Table 1.
The top 20 most cited studies.
| Title | First author | Corresponding author | Year | Journal | IF | Total citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RNA based mNGS approach identifies a novel human coronavirus from two individual pneumonia cases in 2019 Wuhan outbreak | Liangjun Chen | Yingle Liu, Ke Lan, Mang Shi, Yirong Li, Yu Chen | 2020 | EMERG MICROBES INFEC | 19.568 | 344 |
| Microbiological Diagnostic Performance of Metagenomic Next-generation Sequencing When Applied to Clinical Practice | Miao Qing | Bijie Hu | 2018 | CLIN INFECT DIS | 20.999 | 267 |
| Understanding the Promises and Hurdles of Metagenomic Next-Generation Sequencing as a Diagnostic Tool for Infectious Diseases | Simner PJ | Simner PJ | 2018 | CLIN INFECT DIS | 20.999 | 254 |
| Next-generation sequencing and metagenomic analysis: a universal diagnostic tool in plant virology | Adams IP | Adams IP | 2009 | MOL PLANT PATHOL | 5.520 | 244 |
| Validation of Metagenomic Next-Generation Sequencing Tests for Universal Pathogen Detection | Schlaberg R | Schlaberg R | 2017 | ARCH PATHOL LAB MED | 5.686 | 239 |
| Next generation sequencing and bioinformatic bottlenecks: the current state of metagenomic data analysis | Scholz MB | Chain PS | 2012 | CURR OPIN BIOTECH | 10.279 | 213 |
| An ensemble strategy that significantly improves de novo assembly of microbial genomes from metagenomic next-generation sequencing data | Xutao Deng | Xutao Deng | 2015 | NUCLEIC ACIDS RES | 19.190 | 168 |
| Assessment of Metagenomic Assembly Using Simulated Next Generation Sequencing Data | Mende DR | Bork P | 2012 | PLOS ONE | 3.752 | 148 |
| Chronic Meningitis Investigated via Metagenomic Next-Generation Sequencing | Wilson MR | Wilson MR | 2018 | JAMA NEUROL | 29.907 | 145 |
| Comparison of three next-generation sequencing platforms for metagenomic sequencing and identification of pathogens in blood | Frey KG | Bishop-Lilly KA | 2014 | BMC GENOMICS | 4.547 | 119 |
| Rapid pathogen detection by metagenomic next-generation sequencing of infected body fluids | Wei GU | C.Y. Chiu | 2021 | NAT MED | 87.241 | 116 |
| Detection of Pulmonary Infectious Pathogens From Lung Biopsy Tissues by Metagenomic Next-Generation Sequencing | Henan Li | Hui Wang | 2018 | FRONT CELL INFECT MI | 6.073 | 92 |
| Coinfections of Zika and Chikungunya Viruses in Bahia, Brazil, Identified by Metagenomic Next-Generation Sequencing | Sardi SI | C.Y. Chiu | 2016 | J CLIN MICROBIOL | 11.677 | 83 |
| mNGS in clinical microbiology laboratories: on the road to maturity | Dongsheng Han | Jinming Li; Rui Zhang | 2019 | CRIT REV MICROBIOL | 7.391 | 67 |
| Rapid Metagenomic Next-Generation Sequencing during an Investigation of Hospital-Acquired Human Parainfluenza Virus 3 Infections | Greninger AL | Greninger AL | 2017 | J CLIN MICROBIOL | 11.677 | 63 |
| Neurobrucellosis: Unexpected Answer From Metagenomic Next-Generation Sequencing | Mongkolrattanothai K | C.Y. Chiu | 2017 | J PEDIATR INFECT DIS | 5.235 | 60 |
| Clinical Impact of Metagenomic Next-Generation Sequencing of Plasma Cell-Free DNA for the Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases: A Multicenter Retrospective Cohort Study | Hogan CA | Banaei N | 2021 | CLIN INFECT DIS | 20.999 | 58 |
| Metagenomic next-generation sequencing for mixed pulmonary infection diagnosis | Jiahui Wang | Jing Feng | 2019 | BMC PULM MED | 3.320 | 57 |
| Metagenomic Next-Generation Sequencing of Nasopharyngeal Specimens Collected from Confirmed and Suspect COVID-19 Patients | Mostafa HH | Simner PJ | 2020 | MBIO | 7.786 | 57 |
| Viral Surveillance in Serum Samples From Patients With Acute Liver Failure By Metagenomic Next-Generation Sequencing | Somasekar S | C.Y. Chiu | 2017 | CLIN INFECT DIS | 20.999 | 54 |