TABLE 5.

Top 10 most globally cited documents on heat stress in poultry.

Rank	Title	First author	Type	Source	PY	TC	TCY
1	Effect of heat stress on oxidative stress, lipid peroxidation and some stress parameters in broiler	Altan O.	Article	British Poultry Science	2003	294	14.7
2	Strategies for preventing heat stress in poultry	Lin H.	Review	World’s Poultry Science Journal	2006	250	14.71
3	Effects of different levels of zinc on the performance and immunocompetence of broilers under heat stress	Bartlett JR.	Article	Poultry Science	2003	246	12.3
4	Association between heat stress and oxidative stress in poultry; mitochondrial dysfunction and dietary interventions with phytochemicals	Akbarian, A.	Review	Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology	2016	219	31.29
5	Effect of a probiotic mixture on intestinal microflora, morphology, and barrier integrity of broilers subjected to heat stress	Song J.	Article	Poultry Science	2014	215	23.89
6	Effect of supplementation of prebiotic mannan-oligosaccharides and probiotic mixture on growth performance of broilers subjected to chronic heat stress	Sohail MU	Article	Poultry Science	2012	215	19.55
7	Superoxide Radical Production in Chicken Skeletal Muscle Induced by Acute Heat Stress	Mujahid A.	Article	Poultry Science	2005	206	11.44
8	Effect of Chronic Heat Exposure on Fat Deposition and Meat Quality in Two Genetic Types of Chicken	Lu Q.	Article	Poultry Science	2007	193	12.06
9	Effects of different levels of vitamin E on growth performance and immune responses of broilers under heat stress	Niu ZY.	Article	Poultry Science	2009	180	12.86
10	Alleviation of cyclic heat stress in broilers by dietary supplementation of mannan-oligosaccharide and Lactobacillus-based probiotic: Dynamics of cortisol, thyroid hormones, cholesterol, C-reactive protein, and humoral immunity	Sohail MU.	Article	Poultry Science	2010	159	12.23

PY, published year; TC, total citation; TCY, total citation per year.