Allison Hirst

2.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
47 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Allison Hirst is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty and Economics and Econometrics. According to data from OpenAlex, Allison Hirst has authored 47 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 11 papers in Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty and 8 papers in Economics and Econometrics. Recurrent topics in Allison Hirst's work include Meta-analysis and systematic reviews (11 papers), Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life (8 papers) and Health and Medical Research Impacts (6 papers). Allison Hirst is often cited by papers focused on Meta-analysis and systematic reviews (11 papers), Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life (8 papers) and Health and Medical Research Impacts (6 papers). Allison Hirst collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Canada. Allison Hirst's co-authors include Douglas G. Altman, Peter McCulloch, Kenneth F. Schulz, David Moher, Iveta Simera, John Hoey, Art Sedrakyan, Bruce Campbell, Susan Dutton and Klim McPherson and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Annals of Surgery.

In The Last Decade

Allison Hirst

43 papers receiving 1.7k citations

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Allison Hirst United Kingdom	19	474	455	382	273	234	47	1.8k
Jeppe Bennekou Schroll Denmark	16	328 0.7×	290 0.6×	203 0.5×	143 0.5×	81 0.3×	38	1.7k
David Braunholtz United Kingdom	20	516 1.1×	209 0.5×	532 1.4×	391 1.4×	108 0.5×	37	2.1k
Jayne Berrier United States	7	294 0.6×	488 1.1×	229 0.6×	179 0.7×	39 0.2×	8	1.5k
David Schneider United States	29	625 1.3×	67 0.1×	202 0.5×	317 1.2×	114 0.5×	143	2.5k
Andra Morrison Canada	17	406 0.9×	503 1.1×	207 0.5×	330 1.2×	29 0.1×	22	2.2k
Sara Brookes United Kingdom	22	253 0.5×	137 0.3×	674 1.8×	182 0.7×	48 0.2×	51	2.6k
Simona Ferraro Italy	23	201 0.4×	94 0.2×	476 1.2×	99 0.4×	95 0.4×	85	1.8k
Ole Olsen Denmark	25	260 0.5×	79 0.2×	488 1.3×	356 1.3×	260 1.1×	84	2.4k
Philip Alderson United Kingdom	7	444 0.9×	292 0.6×	270 0.7×	309 1.1×	27 0.1×	9	1.7k
Brian S. Alper United States	14	296 0.6×	234 0.5×	241 0.6×	352 1.3×	43 0.2×	39	1.8k

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Yu, Jiajie, Fei Shan, Allison Hirst, et al.. (2021). Identifying research waste from surgical research: a protocol for assessing compliance with the IDEAL framework and recommendations. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(1). e000050–e000050. 3 indexed citations

Yu, Jiajie, et al.. (2021). The methodological quality of surgical randomized controlled trials: A cross-sectional systemic review. Asian Journal of Surgery. 45(10). 1817–1822.

Smith, Brandon, Alexander Alamri, Faith C. Robertson, et al.. (2020). The IDEAL framework in neurosurgery: a bibliometric analysis. Acta Neurochirurgica. 162(12). 2939–2947. 13 indexed citations

Yu, Jiajie, et al.. (2020). Identifying competing interest disclosures in systematic reviews of surgical interventions and devices: a cross-sectional survey. BMC Medical Research Methodology. 20(1). 260–260. 5 indexed citations

Conte, Annalisa lo, Allison Hirst, Marta Penna, et al.. (2019). Evolution of transanal total mesorectal excision according to the IDEAL framework. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1(1). e000004–e000004. 4 indexed citations

Philippou, Yiannis, et al.. (2018). Appraising the uptake and use of the IDEAL Framework and Recommendations: A review of the literature. International Journal of Surgery. 57. 84–90. 25 indexed citations

Agha, Riaz, et al.. (2018). A protocol for the development of reporting guidelines for IDEAL stage studies. PubMed. 9(0). 11–14. 8 indexed citations

Sedrakyan, Art, Bruce Campbell, José G. Merino, et al.. (2016). IDEAL-D: a rational framework for evaluating and regulating the use of medical devices. BMJ. 353. i2372–i2372. 141 indexed citations

Pennell, Christopher, Allison Hirst, Art Sedrakyan, & Peter McCulloch. (2016). Adapting the IDEAL Framework and Recommendations for medical device evaluation: A modified Delphi survey. International Journal of Surgery. 28. 141–148. 23 indexed citations

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Hopewell, Sally, Gary S. Collins, Allison Hirst, et al.. (2013). Reporting characteristics of non-primary publications of results of randomized trials: a cross-sectional review. Trials. 14(1). 240–240. 4 indexed citations

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Shamseer, Larissa, Adrienne Stevens, Becky Skidmore, et al.. (2012). Does journal endorsement of reporting guidelines influence the completeness of reporting of health research? A systematic review protocol. Systematic Reviews. 1(1). 24–24. 18 indexed citations

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Hirst, Allison & Douglas G. Altman. (2012). Are Peer Reviewers Encouraged to Use Reporting Guidelines? A Survey of 116 Health Research Journals. PLoS ONE. 7(4). e35621–e35621. 137 indexed citations

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Hopewell, Sally, Allison Hirst, Gary S. Collins, et al.. (2011). Reporting of participant flow diagrams in published reports of randomized trials. Trials. 12(1). 253–253. 52 indexed citations

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Simera, Iveta, David Moher, Allison Hirst, et al.. (2010). Transparent and accurate reporting increases reliability, utility, and impact of your research: reporting guidelines and the EQUATOR Network. BMC Medicine. 8(1). 24–24. 352 indexed citations

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Hirst, Allison, et al.. (2008). The HOPEFUL Study: a multi-centre retrospective cohort study comparing the efficacy, safety and cost-effectiveness of hysterectomy and uterine artery embolisation (UAE) for the treatment of symptomatic uterine fibroids. ENLIGHTEN (Jurnal Bimbingan dan Konseling Islam).

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Hirst, Allison, Susan Dutton, Olívia Wu, et al.. (2008). A multi-centre retrospective cohort study comparing the efficacy, safety and cost-effectiveness of hysterectomy and uterine artery embolisation for the treatment of symptomatic uterine fibroids. The HOPEFUL study. Health Technology Assessment. 12(5). 1–248, iii. 86 indexed citations

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Wu, Olívia, Andrew Briggs, Susan Dutton, et al.. (2007). Uterine artery embolisation or hysterectomy for the treatment of symptomatic uterine fibroids: a cost‐utility analysis of the HOPEFUL study. BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology. 114(11). 1352–1362. 28 indexed citations

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Dutton, Susan, Allison Hirst, Klim McPherson, Tony Nicholson, & M Maresh. (2007). A UK multicentre retrospective cohort study comparing hysterectomy and uterine artery embolisation for the treatment of symptomatic uterine fibroids (HOPEFUL study): main results on medium‐term safety and efficacy. BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology. 114(11). 1340–1351. 90 indexed citations

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Hirst, Allison, et al.. (1993). A Blood Spot Assay for Apo A₁ and B Lipoproteins and the Apo B/A₁ Ratio. Annals of Clinical Biochemistry International Journal of Laboratory Medicine. 30(5). 476–481. 5 indexed citations

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Hirst, Allison, et al.. (1991). A Critical Assessment of Current Analytical Methods for the Routine Assay of Serum Total Protein and Recommendations for Their Improvement. Annals of Clinical Biochemistry International Journal of Laboratory Medicine. 28(6). 556–567. 13 indexed citations

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