| # | Title | Journal | Year | Citations |
|---|
| 1 | The Structure of Haplotype Blocks in the Human Genome | Science | 2002 | 5,300 |
| 2 | Global, Regional, and National Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases for 10 Causes, 1990 to 2015 | Journal of the American College of Cardiology | 2017 | 2,705 |
| 3 | Global, Regional, and National Cancer Incidence, Mortality, Years of Life Lost, Years Lived With Disability, and Disability-Adjusted Life-Years for 29 Cancer Groups, 1990 to 2017 | JAMA Oncology | 2019 | 1,691 |
| 4 | Estimating the global incidence of traumatic brain injury | Journal of Neurosurgery | 2019 | 1,291 |
| 5 | Worldwide distribution of human papillomavirus types in cytologically normal women in the International Agency for Research on Cancer HPV prevalence surveys: a pooled analysis | Lancet, The | 2005 | 924 |
| 6 | Maternal and Neonatal Morbidity and Mortality Among Pregnant Women With and Without COVID-19 Infection | JAMA Pediatrics | 2021 | 910 |
| 7 | Barriers to mental health treatment: results from the WHO World Mental Health surveys | Psychological Medicine | 2014 | 825 |
| 8 | Social determinants of mental disorders and the Sustainable Development Goals: a systematic review of reviews | Lancet Psychiatry,the | 2018 | 515 |
| 9 | Biomarkers of Oxidative Stress and Heavy Metal Levels as Indicators of Environmental Pollution in African Cat Fish (Clarias gariepinus) from Nigeria Ogun River | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health | 2007 | 469 |
| 10 | COVID-19 mental health impact and responses in low-income and middle-income countries: reimagining global mental health | Lancet Psychiatry,the | 2021 | 455 |
| 11 | Common variants on chromosome 5p12 confer susceptibility to estrogen receptor–positive breast cancer | Nature Genetics | 2008 | 412 |
| 12 | The global burden of neurological disorders: translating evidence into policy | Lancet Neurology, The | 2020 | 377 |
| 13 | Perioperative patient outcomes in the African Surgical Outcomes Study: a 7-day prospective observational cohort study | Lancet, The | 2018 | 373 |
| 14 | Genome-wide and fine-resolution association analysis of malaria in West Africa | Nature Genetics | 2009 | 345 |
| 15 | Variations in the age-specific curves of human papillomavirus prevalence in women worldwide | International Journal of Cancer | 2006 | 332 |
| 16 | Review of cases of nosocomial Lassa fever in Nigeria: the high price of poor medical practice | BMJ: British Medical Journal | 1995 | 294 |
| 17 | Assessment of Global Kidney Health Care Status | JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association | 2017 | 282 |
| 18 | How women are treated during facility-based childbirth in four countries: a cross-sectional study with labour observations and community-based surveys | Lancet, The | 2019 | 279 |
| 19 | Prevention of stroke: a global perspective | Lancet, The | 2018 | 256 |
| 20 | Access to pathology and laboratory medicine services: a crucial gap | Lancet, The | 2018 | 255 |
| 21 | Evidence-Based Guidelines for Mental, Neurological, and Substance Use Disorders in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Summary of WHO Recommendations | PLoS Medicine | 2011 | 246 |
| 22 | SAVVY Vaginal Gel (C31G) for Prevention of HIV Infection: A Randomized Controlled Trial in Nigeria | PLoS ONE | 2008 | 245 |
| 23 | Linkage and Association Analysis of Angiotensin I–Converting Enzyme (ACE)–Gene Polymorphisms with ACE Concentration and Blood Pressure | American Journal of Human Genetics | 2001 | 241 |
| 24 | A principal target of human immunity to malaria identified by molecular population genetic and immunological analyses | Nature Medicine | 2000 | 240 |
| 25 | Prevalence and determinants of adolescent pregnancy in Africa: a systematic review and Meta-analysis | Reproductive Health | 2018 | 240 |
| 26 | Public Health Perspectives of Preeclampsia in Developing Countries: Implication for Health System Strengthening | Journal of Pregnancy | 2011 | 233 |
| 27 | A meta-analysis identifies new loci associated with body mass index in individuals of African ancestry | Nature Genetics | 2013 | 232 |
| 28 | Challenges and opportunities in cancer control in Africa: a perspective from the African Organisation for Research and Training in Cancer | Lancet Oncology, The | 2013 | 223 |
| 29 | Antioxidative and Chemopreventive Properties of Vernonia amygdalina and Garcinia biflavonoid | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health | 2011 | 217 |
| 30 | Impact of the societal response to COVID-19 on access to healthcare for non-COVID-19 health issues in slum communities of Bangladesh, Kenya, Nigeria and Pakistan: results of pre-COVID and COVID-19 lockdown stakeholder engagements | BMJ Global Health | 2020 | 215 |
| 31 | Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders among Nurses in Ibadan, South-west Nigeria: a cross-sectional survey | BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders | 2010 | 214 |
| 32 | Extensive diversity in the allelic frequency of Plasmodium falciparum merozoite surface proteins and glutamate-rich protein in rural and urban settings of southwestern Nigeria | Malaria Journal | 2018 | 214 |
| 33 | Strengthening mental health systems in low- and middle-income countries: the Emerald programme | BMC Medicine | 2015 | 190 |
| 34 | Dominant modifiable risk factors for stroke in Ghana and Nigeria (SIREN): a case-control study | The Lancet Global Health | 2018 | 183 |
| 35 | Studies on the anti-inflammatory, antipyretic and analgesic properties of Alstonia boonei stem bark | Journal of Ethnopharmacology | 2000 | 179 |
| 36 | Prevalence of malocclusion among adolescents in Ibadan, Nigeria | American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics | 2004 | 173 |
| 37 | Monosodium glutamate-induced oxidative damage and genotoxicity in the rat: modulatory role of vitamin C, vitamin E and quercetin | Human and Experimental Toxicology | 2006 | 172 |
| 38 | Efficacy of psychosocial interventions for mental health outcomes in low-income and middle-income countries: an umbrella review | Lancet Psychiatry,the | 2020 | 163 |
| 39 | Evaluation Of The Pharmacological Properties Of Nutmeg Oil In Rats And Mice | Pharmaceutical Biology | 2000 | 157 |
| 40 | African indigenous plants with chemotherapeutic potentials and biotechnological approach to the production of bioactive prophylactic agents | African Journal of Biotechnology | 2003 | 156 |
| 41 | The COVID-19 vaccines rush: participatory community engagement matters more than ever | Lancet, The | 2021 | 156 |
| 42 | Primary stroke prevention worldwide: translating evidence into action | Lancet Public Health, The | 2022 | 156 |
| 43 | The burden of hypertension in sub-Saharan Africa: a four-country cross sectional study | BMC Public Health | 2015 | 153 |
| 44 | The cross-national epidemiology of specific phobia in the World Mental Health Surveys | Psychological Medicine | 2017 | 148 |
| 45 | Work-related musculoskeletal disorders among Nigerian Physiotherapists | BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders | 2008 | 145 |
| 46 | Cross-national epidemiology of panic disorder and panic attacks in the world mental health surveys | Depression and Anxiety | 2016 | 144 |
| 47 | A year of genomic surveillance reveals how the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic unfolded in Africa | Science | 2021 | 144 |
| 48 | Human papillomavirus prevalence and type distribution in invasive cervical cancer in sub‐Saharan Africa | International Journal of Cancer | 2014 | 143 |
| 49 | Consensus statement from the International Consensus Meeting on the Role of Decompressive Craniectomy in the Management of Traumatic Brain Injury | Acta Neurochirurgica | 2019 | 143 |
| 50 | Multiple Independent Emergences of Type 2 Vaccine-Derived Polioviruses during a Large Outbreak in Northern Nigeria | Journal of Virology | 2013 | 142 |
