| # | Title | Journal | Year | Citations |
|---|
| 1 | Estimating the global incidence of traumatic brain injury | Journal of Neurosurgery | 2019 | 1,291 |
| 2 | Common variants on chromosome 5p12 confer susceptibility to estrogen receptor–positive breast cancer | Nature Genetics | 2008 | 412 |
| 3 | Access to pathology and laboratory medicine services: a crucial gap | Lancet, The | 2018 | 255 |
| 4 | Prevalence and determinants of adolescent pregnancy in Africa: a systematic review and Meta-analysis | Reproductive Health | 2018 | 240 |
| 5 | Public Health Perspectives of Preeclampsia in Developing Countries: Implication for Health System Strengthening | Journal of Pregnancy | 2011 | 233 |
| 6 | Global, Regional, and National Burden of Calcific Aortic Valve and Degenerative Mitral Valve Diseases, 1990–2017 | Circulation | 2020 | 206 |
| 7 | Strengthening mental health systems in low- and middle-income countries: the Emerald programme | BMC Medicine | 2015 | 190 |
| 8 | Mapping 123 million neonatal, infant and child deaths between 2000 and 2017 | Nature | 2019 | 161 |
| 9 | The cross-national epidemiology of specific phobia in the World Mental Health Surveys | Psychological Medicine | 2017 | 148 |
| 10 | Cross-national epidemiology of panic disorder and panic attacks in the world mental health surveys | Depression and Anxiety | 2016 | 144 |
| 11 | Non-Communicable Diseases in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Case for Cohort Studies | PLoS Medicine | 2010 | 122 |
| 12 | A prevalence of cardiometabolic risk factors among a rural Yoruba south-western Nigerian population: a population-based survey | Cardiovascular Journal of Africa | 2010 | 112 |
| 13 | The association between childhood adversities and subsequent first onset of psychotic experiences: a cross-national analysis of 23 998 respondents from 17 countries | Psychological Medicine | 2017 | 108 |
| 14 | Perception of personal dental appearance in Nigerian adolescents | American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics | 2005 | 100 |
| 15 | Immunohistochemical and molecular subtypes of breast cancer in Nigeria | Breast Cancer Research and Treatment | 2008 | 99 |
| 16 | Combined oral contraceptive pills for treatment of acne | Breast Cancer Research and Treatment | 2012 | 94 |
| 17 | Morbidity and mortality from road injuries: results from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 | Injury Prevention | 2020 | 86 |
| 18 | The Autopsy: Knowledge, Attitude, and Perceptions of Doctors and Relatives of the Deceased | Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine | 2009 | 85 |
| 19 | Nigerian rotavirus serotype G8 could not be typedby PCR due to nucleotide mutation at the 3′ endof the primer binding site | Archives of Virology | 1997 | 83 |
| 20 | Trauma and psychotic experiences: transnational data from the World Mental Health Survey | British Journal of Psychiatry | 2017 | 82 |
| 21 | Ancestry-Shift Refinement Mapping of the C6orf97-ESR1 Breast Cancer Susceptibility Locus | PLoS Genetics | 2010 | 82 |
| 22 | Status of Drug Use/Abuse in Africa: A Review | International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction | 2006 | 81 |
| 23 | Service user and caregiver involvement in mental health system strengthening in low- and middle-income countries: a cross-country qualitative study | Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences | 2018 | 81 |
| 24 | Combined oral contraceptives and liver cancer | International Journal of Cancer | 1989 | 73 |
| 25 | Systematic Review and Meta‐analysis of Smell and Taste Disorders in COVID‐19 | OTO Open | 2020 | 70 |
| 26 | Oral pyogenic granuloma: a review of 38 cases from Ibadan, Nigeria | British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery | 1997 | 69 |
| 27 | Perceived, desired, and normatively determined orthodontic treatment needs among orthodontically untreated Nigerian adolescents | West African Journal of Medicine | 2004 | 67 |
| 28 | Incidence and pattern of maxillofacial fractures in the elderly | International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery | 2003 | 63 |
| 29 | Profile and determinants of vascular cognitive impairment in African stroke survivors: The CogFAST Nigeria Study | Journal of the Neurological Sciences | 2014 | 63 |
| 30 | Prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors in an African, Urban inner city community | West African Journal of Medicine | 2004 | 58 |
| 31 | The association between psychotic experiences and disability: results from the WHO World Mental Health Surveys | Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica | 2017 | 58 |
| 32 | Combined oral contraceptive pills for treatment of acne | Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica | 2012 | 57 |
| 33 | Prevalence and determinants of gestational diabetes mellitus in Africa based on the updated international diagnostic criteria: a systematic review and meta-analysis | Archives of Public Health | 2019 | 57 |
| 34 | Adolescents' perceptions of health from disadvantaged urban communities: Findings from the WAVE study | Social Science and Medicine | 2014 | 56 |
| 35 | Incidence and pattern of injuries among residents of a rural area in South-Western Nigeria: a community-based study | BMC Public Health | 2007 | 54 |
| 36 | Hydroxyurea lowers transcranial Doppler flow velocities in children with sickle cell anaemia in a Nigerian cohort | Pediatric Blood and Cancer | 2015 | 54 |
| 37 | Orthodontic Treatment Need in an Accredited Graduate Orthodontic Center in North America: A Pilot Study | Journal of Contemporary Dental Practice | 2006 | 54 |
| 38 | Risk factors for infant mortality in a rural community in Nigeria | Perspectives in Public Health | 2001 | 52 |
| 39 | Red cell glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase status and pyruvate kinase activity in a Nigerian population | Tropical Medicine and International Health | 2000 | 50 |
| 40 | Invasive Pneumococcal Disease in Children Aged <5 Years Admitted to 3 Urban Hospitals in Ibadan, Nigeria | Clinical Infectious Diseases | 2009 | 50 |
| 41 | Effect of pregnancy induced hypertension on adverse perinatal outcomes in Tigray regional state, Ethiopia: a prospective cohort study | BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth | 2020 | 49 |
| 42 | Preventing and managing complications of induced abortion in Third World countries | International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics | 1989 | 47 |
| 43 | Effects of gestational diabetes mellitus on risk of adverse maternal outcomes: a prospective cohort study in Northwest Ethiopia | BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth | 2020 | 47 |
| 44 | The relationship between dental aesthetic index (DAI) and perceptions of aesthetics, function and speech amongst secondary school children in Ibadan, Nigeria | International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry | 2003 | 46 |
| 45 | Malaria Induces Anemia through CD8+T Cell-Dependent Parasite Clearance and Erythrocyte Removal in the Spleen | MBio | 2015 | 46 |
| 46 | Adverse neonatal outcomes of adolescent pregnancy in Northwest Ethiopia | PLoS ONE | 2019 | 46 |
| 47 | The prevalence of insulin resistance and other cardiovascular disease risk factors in healthy elderly southwestern nigerians | Atherosclerosis | 1997 | 45 |
| 48 | Factors Associated With Exclusive Breastfeeding in Ibadan, Nigeria | Journal of Human Lactation | 2001 | 45 |
| 49 | Cranioplasty Following Decompressive Craniectomy | Frontiers in Neurology | 2019 | 44 |
| 50 | Effectiveness of brief school‐based, group cognitive behavioural therapy for depressed adolescents in south west Nigeria | Child and Adolescent Mental Health | 2016 | 43 |
