| Article rank | Article’s first author | Title | Year | No. of received citations (% of potential citations) |
| 1 | Bernard | Lung hyperpermeability and asthma | 2003 | 26 (76%) |
| 2 | Bernard | Chlorinated pool attendance | 2006 | 20 (71%) |
| 3 | Bernard | Infant swimming practice | 2007 | 18 (69%) |
| 4 | Schoefer | Health risks of early swimming | 2008 | 13 (59%) |
| 5 | Carbonelle | Changes in serum pneumoproteins | 2002 | 12 (35%) |
| 6 | Font-Ribera | Swimming pool attendance | 2011 | 11 (92%) |
| Author rank | Author | Affiliation | Country | No. of received citations (= authority) |
| 1 | A. Bernard | Catholic University of Louvain, Brussels | Belgium | 112 |
| 2 | S. Carbonelle | Catholic University of Louvain, Brussels | Belgium | 79 |
| 3 | C. de Burbure | Catholic University of Louvain, Brussels | Belgium | 62 |
| 4 | M. Nickmilder | Catholic University of Louvain, Brussels | Belgium | 59 |
| 5 | O. Michel | Free University of Brussels, Brussels | Belgium | 57 |
| 6 | X. Dumont | Catholic University of Louvain, Brussels | Belgium | 55 |