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1 | Preferred reporting items for systematic review and meta-analysis protocols (PRISMA-P) 2015 statement | Systematic Reviews | 2015 | 16,556 |
2 | Rayyan—a web and mobile app for systematic reviews | Systematic Reviews | 2016 | 9,341 |
3 | The PRISMA 2020 statement: an updated guideline for reporting systematic reviews | Systematic Reviews | 2021 | 3,624 |
4 | PRISMA-S: an extension to the PRISMA Statement for Reporting Literature Searches in Systematic Reviews | Systematic Reviews | 2021 | 962 |
5 | Optimal database combinations for literature searches in systematic reviews: a prospective exploratory study | Systematic Reviews | 2017 | 911 |
6 | The nuts and bolts of PROSPERO: an international prospective register of systematic reviews | Systematic Reviews | 2012 | 829 |
7 | Evidence summaries: the evolution of a rapid review approach | Systematic Reviews | 2012 | 777 |
8 | Clarifying differences between review designs and methods | Systematic Reviews | 2012 | 570 |
9 | The impact of social activities, social networks, social support and social relationships on the cognitive functioning of healthy older adults: a systematic review | Systematic Reviews | 2017 | 491 |
10 | Does use of the CONSORT Statement impact the completeness of reporting of randomised controlled trials published in medical journals? A Cochrane reviewa | Systematic Reviews | 2012 | 468 |
11 | Applying systematic review search methods to the grey literature: a case study examining guidelines for school-based breakfast programs in Canada | Systematic Reviews | 2015 | 450 |
12 | Evaluations of the uptake and impact of the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) Statement and extensions: a scoping review | Systematic Reviews | 2017 | 406 |
13 | A checklist designed to aid consistency and reproducibility of GRADE assessments: development and pilot validation | Systematic Reviews | 2014 | 381 |
14 | Convergent and sequential synthesis designs: implications for conducting and reporting systematic reviews of qualitative and quantitative evidence | Systematic Reviews | 2017 | 365 |
15 | Approaches to interpreting and choosing the best treatments in network meta-analyses | Systematic Reviews | 2017 | 359 |
16 | What is an evidence map? A systematic review of published evidence maps and their definitions, methods, and products | Systematic Reviews | 2016 | 355 |
17 | Using text mining for study identification in systematic reviews: a systematic review of current approaches | Systematic Reviews | 2015 | 345 |
18 | Judging the quality of evidence in reviews of prognostic factor research: adapting the GRADE framework | Systematic Reviews | 2013 | 330 |
19 | The humanistic and economic burden of chronic wounds: a protocol for a systematic review | Systematic Reviews | 2017 | 323 |
20 | Screening for cervical cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis | Systematic Reviews | 2013 | 294 |
21 | Searching and synthesising ‘grey literature’ and ‘grey information’ in public health: critical reflections on three case studies | Systematic Reviews | 2016 | 286 |
22 | Searching for qualitative research for inclusion in systematic reviews: a structured methodological review | Systematic Reviews | 2016 | 283 |
23 | Systematic review automation technologies | Systematic Reviews | 2014 | 282 |
24 | Prevalence and incidence of chronic wounds and related complications: a protocol for a systematic review | Systematic Reviews | 2016 | 257 |
25 | Evaluation of the Cochrane Collaboration’s tool for assessing the risk of bias in randomized trials: focus groups, online survey, proposed recommendations and their implementation | Systematic Reviews | 2014 | 252 |
26 | Toward systematic review automation: a practical guide to using machine learning tools in research synthesis | Systematic Reviews | 2019 | 250 |
27 | Relationship between surgeon volume and outcomes: a systematic review of systematic reviews | Systematic Reviews | 2016 | 244 |
28 | The effectiveness of computerized order entry at reducing preventable adverse drug events and medication errors in hospital settings: a systematic review and meta-analysis | Systematic Reviews | 2014 | 240 |
29 | Instruments to measure patient experience of healthcare quality in hospitals: a systematic review | Systematic Reviews | 2015 | 240 |
30 | Registration of systematic reviews in PROSPERO: 30,000 records and counting | Systematic Reviews | 2018 | 238 |
31 | Why prospective registration of systematic reviews makes sense | Systematic Reviews | 2012 | 229 |
32 | Effects of walking speed on gait biomechanics in healthy participants: a systematic review and meta-analysis | Systematic Reviews | 2019 | 225 |
33 | Medication adherence influencing factors—an (updated) overview of systematic reviews | Systematic Reviews | 2019 | 217 |
34 | Cochrane diagnostic test accuracy reviews | Systematic Reviews | 2013 | 216 |
35 | A systematic review of St. John’s wort for major depressive disorder | Systematic Reviews | 2016 | 212 |
36 | Assessing and presenting summaries of evidence in Cochrane Reviews | Systematic Reviews | 2013 | 207 |
37 | Evaluation of the Cochrane tool for assessing risk of bias in randomized clinical trials: overview of published comments and analysis of user practice in Cochrane and non-Cochrane reviews | Systematic Reviews | 2016 | 207 |
38 | Study flow diagrams in Cochrane systematic review updates: an adapted PRISMA flow diagram | Systematic Reviews | 2014 | 204 |
39 | Access barriers to obstetric care at health facilities in sub-Saharan Africa—a systematic review | Systematic Reviews | 2017 | 204 |
40 | An introduction to overviews of reviews: planning a relevant research question and objective for an overview | Systematic Reviews | 2018 | 199 |
41 | Micronutrient fortification of food and its impact on woman and child health: a systematic review | Systematic Reviews | 2013 | 197 |
42 | Psychotropic medication non-adherence and its associated factors among patients with major psychiatric disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis | Systematic Reviews | 2020 | 189 |
43 | Organizational contextual features that influence the implementation of evidence-based practices across healthcare settings: a systematic integrative review | Systematic Reviews | 2018 | 184 |
44 | Systematic review adherence to methodological or reporting quality | Systematic Reviews | 2017 | 180 |
45 | How to properly use the PRISMA Statement | Systematic Reviews | 2021 | 180 |
46 | The state of population health research performance in the Middle East and North Africa: a meta-research study | Systematic Reviews | 2021 | 177 |
47 | Scoping reviews: reinforcing and advancing the methodology and application | Systematic Reviews | 2021 | 174 |
48 | A Microsoft-Excel-based tool for running and critically appraising network meta-analyses—an overview and application of NetMetaXL | Systematic Reviews | 2014 | 172 |
49 | A systematic review: efficacy of botulinum toxin in walking and quality of life in post-stroke lower limb spasticity | Systematic Reviews | 2018 | 168 |
50 | How should systematic reviewers handle conference abstracts? A view from the trenches | Systematic Reviews | 2019 | 163 |