| # | Title | Journal | Year | Citations |
|---|
| 1 | World Health Organization 2020 guidelines on physical activity and sedentary behaviour | British Journal of Sports Medicine | 2020 | 4,050 |
| 2 | Recommendations from the international evidence-based guideline for the assessment and management of polycystic ovary syndrome†‡ | Human Reproduction | 2018 | 1,015 |
| 3 | Revised FIGO staging for carcinoma of the cervix uteri | International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics | 2019 | 612 |
| 4 | Prevalence and trends of metabolic syndrome among adults in the asia-pacific region: a systematic review | BMC Public Health | 2017 | 449 |
| 5 | The management of anovulatory infertility in women with polycystic ovary syndrome: an analysis of the evidence to support the development of global WHO guidance | Human Reproduction Update | 2016 | 440 |
| 6 | Novel Coronavirus Infection (COVID-19) in Humans: A Scoping Review and Meta-Analysis | Journal of Clinical Medicine | 2020 | 407 |
| 7 | Enhancing immunity in viral infections, with special emphasis on COVID-19: A review | Diabetes and Metabolic Syndrome: Clinical Research and Reviews | 2020 | 356 |
| 8 | Genome-wide and fine-resolution association analysis of malaria in West Africa | Nature Genetics | 2009 | 345 |
| 9 | Suicide attempts, plans, and ideation in culturally diverse sites: the WHO SUPRE-MISS community survey | Psychological Medicine | 2005 | 338 |
| 10 | Medicinal properties of ‘true’ cinnamon (Cinnamomum zeylanicum): a systematic review | BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine | 2013 | 287 |
| 11 | Prevalence of frailty and prefrailty among community-dwelling older adults in low-income and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis | BMJ Open | 2018 | 262 |
| 12 | Effects of zinc supplementation on diabetes mellitus: a systematic review and meta-analysis | Diabetology and Metabolic Syndrome | 2012 | 256 |
| 13 | Stress and Its Effects on Medical Students: A Cross-sectional Study at a College of Medicine in Saudi Arabia | Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition | 2011 | 253 |
| 14 | Dynamics of fever and serum levels of tumor necrosis factor are closely associated during clinical paroxysms in Plasmodium vivax malaria. | Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America | 1992 | 207 |
| 15 | Prevalence and trends of the diabetes epidemic in South Asia: a systematic review and meta-analysis | BMC Public Health | 2012 | 204 |
| 16 | Antipsychotic-associated weight gain: management strategies and impact on treatment adherence | Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment | 2017 | 196 |
| 17 | Learning styles and approaches to learning among medical undergraduates and postgraduates | BMC Medical Education | 2013 | 188 |
| 18 | Multiple-dose activated charcoal in acute self-poisoning: a randomised controlled trial | Lancet, The | 2008 | 179 |
| 19 | Effect of Momordica charantia on the glucose tolerance in maturity onset diabetes | Journal of Ethnopharmacology | 1986 | 177 |
| 20 | Computer vision syndrome among computer office workers in a developing country: an evaluation of prevalence and risk factors | BMC Research Notes | 2016 | 177 |
| 21 | Oral hypoglycaemic activity of some medicinal plants of Sri Lanka | Journal of Ethnopharmacology | 1984 | 176 |
| 22 | Epidemiology and determinants of type 2 diabetes in south Asia | Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology,the | 2018 | 171 |
| 23 | Genomic analysis of local variation and recent evolution in Plasmodium vivax | Nature Genetics | 2016 | 169 |
| 24 | Efficacy of single dose combinations of albendazole, ivermectin and diethylcarbamazine for the treatment of bancroftian filariasis | Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 1998 | 166 |
| 25 | Interventions for dysphagia and nutritional support in acute and subacute stroke | The Cochrane Library | 2012 | 159 |
| 26 | Deliberate self harm in Sri Lanka: an overlooked tragedy in the developing world | BMJ: British Medical Journal | 1998 | 154 |
| 27 | Women's Autonomy in Decision Making for Health Care in South Asia | Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health | 2009 | 148 |
| 28 | Sri Lankan cutaneous leishmaniasis is caused by Leishmania donovani zymodeme MON-37 | Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2003 | 146 |
| 29 | Global implementation of genomic medicine: We are not alone | Science Translational Medicine | 2015 | 146 |
| 30 | Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST): C-kit mutations, CD117 expression, differential diagnosis and targeted cancer therapy with imatinib | Pathology and Oncology Research | 2003 | 145 |
| 31 | Diabetes in developing countries | Journal of Diabetes | 2019 | 143 |
| 32 | Efficacy and safety of ‘true’ cinnamon (Cinnamomum zeylanicum) as a pharmaceutical agent in diabetes: a systematic review and meta‐analysis | Diabetic Medicine | 2012 | 142 |
| 33 | Pralidoxime in Acute Organophosphorus Insecticide Poisoning—A Randomised Controlled Trial | PLoS Medicine | 2009 | 141 |
| 34 | Metformin in prevention and treatment of antipsychotic induced weight gain: a systematic review and meta-analysis | BMC Psychiatry | 2016 | 139 |
| 35 | Cytokines kill malaria parasites during infection crisis: extracellular complementary factors are essential. | Journal of Experimental Medicine | 1991 | 138 |
| 36 | Comparisons of complementary feeding indicators and associated factors in children aged 6–23 months across five South Asian countries | Maternal and Child Nutrition | 2012 | 138 |
| 37 | Malaria in school‐age children in Africa: an increasingly important challenge | Tropical Medicine and International Health | 2014 | 138 |
| 38 | The Impact of Automated Brief Messages Promoting Lifestyle Changes Delivered Via Mobile Devices to People with Type 2 Diabetes: A Systematic Literature Review and Meta-Analysis of Controlled Trials | Journal of Medical Internet Research | 2016 | 138 |
| 39 | Effects of Zinc supplementation on serum lipids: a systematic review and meta-analysis | Nutrition and Metabolism | 2015 | 137 |
| 40 | Atypical manifestations of chikungunya infection | Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2010 | 136 |
| 41 | Plasmodium vivax in the Era of the Shrinking P. falciparum Map | Trends in Parasitology | 2020 | 135 |
| 42 | Rosetting: A New Cytoadherence Property of Malaria-Infected Erythrocytes | American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 1988 | 134 |
| 43 | Alzheimer's disease; a review of the pathophysiological basis and therapeutic interventions | Life Sciences | 2020 | 129 |
| 44 | Primaquine in vivax malaria: an update and review on management issues | Malaria Journal | 2011 | 128 |
| 45 | Epidemic of self-poisoning with seeds of the yellow oleander tree (Thevetia peruviana) in northern Sri Lanka | Tropical Medicine and International Health | 1999 | 126 |
| 46 | A Simple Screening Approach for Assessing Community Prevalence and Phenotype of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome in a Semiurban Population in Sri Lanka | American Journal of Epidemiology | 2008 | 126 |
| 47 | Clustering of Malaria Infections within an Endemic Population: Risk of Malaria Associated with the Type of Housing Construction | American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 1991 | 126 |
| 48 | Microbiome of the placenta in pre‐eclampsia supports the role of bacteria in the multifactorial cause of pre‐eclampsia | Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research | 2015 | 123 |
| 49 | Fixed Low-Dose Triple Combination Antihypertensive Medication vs Usual Care for Blood Pressure Control in Patients With Mild to Moderate Hypertension in Sri Lanka | JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association | 2018 | 122 |
| 50 | Quantification of Urbanization in Relation to Chronic Diseases in Developing Countries: A Systematic Review | Journal of Urban Health | 2008 | 120 |
