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  1. Measuring inconsistency in meta-analyses (2003)
    Julian P. T. Higgins, Simon G. Thompson et al. BMJ
  2. Mendelian Randomization Analysis With Multiple Genetic Variants Using Summarized Data (2013)
    Stephen Burgess, Adam S. Butterworth et al. Genetic Epidemiology
  3. Interpreting findings from Mendelian randomization using the MR-Egger method (2017)
    Stephen Burgess, Simon G. Thompson European Journal of Epidemiology
  4. C-reactive protein concentration and risk of coronary heart disease, stroke, and mortality: an individual participant meta-analysis (2009)
    Stephen Kaptoge, Emanuele Di Angelantonio et al. The Lancet
  5. A Re-Evaluation of Random-Effects Meta-Analysis (2008)
    Julian P. T. Higgins, Simon G. Thompson et al. Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series A (Statistics in Society)
  6. HAEMOSTATIC FUNCTION AND ISCHAEMIC HEART DISEASE: PRINCIPAL RESULTS OF THE NORTHWICK PARK HEART STUDY (1986)
    T W Meade, M Brozović et al. The Lancet
  7. Hemostatic Factors and the Risk of Myocardial Infarction or Sudden Death in Patients with Angina Pectoris (1995)
    Simon G. Thompson, Joachim Kienast et al. New England Journal of Medicine
  8. Explaining heterogeneity in meta-analysis: a comparison of methods (1999)
    Simon G. Thompson, Stephen J. Sharp Statistics in Medicine
  9. Production of C-reactive protein and risk of coronary events in stable and unstable angina (1997)
    Simon G. Thompson, Stephen Pyke et al. The Lancet
  10. Sensitivity Analyses for Robust Causal Inference from Mendelian Randomization Analyses with Multiple Genetic Variants (2016)
    Stephen Burgess, Jack Bowden et al. Epidemiology
  11. Randomized trial to determine the effect of nebivolol on mortality and cardiovascular hospital admission in elderly patients with heart failure (SENIORS) (2005)
    Marcus Flather, Marcelo C. Shibata et al. European Heart Journal
  12. Bias due to participant overlap in two‐sample Mendelian randomization (2016)
    Stephen Burgess, Neil M Davies et al. Genetic Epidemiology
  13. A review of instrumental variable estimators for Mendelian randomization (2015)
    Stephen Burgess, Dylan S. Small et al. Statistical Methods in Medical Research
  14. Using published data in Mendelian randomization: a blueprint for efficient identification of causal risk factors (2015)
    Stephen Burgess, Robert A. Scott et al. European Journal of Epidemiology
  15. By how much and how quickly does reduction in serum cholesterol concentration lower risk of ischaemic heart disease? (1994)
    M R Law, Nicholas Wald et al. BMJ
  16. Separate and combined associations of body-mass index and abdominal adiposity with cardiovascular disease: collaborative analysis of 58 prospective studies (2011)
    David Wormser, Stephen Kaptoge et al. The Lancet
  17. Systematic Review: Why sources of heterogeneity in meta-analysis should be investigated (1994)
    Simon G. Thompson BMJ
  18. The benefits and harms of breast cancer screening: an independent review (2013)
    Michael Marmot, Douglas G. Altman et al. British Journal of Cancer
  19. Value of natriuretic peptides in assessment of patients with possible new heart failure in primary care (1997)
    Martín Cowie, Allan D. Struthers et al. The Lancet
  20. Combining information on multiple instrumental variables in Mendelian randomization: comparison of allele score and summarized data methods (2015)
    Stephen Burgess, Frank Dudbridge et al. Statistics in Medicine
  21. Using natural experiments to evaluate population health interventions: new Medical Research Council guidance (2012)
    Peter Craig, Cyrus Cooper et al. Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health
  22. Predicting the extent of heterogeneity in meta-analysis, using empirical data from the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (2012)
    Rebecca Turner, Mike Clarke et al. International Journal of Epidemiology
  23. Hemostatic factors and the risk of myocardial infarction or sudden death in patients with angina pectoris (1995)
    Simon G. Thompson Repository hosted by TU Delft Library (TU Delft)
  24. Detecting and describing heterogeneity in meta-analysis (1998)
    Rebecca Hardy, Simon G. Thompson Statistics in Medicine
  25. Seasonal variation in arterial blood pressure. (1982)
    P J Brennan, Gillian Greenberg et al. BMJ
  26. Meta-analysis of individual patient data to examine factors affecting growth and rupture of small abdominal aortic aneurysms (2012)
    Michael Sweeting, Simon G. Thompson et al. British journal of surgery

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Author Peers

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Simon G. Thompson 14663 14138 2648 16157 217 88.5k
Richard Peto 14212 9722 2403 12527 296 77.1k
Jonathan J Deeks 8570 11118 1602 18953 346 90.3k
Jan P. Vandenbroucke 12836 12248 1452 21047 439 107.2k
Mike Clarke 9683 12834 1234 21439 582 119.1k
Jonathan A C Sterne 7358 8366 2892 12776 380 80.4k
Charles H. Hennekens 18066 5722 633 12212 577 83.9k
Rory Collins 24652 4727 981 18717 243 66.2k
Cynthia D. Mulrow 9070 9639 607 17196 135 86.6k
Julian P. T. Higgins 17209 21286 4650 31545 446 178.4k
M. Hassan Murad 9096 15504 492 23034 955 98.8k

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