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Google Scholar as replacement for systematic literature searches: good relative recall and precision are not enough. BMC Med Res Methodol (2013) 1.27
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Author self-citation in the general medicine literature. PLoS One (2011) 1.17
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Bibliometric analysis of scientific publications on waterpipe (narghile, shisha, hookah) tobacco smoking during the period 2003-2012. Tob Induc Dis (2014) 1.03
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Worldwide research productivity in the field of electronic cigarette: a bibliometric analysis. BMC Public Health (2014) 0.99
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Pharmaceutical science faculty publication records at research-intensive pharmacy colleges and schools. Am J Pharm Educ (2012) 0.93
Dengue research: a bibliometric analysis of worldwide and Arab publications during 1872-2015. Virol J (2016) 0.90
Scientific publications from Arab world in leading journals of Integrative and Complementary Medicine: a bibliometric analysis. BMC Complement Altern Med (2015) 0.87
Croatian Medical Journal citation score in Web of Science, Scopus, and Google Scholar. Croat Med J (2010) 0.87
Geographic trends of scientific output and citation practices in psychiatry. BMC Psychiatry (2014) 0.86
The production and recognition of psychiatric original articles published in languages other than English. BMC Psychiatry (2013) 0.85
Assessing research impact with Google Scholar: the most cited articles in the journal 2008-2010. Scand J Prim Health Care (2011) 0.85
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Worldwide research productivity on tramadol: a bibliometric analysis. Springerplus (2016) 0.84
Is quality and completeness of reporting of systematic reviews and meta-analyses published in high impact radiology journals associated with citation rates? PLoS One (2015) 0.84
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Substantial agreement of referee recommendations at a general medical journal--a peer review evaluation at Deutsches Ärzteblatt International. PLoS One (2013) 0.83
Bibliometric trends in ophthalmology 1997-2009. Indian J Ophthalmol (2015) 0.83
Evaluating the impact and use of Transparent Reporting of Evaluations with Non-randomised Designs (TREND) reporting guidelines. BMJ Open (2012) 0.82
A framework to explore the knowledge structure of multidisciplinary research fields. PLoS One (2015) 0.82
Survey of publications and the H-index of Academic Emergency Medicine Professors. West J Emerg Med (2013) 0.82
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The h-index in medical education: an analysis of medical education journal editorial boards. BMC Med Educ (2014) 0.81
Bibliometric analysis on global Catha edulis (khat) research production during the period of 1952-2014. Global Health (2015) 0.81
Impact of the transparent reporting of evaluations with nonrandomized designs reporting guideline: ten years on. Am J Public Health (2014) 0.81
Fostering diffusion of scientific contents of National Society Cardiovascular Journals:the new ESC search engine. Neth Heart J (2013) 0.80
Enhancing the h index for the objective assessment of healthcare researcher performance and impact. J R Soc Med (2013) 0.80
Uric acid: the past decade. Croat Med J (2010) 0.79
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Bibliometric analysis of literature on female genital mutilation: (1930 - 2015). Reprod Health (2016) 0.79
Multinational teams and diseconomies of scale in collaborative research. Sci Adv (2015) 0.78
Ten-year publication trends in dermatology in mainland China. Int J Dermatol (2013) 0.78
Assessing the scientific research productivity of a leading toxicology journal: A case study of Human & Experimental Toxicology from 2003 to 2012. SAGE Open Med (2014) 0.78
Assessing the validity of abbreviated literature searches for rapid reviews: protocol of a non-inferiority and meta-epidemiologic study. Syst Rev (2016) 0.78
Factors influencing citations to systematic reviews in skin diseases: a cross-sectional study through Web of Sciences and Scopus. An Bras Dermatol (2015) 0.77
Network Reconstruction Reveals that Valproic Acid Activates Neurogenic Transcriptional Programs in Adult Brain Following Traumatic Injury. Pharm Res (2017) 0.76
Global cocaine intoxication research trends during 1975-2015: a bibliometric analysis of Web of Science publications. Subst Abuse Treat Prev Policy (2017) 0.75
Scientific impact of studies published in temporarily available radiation oncology journals: a citation analysis. Springerplus (2015) 0.75
Cancer studies based on secondary data analysis of the Taiwan's National Health Insurance Research Database: A computational text analysis and visualization study. Medicine (Baltimore) (2017) 0.75
Media Reporting of Practice-Changing Clinical Trials in Oncology: A North American Perspective. Oncologist (2016) 0.75
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Technology and Information Tool Preferences of Academics in the Field of Anaesthesiology. Turk J Anaesthesiol Reanim (2014) 0.75
Measuring efficiency of university-industry Ph.D. projects using best worst method. Scientometrics (2016) 0.75
Citability of original research and reviews in journals and their sponsored supplements. PLoS One (2010) 0.75
Bibliometrics of NIHR HTA monographs and their related journal articles. BMJ Open (2015) 0.75
Fate of manuscripts rejected by a non-English-language general medical journal: a retrospective cohort study. BMJ Open (2011) 0.75
A bibliographic review of public health dissemination and implementation research output and citation rates. Prev Med Rep (2016) 0.75
Citation classics in central nervous system inflammatory demyelinating disease. Brain Behav (2017) 0.75
A bibliometric analysis of research productivity of emergency medicine researchers in South Korea. Clin Exp Emerg Med (2016) 0.75
Citations for Randomized Controlled Trials in Sepsis Literature: The Halo Effect Caused by Journal Impact Factor. PLoS One (2017) 0.75
Bias in dissemination of clinical research findings: structured OPEN framework of what, who and why, based on literature review and expert consensus. BMJ Open (2016) 0.75
Trading certainty for speed - how much uncertainty are decisionmakers and guideline developers willing to accept when using rapid reviews: an international survey. BMC Med Res Methodol (2017) 0.75
Questionable papers in citation databases as an issue for literature review. J Cell Commun Signal (2017) 0.75
The 300 most cited articles published in periodontology. Clin Oral Investig (2016) 0.75
Global research trends in West Nile virus from 1943 to 2016: a bibliometric analysis. Global Health (2017) 0.75
Association between industry funding and statistically significant pro-industry findings in medical and surgical randomized trials. CMAJ (2004) 4.53
Validity of composite end points in clinical trials. BMJ (2005) 3.26
Quality of care in for-profit and not-for-profit nursing homes: systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ (2009) 3.22
Problems with use of composite end points in cardiovascular trials: systematic review of randomised controlled trials. BMJ (2007) 3.06
Specific instructions for estimating unclearly reported blinding status in randomized trials were reliable and valid. J Clin Epidemiol (2011) 2.69
Credibility of claims of subgroup effects in randomised controlled trials: systematic review. BMJ (2012) 2.69
An observational study found that authors of randomized controlled trials frequently use concealment of randomization and blinding, despite the failure to report these methods. J Clin Epidemiol (2004) 2.58
Ethics and legalities associated with independent medical evaluations. CMAJ (2014) 2.11
Effect of bisphosphonates on periprosthetic bone mineral density after total joint arthroplasty. A meta-analysis. J Bone Joint Surg Am (2005) 2.05
Potential impact on estimated treatment effects of information lost to follow-up in randomised controlled trials (LOST-IT): systematic review. BMJ (2012) 1.85
GRADE guidelines: 12. Preparing summary of findings tables-binary outcomes. J Clin Epidemiol (2012) 1.75
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Methodologic discussions for using and interpreting composite endpoints are limited, but still identify major concerns. J Clin Epidemiol (2007) 1.63
LOST to follow-up Information in Trials (LOST-IT): a protocol on the potential impact. Trials (2009) 1.32
Electrical stimulation for long-bone fracture-healing: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. J Bone Joint Surg Am (2008) 1.30
The influence of study characteristics on reporting of subgroup analyses in randomised controlled trials: systematic review. BMJ (2011) 1.17
Author self-citation in the general medicine literature. PLoS One (2011) 1.17
Health-related quality of life following operative treatment of unstable ankle fractures: a prospective observational study. J Orthop Trauma (2004) 1.15
The radiographic union scale in tibial fractures: reliability and validity. J Orthop Trauma (2010) 1.11
Learning from failure--rationale and design for a study about discontinuation of randomized trials (DISCO study). BMC Med Res Methodol (2012) 1.10
How should clinicians interpret results reflecting the effect of an intervention on composite endpoints: should I dump this lump? ACP J Club (2005) 1.08
Patient-reported outcomes in meta-analyses-part 2: methods for improving interpretability for decision-makers. Health Qual Life Outcomes (2013) 1.06
Risks and benefits of screening asymptomatic women for ovarian cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Gynecol Oncol (2013) 1.06
Completion and Publication Rates of Randomized Controlled Trials in Surgery: An Empirical Study. Ann Surg (2015) 1.06
Subgroup analyses in randomised controlled trials: cohort study on trial protocols and journal publications. BMJ (2014) 1.03
What is your research question? An introduction to the PICOT format for clinicians. J Can Chiropr Assoc (2012) 1.00
Psychological distress and quality of life after orthopedic trauma: an observational study. Can J Surg (2008) 0.99
Quality of life in children with hydrocephalus: results from the Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto. J Neurosurg (2007) 0.94
Characteristics of pediatric and adolescent patients attending a naturopathic college clinic in Canada. Pediatrics (2005) 0.94
Return to work coordination programmes for work disability: a meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials. PLoS One (2012) 0.90
Naturopathic care for chronic low back pain: a randomized trial. PLoS One (2007) 0.89
The use of expertise-based randomized controlled trials to assess spinal manipulation and acupuncture for low back pain: a systematic review. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2008) 0.88
A methodological survey of the analysis, reporting and interpretation of Absolute Risk ReductiOn in systematic revieWs (ARROW): a study protocol. Syst Rev (2013) 0.87
Medical, social, and economic factors associated with health-related quality of life in Canadian children with hydrocephalus. J Pediatr (2008) 0.87
Long-term quality of life in children treated for posterior fossa brain tumors. J Neurosurg Pediatr (2013) 0.87
Interpreting authorship order and corresponding authorship. Epidemiology (2004) 0.86
Randomized trials published in higher vs. lower impact journals differ in design, conduct, and analysis. J Clin Epidemiol (2013) 0.84
Feasibility of screening for intimate partner violence at orthopedic trauma hospitals in India. J Interpers Violence (2012) 0.84
Measures of patients' expectations about recovery: a systematic review. J Occup Rehabil (2015) 0.83
Association of psychotherapy with disability benefit claim closure among patients disabled due to depression. PLoS One (2013) 0.83
Knowledge Transfer within the Canadian Chiropractic Community. Part 1: Understanding Evidence-Practice Gaps. J Can Chiropr Assoc (2013) 0.82
The effectiveness of splint therapy in patients with temporomandibular disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis. J Am Dent Assoc (2012) 0.82
Patient-reported outcomes in meta-analyses--Part 1: assessing risk of bias and combining outcomes. Health Qual Life Outcomes (2013) 0.81
Reporting of IMMPACT-recommended core outcome domains among trials assessing opioids for chronic non-cancer pain. Pain (2015) 0.80
Composite outcomes can distort the nature and magnitude of treatment benefits in clinical trials. Ann Intern Med (2009) 0.80
Premature Discontinuation of Randomized Trials in Critical and Emergency Care: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Crit Care Med (2016) 0.80
Predicting time on prolonged benefits for injured workers with acute back pain. J Occup Rehabil (2015) 0.80
Hypnosis/Relaxation therapy for temporomandibular disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. J Oral Facial Pain Headache (2015) 0.80
Quality of life after endoscopic third ventriculostomy and cerebrospinal fluid shunting: an adjusted multivariable analysis in a large cohort. J Neurosurg Pediatr (2010) 0.78
Co-morbidities in elderly patients with hip fracture: recommendations of the ISFR-IOF hip fracture outcomes working group. Arch Orthop Trauma Surg (2013) 0.78
Quality of life in obstructive hydrocephalus: endoscopic third ventriculostomy compared to cerebrospinal fluid shunt. Childs Nerv Syst (2009) 0.78
Effectiveness of cognitive behavioral therapy for depression in patients receiving disability benefits: a systematic review and individual patient data meta-analysis. PLoS One (2012) 0.78
Evidence-based medicine targets the individual patient, part 2: guides and tools for individual decision-making. Evid Based Med (2008) 0.78
The impact of clinical data on the evaluation of tibial fracture healing. Trials (2011) 0.78
Chiropractic services in the Canadian Armed Forces: a pilot project. Mil Med (2006) 0.77
The effect of bright light therapy on depression associated with premenstrual dysphoric disorder. Am J Obstet Gynecol (2005) 0.77
Does treatment with endoscopic third ventriculostomy result in less concern among parents of children with hydrocephalus? Childs Nerv Syst (2010) 0.76
Physical functioning in pediatric survivors of childhood posterior fossa brain tumors. Neuro Oncol (2013) 0.76
Physical therapists in primary care are interested in high quality evidence regarding efficacy of therapeutic ultrasound for knee osteoarthritis: a provincial survey. ScientificWorldJournal (2013) 0.75
OPTIMa Review Suffered From High Risk of Selection Bias, and Misinterpreted Prior Findings. Clin J Pain (2015) 0.75
Impact of missing participant data for dichotomous outcomes on pooled effect estimates in systematic reviews: a protocol for a methodological study. Syst Rev (2014) 0.75
Does lumbar surgery for chronic low-back pain make a difference? CMAJ (2005) 0.75
Consideration of chronic pain in trials to promote physical activity for diabetes: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials. PLoS One (2013) 0.75
Using extracorporeal shock-wave therapy for healing long-bone nonunions. Clin J Sport Med (2011) 0.75
Opioids and chronic pain. CMAJ (2003) 0.75
Abnormal vaginal bleeding after epidural steroid injection: is there a cause for concern? Evid Based Med (2013) 0.75
Interprofessional education for medical students in clinical settings: a practical guide for an elective half-day. J Can Chiropr Assoc (2011) 0.75
Patients' Attitudes Toward Nonphysician Screening of Low Back and Low Back Related Leg Pain Complaints Referred for Surgical Assessment. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2017) 0.75
Evidence-based medicine targets the individual patient. Part 2: Guides and tools for individual decision-making. ACP J Club (2008) 0.75
Comparison of Hydrocephalus Outcome Questionnaire scores to neuropsychological test performance in school-aged children. J Neurosurg Pediatr (2011) 0.75
Evidence-based medicine targets the individual patient. Part 1: how clinicians can use study results to determine optimal individual care. ACP J Club (2008) 0.75
Evidence-based practice targets the individual patient. Part 1: how clinicians can use study results to determine optimal individual care. Evid Based Nurs (2008) 0.75
Comparing children's and parents' perspectives of health outcome in paediatric hydrocephalus. Dev Med Child Neurol (2008) 0.75
Evidence-based medicine targets the individual patient, part 1: how clinicians can use study results to determine optimal individual care. Evid Based Med (2008) 0.75
Managing moral hazard in motor vehicle accident insurance claims. J Public Health Policy (2013) 0.75