| # | Title | Journal | Year | Citations |
|---|
| 1 | GLIM criteria for the diagnosis of malnutrition – A consensus report from the global clinical nutrition community | Clinical Nutrition | 2019 | 1,395 |
| 2 | Rapid epidemic expansion of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in southern Africa | Nature | 2022 | 1,210 |
| 3 | Effect of Oxidative Stress on Male Reproduction | World Journal of Men?s Health | 2014 | 859 |
| 4 | A living WHO guideline on drugs for covid-19 | BMJ, The | 2020 | 664 |
| 5 | GLIM Criteria for the Diagnosis of Malnutrition: A Consensus Report From the Global Clinical Nutrition Community | Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition | 2019 | 644 |
| 6 | Updated Clinical Guidelines for Diagnosing Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders | Pediatrics | 2016 | 561 |
| 7 | Global Tuberculosis Report 2020 – Reflections on the Global TB burden, treatment and prevention efforts | International Journal of Infectious Diseases | 2021 | 526 |
| 8 | GLIM criteria for the diagnosis of malnutrition – A consensus report from the global clinical nutrition community | Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle | 2019 | 514 |
| 9 | Evolutionary history and global spread of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis Beijing lineage | Nature Genetics | 2015 | 466 |
| 10 | The epidemiology, pathogenesis, transmission, diagnosis, and management of multidrug-resistant, extensively drug-resistant, and incurable tuberculosis | Lancet Respiratory Medicine,the | 2017 | 459 |
| 11 | Emergence of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron lineages BA.4 and BA.5 in South Africa | Nature Medicine | 2022 | 456 |
| 12 | Patient Blood Management | JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association | 2019 | 419 |
| 13 | International Olympic Committee consensus statement: methods for recording and reporting of epidemiological data on injury and illness in sport 2020 (including STROBE Extension for Sport Injury and Illness Surveillance (STROBE-SIIS)) | British Journal of Sports Medicine | 2020 | 411 |
| 14 | Risk Factors for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Death in a Population Cohort Study from the Western Cape Province, South Africa | Clinical Infectious Diseases | 2021 | 405 |
| 15 | Bioactive Compounds and Biological Functions of Garlic (Allium sativum L.) | Foods | 2019 | 399 |
| 16 | Genomic analysis identifies targets of convergent positive selection in drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis | Nature Genetics | 2013 | 393 |
| 17 | 14-day bactericidal activity of PA-824, bedaquiline, pyrazinamide, and moxifloxacin combinations: a randomised trial | Lancet, The | 2012 | 387 |
| 18 | International meta-analysis of PTSD genome-wide association studies identifies sex- and ancestry-specific genetic risk loci | Nature Communications | 2019 | 363 |
| 19 | The nature of relapse in schizophrenia | BMC Psychiatry | 2013 | 323 |
| 20 | The state of hypertension care in 44 low-income and middle-income countries: a cross-sectional study of nationally representative individual-level data from 1·1 million adults | Lancet, The | 2019 | 319 |
| 21 | Abdominal aortic aneurysms | Nature Reviews Disease Primers | 2018 | 312 |
| 22 | Guide to clinical practice guidelines: the current state of play | International Journal for Quality in Health Care | 2016 | 289 |
| 23 | A standardised method for interpreting the association between mutations and phenotypic drug resistance inMycobacterium tuberculosis | European Respiratory Journal | 2017 | 273 |
| 24 | Clinical practice guidelines for the management of chronic musculoskeletal pain in primary healthcare: a systematic review | Implementation Science | 2017 | 272 |
| 25 | COVID-19 in Africa: care and protection for frontline healthcare workers | Globalization and Health | 2020 | 272 |
| 26 | Genome-wide analysis of multi- and extensively drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis | Nature Genetics | 2018 | 271 |
| 27 | The X chromosome and sex-specific effects in infectious disease susceptibility | Human Genomics | 2019 | 271 |
| 28 | Ultraviolet Light Induced Generation of Reactive Oxygen Species | Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology | 2017 | 268 |
| 29 | A Dose-Ranging Trial to Optimize the Dose of Rifampin in the Treatment of Tuberculosis | American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine | 2015 | 260 |
| 30 | Bedaquiline in the treatment of multidrug- and extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis | European Respiratory Journal | 2016 | 254 |
| 31 | Persisting positron emission tomography lesion activity and Mycobacterium tuberculosis mRNA after tuberculosis cure | Nature Medicine | 2016 | 247 |
| 32 | Rutin as a Potent Antioxidant: Implications for Neurodegenerative Disorders | Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity | 2018 | 243 |
| 33 | Oxidative phosphorylation versus glycolysis: what fuel do spermatozoa use? | Asian Journal of Andrology | 2015 | 241 |
| 34 | Global control of tuberculosis: from extensively drug-resistant to untreatable tuberculosis | Lancet Respiratory Medicine,the | 2014 | 237 |
| 35 | Whole genome sequencing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis: current standards and open issues | Nature Reviews Microbiology | 2019 | 237 |
| 36 | Clinical Case Definitions for Classification of Intrathoracic Tuberculosis in Children: An Update | Clinical Infectious Diseases | 2015 | 231 |
| 37 | Core Competencies in Evidence-Based Practice for Health Professionals | JAMA Network Open | 2018 | 230 |
| 38 | Causes of hospital admission among people living with HIV worldwide: a systematic review and meta-analysis | Lancet HIV,the | 2015 | 227 |
| 39 | HIV | Lancet, The | 2018 | 219 |
| 40 | Four-Gene Pan-African Blood Signature Predicts Progression to Tuberculosis | American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine | 2018 | 217 |
| 41 | Early time-limited antiretroviral therapy versus deferred therapy in South African infants infected with HIV: results from the children with HIV early antiretroviral (CHER) randomised trial | Lancet, The | 2013 | 213 |
| 42 | Long-term outcomes of patients with extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis in South Africa: a cohort study | Lancet, The | 2014 | 211 |
| 43 | Beta-blockers for hypertension | The Cochrane Library | 2017 | 205 |
| 44 | A systematic review and meta-analysis of the effect and safety of ginger in the treatment of pregnancy-associated nausea and vomiting | Nutrition Journal | 2014 | 203 |
| 45 | Phylogeny to function: PE/PPE protein evolution and impact on Mycobacterium tuberculosis pathogenicity | Molecular Microbiology | 2015 | 198 |
| 46 | Low Carbohydrate versus Isoenergetic Balanced Diets for Reducing Weight and Cardiovascular Risk: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis | PLoS ONE | 2014 | 194 |
| 47 | Antioxidant effects of curcumin in models of neurodegeneration, aging, oxidative and nitrosative stress: A review | Neuroscience | 2019 | 194 |
| 48 | Global Retinoblastoma Presentation and Analysis by National Income Level | JAMA Oncology | 2020 | 192 |
| 49 | Effect of household and community interventions on the burden of tuberculosis in southern Africa: the ZAMSTAR community-randomised trial | Lancet, The | 2013 | 186 |
| 50 | What Are the Effects of Teaching Evidence-Based Health Care (EBHC)? Overview of Systematic Reviews | PLoS ONE | 2014 | 186 |
