| # | Title | Journal | Year | Citations |
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| 1 | Effects of long-term exposure to air pollution on natural-cause mortality: an analysis of 22 European cohorts within the multicentre ESCAPE project | Lancet, The | 2014 | 1,077 |
| 2 | Genome-wide association analysis of more than 120,000 individuals identifies 15 new susceptibility loci for breast cancer | Nature Genetics | 2015 | 513 |
| 3 | Long term exposure to ambient air pollution and incidence of acute coronary events: prospective cohort study and meta-analysis in 11 European cohorts from the ESCAPE Project | BMJ, The | 2014 | 481 |
| 4 | Large-scale association analysis identifies new lung cancer susceptibility loci and heterogeneity in genetic susceptibility across histological subtypes | Nature Genetics | 2017 | 472 |
| 5 | Differences in the prospective association between individual plasma phospholipid saturated fatty acids and incident type 2 diabetes: the EPIC-InterAct case-cohort study | Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology,the | 2014 | 431 |
| 6 | Association Between Telomere Length and Risk of Cancer and Non-Neoplastic Diseases | JAMA Oncology | 2017 | 376 |
| 7 | Dietary polyphenol intake in Europe: the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) study | European Journal of Nutrition | 2016 | 313 |
| 8 | Association Between Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol–Lowering Genetic Variants and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes | JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association | 2016 | 310 |
| 9 | Prenatal Exposure to Perfluorooctanoate and Risk of Overweight at 20 Years of Age: A Prospective Cohort Study | Environmental Health Perspectives | 2012 | 294 |
| 10 | Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances and human fetal growth: A systematic review | Critical Reviews in Toxicology | 2015 | 223 |
| 11 | Association of Body Mass Index and Age With Subsequent Breast Cancer Risk in Premenopausal Women | JAMA Oncology | 2018 | 210 |
| 12 | Separate and combined associations of obesity and metabolic health with coronary heart disease: a pan-European case-cohort analysis | European Heart Journal | 2018 | 209 |
| 13 | Biomarkers of Dietary Omega-6 Fatty Acids and Incident Cardiovascular Disease and Mortality | Circulation | 2019 | 199 |
| 14 | Combined impact of healthy lifestyle factors on colorectal cancer: a large European cohort study | BMC Medicine | 2014 | 178 |
| 15 | Inflammatory and metabolic biomarkers and risk of liver and biliary tract cancer | Hepatology | 2014 | 175 |
| 16 | Smoking as a major risk factor for cervical cancer and pre-cancer: Results from the EPIC cohort | International Journal of Cancer | 2014 | 161 |
| 17 | Selenium status is associated with colorectal cancer risk in the European prospective investigation of cancer and nutrition cohort | International Journal of Cancer | 2015 | 161 |
| 18 | DNA methylome analysis identifies accelerated epigenetic ageing associated with postmenopausal breast cancer susceptibility | European Journal of Cancer | 2017 | 154 |
| 19 | Common Genetic Variants Highlight the Role of Insulin Resistance and Body Fat Distribution in Type 2 Diabetes, Independent of Obesity | Diabetes | 2014 | 153 |
| 20 | Association of Plasma Phospholipid n-3 and n-6 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids with Type 2 Diabetes: The EPIC-InterAct Case-Cohort Study | PLoS Medicine | 2016 | 150 |
| 21 | Timing of puberty in boys and girls: A population‐based study | Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology | 2019 | 146 |
| 22 | Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and autism spectrum disorder in children born to mothers with thyroid dysfunction: a Danish nationwide cohort study | BJOG: an International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology | 2014 | 144 |
| 23 | Handball load and shoulder injury rate: a 31-week cohort study of 679 elite youth handball players | British Journal of Sports Medicine | 2017 | 131 |
| 24 | Diabetes mellitus, insulin treatment, diabetes duration, and risk of biliary tract cancer and hepatocellular carcinoma in a European cohort | Annals of Oncology | 2013 | 114 |
| 25 | Active and passive cigarette smoking and breast cancer risk: Results from the EPIC cohort | International Journal of Cancer | 2014 | 112 |
| 26 | The Association Between Dietary Flavonoid and Lignan Intakes and Incident Type 2 Diabetes in European Populations | Diabetes Care | 2013 | 108 |
| 27 | Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and Childhood Autism in Association with Prenatal Exposure to Perfluoroalkyl Substances: A Nested Case–Control Study in the Danish National Birth Cohort | Environmental Health Perspectives | 2015 | 108 |
| 28 | Healthy lifestyle index and risk of gastric adenocarcinoma in the EPIC cohort study | International Journal of Cancer | 2015 | 104 |
| 29 | Consumption of Meat, Fish, Dairy Products, and Eggs and Risk of Ischemic Heart Disease | Circulation | 2019 | 103 |
| 30 | Long-term effects of prenatal exposure to perfluoroalkyl substances on female reproduction | Human Reproduction | 2013 | 102 |
| 31 | Incidence of Suicide Among Persons Who Had a Parent Who Died During Their Childhood | JAMA Psychiatry | 2015 | 102 |
| 32 | The Influence of Hormonal Factors on the Risk of Developing Cervical Cancer and Pre-Cancer: Results from the EPIC Cohort | PLoS ONE | 2016 | 102 |
| 33 | Severity of Birth Defects After Propylthiouracil Exposure in Early Pregnancy | Thyroid | 2014 | 100 |
| 34 | Mortality after Parental Death in Childhood: A Nationwide Cohort Study from Three Nordic Countries | PLoS Medicine | 2014 | 98 |
| 35 | Breast cancer risk after exposure to perfluorinated compounds in Danish women: a case–control study nested in the Danish National Birth Cohort | Cancer Causes and Control | 2014 | 98 |
| 36 | Physical Activity, Air Pollution, and the Risk of Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine | 2016 | 94 |
| 37 | Foot pronation is not associated with increased injury risk in novice runners wearing a neutral shoe: a 1-year prospective cohort study | British Journal of Sports Medicine | 2014 | 93 |
| 38 | Time trends of perfluorinated alkyl acids in serum from Danish pregnant women 2008–2013 | Environment International | 2016 | 93 |
| 39 | Prenatal Antidepressant Exposure and Risk of Spontaneous Abortion – A Population-Based Study | PLoS ONE | 2013 | 87 |
| 40 | Genome-wide association study of primary tooth eruption identifies pleiotropic loci associated with height and craniofacial distances | Human Molecular Genetics | 2013 | 84 |
| 41 | Anthropometry in 5- to 9-Year-Old Greenlandic and Ukrainian Children in Relation to Prenatal Exposure to Perfluorinated Alkyl Substances | Environmental Health Perspectives | 2015 | 84 |
| 42 | Plasma carotenoids, vitamin C, tocopherols, and retinol and the risk of breast cancer in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition cohort | American Journal of Clinical Nutrition | 2016 | 83 |
| 43 | Diagnostic efficacy of endoscopic ultrasound-guided needle sampling for upper gastrointestinal subepithelial lesions: a meta-analysis | Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques | 2016 | 82 |
| 44 | Neonatal levels of cytokines and risk of autism spectrum disorders: An exploratory register-based historic birth cohort study utilizing the Danish Newborn Screening Biobank | Journal of Neuroimmunology | 2012 | 81 |
| 45 | Fertility treatment and risk of childhood and adolescent mental disorders: register based cohort study | BMJ, The | 2013 | 80 |
| 46 | General and abdominal obesity and risk of esophageal and gastric adenocarcinoma in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition | International Journal of Cancer | 2015 | 79 |
| 47 | Fibre intake and the development of inflammatory bowel disease: A European prospective multi-centre cohort study (EPIC-IBD) | Journal of Crohn's and Colitis | 2018 | 79 |
| 48 | Maternal cigarette smoking during pregnancy and reproductive health in children: a review of epidemiological studies | Asian Journal of Andrology | 2014 | 78 |
| 49 | Alteration of amino acid and biogenic amine metabolism in hepatobiliary cancers: Findings from a prospective cohort study | International Journal of Cancer | 2016 | 77 |
| 50 | A Nested Case–Control Study of Metabolically Defined Body Size Phenotypes and Risk of Colorectal Cancer in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) | PLoS Medicine | 2016 | 76 |
