BMJ-British Medical Journal

Papers
(The H4-Index of BMJ-British Medical Journal is 132. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2020-04-01 to 2024-04-01.)
ArticleCitations
The PRISMA 2020 statement: an updated guideline for reporting systematic reviews25282
PRISMA 2020 explanation and elaboration: updated guidance and exemplars for reporting systematic reviews3296
Features of 20 133 UK patients in hospital with covid-19 using the ISARIC WHO Clinical Characterisation Protocol: prospective observational cohort study2063
Factors associated with hospital admission and critical illness among 5279 people with coronavirus disease 2019 in New York City: prospective cohort study1787
Prediction models for diagnosis and prognosis of covid-19: systematic review and critical appraisal1736
A new framework for developing and evaluating complex interventions: update of Medical Research Council guidance1538
Clinical manifestations, risk factors, and maternal and perinatal outcomes of coronavirus disease 2019 in pregnancy: living systematic review and meta-analysis1322
Viral load dynamics and disease severity in patients infected with SARS-CoV-2 in Zhejiang province, China, January-March 2020: retrospective cohort study1035
Management of post-acute covid-19 in primary care995
Long covid—mechanisms, risk factors, and management881
Prevalence of diabetes recorded in mainland China using 2018 diagnostic criteria from the American Diabetes Association: national cross sectional study763
Effectiveness of the Pfizer-BioNTech and Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccines on covid-19 related symptoms, hospital admissions, and mortality in older adults in England: test negative case-control study753
Kawasaki-like multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children during the covid-19 pandemic in Paris, France: prospective observational study712
Characteristics and outcomes of pregnant women admitted to hospital with confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection in UK: national population based cohort study703
Occurrence, prevention, and management of the psychological effects of emerging virus outbreaks on healthcare workers: rapid review and meta-analysis682
Risk stratification of patients admitted to hospital with covid-19 using the ISARIC WHO Clinical Characterisation Protocol: development and validation of the 4C Mortality Score668
Hydroxychloroquine in patients with mainly mild to moderate coronavirus disease 2019: open label, randomised controlled trial653
Mitigating the wider health effects of covid-19 pandemic response604
Mortality due to cancer treatment delay: systematic review and meta-analysis569
Risk of mortality in patients infected with SARS-CoV-2 variant of concern 202012/1: matched cohort study565
Diagnostic accuracy of serological tests for covid-19: systematic review and meta-analysis556
Drug treatments for covid-19: living systematic review and network meta-analysis508
A living WHO guideline on drugs for covid-19482
Characterization and clinical course of 1000 patients with coronavirus disease 2019 in New York: retrospective case series474
Virology, transmission, and pathogenesis of SARS-CoV-2467
Convalescent plasma in the management of moderate covid-19 in adults in India: open label phase II multicentre randomised controlled trial (PLACID Trial)464
Post-covid syndrome in individuals admitted to hospital with covid-19: retrospective cohort study464
Progression to type 2 diabetes in women with a known history of gestational diabetes: systematic review and meta-analysis463
National, regional, and worldwide epidemiology of psoriasis: systematic analysis and modelling study463
Interpreting a covid-19 test result439
Face masks for the public during the covid-19 crisis433
Living risk prediction algorithm (QCOVID) for risk of hospital admission and mortality from coronavirus 19 in adults: national derivation and validation cohort study412
Strengthening the reporting of observational studies in epidemiology using mendelian randomisation (STROBE-MR): explanation and elaboration412
Clinical characteristics of children and young people admitted to hospital with covid-19 in United Kingdom: prospective multicentre observational cohort study407
Covid-19: four fifths of cases are asymptomatic, China figures indicate390
Managing the long term effects of covid-19: summary of NICE, SIGN, and RCGP rapid guideline366
Physical distancing interventions and incidence of coronavirus disease 2019: natural experiment in 149 countries366
Covid-19 pandemic and the social determinants of health365
Treatment of epithelial ovarian cancer345
Clinical severity of, and effectiveness of mRNA vaccines against, covid-19 from omicron, delta, and alpha SARS-CoV-2 variants in the United States: prospective observational study341
Is ethnicity linked to incidence or outcomes of covid-19?336
Covid-19: What do we know about “long covid”?334
Effectiveness of public health measures in reducing the incidence of covid-19, SARS-CoV-2 transmission, and covid-19 mortality: systematic review and meta-analysis316
Association between prediabetes and risk of all cause mortality and cardiovascular disease: updated meta-analysis311
Sodium-glucose cotransporter protein-2 (SGLT-2) inhibitors and glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists for type 2 diabetes: systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomised controll304
Covid-19: Pfizer’s paxlovid is 89% effective in patients at risk of serious illness, company reports284
Accuracy of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) for screening to detect major depression among pregnant and postpartum women: systematic review and meta-analysis of individual participant 284
Clinical efficacy of hydroxychloroquine in patients with covid-19 pneumonia who require oxygen: observational comparative study using routine care data272
Effect of tocilizumab on clinical outcomes at 15 days in patients with severe or critical coronavirus disease 2019: randomised controlled trial271
Call for emergency action to limit global temperature increases, restore biodiversity, and protect health270
Arterial events, venous thromboembolism, thrombocytopenia, and bleeding after vaccination with Oxford-AstraZeneca ChAdOx1-S in Denmark and Norway: population based cohort study268
Excess deaths associated with covid-19 pandemic in 2020: age and sex disaggregated time series analysis in 29 high income countries261
Covid-19 vaccine hesitancy among ethnic minority groups260
Chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine in covid-19258
Preferred reporting items for systematic review and meta-analysis of diagnostic test accuracy studies (PRISMA-DTA): explanation, elaboration, and checklist256
Violence against women during covid-19 pandemic restrictions254
Clinical features and novel presentations of human monkeypox in a central London centre during the 2022 outbreak: descriptive case series250
Adversity in childhood is linked to mental and physical health throughout life250
Covid-19: New coronavirus variant is identified in UK245
Covid-19: Omicron may be more transmissible than other variants and partly resistant to existing vaccines, scientists fear243
Two metres or one: what is the evidence for physical distancing in covid-19?242
Risk of clinical sequelae after the acute phase of SARS-CoV-2 infection: retrospective cohort study242
Associations of healthy lifestyle and socioeconomic status with mortality and incident cardiovascular disease: two prospective cohort studies234
Covid-19: European countries suspend use of Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine after reports of blood clots233
Risk of hospital admission with coronavirus disease 2019 in healthcare workers and their households: nationwide linkage cohort study226
Severe covid-19 pneumonia: pathogenesis and clinical management224
COP27 climate change conference: urgent action needed for Africa and the world216
Efficacy of covid-19 vaccines in immunocompromised patients: systematic review and meta-analysis216
Comparison of dietary macronutrient patterns of 14 popular named dietary programmes for weight and cardiovascular risk factor reduction in adults: systematic review and network meta-analysis of random214
Effectiveness of therapeutic heparin versus prophylactic heparin on death, mechanical ventilation, or intensive care unit admission in moderately ill patients with covid-19 admitted to hospital: RAPID211
Covid-19: A&E visits in England fall by 25% in week after lockdown211
The healthiness and sustainability of national and global food based dietary guidelines: modelling study210
Effectiveness of BNT162b2 and mRNA-1273 covid-19 vaccines against symptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection and severe covid-19 outcomes in Ontario, Canada: test negative design study205
Long covid: How to define it and how to manage it201
New advances in the diagnosis and management of hepatocellular carcinoma200
Risk of thrombocytopenia and thromboembolism after covid-19 vaccination and SARS-CoV-2 positive testing: self-controlled case series study199
Social distancing in covid-19: what are the mental health implications?199
Trajectory of long covid symptoms after covid-19 vaccination: community based cohort study196
Associations between high temperatures in pregnancy and risk of preterm birth, low birth weight, and stillbirths: systematic review and meta-analysis194
Reporting guidelines for clinical trial reports for interventions involving artificial intelligence: the CONSORT-AI Extension192
Covid-19 vaccination hesitancy187
Risks of mental health outcomes in people with covid-19: cohort study187
Effectiveness of the CoronaVac vaccine in older adults during a gamma variant associated epidemic of covid-19 in Brazil: test negative case-control study184
Association between the reproductive health of young women and cardiovascular disease in later life: umbrella review183
Efficacy and safety of low and very low carbohydrate diets for type 2 diabetes remission: systematic review and meta-analysis of published and unpublished randomized trial data182
Risk prediction of covid-19 related death and hospital admission in adults after covid-19 vaccination: national prospective cohort study181
Use of genetic variation to separate the effects of early and later life adiposity on disease risk: mendelian randomisation study175
Advances in acute myeloid leukemia172
Covid-19: Novavax vaccine efficacy is 86% against UK variant and 60% against South African variant172
Central fatness and risk of all cause mortality: systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis of 72 prospective cohort studies170
Computerised clinical decision support systems and absolute improvements in care: meta-analysis of controlled clinical trials170
Clinical features of covid-19169
Burden of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and its attributable risk factors in 204 countries and territories, 1990-2019: results from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019166
Vitamin D and marine omega 3 fatty acid supplementation and incident autoimmune disease: VITAL randomized controlled trial164
Adherence to the test, trace, and isolate system in the UK: results from 37 nationally representative surveys163
Waste in covid-19 research163
Use of personal protective equipment against coronavirus disease 2019 by healthcare professionals in Wuhan, China: cross sectional study163
Gestational diabetes mellitus and adverse pregnancy outcomes: systematic review and meta-analysis161
Trends in suicide during the covid-19 pandemic161
Long term survival and local control outcomes from single dose targeted intraoperative radiotherapy during lumpectomy (TARGIT-IORT) for early breast cancer: TARGIT-A randomised clinical trial160
Recommended physical activity and all cause and cause specific mortality in US adults: prospective cohort study159
Covid-19: Black people and other minorities are hardest hit in US159
Mitigating ethnic disparities in covid-19 and beyond156
Dietary intake of total, animal, and plant proteins and risk of all cause, cardiovascular, and cancer mortality: systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies156
SARS-CoV-2 vaccination and myocarditis or myopericarditis: population based cohort study155
Trends in obesity and adiposity measures by race or ethnicity among adults in the United States 2011-18: population based study153
Food is medicine: actions to integrate food and nutrition into healthcare153
Early warning scores for detecting deterioration in adult hospital patients: systematic review and critical appraisal of methodology153
How covid-19 is accelerating the threat of antimicrobial resistance152
Effectiveness of mRNA-1273 against delta, mu, and other emerging variants of SARS-CoV-2: test negative case-control study149
Risks of deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolism, and bleeding after covid-19: nationwide self-controlled cases series and matched cohort study148
Covid-19: The E484K mutation and the risks it poses146
Guidelines for clinical trial protocols for interventions involving artificial intelligence: the SPIRIT-AI Extension145
NICE guideline on long covid145
Dexamethasone in the management of covid -19142
The prevalence of loneliness across 113 countries: systematic review and meta-analysis141
The role of chest radiography in confirming covid-19 pneumonia140
The UK’s public health response to covid-19139
Food and mood: how do diet and nutrition affect mental wellbeing?139
Long term respiratory complications of covid-19137
Consolidated Health Economic Evaluation Reporting Standards 2022 (CHEERS 2022) statement: updated reporting guidance for health economic evaluations137
Early initiation of prophylactic anticoagulation for prevention of coronavirus disease 2019 mortality in patients admitted to hospital in the United States: cohort study137
Incidence, clinical outcomes, and transmission dynamics of severe coronavirus disease 2019 in California and Washington: prospective cohort study137
Screening and prevention of colorectal cancer137
Advances in the diagnosis and management of IgG4 related disease136
Association of ultra-processed food intake with risk of inflammatory bowel disease: prospective cohort study135
Put to the test: use of rapid testing technologies for covid-19135
Reporting guideline for overviews of reviews of healthcare interventions: development of the PRIOR statement134
P2Y12 inhibitor monotherapy or dual antiplatelet therapy after coronary revascularisation: individual patient level meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials133
Risks to children and young people during covid-19 pandemic133
Glioblastoma: clinical presentation, diagnosis, and management132
Covid-19: adverse mental health outcomes for healthcare workers132
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