Erik von Elm

128.2k total citations · 16 hit papers
131 papers, 89.7k citations indexed

About

Erik von Elm is a scholar working on Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Erik von Elm has authored 131 papers receiving a total of 89.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 69 papers in Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty, 37 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 26 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Erik von Elm's work include Meta-analysis and systematic reviews (68 papers), Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life (26 papers) and Ethics in Clinical Research (17 papers). Erik von Elm is often cited by papers focused on Meta-analysis and systematic reviews (68 papers), Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life (26 papers) and Ethics in Clinical Research (17 papers). Erik von Elm collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, Germany and United Kingdom. Erik von Elm's co-authors include Jan P. Vandenbroucke, Matthias Egger, Peter C Gøtzsche, Stuart Pocock, Douglas G. Altman, Charles Poole, Cynthia D. Mulrow, James J. Schlesselman, Sinéad Langan and Eric I. Benchimol and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, JAMA and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Erik von Elm

129 papers receiving 88.6k citations

Hit Papers

The Strengthening the Rep... 2007 2026 2013 2019 2007 2007 2007 2008 2014 5.0k 10.0k 15.0k
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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.

  1. The Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE) Statement: Guidelines for Reporting Observational Studies
    2007 18.0k citations Erik von Elm, Douglas G. Altman et al. PLoS Medicine profile →
  2. The Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE) Statement: Guidelines for Reporting Observational Studies
    2007 12.4k citations Erik von Elm, Douglas G. Altman et al. Annals of Internal Medicine profile →
  3. The Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE) statement: guidelines for reporting observational studies
    2007 11.6k citations Erik von Elm, Douglas G. Altman et al. The Lancet profile →
  4. The Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE) statement: guidelines for reporting observational studies
    2008 10.1k citations Erik von Elm, Douglas G. Altman et al. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology profile →
  5. The Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE) Statement: Guidelines for reporting observational studies
    2014 6.8k citations Erik von Elm, Douglas G. Altman et al. International Journal of Surgery profile →
  6. Strengthening the reporting of observational studies in epidemiology (STROBE) statement: guidelines for reporting observational studies
    2007 6.2k citations Erik von Elm, Douglas G. Altman et al. profile →
  7. Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE): Explanation and Elaboration
    2007 6.1k citations Jan P. Vandenbroucke, Erik von Elm et al. PLoS Medicine profile →
  8. The REporting of studies Conducted using Observational Routinely-collected health Data (RECORD) Statement
    2015 3.4k citations Eric I. Benchimol, Liam Smeeth et al. PLoS Medicine profile →
  9. The Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE) Statement: Guidelines for reporting observational studies
    2007 2.1k citations Erik von Elm, Douglas G. Altman et al. profile →
  10. Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE)
    2007 1.9k citations Jan P. Vandenbroucke, Erik von Elm et al. Epidemiology profile →
  11. Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE): Explanation and elaboration
    2014 1.9k citations Jan P. Vandenbroucke, Erik von Elm et al. International Journal of Surgery profile →
  12. The Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE) Statement
    2007 1.3k citations Erik von Elm, Douglas G. Altman et al. Epidemiology profile →
  13. The Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE) Statement: guidelines for reporting observational studies*
    2007 1.2k citations Erik von Elm, Douglas G. Altman et al. Bulletin of the World Health Organization profile →
  14. Systematic Review of the Empirical Evidence of Study Publication Bias and Outcome Reporting Bias
    2008 1.1k citations Erik von Elm et al. PLoS ONE profile →
  15. Full publication of results initially presented in abstracts
    2007 712 citations Erik von Elm et al. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews profile →
  16. The reporting of studies conducted using observational routinely collected health data statement for pharmacoepidemiology (RECORD-PE)
    2018 361 citations Sinéad Langan, Irene Petersen 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
Erik von Elm Switzerland 43 18.6k 13.1k 12.9k 10.4k 10.1k 131 89.7k
Holger J. Schünemann Canada 118 15.6k 0.8× 11.2k 0.8× 15.5k 1.2× 11.5k 1.1× 10.4k 1.0× 712 87.8k
Jos Kleijnen United Kingdom 82 17.2k 0.9× 10.6k 0.8× 10.0k 0.8× 10.5k 1.0× 7.3k 0.7× 324 90.0k
Andrew D Oxman Norway 93 18.6k 1.0× 12.3k 0.9× 18.1k 1.4× 11.7k 1.1× 19.4k 1.9× 300 107.1k
P.J. Devereaux Canada 84 24.8k 1.3× 10.0k 0.8× 10.6k 0.8× 11.4k 1.1× 7.8k 0.8× 404 96.0k
George A. Wells Canada 126 18.1k 1.0× 9.4k 0.7× 8.7k 0.7× 7.7k 0.7× 6.0k 0.6× 875 89.9k
Jonathan A C Sterne United Kingdom 97 13.3k 0.7× 12.0k 0.9× 9.2k 0.7× 8.7k 0.8× 6.2k 0.6× 402 84.3k
Kenneth F. Schulz United States 79 17.3k 0.9× 10.3k 0.8× 16.6k 1.3× 8.9k 0.9× 11.1k 1.1× 216 102.7k
Jan P. Vandenbroucke Netherlands 93 21.8k 1.2× 15.5k 1.2× 14.5k 1.1× 12.6k 1.2× 10.2k 1.0× 439 111.3k
Jonathan J Deeks United Kingdom 92 20.0k 1.1× 16.8k 1.3× 9.1k 0.7× 11.8k 1.1× 4.8k 0.5× 368 96.6k
M. Hassan Murad United States 146 24.1k 1.3× 17.0k 1.3× 10.6k 0.8× 16.2k 1.6× 6.6k 0.7× 978 103.8k

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All Works

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Hodder, Rebecca K, Kate O’Brien, Muaamar Al‐Gobari, et al.. (2025). Interventions implemented through sporting organisations for promoting healthy behaviour or improving health outcomes. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2025(1). CD012170–CD012170. 1 indexed citations
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Mütsch, Margot, Christina Kien, Ursula Griebler, et al.. (2024). A Structured Approach to Involve Stakeholders in Prioritising Topics for Systematic Reviews in Public Health. International Journal of Public Health. 69. 1606642–1606642.
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Schwingshackl, Lukas, Julia Stadelmaier, Ursula Griebler, et al.. (2023). In Cochrane nutrition reviews assessment of dietary adherence varied considerably. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 158. 1–9. 3 indexed citations
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Speich, Benjamin, Nadine Schur, Belinda von Niederhäusern, et al.. (2019). Resource use, costs, and approval times for planning and preparing a randomized clinical trial before and after the implementation of the new Swiss human research legislation. PLoS ONE. 14(1). e0210669–e0210669. 9 indexed citations
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Fournier, Stéphane, Patrick Taffé, Dragana Radovanović, et al.. (2015). Myocardial Infarct Size and Mortality Depend on the Time of Day—A Large Multicenter Study. PLoS ONE. 10(3). e0119157–e0119157. 31 indexed citations
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Benchimol, Eric I., Liam Smeeth, Astrid Guttmann, et al.. (2015). The REporting of studies Conducted using Observational Routinely-collected health Data (RECORD) Statement. PLoS Medicine. 12(10). e1001885–e1001885. 3404 indexed citations breakdown →
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Elm, Erik von, Douglas G. Altman, Matthias Egger, et al.. (2014). The Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE) Statement: Guidelines for reporting observational studies. International Journal of Surgery. 12(12). 1495–1499. 6752 indexed citations breakdown →
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Karaçam, Zekiye, Erik von Elm, Douglas G. Altman, et al.. (2014). STROBE BİLDİRİMİ: EPİDEMİYOLOJİDE GÖZLEMSEL ARAŞTIRMA RAPORU YAZIMININ GÜÇLENDİRİLMESİ İÇİN BİR REHBER. Journal of Anatolia Nursing and Health Sciences. 17(1). 64–72. 1 indexed citations
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Reinhardt, Jan D., Erik von Elm, Christine Fekete, & Johannés Siegrist. (2012). Social Inequalities of Functioning and Perceived Health in Switzerland–A Representative Cross-Sectional Analysis. PLoS ONE. 7(6). e38782–e38782. 14 indexed citations
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Meerpohl, Joerg J, Robert Wolff, Gerd Antes, & Erik von Elm. (2011). Are pediatric Open Access journals promoting good publication practice? An analysis of author instructions. BMC Pediatrics. 11(1). 27–27. 25 indexed citations
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Rauch, Alexandra, et al.. (2011). Rehabilitation needs assessment in persons with spinal cord injury following the 2010 earthquake in Haiti: A pilot study using an ICF-based tool. Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine. 43(11). 969–975. 22 indexed citations
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Vandenbroucke, Jan P., Erik von Elm, Douglas G. Altman, et al.. (2009). Mejorar la comunicación de estudios observacionales en epidemiología (STROBE): explicación y elaboración Strengthening the reporting of observational studies in epidemiology (STROBE): explanation and elaboration. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 28 indexed citations
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Elm, Erik von, Douglas G. Altman, Matthias Egger, et al.. (2008). Declaración de la Iniciativa STROBE (Strengthening the Reporting of Observational studies in Epidemiology): directrices para la comunicación de estudios observacionales The Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology [STROBE] statement: guidelines for reporting observational studies. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1 indexed citations
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Elm, Erik von, Douglas G. Altman, Matthias Egger, et al.. (2007). The Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE) statement: guidelines for reporting observational studies. The Lancet. 370(9596). 1453–1457. 11648 indexed citations breakdown →
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Elm, Erik von, Douglas G. Altman, Matthias Egger, et al.. (2007). The Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE) Statement: Guidelines for Reporting Observational Studies */Declaration De l'Initiative STROBE (Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology) : Recommandations Pour L'elaboration Des Rapports D'etudes Observationnelles/ Declaracion De la Iniciativa STOBE. Bulletin of the World Health Organization. 85(11). 867. 7 indexed citations
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Elm, Erik von, Douglas G. Altman, Matthias Egger, et al.. (2007). The Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE) Statement: Guidelines for Reporting Observational Studies. Annals of Internal Medicine. 147(8). 573–577. 12444 indexed citations breakdown →
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Vandenbroucke, Jan P., Erik von Elm, Douglas G. Altman, et al.. (2007). Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE). Epidemiology. 18(6). 805–835. 1858 indexed citations breakdown →
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Elm, Erik von, Douglas G. Altman, Matthias Egger, et al.. (2007). Declaración de la Iniciativa STOBE (Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology): directrices para informar sobre los estudios observacionales. Bulletin of the World Health Organization. 85(11). 867–872. 10 indexed citations
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Elm, Erik von, Douglas G. Altman, Matthias Egger, et al.. (2007). The Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE) Statement. Epidemiology. 18(6). 800–804. 1336 indexed citations breakdown →

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