Table 7 Most 10 frequently cited publications on leishmaniasis research from Arab world during 1998–2017
From: Arab world’s growing contribution to global leishmaniasis research (1998–2017): a bibliometric study
SCR | Authors | Title | year of publication | Source title | Cited by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st | Reithinger et al. [10] | Cutaneous leishmaniasis | 2007 | Lancet Infectious Diseases | 685 |
2nd | Zijlstra et al. [55] | Post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis | 2003 | Lancet Infectious Diseases | 282 |
3rd | Alrajhi et al. [48] | Fluconazole for the treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania major | 2002 | New England Journal of Medicine | 234 |
4th | El Tai et al. [51] | Genetic heterogeneity of ribosomal internal transcribed spacer in clinical samples of Leishmania donovani spotted on filter paper as revealed by single-strand conformation polymorphisms and sequencing | 2000 | Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 199 |
5th | Bacaër and Guernaoui [50] | The epidemic threshold of vector-borne diseases with seasonality: The case of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Chichaoua, Morocco | 2006 | Journal of Mathematical Biology | 181 |
6th | Khalil et al. [52] | Autoclaved Leishmania major vaccine for prevention of visceral leishmaniasis: A randomised, double-blind, BCG-controlled trial in Sudan | 2000 | Lancet | 173 |
7th | Arnoult et al. [49] | On the evolution of programmed cell death: Apoptosis of the unicellular eukaryote Leishmania major involves cysteine proteinase activation and mitochondrion permeabilization | 2002 | Cell Death and Differentiation | 165 |
8th | Postigo [54] | Leishmaniasis in the World Health Organization Eastern Mediterranean Region | 2010 | International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents | 148 |
9th | Pitta et al. [53] | IL-17 and IL-22 are associated with protection against human kala azar caused by Leishmania donovani | 2009 | Journal of Clinical Investigation | 146 |
10th | Zijlstra et al. [56] | Diagnosing visceral leishmaniasis with the recombinant K39 strip test: Experience from the Sudan | 2001 | Tropical Medicine and International Health | 140 |