| # | Title | Journal | Year | Citations |
|---|
| 1 | Consensus statement on concussion in sport—the 5thinternational conference on concussion in sport held in Berlin, October 2016 | British Journal of Sports Medicine | 2017 | 1,903 |
| 2 | Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (4th edition)1 | Autophagy | 2021 | 1,430 |
| 3 | SARS-CoV-2 501Y.V2 escapes neutralization by South African COVID-19 donor plasma | Nature Medicine | 2021 | 984 |
| 4 | How much is too much? (Part 1) International Olympic Committee consensus statement on load in sport and risk of injury | British Journal of Sports Medicine | 2016 | 625 |
| 5 | Adipocyte and adipogenesis | European Journal of Cell Biology | 2013 | 463 |
| 6 | How much is too much? (Part 2) International Olympic Committee consensus statement on load in sport and risk of illness | British Journal of Sports Medicine | 2016 | 459 |
| 7 | Serum ferritin is an important inflammatory disease marker, as it is mainly a leakage product from damaged cells | Metallomics | 2014 | 442 |
| 8 | Microbes and Alzheimer’s Disease | Journal of Alzheimer's Disease | 2016 | 426 |
| 9 | The Sport Concussion Assessment Tool 5th Edition (SCAT5) | British Journal of Sports Medicine | 2017 | 414 |
| 10 | The dormant blood microbiome in chronic, inflammatory diseases | FEMS Microbiology Reviews | 2015 | 362 |
| 11 | 5th International Conference on Concussion in Sport (Berlin) | British Journal of Sports Medicine | 2017 | 315 |
| 12 | The Role of Tumor Microenvironment in Chemoresistance: To Survive, Keep Your Enemies Closer | International Journal of Molecular Sciences | 2017 | 301 |
| 13 | Nutritional value of leafy vegetables of sub-Saharan Africa and their potential contribution to human health: A review | Journal of Food Composition and Analysis | 2010 | 292 |
| 14 | Prioritizing the Mental Health and Well-Being of Healthcare Workers: An Urgent Global Public Health Priority | Frontiers in Public Health | 2021 | 273 |
| 15 | Effect of age, polymicrobial disease, and maternal HIV status on treatment response and cause of severe pneumonia in South African children: a prospective descriptive study | Lancet, The | 2007 | 248 |
| 16 | Emergence of a novel GII.17 norovirus – End of the GII.4 era? | Eurosurveillance | 2015 | 204 |
| 17 | Mosquito-borne arboviruses of African origin: review of key viruses and vectors | Parasites and Vectors | 2018 | 201 |
| 18 | Ambler Class A Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamases in Pseudomonas aeruginosa : Novel Developments and Clinical Impact | Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy | 2003 | 198 |
| 19 | Surveillance of Bat Coronaviruses in Kenya Identifies Relatives of Human Coronaviruses NL63 and 229E and Their Recombination History | Journal of Virology | 2017 | 192 |
| 20 | The role of co-infections and secondary infections in patients with COVID-19 | Pneumonia (Nathan Qld ) | 2021 | 190 |
| 21 | First international consensus on the methodology of lymphangiogenesis quantification in solid human tumours | British Journal of Cancer | 2006 | 185 |
| 22 | SARS-CoV-2 Variants, Vaccines, and Host Immunity | Frontiers in Immunology | 2021 | 176 |
| 23 | Cigarette smoking and mechanisms of susceptibility to infections of the respiratory tract and other organ systems | Journal of Infection | 2013 | 174 |
| 24 | One Health: A new definition for a sustainable and healthy future | PLoS Pathogens | 2022 | 171 |
| 25 | Review: Current and new generation pneumococcal vaccines | Journal of Infection | 2014 | 167 |
| 26 | Antimicrobial stewardship across 47 South African hospitals: an implementation study | Lancet Infectious Diseases, The | 2016 | 165 |
| 27 | Temba glaucoma study: a population-based cross-sectional survey in urban South Africa | Ophthalmology | 2003 | 163 |
| 28 | Progresses towards safe and efficient gene therapy vectors | Oncotarget | 2015 | 163 |
| 29 | Changes in red blood cell membrane structure in type 2 diabetes: a scanning electron and atomic force microscopy study | Cardiovascular Diabetology | 2013 | 152 |
| 30 | Adipogenesis: A Complex Interplay of Multiple Molecular Determinants and Pathways | International Journal of Molecular Sciences | 2020 | 152 |
| 31 | Traditional herbal remedies used by South African women for gynaecological complaints | Journal of Ethnopharmacology | 2003 | 143 |
| 32 | On the translocation of bacteria and their lipopolysaccharides between blood and peripheral locations in chronic, inflammatory diseases: the central roles of LPS and LPS-induced cell death | Integrative Biology (United Kingdom) | 2015 | 140 |
| 33 | Studies on antibacterial, antioxidant and fibroblast growth stimulation of wound healing remedies from South Africa | Journal of Ethnopharmacology | 2004 | 139 |
| 34 | Interpersonal and organizational dimensions of patient satisfaction: the moderating effects of health status | International Journal for Quality in Health Care | 2003 | 138 |
| 35 | Plasmid evolution in carbapenemase‐producing Enterobacteriaceae: a review | Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences | 2019 | 135 |
| 36 | Brain ultrasonography: methodology, basic and advanced principles and clinical applications. A narrative review | Intensive Care Medicine | 2019 | 132 |
| 37 | Diagnostic morphology: biophysical indicators for iron-driven inflammatory diseases | Integrative Biology (United Kingdom) | 2014 | 127 |
| 38 | Developing smokeless tobacco products for smokers: an examination of tobacco industry documents | Tobacco Control | 2009 | 125 |
| 39 | Gene of the month: the 2019-nCoV/SARS-CoV-2 novel coronavirus spike protein | Journal of Clinical Pathology | 2020 | 120 |
| 40 | Toxicity of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs to Gyps vultures: a new threat from ketoprofen | Biology Letters | 2010 | 118 |
| 41 | Lumbar puncture: Anatomical review of a clinical skill | Clinical Anatomy | 2004 | 117 |
| 42 | HIV as a Cause of Immune Activation and Immunosenescence | Mediators of Inflammation | 2017 | 115 |
| 43 | HIV-1 and HCV sequences from Libyan outbreak | Nature | 2006 | 114 |
| 44 | Global surveillance of oral tobacco products: total nicotine, unionised nicotine and tobacco-specific N-nitrosamines | Tobacco Control | 2011 | 112 |
| 45 | The tale of TILs in breast cancer: A report from The International Immuno-Oncology Biomarker Working Group | Npj Breast Cancer | 2021 | 112 |
| 46 | The current status of neurocysticercosis in Eastern and Southern Africa | Acta Tropica | 2003 | 111 |
| 47 | Nutrient content of eight African leafy vegetables and their potential contribution to dietary reference intakes | Journal of Food Composition and Analysis | 2014 | 110 |
| 48 | Genome-wide analysis of gene expression during adipogenesis in human adipose-derived stromal cells reveals novel patterns of gene expression during adipocyte differentiation | Stem Cell Research | 2016 | 107 |
| 49 | Realizing the Clinical Potential of Immunogenic Cell Death in Cancer Chemotherapy and Radiotherapy | International Journal of Molecular Sciences | 2019 | 105 |
| 50 | Risk factors for COVID-19-related in-hospital mortality in a high HIV and tuberculosis prevalence setting in South Africa: a cohort study | Lancet HIV,the | 2021 | 105 |
