| # | Title | Journal | Year | Citations |
|---|
| 1 | Genetic studies of body mass index yield new insights for obesity biology | Nature | 2015 | 3,823 |
| 2 | Defining the role of common variation in the genomic and biological architecture of adult human height | Nature Genetics | 2014 | 1,818 |
| 3 | Poly(ADP-ribosyl)ation reactions in the regulation of nuclear functions | Biochemical Journal | 1999 | 1,541 |
| 4 | New genetic loci link adipose and insulin biology to body fat distribution | Nature | 2015 | 1,328 |
| 5 | Effect of interleukin-6 receptor inhibition with tocilizumab in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (OPTION study): a double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomised trial | Lancet, The | 2008 | 1,269 |
| 6 | COVID-19: towards controlling of a pandemic | Lancet, The | 2020 | 1,193 |
| 7 | A completely biological tissue-engineered human blood vessel | FASEB Journal | 1998 | 1,124 |
| 8 | Grouping of brain rhythms in corticothalamic systems | Neuroscience | 2006 | 1,105 |
| 9 | Body Fat Distribution and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease | Circulation | 2012 | 995 |
| 10 | The Human Obesity Gene Map: The 2005 Update | Obesity | 2006 | 962 |
| 11 | A completely biological tissue‐engineered human blood vessel | FASEB Journal | 1998 | 845 |
| 12 | Waist circumference as a vital sign in clinical practice: a Consensus Statement from the IAS and ICCR Working Group on Visceral Obesity | Nature Reviews Endocrinology | 2020 | 790 |
| 13 | Obesity | Nature Reviews Disease Primers | 2017 | 766 |
| 14 | Hemiparetic gait following stroke. Part I: Characteristics | Gait and Posture | 1996 | 743 |
| 15 | Visceral and ectopic fat, atherosclerosis, and cardiometabolic disease: a position statement | Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology,the | 2019 | 687 |
| 16 | Innate Lymphoid Cells Promote Anatomical Containment of Lymphoid-Resident Commensal Bacteria | Science | 2012 | 638 |
| 17 | COVID-19 and digital inequalities: Reciprocal impacts and mitigation strategies | Computers in Human Behavior | 2020 | 621 |
| 18 | 5500 Phages examined in the electron microscope | Archives of Virology | 2007 | 581 |
| 19 | Extrinsic connections of the basal ganglia | Trends in Neurosciences | 1990 | 559 |
| 20 | Ray Meta: scalable de novo metagenome assembly and profiling | Genome Biology | 2012 | 549 |
| 21 | Elevated C-Reactive Protein | Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology | 2001 | 529 |
| 22 | Consensus on Exercise Reporting Template (CERT): Explanation and Elaboration Statement | British Journal of Sports Medicine | 2016 | 491 |
| 23 | Outdoor Temperature, Age, Sex, Body Mass Index, and Diabetic Status Determine the Prevalence, Mass, and Glucose-Uptake Activity of 18F-FDG-Detected BAT in Humans | Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism | 2011 | 473 |
| 24 | Zebrin II: A polypeptide antigen expressed selectively by purkinje cells reveals compartments in rat and fish cerebellum | Journal of Comparative Neurology | 1990 | 471 |
| 25 | PARP1-dependent Kinetics of Recruitment of MRE11 and NBS1 Proteins to Multiple DNA Damage Sites | Journal of Biological Chemistry | 2008 | 469 |
| 26 | Inefficient clearance of myelin debris by microglia impairs remyelinating processes | Journal of Experimental Medicine | 2015 | 462 |
| 27 | The role of aspirin dose on the prevention of preeclampsia and fetal growth restriction: systematic review and meta-analysis | American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology | 2017 | 462 |
| 28 | Existence of a microRNA pathway in anucleate platelets | Nature Structural and Molecular Biology | 2009 | 436 |
| 29 | The 2015 Canadian Hypertension Education Program Recommendations for Blood Pressure Measurement, Diagnosis, Assessment of Risk, Prevention, and Treatment of Hypertension | Canadian Journal of Cardiology | 2015 | 431 |
| 30 | Markers of capacity to utilize fatty acids in human skeletal muscle: relation to insulin resistance and obesity and effects of weight loss | FASEB Journal | 1999 | 420 |
| 31 | Short Sleep Duration is Associated with Reduced Leptin Levels and Increased Adiposity: Results from the Québec Family Study | Obesity | 2007 | 420 |
| 32 | The corticothalamic system in sleep | Frontiers in Bioscience - Landmark | 2003 | 418 |
| 33 | In vitroreconstruction of a human capillary‐like network in a tissue‐engineered skin equivalent | FASEB Journal | 1998 | 412 |
| 34 | Hemocompatibility, biocompatibility, inflammatory andin vivostudies of primary reference materials low-density polyethylene and polydimethylsiloxane: A review | Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part B | 2001 | 400 |
| 35 | Hypertension Canada's 2016 Canadian Hypertension Education Program Guidelines for Blood Pressure Measurement, Diagnosis, Assessment of Risk, Prevention, and Treatment of Hypertension | Canadian Journal of Cardiology | 2016 | 400 |
| 36 | Health effects of climate change: an overview of systematic reviews | BMJ Open | 2021 | 395 |
| 37 | 2016 Patellofemoral pain consensus statement from the 4th International Patellofemoral Pain Research Retreat, Manchester. Part 1: Terminology, definitions, clinical examination, natural history, patellofemoral osteoarthritis and patient-reported outcome measures | British Journal of Sports Medicine | 2016 | 388 |
| 38 | Chronic Rapamycin Treatment Causes Glucose Intolerance and Hyperlipidemia by Upregulating Hepatic Gluconeogenesis and Impairing Lipid Deposition in Adipose Tissue | Diabetes | 2010 | 383 |
| 39 | Tailed Bacteriophages: The Order Caudovirales | Advances in Virus Research | 1998 | 369 |
| 40 | Epidemiology of varicella zoster virus infection in Canada and the United Kingdom | Epidemiology and Infection | 2001 | 367 |
| 41 | The effects of prior light history on the suppression of melatonin by light in humans | Journal of Pineal Research | 2002 | 362 |
| 42 | Proteome-wide identification of poly(ADP-ribose) binding proteins and poly(ADP-ribose)-associated protein complexes | Nucleic Acids Research | 2008 | 359 |
| 43 | Bacteriophage observations and evolution | Research in Microbiology | 2003 | 346 |
| 44 | The Godin-Shephard Leisure-Time Physical Activity Questionnaire: Validity Evidence Supporting its Use for Classifying Healthy Adults into Active and Insufficiently Active Categories | Perceptual and Motor Skills | 2015 | 330 |
| 45 | Are gender gaps due to evaluations of the applicant or the science? A natural experiment at a national funding agency | Lancet, The | 2019 | 326 |
| 46 | The Association Between Sleep Duration and Weight Gain in Adults: A 6-Year Prospective Study from the Quebec Family Study | Sleep | 2008 | 319 |
| 47 | Prevention of perinatal death and adverse perinatal outcome using low‐dose aspirin: a meta‐analysis | Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology | 2013 | 316 |
| 48 | Overview of Epidemiology and Contribution of Obesity and Body Fat Distribution to Cardiovascular Disease: An Update | Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases | 2018 | 311 |
| 49 | Task-specific physical therapy for optimization of gait recovery in acute stroke patients | Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | 1993 | 303 |
| 50 | Importance of Poly(ADP-Ribose) Glycohydrolase in the Control of Poly(ADP-Ribose) Metabolism | Experimental Cell Research | 2001 | 295 |
