Table 4.
Top 20 highly cited Articles.
| Title | First Author | Study Type | Source | IF | Year | IC | GC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evaluation, Treatment, and Prevention of Vitamin D Deficiency: An Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline | Michael F. Holick | Clinical guidelines | The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism | 5.958 | 2011 | 878 | 4714 |
| Sunlight and vitamin D for bone health and prevention of autoimmune diseases, cancers, and cardiovascular disease | Michael F Holick | Review article | The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition | 7.047 | 2004 | 508 | 1643 |
| Vitamin D: importance in the prevention of cancers, type 1 diabetes, heart disease, and osteoporosis | Michael F Holick | Review article | The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition | 7.047 | 2004 | 508 | 1119 |
| Calcium plus Vitamin D Supplementation and the Risk of Fractures | Rebecca D. Jackson | Clinical Trial | The New England Journal of Medicine | 91.253 | 2006 | 361 | 1177 |
| FGF-23 is a potent regulator of vitamin D metabolism and phosphate homeostasis | Takashi Shimada | Research article (Animal study) | The Journal of Bone and Mineral Research | 6.741 | 2004 | 345 | 1134 |
| Cloning and characterization of FGF23 as a causative factor of tumor-induced osteomalacia | Takashi Shimada | Research article (Animal study) | Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) | 11.205 | 2001 | 329 | 986 |
| Targeted ablation of Fgf23 demonstrates an essential physiological role of FGF23 in phosphate and vitamin D metabolism | Takashi Shimada | Research article (Animal study) | The Journal of Clinical Investigation | 14.808 | 2004 | 289 | 1050 |
| Positive association between 25-hydroxy vitamin D levels and bone mineral density: a population-based study of younger and older adults | Heike A Bischoff-Ferrari | Research article | The American Journal of Medicine | 4.965 | 2004 | 287 | 539 |
| A Global Study of Vitamin D Status and Parathyroid Function in Postmenopausal Women with Osteoporosis: Baseline Data from the Multiple Outcomes of Raloxifene Evaluation Clinical Trial | Paul Lips | Research article | The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism | 5.958 | 2001 | 283 | 534 |
| Use of calcium or calcium in combination with vitamin D supplementation to prevent fractures and bone loss in people aged 50 years and older: a meta-analysis | Benjamin MP Tang | Meta-analysis | The Lancet | 79.323 | 2007 | 279 | 824 |
| Effect of Parathyroid Hormone (1–34) on Fractures and Bone Mineral Density in Postmenopausal Women with Osteoporosis | Robert M. Neer | Research article | The New England Journal of Medicine | 91.253 | 2001 | 275 | 3022 |
| Prevalence of Vitamin D Inadequacy among Postmenopausal North American Women Receiving Osteoporosis Therapy | Michael F. Holick | Research article | The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism | 5.958 | 2005 | 266 | 609 |
| Vitamin D deficiency: a worldwide problem with health consequences | Michael F. Holick | Review article | The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition | 7.047 | 2008 | 263 | 1467 |
| Overview of general physiologic features and functions of vitamin D | Hector F DeLuca | Review article | The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition | 7.047 | 2004 | 257 | 1312 |
| Effect of four monthly oral vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol) supplementation on fractures and mortality in men and women living in the community: Randomised double blind controlled trial | Daksha P Trivedi | Clinical Trial | The BMJ | 39.89 | 2003 | 255 | 843 |
| Fibroblast Growth Factor 23 in Oncogenic Osteomalacia and X-Linked Hypophosphatemia | Kenneth B. Jonsson | Research article | The New England Journal of Medicine | 91.253 | 2003 | 229 | 617 |
| Annual High-Dose Oral Vitamin D and Falls and Fractures in Older Women A Randomized Controlled Trial |
Kerrie M. Sanders | Clinical Trial | JAMA | 56.274 | 2010 | 227 | 829 |
| Klotho converts canonical FGF receptor into a specific receptor for FGF23 | Itaru Urakawa | Research article (Animal study) | Nature | 49.962 | 2006 | 218 | 1219 |
| Increased Circulatory Level of Biologically Active Full-Length FGF-23 in Patients with Hypophosphatemic Rickets/Osteomalacia | Yuji Yamazaki | Research article | The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism | 5.958 | 2002 | 213 | 502 |
| Effects of Vitamin D and Calcium Supplementation on Falls: A Randomized Controlled Trial | Heike A Bischoff | Clinical Trial | The Journal of Bone and Mineral Research | 6.741 | 2003 | 210 | 643 |
IF—Impact Factor, IC—Internal Citation (Citations within study selected documents), GC—Global Citation (Citation in Web of Science).