| # | Title | Journal | Year | Citations |
|---|
| 1 | The Natural History of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: A Population-Based Cohort Study | Gastroenterology | 2005 | 2,544 |
| 2 | Update on the incidence and prevalence of Crohnʼs disease and ulcerative colitis in Olmsted County, Minnesota, 1940–2000 | Inflammatory Bowel Diseases | 2007 | 549 |
| 3 | Acute Aortic Dissection: Population-Based Incidence Compared With Degenerative Aortic Aneurysm Rupture | Mayo Clinic Proceedings | 2004 | 531 |
| 4 | Screening for Early Pancreatic Neoplasia in High-Risk Individuals: A Prospective Controlled Study | Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology | 2006 | 493 |
| 5 | Survival patterns after oophorectomy in premenopausal women: a population-based cohort study | Lancet Oncology, The | 2006 | 482 |
| 6 | Risk of Intestinal Cancer in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Population-Based Study From Olmsted County, Minnesota | Gastroenterology | 2006 | 463 |
| 7 | In Vivo Assessment of Bone Quality in Postmenopausal Women With Type 2 Diabetes | Journal of Bone and Mineral Research | 2014 | 423 |
| 8 | Incidence, Prevalence, and Clinical Course of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis | Chest | 2010 | 420 |
| 9 | Clinical Features of 5,628 Primary Lung Cancer Patients | Chest | 2005 | 386 |
| 10 | Immunoglobulin free light chain ratio is an independent risk factor for progression of smoldering (asymptomatic) multiple myeloma | Blood | 2008 | 355 |
| 11 | The etiology and incidence of anaphylaxis in Rochester, Minnesota: A report from the Rochester Epidemiology Project | Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology | 2008 | 352 |
| 12 | A Genomic Pathway Approach to a Complex Disease: Axon Guidance and Parkinson Disease | PLoS Genetics | 2007 | 342 |
| 13 | The Incidence of Central Serous Chorioretinopathy in Olmsted County, Minnesota, 1980–2002 | Ophthalmology | 2008 | 330 |
| 14 | Prevalence and Burden of Fecal Incontinence: A Population-Based Study in Women | Gastroenterology | 2005 | 311 |
| 15 | Increased risk of parkinsonism in women who underwent oophorectomy before menopause | Neurology | 2008 | 275 |
| 16 | Fracture Risk With Multiple Myeloma: A Population-Based Study | Journal of Bone and Mineral Research | 2004 | 269 |
| 17 | Large-Scale Gene-Centric Meta-Analysis across 39 Studies Identifies Type 2 Diabetes Loci | American Journal of Human Genetics | 2012 | 239 |
| 18 | Primary salivary gland‐type lung cancer | Cancer | 2007 | 210 |
| 19 | Elimination of the Need for Urine Studies in the Screening Algorithm for Monoclonal Gammopathies by Using Serum Immunofixation and Free Light Chain Assays | Mayo Clinic Proceedings | 2006 | 179 |
| 20 | Urologic Diseases in America Project: Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia | Journal of Urology | 2008 | 178 |
| 21 | Structural Determinants of Vertebral Fracture Risk | Journal of Bone and Mineral Research | 2007 | 174 |
| 22 | Contribution of In Vivo Structural Measurements and Load/Strength Ratios to the Determination of Forearm Fracture Risk in Postmenopausal Women | Journal of Bone and Mineral Research | 2007 | 167 |
| 23 | Long-term Follow-up of 241 Patients With Monoclonal Gammopathy of Undetermined Significance: The Original Mayo Clinic Series 25 Years Later | Mayo Clinic Proceedings | 2004 | 165 |
| 24 | Long-term fracture risk following renal transplantation: a population-based study | Osteoporosis International | 2004 | 160 |
| 25 | Postoperative delirium in elderly patients is associated with subsequent cognitive impairment | British Journal of Anaesthesia | 2017 | 152 |
| 26 | Unraveling the Mystery Surrounding Post-Acute Sequelae of COVID-19 | Frontiers in Immunology | 2021 | 152 |
| 27 | Mammographic density and risk of breast cancer by age and tumor characteristics | Breast Cancer Research | 2013 | 146 |
| 28 | Continuation of metformin use after a diagnosis of cirrhosis significantly improves survival of patients with diabetes | Hepatology | 2014 | 145 |
| 29 | Genetic variation in 1253 immune and inflammation genes and risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma | Blood | 2007 | 144 |
| 30 | Histologic grade is an independent prognostic factor for survival in non–small cell lung cancer: An analysis of 5018 hospital- and 712 population-based cases | Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery | 2006 | 128 |
| 31 | Incidence and Prognosis of Colorectal Dysplasia in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Population-based Study from Olmsted County, Minnesota | Inflammatory Bowel Diseases | 2006 | 127 |
| 32 | Risk Factors for Fecal Incontinence: A Population-based Study in Women | American Journal of Gastroenterology | 2006 | 124 |
| 33 | Association between Smoking and Erectile Dysfunction: A Population-based Study | American Journal of Epidemiology | 2005 | 123 |
| 34 | Fracture risk after the diagnosis of Parkinson's disease: Influence of concomitant dementia | Movement Disorders | 2006 | 123 |
| 35 | Nomograms Predict Overall Survival for Patients with Small-Cell Lung Cancer Incorporating Pretreatment Peripheral Blood Markers | Journal of Thoracic Oncology | 2015 | 122 |
| 36 | A population-based study of the frequency of corticosteroid resistance and dependence in pediatric patients with Crohnʼs disease and ulcerative colitis | Inflammatory Bowel Diseases | 2006 | 113 |
| 37 | The Rising Incidence of Gout and the Increasing Burden of Comorbidities: A Population-based Study over 20 Years | Journal of Rheumatology | 2018 | 111 |
| 38 | Serum sex hormones and measures of benign prostatic hyperplasia | Prostate | 2004 | 104 |
| 39 | Identification and molecular characterization of a new ovarian cancer susceptibility locus at 17q21.31 | Nature Communications | 2013 | 98 |
| 40 | Glutathione pathway genes and lung cancer risk in young and old populations | Carcinogenesis | 2004 | 96 |
| 41 | Hypothyroidism: A Possible Risk Factor for Liver Cancer in Patients With No Known Underlying Cause of Liver Disease | Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology | 2007 | 90 |
| 42 | Symptoms and Quality of Life in Community Women With Fecal Incontinence | Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology | 2006 | 89 |
| 43 | Incidence of pelvic floor repair after hysterectomy: A population-based cohort study | American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology | 2007 | 88 |
| 44 | Modeling Chronic Glycemic Exposure Variables as Correlates and Predictors of Microvascular Complications of Diabetes | Diabetes Care | 2006 | 85 |
| 45 | Cigarette smoking and risk of ovarian cancer: a pooled analysis of 21 case–control studies | Cancer Causes and Control | 2013 | 84 |
| 46 | Breast Density and Breast Cancer Risk: A Practical Review | Mayo Clinic Proceedings | 2014 | 84 |
| 47 | Diabetes and Sexual Dysfunction: Results From the Olmsted County Study of Urinary Symptoms and Health Status Among Men | Journal of Urology | 2007 | 82 |
| 48 | Increased risk of essential tremor in first-degree relatives of patients with Parkinson's disease | Movement Disorders | 2007 | 81 |
| 49 | HLA DQ Gene Dosage and Risk and Severity of Celiac Disease | Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology | 2007 | 79 |
| 50 | Effects of a hospitalist care model on mortality of elderly patients with hip fractures | Journal of Hospital Medicine | 2007 | 77 |
