| # | Title | Journal | Year | Citations |
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| 1 | Systematic Review of the Empirical Evidence of Study Publication Bias and Outcome Reporting Bias | PLoS ONE | 2008 | 1,142 |
| 2 | The impact of outcome reporting bias in randomised controlled trials on a cohort of systematic reviews | BMJ: British Medical Journal | 2010 | 896 |
| 3 | The SANAD study of effectiveness of valproate, lamotrigine, or topiramate for generalised and unclassifiable epilepsy: an unblinded randomised controlled trial | Lancet, The | 2007 | 850 |
| 4 | Adverse Drug Reactions in Hospital In-Patients: A Prospective Analysis of 3695 Patient-Episodes | PLoS ONE | 2009 | 527 |
| 5 | Cervical cerclage for prevention of preterm delivery in woman with short cervix:randomised controlled trial | Lancet, The | 2004 | 386 |
| 6 | HLA-B locus in Caucasian patients with carbamazepine hypersensitivity | Pharmacogenomics | 2006 | 310 |
| 7 | Expression of the Uptake Drug Transporter hOCT1 is an Important Clinical Determinant of the Response to Imatinib in Chronic Myeloid Leukemia | Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics | 2008 | 253 |
| 8 | Uncertainty method improved on best–worst case analysis in a binary meta-analysis | Journal of Clinical Epidemiology | 2005 | 236 |
| 9 | Meta‐analysis of continuous outcomes combining individual patient data and aggregate data | Statistics in Medicine | 2008 | 222 |
| 10 | Systematic review, including meta-analyses, on the management of locally advanced pancreatic cancer using radiation/combined modality therapy | British Journal of Cancer | 2007 | 212 |
| 11 | Are we meeting the standards set for endoscopy? Results of a large-scale prospective survey of endoscopic retrograde cholangio-pancreatograph practice | Gut | 2007 | 210 |
| 12 | Bivariate random-effects meta-analysis and the estimation of between-study correlation | BMC Medical Research Methodology | 2007 | 184 |
| 13 | A Systematic Review of Studies That Aim to Determine Which Outcomes to Measure in Clinical Trials in Children | PLoS Medicine | 2008 | 174 |
| 14 | Comparison of protocols and registry entries to published reports for randomised controlled trials | The Cochrane Library | 2011 | 166 |
| 15 | Outcome selection bias in meta-analysis | Statistical Methods in Medical Research | 2005 | 164 |
| 16 | Patients with epilepsy: Cognitively compromised before the start of antiepileptic drug treatment? | Epilepsia | 2010 | 157 |
| 17 | Comparative efficacy of newer hypnotic drugs for the short-term management of insomnia: a systematic review and meta-analysis | Human Psychopharmacology | 2004 | 155 |
| 18 | Evidence synthesis combining individual patient data and aggregate data: a systematic review identified current practice and possible methods | Journal of Clinical Epidemiology | 2007 | 151 |
| 19 | Insecticide-treated nets for preventing malaria in pregnancy | The Cochrane Library | 2006 | 150 |
| 20 | Frequency and reasons for outcome reporting bias in clinical trials: interviews with trialists | BMJ: British Medical Journal | 2011 | 150 |
| 21 | Meta-analysis of individual patient data versus aggregate data from longitudinal clinical trials | Clinical Trials | 2009 | 143 |
| 22 | Insecticide-Treated Nets for the Prevention of Malaria in Pregnancy: A Systematic Review of Randomised Controlled Trials | PLoS Medicine | 2007 | 142 |
| 23 | Investigating heterogeneity in an individual patient data meta-analysis of time to event outcomes | Statistics in Medicine | 2005 | 141 |
| 24 | Dabigatran etexilate versus warfarin in management of non-valvular atrial fibrillation in UK context: quantitative benefit-harm and economic analyses | BMJ: British Medical Journal | 2011 | 137 |
| 25 | Epidemiological studies of tooth wear and dental erosion in 14-year-old children in North West England. Part 1: The relationship with water fluoridation and social deprivation | British Dental Journal | 2004 | 136 |
| 26 | Development of a core outcome set for clinical trials in childhood asthma: a survey of clinicians, parents, and young people | Trials | 2012 | 134 |
| 27 | A comparison of multivariable regression models to analyse cost data | Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice | 2006 | 133 |
| 28 | Bias Due to Changes in Specified Outcomes during the Systematic Review Process | PLoS ONE | 2010 | 127 |
| 29 | An alternative model for bivariate random-effects meta-analysis when the within-study correlations are unknown | Biostatistics | 2008 | 124 |
| 30 | Orbital prefrontal cortex volume correlates with social cognitive competence | Neuropsychologia | 2010 | 117 |
| 31 | Indirect Comparisons: A Review of Reporting and Methodological Quality | PLoS ONE | 2010 | 116 |
| 32 | Identification and impact of outcome selection bias in meta-analysis | Statistics in Medicine | 2005 | 112 |
| 33 | Distinguishing dengue fever from other infections on the basis of simple clinical and laboratory features: Application of logistic regression analysis | Journal of Clinical Virology | 2006 | 110 |
| 34 | Breast asymmetry and predisposition to breast cancer | Breast Cancer Research | 2006 | 103 |
| 35 | Meta-analyses of chemotherapy for locally advanced and metastatic pancreatic cancer: results of secondary end points analyses | British Journal of Cancer | 2008 | 98 |
| 36 | Interventions for helping people recognise early signs of recurrence in bipolar disorder | The Cochrane Library | 2007 | 91 |
| 37 | A randomised controlled trial in the north of England examining the effects of skin-to-skin care on breast feeding | Midwifery | 2005 | 90 |
| 38 | High prevalence but low impact of data extraction and reporting errors were found in Cochrane systematic reviews | Journal of Clinical Epidemiology | 2005 | 85 |
| 39 | Meta‐analysis of diagnostic test studies using individual patient data and aggregate data | Statistics in Medicine | 2008 | 82 |
| 40 | In a systematic review, infrared ear thermometry for fever diagnosis in children finds poor sensitivity | Journal of Clinical Epidemiology | 2006 | 76 |
| 41 | Epidemiological studies of tooth wear and dental erosion in 14-year old children in North West England. Part 2: The association of diet and habits | British Dental Journal | 2004 | 70 |
| 42 | Joint modelling of longitudinal and competing risks data | Statistics in Medicine | 2008 | 69 |
| 43 | Methodological quality of pharmacogenetic studies: Issues of concern | Statistics in Medicine | 2008 | 68 |
| 44 | Hyperglycaemia as a predictor of outcome during non-invasive ventilation in decompensated COPD | Thorax | 2009 | 68 |
| 45 | Individual participant data meta-analyses compared with meta-analyses based on aggregate data | The Cochrane Library | 2016 | 67 |
| 46 | Systematic review: Cervical stitch (cerclage) for preventing pregnancy loss: individual patient data meta‐analysis | BJOG: an International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology | 2007 | 66 |
| 47 | Portosystemic shunts versus endoscopic therapy for variceal rebleeding in patients with cirrhosis | The Cochrane Library | 2006 | 64 |
| 48 | Cost-Effectiveness of Pharmacogenetics-Guided Warfarin Therapy vs. Alternative Anticoagulation in Atrial Fibrillation | Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics | 2014 | 64 |
| 49 | Peutz–Jeghers syndrome and screening for pancreatic cancer | British Journal of Surgery | 2006 | 63 |
| 50 | Carbamazepine versus valproate monotherapy for epilepsy | The Cochrane Library | 2000 | 59 |
