| # | Title | Journal | Year | Citations |
|---|
| 1 | Effectiveness of polypill for primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular diseases (PolyIran): a pragmatic, cluster-randomised trial | Lancet, The | 2019 | 197 |
| 2 | SARS-CoV-2 antibody seroprevalence in the general population and high-risk occupational groups across 18 cities in Iran: a population-based cross-sectional study | Lancet Infectious Diseases, The | 2021 | 132 |
| 3 | Mutational signatures in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma from eight countries with varying incidence | Nature Genetics | 2021 | 71 |
| 4 | NASBOD 2013: design, definitions, and metrics | Archives of Iranian Medicine | 2014 | 62 |
| 5 | Protocol Design for Large-Scale Cross-Sectional Studies of Surveillance of Risk Factors of Non-Communicable Diseases in Iran: STEPs 2016 | Archives of Iranian Medicine | 2017 | 57 |
| 6 | The prevalence, awareness, and treatment of lipid abnormalities in Iranian adults: Surveillance of risk factors of noncommunicable diseases in Iran 2016 | Journal of Clinical Lipidology | 2018 | 46 |
| 7 | A Diversity of Cancer Incidence and Mortality in West Asian Populations | Annals of Global Health | 2018 | 44 |
| 8 | Nationwide Prevalence of Diabetes and Prediabetes and Associated Risk Factors Among Iranian Adults: Analysis of Data from PERSIAN Cohort Study | Diabetes Therapy | 2021 | 39 |
| 9 | Hazards of cigarettes, smokeless tobacco and waterpipe in a Middle Eastern Population: a Cohort Study of 50 000 individuals from Iran | Tobacco Control | 2017 | 38 |
| 10 | Distinctive expression pattern of interleukin-17 cytokine family members in colorectal cancer | Tumor Biology | 2016 | 37 |
| 11 | Pilot study of cytological testing for oesophageal squamous cell dysplasia in a high-risk area in Northern Iran | British Journal of Cancer | 2014 | 35 |
| 12 | A nationwide study of metabolic syndrome prevalence in Iran; a comparative analysis of six definitions | PLoS ONE | 2021 | 35 |
| 13 | Building cancer registries in a lower resource setting: The 10-year experience of Golestan, Northern Iran | Cancer Epidemiology | 2018 | 34 |
| 14 | The effect of crocin supplementation on glycemic control, insulin resistance and active AMPK levels in patients with type 2 diabetes: a pilot study | Diabetology and Metabolic Syndrome | 2020 | 31 |
| 15 | Oral health and mortality in the Golestan Cohort Study | International Journal of Epidemiology | 2017 | 27 |
| 16 | Mortality from respiratory diseases associated with opium use: a population-based cohort study | Thorax | 2017 | 24 |
| 17 | Adherence to the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet and risk of total and cause-specific mortality: results from the Golestan Cohort Study | International Journal of Epidemiology | 2019 | 23 |
| 18 | Opium use and the risk of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma | International Journal of Cancer | 2021 | 21 |
| 19 | Economic burden of colorectal cancer in Iran in 2012 | Medical Journal of the Islamic Republic of Iran | 2017 | 21 |
| 20 | Cancer risk awareness and screening uptake in individuals at higher risk for colon cancer: a cross-sectional study | BMJ Open | 2016 | 19 |
| 21 | Endoscopic screening for precancerous lesions of the esophagus in a high risk area in Northern Iran | Archives of Iranian Medicine | 2014 | 19 |
| 22 | National and sub-national prevalence, trend, and burden of cardiometabolic risk factors in Iranian children and adolescents, 1990 - 2013 | Archives of Iranian Medicine | 2014 | 18 |
| 23 | Solid Pseudopapillary Neoplasm of Pancreas; A Case Series and Review Literature | Middle East Journal of Digestive Diseases | 2016 | 17 |
| 24 | Pancancer analysis identifies prognostic high-APOBEC1 expression level implicated in cancer in-frame insertions and deletions | Carcinogenesis | 2018 | 17 |
| 25 | An Increased Level of Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor in Patients with Pancreatic Cancer | Middle East Journal of Digestive Diseases | 2019 | 16 |
| 26 | Motivational interviewing and screening colonoscopy in high-risk individuals. A randomized controlled trial | Patient Education and Counseling | 2018 | 15 |
| 27 | Prevalence of Active and Passive Smoking among Adult Population: Findings of a Population-Based Survey in Kerman (KERCADRS), Iran | Addiction and Health | 2016 | 15 |
| 28 | Tobacco Smoking Status and the Contribution to Burden of Diseases in Iran, 1990-2010: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010 | Archives of Iranian Medicine | 2015 | 15 |
| 29 | A 4‐gene expression score associated with high levels of Wilms Tumor‐1 (WT1) expression is an adverse prognostic factor in acute myeloid leukaemia | British Journal of Haematology | 2016 | 14 |
| 30 | Recent cancer incidence trends and short-term predictions in Golestan, Iran 2004–2025 | Cancer Epidemiology | 2020 | 14 |
| 31 | Long-term opiate use and risk of cardiovascular mortality: results from the Golestan Cohort Study | European Journal of Preventive Cardiology | 2021 | 13 |
| 32 | Characteristics of colorectal polyps and cancer; a retrospective review of colonoscopy data in iran | Middle East Journal of Digestive Diseases | 2014 | 13 |
| 33 | Comparison of two data mining techniques in labeling diagnosis to Iranian pharmacy claim dataset: artificial neural network (ANN) versus decision tree model | Archives of Iranian Medicine | 2014 | 13 |
| 34 | Dietary acid load and mortality from all causes, CVD and cancer: results from the Golestan Cohort Study | British Journal of Nutrition | 2022 | 12 |
| 35 | Circulating plasma fatty acids and risk of pancreatic cancer: Results from the Golestan Cohort Study | Clinical Nutrition | 2021 | 11 |
| 36 | Psycho-social Determinants of Colorectal Cancer Screening in Iran | International Journal of Preventive Medicine | 2014 | 11 |
| 37 | Meat consumption and risk of esophageal and gastric cancer in the Golestan Cohort Study, Iran | International Journal of Cancer | 2022 | 11 |
| 38 | A simple risk-based strategy for hepatitis C virus screening among incarcerated people in a low- to middle-income setting | Harm Reduction Journal | 2020 | 10 |
| 39 | Mutations in Known and Novel cancer Susceptibility Genes in Young Patients with Pancreatic Cancer | Archives of Iranian Medicine | 2018 | 10 |
| 40 | Prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control of hypertension based on ACC/AHA versus JNC7 guidelines in the PERSIAN cohort study | Scientific Reports | 2022 | 10 |
| 41 | Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibody among urban Iranian population: findings from the second large population-based cross-sectional study | BMC Public Health | 2022 | 10 |
| 42 | Adenoma detection rates in an opportunistic screening colonoscopy program in Iran, a country with rising colorectal cancer incidence | BMC Gastroenterology | 2014 | 9 |
| 43 | Dietary intake of fatty acids and risk of pancreatic cancer: Golestan cohort study | Nutrition Journal | 2021 | 9 |
| 44 | Prevalence and Years Lived with Disability of 310 Diseases and Injuries in Iran and its Neighboring Countries, 1990-2015: Findings from Global Burden of Disease Study 2015 | Archives of Iranian Medicine | 2017 | 9 |
| 45 | Quality evaluation of national cancer registry system in Iran: study protocol | Archives of Iranian Medicine | 2014 | 9 |
| 46 | The Wilms Tumor-1 (WT1) rs2234593 variant is a prognostic factor in normal karyotype acute myeloid leukemia | Annals of Hematology | 2016 | 8 |
| 47 | Habitual dietary intake of flavonoids and all-cause and cause-specific mortality: Golestan cohort study | Nutrition Journal | 2020 | 8 |
| 48 | Opium use and risk of bladder cancer: a multi-centre case-referent study in Iran | International Journal of Epidemiology | 2022 | 8 |
| 49 | A Comprehensive Look at Irritable Bowel Syndrome and its Associated Factors Considering the Rome IV Criteria: A Penalized Smoothly Clipped Absolute Deviation Regression Approach in the Pars Cohort Study | Middle East Journal of Digestive Diseases | 2018 | 7 |
| 50 | An international report on bacterial communities in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma | International Journal of Cancer | 2022 | 7 |
