Question 1

Which countries lead Clinical practice guidelines implementation research?

Accepted Answer

By volume, the United States and the United Kingdom publish the most (1.1k and 635 works in 2022-now).

Question 2

Which institutions lead Clinical practice guidelines implementation research?

Accepted Answer

By volume in 2022-now, Harvard University publishes the most Clinical practice guidelines implementation research, followed by University of Toronto and University of Michigan.

Question 3

Who are the leading researchers in Clinical practice guidelines implementation?

Accepted Answer

The most-cited researchers publishing on Clinical practice guidelines implementation include David Moher, Douglas G. Altman and Jennifer Tetzlaff.

Question 4

Where is Clinical practice guidelines implementation research done?

Accepted Answer

The largest centres of Clinical practice guidelines implementation research in 2022-now are London (United Kingdom), Beijing (China), Paris (France) and Berlin (Germany). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Hamilton and Utrecht.

Question 5

Where is the best place to study Clinical practice guidelines implementation?

Accepted Answer

Among universities, judged by research, McMaster University, Harvard University and University of Ottawa score highest, combining excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.

Question 6

Is Clinical practice guidelines implementation research growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 6% lower than in 2018-2021, peaking in 2013.

Question 7

What are the most cited papers in Clinical practice guidelines implementation?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper in Clinical practice guidelines implementation is "Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses: The PRISMA Statement" (David Moher, Alessandro Liberati, Jennifer Tetzlaff et al., 2009), with 65,199 citations. Next come "GRADE: an emerging consensus on rating quality of evidence and strength of recommendations" (23,388) and "The National Comprehensive Cancer Network" (16,882).

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