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Most cited papers in Human Health and Disease

What are the most cited papers in Human Health and Disease?

The most cited paper in Human Health and Disease is "2017 Guidelines of the American Thyroid Association for the Diagnosis and Management of Thyroid Disease During Pregnancy and the Postpartum" (Erik Karl Alexander, Elizabeth N. Pearce, Gregory A. Brent et al., 2017), with 2,756 citations. Next come "Worldwide trends in childhood overweight and obesity" (2,693) and "Vitamin D deficiency in Europe: pandemic?" (1,401).

Showing 50 of 100 papers. Every paper with more than 185 citations is listed.

Most cited papers, sortable by citations and release date
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1 2017 Guidelines of the American Thyroid Association for the Diagnosis and Management of Thyroid Disease During Pregnancy and the Postpartum Erik Karl Alexander, Elizabeth N. Pearce, Gregory A. Brent et al. · Thyroid Open access 6 Jan 2017 2,756
2 Worldwide trends in childhood overweight and obesity Youfa Wang, Tim Lobstein · International Journal of Pediatric Obesity 2006 2,693
3 Vitamin D deficiency in Europe: pandemic? Kevin D. Cashman et al. · American Journal of Clinical Nutrition Open access 11 Feb 2016 1,401
4 Dimensions of Personality Hans Jurgen Eysenck Book chapter 1991 1,349
5 The classification and definition of the hypertensive disorders of pregnancy Dennis A. Davey, Ian MacGillivray · American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology Apr 1988 1,311
6 A practical classification of newborn infants by weight and gestational age Frederick C. Battaglia, Lula O. Lubchenco · The Journal of Pediatrics Aug 1967 1,298
7 Heavy Metals and Human Health: Mechanistic Insight into Toxicity and Counter Defense System of Antioxidants Arif Tasleem Jan, Mudsser Azam, Kehkashan Siddiqui et al. · International Journal of Molecular Sciences Open access 10 Dec 2015 1,228
8 Physiology and Pathophysiology of Carnosine А. А. Болдырев, Giancarlo Aldini, Wim Derave · Physiological Reviews Review Oct 2013 1,136
9 Iodine-deficiency disorders Michael Bruce Zimmermann, Pieter L. Jooste, Chandrakant S Pandav · The Lancet Open access 4 Aug 2008 1,047
10 Prevalence of Vitamin D Deficiency Among Healthy Adolescents Catherine M. Gordon, Kerrin C. DePeter, Henry A. Feldman et al. · Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine Jun 2004 884
11 Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on children and adolescents' lifestyle behavior larger than expected Mi Xiang, Zhiruo Zhang, Keisuke Kuwahara · Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases Open access 29 Apr 2020 855
12 Fibromyalgia: Pathogenesis, Mechanisms, Diagnosis and Treatment Options Update Rosalba Siracusa, Rosanna Di Paola, Salvatore Cuzzocrea et al. · International Journal of Molecular Sciences Open access 9 Apr 2021 663
13 The Relationship Between Airway Resistance, Airway Conductance and Lung Volume in Subjects of Different Age and Body Size12 W. A. Briscoe, Arthur B. DuBois · Journal of Clinical Investigation Open access Sep 1958 617
14 Influence of parental attitudes in the development of children eating behaviour Silvia Scaglioni, Michela Salvioni, Cinzia Galimberti · British Journal Of Nutrition Open access Feb 2008 600
15 Air particulate matter and cardiovascular disease: the epidemiological, biomedical and clinical evidence. Yixing Du, Xiaohan Xu, Ming Chu et al. · PubMed Open access 2016 544
16 The Natural Environment as a Playground for Children: The Impact of Outdoor Play Activities in Pre-Primary School Children Ingunn Fjørtoft · Early Childhood Education Journal Dec 2001 525
17 Protective role of vitamin E in biological systems Lester Packer · American Journal of Clinical Nutrition Apr 1991 510
18 Health effects of particles in ambient air Andreas D. Kappos, Peter Brückmann, Thomas Friedrich Eikmann et al. · International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health 2004 510
19 Ozone-induced Inflammation in the Lower Airways of Human Subjects Hillel S. Koren, Robert B. Devlin, Delores E. Graham et al. · American Review of Respiratory Disease Feb 1989 500
20 Inhibition of non-haem iron absorption in man by polyphenolic-containing beverages Richard F. Hurrell, Manju Reddy, James D. Cook · British Journal Of Nutrition Open access Apr 1999 492
21 Fetal and Neonatal Physiology PROFESSOR MARTIN WHITTLE · Archives of Disease in Childhood Fetal & Neonatal Sep 1998 474
22 Menstrual hygiene management among adolescent girls in India: a systematic review and meta-analysis Anna Maria van Eijk, Muthusamy Sivakami, Mamita Bora Thakkar et al. · BMJ Open ReviewOpen access Mar 2016 473
23 Nerve cell damage in mammalian brain after exposure to microwaves from GSM mobile phones. Leif G. Salford, Arne E. Brun, Jacob L. Eberhardt et al. · Environmental Health Perspectives Open access 28 Jan 2003 460
24 THE PATHOGENESIS OF HYPERTENSIVE ENCEPHALOPATHY AND ITS RELATION TO THE MALIGNANT PHASE OF HYPERTENSION EXPERIMENTAL EVIDENCE FROM THE HYPERTENSIVE RAT F.B. Byrom · The Lancet Jul 1954 417
25 Prevalence of fibromyalgia: literature review update Amélia Pasqual Marques, Adriana de Sousa do Espírito Santo, Ana Luiza Brasileiro Nato Marques Assumpção et al. · Revista Brasileira de Reumatologia (English Edition) Open access 8 Feb 2017 409
26 Association of subclinical vitamin D deficiency with severe acute lower respiratory infection in Indian children under 5 y V Wayse, Aisha Khizar Yousafzai, K Mogale et al. · European Journal of Clinical Nutrition 25 Mar 2004 400
27 THE COMPOSITION OF THE ADULT HUMAN BODY AS DETERMINED BY CHEMICAL ANALYSIS RICHARD M. FORBES, A.R. Cooper, H.H. Mitchell · Journal of Biological Chemistry Open access Jul 1953 395
28 Supportive functions of interpersonal relationships Thomas A. Wills 1985 390
29 Hypovitaminosis D in Healthy Schoolchildren Ghada El‐Hajj Fuleihan, Mona M Nabulsi, Mahmoud Choucair et al. · PEDIATRICS Apr 2001 386
30 Estimation of population at risk of infection and number of cases of Leishmaniasis Richard William Ashford, Philippe M.P. Desjeux, P. deRaadt · Parasitology Today Mar 1992 358
31 Differentiating the cognitive and behavioral aspects of social support Christine Dunkel‐Schetter, Tracy L. Bennett · Medical Entomology and Zoology 1990 353
32 Altered lung antioxidant status in patients with mild asthma Frank J. Kelly, Ian Stanley Mudway, Anders Blomberg et al. · The Lancet Aug 1999 350
33 Low-level exposure to radiofrequency electromagnetic fields: Health effects and research needs Michael H. Repacholi · Bioelectromagnetics 1998 347
34 On the assessment of zinc and copper nutriture in man NW Solomons · American Journal of Clinical Nutrition Apr 1979 343
35 Modern-day environmental factors in the pathogenesis of osteoarthritis Françis Berenbaum, Ian J. Wallace, Daniel E. Lieberman et al. · Nature Reviews Rheumatology Review 12 Sep 2018 340
36 Biological psychological and social determinants of old age: Bio-psycho-social aspects of human aging Małgorzata Dziechciaż, Rafał Filip · Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine Open access 26 Nov 2014 333
37 Essentiality of selenium in the human body: relationship with different diseases Miguel Navarro‐Alarcón, Carlos López-Martínez · The Science of The Total Environment Apr 2000 329
38 SERUM-INSULIN IN ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION AND IN PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE Timothy Alexander Welborn, AM Breckenridge, Alon Rubinstein et al. · The Lancet Jun 1966 325
39 Pesticide exposures and other agricultural risk factors for leukemia among men in Iowa and Minnesota. Línda Morris Brown, A. Blair, Robert W. Gibson et al. · PubMed 15 Oct 1990 317
40 50-Hz extremely low frequency electromagnetic fields enhance cell proliferation and DNA damage: possible involvement of a redox mechanism Federica I. Wolf, Angela Torsello, Beatrice Tedesco et al. · Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Cell Research Open access 21 Sep 2004 315
41 Interpersonal factors in the origin and course of affective disorders George M. Simpson · Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry Dec 1997 304
42 High prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in pregnant non-Western women in The Hague, Netherlands1,2 Irene M. van der Meer, Nasra S Karamali, A. J. P. Boeke et al. · American Journal of Clinical Nutrition Aug 2006 298
43 Randomized Trial of Vitamin D Supplementation and Risk of Acute Respiratory Infection in Mongolia Carlos A. Camargo, Davaasambuu Ganmaa, A. Lindsay Frazier et al. · PEDIATRICS 20 Aug 2012 292
44 Cambridge Handbook of Psychology, Health and Medicine Caroline E. Selai · Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine Open access May 1998 289
45 Antioxidant Supplementation and Lung Functions among Children with Asthma Exposed to High Levels of Air Pollutants Isabelle Romieu, Juan José Luis Sienra-Monge, Matiana Ramírez-Aguilar et al. · American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine 30 Aug 2002 283
46 Health-Related Behaviors Among School-Aged Children and Adolescents During the Spanish Covid-19 Confinement Rubén López‐Bueno, Guillermo F. López Sánchez, José A. Casajús et al. · Frontiers in Pediatrics Open access 11 Sep 2020 282
47 Genotypic Differences in Behavioral, Physiological and Anatomical Expressions of Age-Related Hearing Loss in the Laboratory Mouse: Original Papers Travaux originaux Kenneth R. Henry, Richard A. Chole · International Journal of Audiology 1980 280
48 Methods for testing statistical differences between groups in medical research: statistical standard and guideline of Life Cycle Committee Seung Won Lee · Life Cycle Open access 24 Jan 2022 278
49 Vitamin D supplementation in children may prevent asthma exacerbation triggered by acute respiratory infection Paweł Majak, Małgorzata Olszowiec-Chlebna, Katarzyna Smejda et al. · Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology Open access 19 Feb 2011 274
50 Effects of electromagnetic fields exposure on the antioxidant defense system ElfideGizem Kivrak, KıymetKübra Yurt, ArifeAhsen Kaplan et al. · Journal of Microscopy and Ultrastructure Open access 2017 267

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