Table 2.
Journals that published the top 50 cited literatures.
| Journal | Total citation | Number of study | Average citation | Impact factor (2019) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Journal of Medicine | 10981 | 18 | 610 | 74.699 |
| American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine | 4143 | 7 | 592 | 17.452 |
| Lancet | 2555 | 6 | 426 | 69.390 |
| Nature | 1529 | 2 | 765 | 42.779 |
| Lancet Infectious Diseases | 1356 | 3 | 452 | 24.446 |
| JAMA-Journal of the American Medical Association | 801 | 2 | 401 | 45.540 |
| Nature Reviews Drug Discovery | 567 | 1 | 567 | 64.797 |
| Bulletin of The World Health Organization | 484 | 1 | 484 | 6.960 |
| Arthritis and Rheumatism | 484 | 1 | 484 | 8.955 |
| International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease | 476 | 1 | 476 | 2.268 |
| Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry | 439 | 1 | 439 | 3.073 |
| Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology | 410 | 1 | 410 | 3.437 |
| Thorax | 409 | 1 | 409 | 10.844 |
| Plos Medicine | 407 | 1 | 407 | 10.500 |
| European Respiratory Journal | 405 | 1 | 405 | 12.339 |
| Chest | 344 | 1 | 344 | 8.308 |
| Hepatology | 337 | 1 | 337 | 14.679 |
| Annual Review of Pharmacology and Toxicology | 322 | 1 | 322 | 11.250 |