Table 2.
Top 10 articles published in 2000-2009 with highest number of citations intensity, presented as the average number of citations per each year after publication*
| Rank | Authors | Title | Bibliographical reference | Cumulative citations | Citations per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Machida M, Asai K, Sano M, et al. |
Genome sequencing and analysis of Aspergillus oryzae |
Nature
2005;438:1157-1161 |
266 |
44.3 |
| 2 |
Jarup L |
Hazards of heavy metal contamination |
British Medical Bulletin
2003;68:167-182 |
236 |
33.7 |
| 3 |
Ma JF, Yamaji N, Mitani N, et al. |
Transporters of arsenite in rice and their role in arsenic accumulation in rice grain |
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA
2008;105:9931-9935 |
80 |
26.7 |
| 4 |
Li JF, Huang YF, Ding Y, et al. |
Shell-isolated nanoparticle-enhanced Raman spectroscopy |
Nature
2010;464:392-395 |
21 |
21.0 |
| 5 |
van Boekel MAJS |
On the use of the Weibull model to describe thermal inactivation of microbial vegetative cells |
International journal of Food Microbiology
2002;74:139-159 |
145 |
16.1 |
| 6 |
Koopmans M, Duizer E |
Foodborne viruses: an emerging problem |
International Journal of Food Microbiology
2004;90:23-41 |
128 |
16.0 |
| 7 |
Tompkin RB |
Control of Listeria monocytogenes in the food-processing environment |
Journal of Food Protection
2002;65:709-725 |
141 |
15.7 |
| 8 |
Adak GK, Long SM, O'Brien SJ |
Trends in indigenous foodborne disease and deaths, England and Wales: 1992 to 2000 |
Gut
2002;67:832-841 |
125 |
15.6 |
| 9 |
Bocio A, Llobet JM, Domingo JL, et al. |
Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in foodstuffs: Human exposure through the diet |
Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
2003;51:3191-3195 |
120 |
15.0 |
| 10 | Zhao CW, Ge BL, De Villena J, et al. | Prevalence of Campylobacter spp., Escherichia coli, and Salmonella serovars in retail chicken, turkey, pork, and beef from the Greater Washington, DC, area | Applied and Environmental Microbiology 2001;67:5431-5436 | 130 | 13.0 |
*Citations were calculated for the years after publication, including the year of publication, up to the end of 2010. The exception was the article by Koopmans and Duizer, which had 1 citation in 2003 although the official paper publication was in 2004.