A systematic comparison of software dedicated to meta-analysis of causal studies.

Meta-Analyst: software for meta-analysis of binary, continuous and diagnostic data. BMC Med Res Methodol (2009) 2.92

Mammographic density phenotypes and risk of breast cancer: a meta-analysis. J Natl Cancer Inst (2014) 2.10

Systematic review automation technologies. Syst Rev (2014) 1.84

Iron, zinc and copper in the Alzheimer's disease brain: a quantitative meta-analysis. Some insight on the influence of citation bias on scientific opinion. Prog Neurobiol (2011) 1.80

Barriers and facilitators to the implementation of orthodontic mini-implants in clinical practice: a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis. Syst Rev (2016) 1.40

Metabolic syndrome and all-cause mortality: a meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies. Eur J Epidemiol (2010) 1.40

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in African American children: what can be concluded from the past ten years? Clin Psychol Rev (2008) 1.13

Ramosetron for the prevention of postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV): a meta-analysis. Korean J Anesthesiol (2011) 0.96

Evidence synthesis for decision making 6: embedding evidence synthesis in probabilistic cost-effectiveness analysis. Med Decis Making (2013) 0.92

Reference management software for systematic reviews and meta-analyses: an exploration of usage and usability. BMC Med Res Methodol (2013) 0.87

Dose-Response Relationships of Resistance Training in Healthy Old Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Sports Med (2015) 0.84

Is family history of depression a risk factor for poststroke depression? Meta-analysis. Am J Geriatr Psychiatry (2009) 0.84

History of childhood sexual abuse and risk of prenatal and postpartum depression or depressive symptoms: an epidemiologic review. Arch Womens Ment Health (2015) 0.81

Soy food consumption and lung cancer risk: a meta-analysis using a common measure across studies. Nutr Cancer (2013) 0.79

Efficacy and safety of a lidocaine/tetracaine medicated patch or peel for dermatologic procedures: a meta-analysis. Korean J Anesthesiol (2012) 0.79

Does the Use of Dihydroartemisinin-Piperaquine in Treating Patients with Uncomplicated falciparum Malaria Reduce the Risk for Recurrent New falciparum Infection More Than Artemether-Lumefantrine? Malar Res Treat (2014) 0.77

Burden of acute infections (except respiratory and diarrheal) and its risk factors among under-five children in India: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Indian J Child Health (Bhopal) (2016) 0.75

A meta-analysis of site-specific effects of cathodal transcranial direct current stimulation on sensory perception and pain. PLoS One (2015) 0.75

Barriers and facilitators to the implementation of orthodontic mini implants in clinical practice: a systematic review. Syst Rev (2016) 0.75

Body composition status and the risk of migraine: A meta-analysis. Neurology (2017) 0.75

Prevalence and risk factors of diarrhea morbidity among under-five children in India: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Indian J Child Health (Bhopal) (2015) 0.75

Issues in the selection of a summary statistic for meta-analysis of clinical trials with binary outcomes. Stat Med (2002) 8.72

Development and validation of MIX: comprehensive free software for meta-analysis of causal research data. BMC Med Res Methodol (2006) 3.67

Effects of intravenous magnesium in suspected acute myocardial infarction: overview of randomised trials. BMJ (1991) 2.81

Meta-analysis and its problems. BMJ (1994) 1.78

Prevention of first bleeding in cirrhosis. A meta-analysis of randomized trials of nonsurgical treatment. Ann Intern Med (1992) 1.72

Clozapine versus typical neuroleptic medication for schizophrenia. Cochrane Database Syst Rev (2000) 1.52

International subarachnoid aneurysm trial (ISAT) of neurosurgical clipping versus endovascular coiling in 2143 patients with ruptured intracranial aneurysms: a randomised comparison of effects on survival, dependency, seizures, rebleeding, subgroups, and aneurysm occlusion. Lancet (2005) 10.00

Review: a gentle introduction to imputation of missing values. J Clin Epidemiol (2006) 8.87

Prognosis and prognostic research: validating a prognostic model. BMJ (2009) 6.54

Effect of intracranial pressure monitoring and targeted intensive care on functional outcome after severe head injury. Crit Care Med (2005) 5.85

The quality of reports of randomised trials in 2000 and 2006: comparative study of articles indexed in PubMed. BMJ (2010) 5.58

Expansion of the prognostic assessment of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: the updated BODE index and the ADO index. Lancet (2009) 5.51

Cognitive outcome after off-pump and on-pump coronary artery bypass graft surgery: a randomized trial. JAMA (2002) 5.06

Prognosis and prognostic research: Developing a prognostic model. BMJ (2009) 4.38

Transparent Reporting of a multivariable prediction model for Individual Prognosis or Diagnosis (TRIPOD): the TRIPOD statement. Ann Intern Med (2015) 4.32

Randomised controlled trial to compare surgical stabilisation of the lumbar spine with an intensive rehabilitation programme for patients with chronic low back pain: the MRC spine stabilisation trial. BMJ (2005) 4.27

The dementia antipsychotic withdrawal trial (DART-AD): long-term follow-up of a randomised placebo-controlled trial. Lancet Neurol (2009) 4.17

Development and validation of MIX: comprehensive free software for meta-analysis of causal research data. BMC Med Res Methodol (2006) 3.67

Imputation of missing values is superior to complete case analysis and the missing-indicator method in multivariable diagnostic research: a clinical example. J Clin Epidemiol (2006) 3.28

The Wells rule does not adequately rule out deep venous thrombosis in primary care patients. Ann Intern Med (2005) 3.21

Prognosis Research Strategy (PROGRESS) 3: prognostic model research. PLoS Med (2013) 3.13

Effectiveness of electronic fetal monitoring with additional ST analysis in vertex singleton pregnancies at >36 weeks of gestation: an individual participant data metaanalysis. Am J Obstet Gynecol (2013) 3.10

Dealing with missing outcome data in randomized trials and observational studies. Am J Epidemiol (2011) 3.03

Immortal time bias in critical care research: application of time-varying Cox regression for observational cohort studies. Crit Care Med (2009) 2.96

Immunogenicity of a tetravalent meningococcal glycoconjugate vaccine in infants: a randomized controlled trial. JAMA (2008) 2.88

Urine neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin moderately predicts acute kidney injury in critically ill adults. J Am Soc Nephrol (2009) 2.77

Uncertain effects of rosiglitazone on the risk for myocardial infarction and cardiovascular death. Ann Intern Med (2007) 2.76

Transparent Reporting of a multivariable prediction model for Individual Prognosis or Diagnosis (TRIPOD): explanation and elaboration. Ann Intern Med (2015) 2.71

Randomized trial to compare bilateral vs. single internal mammary coronary artery bypass grafting: 1-year results of the Arterial Revascularisation Trial (ART). Eur Heart J (2010) 2.67

Immunogenicity and tolerability of recombinant serogroup B meningococcal vaccine administered with or without routine infant vaccinations according to different immunization schedules: a randomized controlled trial. JAMA (2012) 2.58

Clinical decision rules for excluding pulmonary embolism: a meta-analysis. Ann Intern Med (2011) 2.57

Developing risk prediction models for type 2 diabetes: a systematic review of methodology and reporting. BMC Med (2011) 2.44

Meta-analysis of MR imaging in the diagnosis of breast lesions. Radiology (2007) 2.43

Safe exclusion of pulmonary embolism using the Wells rule and qualitative D-dimer testing in primary care: prospective cohort study. BMJ (2012) 2.38

Missing covariate data in medical research: to impute is better than to ignore. J Clin Epidemiol (2010) 2.37

Cholecystectomy or gallbladder in situ after endoscopic sphincterotomy and bile duct stone removal in Chinese patients. Gastroenterology (2006) 2.37

Comparing the diagnostic performance of 2 clinical decision rules to rule out deep vein thrombosis in primary care patients. Ann Fam Med (2011) 2.34

A systematic review finds prediction models for chronic kidney disease were poorly reported and often developed using inappropriate methods. J Clin Epidemiol (2012) 2.33

Prognosis research strategy (PROGRESS) 1: a framework for researching clinical outcomes. BMJ (2013) 2.31

Incidence and predictors of short- and long-term complications in pacemaker therapy: the FOLLOWPACE study. Heart Rhythm (2011) 2.29

Internal and external validation of predictive models: a simulation study of bias and precision in small samples. J Clin Epidemiol (2003) 2.28

Reporting and methods in clinical prediction research: a systematic review. PLoS Med (2012) 2.26

Development and validation of a prediction model with missing predictor data: a practical approach. J Clin Epidemiol (2009) 2.24

Prognosis Research Strategy (PROGRESS) 2: prognostic factor research. PLoS Med (2013) 2.23

A randomised, blinded, placebo-controlled trial in dementia patients continuing or stopping neuroleptics (the DART-AD trial). PLoS Med (2008) 2.20

Safely ruling out deep venous thrombosis in primary care. Ann Intern Med (2009) 2.16

The effect of outpatient preoperative evaluation of hospital inpatients on cancellation of surgery and length of hospital stay. Anesth Analg (2002) 2.16

Cerebral hemodynamic responses to blood pressure manipulation in severely head-injured patients in the presence or absence of intracranial hypertension. Anesth Analg (2004) 2.10

Hybrid myocardial perfusion SPECT/CT coronary angiography and invasive coronary angiography in patients with stable angina pectoris lead to similar treatment decisions. Heart (2012) 2.05

Incidence of intraoperative hypotension as a function of the chosen definition: literature definitions applied to a retrospective cohort using automated data collection. Anesthesiology (2007) 2.05

Predictive factors for postherpetic neuralgia. Clin J Pain (2013) 2.03

External validity of risk models: Use of benchmark values to disentangle a case-mix effect from incorrect coefficients. Am J Epidemiol (2010) 2.03

Accuracy of the Wells clinical prediction rule for pulmonary embolism in older ambulatory adults. J Am Geriatr Soc (2014) 1.98

The PINE study of epidural steroids and local anaesthetics to prevent postherpetic neuralgia: a randomised controlled trial. Lancet (2006) 1.95

An outpatient, ambulant-design, controlled human infection model using escalating doses of Salmonella Typhi challenge delivered in sodium bicarbonate solution. Clin Infect Dis (2014) 1.94

Memantine for dementia in adults older than 40 years with Down's syndrome (MEADOWS): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. Lancet (2012) 1.88

Diagnostic accuracy of conventional or age adjusted D-dimer cut-off values in older patients with suspected venous thromboembolism: systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ (2013) 1.86

Intraoperative hypotension and 1-year mortality after noncardiac surgery. Anesthesiology (2009) 1.85

Improvements in risk stratification for the occurrence of cardiovascular disease by imaging subclinical atherosclerosis: a systematic review. Heart (2011) 1.80

Diagnostic accuracy of point-of-care fecal calprotectin and immunochemical occult blood tests for diagnosis of organic bowel disease in primary care: the Cost-Effectiveness of a Decision Rule for Abdominal Complaints in Primary Care (CEDAR) study. Clin Chem (2012) 1.79

Limited value of patient history and physical examination in diagnosing deep vein thrombosis in primary care. Fam Pract (2005) 1.73

Immunogenicity of two investigational serogroup B meningococcal vaccines in the first year of life: a randomized comparative trial. Pediatr Infect Dis J (2010) 1.73

Prognosis research strategy (PROGRESS) 4: stratified medicine research. BMJ (2013) 1.71

Fast-track anesthesia and cardiac surgery: a retrospective cohort study of 7989 patients. Anesth Analg (2009) 1.68

Cardiotocography plus ST analysis of fetal electrocardiogram compared with cardiotocography only for intrapartum monitoring: a randomized controlled trial. Obstet Gynecol (2010) 1.68

Supervised walking therapy in patients with intermittent claudication. J Vasc Surg (2012) 1.68

Effects of high-dose modified-release nicotinic acid on atherosclerosis and vascular function: a randomized, placebo-controlled, magnetic resonance imaging study. J Am Coll Cardiol (2009) 1.66

The diagnostic value of history and physical examination for COPD in suspected or known cases: a systematic review. Fam Pract (2009) 1.62

Bias in sensitivity and specificity caused by data-driven selection of optimal cutoff values: mechanisms, magnitude, and solutions. Clin Chem (2008) 1.58

Should scoring rules be based on odds ratios or regression coefficients? J Clin Epidemiol (2002) 1.58

External validation of multivariable prediction models: a systematic review of methodological conduct and reporting. BMC Med Res Methodol (2014) 1.57

Validation of two age dependent D-dimer cut-off values for exclusion of deep vein thrombosis in suspected elderly patients in primary care: retrospective, cross sectional, diagnostic analysis. BMJ (2012) 1.54

Prediction models for risk of developing type 2 diabetes: systematic literature search and independent external validation study. BMJ (2012) 1.52

The magnitude of the antibody and memory B cell responses during priming with a protein-polysaccharide conjugate vaccine in human infants is associated with the persistence of antibody and the intensity of booster response. J Immunol (2008) 1.49

Beyond diagnostic accuracy: the clinical utility of diagnostic tests. Clin Chem (2012) 1.49

Strong modulation of ectopic focus as a mechanism of repetitive interpolated ventricular bigeminy with heart rate doubling. Heart Rhythm (2013) 1.48

Children with meningeal signs: predicting who needs empiric antibiotic treatment. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med (2002) 1.44

Ruling out deep venous thrombosis in primary care. A simple diagnostic algorithm including D-dimer testing. Thromb Haemost (2005) 1.43

Unpredictable bias when using the missing indicator method or complete case analysis for missing confounder values: an empirical example. J Clin Epidemiol (2010) 1.42

Pneumococcal conjugate and plain polysaccharide vaccines have divergent effects on antigen-specific B cells. J Infect Dis (2012) 1.42

Recognising heart failure in elderly patients with stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in primary care: cross sectional diagnostic study. BMJ (2005) 1.41

Relationship between cardiopulmonary resuscitation and injuries of the cardiac conduction system: pathological features and pathogenesis of such injuries. Crit Care Med (2006) 1.41

Gender as an independent risk factor for herpes zoster: a population-based prospective study. Ann Epidemiol (2006) 1.40

Cognitive outcomes five years after not undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery. Ann Thorac Surg (2008) 1.39

The Patient Health Questionnaire-9 for detection of major depressive disorder in primary care: consequences of current thresholds in a crosssectional study. BMC Fam Pract (2010) 1.39

Prediction models for prolonged intensive care unit stay after cardiac surgery: systematic review and validation study. Circulation (2010) 1.37

Individual participant data meta-analysis for a binary outcome: one-stage or two-stage? PLoS One (2013) 1.34

More than numbers: the power of graphs in meta-analysis. Am J Epidemiol (2008) 1.32

Intraoperative hypotension and perioperative ischemic stroke after general surgery: a nested case-control study. Anesthesiology (2012) 1.28

Search filters for finding prognostic and diagnostic prediction studies in Medline to enhance systematic reviews. PLoS One (2012) 1.27

Haemophilus influenzae type b vaccine failure in children is associated with inadequate production of high-quality antibody. Clin Infect Dis (2008) 1.26

A simple method to adjust clinical prediction models to local circumstances. Can J Anaesth (2009) 1.22

Dealing with missing predictor values when applying clinical prediction models. Clin Chem (2009) 1.21

Factors affecting commencement and cessation of betel quid chewing behaviour in Malaysian adults. BMC Public Health (2011) 1.20

Hospital standardized mortality ratio: consequences of adjusting hospital mortality with indirect standardization. PLoS One (2013) 1.20

Routine follow-up after pacemaker implantation: frequency, pacemaker programming and professionals in charge. Europace (2008) 1.20

Fibrinogen concentrate therapy in complex cardiac surgery. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth (2012) 1.19

The diagnostic value of physical examination and additional testing in primary care patients with suspected heart failure. Circulation (2011) 1.16

Diagnostic performance of rapid tests for detection of fecal calprotectin and lactoferrin and their ability to discriminate inflammatory from irritable bowel syndrome. Clin Chem Lab Med (2008) 1.15

The risk of severe postoperative pain: modification and validation of a clinical prediction rule. Anesth Analg (2008) 1.15

Diagnostic research on routine care data: prospects and problems. J Clin Epidemiol (2003) 1.13

Deep vein thrombosis in primary care: possible malignancy? Br J Gen Pract (2006) 1.12

Predicting postherpetic neuralgia in elderly primary care patients with herpes zoster: prospective prognostic study. Pain (2007) 1.12