Dean Langan

4.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
34 papers, 2.6k citations indexed

About

Dean Langan is a scholar working on Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and Statistics and Probability. According to data from OpenAlex, Dean Langan has authored 34 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty, 8 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and 8 papers in Statistics and Probability. Recurrent topics in Dean Langan's work include Meta-analysis and systematic reviews (11 papers), Autopsy Techniques and Outcomes (8 papers) and Statistical Methods in Clinical Trials (4 papers). Dean Langan is often cited by papers focused on Meta-analysis and systematic reviews (11 papers), Autopsy Techniques and Outcomes (8 papers) and Statistical Methods in Clinical Trials (4 papers). Dean Langan collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Australia and Canada. Dean Langan's co-authors include Julian P. T. Higgins, Dan Jackson, Areti Angeliki Veroniki, Jack Bowden, Wolfgang Viechtbauer, Mark Simmonds, Guido Knapp, Oliver Kuß, Georgia Salanti and Ralf Bender and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, Clinical Psychology Review and Journal of Clinical Epidemiology.

In The Last Decade

Dean Langan

31 papers receiving 2.5k citations

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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.

Methods to estimate the between‐study variance and its uncertainty in meta‐analysis

2015 1.0k citations Areti Angeliki Veroniki, Dan Jackson et al. Research Synthesis Methods profile →
A comparison of heterogeneity variance estimators in simulated random‐effects meta‐analyses

2018 641 citations Dean Langan, Julian P. T. Higgins et al. Research Synthesis Methods profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyps and Biologics: A Call for Better Data Standardisation and Presentation in Clinical Studies 2025 ·Therapeutics and Clinical Risk Management ·Harsha H. Kariyawasam, Dean Langan, Joanne Rimmer	0
2	Artificial intelligence (AI) for paediatric fracture detection: a multireader multicase (MRMC) study protocol 2024 ·BMJ Open ·Susan C. Shelmerdine, (unknown), (unknown), Dean Langan, (unknown), Ka-Wai Yung, Joy Barber, (unknown), (unknown), N. Woznitza, Sarim Ather, Alex Novak, Kanthan Theivendran, Owen J. Arthurs	5
3	Teaching Statistics in Context: Effects of Statistics History on Student Learning 2022 ·Catalina Suárez-Rivera, Dean Langan	0
4	Presentation to publication: Changes in paediatric radiology research trends 2010–2016 2022 ·Pediatric Radiology ·(unknown), (unknown), Dean Langan, Owen J. Arthurs, Susan C. Shelmerdine	3
5	Assessing Heterogeneity in Random-Effects Meta-analysis 2021 ·Methods in molecular biology ·Dean Langan	60
6	The effectiveness of psychological interventions for loneliness: A systematic review and meta-analysis 2021 ·Clinical Psychology Review ·(unknown), Anton Käll, Roz Shafran, (unknown), Grazia Manzotti, Dean Langan	122
7	Micro-CT yields high image quality in human fetal post-mortem imaging despite maceration 2021 ·BMC Medical Imaging ·Ian C. Simcock, Susan C. Shelmerdine, Dean Langan, (unknown), Neil J. Sebire, Owen J. Arthurs	12
8	Incidence and prevalence of hypoglycaemia in type 1 and type 2 diabetes individuals: A systematic review and meta-analysis 2020 ·Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice ·Hassan Alwafi, (unknown), Li Wei, Dean Langan, Abdallah Y. Naser, Pajaree Mongkhon, J. Simon Bell, Jenni Ilomäki, (unknown), Kenneth K. C. Man, Gang Fang, Ian Chi Kei Wong	32
9	Diagnostic accuracy of perinatal post-mortem ultrasound (PMUS): a systematic review 2019 ·BMJ Paediatrics Open ·Susan C. Shelmerdine, Dean Langan, Neil J. Sebire, Owen J. Arthurs	7
10	Code Sharing in Statistics Workshops 2018 ·UCL Discovery (University College London) ·Dean Langan, (unknown)	0
11	A comparison of heterogeneity variance estimators in simulated random‐effects meta‐analyses breakdown → 2018 ·Research Synthesis Methods ·Dean Langan, Julian P. T. Higgins, Dan Jackson, Jack Bowden, Areti Angeliki Veroniki, Evangelos Kontopantelis, Wolfgang Viechtbauer, Mark Simmonds	641
12	The use of whole body diffusion-weighted post-mortem magnetic resonance imaging in timing of perinatal deaths 2018 ·International Journal of Legal Medicine ·Susan C. Shelmerdine, Cheryl Main, J. Ciaran Hutchinson, Dean Langan, Neil J. Sebire, Owen J. Arthurs	11
13	Three-Dimensional Imaging-Based Web Application for Predicting Tracheal Tube Depth in Preterm Neonates 2017 ·Neonatology ·(unknown), Dean Langan, J. Ciaran Hutchinson, Hannah Barrett, Michael R. J. Sury, Owen J. Arthurs	2
14	Quality of missing data reporting and handling in palliative care trials demonstrates that further development of the CONSORT statement is required: a systematic review 2017 ·Journal of Clinical Epidemiology ·Jamilla Hussain, Martin Bland, Dean Langan, Miriam J. Johnson, David C. Currow, Ian R. White	30
15	Diffusion-weighted post-mortem magnetic resonance imaging of the human fetal brain in situ 2016 ·European Journal of Radiology ·(unknown), Dean Langan, Neil J. Sebire, Thomas S. Jacques, Owen J. Arthurs	12
16	Presentation to publication: proportion of abstracts published for ESPR, SPR and IPR 2016 ·Pediatric Radiology ·Susan C. Shelmerdine, (unknown), Dean Langan, Owen J. Arthurs	12
17	A decade of domiciliary non-invasive ventilation in the west of Ireland 2016 ·Irish Journal of Medical Science (1971 -) ·Pishoy Gouda, (unknown), Dean Langan, (unknown), Ann Scott, Anthony O’Regan	1
18	Hypertension in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease: a meta-analysis 2016 ·Archives of Disease in Childhood ·Matko Marlais, (unknown), Dean Langan, Jan Dudley, Manish D. Sinha, Paul J.D. Winyard	54
19	Comparative performance of heterogeneity variance estimators in meta‐analysis: a review of simulation studies 2016 ·Research Synthesis Methods ·Dean Langan, Julian P. T. Higgins, Mark Simmonds	91
20	Graphical augmentations to the funnel plot assess the impact of additional evidence on a meta-analysis 2012 ·Journal of Clinical Epidemiology ·Dean Langan, Julian P. T. Higgins, Walter M. Gregory, Alex J. Sutton	72

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