| # | Title | Journal | Year | Citations |
|---|
| 1 | Global epidemiology of HTLV-I infection and associated diseases | Oncogene | 2005 | 839 |
| 2 | The history, geography, and sociology of slums and the health problems of people who live in slums | Lancet, The | 2017 | 468 |
| 3 | Animal models of anxiety disorders and stress | Revista Brasileira De Psiquiatria | 2013 | 344 |
| 4 | Effect of procalcitonin-guided antibiotic treatment on mortality in acute respiratory infections: a patient level meta-analysis | Lancet Infectious Diseases, The | 2018 | 337 |
| 5 | Phosphate homeostasis and its role in bone health | Pediatric Nephrology | 2012 | 325 |
| 6 | Procalcitonin to initiate or discontinue antibiotics in acute respiratory tract infections | The Cochrane Library | 2019 | 320 |
| 7 | Improving the health and welfare of people who live in slums | Lancet, The | 2017 | 192 |
| 8 | Searching for Atrial Fibrillation Poststroke | Circulation | 2019 | 184 |
| 9 | Effect of procalcitonin-guided antibiotic treatment on clinical outcomes in intensive care unit patients with infection and sepsis patients: a patient-level meta-analysis of randomized trials | Critical Care | 2018 | 163 |
| 10 | Neurocysticercosis | Brain Pathology | 1997 | 144 |
| 11 | Insomnia and risk of dementia in older adults: Systematic review and meta-analysis | Journal of Psychiatric Research | 2016 | 143 |
| 12 | An update on the management of Chagas cardiomyopathy | Expert Review of Anti-Infective Therapy | 2007 | 133 |
| 13 | Impact of COVID-19 on clinical trials and clinical research: A systematic review | Journal of College of Medical Sciences-Nepal | 2020 | 129 |
| 14 | Anxiety and Depression Symptoms as Risk Factors for Non-adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy in Brazil | AIDS and Behavior | 2010 | 123 |
| 15 | Intake of nutritional supplements among people exercising in gyms and influencing factors | Nutrition | 2010 | 123 |
| 16 | Neuroschistosomiasis | Brain Pathology | 1997 | 121 |
| 17 | Clinical characteristics and risk factors for death among hospitalised children and adolescents with COVID-19 in Brazil: an analysis of a nationwide database | The Lancet Child and Adolescent Health | 2021 | 110 |
| 18 | Functional IL‐10 Gene Polymorphism Is Associated with Chagas Disease Cardiomyopathy | Journal of Infectious Diseases | 2009 | 107 |
| 19 | Brazilian policy of universal access to AIDS treatment: sustainability challenges and perspectives | Aids | 2007 | 106 |
| 20 | Reduced regulatory T cells are associated with higher levels of Th1/TH17 cytokines and activated MAPK in type 1 bipolar disorder | Psychoneuroendocrinology | 2013 | 103 |
| 21 | Male and Female Physician Suicidality | JAMA Psychiatry | 2020 | 103 |
| 22 | Maternal antiretroviral drugs during pregnancy and infant low birth weight and preterm birth | Aids | 2006 | 100 |
| 23 | Loss of expression of transforming growth factor beta type II receptor correlates with high tumour grade in human breast in-situ and invasive carcinomas | Histopathology | 2000 | 98 |
| 24 | The epidemiology of adolescents living with perinatally acquired HIV: A cross-region global cohort analysis | PLoS Medicine | 2018 | 98 |
| 25 | Increased serum levels of soluble tumor necrosis factor-α receptor-1 in patients with Parkinson's disease | Journal of Neuroimmunology | 2009 | 97 |
| 26 | Increased serum levels of brain-derived neurotrophic factor in chronic institutionalized patients with schizophrenia | Neuroscience Letters | 2008 | 93 |
| 27 | Increased plasma levels of soluble TNF receptor I in patients with bipolar disorder | European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience | 2011 | 93 |
| 28 | Psychiatric disorders in burning mouth syndrome | Journal of Psychosomatic Research | 2012 | 92 |
| 29 | Trypanosoma cruzi Infection Induces Differential Modulation of Costimulatory Molecules and Cytokines by Monocytes and T Cells from Patients with Indeterminate and Cardiac Chagas' Disease | Infection and Immunity | 2007 | 91 |
| 30 | Maternal stress, nutrition and physical activity: Impact on immune function, CNS development and psychopathology | Brain Research | 2015 | 89 |
| 31 | Left Atrial Volume Provides Independent Prognostic Value in Patients With Chagas Cardiomyopathy | Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography | 2009 | 86 |
| 32 | Effect of specific chemotherapy on the levels of lytic antibodies in Chagas's disease | Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 1982 | 83 |
| 33 | Anticonvulsant effect of cannabidiol in the pentylenetetrazole model: Pharmacological mechanisms, electroencephalographic profile, and brain cytokine levels | Epilepsy and Behavior | 2017 | 82 |
| 34 | Hippocampal adult neurogenesis: Does the immune system matter? | Journal of the Neurological Sciences | 2017 | 82 |
| 35 | Biomaterial with chemically engineered surface for protein immobilization | Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine | 2005 | 80 |
| 36 | Amplification of cytokine production through synergistic activation of NFAT and AP‐1 following stimulation of mast cells with antigen and IL‐33 | European Journal of Immunology | 2011 | 80 |
| 37 | High Interleukin 17 Expression Is Correlated With Better Cardiac Function in Human Chagas Disease | Journal of Infectious Diseases | 2013 | 79 |
| 38 | Cause-specific mortality for 249 causes in Brazil and states during 1990–2015: a systematic analysis for the global burden of disease study 2015 | Population Health Metrics | 2017 | 78 |
| 39 | WHF IASC Roadmap on Chagas Disease | Global Heart | 2020 | 75 |
| 40 | Antismooth muscle and antiactin antibodies are indirect markers of histological and biochemical activity of autoimmune hepatitis | Hepatology | 2014 | 74 |
| 41 | FTIR and UV‒vis study of chemically engineered biomaterial surfaces for protein immobilization | Spectroscopy | 2002 | 72 |
| 42 | Right ventricular dysfunction is an independent predictor of survival in patients with dilated chronic Chagas' cardiomyopathy | International Journal of Cardiology | 2008 | 71 |
| 43 | Decreased Neurotrophic Support is Associated with Cognitive Decline in Non-Demented Subjects | Journal of Alzheimer's Disease | 2015 | 71 |
| 44 | Body distribution of Tityus serrulatus scorpion venom in mice and effects of scorpion antivenom | Toxicon | 1996 | 70 |
| 45 | A Novel International Partnership for Actionable Evidence on Urban Health in Latin America: LAC‐Urban Health and SALURBAL | Global Challenges | 2019 | 70 |
| 46 | Imatinib treatment duration is related to decreased estimated glomerular filtration rate in chronic myeloid leukemia patients | Annals of Oncology | 2011 | 68 |
| 47 | Life expectancy and mortality in 363 cities of Latin America | Nature Medicine | 2021 | 67 |
| 48 | Procalcitonin-guided Antibiotic Treatment in Patients With Positive Blood Cultures: A Patient-level Meta-analysis of Randomized Trials | Clinical Infectious Diseases | 2019 | 66 |
| 49 | Brain natriuretic peptide and left ventricular dysfunction in Chagas' disease | Lancet, The | 2002 | 65 |
| 50 | Reduced Serum Nerve Growth Factor in Patients With Late-Life Depression | American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry | 2013 | 65 |
