David Tovey

4.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
38 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

David Tovey is a scholar working on Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Economics and Econometrics. According to data from OpenAlex, David Tovey has authored 38 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty, 13 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 10 papers in Economics and Econometrics. Recurrent topics in David Tovey's work include Meta-analysis and systematic reviews (21 papers), Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life (10 papers) and Clinical practice guidelines implementation (8 papers). David Tovey is often cited by papers focused on Meta-analysis and systematic reviews (21 papers), Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life (10 papers) and Clinical practice guidelines implementation (8 papers). David Tovey collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Canada. David Tovey's co-authors include Toby J Lasserson, Paul Glasziou, Douglas G. Altman, Sally Hopewell, Peter Tugwell, Iain Chalmers, Elaine Beller, Peter C Gøtzsche, Hilda Bastian and Jonathan C. Craig and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Annals of Internal Medicine.

In The Last Decade

David Tovey

34 papers receiving 1.6k 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.

PRISMA for Abstracts: Reporting Systematic Reviews in Journal and Conference Abstracts

2013 504 citations Elaine Beller, Paul Glasziou et al. PLoS Medicine profile →
ACCORD (ACcurate COnsensus Reporting Document): A reporting guideline for consensus methods in biomedicine developed via a modified Delphi

2024 160 citations William Gattrell, Patrícia Logullo et al. PLoS Medicine profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
David Tovey United Kingdom	15	316	309	220	199	177	38	1.6k
Gordon Dooley United Kingdom	14	281 0.9×	293 0.9×	245 1.1×	106 0.5×	261 1.5×	23	1.9k
Carole Lunny Canada	20	277 0.9×	304 1.0×	364 1.7×	166 0.8×	147 0.8×	58	1.7k
Chris Mavergames United Kingdom	8	206 0.7×	187 0.6×	166 0.8×	254 1.3×	124 0.7×	12	1.1k
Denise Thomson Canada	17	158 0.5×	191 0.6×	215 1.0×	149 0.7×	154 0.9×	37	1.2k
Carlos A. Cuello‐García Mexico	22	362 1.1×	142 0.5×	189 0.9×	127 0.6×	263 1.5×	54	2.1k
Zulma Ortiz Argentina	15	383 1.2×	221 0.7×	184 0.8×	76 0.4×	167 0.9×	35	1.6k
Philip Alderson United Kingdom	7	444 1.4×	292 0.9×	309 1.4×	240 1.2×	270 1.5×	9	1.7k
Andra Morrison Canada	17	406 1.3×	503 1.6×	330 1.5×	149 0.7×	207 1.2×	22	2.2k
Chris Kamel Canada	11	281 0.9×	187 0.6×	442 2.0×	161 0.8×	111 0.6×	16	1.4k
Allison Gates Canada	21	347 1.1×	285 0.9×	378 1.7×	101 0.5×	91 0.5×	51	1.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of David Tovey

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Hultcrantz, Monica, David Tovey, Nancy Santesso, et al.. (2025). Rating certainty when the target threshold is the null and the point estimate is close to the null. BMJ evidence-based medicine. 30(3). 202–207. 2 indexed citations

Wilkinson, Jack & David Tovey. (2025). How should we assess trustworthiness of randomized controlled trials?. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 180. 111670–111670. 2 indexed citations

Schünemann, Holger J., Bernardo Sousa‐Pinto, Samuel G. Schumacher, et al.. (2025). The many roles of decision thresholds for primary research, evidence synthesis, and health decision-making. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 190. 112090–112090.

Logullo, Patrícia, Esther J van Zuuren, Christopher Winchester, et al.. (2024). ACcurate COnsensus Reporting Document (ACCORD) explanation and elaboration: Guidance and examples to support reporting consensus methods. PLoS Medicine. 21(5). e1004390–e1004390. 16 indexed citations

Dewidar, Omar, Alba Antequera, Andrea C. Tricco, et al.. (2022). Methodological guidance for incorporating equity when informing rapid-policy and guideline development. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 150. 142–153. 19 indexed citations

McCaul, Michael, David Tovey, Taryn Young, et al.. (2022). Resources supporting trustworthy, rapid and equitable evidence synthesis and guideline development: results from the COVID-19 evidence network to support decision-making (COVID-END). Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 151. 88–95. 14 indexed citations

Gattrell, William, A. P. S. Hungin, Amy Price, et al.. (2022). ACCORD guideline for reporting consensus-based methods in biomedical research and clinical practice: a study protocol. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 7(1). 3–3. 50 indexed citations

Hoffmann, Tammy, Andrew D Oxman, John P. A. Ioannidis, et al.. (2017). Enhancing the usability of systematic reviews by improving the consideration and description of interventions. BMJ. 358. j2998–j2998. 152 indexed citations

Santesso, Nancy, Alonso Carrasco‐Labra, Miranda Langendam, et al.. (2016). Improving GRADE evidence tables part 3: detailed guidance for explanatory footnotes supports creating and understanding GRADE certainty in the evidence judgments. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 74. 28–39. 85 indexed citations

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Leibovici, Leonard, Mical Paul, Paul Garner, et al.. (2016). Addressing resistance to antibiotics in systematic reviews of antibiotic interventions. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. 71(9). 2367–2369. 45 indexed citations

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Tugwell, Peter, Lara Maxwell, Dorcas Beaton, et al.. (2015). Dialogue on Developing Consensus on Measurement and Presentation of Patient-important Outcomes, Using Pain Outcomes as an Exemplar, in Systematic Reviews: A Preconference Meeting at OMERACT 12. The Journal of Rheumatology. 42(10). 1931–1933. 8 indexed citations

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Elliott, Julian, Jeremy Grimshaw, Russ B. Altman, et al.. (2015). Informatics: Make sense of health data. Nature. 527(7576). 31–32. 19 indexed citations

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Tovey, David. (2014). The Role of The Cochrane Collaboration in Support of the WHO Nutrition Guidelines. Advances in Nutrition. 5(1). 35–39. 11 indexed citations

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Mahady, Suzanne E., Timothy E. Schlub, Lisa Bero, et al.. (2014). Side effects are incompletely reported among systematic reviews in gastroenterology. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 68(2). 144–153. 14 indexed citations

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Beller, Elaine, Paul Glasziou, Douglas G. Altman, et al.. (2013). PRISMA for Abstracts: Reporting Systematic Reviews in Journal and Conference Abstracts. PLoS Medicine. 10(4). e1001419–e1001419. 504 indexed citations breakdown →

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Neufeld, Lynnette M., Chowdhury Jalal, Juan Pablo Peña‐Rosas, et al.. (2013). The WHO Evidence-Informed Guideline Development Process and Implications for Vitamin and Mineral Research Priorities: Symposium Rationale and Summary. Advances in Nutrition. 4(5). 557–559. 3 indexed citations

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Foxlee, Ruth & David Tovey. (2013). A New Search Interface for the Cochrane Library. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. ED000052–ED000052.

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Takwoingi, Yemisi, Sally Hopewell, David Tovey, & Alex J. Sutton. (2013). A multicomponent decision tool for prioritising the updating of systematic reviews. BMJ. 347(dec13 1). f7191–f7191. 39 indexed citations

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Sox, Harold C., Mark Helfand, Jeremy Grimshaw, et al.. (2010). Comparative Effectiveness Research: Challenges for Medical Journals. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 63(8). 862–864. 11 indexed citations

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Tovey, David. (2004). The Bradford smallpox outbreak in 1962: a personal account. Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine. 97(5). 244–247. 3 indexed citations

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