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Table 10 Top 10 most cited articles

From: Bibliometric analysis of global Lassa fever research (1970–2017): a 47 – year study

Article

Authors

Source

Cited

%

Legionnaires’ Disease: Description of an Epidemic of Pneumonia

Fraser, D.W., Tsai, T.R., Orenstein, W., (...), Shepard, C.C., Brachman, P.S.

New England Journal of Medicine

1071

4.63

Lassa Fever

McCormick, J.B., King, I.J., Webb, P.A., (...), Elliott, L.H., Belmont-Williams, R.

New England Journal of Medicine

549

2.37

Identification of α-dystroglycan as a receptor for lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus and Lassa fever virus

Cao, W., Henry, M.D., Borrow, P., (...), Campbell, K.P., Oldstone, M.B.A.

Science

429

1.86

Social and environmental risk factors in the emergence of infectious diseases

Weiss, R.A., McMichael, A.J.

Nature Medicine

305

1.32

Rodent-borne diseases and their risks for public health

Meerburg, B.G., Singleton, G.R., Kijlstra, A.

Critical Reviews in Microbiology

256

1.11

Importance of Aeromonas Sobria in Aeromonas Bacteremia

Janda, J.M., Brenden, R.

Journal of Infectious Diseases

252

1.09

The small RING finger protein Z drives arenavirus budding: Implications for antiviral strategies

Perez, M., Craven, R.C., De la Torre, J.C.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

218

0.94

Molecular mechanisms of action of ribavirin

Patterson, J.L., Fernandez-Larsson, R.

Reviews of Infectious Diseases

217

0.94

Prospects for Treatment of Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers with Ribavirin, a Broad-Spectrum Antiviral Drug

Huggins, J.W.

Reviews of Infectious Diseases

209

0.90

Lassa fever

McCormick, J.B., Fisher-Hoch, S.P.

Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology

192

0.83