Table 3 Subcategories of the top 100 most cited articles

Experimental studies (EG)

n = 65

Studies on mechanisms, metabolomics, transcriptome, genetics, potential molecular biomarkers

5, 6, 12, 13, 19–25, 28–31, 33, 34, 37–40, 42, 43, 45, 48, 49, 51, 53–57, 59–61, 63, 65, 67–74, 77–79, 81–85, 87–92, 94–97, 99, 100

19,280

49.62

Clinical studies (CS)

n = 26

Clinical trials, observational studies

1–3, 7–10, 14, 15, 17, 18, 27, 32, 35, 36, 41, 44, 50, 52, 62, 64, 66, 75, 80, 86, 93

16,144

41.55

Epidemiological studies (ES)

n = 7

Studies on prevalence, risk factors, outcomes

4, 16, 26, 46, 58, 76, 98

2603

6.70

Pathological and pathophysiological studies (PP)

n = 2

Studies on pathology and pathophysiology

11, 47

828

2.13