Medicine papers
Pofolia organises Medicine into 42 subfields: 2803 papers in total (1938–2026), each with a short summary. The subfields come first, then the most-cited work across the whole field.
Subfields
- Emergency Medicine 59 papers
- Family Practice 86 papers
- Anatomy 53 papers
- Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine 70 papers
- Biochemistry 81 papers
- Surgery 91 papers
- Dermatology 52 papers
- Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 84 papers
- Infectious Diseases 64 papers
- Epidemiology 71 papers
- Pharmacology 65 papers
- Physiology 50 papers
- Gastroenterology 60 papers
- Genetics 61 papers
- Geriatrics and Gerontology 54 papers
- Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 66 papers
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 70 papers
- Hematology 70 papers
- Hepatology 44 papers
- Internal Medicine 60 papers
- Immunology and Allergy 57 papers
- Obstetrics and Gynecology 66 papers
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 77 papers
- Otorhinolaryngology 58 papers
- Microbiology 79 papers
- Nephrology 54 papers
- Neurology (Medicine) 57 papers
- Ophthalmology 49 papers
- Oncology 71 papers
- Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 99 papers
- Pathology and Forensic Medicine 70 papers
- Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 59 papers
- Psychiatry and Mental health 81 papers
- Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 64 papers
- Rehabilitation 83 papers
- Rheumatology 57 papers
- Health Informatics 82 papers
- Complementary and alternative medicine 74 papers
- Transplantation 64 papers
- Reproductive Medicine 56 papers
- Urology 63 papers
- Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine 72 papers
At a glance
- Most cited: Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (2013, 114,593 citations).
- The 12 papers listed have 593,877 citations between them.
- 8 of the 10 with a known journal quartile appeared in a Q1 journal.
- 8 have a free full text (open access).
- Most frequent journals: CA A Cancer Journal for Clinicians, JAMA, New England Journal of Medicine.
- Published between 2013 and 2024.
Most cited across the field
Ranked by citation count. Because citations accumulate over time, this list naturally leans towards work published a few years ago; for where the field is now, see “recently added”.
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
American Psychiatric Association eBooks · 2013 · FWCI 1023.32 · 114,593 citations
This project developed an application using web scraping from Instagram, machine learning, and facial analysis to detect potential depression symptoms, aiming for a more comprehensive assessment than text or facial analysis alone.
Global Cancer Statistics 2020: GLOBOCAN Estimates of Incidence and Mortality Worldwide for 36 Cancers in 185 Countries
CA A Cancer Journal for Clinicians · 2021 · Q1 · SJR 104.00 · FWCI 7597.27 · 113,108 citations · Open access
In 2020, an estimated 19.3 million new cancer cases and 10.0 million deaths occurred globally, with female breast cancer becoming the most commonly diagnosed cancer, surpassing lung cancer.
Global cancer statistics 2018: GLOBOCAN estimates of incidence and mortality worldwide for 36 cancers in 185 countries
CA A Cancer Journal for Clinicians · 2018 · Q1 · SJR 104.00 · FWCI 4080.68 · 87,943 citations · Open access
The GLOBOCAN 2018 estimates project 18.1 million new cancer cases and 9.6 million deaths globally, with lung cancer being the most common and deadliest. Significant geographic variability exists, highlighting disparities in cancer burden.
Short-Term Effects of Nose-Only Cigarette Smoke Exposure on Glutathione Redox Homeostasis, Cytochrome P450 1A1/2 and Respiratory Enzyme Activities in Mice Tissues
Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry · 2013 · Q3 · FWCI 460.23 · 47,290 citations · Open access
Four days of nose-only cigarette smoke exposure in mice significantly increased oxidative stress and disrupted mitochondrial function across liver, kidney, heart, and lung tissues, with lung and heart being particularly affected.
Clinical Characteristics of Coronavirus Disease 2019 in China
New England Journal of Medicine · 2020 · Q1 · SJR 18.00 · FWCI 704.52 · 31,181 citations
A study of 1099 COVID-19 patients in China found a 6.1% rate of severe outcomes (ICU admission, mechanical ventilation, or death), with fever and cough being the most common symptoms, though many patients presented without fever and some had no initial radiologic abnormalities.
PD-1 and PD-L1 Immune Checkpoint Blockade to Treat Breast Cancer
Breast Care · 2016 · Q2 · FWCI 1607.02 · 30,918 citations · Open access
Immune checkpoint inhibition, specifically blocking PD-1 and PD-L1, shows significant promise for treating breast cancer, particularly triple-negative subtypes, potentially leading to long-term disease control.
A Novel Coronavirus from Patients with Pneumonia in China, 2019
New England Journal of Medicine · 2020 · Q1 · SJR 18.00 · FWCI 668.76 · 30,418 citations
A previously unknown betacoronavirus, named 2019-nCoV, was identified in patients with pneumonia linked to a market in Wuhan, China.
World Medical Association Declaration of Helsinki
JAMA · 2013 · Q1 · SJR 5.00 · FWCI 212.74 · 29,734 citations
The World Medical Association (WMA) has established the Declaration of Helsinki, a foundational document outlining ethical principles for medical research involving human subjects, including identifiable human material and data.
Cancer incidence and mortality worldwide: Sources, methods and major patterns in GLOBOCAN 2012
International Journal of Cancer · 2014 · Q1 · SJR 1.00 · FWCI 1052.41 · 29,085 citations · Open access
GLOBOCAN 2012 estimates reveal 14.1 million new cancer cases and 8.2 million deaths globally, with lung, breast, and colorectal cancers being the most frequently diagnosed.
The Third International Consensus Definitions for Sepsis and Septic Shock (Sepsis-3)
JAMA · 2016 · Q1 · SJR 5.00 · FWCI 1276.82 · 28,211 citations · Open access
New definitions for sepsis and septic shock have been established, defining sepsis as life-threatening organ dysfunction due to a dysregulated host response to infection, operationalized by a 2-point increase in SOFA score. Septic shock is now defined by profound circulatory, cellular, and metabolic abnormalities requiring vasopressors and elevated lactate, indicating a mortality risk over 40%.
Global cancer statistics, 2012
CA A Cancer Journal for Clinicians · 2015 · Q1 · SJR 104.00 · FWCI 1664.54 · 27,385 citations · Open access
In 2012, cancer caused 14.1 million new cases and 8.2 million deaths globally, with the burden increasingly shifting to less developed countries.
Two new Later Stone Age sites from the Final Pleistocene in the Falémé Valley, eastern Senegal
ENLIGHTEN (Jurnal Bimbingan dan Konseling Islam) · 2024 · FWCI 529.79 · 24,011 citations · Open access
Two previously undiscovered Later Stone Age archaeological sites dating to the Final Pleistocene have been identified in the Falémé Valley of eastern Senegal.
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