Table 3.
The top 15 articles with the most citations
| SCR* | Authors and years of publication | Title | Journal | Citation- Scopus | Citation- WOS | NI | NC | Country of research |
| 1st | Temel et al, 201020 | Early palliative care for patients with metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer | New England Journal of Medicine | 4216 | 3816 | 4 | 1 | USA |
| 2nd | Detering et al, 201021 | The impact of advance care planning on end of life care in elderly patients: Randomised controlled trial | British Medical Journal | 1248 | 1147 | 2 | 1 | Australia |
| 3rd | Teno et al, 200422 | Family Perspectives on End-of-Life Care at the Last Place of Care | Journal of the American Medical Association | 1125 | 998 | 3 | 1 | USA |
| 4th | Mitchell et al, 201156 | Prevalence of depression, anxiety, and adjustment disorder in oncological, haematological, and palliative-care settings: A meta-analysis of 94 interview-based studies | The Lancet Oncology | 1120 | 1009 | 6 | 3 | UK |
| 5th | Bakitas et al, 200957 | Effects of a palliative care intervention on clinical outcomes in patients with advanced cancer: The project ENABLE II randomised controlled trial | Journal of the American Medical Association | 1002 | 927 | 9 | 1 | USA |
| 6th | Zimmermann et al, 201458 | Early palliative care for patients with advanced cancer: A cluster-randomised controlled trial. | The Lancet | 847 | 783 | 6 | 1 | Canada |
| 7th | Harstell et al, 200559 | Randomized trial of short- versus long-course radiotherapy for palliation of painful bone metastases | Journal of the National Cancer Institute | 567 | 478 | 3 | 1 | USA |
| 8th | Morrison et al, 200860 | Cost savings associated with US hospital palliative care consultation programs | Archives of Internal Medicine | 552 | 497 | 7 | 1 | USA |
| 9th | Brumley et al, 200761 | Increased satisfaction with care and lower costs: Results of a randomised trial of in-home palliative care | Journal of the American Geriatrics Society | 547 | 492 | 5 | 1 | USA |
| 10th | Bakitas et al, 201562 | Early versus delayed initiation of concurrent palliative oncology care: Patient outcomes in the ENABLE III randomised controlled trial | Journal of Clinical Oncology | 536 | 514 | 6 | 1 | USA |
| 11th | Back et al, 200763 | Efficacy of communication skills training for giving bad news and discussing transitions to palliative care | Archives of Internal Medicine | 498 | 461 | 11 | 1 | USA |
| 12th | Heyland et al, 200664 | What matters most in end-of-life care: Perceptions of seriously ill patients and their family members | Canadian Medical Association Journal | 425 | 351 | 10 | 1 | Canada |
| 13th | Temel et al, 201165 | Longitudinal perceptions of prognosis and goals of therapy in patients with metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer: Results of a randomised study of early palliative care | Journal of Clinical Oncology | 416 | 378 | 3 | 1 | USA |
| 14th | Gade et al, 200866 | Impact of an inpatient palliative care team: A randomised control trial | Journal of Palliative Medicine | 382 | 359 | 11 | 1 | USA |
| 15th | Schulz et al, 200367 | End-of-Life Care and the Effects of Bereavement on Family Caregivers of Persons with Dementia | New England Journal of Medicine | 381 | 311 | 1 | 1 | USA |
*Equal articles have the same ranking number andthen the gap is left in the ranking numbers.
NC, number of countries affiliated in a paper; NI, number of institutions affiliated in a paper; SCR, standard competition ranking; WOS, Web of Science.