Research Synthesis Methods

Papers
(The H4-Index of Research Synthesis Methods is 26. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)
ArticleCitations
Advice for improving the reproducibility of data extraction in meta‐analysis382
A mapping exercise using automated techniques to develop a search strategy to identify systematic review tools350
Lord’s Paradox and two network meta-analysis models162
How to conduct an individual participant data meta-analysis in response to an emerging pathogen: Lessons learned from Zika and COVID-19160
Meta‐analyses of partial correlations are biased: Detection and solutions139
Facilitating open science practices for research syntheses: PreregRS guides preregistration132
An investigation of the impact of using contrast- and arm-synthesis models for network meta-analysis109
Accuracy of conversion formula for effect sizes: A Monte Carlo simulation95
Reported methodological quality of medical systematic reviews: Development of an assessment tool (ReMarQ) and meta-research study78
Assessment of key characteristics, methodology, and effect size measures used in meta‐analysis of human‐health‐related animal studies71
Bayesian workflow for bias-adjustment model in meta-analysis62
Towards the automatic risk of bias assessment on randomized controlled trials: A comparison of RobotReviewer and humans60
What are the best methods for rapid reviews of the research evidence? A systematic review of reviews and primary studies52
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Synthesis of depression outcomes reported on different scales: A comparison of methods for modelling mean differences39
Capturing causal claims: A fine-tuned text mining model for extracting causal sentences from social science papers38
Authors’ reply: Continuity corrections with Mantel–Haenszel estimators in Cochrane reviews38
Network meta analysis to predict the efficacy of an approved treatment in a new indication37
Exploring graphical approaches to assess the impact of an additional trial on a decision model via updated meta-analysis33
Bias propagation in network meta‐analysis models31
Correct standard errors can bias meta‐analysis30
Exploring the methodological quality and risk of bias in 200 systematic reviews: A comparative study of ROBIS and AMSTAR-2 tools28
CausalMetaR: An R package for performing causally interpretable meta-analyses28
Estimands and their implications for evidence synthesis for oncology: A simulation study of treatment switching in meta-analysis27
Fast‐and‐frugal decision tree for the rapid critical appraisal of systematic reviews26
Evaluation of semi-automated record screening methods for systematic reviews of prognosis studies and intervention studies26
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