PubRank

J M Bland

Author PubWeight™ 452.93‹?›

Top papers

Rank Title Journal Year PubWeight™‹?›
1 Statistical methods for assessing agreement between two methods of clinical measurement. Lancet 1986 211.50
2 Diagnostic tests 2: Predictive values. BMJ 1994 12.97
3 Diagnostic tests. 1: Sensitivity and specificity. BMJ 1994 11.35
4 Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence. BMJ 1995 10.36
5 Statistics notes: the normal distribution. BMJ 1995 6.82
6 Comparison of clinical information gained from routine blood-gas analysis and from gastric tonometry for intramural pH. Lancet 1993 5.90
7 Statistics notes. Treatment allocation in controlled trials: why randomise? BMJ 1999 5.86
8 How to randomise. BMJ 1999 5.24
9 Air pollution and daily mortality in London: 1987-92. BMJ 1996 4.97
10 Comparing several groups using analysis of variance. BMJ 1996 4.89
11 Time to event (survival) data. BMJ 1998 4.29
12 The natural history of asthma in childhood. J Epidemiol Community Health 1986 4.09
13 The intracluster correlation coefficient in cluster randomisation. BMJ 1998 4.07
14 Effects on birth weight of smoking, alcohol, caffeine, socioeconomic factors, and psychosocial stress. BMJ 1989 3.83
15 The development of respiratory symptoms in a cohort of Kent schoolchildren. Bull Physiopathol Respir (Nancy) 1975 3.78
16 Diagnostic tests 3: receiver operating characteristic plots. BMJ 1994 3.73
17 Effectiveness of acute postoperative pain management: I. Evidence from published data. Br J Anaesth 2002 3.60
18 Surgery on the rheumatoid cervical spine for the non-ambulant myelopathic patient-too much, too late? Lancet 1996 3.52
19 Incidence of pregnancy after laparoscopy and hydrotubation. Br Med J (Clin Res Ed) 1982 3.11
20 Analysis of a trial randomised in clusters. BMJ 1998 3.10
21 Detecting skewness from summary information. BMJ 1996 2.88
22 Sample size in cluster randomisation. BMJ 1998 2.82
23 Quartiles, quintiles, centiles, and other quantiles. BMJ 1994 2.68
24 Factors associated with the starting of cigarette smoking by primary school children. Br J Prev Soc Med 1974 2.61
25 Long-term study of smoking by secondary schoolchildren. Arch Dis Child 1978 2.54
26 Preterm delivery: effects of socioeconomic factors, psychological stress, smoking, alcohol, and caffeine. BMJ 1995 2.54
27 Randomised controlled trial of effects of coordinating care for terminally ill cancer patients. BMJ 1992 2.26
28 Academic performance and social factors related to cigarette smoking by schoolchildren. Br J Prev Soc Med 1977 2.15
29 Serum insulin-like growth factor-1 is not a useful marker of prostate cancer. BJU Int 1999 2.14
30 A new, minimally invasive technique for measuring cardiac index: clinical comparison of continuous cardiac dynamic monitoring and pulmonary artery catheter methods. Anaesthesia 2009 2.04
31 Uteroplacental arterial changes related to interstitial trophoblast migration in early human pregnancy. Placenta 1983 2.03
32 Effects of air pollution on daily hospital admissions for respiratory disease in London between 1987-88 and 1991-92. J Epidemiol Community Health 1996 2.02
33 Is the clinical trial evidence about new drugs statistically adequate? Br J Clin Pharmacol 1985 2.01
34 Smoking and respiratory symptoms in two groups of schoolchildren. Prev Med 1976 2.01
35 Health effects of an air pollution episode in London, December 1991. Thorax 1995 1.98
36 Ethnic variation in respiratory morbidity and lung function in childhood. Thorax 1987 1.94
37 Unequal cluster sizes for trials in English and Welsh general practice: implications for sample size calculations. Stat Med 2001 1.93
38 Sex-specific antenatal reference growth charts for uncomplicated singleton pregnancies at 15-40 weeks of gestation. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2004 1.89
39 Plasma proinflammatory cytokine concentrations, Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation (APACHE) III scores and survival in patients in an intensive care unit. Crit Care Med 1996 1.86
40 Short-term associations between outdoor air pollution and mortality in London 1992-4. Occup Environ Med 1999 1.85
41 Angiotensin-converting enzyme gene deletion polymorphism. A new risk factor for lacunar stroke but not carotid atheroma. Stroke 1995 1.77
42 Handedness and longevity: archival study of cricketers. BMJ 1995 1.76
43 Statistics notes. Units of analysis. BMJ 1997 1.70
44 Air pollution, pollens, and daily admissions for asthma in London 1987-92. Thorax 1998 1.62
45 Cough hypersensitivity syndrome: a distinct clinical entity. Lung 2010 1.61
46 The effect of anxiety and depression during pregnancy on obstetric complications. Br J Obstet Gynaecol 1993 1.60
47 Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence. Aust Vet J 1996 1.54
48 Asthma as a link between chest illness in childhood and chronic cough and phlegm in young adults. Br Med J (Clin Res Ed) 1988 1.51
49 Short-term associations between emergency hospital admissions for respiratory and cardiovascular disease and outdoor air pollution in London. Arch Environ Health 2000 1.49
50 How good is intercenter agreement in the identification of embolic signals in carotid artery disease? Stroke 1996 1.47
51 Short-term associations between outdoor air pollution and visits to accident and emergency departments in London for respiratory complaints. Eur Respir J 1999 1.46
52 Efficacy of spironolactone on survival in dogs with naturally occurring mitral regurgitation caused by myxomatous mitral valve disease. J Vet Intern Med 2010 1.45
53 Fetal biometry at 4300 m compared to sea level in Peru. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2000 1.45
54 Factors influencing the presence or absence of acute coronary artery thrombi in sudden ischaemic death. Eur Heart J 1989 1.41
55 Late onset microcephaly: failure of prenatal diagnosis. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2003 1.39
56 Regression analysis. Lancet 1986 1.39
57 Reflections on the recommendations of the EWMA Patient Outcome Group document. J Wound Care 2010 1.39
58 Hypomagnesaemia in diabetes. Clin Chim Acta 1979 1.31
59 Maternal cotinine level during pregnancy and birthweight for gestational age. Int J Epidemiol 1998 1.29
60 Trials which randomize practices II: sample size. Fam Pract 1998 1.27
61 VenUS II: a randomised controlled trial of larval therapy in the management of leg ulcers. Health Technol Assess 2009 1.20
62 Prospective randomized trial of tamoxifen vs surgery in elderly patients with breast cancer. Eur J Surg Oncol 1994 1.19
63 Presentation of numerical data. BMJ 1996 1.19
64 Risk factors for readmission to hospital for asthma in childhood. Thorax 1994 1.18
65 Gradient ion chromatography of inositol phosphates. Anal Biochem 1988 1.16
66 Risk factors for asthma up to 16 years of age. Evidence from a national cohort study. Chest 1987 1.16
67 Prevention in practice: results of a 2-year follow-up of routine health promotion interventions in general practice. Fam Pract 1996 1.15
68 Prospective randomised trial of tamoxifen versus surgery in elderly patients with breast cancer. Lancet 1988 1.15
69 Long-term consequences of respiratory disease in infancy. J Epidemiol Community Health 1978 1.13
70 Development of a functional scoring system for rheumatoid arthritis patients with cervical myelopathy. Ann Rheum Dis 1996 1.10
71 Egg and milk exclusion diets in atopic eczema. Br J Dermatol 1986 1.10
72 The pattern of interstitial trophoblastic invasion of the myometrium in early human pregnancy. Placenta 1982 1.09
73 A randomized controlled trial of the cost-effectiveness of a district co-ordinating service for terminally ill cancer patients. Palliat Med 1996 1.08
74 Psychological, social and health behaviour risk factors for deaths certified as asthma: a national case-control study. Thorax 2002 1.06
75 Anal function: effect of pregnancy and delivery. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2001 1.06
76 Polycystic ovaries and associated metabolic abnormalities in Indian subcontinent Asian women. Clin Endocrinol (Oxf) 1998 1.04
77 A randomized controlled evaluation of specialist nurse education following accident and emergency department attendance for acute asthma. Respir Med 2000 1.04
78 Maternal activity and birth weight: a prospective, population-based study. Am J Epidemiol 1990 1.03
79 Effects on birthweight of alcohol and caffeine consumption in smoking women. J Epidemiol Community Health 1991 1.02
80 Nutrient intakes during pregnancy: observations on the influence of smoking and social class. Am J Clin Nutr 1990 1.00
81 Trials which randomize practices I: how should they be analysed? Fam Pract 1998 1.00
82 In defence of logarithmic transformations. Stat Med 2013 0.99
83 Relation of caffeine intake and blood caffeine concentrations during pregnancy to fetal growth: prospective population based study. BMJ 1996 0.98
84 Primary schoolboys: image of self and smoker. Br J Prev Soc Med 1975 0.98
85 The effect of nutritional intake on outcome of pregnancy in smokers and non-smokers. Br J Nutr 1991 0.98
86 Comparison of methods of measuring blood pressure. J Epidemiol Community Health 1986 0.97
87 VenUS III: a randomised controlled trial of therapeutic ultrasound in the management of venous leg ulcers. Health Technol Assess 2011 0.97
88 Trends in children's smoking. Community Med 1980 0.97
89 Chest radiography compared to laboratory markers in the detection of alcoholic liver disease. J R Coll Physicians Lond 1983 0.96
90 Predictors of outcome in the quadriparetic nonambulatory myelopathic patient with rheumatoid arthritis: a prospective study of 55 surgically treated Ranawat class IIIb patients. J Neurosurg 1996 0.95
91 Cigarette smoking and birthweight: type of cigarette smoked and a possible threshold effect. Int J Epidemiol 1991 0.94
92 Amino acid supplementation reveals differential regulation of aflatoxin biosynthesis in Aspergillus flavus NRRL 3357 and Aspergillus parasiticus SRRC 143. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2007 0.94
93 Iturin A: a potential new fungicide for stored grains. Mycopathologia 1994 0.93
94 Statistics notes: variables and parameters. BMJ 1999 0.92
95 Age-dependent penetrance of different germline mutations in the BRCA1 gene. J Clin Pathol 2009 0.91
96 Effect of whooping cough in infancy on subsequent lung function and bronchial reactivity. Am Rev Respir Dis 1986 0.91
97 Preclinical left ventricular abnormalities in alcoholics are independent of nutritional status, cirrhosis, and cigarette smoking. Lancet 1985 0.90
98 Social determinants of nutrient intake in smokers and non-smokers during pregnancy. J Epidemiol Community Health 1990 0.90
99 Fungicidal activity of cecropin A. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 1997 0.90
100 The effects of smoking and drinking on the anthropometric measurements of neonates. Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol 1991 0.87
101 Fungicidal and binding properties of the natural peptides cecropin B and dermaseptin. Med Mycol 1998 0.87
102 Generalisation and extrapolation. BMJ 1998 0.87
103 Birth weight of Italian infants of 30 weeks' gestation or less. Eur J Pediatr 1988 0.86
104 Serum cortisol reduction and abnormal prolactin and CD4+/CD8+ T-cell response as a result of controlled exercise in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus despite unaltered muscle energetics. Rheumatology (Oxford) 2003 0.86
105 AESOPS: a randomised controlled trial of the clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of opportunistic screening and stepped care interventions for older hazardous alcohol users in primary care. Health Technol Assess 2013 0.86
106 Intraocular pressure changes and alterations in intracranial pressure. Lancet 2000 0.86
107 Symptoms and health problems in pregnancy: their association with social factors, smoking, alcohol, caffeine and attitude to pregnancy. Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol 1994 0.86
108 D-cecropin B: proteolytic resistance, lethality for pathogenic fungi and binding properties. Med Mycol 2000 0.85
109 Assessment of risk of sudden death in infants. Nature 1978 0.85
110 Evidence for an 'anti-ageing' product may not be so clear as it appears. Br J Dermatol 2009 0.84
111 Quoting intermediate analyses can only mislead. BMJ 1997 0.84
112 Census of mental hospital patients and life expectancy of those unlikely to be discharged. Br Med J 1975 0.84
113 Meat flavor: contribution of proteins and peptides to the flavor of beef. Adv Exp Med Biol 2004 0.84
114 Measurement of initial N-acetyl aspartate concentration by magnetic resonance spectroscopy and initial infarct volume by MRI predicts outcome in patients with middle cerebral artery territory infarction. Stroke 1999 0.84
115 Hyperventilation and irritable bowel syndrome. Lancet 1986 0.83
116 Informed consent. BMJ 1993 0.83
117 Risk factors for the development of gallstone recurrence following medical dissolution. The British-Italian Gallstone Study Group. Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2000 0.82
118 The effect of birth month on asthma, eczema, hayfever, respiratory symptoms, lung function, and hospital admissions for asthma. Int J Epidemiol 1981 0.82
119 Prospective study of mortality associated with chronic lung disease and smoking in Papua New Guinea. Int J Epidemiol 1988 0.82
120 Pregnancy and delivery: a urodynamic viewpoint. BJOG 2000 0.81
121 Maternal uterine artery Doppler studies at high altitude and sea level. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2001 0.81
122 Difference versus mean plots. Ann Clin Biochem 1997 0.81
123 CAY-1, a novel antifungal compound from cayenne pepper. Med Mycol 2003 0.80
124 Alcohol in pregnancy: patterns and association with socio-economic, psychological and behavioural factors. Br J Addict 1988 0.80
125 Inhibition of some mycotoxigenic fungi by iturin A, a peptidolipid produced by Bacillus subtilis. Mycopathologia 1991 0.80
126 Fetal Doppler velocimetry at high altitude. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2001 0.80
127 Repeated bile acid therapy for the long-term management of cholesterol gallstones. J Hepatol 1996 0.80
128 Fifth revision of Declaration of Helsinki. Clause 29 forbids trials from using placebos when effective treatment exists. BMJ 2002 0.79
129 Determinants of prescribing costs for ulcer-healing drugs and upper gastrointestinal endoscopy in general practice. Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol 1998 0.79
130 Intraobserver and interobserver variability of transabdominal Doppler velocimetry measurements of the fetal ductus venosus between 10 and 14 weeks of gestation. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2001 0.78
131 Deaths from accidental drug poisoning in teenagers. Deaths due to volatile substance misuse are greatly underestimated. BMJ 1998 0.78
132 Blood loss during primary total hip arthroplasty: use of preoperative measurements to predict the need for transfusion. Ann R Coll Surg Engl 1997 0.78
133 Fungicidal properties, sterol binding, and proteolytic resistance of the synthetic peptide D4E1. Can J Microbiol 1998 0.78
134 Regional variations in deaths from volatile solvent abuse in Great Britain. Addiction 1997 0.78
135 Comparability of M mode echocardiographic long axis and short axis left ventricular function derivatives. Br Heart J 1986 0.78
136 Effect of bedtime ranitidine on overnight gastric acid output and intragastric pH: dose/response study and comparison with cimetidine. Gut 1987 0.78
137 Economic evaluation of a randomized controlled trial of ultrasound therapy for hard-to-heal venous leg ulcers. Br J Surg 2011 0.77
138 Adolescent attitudes to smoking: their influence on behaviour. Int J Health Educ 1981 0.77
139 Patients' experiences of health checks in general practice: a sample survey. Fam Pract 1994 0.77
140 CAY-I, a fungicidal saponin from Capsicum sp. fruit. Med Mycol 2002 0.77
141 Schools and smoking: school features and variations in cigarette smoking by children and teachers. Br J Educ Psychol 1985 0.77
142 Vitamin D deficiency and muscle strength in male alcoholics. Clin Sci (Lond) 1989 0.77
143 Computer simulation of a clinical trial as an aid to teaching the concept of statistical significance. Stat Med 1986 0.76
144 Evaluating alternating pressure overlays. J Wound Care 1998 0.76
145 Upper limb lymphatic function in inflammatory arthritis. J Rheumatol 1995 0.76
146 Assessment of the intraobserver variability in the measurement of fetal cardiothoracic ratio using ellipse and diameter methods. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2006 0.75
147 Misuse of illicit drugs. Authors overestimated number of teenagers dying from misusing volatile substances. BMJ 1998 0.75
148 Selection to medical school in Great Britian. Prejudice may not be responsible for difference in success rates. BMJ 1999 0.75
149 Children born after intracytoplasmic sperm injection. What do authors mean by control infants? BMJ 1999 0.75
150 The Ring total knee replacement--a comparison of survivorship. J R Soc Med 1992 0.75
151 Holter monitoring of small breed dogs with advanced myxomatous mitral valve disease with and without a history of syncope. J Vet Intern Med 2014 0.75
152 Cancer in nuclear test veterans. Statistical analysis inappropriate. BMJ 1994 0.75
153 Deaths certified as asthma and use of medical services: a national case-control study. Thorax 2005 0.75
154 Fetal growth and ratio of placental weight to birth weight. BMJ 1992 0.75
155 Respiratory sequelae of whooping cough. Br Med J (Clin Res Ed) 1985 0.75
156 Midwife led debriefing to reduce maternal depression. Effectiveness of individual midwives is unclear. BMJ 2000 0.75
157 Research assessment exercise. Departments do not know rules of exercise. BMJ 1998 0.75
158 Fifth revision of Declaration of Helsinki. Ethics and money are not good bedfellows. BMJ 2002 0.75
159 The effect of pacemaker mode on cognitive function. Heart 2005 0.75
160 [Correlation between the results of Doppler velocimetry with spectral analysis and the viscosity of cord blood]. Rev Fr Gynecol Obstet 1991 0.75
161 Tamoxifen and breast cancer in the elderly. Lancet 1988 0.75
162 Value of a modified clinical signs and symptoms of infection checklist for leg ulcer management. Br J Surg 2010 0.75
163 The assessment of the ego states. Br J Psychiatry 1980 0.75
164 Optimum dose of ursodeoxycholic acid in primary biliary cirrhosis. Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol 1999 0.75
165 Synergism of CAY-1 with amphotericin B and itraconazole. Chemotherapy 2006 0.75
166 Correlation between Doppler flow velocity waveforms and cord blood viscosity. Br J Obstet Gynaecol 1989 0.75
167 Peptide sweeteners. 8. Synthesis and structure-taste relationship studies of L-aspartyl-D-alanyl tripeptides. J Med Chem 1985 0.75
168 Routine blood-gas analysis and gastric tonometry: a reappraisal. Lancet 1997 0.75
169 Leucocyte count: a predictor of early femoropopliteal graft failure. Cardiovasc Surg 1993 0.75
170 Cigarette smoking and children's respiratory symptoms: validity of the questionnaire method. Rev Epidemiol Sante Publique 1979 0.75
171 Enteric disease in San Francisco. Lancet 1977 0.75
172 Maternal blood viscosity and uteroplacental blood flow velocity waveforms in normal and complicated pregnancies. Br J Obstet Gynaecol 1988 0.75
173 Isolated echogenic foci in the fetal heart: do they increase the risk of trisomy 21 in a population previously screened by nuchal translucency? Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2001 0.75
174 Nutritional assessment in patients with chronic gastrointestinal symptoms: comparison of functional and organic disorders. Hum Nutr Clin Nutr 1985 0.75
175 Disentangling Kaposi's sarcoma. Br Med J 1978 0.75