| # | Title | Journal | Year | Citations |
|---|
| 1 | Lifetime Prevalence of Mental Disorders in Lebanon: First Onset, Treatment, and Exposure to War | PLoS Medicine | 2008 | 197 |
| 2 | Antibiotic knowledge and self-medication practices in a developing country: A cross-sectional study | American Journal of Infection Control | 2017 | 94 |
| 3 | Surveillance of antimicrobial resistance in Lebanese hospitals: retrospective nationwide compiled data | International Journal of Infectious Diseases | 2016 | 87 |
| 4 | Food safety and handling knowledge and practices of Lebanese university students | Food Control | 2014 | 81 |
| 5 | C1 neurons excite locus coeruleus and A5 noradrenergic neurons along with sympathetic outflow in rats | Journal of Physiology | 2012 | 77 |
| 6 | A National Study on Nurses’ Exposure to Occupational Violence in Lebanon: Prevalence, Consequences and Associated Factors | PLoS ONE | 2015 | 77 |
| 7 | Renin–angiotensin-system gene polymorphisms and depression | Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry | 2007 | 73 |
| 8 | Brain Cancer Stem Cells in Adults and Children: Cell Biology and Therapeutic Implications | Neurotherapeutics | 2017 | 70 |
| 9 | Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia at a Tertiary-Care Center in a Developing Country: Incidence, Microbiology, and Susceptibility Patterns of Isolated Microorganisms | Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology | 2003 | 65 |
| 10 | Efficacy and tolerability of peginterferon alpha‐2a with or without ribavirin in thalassaemia major patients with chronic hepatitis C virus infection | British Journal of Haematology | 2005 | 63 |
| 11 | Surgical site infections following spinal surgery at a tertiary care center in Lebanon: Incidence, microbiology, and risk factors | Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases | 2006 | 63 |
| 12 | Prevalence and predictors for post-traumatic stress disorder, depression and general health in a population from six villages in South Lebanon | Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology | 2012 | 61 |
| 13 | Occupational Violence at Lebanese Emergency Departments: Prevalence, Characteristics and Associated Factors | Journal of Occupational Health | 2011 | 58 |
| 14 | Cafeteria diet-fed mice is a pertinent model of obesity-induced organ damage: a potential role of inflammation | Inflammation Research | 2015 | 58 |
| 15 | The geographic distribution of the ACE II genotype: a novel finding | Genetical Research | 2007 | 56 |
| 16 | Using Mobile Health to Enhance Outcomes of Noncommunicable Diseases Care in Rural Settings and Refugee Camps: Randomized Controlled Trial | JMIR MHealth and UHealth | 2018 | 54 |
| 17 | Hepatoprotective activity ofCentaurium erythraea on acetaminophen-induced hepatotoxicity in rats | Phytotherapy Research | 2004 | 53 |
| 18 | Pleurotus sajor‐caju can be used to synthesize silver nanoparticles with antifungal activity against Candida albicans | Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture | 2018 | 52 |
| 19 | Nurses’ work environment and intent to leave in Lebanese hospitals: Implications for policy and practice | International Journal of Nursing Studies | 2011 | 49 |
| 20 | The Antioxidant and Anticancer Effects of Wild Carrot Oil Extract | Phytotherapy Research | 2013 | 48 |
| 21 | Cancer cell resistance mechanisms: a mini review | Clinical and Translational Oncology | 2014 | 48 |
| 22 | High-amylose carboxymethyl starch matrices for oral sustained drug-release: In vitro and in vivo evaluation | European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics | 2007 | 47 |
| 23 | Assessing knowledge, attitude, practice, and preparedness of hospital pharmacists in Lebanon towards COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study | Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice | 2020 | 47 |
| 24 | Carcinogenic and neurotoxic risks of acrylamide and heavy metals from potato and corn chips consumed by the Lebanese population | Journal of Food Composition and Analysis | 2015 | 45 |
| 25 | Herbal Products and Dietary Supplements: A Cross-Sectional Survey of Use, Attitudes, and Knowledge Among the Lebanese Population | Journal of Community Health | 2016 | 45 |
| 26 | Cancer Stem Cells in Neuroblastoma: Expanding the Therapeutic Frontier | Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience | 2019 | 45 |
| 27 | Resistance of Candida albicans Biofilms to Drugs and the Host Immune System | Jundishapur Journal of Microbiology | 2016 | 45 |
| 28 | Inappropriate Medication Use in Elderly Lebanese Outpatients | Drugs and Aging | 2006 | 42 |
| 29 | Pharmacological evaluation of aqueous extract ofAlthaea officinalisflower grown in Lebanon | Pharmaceutical Biology | 2011 | 42 |
| 30 | CDK7 Inhibitors in Cancer Therapy: The Sweet Smell of Success? | Journal of Medicinal Chemistry | 2020 | 42 |
| 31 | Ratio Between Positive Lymph Nodes and Total Excised Axillary Lymph Nodes as an Independent Prognostic Factor for Overall Survival in Patients with Nonmetastatic Lymph Node-Positive Breast Cancer | Annals of Surgical Oncology | 2009 | 41 |
| 32 | Potentially inappropriate medications use in community-based aged patients: a cross-sectional study using 2012 Beers criteria | Clinical Interventions in Aging | 2017 | 41 |
| 33 | Outcome of Depression and Anxiety After War: A Prospective Epidemiologic Study of Children and Adolescents | Journal of Traumatic Stress | 2014 | 40 |
| 34 | New spectrophotometric method for the quantitative determination of melamine using Mannich reaction | Journal of Food Composition and Analysis | 2009 | 39 |
| 35 | A national study on nurses’ retention in healthcare facilities in underserved areas in Lebanon | Human Resources for Health | 2013 | 39 |
| 36 | Occurrence of anticancer drugs in the aquatic environment: a systematic review | Environmental Science and Pollution Research | 2020 | 39 |
| 37 | Antibiotic use in acute cholecystitis: practice patterns in the absence of evidence-based guidelines | Journal of Infection | 2005 | 38 |
| 38 | Influenza Vaccination: A Cross-Sectional Survey of Knowledge, Attitude and Practices among the Lebanese Adult Population | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health | 2015 | 36 |
| 39 | Assessment of patients’ knowledge and practices regarding their medication use and risks in Lebanon | International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy | 2017 | 36 |
| 40 | Knowledge and practice of patients with diabetes mellitus in Lebanon: a cross-sectional study | BMC Public Health | 2018 | 36 |
| 41 | Fluoroquinolones and the Risk of Aortic Aneurysm or Aortic Dissection: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis | Cardiovascular and Hematological Agents in Medicinal Chemistry | 2019 | 35 |
| 42 | Absence of cardiac siderosis by MRI T2* despite transfusion burden, hepatic and serum iron overload in Lebanese patients with sickle cell disease | European Journal of Haematology | 2009 | 33 |
| 43 | Daucus carota pentane-based fractions arrest the cell cycle and increase apoptosis in MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cells | BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine | 2014 | 33 |
| 44 | The retention of health human resources in primary healthcare centers in Lebanon: a national survey | BMC Health Services Research | 2012 | 32 |
| 45 | Characterisation of Pga1, a putative Candida albicans cell wall protein necessary for proper adhesion and biofilm formation | Mycoses | 2011 | 31 |
| 46 | Mapping and assessment of personal and professional development skills in a pharmacy curriculum | BMC Medical Education | 2016 | 31 |
| 47 | Medication safety knowledge, attitudes and practices among community pharmacists in Lebanon | Current Medical Research and Opinion | 2018 | 31 |
| 48 | Drug repurposing towards targeting cancer stem cells in pediatric brain tumors | Cancer and Metastasis Reviews | 2020 | 31 |
| 49 | Effectiveness of a Technology-Based Intervention to Teach Evidence-Based Practice: The EBR Tool | Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing | 2016 | 29 |
| 50 | Student perceptions towards interprofessional education: Findings from a longitudinal study based in a Middle Eastern university | Journal of Interprofessional Care | 2016 | 29 |
