| # | Title | Journal | Year | Citations |
|---|
| 1 | Genetic studies of body mass index yield new insights for obesity biology | Nature | 2015 | 3,823 |
| 2 | Discovery and refinement of loci associated with lipid levels | Nature Genetics | 2013 | 2,641 |
| 3 | The reproductive number of COVID-19 is higher compared to SARS coronavirus | Journal of Travel Medicine | 2020 | 2,370 |
| 4 | New genetic loci implicated in fasting glucose homeostasis and their impact on type 2 diabetes risk | Nature Genetics | 2010 | 1,982 |
| 5 | Genetics of rheumatoid arthritis contributes to biology and drug discovery | Nature | 2014 | 1,974 |
| 6 | Defining the role of common variation in the genomic and biological architecture of adult human height | Nature Genetics | 2014 | 1,818 |
| 7 | Mortality risk attributable to high and low ambient temperature: a multicountry observational study | Lancet, The | 2015 | 1,676 |
| 8 | New genetic loci link adipose and insulin biology to body fat distribution | Nature | 2015 | 1,328 |
| 9 | 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 |
| 10 | Sex-specific, male-line transgenerational responses in humans | European Journal of Human Genetics | 2006 | 1,072 |
| 11 | Long-term effects of mammography screening: updated overview of the Swedish randomised trials | Lancet, The | 2002 | 1,047 |
| 12 | The 2020 report of The Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: responding to converging crises | Lancet, The | 2021 | 1,030 |
| 13 | The genetic architecture of type 2 diabetes | Nature | 2016 | 952 |
| 14 | The 2019 report of The Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: ensuring that the health of a child born today is not defined by a changing climate | Lancet, The | 2019 | 905 |
| 15 | Risk thresholds for alcohol consumption: combined analysis of individual-participant data for 599 912 current drinkers in 83 prospective studies | Lancet, The | 2018 | 858 |
| 16 | Chronic rhinosinusitis in Europe - an underestimated disease. A GA2LEN study | Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology | 2011 | 778 |
| 17 | Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of Hypertension in the Community | Journal of Clinical Hypertension | 2014 | 768 |
| 18 | Common variants associated with plasma triglycerides and risk for coronary artery disease | Nature Genetics | 2013 | 754 |
| 19 | Is there an association between shift work and having a metabolic syndrome? Results from a population based study of 27 485 people | Occupational and Environmental Medicine | 2001 | 727 |
| 20 | The 2021 report of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: code red for a healthy future | Lancet, The | 2021 | 669 |
| 21 | Modified Mediterranean diet and survival: EPIC-elderly prospective cohort study | BMJ: British Medical Journal | 2005 | 614 |
| 22 | Genome-wide association study identifies variants in the ABO locus associated with susceptibility to pancreatic cancer | Nature Genetics | 2009 | 597 |
| 23 | The 2018 report of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: shaping the health of nations for centuries to come | Lancet, The | 2018 | 595 |
| 24 | High-density genetic mapping identifies new susceptibility loci for rheumatoid arthritis | Nature Genetics | 2012 | 558 |
| 25 | Repurposing Diflunisal for Familial Amyloid Polyneuropathy | JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association | 2013 | 551 |
| 26 | A genome-wide association study identifies pancreatic cancer susceptibility loci on chromosomes 13q22.1, 1q32.1 and 5p15.33 | Nature Genetics | 2010 | 539 |
| 27 | Detectable clonal mosaicism and its relationship to aging and cancer | Nature Genetics | 2012 | 519 |
| 28 | The relevance of tick bites to the production of IgE antibodies to the mammalian oligosaccharide galactose-α-1,3-galactose | Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology | 2011 | 515 |
| 29 | Projections of temperature-related excess mortality under climate change scenarios | Lancet Planetary Health, The | 2017 | 497 |
| 30 | Whole‐genome sequencing identifies EN1 as a determinant of bone density and fracture | Nature | 2015 | 483 |
| 31 | Historical perspectives on cadmium toxicology | Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology | 2009 | 475 |
| 32 | Transgenerational response to nutrition, early life circumstances and longevity | European Journal of Human Genetics | 2007 | 459 |
| 33 | Analysis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbations with the dual bronchodilator QVA149 compared with glycopyrronium and tiotropium (SPARK): a randomised, double-blind, parallel-group study | Lancet Respiratory Medicine,the | 2013 | 456 |
| 34 | Atlas of the clinical genetics of human dilated cardiomyopathy | European Heart Journal | 2015 | 456 |
| 35 | Researching Domestic Violence Against Women: Methodological and Ethical Considerations | Studies in Family Planning | 2001 | 450 |
| 36 | A systematic review including meta-analysis of work environment and burnout symptoms | BMC Public Health | 2017 | 442 |
| 37 | The reproductive number of the Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2 is far higher compared to the ancestral SARS-CoV-2 virus | Journal of Travel Medicine | 2021 | 435 |
| 38 | The 2022 report of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: health at the mercy of fossil fuels | Lancet, The | 2022 | 402 |
| 39 | The burden of heat-related mortality attributable to recent human-induced climate change | Nature Climate Change | 2021 | 400 |
| 40 | COVID-19 outbreak on the Diamond Princess cruise ship: estimating the epidemic potential and effectiveness of public health countermeasures | Journal of Travel Medicine | 2020 | 393 |
| 41 | A comprehensive risk stratification at early follow-up determines prognosis in pulmonary arterial hypertension | European Heart Journal | 2018 | 389 |
| 42 | Both high and low levels of blood vitamin D are associated with a higher prostate cancer risk: A longitudinal, nested case-control study in the Nordic countries | International Journal of Cancer | 2004 | 376 |
| 43 | The genetics of blood pressure regulation and its target organs from association studies in 342,415 individuals | Nature Genetics | 2016 | 362 |
| 44 | Refining the accuracy of validated target identification through coding variant fine-mapping in type 2 diabetes | Nature Genetics | 2018 | 356 |
| 45 | EULAR recommendations for terminology and research in individuals at risk of rheumatoid arthritis: report from the Study Group for Risk Factors for Rheumatoid Arthritis | Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases | 2012 | 354 |
| 46 | The Impact of Mammographic Screening on Breast Cancer Mortality in Europe: A Review of Observational Studies | Journal of Medical Screening | 2012 | 348 |
| 47 | Relation of body mass index to cancer risk in 362,552 Swedish men | Cancer Causes and Control | 2006 | 345 |
| 48 | High population densities catalyse the spread of COVID-19 | Journal of Travel Medicine | 2020 | 334 |
| 49 | Meat consumption and mortality - results from the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition | BMC Medicine | 2013 | 329 |
| 50 | A population-based study of peripheral arterial disease prevalence with special focus on critical limb ischemia and sex differences | Journal of Vascular Surgery | 2007 | 327 |
