Systematic Reviews

Papers
(The H4-Index of Systematic Reviews is 35. 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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)
ArticleCitations
Reporting quality evaluation of the stroke clinical practice guidelines: a systematic review456
Patients’ experiences of mechanical ventilation in intensive care units in low- and lower-middle-income countries: protocol of a systematic review141
Acupuncture methods for insomnia disorder in the elderly: protocol for a systematic review and network meta-analysis141
Systematic review and meta-analysis of the safety of chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine from randomized controlled trials on malarial and non-malarial conditions125
Protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis of the prevalence of mental illness among nursing home residents124
Screening for hypertension in adults: protocol for evidence reviews to inform a Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care guideline update109
Correction: Do reporting guidelines have an impact? Empirical assessment of changes in reporting before and after the PRISMA extension statement for network meta-analysis108
Addressing the challenges of reconstructing systematic reviews datasets: a case study and a noisy label filter procedure102
Increasing the transparency of systematic reviews: presenting a generalized registration form87
Publication bias in prevalence studies should not be ignored73
Association between frailty and clinical outcomes in patients undergoing craniotomy—systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies71
Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) for vascular surgery: an evidence map and scoping review70
Diagnostic accuracy of metagenomic next-generation sequencing in pulmonary tuberculosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis67
Effects of Reiki therapy on quality of life: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials66
Job crafting interventions: what works, for whom, why, and in which contexts? Research protocol for a systematic review with coincidence analysis66
Is artificial intelligence for medical professionals serving the patients? 65
Characteristics of interventions that address racism in the United States and opportunities to integrate equity principles: a scoping review65
Graduate and postgraduate educational challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic period: its impact and innovations—a scoping review64
Lack of systematicity in research prioritisation processes — a scoping review of evidence syntheses55
Lapatinib and lapatinib plus trastuzumab therapy versus trastuzumab therapy for HER2 positive breast cancer patients: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis55
Efficacy and safety of acupuncture with moxibustion for knee osteoarthritis: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials54
Breathing exercises for patients with early-stage lung cancer: a meta-analysis51
Where to prospectively register a systematic review49
Ten circumstances and solutions for finding the sample mean and standard deviation for meta-analysis49
Mind–body therapies and their interplay with the immune system in children and adolescents: a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis47
Barriers and facilitators to access mental health services among refugee women in high-income countries: a systematic review47
Off-label use of sodium cantharidinate and vitamin B6 injection in cancer: a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis46
The distribution of work-related musculoskeletal disorders among nurses in sub-Saharan Africa: a scoping review45
Parental stress around ophthalmological health conditions: a systematic review of literature protocol43
Interventions to improve referrals from primary care to outpatient specialist services for chronic conditions: a systematic review and framework synthesis update41
Clinical yarning with Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples—a systematic scoping review of its use and impacts41
Dissemination of knowledge from Cochrane Public Health reviews: a bibliographic study39
Musculoskeletal disorders and discomfort for female surgeons or surgeons with small hand size when using hand-held surgical instruments: a systematic review38
The development and education of a workforce in childhood cancer services in low- and middle-income countries: a scoping review protocol37
Witnessing workplace bullying — protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis of individual health and well-being outcomes36
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