Table 1. The 10 randomized controlled trials with the highest number of citations.
| Number | Citations | Title | Journal | Publication
Date |
Reference | OA Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16741 | The Effect of Intensive Treatment of Diabetes on
the Development and Progression of Long-Term Complications in Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus |
New England Journal
of Medicine |
1993 | 6 | FALSE |
| 2 | 5177 | Tight blood pressure control and risk
of macrovascular and microvascular complications in type 2†diabetes: UKPDS 38 12 |
British Medical
Journal |
1998 | 12 | TRUE |
| 3 | 3623 | Ranibizumab for Neovascular Age-Related
Macular Degeneration |
New England Journal
of Medicine |
2006 | 13 | FALSE |
| 4 | 2343 | Ranibizumab versus Verteporfin for
Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration |
New England Journal
of Medicine |
2006 | 14 | FALSE |
| 5 | 2239 | The Ocular Hypertension Treatment Study | Archives of
Ophthalmology |
2002 | 15 | TRUE |
| 6 | 1736 | Pegaptanib for Neovascular Age-Related
Macular Degeneration |
New England Journal
of Medicine |
2004 | 16 | TRUE |
| 7 | 1683 | The advanced glaucoma intervention study
(AGIS): 7. the relationship between control of intraocular pressure and visual field deterioration |
American Journal of
Ophthalmology |
2000 | 17 | FALSE |
| 8 | 1641 | The Ocular Hypertension Treatment Study | Archives of
Ophthalmology |
2002 | 18 | TRUE |
| 9 | 1640 | Whole-Body Hypothermia for Neonates with
Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy |
New England Journal
of Medicine |
2005 | 19 | FALSE |
| 10 | 1526 | Grading Diabetic Retinopathy from
Stereoscopic Color Fundus Photographs - An Extension of the Modified Airlie House Classification |
Ophthalmology | 1991 | 20 | FALSE |
OA, open access.