum, or Black and White? | International Journal of Leprosy and Other Mycobacterial Diseases | 2004 | 23 |
| 31 | Clinical features and outcome of reversal (type 1) reactions in Hyderabad, India | International Journal of Leprosy and Other Mycobacterial Diseases | 1993 | 23 |
| 32 | The bactericidal effect of rifampicin on M. leprae in man: a) single doses of 600, 900 and 1200 mg; and b) daily doses of 300 mg | International Journal of Leprosy and Other Mycobacterial Diseases | 1976 | 22 |
| 33 | Attempts to establish the Armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus linn.) as a model for the study of leprosy. II. Histopathologic and bacteriologic post-mortem findings in lepromatoid leprosy in the Armadillo | International Journal of Leprosy and Other Mycobacterial Diseases | 1972 | 22 |
| 34 | Transformation of leprous lymphocytes by leprolin, tuberculin and phytohemagglutinin | International Journal of Leprosy and Other Mycobacterial Diseases | 1971 | 22 |
| 35 | Relapses in Multibacillary Patients Treated with Multi-drug Therapy until Smear Negativity: Findings after Twenty Years | International Journal of Leprosy and Other Mycobacterial Diseases | 2004 | 21 |
| 36 | Ulcerative Cutaneous Mycobacteriosis Due to Mycobacterium ulcerans: Report of Two Mexican Cases | International Journal of Leprosy and Other Mycobacterial Diseases | 2005 | 21 |
| 37 | Operational value of serological measurements in multibacillary leprosy patients: clinical and bacteriological correlates of antibody responses | International Journal of Leprosy and Other Mycobacterial Diseases | 1990 | 21 |
| 38 | Activity of ofloxacin against Mycobacterium leprae in the mouse | International Journal of Leprosy and Other Mycobacterial Diseases | 1988 | 21 |
| 39 | Identification of T-cell-activating recombinant antigens shared among three candidate antileprosy vaccines, killed M. leprae, M. bovis BCG, and mycobacterium w | International Journal of Leprosy and Other Mycobacterial Diseases | 1988 | 21 |
| 40 | Fluorescent leprosy antibody absorption (FLA-ABS) test for detecting subclinical infection with Mycobacterium leprae | International Journal of Leprosy and Other Mycobacterial Diseases | 1980 | 21 |
| 41 | A fluorescent staining procedure for determining the viability of mycobacterial cells | International Journal of Leprosy and Other Mycobacterial Diseases | 1982 | 21 |
| 42 | Relapse after long-term follow up of multibacillary patients treated by WHO multidrug regimen. Marchoux Chemotherapy Study Group | International Journal of Leprosy and Other Mycobacterial Diseases | 1995 | 21 |
| 43 | Nail Involvement in Leprosy: A Study of 300 Patients | International Journal of Leprosy and Other Mycobacterial Diseases | 2003 | 20 |
| 44 | Activities of pefloxacin and ciprofloxacin against Mycobacterium leprae in the mouse | International Journal of Leprosy and Other Mycobacterial Diseases | 1987 | 20 |
| 45 | Methotrexate in Resistant ENL | International Journal of Leprosy and Other Mycobacterial Diseases | 2004 | 19 |
| 46 | Leprosy Research Declines, but Most of the Basic Questions Remain Unanswered | International Journal of Leprosy and Other Mycobacterial Diseases | 2005 | 19 |
| 47 | Mycobacterial antigens in antibody responses of leprosy patients | International Journal of Leprosy and Other Mycobacterial Diseases | 1975 | 19 |
| 48 | Pharmacokinetics of clofazimine in healthy volunteers | International Journal of Leprosy and Other Mycobacterial Diseases | 1987 | 19 |
| 49 | Serological survey of leprosy and control subjects by a monoclonal antibody-based immunoassay | International Journal of Leprosy and Other Mycobacterial Diseases | 1985 | 19 |
| 50 | Effect of DDS on established infections with Mycobacterium leprae in mice | International Journal of Leprosy and Other Mycobacterial Diseases | 1967 | 19 |
