| # | Title | Journal | Year | Citations |
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| 1 | Temporal profiles of viral load in posterior oropharyngeal saliva samples and serum antibody responses during infection by SARS-CoV-2: an observational cohort study | Lancet Infectious Diseases, The | 2020 | 2,704 |
| 2 | Consistent Detection of 2019 Novel Coronavirus in Saliva | Clinical Infectious Diseases | 2020 | 1,423 |
| 3 | Gastrointestinal Manifestations of SARS-CoV-2 Infection and Virus Load in Fecal Samples From a Hong Kong Cohort: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis | Gastroenterology | 2020 | 1,266 |
| 4 | Triple combination of interferon beta-1b, lopinavir–ritonavir, and ribavirin in the treatment of patients admitted to hospital with COVID-19: an open-label, randomised, phase 2 trial | Lancet, The | 2020 | 1,244 |
| 5 | Does central obesity reflect “Cushing's disease of the omentum”? | Lancet, The | 1997 | 731 |
| 6 | Prospects for the Use of Antioxidant Therapies | Drugs | 1995 | 489 |
| 7 | Relationship of Sputum Color to Nature and Outpatient Management of Acute Exacerbations of COPD | Chest | 2000 | 462 |
| 8 | Chemokines: leucocyte recruitment and activation cytokines | Lancet, The | 1997 | 446 |
| 9 | Adefovir dipivoxil added to ongoing lamivudine in chronic hepatitis B with YMDD mutant hepatitis B virus | Gastroenterology | 2004 | 389 |
| 10 | Association between airway bacterial load and markers of airway inflammation in patients with stable chronic bronchitis | American Journal of Medicine | 2000 | 381 |
| 11 | Genome-Wide Association Study in Asian Populations Identifies Variants in ETS1 and WDFY4 Associated with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus | PLoS Genetics | 2010 | 378 |
| 12 | PRIMARY HYPERPARATHYROIDISM: CHANGES IN THE PATTERN OF CLINICAL PRESENTATION | Lancet, The | 1980 | 326 |
| 13 | Red wine and antioxidant activity in serum | Lancet, The | 1994 | 313 |
| 14 | Short term outcome and risk factors for adverse clinical outcomes in adults with severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) | Thorax | 2003 | 307 |
| 15 | Physiological and radiological characterisation of patients diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in primary care | Thorax | 2000 | 286 |
| 16 | Sulphasalazine and mesalazine: serious adverse reactions re-evaluated on the basis of suspected adverse reaction reports to the Committee on Safety of Medicines | Gut | 2002 | 274 |
| 17 | The Management of Hyperthyroidism | New England Journal of Medicine | 1994 | 268 |
| 18 | 11Beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 2 in human pregnancy and reduced expression in intrauterine growth restriction | Human Reproduction | 1998 | 254 |
| 19 | Urinary free cortisone and the assessment of 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase activity in man | Clinical Endocrinology | 1996 | 244 |
| 20 | Differentiation of Adipose Stromal Cells: The Roles of Glucocorticoids and 11β-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase* | Endocrinology | 1999 | 242 |
| 21 | Hypertension in the syndrome of apparent mineralocorticoid excess due to mutation of the 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 2 gene | Lancet, The | 1996 | 233 |
| 22 | Neutrophils and Protease/Antiprotease Imbalance | American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine | 1999 | 227 |
| 23 | Leukotriene B4 | International Journal of Biochemistry and Cell Biology | 1998 | 220 |
| 24 | A-a difference in O2 tension and physiological dead space in normal man | Journal of Applied Physiology | 1963 | 209 |
| 25 | The Interrelationship of Sputum Inflammatory Markers in Patients with Chronic Bronchitis | American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine | 1999 | 208 |
| 26 | A Prospective Comparative Study of Knowlesi, Falciparum, and Vivax Malaria in Sabah, Malaysia: High Proportion With Severe Disease From Plasmodium Knowlesi and Plasmodium Vivax But No Mortality With Early Referral and Artesunate Therapy | Clinical Infectious Diseases | 2013 | 207 |
| 27 | Risk of nosocomial transmission of coronavirus disease 2019: an experience in a general ward setting in Hong Kong | Journal of Hospital Infection | 2020 | 198 |
| 28 | Left Ventricular Performance in Patients With Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome | Circulation | 2003 | 184 |
| 29 | HPV 16 DNA IN NORMAL AND MALIGNANT CERVICAL EPITHELIUM: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE AETIOLOGY AND BEHAVIOUR OF CERVICAL NEOPLASIA | Lancet, The | 1987 | 183 |
| 30 | Immunohistochemical Localization of Type 1 11β-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase in Human Tissues1 | Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism | 1998 | 183 |
| 31 | Defining the normal cortisol response to the short Synacthen test: implications for the investigation of hypothalamic-pituitary disorders | Clinical Endocrinology | 1998 | 181 |
| 32 | Deficient inactivation of cortisol by 11β‐hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase in essential hypertension | Clinical Endocrinology | 1993 | 179 |
| 33 | Mineralocorticoid excess and inhibition of 11 β‐hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase in patients with ectopic ACTH syndrome | Clinical Endocrinology | 1992 | 176 |
| 34 | Mineralocorticoid hypertension | Lancet, The | 1999 | 176 |
| 35 | A Bicuspid Aortic Valve Imaging Classification for the TAVR Era | JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging | 2016 | 174 |
| 36 | Epidemiologic Evidence on the Association Between Peptic Ulceration and Antiinflammatory Drug Use | Gastroenterology | 1989 | 173 |
| 37 | Pregnancy associated osteoporosis | Clinical Endocrinology | 1993 | 171 |
| 38 | Flux of intracellular labile zinc during apoptosis (gene-directed cell death) revealed by a specific chemical probe, Zinquin | Chemistry and Biology | 1994 | 162 |
| 39 | Evidence for Excessive Bronchial Inflammation during an Acute Exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in Patients with α1-Antitrypsin Deficiency (PiZ) | American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine | 1999 | 155 |
| 40 | Angles of branching and diameters of branches in the human bronchial tree | The Bulletin of Mathematical Biophysics | 1967 | 153 |
| 41 | The Effects of Androgens and Estrogens on Preadipocyte Proliferation in Human Adipose Tissue: Influence of Gender and Site | Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism | 2001 | 153 |
| 42 | The Effect of Augmentation Therapy on Bronchial Inflammation inα1-Antitrypsin Deficiency | American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine | 2002 | 153 |
| 43 | Licorice inhibits 11 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase messenger ribonucleic acid levels and potentiates glucocorticoid hormone action. | Endocrinology | 1993 | 146 |
| 44 | Measurement of zinc in hepatocytes by using a fluorescent probe, zinquin: relationship to metallothionein and intracellular zinc | Biochemical Journal | 1994 | 146 |
| 45 | Depot long-acting somatostatin analog (Sandostatin-LAR) is an effective treatment for acromegaly. | Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism | 1995 | 145 |
| 46 | Positive and negative regulation of the human insulin gene by multiple trans-acting factors. | Journal of Biological Chemistry | 1990 | 144 |
| 47 | Glucose modulates the binding activity of the β-cell transcription factor IUF1 in a phosphorylation-dependent manner | Biochemical Journal | 1994 | 139 |
| 48 | Corticosteroids: do they damage the cardiovascular system? | Postgraduate Medical Journal | 1994 | 137 |
| 49 | Misoprostol for the Treatment of Peptic Ulcer and Antiinflammatory-Drug–Induced Gastroduodenal Ulceration | New England Journal of Medicine | 1992 | 136 |
| 50 | A member of the eukaryotic subtilisin family (PC3) has the enzymic properties of the type 1 proinsulin-converting endopeptidase | Biochemical Journal | 1992 | 133 |
