# Most-cited Health Professions papers of 2020, with free PDFs

The 25 most-cited Health Professions research papers published in 2020, ranked by citations in OpenAlex, with their original abstracts and free PDFs where available.

1. [Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W3092849554) · 19,293 citations · Free PDF
2. [Fair Allocation of Scarce Medical Resources in the Time of Covid-19](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W3012690896) · 3,158 citations
3. [An overview of clinical decision support systems: benefits, risks, and strategies for success](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W3004612364) · 2,974 citations · Free PDF
4. [Global estimates of the need for rehabilitation based on the Global Burden of Disease study 2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W3109410822) · 2,868 citations
5. [Critical Supply Shortages — The Need for Ventilators and Personal Protective Equipment during the Covid-19 Pandemic](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W3012804303) · 2,033 citations
6. [The World Health Organization (WHO) approach to healthy ageing](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W3032592468) · 1,728 citations
7. [Supporting the Health Care Workforce During the COVID-19 Global Epidemic](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W3010574983) · 1,504 citations
8. [Epidemiology of Covid-19 in a Long-Term Care Facility in King County, Washington](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W3013233995) · 1,324 citations
9. [Research co-design in health: a rapid overview of reviews](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W3008652539) · 1,301 citations · Free PDF
10. [Poverty, depression, and anxiety: Causal evidence and mechanisms](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W3024664944) · 1,227 citations
11. [Burnout in nursing: a theoretical review](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W3011614181) · 1,163 citations
12. [Occupational Therapy Practice Framework: Domain and Process—Fourth Edition](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W4205848757) · 1,161 citations
13. [Understanding and Responding to Health Literacy as a Social Determinant of Health](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W3091929931) · 1,155 citations
14. [Joint international consensus statement for ending stigma of obesity](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W3010547780) · 1,140 citations · Free PDF
15. [A meta‐review of “lifestyle psychiatry”: the role of exercise, smoking, diet and sleep in the prevention and treatment of mental disorders](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W3087653702) · 1,109 citations
16. [A future for the world's children? A WHO–UNICEF–Lancet Commission](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W3006754301) · 1,094 citations
17. [Asymptomatic and Presymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 Infections in Residents of a Long-Term Care Skilled Nursing Facility — King County, Washington, March 2020](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W3013552499) · 1,058 citations
18. [Implications of Language Barriers for Healthcare: A Systematic Review](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W3021854208) · 975 citations
19. [Facing Covid-19 in Italy — Ethics, Logistics, and Therapeutics on the Epidemic’s Front Line](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W3010865292) · 887 citations
20. [Three Decades of Research: The Case for Comprehensive Sex Education](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W3092958856) · 827 citations
21. [A Framework for Rationing Ventilators and Critical Care Beds During the COVID-19 Pandemic](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W3013680672) · 826 citations
22. [COVID-19: health literacy is an underestimated problem](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W3017178742) · 818 citations
23. [International Association of Dental Traumatology guidelines for the management of traumatic dental injuries: 1. Fractures and luxations](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W3030981014) · 783 citations · Free PDF
24. [Family Caregiving for Older Adults](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2997582259) · 742 citations
25. [Burnout in Healthcare Workers: Prevalence, Impact and Preventative Strategies](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W3095596619) · 741 citations · Free PDF

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