| # | Title | Journal | Year | Citations |
|---|
| 1 | Physical fitness in childhood and adolescence: a powerful marker of health | International Journal of Obesity | 2008 | 1,804 |
| 2 | Gut microbiota composition is associated with body weight, weight gain and biochemical parameters in pregnant women | British Journal of Nutrition | 2010 | 710 |
| 3 | Field-based fitness assessment in young people: the ALPHA health-related fitness test battery for children and adolescents | British Journal of Sports Medicine | 2011 | 491 |
| 4 | Review: Mortality trends in the general population: the importance of cardiorespiratory fitness | Journal of Psychopharmacology | 2010 | 451 |
| 5 | Antihypertensive effects of the flavonoid quercetin in spontaneously hypertensive rats | British Journal of Pharmacology | 2001 | 381 |
| 6 | Criterion-related validity of field-based fitness tests in youth: a systematic review | British Journal of Sports Medicine | 2010 | 344 |
| 7 | Short sleep duration is associated with increased obesity markers in European adolescents: effect of physical activity and dietary habits. The HELENA study | International Journal of Obesity | 2011 | 329 |
| 8 | Determination of toxic elements (mercury, cadmium, lead, tin and arsenic) in fish and shellfish samples. Risk assessment for the consumers | Environment International | 2013 | 313 |
| 9 | Association between dietary inflammatory index and inflammatory markers in the HELENA study | Molecular Nutrition and Food Research | 2017 | 297 |
| 10 | Reliability of health-related physical fitness tests in European adolescents. The HELENA Study | International Journal of Obesity | 2008 | 262 |
| 11 | The Role of Probiotics and Prebiotics in the Prevention and Treatment of Obesity | Nutrients | 2019 | 254 |
| 12 | Biomonitorization of cadmium, chromium, manganese, nickel and lead in whole blood, urine, axillary hair and saliva in an occupationally exposed population | Science of the Total Environment | 2011 | 247 |
| 13 | Potassium channels and pain: present realities and future opportunities | European Journal of Pharmacology | 2004 | 235 |
| 14 | Harmonization process and reliability assessment of anthropometric measurements in a multicenter study in adolescents | International Journal of Obesity | 2008 | 214 |
| 15 | Toxicological interactions of pesticide mixtures: an update | Archives of Toxicology | 2017 | 206 |
| 16 | A Prospective Study of Muscular Strength and All-Cause Mortality in Men With Hypertension | Journal of the American College of Cardiology | 2011 | 201 |
| 17 | Reliability of Field-Based Fitness Tests in Youth | International Journal of Sports Medicine | 2011 | 201 |
| 18 | Muscular and cardiorespiratory fitness are independently associated with metabolic risk in adolescents: the HELENA study | Pediatric Diabetes | 2011 | 198 |
| 19 | Infectious agents associated with schizophrenia: A meta-analysis | Schizophrenia Research | 2012 | 196 |
| 20 | Elbow Position Affects Handgrip Strength in Adolescents: Validity and Reliability of Jamar, DynEx, and TKK Dynamometers | Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research | 2010 | 177 |
| 21 | Exposure to pesticides and diabetes: A systematic review and meta-analysis | Environment International | 2016 | 173 |
| 22 | Selective Alterations Within Executive Functions in Adolescents With Excess Weight | Obesity | 2010 | 170 |
| 23 | Validation of a method to quantify chromium, cadmium, manganese, nickel and lead in human whole blood, urine, saliva and hair samples by electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometry | Analytica Chimica Acta | 2010 | 169 |
| 24 | MicroRNAs miR-30b, miR-30d, and miR-494 Regulate Human Endometrial Receptivity | Reproductive Sciences | 2013 | 169 |
| 25 | Food intake of European adolescents in the light of different food-based dietary guidelines: results of the HELENA (Healthy Lifestyle in Europe by Nutrition in Adolescence) Study | Public Health Nutrition | 2012 | 160 |
| 26 | Human biomonitoring as a tool to support chemicals regulation in the European Union | International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health | 2017 | 160 |
| 27 | Clustering patterns of physical activity, sedentary and dietary behavior among European adolescents: The HELENA study | BMC Public Health | 2011 | 158 |
| 28 | Malignant transformation risk of oral lichen planus: A systematic review and comprehensive meta-analysis | Oral Oncology | 2019 | 155 |
| 29 | Epicatechin lowers blood pressure, restores endothelial function, and decreases oxidative stress and endothelin-1 and NADPH oxidase activity in DOCA-salt hypertension | Free Radical Biology and Medicine | 2012 | 154 |
| 30 | Health‐related fitness in adolescents: underweight, and not only overweight, as an influencing factor. The AVENA study | Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports | 2010 | 153 |
| 31 | Melatonin induces browning of inguinal white adipose tissue in Zucker diabetic fatty rats | Journal of Pineal Research | 2013 | 144 |
| 32 | Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Sedentary Activities Are Associated with Adiposity in Adolescents | Obesity | 2007 | 143 |
| 33 | Hand Span Influences Optimal Grip Span in Male and Female Teenagers | Journal of Hand Surgery | 2006 | 142 |
| 34 | Determination of essential elements (copper, manganese, selenium and zinc) in fish and shellfish samples. Risk and nutritional assessment and mercury–selenium balance | Food and Chemical Toxicology | 2013 | 142 |
| 35 | Sedentary patterns and media availability in European adolescents: The HELENA study | Preventive Medicine | 2010 | 136 |
| 36 | Melatonin improves glucose homeostasis in young Zucker diabetic fatty rats | Journal of Pineal Research | 2012 | 136 |
| 37 | Nanomedicine: Application Areas and Development Prospects | International Journal of Molecular Sciences | 2011 | 135 |
| 38 | Sun exposure, pigmentary traits, and risk of cutaneous malignant melanoma: a case-control study in a Mediterranean population | Cancer Causes and Control | 1996 | 134 |
| 39 | Health-related fitness assessment in childhood and adolescence: a European approach based on the AVENA, EYHS and HELENA studies | Zeitschrift Fur Gesundheitswissenschaften | 2006 | 133 |
| 40 | Effect of dentin etching and chlorhexidine application on metalloproteinase‐mediated collagen degradation | European Journal of Oral Sciences | 2011 | 132 |
| 41 | Biomonitoring of arsenic, cadmium, lead, manganese and mercury in urine and hair of children living near mining and industrial areas | Chemosphere | 2015 | 129 |
| 42 | Exposure of women to organochlorine pesticides in Southern Spain | Environmental Research | 2004 | 128 |
| 43 | Formalin-induced pain is reduced in σ1 receptor knockout mice | European Journal of Pharmacology | 2005 | 127 |
| 44 | Zinc reduces collagen degradation in demineralized human dentin explants | Journal of Dentistry | 2011 | 126 |
| 45 | Deficiency of serum concentration of 25-hydroxyvitamin D in psoriatic patients: A case-control study | Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology | 2012 | 125 |
| 46 | Beneficial effects of melatonin on obesity and lipid profile in young Zucker diabetic fatty rats | Journal of Pineal Research | 2011 | 123 |
| 47 | Quercetin inhibits vascular superoxide production induced by endothelin-1: Role of NADPH oxidase, uncoupled eNOS and PKC | Atherosclerosis | 2009 | 122 |
| 48 | Melatonin ameliorates low‐grade inflammation and oxidative stress in young Zucker diabetic fatty rats | Journal of Pineal Research | 2013 | 119 |
| 49 | Mediterranean Diet, Kidney Function, and Mortality in Men with CKD | Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology: CJASN | 2013 | 119 |
| 50 | Factors influencing the effectiveness of sealants - a meta-analysis | Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology | 1993 | 118 |
