Most cited papers from World Health Organization

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What are the most cited papers from World Health Organization?

The most cited paper from World Health Organization is "Global Cancer Statistics 2020: GLOBOCAN Estimates of Incidence and Mortality Worldwide for 36 Cancers in 185 Countries" (Hyuna Sung, Adalberto M. Filho, Mathieu Laversanne et al., 2021), with 114,522 citations. Next come "Global cancer statistics 2018: GLOBOCAN estimates of incidence and mortality worldwide for 36 cancers in 185 countries" (88,280) and "Global cancer statistics" (55,108).

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Showing 50 of 60 papers. Every paper with more than 4,071 citations is listed.

Most cited papers, sortable by citations and release date
#	Paper
1	Global Cancer Statistics 2020: GLOBOCAN Estimates of Incidence and Mortality Worldwide for 36 Cancers in 185 Countries Hyuna Sung, Adalberto M. Filho, Mathieu Laversanne et al. · CA A Cancer Journal for Clinicians Open access	4 Feb 2021	114,522
2	Global cancer statistics 2018: GLOBOCAN estimates of incidence and mortality worldwide for 36 cancers in 185 countries Freddie Bray, Jacques Ferlay, Isabelle Soerjomataram et al. · CA A Cancer Journal for Clinicians Open access	12 Sep 2018	88,280
3	Global cancer statistics Ahmedin Jemal, Freddie Bray, Jacques Ferlay et al. · CA A Cancer Journal for Clinicians Open access	4 Feb 2011	55,108
4	PRISMA Extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR): Checklist and Explanation Andrea C. Tricco et al. · Annals of Internal Medicine Open access	3 Sep 2018	43,960
5	Cancer incidence and mortality worldwide: Sources, methods and major patterns in GLOBOCAN 2012 Jacques Ferlay, Isabelle Soerjomataram, Rajesh Prabhakar Dikshit et al. · International Journal of Cancer Open access	13 Sep 2014	29,250
6	Global cancer statistics, 2012 Lindsey A. Torre, Freddie Bray, Rebecca L. Siegel et al. · CA A Cancer Journal for Clinicians Open access	4 Feb 2015	27,467
7	Global cancer statistics 2022: GLOBOCAN estimates of incidence and mortality worldwide for 36 cancers in 185 countries Freddie Bray, Mathieu Laversanne, Hyuna Sung et al. · CA A Cancer Journal for Clinicians Open access	4 Apr 2024	25,936
8	Estimates of worldwide burden of cancer in 2008: GLOBOCAN 2008 Jacques Ferlay, Hai‐Rim Shin, Freddie Bray et al. · International Journal of Cancer	17 Jun 2010	21,446
9	Global Cancer Statistics, 2002 Donald Maxwell Parkin, Freddie Bray, Jacques Ferlay et al. · CA A Cancer Journal for Clinicians Open access	Mar 2005	18,430
10	Cancer statistics in China, 2015 Wanqing Chen, Rongshou Zheng, Peter D. Baade et al. · CA A Cancer Journal for Clinicians Open access	25 Jan 2016	18,026
11	The 2016 World Health Organization Classification of Tumors of the Central Nervous System: a summary David N. Louis, Arie Perry, Guido Reifenberger et al. · Acta Neuropathologica Open access	7 May 2016	16,152
12	Global Prevalence of Diabetes Sarah H. Wild, Gojka Roglić, Anders Green et al. · Diabetes Care	May 2004	15,370
13	The 2007 WHO Classification of Tumours of the Central Nervous System Hiroko Ohgaki, Otmar Dieter Wiestler, Webster K. Cavenee et al. · Digital Access to Scholarship at Harvard (DASH) (Harvard University) Open access	2007	14,012
14	Development of the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT): WHO Collaborative Project on Early Detection of Persons with Harmful Alcohol Consumption‐II JOHN B. DEC. M. SAUNDERS, Olaf Gjerløw Aasland, Thomas F. Babor et al. · Addiction	Jun 1993	13,467
15	The 2021 WHO Classification of Tumors of the Central Nervous System: a summary David N. Louis, Arie Perry, Pieter Wesseling et al. · Neuro-Oncology Open access	3 May 2021	12,579
16	A comparative risk assessment of burden of disease and injury attributable to 67 risk factors and risk factor clusters in 21 regions, 1990–2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010 Stephen S Lim et al. · The Lancet Open access209 authors	Dec 2012	12,027
17	World Health Organization 2020 guidelines on physical activity and sedentary behaviour Fiona Bull et al. · British Journal of Sports Medicine Open access	25 Nov 2020	11,799
18	Projections of Global Mortality and Burden of Disease from 2002 to 2030 Colin Douglas Mathers, Dejan Lončar · PLoS Medicine Open access	22 Nov 2006	11,581
19	Food in the Anthropocene: the EAT–Lancet Commission on healthy diets from sustainable food systems Walter Churchill Willett et al. · The Lancet Open access	16 Jan 2019	10,973
20	Human papillomavirus is a necessary cause of invasive cervical cancer worldwide Jan M.M. Walboomers, Marcel V. Jacobs, M. Michele Manos et al. · The Journal of Pathology Open access	Sep 1999	9,115
21	Development of a WHO growth reference for school-aged children and adolescents Mercedes de Onís · Bulletin of the World Health Organization Open access	Sep 2007	8,902
22	Maternal and child undernutrition and overweight in low-income and middle-income countries Robert E. Black, Cesar Gomes Victora, Susan P. Walker et al. · The Lancet	5 Jun 2013	8,670
23	The world report on violence and health Etienne G. Krug, James A. Mercy, Linda L. Dahlberg et al. · The Lancet	Oct 2002	8,532
24	Estimating the global cancer incidence and mortality in 2018: GLOBOCAN sources and methods Jacques Ferlay, Murielle Colombet, Isabelle Soerjomataram et al. · International Journal of Cancer Open access	23 Oct 2018	7,833
25	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
26	Alternative projections of mortality and disability by cause 1990–2020: Global Burden of Disease Study Christopher J L Murray, Alan D López · The Lancet	May 1997	7,055
27	Estimates and 25-year trends of the global burden of disease attributable to ambient air pollution: an analysis of data from the Global Burden of Diseases Study 2015 Aaron J. Cohen et al. · The Lancet Open access	10 Apr 2017	6,772
28	Global causes of maternal death: a WHO systematic analysis Lale Say, Doris Chou, Alison Gemmill et al. · The Lancet Global Health Open access	5 May 2014	6,771
29	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
30	Maternal and child undernutrition: global and regional exposures and health consequences Robert E. Black, Lindsay Helen Allen, Zulfiqar Ahmed Bhutta et al. · The Lancet	2008	6,557
31	Global Burden of Diabetes, 1995–2025: Prevalence, numerical estimates, and projections Hilary O.M. King, Ronald E. Aubert, William H. Herman · Diabetes Care	Sep 1998	6,345
32	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
33	Epidemiologic Classification of Human Papillomavirus Types Associated with Cervical Cancer Núbia Muñóz, Francesc Xavier Bosch, Sílvia de Sanjosé et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access	5 Feb 2003	6,330
34	Discovery, research, and development of new antibiotics: the WHO priority list of antibiotic-resistant bacteria and tuberculosis Evelina Tacconelli et al. · The Lancet Infectious Diseases Open access	21 Dec 2017	6,293
35	Global physical activity levels: surveillance progress, pitfalls, and prospects Pedro Curi Hallal, Lars Bo Andersen, Fiona Bull et al. · The Lancet Open access	Jul 2012	5,885
36	Cancer statistics for the year 2020: An overview Jacques Ferlay, Murielle Colombet, Isabelle Soerjomataram et al. · International Journal of Cancer Open access	5 Apr 2021	5,836
37	Global and regional burden of disease and risk factors, 2001: systematic analysis of population health data Alan D López, Colin Douglas Mathers, Majid Ezzati et al. · The Lancet	May 2006	5,692
38	Global patterns and trends in colorectal cancer incidence and mortality Melina Arnold, Mónica S. Sierra, Mathieu Laversanne et al. · Gut Open access	27 Jan 2016	5,413
39	Global prevalence of dementia: a Delphi consensus study Cleusa P. Ferri, Martin James Prince, Carol Brayne et al. · The Lancet Open access	Dec 2005	5,347
40	The effect of multiple adverse childhood experiences on health: a systematic review and meta-analysis Karen E Hughes, Mark A Bellis, Katherine A. Hardcastle et al. · The Lancet Public Health ReviewOpen access	31 Jul 2017	5,313
41	Cancer incidence and mortality patterns in Europe: Estimates for 40 countries in 2012 Jacques Ferlay, Eva Steliarova‐Foucher, Joannie Lortet‐Tieulent et al. · European Journal of Cancer Open access	25 Feb 2013	5,286
42	Leishmaniasis Worldwide and Global Estimates of Its Incidence Jorge Alvar, Iván Darío Vélez, Caryn Bern et al. · PLoS ONE Open access	31 May 2012	5,260
43	Worldwide trends in insufficient physical activity from 2001 to 2016: a pooled analysis of 358 population-based surveys with 1·9 million participants Regina Guthold, Gretchen A Stevens, Leanne Margaret Riley et al. · The Lancet Global Health Open access	4 Sep 2018	5,031
44	The World Mental Health (WMH) Survey Initiative version of the World Health Organization (WHO) Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI) Ronald C. Kessler, T. Bedirhan Üstün · International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research Open access	Jun 2004	4,854
45	Allergic Rhinitis and its Impact on Asthma (ARIA) 2008* Jean Bousquet et al. · Allergy Open access	7 Mar 2008	4,764
46	The World Health Organization's WHOQOL-BREF quality of life assessment: Psychometric properties and results of the international field trial. A Report from the WHOQOL Group Suzanne M. Skevington, Mohamed Lotfy, Kathryn Ann O’Connell · Quality of Life Research	Mar 2004	4,737
47	National, regional, and worldwide estimates of preterm birth rates in the year 2010 with time trends since 1990 for selected countries: a systematic analysis and implications Hannah K. Blencowe, Simon Cousens, Mikkel Z. Oestergaard et al. · The Lancet	Jun 2012	4,710
48	The 2007 WHO Classification of Tumours of the Central Nervous System David N. Louis, Hiroko Ohgaki, Otmar D. Wiestler et al. · Acta Neuropathologica Open access	5 Jul 2007	4,570
49	A Novel Coronavirus Associated with Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Thomas G. Ksiazek et al. · New England Journal of Medicine	14 May 2003	4,546
50	Global mortality, disability, and the contribution of risk factors: Global Burden of Disease Study Christopher J L Murray, Alan D López · The Lancet	May 1997	4,525

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