Alan Girling

7.6k total citations · 3 hit papers
96 papers, 4.7k citations indexed

About

Alan Girling is a scholar working on Economics and Econometrics, Statistics and Probability and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Alan Girling has authored 96 papers receiving a total of 4.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 33 papers in Economics and Econometrics, 19 papers in Statistics and Probability and 14 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Alan Girling's work include Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life (23 papers), Healthcare Policy and Management (17 papers) and Statistical Methods in Clinical Trials (11 papers). Alan Girling is often cited by papers focused on Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life (23 papers), Healthcare Policy and Management (17 papers) and Statistical Methods in Clinical Trials (11 papers). Alan Girling collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Australia. Alan Girling's co-authors include Richard Lilford, Karla Hemming, Peter J Chilton, Terry Haines, Alan J. Sinclair, Ann McNeill, Paul Aveyard, Gemma Taylor, Amanda Farley and Nicola Lindson and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, PLoS ONE and The British Journal of Psychiatry.

In The Last Decade

Alan Girling

93 papers receiving 4.6k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

The stepped wedge cluster randomised trial: rationale, design, analysis, and reporting

2015 828 citations Karla Hemming, Peter J Chilton et al. BMJ profile →
Change in mental health after smoking cessation: systematic review and meta-analysis

2014 694 citations Gemma Taylor, Ann McNeill et al. BMJ profile →
Reporting of stepped wedge cluster randomised trials: extension of the CONSORT 2010 statement with explanation and elaboration

2018 247 citations Karla Hemming, Monica Taljaard et al. BMJ profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Alan Girling United Kingdom	32	1.2k	964	679	618	610	96	4.7k
Karla Hemming United Kingdom	40	1.2k 1.0×	791 0.8×	375 0.6×	937 1.5×	576 0.9×	197	6.4k
Nirav R. Shah United States	32	1.0k 0.9×	812 0.8×	603 0.9×	1.0k 1.6×	717 1.2×	128	6.0k
David K. Blough United States	47	820 0.7×	2.0k 2.0×	705 1.0×	1.0k 1.6×	1.3k 2.1×	115	9.3k
Jamie J Kirkham United Kingdom	39	855 0.7×	1.5k 1.5×	354 0.5×	1.5k 2.5×	589 1.0×	136	7.7k
Sean Hennessy United States	50	553 0.5×	732 0.8×	547 0.8×	973 1.6×	1.0k 1.7×	268	8.7k
David M. Rind United States	25	1.0k 0.9×	818 0.8×	612 0.9×	1.3k 2.1×	880 1.4×	92	7.5k
Janet E. Hux Canada	37	1.1k 0.9×	836 0.9×	278 0.4×	725 1.2×	1.4k 2.2×	71	6.7k
John Concato United States	23	811 0.7×	831 0.9×	334 0.5×	876 1.4×	743 1.2×	38	6.2k
Anita K. Wagner United States	33	1.3k 1.1×	1.9k 2.0×	271 0.4×	744 1.2×	749 1.2×	122	6.1k
A. Russell Localio United States	48	1.2k 1.0×	684 0.7×	379 0.6×	595 1.0×	1.9k 3.0×	127	7.9k

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Girling, Alan & Sam Watson. (2025). Optimal Allocation of Observations in Stepped‐Wedge and Other Cluster Studies With Correlated Cluster‐Period Effects. Statistics in Medicine. 44(13-14). e70100–e70100. 1 indexed citations

Watson, Sam, Alan Girling, & Karla Hemming. (2023). Optimal study designs for cluster randomised trials: An overview of methods and results. Statistical Methods in Medical Research. 32(11). 2135–2157. 4 indexed citations

Lilford, Richard, Dmitri Nepogodiev, Peter J Chilton, et al.. (2021). Methodological issues in economic evaluations of emergency transport systems in low-income and middle-income countries. BMJ Global Health. 6(3). e004723–e004723. 3 indexed citations

Watson, Sam, Alan Girling, & Karla Hemming. (2020). Design and analysis of three‐arm parallel cluster randomized trials with small numbers of clusters. Statistics in Medicine. 40(5). 1133–1146. 13 indexed citations

Girling, Alan. (2018). Relative efficiency of unequal cluster sizes in stepped wedge and other trial designs under longitudinal or cross‐sectional sampling. Statistics in Medicine. 37(30). 4652–4664. 22 indexed citations

Sun, Jianxia, Alan Girling, Cassie Aldridge, et al.. (2018). Sicker patients account for the weekend mortality effect among adult emergency admissions to a large hospital trust. BMJ Quality & Safety. 28(3). 223–230. 27 indexed citations

Hemming, Karla, Monica Taljaard, Joanne E. McKenzie, et al.. (2018). Reporting of stepped wedge cluster randomised trials: extension of the CONSORT 2010 statement with explanation and elaboration. BMJ. 363. k1614–k1614. 247 indexed citations breakdown →

Bion, Julian, Cassie Aldridge, Alan Girling, et al.. (2017). Two-epoch cross-sectional case record review protocol comparing quality of care of hospital emergency admissions at weekends versus weekdays. BMJ Open. 7(12). e018747–e018747. 6 indexed citations

Martín, James, Monica Taljaard, Alan Girling, & Karla Hemming. (2016). Systematic review finds major deficiencies in sample size methodology and reporting for stepped-wedge cluster randomised trials. BMJ Open. 6(2). e010166–e010166. 50 indexed citations

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Hemming, Karla, Richard Lilford, & Alan Girling. (2014). Stepped‐wedge cluster randomised controlled trials: a generic framework including parallel and multiple‐level designs. Statistics in Medicine. 34(2). 181–196. 157 indexed citations

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Taylor, Gemma, Ann McNeill, Alan Girling, et al.. (2014). Change in mental health after smoking cessation: systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ. 348(feb13 1). g1151–g1151. 694 indexed citations breakdown →

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Bayon, Yves, Alain A. Vertès, Vincent Ronfard, et al.. (2014). Translating Cell-Based Regenerative Medicines from Research to Successful Products: Challenges and Solutions. Tissue Engineering Part B Reviews. 20(4). 246–256. 9 indexed citations

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Lilford, Richard, Louise Bentham, Matthew J. Armstrong, James Neuberger, & Alan Girling. (2013). What is the best strategy for investigating abnormal liver function tests in primary care? Implications from a prospective study. BMJ Open. 3(6). e003099–e003099. 24 indexed citations

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Lord, Joanne, et al.. (2012). BAYESIAN META-ANALYSIS ON MEDICAL DEVICES: APPLICATION TO IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATORS. International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care. 28(2). 115–124. 3 indexed citations

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Parsons, Nick, et al.. (2011). A statistical framework for quantifying clinical equipoise for individual cases during randomized controlled surgical trials. Trials. 12(1). 258–258. 3 indexed citations

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Girling, Alan, G. H. Freeman, Jason Gordon, et al.. (2007). Modeling payback from research into the efficacy of left-ventricular assist devices as destination therapy. International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care. 23(2). 269–277. 26 indexed citations

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Girling, Alan. (2000). Rank statistics expressible as integrals under. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 62(2). 367–382. 1 indexed citations

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Sinclair, Alan J., Alan Girling, & Antony Bayer. (2000). Cognitive dysfunction in older subjects with diabetes mellitus: impact on diabetes self-management and use of care services. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice. 50(3). 203–212. 269 indexed citations

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Sinclair, Alan J., Paul B. Taylor, John Lunec, Alan Girling, & A H Barnett. (1994). Low Plasma Ascorbate Levels in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Consuming Adequate Dietary Vitamin C. Diabetic Medicine. 11(9). 893–898. 72 indexed citations

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Girling, Alan. (1983). (2) Accelerating the convergence of an alternating series. The Mathematical Gazette. 67(441). 173–177.

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