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Most cited articles (2015-2016)
- Amyloid-Beta: A Crucial Factor in Alzheimer's Disease
  Sadigh-Eteghad, Saeed; Sabermarouf, Babak; Majdi, Alireza; et al.
  Published: 2015; Country of Origin: Iran
  Times Cited: 22
- Photodynamic Therapy: Current Status and Future Directions
  Benov, Ludmil
  Published: 2015; Country of Origin: Kuwait
  Times Cited: 19
- How Effective Are Antioxidant Supplements in Obesity and Diabetes?
  Abdali, Daniyal; Samson, Sue E.; Grover, Ashok Kumar.
  Published: 2015; Country of Origin: Canada
  Times Cited: 14
- Metformin Decreases Thyroid Volume and Nodule Size in Subjects with Insulin Resistance: A Preliminary Study
  Anil, Cuneyd; Kut, Altug; Atesagaoglu, Berna; et al
  Published: 2016; Country of Origin: Turkey
  Times Cited: 10
- Metformin: An Old Drug for the Treatment of Diabetes but a New Drug for the Protection of the Endothelium
  Kinaan, Mustafa; Ding, Hong; Triggle, Chris R.
  Published: 2015; Country of Origin:Qatar
  Times Cited: 9
- Prospective Evaluation of the Effect of Short-Term Oral Vitamin D Supplementation on Peripheral Neuropathy in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
  Shehab, D.; Al-Jarallah, Khaled; Abdella, Nabila; et al.
  Published: 2015; Country of Origin: Kuwait
  Times Cited: 8
- Natural Products as a Vital Source for the Discovery of Cancer Chemotherapeutic and Chemopreventive Agents
  Cragg, Gordon M; Pezzuto, John M.
  Published: 2016; Country of Origin: USA
  Times Cited: 8
- Recurrent Spontaneous Miscarriage Is Still a Challenging Diagnostic and Therapeutic Quagmire
  Diejomaoh, Michael F. E.
  Published: 2015; Country of Origin: Kuwait
  Times Cited: 7
- The Role of Activated Microglia and Resident Macrophages in the Neurovascular Unit during Cerebral Ischemia: Is the Jury Still Out?
  Barakat, Rawan; Redzic, Zoran .
  Published: 2016; Country of Origin: Kuwait
  Times Cited: 7
- Advantages and Limitations of Focal Liver Lesion Assessment with Ultrasound Contrast Agents: Comments on the European Federation of Societies for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology (EFSUMB) Guidelines
  Chiorean, Liliana; Tana, Claudio; Braden, Barbara; Caraiani, et al.
  PPublished: 2016; Country of Origin:Germany
  Times Cited: 5
- Association of Red Blood Cell Distribution Width Levels with Severity of Coronary Artery Disease in Patients with Non-ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction
  Sahin, Omer; Akpek, Mahmut; Sarli, Bahadir; et al.
  Published: 2015; Country of Origin: Turkey
  Times Cited: 4
- The Association between Central Adiposity and Autonomic Dysfunction in Obesity
  Fidan-Yaylali, Guzin; Yaylali, Yalin Tolga; Erdogan, Cagdas; et al.
  Published: 2016; Country of Origin: Turkey
  Times Cited: 4
- Involvement of Membrane Blebbing in Immunological Disorders and Cancer
  Khajah, Maitham A.; Luqmani, Yunus A.
  Published: 2016; Country of Origin: Kuwait
  Times Cited: 4
- Assessment of the Cardiac Autonomic Nervous System in Mercury-Exposed Individuals via Post-Exercise Heart Rate Recovery
  Yilmaz, Omer Hinc; Karakulak, Ugur Nadir; Tutkun, Engin; et al.
  Published: 2014; Country of Origin: Turkey
  Times Cited: 4
- Carriage of Mutant Dihydrofolate Reductase and Dihydropteroate Synthase Genes among Plasmodium falciparum Isolates Recovered from Pregnant Women with Asymptomatic Infection in Lagos, Nigeria
  Iwalokun, Bamidele Abiodun; Iwalokun, Senapon O.; Adebodun, Victor; et al .
  Published: 2015; Country of Origin: Nigeria
  Times Cited: 4
- Eleven Years of Data on the Jefferson Scale of Empathy-Medical Student Version (JSE-S): Proxy Norm Data and Tentative Cutoff Scores
  Hojat, Mohammadreza; Gonnella, Joseph S.
  Published: 2015; Country of Origin: USA
  Times Cited: 4
- Potassium Abnormalities in Current Clinical Practice: Frequency, Causes, Severity and Management
  Eliacik, Eylem; Yildirim, Tolga; Sahin, Ugur, et al.
  Published: 2015; Country of Origin: Turkey
  Times Cited: 4
- Resin Infiltration of Non-Cavitated Caries Lesions: A Systematic Review
  Domejean, Sophie; Ducamp, Raphael; Leger, Stephanie; et al.
  Published: 2015; Country of Origin: France
  Times Cited: 4
- Orofacial Granulomatosis: Clinical Signs of Different Pathologies
  Troiano, Giuseppe; Dioguardi, Mario; Giannatempo, Giovanni; et al.
  Published: 2015; Country of Origin: Italy
  Times Cited: 4
- Primary Health Care and Public Health: Foundations of Universal Health Systems
  White, Franklin .
  Published: 2015; Country of Origin:Canada
  Times Cited: 4

Most cited articles (2000 – 2018)
- Mechanisms of Drug Resistance in Cancer Chemotherapy
  Luqmani, Y. A.
  Published: 2005; Country of Origin: Kuwait
  Times Cited: 231
- Problem-Based Learning and Medical Education Forty Years On
  Neville, Alan J.
  Published: 2009; Country of Origin: Canada
  Times Cited: 137
- Developmental Origins of Adult Disease
  Langley-Evans, Simon C.; McMullen, Sarah
  Published: 2010; Country of Origin: UK
  Times Cited: 113
- Tobacco and oral diseases - Update on the evidence, with recommendations
  Reibel, J
  Published: 2003; Country of Origin: Denmark
  Times Cited: 104
- Nanomedicine: Application of nanobiotechnology in medical practice
  Jain, K. K.
  Published: 2008; Country of Origin: Switzerland
  Times Cited: 96
- Evaluation of the knowledge, attitude and practice of self-medication among first-year medical students
  James, Henry; Handu, Shailendra S; Al Khaja, Khalid A J; Otoom, Sameer; Sequeira, Reginald P
  Published: 2006; Country of Origin: Bahrain
  Times Cited: 73
- The Protective Effect of the Mediterranean Diet: Focus on Cancer and Cardiovascular Risk
  Pauwels, Ernest K. J.
  Published: 2010; Country of Origin: Italy
  Times Cited: 70
- Amyloid-Beta: A Crucial Factor in Alzheimer's Disease
  Sadigh-Eteghad, Saeed; Sabermarouf, Babak; Majdi, Alireza; et al.
  Published: 2015; Country of Origin: Iran
  Times Cited: 69
- Diet and prevention of coronary heart disease in the Arab Middle East countries
  Musaiger, AO
  Published: 2002; Country of Origin: Bahrain
  Times Cited: 69
- Hemostatic Efficacy of Ankaferd Blood Stopper (R) in a Swine Bleeding Model
  Bilgili, Hasan; Kosar, Ali; Kurt, Mevlut; Onal, Ibrahim K; Goker, Hakan; Captug, Ozge; Shorbagi, Ali; Turgut, Mehmet; Kekilli, Murat; Kurt, Ozlem Kar; Kirazli, Serafettin; Aksu, Salih; Haznedaroglu, Ibrahim C
  Published: 2009; Country of Origin: Turkey
  Times Cited: 65
- Emergence of high-level vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in the Imam Khomeini hospital in Tehran
  Aligholi, Marzieh; Emaneini, Mohammad; Jabalameli, Fereshteh; Shahsavan, Shadi; Dabiri, Hosein; Sedaght, Hossein
  Published: 2008; Country of Origin: Iran
  Times Cited: 63
- Tumor Markers in Clinical Practice: A Review Focusing on Common Solid Cancers
  Duffy, Michael J.
  Published: 2013; Country of Origin: Ireland
  Times Cited: 61
- Photodynamic Therapy: Current Status and Future Directions
  Benov, Ludmil.
  Published: 2015; Country of Origin: Kuwait
  Times Cited: 60
- Increased levels of nitric oxide, cortisol and adrenomedullin in patients with chronic schizophrenia
  Yilmaz, Necat; Herken, Hasan; Cicek, Hulya Kanbur; Celik, Ahmet; Yurekli, Muhittin; Akyol, Omer
  Published: 2007; Country of Origin: Turkey
  Times Cited: 58
- Indications of the mechanisms involved in improved sperm parameters by zinc therapy
  Omu, A E; Al-Azemi, M K; Kehinde, E O; Anim, J T; Oriowo, M A; Mathew, T C
  Published: 2008; Country of Origin: Kuwait
  Times Cited: 57
- Consanguineous marriages and their effects on common adult diseases: Studies from an endogamous population
  Bener, Abdulbari; Hussain, Rafat; Teebi, Ahmad S.
  Published: 2007; Country of Origin: Qatar
  Times Cited: 56
- Role of fine needle aspiration cytology in the diagnosis of swellings in the salivary gland regions: A study of 712 cases
  Das, Dilip K; Petkar, Mahir A; Al-Mane, Nadra M; Sheikh, Zaffar A; Mallik, Mrinmay K; Anim, Jehoram T .
  Published: 2004; Country of Origin: Kuwait
  Times Cited: 51
- Does fasting during Ramadan alter body composition, blood constituents and physical performance?
  Ramadan, J
  Published: 2002; Country of Origin: Kuwait
  Times Cited: 51
- Design, Mechanism of Action, Bioavailability and Therapeutic Effects of Mn Porphyrin-Based Redox Modulators
  Tovmasyan, Artak; Sheng, Huaxin ; Weitner, Tin; Arulpragasam, Amanda; Lu, Miaomiao ; Warner, David S ; Vujaskovic, Zeljko; Spasojevic, Ivan ; Batinic-Haberle, Ines
  Published: 2013; Country of Origin: USA
  Times Cited: 50
- New Therapies for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
  Barnes, Peter J.
  Published: 2010; Country of Origin: UK
  Times Cited: 50
- Interactions between Herbs and Conventional Drugs: Overview of the Clinical Data
  Izzo, Angelo A.
  Published: 2012; Country of Origin: Italy
  Times Cited: 49
- Antioxidative and neuroprotective activities of extracts from the fruit hull of Mangosteen (Garcinia mangostana Linn.)
  Weecharangsan, Wanlop; Opanasopit, Praneet; Sukma, Monrudee; Ngawhirunpat, Tanasait; Sotanaphun, Uthai; Siripong, Pongpan
  Published: 2006; Country of Origin: Thailand
  Times Cited: 45
- Dual modality of F-18-fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography/computed tomography in patients with cervical carcinoma of unknown primary
  Freudenberg, Lutz S; Fischer, Markus; Antoch, Gerald; Jentzen, Walter; Gutzeit, Andreas; Rosenbaum, Sandra J; Bockisch, Andreas; Egelhof, Thomas
  Published: 2005; Country of Origin: Germany
  Times Cited: 45
- Self-reported medication use among adolescents in Kuwait
  Abahussain, E; Matowe, LK; Nicholls, PJ
  Published: 2005; Country of Origin: Kuwait
  Times Cited: 43
- Cytokines as Key Players in the Pathophysiology of Preeclampsia
  Raghupathy, Raj
  Published: 2013; Country of Origin: Kuwait
  Times Cited: 42

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