Question 1

What is Cochrane known for?

Accepted Answer

In research, Cochrane stands highest in Health Sciences (#2,547 of 9,902 worldwide), Medicine (#2,525 of 8,541 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#7,488 of 9,585 worldwide), 2022-now.

Question 2

How does Cochrane rank in research?

Accepted Answer

Cochrane ranks #7,663 of 22,385 institutions worldwide on research quality in 2022-now (#3,153 all time), and #262 of 862 in the United Kingdom.

Question 3

Who are the top researchers at Cochrane?

Accepted Answer

Ranked on the quality score, Ella Flemyng, Gemma Férriz Villanueva and Lee‐Yee Chong lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Cochrane.

Question 4

What are the most cited papers from Cochrane?

Accepted Answer

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).

Question 5

Which research topics does Cochrane publish most on?

Accepted Answer

By volume in 2022-now: Meta-analysis and systematic reviews, Educational Curriculum and Learning Methods, Health Policy Implementation Science and Delphi Technique in Research.

Question 6

Which keywords describe research at Cochrane?

Accepted Answer

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Meta-Analysis, Quality Assessment, Publication Bias, Research Methodology, Evidence Synthesis, PRISMA Statement and Quality of Life.

Question 7

Which fields of science does Cochrane work in?

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 46% of research at Cochrane is in Health Sciences, 35% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (37%), Social Sciences (19%), Health Professions (8%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Question 8

Is Cochrane's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 16% lower than in 2018-2021.