Table 4 Top 10 ranking of cited articles in Scopus related to khat worldwide
SCRa | Authors with year of publication | Title | Source title | Cited by | Article type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st | Halbach 1972 [40] | Medical aspects of the chewing of khat leaves | Bulletin of the World Health Organization | 145 | Review |
2nd | Kalix and Braenden 1985 [41] | Pharmacological aspects of the chewing of khat leaves | Pharmacological Reviews | 142 | Review |
3rd | Al-Motarreb et al. 2002 [42] | Khat: Pharmacological and medical aspects and its social use in Yemen | Phytotherapy Research | 128 | Review |
4th | Brenneisen et al. 1990 [43] | Amphetamine-like effects in humans of the khat alkaloid cathinone | British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology | 116 | Original article |
5th | Widler et al. 1994 [44] | Pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics of khat: A controlled study | Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics | 110 | Original article |
6th | Toennes et al. 2003 [45] | Pharmacokinetics of cathinone, cathine and norephedrine after the chewing of khat leaves | British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology | 104 | Original article |
7th | Kalix 1990 [46] | Pharmacological properties of the stimulant khat | Pharmacology and Therapeutics | 90 | Review |
8th | Luqman and Danowski 1976 [47] | The use of khat (Catha edulis) in Yemen. Social and medical observations | Annals of Internal Medicine | 84 | Review |
9th | Cox and Rampes 2003 [1] | Adverse effects of khat: A review | Advances in Psychiatric Treatment | 82 | Review |
10th | Odenwald et al. 2005 [48] | Khat use as risk factor for psychotic disorders: A cross-sectional and case–control study in Somalia | BMC Medicine | 77 | Original article |