Christian Gluud

62.9k total citations · 17 hit papers
687 papers, 39.5k citations indexed

About

Christian Gluud is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Hepatology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Christian Gluud has authored 687 papers receiving a total of 39.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 202 papers in Epidemiology, 135 papers in Hepatology and 108 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Christian Gluud's work include Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment (141 papers), Liver Disease and Transplantation (79 papers) and Meta-analysis and systematic reviews (68 papers). Christian Gluud is often cited by papers focused on Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment (141 papers), Liver Disease and Transplantation (79 papers) and Meta-analysis and systematic reviews (68 papers). Christian Gluud collaborates with scholars based in Denmark, United Kingdom and United States. Christian Gluud's co-authors include Jørn Wetterslev, Lise Lotte Gluud, Jesper Brok, Kristian Thorlund, Janus Christian Jakobsen, Dimitrinka Nikolova, Goran Bjelaković, Lise Lotte Kjaergard, Per Winkel and Rosa G Simonetti and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, JAMA and Circulation.

In The Last Decade

Christian Gluud

662 papers receiving 38.4k citations

Hit Papers

Empirical evidence of bia... 2001 2026 2009 2017 2008 2001 2017 2007 2007 500 1000 1.5k
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.

  1. Empirical evidence of bias in treatment effect estimates in controlled trials with different interventions and outcomes: meta-epidemiological study
    2008 1.9k citations Christian Gluud et al. profile →
  2. Reported Methodologic Quality and Discrepancies between Large and Small Randomized Trials in Meta-Analyses
    2001 1.6k citations Christian Gluud et al. profile →
  3. When and how should multiple imputation be used for handling missing data in randomised clinical trials – a practical guide with flowcharts
    2017 1.6k citations Janus Christian Jakobsen, Christian Gluud et al. BMC Medical Research Methodology profile →
  4. Mortality in Randomized Trials of Antioxidant Supplements for Primary and Secondary Prevention
    2007 1.6k citations Christian Gluud et al. profile →
  5. Trial sequential analysis may establish when firm evidence is reached in cumulative meta-analysis
    2007 1.3k citations Jørn Wetterslev, Christian Gluud et al. profile →
  6. Trial Sequential Analysis in systematic reviews with meta-analysis
    2017 818 citations Jørn Wetterslev, Janus Christian Jakobsen et al. BMC Medical Research Methodology profile →
  7. Trial sequential analysis reveals insufficient information size and potentially false positive results in many meta-analyses
    2008 806 citations Christian Gluud, Jørn Wetterslev et al. profile →
  8. Influence of Reported Study Design Characteristics on Intervention Effect Estimates From Randomized, Controlled Trials
    2012 768 citations Christian Gluud et al. profile →
  9. Estimating required information size by quantifying diversity in random-effects model meta-analyses
    2009 700 citations Jørn Wetterslev, Christian Gluud et al. BMC Medical Research Methodology profile →
  10. Apparently conclusive meta-analyses may be inconclusive—Trial sequential analysis adjustment of random error risk due to repetitive testing of accumulating data in apparently conclusive neonatal meta-analyses
    2008 690 citations Jørn Wetterslev, Christian Gluud et al. International Journal of Epidemiology profile →
  11. Can trial sequential monitoring boundaries reduce spurious inferences from meta-analyses?
    2008 625 citations Jørn Wetterslev, Lehana Thabane et al. International Journal of Epidemiology profile →
  12. Antioxidant supplements for prevention of mortality in healthy participants and patients with various diseases
    2012 588 citations Christian Gluud et al. profile →
  13. Association of Funding and Conclusions in Randomized Drug Trials
    2003 526 citations Christian Gluud et al. profile →
  14. Influence of reported study design characteristics on intervention effect estimates from randomised controlled trials: combined analysis of meta-epidemiological studies.
    2012 519 citations Christian Gluud et al. profile →
  15. Thresholds for statistical and clinical significance in systematic reviews with meta-analytic methods
    2014 508 citations Janus Christian Jakobsen, Jørn Wetterslev et al. BMC Medical Research Methodology profile →
  16. Vitamin D supplementation for prevention of mortality in adults
    2014 447 citations Jørn Wetterslev, Christian Gluud et al. profile →
  17. Antenatal magnesium sulphate may prevent cerebral palsy in preterm infants-but are we convinced? Evaluation of an apparently conclusive meta-analysis with trial sequential analysis
    2010 421 citations Christian Gluud et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Christian Gluud Denmark 92 9.5k 7.7k 6.4k 4.7k 4.2k 687 39.5k
Yngve Falck–Ytter United States 57 10.9k 1.1× 11.7k 1.5× 4.5k 0.7× 5.1k 1.1× 6.4k 1.5× 168 55.2k
John B. Wong United States 89 10.2k 1.1× 6.8k 0.9× 6.6k 1.0× 2.8k 0.6× 3.5k 0.8× 377 36.2k
Christopher H. Schmid United States 88 8.3k 0.9× 10.1k 1.3× 2.1k 0.3× 10.4k 2.2× 7.3k 1.7× 404 63.2k
Jonas F. Ludvigsson Sweden 86 13.4k 1.4× 10.4k 1.4× 1.7k 0.3× 2.5k 0.5× 2.4k 0.6× 641 35.3k
Rebecca DerSimonian United States 28 5.7k 0.6× 8.0k 1.0× 1.3k 0.2× 4.2k 0.9× 5.2k 1.2× 40 39.6k
Gunn Elisabeth Vist Norway 46 6.6k 0.7× 10.5k 1.4× 1.2k 0.2× 4.4k 0.9× 5.9k 1.4× 104 52.2k
Jesse A. Berlin United States 89 4.6k 0.5× 6.9k 0.9× 1.1k 0.2× 5.1k 1.1× 3.6k 0.8× 291 39.7k
Henrik Toft Sørensen Denmark 119 14.3k 1.5× 16.9k 2.2× 2.6k 0.4× 13.4k 2.9× 9.5k 2.3× 1.6k 77.7k
Douglas K Owens United States 85 6.4k 0.7× 5.2k 0.7× 1.1k 0.2× 3.7k 0.8× 6.3k 1.5× 344 34.3k
Jan Brożek Canada 48 7.9k 0.8× 7.5k 1.0× 899 0.1× 2.8k 0.6× 6.1k 1.4× 120 40.7k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Christian Gluud

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All Works

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Maagaard, Mathias, et al.. (2025). Tramadol versus placebo for chronic pain: a systematic review with meta-analysis and trial sequential analysis. BMJ evidence-based medicine. bmjebm–2025.
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Kamp, Caroline Barkholt, Sophie Juul, Faiza Siddiqui, et al.. (2024). The risks of adverse events with venlafaxine for adults with major depressive disorder: a systematic review of randomised clinical trials with meta-analysis and Trial Sequential Analysis. Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences. 33. e51–e51. 3 indexed citations
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Lilja‐Cyron, Alexander, Markus Harboe Olsen, Marianne Juhler, et al.. (2023). Prompt closure versus gradual weaning of external ventricular drainage for hydrocephalus following aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage: Protocol for the DRAIN randomised clinical trial. Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica. 67(8). 1121–1127. 4 indexed citations
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Korang, Steven Kwasi, Areti Angeliki Veroniki, Owen Ngalamika, et al.. (2022). Vaccines to prevent COVID-19: A living systematic review with Trial Sequential Analysis and network meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials. PLoS ONE. 17(1). e0260733–e0260733. 60 indexed citations
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Gluud, Christian, et al.. (2022). Methylphenidate denied access to the WHO List of Essential Medicines for the second time. BMJ evidence-based medicine. 28(2). 75–77. 4 indexed citations
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Ovesen, Christian, Janus Christian Jakobsen, Christian Gluud, et al.. (2021). Tranexamic Acid for Prevention of Hematoma Expansion in Intracerebral Hemorrhage Patients With or Without Spot Sign. Stroke. 52(8). 2629–2636. 18 indexed citations
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Morthorst, Britt Reuter, Jane Lindschou, Janus Christian Jakobsen, et al.. (2021). An internet-based emotion regulation intervention versus no intervention for nonsuicidal self-injury in adolescents: study protocol for a feasibility trial. Pilot and Feasibility Studies. 7(1). 5 indexed citations
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Korang, Steven Kwasi, Sophie Juul, Emil Eik Nielsen, et al.. (2020). Vaccines to prevent COVID-19: a protocol for a living systematic review with network meta-analysis including individual patient data (The LIVING VACCINE Project). Systematic Reviews. 9(1). 262–262. 28 indexed citations
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Dal‐Ré, Rafael, L.M. Bouter, Pim Cuijpers, Christian Gluud, & Søren Holm. (2020). Should research misconduct be criminalized?. Research Ethics. 16(1-2). 1–12. 44 indexed citations
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Koushede, Vibeke, Carina Sjöberg Brixval, Lau Caspar Thygesen, et al.. (2017). Antenatal small-class education versus auditorium-based lectures to promote positive transitioning to parenthood – A randomised trial. PLoS ONE. 12(5). e0176819–e0176819. 15 indexed citations
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Wetterslev, Jørn, Janus Christian Jakobsen, & Christian Gluud. (2017). Trial Sequential Analysis in systematic reviews with meta-analysis. BMC Medical Research Methodology. 17(1). 39–39. 818 indexed citations breakdown →
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Krogh, Jesper, Helene Speyer, Christian Gluud, & Merete Nordentoft. (2015). Exercise for patients with major depression: a protocol for a systematic review with meta-analysis and trial sequential analysis. Systematic Reviews. 4(1). 40–40. 23 indexed citations
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Knorr, Ulla, Maj Vinberg, Marianne Klose, et al.. (2011). Escitalopram and Neuroendocrine Response in Healthy First-Degree Relatives to Depressed Patients – A Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trial. PLoS ONE. 6(6). e21224–e21224. 11 indexed citations
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Tröhler, Ulrich, Christian Gluud, Gabriel Gachelin, et al.. (2011). Commentary: The evolution of methods to assess the effects of treatments, illustrated by the development of treatments for diphtheria, 1825-1918. International Journal of Epidemiology. 42(3). 662–676. 16 indexed citations

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