| # | Title | Journal | Year | Citations |
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| 1 | Decline in Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate and Subsequent Risk of End-Stage Renal Disease and Mortality | JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association | 2014 | 760 |
| 2 | Effect of Opioid vs Nonopioid Medications on Pain-Related Function in Patients With Chronic Back Pain or Hip or Knee Osteoarthritis Pain | JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association | 2018 | 720 |
| 3 | The neuroendocrine control of appetite: The role of the endogenous opiates, cholecystokinin, TRH, gamma-amino-butyric-acid and the diazepam receptor | Life Sciences | 1980 | 325 |
| 4 | Lifestyle Intervention and Medical Management With vs Without Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass and Control of Hemoglobin A1c, LDL Cholesterol, and Systolic Blood Pressure at 5 Years in the Diabetes Surgery Study | JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association | 2018 | 224 |
| 5 | A network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials of biologics for rheumatoid arthritis: a Cochrane overview | Cmaj | 2009 | 219 |
| 6 | Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor as a risk factor for the development of anemia, and the impact of incident anemia on mortality in patients with left ventricular dysfunction | Journal of the American College of Cardiology | 2005 | 161 |
| 7 | Opioid requirement, opioid receptor expression, and clinical outcomes in patients with advanced prostate cancer | Cancer | 2013 | 158 |
| 8 | Intraventricular calcitonin inhibits gastric acid secretion | Science | 1981 | 152 |
| 9 | Alcohol Use and Treatment of Hepatitis C Virus: Results of a National Multicenter Study | Gastroenterology | 2006 | 145 |
| 10 | Assessing autonomic function by analysis of heart rate recovery from exercise in healthy subjects | American Journal of Cardiology | 2004 | 135 |
| 11 | Validity and reliability of the timed-stands test for patients with rheumatoid arthritis and other chronic diseases | Journal of Rheumatology | 1993 | 116 |
| 12 | Telephone-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia in Perimenopausal and Postmenopausal Women With Vasomotor Symptoms | JAMA Internal Medicine | 2016 | 110 |
| 13 | A disseminated multidrug-resistant clonal group of uropathogenic Escherichia coli in pyelonephritis | Lancet, The | 2002 | 104 |
| 14 | Interleukin 1 or endotoxin increases the release of von Willebrand factor from human endothelial cells | British Journal of Haematology | 1987 | 104 |
| 15 | The lung tissue microbiota of mild and moderate chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | Microbiome | 2018 | 97 |
| 16 | The role of gallbladder emptying in gallstone formation during diet-induced rapid weight loss | Hepatology | 1996 | 94 |
| 17 | The Effect of Testosterone on Cardiovascular Biomarkers in the Testosterone Trials | Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism | 2018 | 79 |
| 18 | Which Opioid Receptor Mechanism Modulates Feeding? | Appetite | 1984 | 78 |
| 19 | Prediction of Incident Major Osteoporotic and Hip Fractures by Trabecular Bone Score (TBS) and Prevalent Radiographic Vertebral Fracture in Older Men | Journal of Bone and Mineral Research | 2016 | 72 |
| 20 | Tihe Glycemic Effect of Different Meals Approximately Isocaloric and Similar in Protein, Carbohydrate, and Fat Content as Calculated Using the ADA Exchange Lists | Diabetes Care | 1983 | 71 |
| 21 | Clinical Definitions of Sarcopenia and Risk of Hospitalization in Community-Dwelling Older Men: The Osteoporotic Fractures in Men Study | Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences | 2017 | 69 |
| 22 | BMI Is a Risk Factor for Colorectal Cancer Mortality | Digestive Diseases and Sciences | 2017 | 67 |
| 23 | Effects of Pharmacologic and Nonpharmacologic Interventions on Insomnia Symptoms and Self-reported Sleep Quality in Women With Hot Flashes: A Pooled Analysis of Individual Participant Data From Four MsFLASH Trials | Sleep | 2018 | 67 |
| 24 | Effect of High-Dose Trivalent vs Standard-Dose Quadrivalent Influenza Vaccine on Mortality or Cardiopulmonary Hospitalization in Patients With High-risk Cardiovascular Disease | JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association | 2021 | 65 |
| 25 | Association between subclinical thyroid dysfunction and change in bone mineral density in prospective cohorts | Journal of Internal Medicine | 2018 | 62 |
| 26 | Association of Influenza Vaccination With Cardiovascular Risk | JAMA Network Open | 2022 | 61 |
| 27 | Actigraphic Sleep Duration and Fragmentation in Older Women: Associations With Performance Across Cognitive Domains | Sleep | 2017 | 60 |
| 28 | The veterans affairs high-density lipoprotein intervention trial: Baseline characteristics of normocholesterolemic men with coronary artery disease and low levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol | American Journal of Cardiology | 1996 | 59 |
| 29 | Rest‐Activity Rhythms and Cognitive Decline in Older Men: The Osteoporotic Fractures in Men Sleep Study | Journal of the American Geriatrics Society | 2018 | 58 |
| 30 | Volumetric Bone Mineral Density and Failure Load of Distal Limbs Predict Incident Clinical Fracture Independent of FRAX and Clinical Risk Factors Among Older Men | Journal of Bone and Mineral Research | 2018 | 57 |
| 31 | Tail pinch behavior and analgesia in diabetic mice | Physiology and Behavior | 1982 | 55 |
| 32 | Opioid Dose Reduction in a VA Health Care System—Implementation of a Primary Care Population-Level Initiative | Pain Medicine | 2015 | 54 |
| 33 | The analgesic potential of cannabinoids | Journal of Opioid Management | 2009 | 51 |
| 34 | Effect of Inactivation of the Global Oxidative Stress Regulator oxyR on the Colonization Ability of Escherichia coli O1:K1:H7 in a Mouse Model of Ascending Urinary Tract Infection | Infection and Immunity | 2006 | 47 |
| 35 | Clonal Distribution of the Three Alleles of the Gal(α1–4)Gal‐Specific Adhesin GenepapGamongEscherichia coliStrains from Patients with Bacteremia | Journal of Infectious Diseases | 1998 | 44 |
| 36 | Factors Associated With Missed and Cancelled Colonoscopy Appointments at Veterans Health Administration Facilities | Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology | 2016 | 44 |
| 37 | Meta-Analysis Comparing Torsemide Versus Furosemide in Patients With Heart Failure | American Journal of Cardiology | 2020 | 43 |
| 38 | Diagnostic Errors that Lead to Inappropriate Antimicrobial Use | Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology | 2015 | 42 |
| 39 | Lean Six Sigma in Health Care and the Challenge of Implementation of Six Sigma Methodologies at a Veterans Affairs Medical Center | Quality Management in Health Care | 2010 | 41 |
| 40 | The Association Between Trabecular Bone Score and Lumbar Spine Volumetric BMD Is Attenuated Among Older Men With High Body Mass Index | Journal of Bone and Mineral Research | 2016 | 39 |
| 41 | Progressive ankylosis in mice | Arthritis and Rheumatism | 1988 | 34 |
| 42 | The Association Between Protein Intake by Source and Osteoporotic Fracture in Older Men: A Prospective Cohort Study | Journal of Bone and Mineral Research | 2017 | 34 |
| 43 | Receptor Specificities of Variant Gal( 1-4)Gal-Binding PapG Adhesins of Uropathogenic Escherichia coli as Assessed by Hemagglutination Phenotypes | Journal of Infectious Diseases | 1997 | 33 |
| 44 | Confirmation of linkage of hereditary partial lipodystrophy to chromosome 1q21-22 | Journal of Infectious Diseases | 1999 | 33 |
| 45 | Detection of the Escherichia coli Group 2 Polysaccharide Capsule Synthesis Gene kpsM by a Rapid and Specific PCR-Based Assay | Journal of Clinical Microbiology | 2004 | 32 |
| 46 | Outcomes of Citalopram Dosage Risk Mitigation in a Veteran Population | American Journal of Psychiatry | 2016 | 31 |
| 47 | Effects of Metformin Exposure on Survival in a Large National Cohort of Patients With Diabetes and Cirrhosis | Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology | 2021 | 31 |
| 48 | Predeployment gender differences in stressors and mental health among U.S. National Guard troops poised for Operation Iraqi Freedom deployment | Journal of Traumatic Stress | 2010 | 29 |
| 49 | Protein Kinase CK2 Inhibition Induces Cell Death via Early Impact on Mitochondrial Function | Journal of Cellular Biochemistry | 2014 | 28 |
| 50 | The United States experience with the acute and chronic treatment of primary pulmonary hypertension | European Heart Journal | 1988 | 27 |
