Standout Papers

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  1. Bias in meta-analysis detected by a simple, graphical test (1997)
    Matthias Egger, George Davey Smith et al. BMJ
  2. The Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE) Statement: Guidelines for Reporting Observational Studies (2007)
    Erik von Elm, Douglas G. Altman et al. PLoS Medicine
  3. The Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE) Statement: Guidelines for Reporting Observational Studies (2007)
    Erik von Elm, Douglas G. Altman et al. Annals of Internal Medicine
  4. The Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE) statement: guidelines for reporting observational studies (2007)
    Erik von Elm, Douglas G. Altman et al. The Lancet
  5. The Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE) statement: guidelines for reporting observational studies (2008)
    Erik von Elm, Douglas G. Altman et al. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
  6. The Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE) Statement: Guidelines for reporting observational studies (2014)
    Erik von Elm, Douglas G. Altman et al. International Journal of Surgery
  7. CONSORT 2010 Explanation and Elaboration: updated guidelines for reporting parallel group randomised trials (2010)
    David Moher, Sally Hopewell et al. BMJ
  8. Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE): Explanation and Elaboration (2007)
    Jan P. Vandenbroucke, Erik von Elm et al. PLoS Medicine
  9. Strengthening the reporting of observational studies in epidemiology (STROBE) statement: guidelines for reporting observational studies (2007)
    Erik von Elm, Douglas G. Altman et al. BMJ
  10. Body-mass index and incidence of cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective observational studies (2008)
    Andrew G. Renehan, Matthias Egger et al. The Lancet
  11. Funnel plots for detecting bias in meta-analysis (2001)
    Jonathan A C Sterne, Matthias Egger Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
  12. The Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE) Statement: Guidelines for reporting observational studies (2007)
    Erik von Elm, Douglas G. Altman et al. Preventive Medicine
  13. Systematic Reviews in Health Care : Meta-Analysis in Context (2000)
    Matthias Egger, George Davey Smith et al. Medical Entomology and Zoology
  14. Comparative efficacy and acceptability of 21 antidepressant drugs for the acute treatment of adults with major depressive disorder: a systematic review and network meta-analysis (2018)
    Andrea Cipriani, Toshi A. Furukawa et al. The Lancet
  15. Empirical evidence of bias in treatment effect estimates in controlled trials with different interventions and outcomes: meta-epidemiological study (2008)
    Lesley Wood, Matthias Egger et al. BMJ
  16. Meta-analysis: Principles and procedures (1997)
    Matthias Egger, George Davey Smith et al. BMJ
  17. Publication and related bias in meta-analysis (2000)
    Jonathan A C Sterne, David J. Gavaghan et al. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
  18. Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE) (2007)
    Jan P. Vandenbroucke, Erik von Elm et al. Epidemiology
  19. Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE): Explanation and elaboration (2014)
    Jan P. Vandenbroucke, Erik von Elm et al. International Journal of Surgery
  20. Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology Using Mendelian Randomization (2021)
    Veronika Skrivankova, Rebecca C. Richmond et al. JAMA
  21. Investigating and dealing with publication and other biases in meta-analysis (2001)
    Jonathan A C Sterne, Matthias Egger et al. BMJ
  22. A modified test for small‐study effects in meta‐analyses of controlled trials with binary endpoints (2005)
    Roger Harbord, Matthias Egger et al. Statistics in Medicine
  23. CONSORT 2010 explanation and elaboration: Updated guidelines for reporting parallel group randomised trials (2011)
    David Moher, Sally Hopewell et al. International Journal of Surgery
  24. CONSORT 2010 Explanation and Elaboration: updated guidelines for reporting parallel group randomised trials (2010)
    David Moher, Sally Hopewell et al. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
  25. Insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-I, IGF binding protein-3, and cancer risk: systematic review and meta-regression analysis (2004)
    Andrew G. Renehan, Marcel Zwahlen et al. The Lancet
  26. The Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE) Statement (2007)
    Erik von Elm, Douglas G. Altman et al. Epidemiology
  27. Prognosis of HIV-1-infected patients starting highly active antiretroviral therapy: a collaborative analysis of prospective studies (2002)
    Matthias Egger, Margaret May et al. The Lancet
  28. The Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE) Statement: guidelines for reporting observational studies* (2007)
    Erik von Elm, Douglas G. Altman et al. Bulletin of the World Health Organization
  29. meta-analysis bias in location and selection of studies (1998)
    Matthias Egger, George Davey Smith BMJ
  30. How important are comprehensive literature searches and the assessment of trial quality in systematic reviews? Empirical study (2003)
    Matthias Egger, Peter Jüni et al. Health Technology Assessment
  31. CINeMA: An approach for assessing confidence in the results of a network meta-analysis (2020)
    Adriani Nikolakopoulou, Julian P. T. Higgins et al. PLoS Medicine
  32. Cardiovascular safety of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs: network meta-analysis (2011)
    Sven Trelle, Stephan Reichenbach et al. BMJ
  33. Strengthening the reporting of observational studies in epidemiology using mendelian randomisation (STROBE-MR): explanation and elaboration (2021)
    Veronika Skrivankova, Rebecca C. Richmond et al. BMJ
  34. Language bias in randomised controlled trials published in English and German (1997)
    Matthias Egger, Martin Schneider et al. The Lancet
  35. Clinical progression and virological failure on highly active antiretroviral therapy in HIV-1 patients: a prospective cohort study (1999)
    Bruno Ledergerber, Matthias Egger et al. The Lancet
  36. Sexual transmission of HIV according to viral load and antiretroviral therapy: systematic review and meta-analysis (2009)
    Suzanna Attia, Matthias Egger et al. AIDS
  37. Meta-analysis Spurious precision? Meta-analysis of observational studies (1998)
    Matthias Egger, Marc P. Schneider et al. BMJ
  38. Direction and impact of language bias in meta-analyses of controlled trials: empirical study (2002)
    Peter Jüni, Jonathan A C Sterne et al. International Journal of Epidemiology
  39. Risk of cardiovascular events and rofecoxib: cumulative meta-analysis (2004)
    Peter Jüni, Linda Nartey et al. The Lancet
  40. Domains of physical activity and all-cause mortality: systematic review and dose–response meta-analysis of cohort studies (2011)
    Matthias Egger, Marcel Zwahlen et al. International Journal of Epidemiology
  41. A unification of models for meta-analysis of diagnostic accuracy studies (2006)
    Roger Harbord, Jonathan J Deeks et al. Biostatistics
  42. Early enteral feeding versus “nil by mouth” after gastrointestinal surgery: systematic review and meta-analysis of controlled trials (2001)
    Sarah J. Lewis, Matthias Egger et al. BMJ
  43. Global Guidelines for the Prevention of Surgical Site Infection (2016)
    Benedetta Allegranzi, P. Bischoff et al. Open Access CRIS of the University of Bern
  44. Immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome in patients starting antiretroviral therapy for HIV infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis (2010)
    Mónika Müller, Simon Wandel et al. The Lancet Infectious Diseases
  45. New WHO recommendations on preoperative measures for surgical site infection prevention: an evidence-based global perspective (2016)
    Benedetta Allegranzi, P. Bischoff et al. The Lancet Infectious Diseases
  46. New WHO recommendations on intraoperative and postoperative measures for surgical site infection prevention: an evidence-based global perspective (2016)
    Benedetta Allegranzi, Bassim Zayed et al. The Lancet Infectious Diseases
  47. Small study effects in meta-analyses of osteoarthritis trials: meta-epidemiological study (2010)
    Eveline Nüesch, Sven Trelle et al. BMJ
  48. Adiposity and cancer risk: new mechanistic insights from epidemiology (2015)
    Andrew G. Renehan, Marcel Zwahlen et al. Nature reviews. Cancer
  49. Reporting guidelines for health care simulation research: extensions to the CONSORT and STROBE statements (2016)
    Adam Cheng, David Kessler et al. Advances in Simulation
  50. Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology – nutritional epidemiology (STROBE‐nut): An extension of the STROBE statement (2016)
    Carl Lachat, Dana Hawwash et al. Nutrition Bulletin
  51. CINeMA: Software for semiautomated assessment of the confidence in the results of network meta‐analysis (2020)
    Theodoros Papakonstantinou, Adriani Nikolakopoulou et al. Campbell Systematic Reviews
  52. COSMOS-E: Guidance on conducting systematic reviews and meta-analyses of observational studies of etiology (2019)
    Olaf M. Dekkers, Jan P. Vandenbroucke et al. PLoS Medicine
  53. Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology—Nutritional Epidemiology (STROBE-nut): An Extension of the STROBE Statement (2016)
    Carl Lachat, Dana Hawwash et al. PLoS Medicine
  54. Core components for effective infection prevention and control programmes: new WHO evidence-based recommendations (2017)
    Julie Storr, Anthony Twyman et al. Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control
  55. Trends in life expectancy of HIV-positive adults on antiretroviral therapy across the globe (2016)
    Gilles Wandeler, Leigh F. Johnson et al. Current Opinion in HIV and AIDS
  56. Developing clinical prediction models: a step-by-step guide (2024)
    Orestis Efthimiou, Michael Seo et al. BMJ

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Works of Matthias Egger being referenced

What Do Case-Control Studies Estimate? Survey of Methods and Assumptions in Published Case-Control Research
2008
The Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE) Statement: Guidelines for Reporting Observational Studies
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Author Peers

Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Matthias Egger 19959 31896 8665 35836 24340 751 204.3k
Peter C Gøtzsche 7614 25014 9159 39970 24974 276 196.6k
John P. A. Ioannidis 7526 17450 18083 25317 20022 1.1k 180.8k
Julian P. T. Higgins 6050 21573 9063 31545 16645 446 178.4k
Gordon Guyatt 5483 22197 12338 32454 23232 1.3k 166.8k
George Davey Smith 3758 25688 2580 22578 31623 2.0k 209.0k
Stuart Pocock 4383 16294 4901 31770 13808 569 137.2k
Alessandro Liberati 7543 21926 4985 33889 23493 84 187.2k
Jan P. Vandenbroucke 4812 15026 3027 21047 14038 439 107.2k
Mike Clarke 3932 12159 6379 21439 15038 582 119.1k
David Moher 17675 55854 30710 85588 64744 775 488.1k

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