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Most cited papers from Cochrane
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The most cited paper from Cochrane is "PRISMA Extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR): Checklist and Explanation" (Andrea C. Tricco et al., 2018), with 43,960 citations. Next come "RoB 2: a revised tool for assessing risk of bias in randomised trials" (33,250) and "The PRISMA Statement for Reporting Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses of Studies That Evaluate Health Care Interventions: Explanation and Elaboration" (28,074).
Showing 50 of 56 papers. Every paper with more than 620 citations is listed.
| # | Paper | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PRISMA Extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR): Checklist and Explanation Andrea C. Tricco et al. · Annals of Internal Medicine | 3 Sep 2018 | 43,960 |
| 2 | RoB 2: a revised tool for assessing risk of bias in randomised trials Jonathan A C Sterne et al. · BMJ | 28 Aug 2019 | 33,250 |
| 3 | The PRISMA Statement for Reporting Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses of Studies That Evaluate Health Care Interventions: Explanation and Elaboration Alessandro Liberati, Douglas G. Altman, Jennifer Tetzlaff et al. · PLoS Medicine | 20 Jul 2009 | 28,074 |
| 4 | PRESS Peer Review of Electronic Search Strategies: 2015 Guideline Statement Jessie McGowan, Margaret Sampson, Douglas M Salzwedel et al. · Journal of Clinical Epidemiology | 19 Mar 2016 | 5,939 |
| 5 | Shared Decision Making: A Model for Clinical Practice Glyn Jones Elwyn, Dominick L. Frosch, Richard Thomson et al. · Journal of General Internal Medicine | 22 May 2012 | 4,461 |
| 6 | Interventions for preventing falls in older people living in the community Lesley Diane Gillespie, M. Clare Robertson, William John Gillespie et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews | 4 Sep 2012 | 3,954 |
| 7 | International subarachnoid aneurysm trial (ISAT) of neurosurgical clipping versus endovascular coiling in 2143 patients with ruptured intracranial aneurysms: a randomised comparison of effects on survival, dependency, seizures, rebleeding, subgroups, and aneurysm occlusion Andrew Molyneux, Richard S. C. Kerr, Ly‐Mee Yu et al. · The Lancet | Sep 2005 | 2,887 |
| 8 | Systematic Reviews: Identifying relevant studies for systematic reviews Kay Dickersin, Roberta W. Scherer, Carol A. Lefebvre · BMJ | 12 Nov 1994 | 2,275 |
| 9 | Sex and Gender Equity in Research: rationale for the SAGER guidelines and recommended use Shirin Heidari, Thomas F. Babor, Paola De Castro et al. · Research Integrity and Peer Review | 27 Apr 2016 | 2,173 |
| 10 | Increasing response rates to postal questionnaires: systematic review Phil J Edwards, Ian Roberts, Mike Clarke et al. · BMJ | 18 May 2002 | 1,950 |
| 11 | Early skin-to-skin contact for mothers and their healthy newborn infants Elizabeth R. Moore, Nils Bergman, Gene Cranston Anderson et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews | 24 Nov 2016 | 1,757 |
| 12 | Comparative efficacy and acceptability of 12 new-generation antidepressants: a multiple-treatments meta-analysis Andrea Cipriani, Toshi A. Furukawa, Georgia Salanti et al. · The Lancet | 29 Jan 2009 | 1,661 |
| 13 | Methods to increase response to postal and electronic questionnaires Phil J Edwards, Ian Roberts, Mike J Clarke et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews | 3 Jul 2009 | 1,413 |
| 14 | Comparative efficacy and tolerability of medications for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder in children, adolescents, and adults: a systematic review and network meta-analysis Samuele Cortese, Nicoletta Adamo, Cinzia Del Giovane et al. · The Lancet Psychiatry | 7 Aug 2018 | 1,410 |
| 15 | Undue reliance on I 2 in assessing heterogeneity may mislead Gerta Rücker, Guido Schwarzer, James R. Carpenter et al. · BMC Medical Research Methodology | 27 Nov 2008 | 1,355 |
| 16 | Methodology in conducting a systematic review of systematic reviews of healthcare interventions Valerie A. Smith, Declan Devane, Cecily Begley et al. · BMC Medical Research Methodology | 3 Feb 2011 | 1,287 |
| 17 | THE EFFECT OF ENGLISH-LANGUAGE RESTRICTION ON SYSTEMATIC REVIEW-BASED META-ANALYSES: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW OF EMPIRICAL STUDIES Andra Morrison, Julie Polisena, Don Husereau et al. · International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care | Apr 2012 | 1,287 |
| 18 | Knowledge is not power for patients: A systematic review and thematic synthesis of patient-reported barriers and facilitators to shared decision making Natalie Joseph‐Williams, Glyn Jones Elwyn, Adrian Edwards · Patient Education and Counseling | 9 Nov 2013 | 1,277 |
| 19 | Xpert® MTB/RIF assay for pulmonary tuberculosis and rifampicin resistance in adults Karen R Steingart, Ian Schiller, David J. de L. Horne et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews | 21 Jan 2014 | 1,126 |
| 20 | Colloids versus crystalloids for fluid resuscitation in critically ill patients Pablo Perel, Ian Roberts, Katharine Ker · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews | 23 Feb 2013 | 1,118 |
| 21 | Antiplatelet agents for prevention of pre-eclampsia: a meta-analysis of individual patient data Lisa Maree Askie, Lelia Duley, David John Henderson-Smart et al. · The Lancet | May 2007 | 1,026 |
| 22 | Fluoride varnishes for preventing dental caries in children and adolescents Valéria CC Marinho, Helen V Worthington, Tanya Walsh et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews | 11 Jul 2013 | 1,026 |
| 23 | Five steps to conducting a systematic review Khalid Saeed Khan, Regina Kunz, Jos Kleijnen et al. · Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine | Mar 2003 | 1,005 |
| 24 | Clinical Practice Guideline: Tonsillectomy in Children Reginald F. Baugh, Sanford M. Archer, Ron B. Mitchell et al. · Otolaryngology | 31 Dec 2010 | 940 |
| 25 | Nonpharmacological Therapies in Alzheimer’s Disease: A Systematic Review of Efficacy Javier Olazarán et al. · Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders | 2010 | 940 |
| 26 | Barriers to Participation in Randomised Controlled Trials Sue Ross, Adrian Grant, Carl E Counsell et al. · Journal of Clinical Epidemiology | Dec 1999 | 916 |
| 27 | Publication bias in clinical trials due to statistical significance or direction of trial results Sally Hopewell, Kirsty Loudon, Mike J Clarke et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews | 21 Jan 2009 | 904 |
| 28 | EFNS guidelines on pharmacological treatment of neuropathic pain Nadine Attal, G. Cruccu, Maija L. Haanpää et al. · European Journal of Neurology | 11 Sep 2006 | 881 |
| 29 | Interventions for preventing falls in older people in care facilities and hospitals Ian Douglas Cameron, Lesley Diane Gillespie, M. Clare Robertson et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews | 6 Dec 2012 | 879 |
| 30 | Unpublished rating scales: A major source of bias in randomised controlled trials of treatments for schizophrenia Max J. Marshall, Austin Lockwood, Caroline E. Bradley et al. · The British Journal of Psychiatry | Mar 2000 | 870 |
| 31 | Epidural versus non-epidural or no analgesia in labour Millicent Anim-Somuah, Rebecca MD Smyth, Leanne Jones · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews | 5 Dec 2011 | 852 |
| 32 | Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) for the detection of dementia in clinically unevaluated people aged 65 and over in community and primary care populations Sam Creavin, Susanna Wisniewski, Anna H Noel-Storr et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews | 13 Jan 2016 | 843 |
| 33 | Effect of timing of umbilical cord clamping of term infants on maternal and neonatal outcomes Susan McDonald, Philippa Middleton, Therese Dowswell et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews | 10 Jul 2013 | 832 |
| 34 | European Stroke Organisation (ESO) Guidelines for the Management of Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage Thorsten Steiner et al. · International Journal of Stroke | 24 Aug 2014 | 828 |
| 35 | CONSORT 2010 statement: extension to randomised crossover trials Kerry M. Dwan, Tianjing Li, Douglas G. Altman et al. · BMJ | 31 Jul 2019 | 794 |
| 36 | Continuous support for women during childbirth Meghan A Bohren, G Justus Hofmeyr, Carol Sakala et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews | 6 Jul 2017 | 773 |
| 37 | Forest plots: trying to see the wood and the trees Steff Lewis, Mike Clarke · BMJ | 16 Jun 2001 | 767 |
| 38 | Decision aids for people facing health treatment or screening decisions Kristy Giles · International Journal of Evidence-Based Healthcare | Jun 2015 | 747 |
| 39 | PRISMA for Abstracts: Reporting Systematic Reviews in Journal and Conference Abstracts Elaine Beller, Paul Glasziou, Douglas G. Altman et al. · PLoS Medicine | 9 Apr 2013 | 741 |
| 40 | Nicotine replacement therapy versus control for smoking cessation Jamie Hartmann‐Boyce, Samantha C Chepkin, Weiyu Ye et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews | 31 May 2018 | 731 |
| 41 | Interventions for increasing the use of shared decision making by healthcare professionals France Légaré, Rhéda Adekpedjou, Dawn Stacey et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews | 19 Jul 2018 | 728 |
| 42 | Intravenous immunoglobulin for Guillain-Barré syndrome Richard AC Hughes, Anthony V. Swan, Pieter A. van Doorn · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews | 19 Sep 2014 | 719 |
| 43 | Mid-urethral sling operations for stress urinary incontinence in women Abigail A. Ford, Lynne Rogerson, June D Cody et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews | 30 Jul 2017 | 696 |
| 44 | Living systematic review: 1. Introduction—the why, what, when, and how Julian Elliott et al. · Journal of Clinical Epidemiology | 11 Sep 2017 | 694 |
| 45 | A Reporting Tool for Practice Guidelines in Health Care: The RIGHT Statement Yaolong Chen et al. · Annals of Internal Medicine | 17 Jan 2017 | 690 |
| 46 | CONSORT for Reporting Randomized Controlled Trials in Journal and Conference Abstracts: Explanation and Elaboration Sally Hopewell, Mike J Clarke, David Moher et al. · PLoS Medicine | 16 Jan 2008 | 689 |
| 47 | Indirect comparisons of competing interventions Anne‐Marie Glenny, Douglas G. Altman, Fengyu Song et al. · Health Technology Assessment | Jul 2005 | 687 |
| 48 | Effect of timing of umbilical cord clamping and other strategies to influence placental transfusion at preterm birth on maternal and infant outcomes Heike Rabe, Gillian ML Gyte, José Luis Díaz-Rossello et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews | 17 Sep 2019 | 684 |
| 49 | Interventions for treating oral mucositis for patients with cancer receiving treatment Jan Clarkson, Helen V Worthington, Susan Furness et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews | 28 Jul 2010 | 677 |
| 50 | Epidural versus non-epidural or no analgesia for pain management in labour Millicent Anim-Somuah, Rebecca MD Smyth, Allan M Cyna et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews | 21 May 2018 | 653 |
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