Table 7 Top 10 cited articles in the subject “urology and nephrology” that were authored/ co-authored by researchers from 21 Arab countries
SCR | Article title | Name of journal | Year; authors as shown in ISI | Type of study (Basic versus Clinical) | Number cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st | Laparoscopic versus open radical nephrectomy: A 9-year experience | Journal of Urology | 2000; Dunn, MD; Portis, AJ; Shalhav, AL; et al. [36] | Clinical | 319 |
2nd | Worldwide ethnic distribution of the G protein beta 3 subunit 825 T allele and its association with obesity in Caucasian, Chinese, and Black African individuals | Journal of the American Society of Nephrology | 1999; Siffert, W; Forster, P; Jockel, KH; et al. [37] | Basic | 265 |
3rd | Radical cystectomy for carcinoma of the bladder: Critical evaluation of the results in 1,026 cases | Journal of Urology | 1997; Ghoneim, MA; ElMekresh, MM; ElBaz, MA; et al. [38] | Clinical | 240 |
4th | An International Urogynecological Association (IUGA)/International Continence Society (ICS) joint report on the terminology for female pelvic floor dysfunction | International Urogynecology Journal | 2010; Haylen, Bernard T.; de Ridder, Dirk; Freeman, Robert M.; et al. [39] | Clinical | 218 |
5th | Vascular access for hemodialysis | Kidney International | 1999; Schwab, SJ; Harrington, JT; King, AJ; et al. [40] | Clinical | 204 |
6th | Nerve-sparing robot-assisted radical cystoprostatectomy and urinary diversion | BJU International | 2003; Menon, M; Hemal, AK; Tewari, A; et al. [41] | Clinical | 199 |
7th | Extended radical lymphadenectomy in patients with urothelial bladder cancer: Results of a prospective multicenter study | Journal of Urology | 2004; Leissner, J; Ghoneim, MA; Abol-Enein, H; et al. [42] | Clinical | 193 |
8th | Causes, kinetics and clinical implications of post-hemodialysis urea rebound | Kidney International | 1988; Pedrini, LA; Zereik, S; Rasmy, S. [43] | Clinical | 174 |
9th | The burden of kidney disease: Improving global outcomes | Kidney International | 2004; Eknoyan, G; Lameire, N; Barsoum, R; et al. [44] | Clinical | 144 |
10th | Laparoscopic nephroureterectomy for upper tract transitional cell cancer: The Washington University experience | Journal of Urology | 2000; Shalhav, AL; Dunn, MD; Portis, AJ; et al. [45] | Clinical | 142 |