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This bibliometric study evaluated the highly cited publications (HCPs; \u2265100 citations) to describe their profiles (themes and institutions).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>From 14,834 Scopus-indexed records (1945\u20132024), 187 HCPs (1957\u20132022) were analysed using MS Excel and VOSviewer for citation trends, co-authorship networks (country, organisation, author), co-word analysis, and subject mapping across domains. Metrics included total citations (TC), citations per paper (CPP), and total link strength (TLS).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Highly cited publications amassed 33,830 citations (average CPP: 180.9), with a predominance of review articles (58.3%; CPP: 197.6). Temporal peaks occurred in 2004\u20132015, stabilising post-2016. Communicable diseases led thematically (\n                      <jats:italic>e.g<\/jats:italic>\n                      ., bacterial infections: 33 papers, 5,478 TC; virology: 23 papers, 3,432 TC), followed by non-communicable foci like diabetes (21 papers). India dominated (148 papers; &gt;70%), with All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)-New Delhi (23 papers; CPP: 181.5) and Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) (15 papers; CPP: 216.7) as hubs in a 12-cluster network (472 links; TLS: 447). International collaborations were limited (12.8%; CPP: 155.1), and so were external (national and international) funding (5.9%). Author networks emerging from the HCPS (5 clusters; 165 links; TLS: 170) centered on ICMR\u2013AIIMS synergies; keywords clustered around metabolic (\u2018diabetes mellitus\u2019: 17 occurrences) and infectious motifs.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Interpretation and conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The findings of this analysis suggests that the IJMR reflects India\u2019s strengths in biomedical research, with a focus on review-based research and topics addressing the country\u2019s disease burden thus far. 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