| # | Title | Journal | Year | Citations |
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| 1 | Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE): Explanation and Elaboration | PLoS Medicine | 2007 | 3,710 |
| 2 | Receptor Recognition by the Novel Coronavirus from Wuhan: an Analysis Based on Decade-Long Structural Studies of SARS Coronavirus | Journal of Virology | 2020 | 3,520 |
| 3 | Population-Based Survey of Urinary Incontinence, Overactive Bladder, and Other Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms in Five Countries: Results of the EPIC Study | European Urology | 2006 | 2,119 |
| 4 | A comprehensive 1000 Genomes–based genome-wide association meta-analysis of coronary artery disease | Nature Genetics | 2015 | 2,054 |
| 5 | Statistical tests, P values, confidence intervals, and power: a guide to misinterpretations | European Journal of Epidemiology | 2016 | 1,761 |
| 6 | Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE): Explanation and elaboration | International Journal of Surgery | 2014 | 1,698 |
| 7 | An epigenetic biomarker of aging for lifespan and healthspan | Aging | 2018 | 1,552 |
| 8 | Virtual microdissection identifies distinct tumor- and stroma-specific subtypes of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma | Nature Genetics | 2015 | 1,491 |
| 9 | Neighborhood characteristics associated with the location of food stores and food service places | American Journal of Preventive Medicine | 2002 | 1,273 |
| 10 | Periodontal Disease and Cardiovascular Disease | Journal of Periodontology | 1996 | 1,236 |
| 11 | DNA methylation GrimAge strongly predicts lifespan and healthspan | Aging | 2019 | 1,128 |
| 12 | Sequencing of 53,831 diverse genomes from the NHLBI TOPMed Program | Nature | 2021 | 1,069 |
| 13 | Norwalk virus: How infectious is it? | Journal of Medical Virology | 2008 | 1,019 |
| 14 | Commentary: Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV): Announcement of the Coronavirus Study Group | Journal of Virology | 2013 | 1,012 |
| 15 | The Contextual Effect of the Local Food Environment on Residents’ Diets: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study | American Journal of Public Health | 2002 | 1,008 |
| 16 | Sexual Transmission of HIV | New England Journal of Medicine | 1997 | 990 |
| 17 | Human susceptibility and resistance to Norwalk virus infection | Nature Medicine | 2003 | 956 |
| 18 | Markers of inflammation and prediction of diabetes mellitus in adults (Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities study): a cohort study | Lancet, The | 1999 | 932 |
| 19 | Return of the Coronavirus: 2019-nCoV | Viruses | 2020 | 932 |
| 20 | Low-Grade Systemic Inflammation and the Development of Type 2 Diabetes: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study | Diabetes | 2003 | 908 |
| 21 | The Epidemiology of Autism Spectrum Disorders | Annual Review of Public Health | 2007 | 894 |
| 22 | Increased risk of noncardia gastric cancer associated with proinflammatory cytokine gene polymorphisms | Gastroenterology | 2003 | 841 |
| 23 | Supermarkets, Other Food Stores, and Obesity | American Journal of Preventive Medicine | 2006 | 841 |
| 24 | Worldwide prevalence estimates of lower urinary tract symptoms, overactive bladder, urinary incontinence and bladder outlet obstruction | BJU International | 2011 | 790 |
| 25 | Carotid Atherosclerosis Measured by B-Mode Ultrasound in Populations: Associations with Cardiovascular Risk Factors in the ARIC Study | American Journal of Epidemiology | 1991 | 784 |
| 26 | Epidemiology of basal-like breast cancer | Breast Cancer Research and Treatment | 2008 | 747 |
| 27 | Social Support and Health | Medical Care | 1977 | 711 |
| 28 | Trends in the Incidence of Myocardial Infarction and in Mortality Due to Coronary Heart Disease, 1987 to 1994 | New England Journal of Medicine | 1998 | 689 |
| 29 | CASE-CONTROL STUDY OF CHILDHOOD CANCER AND EXPOSURE TO 60-HZ MAGNETIC FIELDS | American Journal of Epidemiology | 1988 | 688 |
| 30 | Epidemiology of drug-resistant malaria | Lancet Infectious Diseases, The | 2002 | 679 |
| 31 | The Development of a Standardized Neighborhood Deprivation Index | Journal of Urban Health | 2006 | 649 |
| 32 | Community surveillance of coronary heart disease in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study: Methods and initial two years' experience | Journal of Clinical Epidemiology | 1996 | 627 |
| 33 | AGREEMENT BETWEEN QUESTIONNAIRE DATA AND MEDICAL RECORDS | American Journal of Epidemiology | 1989 | 610 |
| 34 | Simple Risk Model Predicts Incidence of Atrial Fibrillation in a Racially and Geographically Diverse Population: the CHARGE‐AF Consortium | Journal of the American Heart Association | 2013 | 601 |
| 35 | Artemisinin: mechanisms of action, resistance and toxicity | International Journal for Parasitology | 2002 | 581 |
| 36 | Exome sequencing identifies rare LDLR and APOA5 alleles conferring risk for myocardial infarction | Nature | 2015 | 581 |
| 37 | A Quantile-Based g-Computation Approach to Addressing the Effects of Exposure Mixtures | Environmental Health Perspectives | 2020 | 563 |
| 38 | Complement Activation Contributes to Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Pathogenesis | MBio | 2018 | 557 |
| 39 | A systematic review of outcomes of maternal weight gain according to the Institute of Medicine recommendations: birthweight, fetal growth, and postpartum weight retention | American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology | 2009 | 548 |
| 40 | Parent-of-origin-specific allelic associations among 106 genomic loci for age at menarche | Nature | 2014 | 548 |
| 41 | Rare and low-frequency coding variants alter human adult height | Nature | 2017 | 544 |
| 42 | Epigenetic clock analysis of diet, exercise, education, and lifestyle factors | Aging | 2017 | 521 |
| 43 | Micronuclei and other nuclear anomalies in buccal smears: methods development | Mutation Research - Environmental Mutagenesis and Related Subjects Including Methodology | 1992 | 488 |
| 44 | The Landing Error Scoring System (LESS) Is a Valid and Reliable Clinical Assessment Tool of Jump-Landing Biomechanics | American Journal of Sports Medicine | 2009 | 485 |
| 45 | Impact of Early-Life Bisphenol A Exposure on Behavior and Executive Function in Children | Pediatrics | 2011 | 481 |
| 46 | Incidence of atrial fibrillation in whites and African-Americans: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study | American Heart Journal | 2009 | 458 |
| 47 | A Pooled Analysis of Magnetic Fields, Wire Codes, and Childhood Leukemia | Epidemiology | 2000 | 453 |
| 48 | Arterial Stiffness: A New Cardiovascular Risk Factor? | American Journal of Epidemiology | 1994 | 436 |
| 49 | Availability of Recreational Resources in Minority and Low Socioeconomic Status Areas | American Journal of Preventive Medicine | 2008 | 430 |
| 50 | Genomic analyses identify hundreds of variants associated with age at menarche and support a role for puberty timing in cancer risk | Nature Genetics | 2017 | 426 |
