| # | Title | Journal | Year | Citations |
|---|
| 1 | Mechanisms in photodynamic therapy: part one—photosensitizers, photochemistry and cellular localization | Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy | 2004 | 1,623 |
| 2 | Photosensitizers in clinical PDT | Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy | 2004 | 862 |
| 3 | Methylene blue in photodynamic therapy: From basic mechanisms to clinical applications | Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy | 2005 | 675 |
| 4 | Oncologic photodynamic therapy photosensitizers: A clinical review | Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy | 2010 | 652 |
| 5 | Photodynamic therapy for localized infections—State of the art | Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy | 2009 | 621 |
| 6 | Mechanisms in photodynamic therapy: part two—cellular signaling, cell metabolism and modes of cell death | Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy | 2005 | 586 |
| 7 | Mechanisms in photodynamic therapy: Part three—Photosensitizer pharmacokinetics, biodistribution, tumor localization and modes of tumor destruction | Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy | 2005 | 437 |
| 8 | Nanodrug applications in photodynamic therapy | Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy | 2011 | 303 |
| 9 | Lasers and light sources for PDT: past, present and future | Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy | 2004 | 191 |
| 10 | Photodynamic therapy (PDT) for malignant brain tumors – Where do we stand? | Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy | 2015 | 173 |
| 11 | Antibacterial photodynamic therapy for dental caries: Evaluation of the photosensitizers used and light source properties | Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy | 2012 | 162 |
| 12 | Bio-nanotechnology and photodynamic therapy—State of the art review | Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy | 2008 | 161 |
| 13 | Sonodynamic therapy, a treatment developing from photodynamic therapy | Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy | 2017 | 159 |
| 14 | The potential for photodynamic therapy in the treatment of localized infections | Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy | 2005 | 142 |
| 15 | Photodynamic therapy in dermatology beyond non-melanoma cancer: An update | Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy | 2017 | 142 |
| 16 | Advances in the clinical application of Raman spectroscopy for cancer diagnostics | Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy | 2013 | 141 |
| 17 | Clinical PD/PDT in North America: An historical review | Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy | 2004 | 135 |
| 18 | Photodynamic potential of curcumin and blue LED against Streptococcus mutans in a planktonic culture | Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy | 2013 | 131 |
| 19 | Photodynamic therapy for cancer: Role of natural products | Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy | 2019 | 128 |
| 20 | Photodynamic inactivation of Staphylococcus aureus and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus with Ru(II)-based type I/type II photosensitizers | Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy | 2013 | 119 |
| 21 | A review of nanoparticle photosensitizer drug delivery uptake systems for photodynamic treatment of lung cancer | Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy | 2018 | 113 |
| 22 | Features of third generation photosensitizers used in anticancer photodynamic therapy: Review | Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy | 2021 | 112 |
| 23 | Photodynamic therapy (PDT) for lung cancer | Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy | 2011 | 109 |
| 24 | Oncologic photodynamic therapy: Clinical strategies that modulate mechanisms of action | Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy | 2013 | 107 |
| 25 | Photodynamic therapy and pain: A systematic review | Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy | 2017 | 107 |
| 26 | The development of phenothiazinium photosensitisers | Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy | 2005 | 104 |
| 27 | Preliminary clinical report on safety and efficacy of photodynamic therapy using talaporfin sodium for malignant gliomas | Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy | 2012 | 104 |
| 28 | CuS nanoagents for photodynamic and photothermal therapies: Phenomena and possible mechanisms | Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy | 2017 | 104 |
| 29 | mTHPC – A drug on its way from second to third generation photosensitizer? | Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy | 2012 | 101 |
| 30 | Curcumin-mediated Photodynamic Therapy for the treatment of oral infections—A review | Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy | 2018 | 101 |
| 31 | Contribution of photodynamic therapy in wound healing: A systematic review | Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy | 2018 | 101 |
| 32 | Bactericidal efficacy of photodynamic therapy against Enterococcus faecalis in infected root canals: A systematic literature review | Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy | 2013 | 97 |
| 33 | Pivotal roles of peptide transporter PEPT1 and ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporter ABCG2 in 5-aminolevulinic acid (ALA)-based photocytotoxicity of gastric cancer cells in vitro | Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy | 2012 | 96 |
| 34 | Photodynamic therapy: from the beginning | Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy | 2004 | 94 |
| 35 | Indocyanine green fluorescence imaging in hepatobiliary surgery | Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy | 2017 | 91 |
| 36 | Photodynamic applications in brain tumors: A comprehensive review of the literature | Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy | 2010 | 90 |
| 37 | Role of antimicrobial photodynamic therapy in the treatment of aggressive periodontitis: A systematic review | Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy | 2016 | 90 |
| 38 | Efficacy of photodynamic therapy versus antibiotics as an adjunct to scaling and root planing in the treatment of periodontitis: A systematic review and meta-analysis | Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy | 2017 | 90 |
| 39 | Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy using diode laser activated indocyanine green as an adjunct in the treatment of chronic periodontitis: A randomized clinical trial | Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy | 2016 | 88 |
| 40 | Analysis of hepatitis B virus infection in blood sera using Raman spectroscopy and machine learning | Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy | 2018 | 88 |
| 41 | Quinones as photosensitizer for photodynamic therapy: ROS generation, mechanism and detection methods | Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy | 2016 | 85 |
| 42 | Is photodynamic therapy a good alternative to surgery and radiotherapy in the treatment of head and neck cancer? | Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy | 2009 | 84 |
| 43 | Photodynamic therapy in colorectal cancer treatment: The state of the art in clinical trials | Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy | 2015 | 84 |
| 44 | The effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of intraoperative imaging in high-grade glioma resection; a comparative review of intraoperative ALA, fluorescein, ultrasound and MRI | Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy | 2016 | 84 |
| 45 | The influence of photodynamic therapy on the immune response | Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy | 2005 | 83 |
| 46 | The history of PDT in Norway | Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy | 2007 | 83 |
| 47 | Expression levels of PEPT1 and ABCG2 play key roles in 5-aminolevulinic acid (ALA)-induced tumor-specific protoporphyrin IX (PpIX) accumulation in bladder cancer | Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy | 2013 | 82 |
| 48 | Antiviral photodynamic therapy: Inactivation and inhibition of SARS-CoV-2 in vitro using methylene blue and Radachlorin | Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy | 2021 | 81 |
| 49 | A clinical trial testing the efficacy of PDT in preventing amputation in diabetic patients | Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy | 2014 | 78 |
| 50 | Vibration spectroscopy and body biofluids: Literature review for clinical applications | Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy | 2018 | 78 |
