| # | Title | Journal | Year | Citations |
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| 1 | The Metabolic Syndrome | Archives of Internal Medicine | 2003 | 1,781 |
| 2 | Large-scale association analyses identify host factors influencing human gut microbiome composition | Nature Genetics | 2021 | 676 |
| 3 | 2018 Korean Society for the Study of Obesity Guideline for the Management of Obesity in Korea | Journal of Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome | 2019 | 446 |
| 4 | The effect of heritability and host genetics on the gut microbiota and metabolic syndrome | Gut | 2017 | 283 |
| 5 | Association of the Vaginal Microbiota with Human Papillomavirus Infection in a Korean Twin Cohort | PLoS ONE | 2013 | 254 |
| 6 | Larger Amounts of Visceral Adipose Tissue in Asian Americans | Obesity | 2001 | 253 |
| 7 | Metabolically-Healthy Obesity and Coronary Artery Calcification | Journal of the American College of Cardiology | 2014 | 219 |
| 8 | Body Mass Index and Ischemic and Hemorrhagic Stroke | Stroke | 2004 | 191 |
| 9 | Higher Concentrations of Alanine Aminotransferase within the Reference Interval Predict Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease | Clinical Chemistry | 2007 | 191 |
| 10 | Elevated levels of plasma homocyst(e)ine and asymmetric dimethylarginine in elderly patients with stroke | Atherosclerosis | 2001 | 185 |
| 11 | Association between Cigarette Smoking Status and Composition of Gut Microbiota: Population-Based Cross-Sectional Study | Journal of Clinical Medicine | 2018 | 177 |
| 12 | Adult Height and Cause-specific Mortality: A Large Prospective Study of South Korean Men | American Journal of Epidemiology | 2003 | 175 |
| 13 | Are dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry regional estimates associated with visceral adipose tissue mass? | International Journal of Obesity | 2002 | 165 |
| 14 | Relationship of sitting time and physical activity with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease | Journal of Hepatology | 2015 | 160 |
| 15 | Metabolically Healthy Obesity and the Development of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease | American Journal of Gastroenterology | 2016 | 158 |
| 16 | Serum cholesterol, haemorrhagic stroke, ischaemic stroke, and myocardial infarction: Korean national health system prospective cohort study | BMJ: British Medical Journal | 2006 | 157 |
| 17 | Detection of SARS-CoV-2 in Fecal Samples From Patients With Asymptomatic and Mild COVID-19 in Korea | Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology | 2021 | 149 |
| 18 | Clinical availability of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease as an early predictor of type 2 diabetes mellitus in korean men: 5-year prospective cohort study | Hepatology | 2013 | 140 |
| 19 | Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease predicts chronic kidney disease in nonhypertensive and nondiabetic Korean men | Metabolism: Clinical and Experimental | 2008 | 134 |
| 20 | Alcoholic and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and associations with coronary artery calcification: evidence from the Kangbuk Samsung Health Study | Gut | 2019 | 130 |
| 21 | Stability of Gut Enterotypes in Korean Monozygotic Twins and Their Association with Biomarkers and Diet | Scientific Reports | 2014 | 124 |
| 22 | Healthy Twin: A Twin-Family Study of Korea — Protocols and Current Status | Twin Research and Human Genetics | 2006 | 114 |
| 23 | Differences in genetic and environmental variation in adult BMI by sex, age, time period, and region: an individual-based pooled analysis of 40 twin cohorts | American Journal of Clinical Nutrition | 2017 | 107 |
| 24 | Factors associated with immunoprophylaxis failure against vertical transmission of hepatitis B virus | European Journal of Pediatrics | 2007 | 101 |
| 25 | Clinical association between non‐alcoholic fatty liver disease and the development of hypertension | Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia) | 2014 | 97 |
| 26 | Effects of Age, Time Period, and Birth Cohort on the Prevalence of Diabetes and Obesity in Korean Men | Diabetes Care | 2008 | 91 |
| 27 | Gaps to bridge: Misalignment between perception, reality and actions in obesity | Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism | 2019 | 89 |
| 28 | A common mutation in the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase gene is a determinant of hyperhomocysteinemia in epileptic patients receiving anticonvulsants | Metabolism: Clinical and Experimental | 1999 | 76 |
| 29 | Body Mass Index and Mortality: A Twelve-Year Prospective Study in Korea | Epidemiology | 2001 | 76 |
| 30 | Associations between the Risk of Internet Addiction and Problem Behaviors among Korean Adolescents | Korean Journal of Family Medicine | 2013 | 71 |
| 31 | Fecal and blood microbiota profiles and presence of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in obese versus lean subjects | PLoS ONE | 2019 | 70 |
| 32 | Which Cholesterol Level Is Related to the Lowest Mortality in Population with Low Mean Cholesterol Level: A 6.4-Year Follow-up Study of 482,472 Korean Men | American Journal of Epidemiology | 2000 | 68 |
| 33 | Prevalence of Chronic Fatigue and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome in Korea: Community-Based Primary Care Study | Journal of Korean Medical Science | 2005 | 68 |
| 34 | Heritability of Eating Behavior Assessed Using the DEBQ (Dutch Eating Behavior Questionnaire) and Weight‐related Traits: The Healthy Twin Study | Obesity | 2010 | 67 |
| 35 | Validity of the Zygosity Questionnaire and Characteristics of Zygosity-Misdiagnosed Twin Pairs in the Healthy Twin Study of Korea | Twin Research and Human Genetics | 2010 | 63 |
| 36 | Blood Pressure Variability and the Risk of Dementia | Hypertension | 2020 | 63 |
| 37 | Dietary sodium and potassium intake in relation to non-alcoholic fatty liver disease | British Journal of Nutrition | 2016 | 61 |
| 38 | Analysis of the association between host genetics, smoking, and sputum microbiota in healthy humans | Scientific Reports | 2016 | 58 |
| 39 | Rosacea and its association with enteral microbiota in Korean females | Experimental Dermatology | 2018 | 57 |
| 40 | Blood pressure, haemorrhagic stroke, and ischaemic stroke: the Korean national prospective occupational cohort study | BMJ: British Medical Journal | 2004 | 56 |
| 41 | Obesity and Weight Gain Are Associated With Progression of Fibrosis in Patients With Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease | Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology | 2019 | 56 |
| 42 | The CODATwins Project: The Cohort Description of Collaborative Project of Development of Anthropometrical Measures in Twins to Study Macro-Environmental Variation in Genetic and Environmental Effects on Anthropometric Traits | Twin Research and Human Genetics | 2015 | 55 |
| 43 | National cancer screening program for gastric cancer in Korea: Nationwide treatment benefit and cost | Cancer | 2020 | 54 |
| 44 | Adult Height and the Risk of Mortality in South Korean Women | American Journal of Epidemiology | 2008 | 53 |
| 45 | Pathogenicity of Thermolabile Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase for Vascular Dementia | Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology | 2000 | 52 |
| 46 | Elevated serum lipoprotein(a) as a potential predictor for combined intracranial and extracranial artery stenosis in patients with ischemic stroke | Atherosclerosis | 2010 | 52 |
| 47 | Alcoholic and Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Liver-Related Mortality: A Cohort Study | American Journal of Gastroenterology | 2019 | 52 |
| 48 | Intestinal removal of free fatty acids from hosts by Lactobacilli for the treatment of obesity | FEBS Open Bio | 2016 | 50 |
| 49 | Factors Associated with Hemorrhoids in Korean Adults: Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey | Korean Journal of Family Medicine | 2014 | 50 |
| 50 | Serum total cholesterol and the risk of breast cancer in postmenopausal Korean women | Cancer Causes and Control | 2009 | 48 |
