| # | Title | Journal | Year | Citations |
|---|
| 1 | The effect of travel restrictions on the spread of the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak | Science | 2020 | 2,784 |
| 2 | Mental health problems and social media exposure during COVID-19 outbreak | PLoS ONE | 2020 | 1,749 |
| 3 | Aerodynamic analysis of SARS-CoV-2 in two Wuhan hospitals | Nature | 2020 | 1,517 |
| 4 | An Integrated Risk Function for Estimating the Global Burden of Disease Attributable to Ambient Fine Particulate Matter Exposure | Environmental Health Perspectives | 2014 | 1,423 |
| 5 | Global estimates of mortality associated with long-term exposure to outdoor fine particulate matter | Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America | 2018 | 1,407 |
| 6 | Association of Public Health Interventions With the Epidemiology of the COVID-19 Outbreak in Wuhan, China | JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association | 2020 | 1,333 |
| 7 | Ambient Particulate Air Pollution and Daily Mortality in 652 Cities | New England Journal of Medicine | 2019 | 978 |
| 8 | Early appraisal of China's huge and complex health-care reforms | Lancet, The | 2012 | 977 |
| 9 | Changes in contact patterns shape the dynamics of the COVID-19 outbreak in China | Science | 2020 | 942 |
| 10 | Urbanisation and health in China | Lancet, The | 2012 | 930 |
| 11 | Effect of non-pharmaceutical interventions to contain COVID-19 in China | Nature | 2020 | 913 |
| 12 | The ACE2 expression in human heart indicates new potential mechanism of heart injury among patients infected with SARS-CoV-2 | Cardiovascular Research | 2020 | 912 |
| 13 | Transboundary health impacts of transported global air pollution and international trade | Nature | 2017 | 737 |
| 14 | Respiratory risks from household air pollution in low and middle income countries | Lancet Respiratory Medicine,the | 2014 | 670 |
| 15 | Ambient air pollution, climate change, and population health in China | Environment International | 2012 | 609 |
| 16 | 10 years of health-care reform in China: progress and gaps in Universal Health Coverage | Lancet, The | 2019 | 582 |
| 17 | Evolving epidemiology and transmission dynamics of coronavirus disease 2019 outside Hubei province, China: a descriptive and modelling study | Lancet Infectious Diseases, The | 2020 | 541 |
| 18 | Fine Particulate Air Pollution and Daily Mortality. A Nationwide Analysis in 272 Chinese Cities | American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine | 2017 | 539 |
| 19 | Projections of temperature-related excess mortality under climate change scenarios | Lancet Planetary Health, The | 2017 | 497 |
| 20 | Season, Sex, Age, and Education as Modifiers of the Effects of Outdoor Air Pollution on Daily Mortality in Shanghai, China: The Public Health and Air Pollution in Asia (PAPA) Study | Environmental Health Perspectives | 2008 | 486 |
| 21 | Health equity and COVID-19: global perspectives | International Journal for Equity in Health | 2020 | 442 |
| 22 | The trends in incidence of primary liver cancer caused by specific etiologies: Results from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016 and implications for liver cancer prevention | Journal of Hepatology | 2019 | 420 |
| 23 | Fine Particulate Matter Constituents and Cardiopulmonary Mortality in a Heavily Polluted Chinese City | Environmental Health Perspectives | 2012 | 413 |
| 24 | The burden of heat-related mortality attributable to recent human-induced climate change | Nature Climate Change | 2021 | 400 |
| 25 | A research agenda for aging in China in the 21st century | Ageing Research Reviews | 2015 | 374 |
| 26 | Reform of how health care is paid for in China: challenges and opportunities | Lancet, The | 2008 | 373 |
| 27 | The public health significance and control of schistosomiasis in China—then and now | Acta Tropica | 2005 | 358 |
| 28 | Association between long-term exposure to outdoor air pollution and mortality in China: A cohort study | Journal of Hazardous Materials | 2011 | 348 |
| 29 | Association of Particulate Air Pollution With Daily Mortality: The China Air Pollution and Health Effects Study | American Journal of Epidemiology | 2012 | 348 |
| 30 | Time spent in outdoor activities in relation to myopia prevention and control: a meta‐analysis and systematic review | Acta Ophthalmologica | 2017 | 344 |
| 31 | Non-invasive early detection of cancer four years before conventional diagnosis using a blood test | Nature Communications | 2020 | 341 |
| 32 | Transmission heterogeneities, kinetics, and controllability of SARS-CoV-2 | Science | 2021 | 341 |
| 33 | The SARS-CoV-2 receptor ACE2 expression of maternal-fetal interface and fetal organs by single-cell transcriptome study | PLoS ONE | 2020 | 328 |
| 34 | No association of COVID-19 transmission with temperature or UV radiation in Chinese cities | European Respiratory Journal | 2020 | 308 |
| 35 | Differentiating the effects of fine and coarse particles on daily mortality in Shanghai, China | Environment International | 2007 | 302 |
| 36 | Global, regional, and national burden of mortality associated with non-optimal ambient temperatures from 2000 to 2019: a three-stage modelling study | Lancet Planetary Health, The | 2021 | 284 |
| 37 | Recurrent gain-of-function USP8 mutations in Cushing's disease | Cell Research | 2015 | 263 |
| 38 | Reduced Risk of Colorectal Cancer With Metformin Therapy in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes | Diabetes Care | 2011 | 255 |
| 39 | Epidemiology of avian influenza A H7N9 virus in human beings across five epidemics in mainland China, 2013–17: an epidemiological study of laboratory-confirmed case series | Lancet Infectious Diseases, The | 2017 | 251 |
| 40 | Past HBV Viral Load as Predictor of Mortality and Morbidity from HCC and Chronic Liver Disease in a Prospective Study | American Journal of Gastroenterology | 2006 | 246 |
| 41 | Ambient Ozone Pollution and Daily Mortality: A Nationwide Study in 272 Chinese Cities | Environmental Health Perspectives | 2017 | 236 |
| 42 | Cisplatin plus gemcitabine versus paclitaxel plus gemcitabine as first-line therapy for metastatic triple-negative breast cancer (CBCSG006): a randomised, open-label, multicentre, phase 3 trial | Lancet Oncology, The | 2015 | 232 |
| 43 | Quantifying excess deaths related to heatwaves under climate change scenarios: A multicountry time series modelling study | PLoS Medicine | 2018 | 232 |
| 44 | Immunogenicity and safety of a third dose of CoronaVac, and immune persistence of a two-dose schedule, in healthy adults: interim results from two single-centre, double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled phase 2 clinical trials | Lancet Infectious Diseases, The | 2022 | 232 |
| 45 | Puberty timing associated with obesity and central obesity in Chinese Han girls | BMC Pediatrics | 2019 | 222 |
| 46 | Metformin for Liver Cancer Prevention in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis | Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism | 2012 | 217 |
| 47 | Association between ambient temperature and mortality risk and burden: time series study in 272 main Chinese cities | BMJ: British Medical Journal | 2018 | 216 |
| 48 | Changes in Brain Volume and Cognition in a Randomized Trial of Exercise and Social Interaction in a Community-Based Sample of Non-Demented Chinese Elders | Journal of Alzheimer's Disease | 2012 | 215 |
| 49 | Cardiopulmonary Benefits of Reducing Indoor Particles of Outdoor Origin | Journal of the American College of Cardiology | 2015 | 214 |
| 50 | Ten cities cross-sectional questionnaire survey of children asthma and other allergies in China | Science Bulletin | 2013 | 211 |
