| # | Title | Journal | Year | Citations |
|---|
| 1 | The continuing 2019-nCoV epidemic threat of novel coronaviruses to global health — The latest 2019 novel coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan, China | International Journal of Infectious Diseases | 2020 | 2,658 |
| 2 | An integrated catalog of reference genes in the human gut microbiome | Nature Biotechnology | 2014 | 1,664 |
| 3 | Corticosteroid Therapy for Critically Ill Patients with Middle East Respiratory Syndrome | American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine | 2018 | 911 |
| 4 | A review on therapeutic potential of Nigella sativa: A miracle herb | Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine | 2013 | 855 |
| 5 | Evidence for Camel-to-Human Transmission of MERS Coronavirus | New England Journal of Medicine | 2014 | 736 |
| 6 | Heavy Metal Poisoning and Cardiovascular Disease | Journal of Toxicology | 2011 | 280 |
| 7 | Histological Stains: A Literature Review and Case Study | Global Journal of Health Science | 2015 | 220 |
| 8 | Mutations in the pre-replication complex cause Meier-Gorlin syndrome | Nature Genetics | 2011 | 219 |
| 9 | The Role of Lipid Metabolism in COVID-19 Virus Infection and as a Drug Target | International Journal of Molecular Sciences | 2020 | 219 |
| 10 | Very long chain omega‐3 (n‐3) fatty acids and human health | European Journal of Lipid Science and Technology | 2014 | 211 |
| 11 | Synthesis and in vitro antitumor evaluation of some indeno[1,2-c]pyrazol(in)es substituted with sulfonamide, sulfonylurea(-thiourea) pharmacophores, and some derived thiazole ring systems | Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry | 2006 | 210 |
| 12 | Ribavirin and Interferon Therapy for Critically Ill Patients With Middle East Respiratory Syndrome: A Multicenter Observational Study | Clinical Infectious Diseases | 2020 | 203 |
| 13 | Anti-quorum sensing natural compounds | Journal of Microscopy and Ultrastructure | 2018 | 193 |
| 14 | Design and synthesis of some thiazolyl and thiadiazolyl derivatives of antipyrine as potential non-acidic anti-inflammatory, analgesic and antimicrobial agents | Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry | 2009 | 182 |
| 15 | Orthostatic Hypotension | Journal of the American College of Cardiology | 2018 | 170 |
| 16 | Levels of cerebrospinal fluid α-synuclein oligomers are increased in Parkinson’s disease with dementia and dementia with Lewy bodies compared to Alzheimer’s disease | Alzheimer's Research and Therapy | 2014 | 169 |
| 17 | Minor to Moderate Side Effects of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine Among Saudi Residents: A Retrospective Cross-Sectional Study | International Journal of General Medicine | 2021 | 168 |
| 18 | Dietary Fruits and Vegetables and Cardiovascular Diseases Risk | Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition | 2017 | 161 |
| 19 | High prevalence of vitamin D deficiency among healthy Saudi Arabian men: relationship to bone mineral density, parathyroid hormone, bone turnover markers, and lifestyle factors | Osteoporosis International | 2012 | 158 |
| 20 | Paclitaxel resistance is associated with switch from apoptotic to autophagic cell death in MCF-7 breast cancer cells | Cell Death and Disease | 2012 | 156 |
| 21 | The neuroprotective role of melatonin in neurological disorders | Journal of Neuroscience Research | 2018 | 154 |
| 22 | Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals in the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Diseases | Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism | 2012 | 149 |
| 23 | Phage Display Derived Monoclonal Antibodies: From Bench to Bedside | Frontiers in Immunology | 2020 | 146 |
| 24 | Vitamin D status in relation to obesity, bone mineral density, bone turnover markers and vitamin D receptor genotypes in healthy Saudi pre- and postmenopausal women | Osteoporosis International | 2011 | 143 |
| 25 | Complete genome sequencing and phylogenetic analysis of dengue type 1 virus isolated from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia | Virology Journal | 2015 | 143 |
| 26 | Sleep quantity, quality, and insomnia symptoms of medical students during clinical years | Journal of King Abdulaziz University, Islamic Economics | 2016 | 142 |
| 27 | Critically Ill Patients With the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome: A Multicenter Retrospective Cohort Study | Critical Care Medicine | 2017 | 139 |
| 28 | The impact of maternal iron deficiency and iron deficiency anemia on child’s health | Journal of King Abdulaziz University, Islamic Economics | 2015 | 136 |
| 29 | Cystic fibrosis: current therapeutic targets and future approaches | Journal of Translational Medicine | 2017 | 134 |
| 30 | Antioxidant, Anti-inflammatory, and Antiulcer Potential of Manuka Honey against Gastric Ulcer in Rats | Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity | 2016 | 121 |
| 31 | Propolis as a novel antibacterial agent | Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences | 2020 | 121 |
| 32 | Patient Health Questionnaire-9 scores do not accurately estimate depression prevalence: individual participant data meta-analysis | Journal of Clinical Epidemiology | 2020 | 113 |
| 33 | Surgical site infection following abdominal surgery: a prospective cohort study | Canadian Journal of Surgery | 2019 | 104 |
| 34 | Structure activity relationship of phenolic acid inhibitors of α-synuclein fibril formation and toxicity | Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience | 2014 | 103 |
| 35 | Macrolides in critically ill patients with Middle East Respiratory Syndrome | International Journal of Infectious Diseases | 2019 | 103 |
| 36 | Comparison of the gut microbiota of people in France and Saudi Arabia | Nutrition and Diabetes | 2015 | 100 |
| 37 | Alkhumra virus infection, a new viral hemorrhagic fever in Saudi Arabia | Journal of Infection | 2005 | 99 |
| 38 | Thymoquinone synergizes gemcitabine anti-breast cancer activity via modulating its apoptotic and autophagic activities | Scientific Reports | 2018 | 97 |
| 39 | Beliefs and barriers associated with COVID-19 vaccination among the general population in Saudi Arabia | BMC Public Health | 2021 | 97 |
| 40 | Bone mineral density of the spine and femur in healthy Saudis | Osteoporosis International | 2005 | 96 |
| 41 | Meier–Gorlin syndrome genotype–phenotype studies: 35 individuals with pre-replication complex gene mutations and 10 without molecular diagnosis | European Journal of Human Genetics | 2012 | 95 |
| 42 | Molecular classification of breast cancer: A retrospective cohort study | Annals of Medicine and Surgery | 2020 | 94 |
| 43 | Assessment of Knowledge of Monkeypox Viral Infection among the General Population in Saudi Arabia | Pathogens | 2022 | 94 |
| 44 | Association of follow-up infarct volume with functional outcome in acute ischemic stroke: a pooled analysis of seven randomized trials | Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery | 2018 | 93 |
| 45 | Major obstacles to doxorubicin therapy: Cardiotoxicity and drug resistance | Journal of Oncology Pharmacy Practice | 2020 | 93 |
| 46 | Causes of hospitalization of pilgrims during the Hajj period of the Islamic year 1423 (2003) | Annals of Saudi Medicine | 2006 | 93 |
| 47 | Antimicrobial effect of different types of honey on Staphylococcus aureus | Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences | 2017 | 92 |
| 48 | Cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarpon) protects against doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity in rats | Food and Chemical Toxicology | 2010 | 91 |
| 49 | Ginsenoside Rb1 inhibits fibrillation and toxicity of alpha-synuclein and disaggregates preformed fibrils | Neurobiology of Disease | 2015 | 90 |
| 50 | Caffeic acid phenethyl ester synergistically enhances docetaxel and paclitaxel cytotoxicity in prostate cancer cells | IUBMB Life | 2013 | 88 |
