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1Preferred reporting items for systematic review and meta-analysis protocols (PRISMA-P) 2015 statementSystematic Reviews201516,556
2Rayyan—a web and mobile app for systematic reviewsSystematic Reviews20169,341
3The PRISMA 2020 statement: an updated guideline for reporting systematic reviewsSystematic Reviews20213,624
4PRISMA-S: an extension to the PRISMA Statement for Reporting Literature Searches in Systematic ReviewsSystematic Reviews2021962
5Optimal database combinations for literature searches in systematic reviews: a prospective exploratory studySystematic Reviews2017911
6The nuts and bolts of PROSPERO: an international prospective register of systematic reviewsSystematic Reviews2012829
7Evidence summaries: the evolution of a rapid review approachSystematic Reviews2012777
8Clarifying differences between review designs and methodsSystematic Reviews2012570
9The impact of social activities, social networks, social support and social relationships on the cognitive functioning of healthy older adults: a systematic reviewSystematic Reviews2017491
10Does use of the CONSORT Statement impact the completeness of reporting of randomised controlled trials published in medical journals? A Cochrane reviewaSystematic Reviews2012468
11Applying systematic review search methods to the grey literature: a case study examining guidelines for school-based breakfast programs in CanadaSystematic Reviews2015450
12Evaluations of the uptake and impact of the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) Statement and extensions: a scoping reviewSystematic Reviews2017406
13A checklist designed to aid consistency and reproducibility of GRADE assessments: development and pilot validationSystematic Reviews2014381
14Convergent and sequential synthesis designs: implications for conducting and reporting systematic reviews of qualitative and quantitative evidenceSystematic Reviews2017365
15Approaches to interpreting and choosing the best treatments in network meta-analysesSystematic Reviews2017359
16What is an evidence map? A systematic review of published evidence maps and their definitions, methods, and productsSystematic Reviews2016355
17Using text mining for study identification in systematic reviews: a systematic review of current approachesSystematic Reviews2015345
18Judging the quality of evidence in reviews of prognostic factor research: adapting the GRADE frameworkSystematic Reviews2013330
19The humanistic and economic burden of chronic wounds: a protocol for a systematic reviewSystematic Reviews2017323
20Screening for cervical cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysisSystematic Reviews2013294
21Searching and synthesising ‘grey literature’ and ‘grey information’ in public health: critical reflections on three case studiesSystematic Reviews2016286
22Searching for qualitative research for inclusion in systematic reviews: a structured methodological reviewSystematic Reviews2016283
23Systematic review automation technologiesSystematic Reviews2014282
24Prevalence and incidence of chronic wounds and related complications: a protocol for a systematic reviewSystematic Reviews2016257
25Evaluation of the Cochrane Collaboration’s tool for assessing the risk of bias in randomized trials: focus groups, online survey, proposed recommendations and their implementationSystematic Reviews2014252
26Toward systematic review automation: a practical guide to using machine learning tools in research synthesisSystematic Reviews2019250
27Relationship between surgeon volume and outcomes: a systematic review of systematic reviewsSystematic Reviews2016244
28The effectiveness of computerized order entry at reducing preventable adverse drug events and medication errors in hospital settings: a systematic review and meta-analysisSystematic Reviews2014240
29Instruments to measure patient experience of healthcare quality in hospitals: a systematic reviewSystematic Reviews2015240
30Registration of systematic reviews in PROSPERO: 30,000 records and countingSystematic Reviews2018238
31Why prospective registration of systematic reviews makes senseSystematic Reviews2012229
32Effects of walking speed on gait biomechanics in healthy participants: a systematic review and meta-analysisSystematic Reviews2019225
33Medication adherence influencing factors—an (updated) overview of systematic reviewsSystematic Reviews2019217
34Cochrane diagnostic test accuracy reviewsSystematic Reviews2013216
35A systematic review of St. John’s wort for major depressive disorderSystematic Reviews2016212
36Assessing and presenting summaries of evidence in Cochrane ReviewsSystematic Reviews2013207
37Evaluation 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 reviewsSystematic Reviews2016207
38Study flow diagrams in Cochrane systematic review updates: an adapted PRISMA flow diagramSystematic Reviews2014204
39Access barriers to obstetric care at health facilities in sub-Saharan Africa—a systematic reviewSystematic Reviews2017204
40An introduction to overviews of reviews: planning a relevant research question and objective for an overviewSystematic Reviews2018199
41Micronutrient fortification of food and its impact on woman and child health: a systematic reviewSystematic Reviews2013197
42Psychotropic medication non-adherence and its associated factors among patients with major psychiatric disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysisSystematic Reviews2020189
43Organizational contextual features that influence the implementation of evidence-based practices across healthcare settings: a systematic integrative reviewSystematic Reviews2018184
44Systematic review adherence to methodological or reporting qualitySystematic Reviews2017180
45How to properly use the PRISMA StatementSystematic Reviews2021180
46The state of population health research performance in the Middle East and North Africa: a meta-research studySystematic Reviews2021177
47Scoping reviews: reinforcing and advancing the methodology and applicationSystematic Reviews2021174
48A Microsoft-Excel-based tool for running and critically appraising network meta-analyses—an overview and application of NetMetaXLSystematic Reviews2014172
49A systematic review: efficacy of botulinum toxin in walking and quality of life in post-stroke lower limb spasticitySystematic Reviews2018168
50How should systematic reviewers handle conference abstracts? A view from the trenchesSystematic Reviews2019163