Most cited papers from Birzeit University

Birzeit University

What are the most cited papers from Birzeit University?

The most cited paper from Birzeit University is "Global, regional, and national prevalence of overweight and obesity in children and adults during 1980–2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013" (Marie Ng et al., 2014), with 12,158 citations. Next come "Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 79 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks, 1990–2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015" (7,829) and "Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 301 acute and chronic diseases and injuries in 188 countries, 1990–2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013" (6,558).

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Showing 50 of 60 papers. Every paper with more than 197 citations is listed.

Most cited papers, sortable by citations and release date
#	Paper
1	Global, regional, and national prevalence of overweight and obesity in children and adults during 1980–2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013 Marie Ng et al. · The Lancet Open access140 authors	28 May 2014	12,158
2	Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 79 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks, 1990–2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015 Mohammad Hossein Forouzanfar et al. · The Lancet Open access654 authors	Oct 2016	7,829
3	Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 301 acute and chronic diseases and injuries in 188 countries, 1990–2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013 Theo Vos et al. · The Lancet Open access679 authors	7 Jun 2015	6,558
4	Harris hawks optimization: Algorithm and applications Ali Asghar Heidari, Seyedali Mirjalili, Hossam Faris et al. · Future Generation Computer Systems Open access	28 Feb 2019	6,334
5	Global, Regional, and National Cancer Incidence, Mortality, Years of Life Lost, Years Lived With Disability, and Disability-Adjusted Life-years for 32 Cancer Groups, 1990 to 2015 Christina Fitzmaurice et al. · JAMA Oncology Open access185 authors	5 Dec 2016	6,333
6	Modifiable risk factors, cardiovascular disease, and mortality in 155 722 individuals from 21 high-income, middle-income, and low-income countries (PURE): a prospective cohort study Salim Yusuf et al. · The Lancet Open access	3 Sep 2019	2,054
7	Global, regional, and national disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) for 306 diseases and injuries and healthy life expectancy (HALE) for 188 countries, 1990–2013: quantifying the epidemiological transition Christopher J L Murray et al. · The Lancet Open access610 authors	28 Aug 2015	2,031
8	Global, regional, and national levels and causes of maternal mortality during 1990–2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013 Nicholas J Kassebaum et al. · The Lancet Open access349 authors	2 May 2014	1,682
9	Global Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases and Risks, 1990-2022 George A. Mensah et al. · Journal of the American College of Cardiology Open access1,197 authors	Dec 2023	1,639
10	Midwifery and quality care: findings from a new evidence-informed framework for maternal and newborn care Mary J. Renfrew, Alison A. McFadden, Maria Helena Bastos et al. · The Lancet	22 Jun 2014	1,308
11	Hybrid Whale Optimization Algorithm with simulated annealing for feature selection Majdi M. Mafarja, Seyedali Mirjalili · Neurocomputing	11 May 2017	1,159
12	Associations of fats and carbohydrate intake with cardiovascular disease and mortality in 18 countries from five continents (PURE): a prospective cohort study Mahshid Dehghan et al. · The Lancet Open access362 authors	29 Aug 2017	1,126
13	RIME: A physics-based optimization Hang Su, Dong Zhao, Ali Asghar Heidari et al. · Neurocomputing	13 Feb 2023	1,075
14	Global, regional, and national incidence and mortality for HIV, tuberculosis, and malaria during 1990–2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013 Christopher J L Murray et al. · The Lancet Open access366 authors	21 Jul 2014	998
15	Association of Urinary Sodium and Potassium Excretion with Blood Pressure Andrew Mente et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access	13 Aug 2014	865
16	Whale optimization approaches for wrapper feature selection Majdi M. Mafarja, Seyedali Mirjalili · Applied Soft Computing	8 Nov 2017	828
17	Green synthesis of iron nanoparticles and their application as a Fenton-like catalyst for the degradation of aqueous cationic and anionic dyes Talal Shahwan, S. Abu Sirriah, Muath Nairat et al. · Chemical Engineering Journal Open access	13 Jun 2011	816
18	Burden of 375 diseases and injuries, risk-attributable burden of 88 risk factors, and healthy life expectancy in 204 countries and territories, including 660 subnational locations, 1990–2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023 Simon I Hay et al. · The Lancet Open access2,780 authors	Oct 2025	762
19	Rising rural body-mass index is the main driver of the global obesity epidemic in adults Honor Bixby et al. · Nature Open access1,155 authors	8 May 2019	758
20	The political origins of health inequity: prospects for change Ole Petter Ottersen et al. · The Lancet Open access	Feb 2014	691
21	Variations in common diseases, hospital admissions, and deaths in middle-aged adults in 21 countries from five continents (PURE): a prospective cohort study Gilles R. Dagenais et al. · The Lancet Open access	3 Sep 2019	664
22	An efficient binary Salp Swarm Algorithm with crossover scheme for feature selection problems Hossam Faris, Majdi M. Mafarja, Ali Asghar Heidari et al. · Knowledge-Based Systems Open access	9 May 2018	661
23	Climate anxiety, wellbeing and pro-environmental action: correlates of negative emotional responses to climate change in 32 countries Charles Adedayo Ogunbode et al. · Journal of Environmental Psychology Open access	6 Oct 2022	553
24	Global burden of 292 causes of death in 204 countries and territories and 660 subnational locations, 1990–2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023 Mohsen Naghavi et al. · The Lancet Open access2,463 authors	Oct 2025	500
25	Teacher pedagogical constructions: a reconfiguration of pedagogical content knowledge Maher Z. Hashweh · Teachers and Teaching	Jun 2005	471
26	Cargo and Dynamin Regulate Clathrin-Coated Pit Maturation Dinah Loerke, Marcel Mettlen, Defne Yarar et al. · PLoS Biology Open access	12 Mar 2009	461
27	Availability, affordability, and consumption of fruits and vegetables in 18 countries across income levels: findings from the Prospective Urban Rural Epidemiology (PURE) study Victoria Miller et al. · The Lancet Global Health Open access	25 Aug 2016	456
28	Evolutionary Population Dynamics and Grasshopper Optimization approaches for feature selection problems Majdi M. Mafarja, Ibrahim Aljarah, Ali Asghar Heidari et al. · Knowledge-Based Systems Open access	30 Dec 2017	417
29	Binary dragonfly optimization for feature selection using time-varying transfer functions Majdi M. Mafarja, Ibrahim Aljarah, Ali Asghar Heidari et al. · Knowledge-Based Systems Open access	6 Aug 2018	415
30	Non-communicable diseases in the Arab world Hanan F. Abdul Rahim, Abla Mehio Sibai, Yousef Saleh Khader et al. · The Lancet	2014	413
31	Binary grasshopper optimisation algorithm approaches for feature selection problems Majdi M. Mafarja, Ibrahim Aljarah, Hossam Faris et al. · Expert Systems with Applications Open access	18 Sep 2018	404
32	Availability and affordability of cardiovascular disease medicines and their effect on use in high-income, middle-income, and low-income countries: an analysis of the PURE study data Rasha Khatib et al. · The Lancet Open access	24 Oct 2015	398
33	Association of the triglyceride glucose index as a measure of insulin resistance with mortality and cardiovascular disease in populations from five continents (PURE study): a prospective cohort study Patricio López‐Jaramillo et al. · The Lancet Healthy Longevity Open access	12 Dec 2022	393
34	Association of ultra-processed food intake with risk of inflammatory bowel disease: prospective cohort study Neeraj Narula et al. · BMJ Open access	14 Jul 2021	369
35	Variations between women and men in risk factors, treatments, cardiovascular disease incidence, and death in 27 high-income, middle-income, and low-income countries (PURE): a prospective cohort study Marjan Walli-Attaei et al. · The Lancet Open access	20 May 2020	338
36	The Biological Activity of Natural Alkaloids against Herbivores, Cancerous Cells and Pathogens Amin Mahmood Thawabteh, Salma Juma, Mariam Bader et al. · Toxins Open access	11 Nov 2019	336
37	Health status and health services in the occupied Palestinian territory Rita Giacaman, Rana Khatib, Luay Shabaneh et al. · The Lancet	Mar 2009	335
38	Waterpipe and cigarette tobacco smoking among Palestinian university students: a cross-sectional study Marina Tucktuck, Rula Ghandour, Niveen M. E. Abu-Rmeileh · BMC Public Health Open access	10 Jul 2017	319
39	Repositioning of the global epicentre of non-optimal cholesterol Cristina Taddei et al. · Nature Open access888 authors	3 Jun 2020	302
40	Withaferin A Strongly Elicits IκB Kinase β Hyperphosphorylation Concomitant with Potent Inhibition of Its Kinase Activity Mary Kaileh, Wim Vanden Berghe, Arne Heyerick et al. · Journal of Biological Chemistry Open access	6 Dec 2006	302
41	Solid waste characterization, quantification and management practices in developing countries. A case study: Nablus district – Palestine Issam A. Al‐Khatib, Maria Monou, Abdul Salam F. Abu Zahra et al. · Journal of Environmental Management	Feb 2010	300
42	Reference ranges of handgrip strength from 125,462 healthy adults in 21 countries: a prospective urban rural epidemiologic (PURE) study Darryl P. Leong et al. · Journal of Cachexia Sarcopenia and Muscle Open access	12 Apr 2016	293
43	Compressive characteristics of A356/fly ash cenosphere composites synthesized by pressure infiltration technique Pradeep Kumar Rohatgi, J.K. Kim, Nïkhil Gupta et al. · Composites Part A Applied Science and Manufacturing	29 Jul 2005	289
44	An intelligent system for spam detection and identification of the most relevant features based on evolutionary Random Weight Networks Hossam Faris, Ala’ M. Al-Zoubi, Ali Asghar Heidari et al. · Information Fusion	6 Aug 2018	272
45	Association of dietary nutrients with blood lipids and blood pressure in 18 countries: a cross-sectional analysis from the PURE study Andrew Mente et al. · The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology Open access445 authors	29 Aug 2017	272
46	Association of Symptoms of Depression With Cardiovascular Disease and Mortality in Low-, Middle-, and High-Income Countries Selina Rajan et al. · JAMA Psychiatry Open access	10 Jun 2020	270
47	Strategies and interventions for healthy adolescent growth, nutrition, and development Dougal S. Hargreaves, Emily Mates, Purnima Menon et al. · The Lancet	29 Nov 2021	267
48	NGOs: between buzzwords and social movements Islah Jad · Development in Practice	25 Jul 2007	255
49	Counting the dead in Gaza: difficult but essential Rasha Khatib, Martin McKee, Salim Yusuf · The Lancet	Jul 2024	254
50	An evolutionary gravitational search-based feature selection Mohammad Taradeh, Majdi M. Mafarja, Ali Asghar Heidari et al. · Information Sciences Open access	15 May 2019	239

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