George A. Wells

161.5k total citations · 23 hit papers
875 papers, 89.9k citations indexed

About

George A. Wells is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Surgery and Rheumatology. According to data from OpenAlex, George A. Wells has authored 875 papers receiving a total of 89.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 215 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 165 papers in Surgery and 137 papers in Rheumatology. Recurrent topics in George A. Wells's work include Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies (96 papers), Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life (65 papers) and Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments (62 papers). George A. Wells is often cited by papers focused on Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies (96 papers), Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life (65 papers) and Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments (62 papers). George A. Wells collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and United Kingdom. George A. Wells's co-authors include Peter Tugwell, Beverley Shea, Ian G. Stiell, Vivian Welch, Candyce Hamel, David Moher, Elizabeth Kristjansson, David Henry, Maarten Boers and Barnaby C Reeves and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet and JAMA.

In The Last Decade

George A. Wells

855 papers receiving 86.6k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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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.

The Newcastle-Ottawa Scale (NOS) for Assessing the Quality of Nonrandomised Studies in Meta-Analyses

2014 14.7k citations George A. Wells profile →
AMSTAR 2: a critical appraisal tool for systematic reviews that include randomised or non-randomised studies of healthcare interventions, or both

2017 6.7k citations Beverley Shea, George A. Wells et al. profile →
Development of AMSTAR: a measurement tool to assess the methodological quality of systematic reviews

2007 3.3k citations Beverley Shea, George A. Wells et al. profile →
A Multicenter, Randomized, Controlled Clinical Trial of Transfusion Requirements in Critical Care

1999 3.3k citations George A. Wells, Elizabeth Yetisir et al. profile →
American College of Rheumatology 2012 recommendations for the use of nonpharmacologic and pharmacologic therapies in osteoarthritis of the hand, hip, and knee

2012 2.2k citations Vivian Welch, George A. Wells et al. profile →
AMSTAR is a reliable and valid measurement tool to assess the methodological quality of systematic reviews

2009 1.4k citations Beverley Shea, George A. Wells et al. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology profile →
Effects of Exercise on Glycemic Control and Body Mass in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

2001 1.4k citations George A. Wells et al. profile →
Cardiac-Resynchronization Therapy for Mild-to-Moderate Heart Failure

2010 1.2k citations Anthony Tang, George A. Wells et al. profile →
The Canadian CT Head Rule for patients with minor head injury

2001 1.0k citations Ian G. Stiell, George A. Wells et al. profile →
Effects of aerobic training, resistance training, or both on glycemic control in type 2 diabetes: a randomized trial.

2007 937 citations George A. Wells, Doug Coyle et al. PubMed profile →
A Comparison of Aprotinin and Lysine Analogues in High-Risk Cardiac Surgery

2008 717 citations George A. Wells et al. profile →
Validation of the 28-joint Disease Activity Score (DAS28) and European League Against Rheumatism response criteria based on C-reactive protein against disease progression in patients with rheumatoid arthritis, and comparison with the DAS28 based on erythrocyte sedimentation rate

2008 624 citations George A. Wells, Josef S Smolen et al. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases profile →
Resistance Exercise in Men Receiving Androgen Deprivation Therapy for Prostate Cancer

2003 614 citations George A. Wells et al. profile →
Advanced Cardiac Life Support in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest

2004 602 citations Ian G. Stiell, George A. Wells et al. profile →
A tutorial on sensitivity analyses in clinical trials: the what, why, when and how

2013 600 citations George A. Wells et al. profile →
Viscosupplementation for the treatment of osteoarthritis of the knee

2006 583 citations George A. Wells et al. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews profile →
Intraarticular corticosteroid for treatment of osteoarthritis of the knee

2006 565 citations Vivian Welch, George A. Wells et al. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews profile →
Developing Core Outcome Measurement Sets for Clinical Trials: OMERACT Filter 2.0

2014 542 citations Maarten Boers, John Kirwan et al. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology profile →
Assessing the Quality of Randomized Trials

1999 540 citations George A. Wells et al. profile →
A decision aid for women considering hormone therapy after menopause: decision support framework and evaluation

1998 514 citations Peter Tugwell, George A. Wells et al. profile →
Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation versus Escalation of Antiarrhythmic Drugs

2016 490 citations John L. Sapp, George A. Wells et al. profile →
Risk of serious infection in biological treatment of patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis

2015 441 citations Jasvinder A. Singh, Chris Cameron et al. profile →
Pacemaker or Defibrillator Surgery without Interruption of Anticoagulation

2013 352 citations Jeff S. Healey, George A. Wells et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Catheter Ablation vs Sotalol or Amiodarone for Ventricular Tachycardia 2025 ·Journal of the American College of Cardiology ·Pablo B. Nery, George A. Wells, Anthony Tang, Ratika Parkash, William G. Stevenson, Jeff S. Healey, Lorne J. Gula, Girish M. Nair, Vidal Essebag, Léna Rivard, Marc W. Deyell, J. Sarrazin, Guy Amit, Jean-François Roux, Amir AbdelWahab, Chris Lane, (unknown), (unknown), John L. Sapp	0
2	Multi-phase implementation of automated external defibrillator use by nurses during in-hospital cardiac arrest and its impact on survival 2024 ·Resuscitation ·Christian Vaillancourt, Manya Charette, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Marie‐Joe Nemnom, Jamie Brehaut, George A. Wells, Ian G. Stiell	4
3	Substantial heterogeneity found in reporting mortality in Cochrane systematic reviews and Core Outcome Sets in COMET database 2022 ·Journal of Clinical Epidemiology ·E. Tomlinson, Jordi Pardo Pardo, Susanna Dodd, (unknown), Mindy D Szeto, Robert P. Dellavalle, Nicole Skoetz, Melissa Laughter, George A. Wells, Peter Tugwell	1
4	Protocol for the Acute Myocardial Infarction Study in Northeastern China (AMINoC): a real-world prospective cohort study 2021 ·BMJ Open ·Tianyi Li, Junduo Wu, Jia Liu, Wenzheng Sun, Chao Qi, Bin Liu, George A. Wells, Junnan Wang	2
5	OMERACT Filter 2.1: Elaboration of the Conceptual Framework for Outcome Measurement in Health Intervention Studies 2019 ·The Journal of Rheumatology ·Maarten Boers, Dorcas Beaton, Beverley Shea, Lara Maxwell, Susan J. Bartlett, Clifton O. Bingham, Philip G. Conaghan, Maria Antonietta D’Agostino, Maarten de Wit, Laure Gossec, Lyn March, Lee S. Simon, Jasvinder A. Singh, Vibeke Strand, George A. Wells, Peter Tugwell	81
6	Family physicians’ continuing professional development activities: current practices and potential for new options 2016 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·Elizabeth A. Lindsay, Eric Wooltorton, Paul Hendry, Kathryn Williams, George A. Wells	2
7	The patient perspective on absence of disease activity in rheumatoid arthritis: a survey to identify key domains of patient-perceived remission 2016 ·Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases ·L. van Tuyl, (unknown), Sarah Hewlett, B. Davis, Caroline Flurey, Niti Goel, Laure Gossec, Cecilie Heegaard Brahe, Catherine Hill, (unknown), John Kirwan, Merete Lund Hetland, Dirkjan van Schaardenburg, Josef S Smolen, Tanja Stamm, Marieke Voshaar, George A. Wells, Maarten Boers	67
8	Impact of Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy on Hospitalizations in the Resynchronization-Defibrillation for Ambulatory Heart Failure Trial 2014 ·Circulation ·Anne M. Gillis, Charles R. Kerr, François Philippon, Gary E. Newton, Mario Talajic, Michael Froeschl, (unknown), Elizabeth Swiggum, Elizabeth Yetisir, George A. Wells, Anthony Tang	9
9	Systematic review and network meta-analysis comparing antithrombotic agents for the prevention of stroke and major bleeding in patients with atrial fibrillation 2014 ·BMJ Open ·Chris Cameron, Doug Coyle, Trevor Richter, Shannon Kelly, (unknown), Sabine Steiner, Marc Carrier, Kathryn Coyle, Annie Bai, Kristen Moulton, Tammy Clifford, George A. Wells	93
10	Cardiac Complications in Patients With Community-Acquired Pneumonia 2012 ·Circulation ·Vicente Corrales‐Medina, Daniel M. Musher, George A. Wells, Julio A. Chirinos, Li Chen, Michael J. Fine	299
11	Do Statins Improve Outcomes and Reduce the Incidence of Vasospasm After Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage 2008 ·Stroke ·(unknown), George A. Wells, Jeffrey J. Perry	72
12	Risedronate for the primary and secondary prevention of osteoporotic fractures in postmenopausal women 2008 ·Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews ·George A. Wells, Ann Cranney, Joan Peterson, Michel Boucher, Beverley Shea, Vivian Welch, Doug Coyle, Peter Tugwell	158
13	Etidronate for the primary and secondary prevention of osteoporotic fractures in postmenopausal women 2008 ·Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews ·George A. Wells, Ann Cranney, Joan Peterson, Michel Boucher, Beverley Shea, Vivian Welch, Doug Coyle, Peter Tugwell	388
14	Method guidelines for Cochrane Musculoskeletal Group systematic reviews. 2006 ·PubMed ·Lara Maxwell, Nancy Santesso, Peter Tugwell, George A. Wells, Maria Judd, Rachelle Buchbinder	91
15	The Effect of Hospital Occupancy on Emergency Department Length of Stay and Patient Disposition 2003 ·Academic Emergency Medicine ·Alan J. Forster, Ian G. Stiell, George A. Wells, (unknown), Carl van Walraven	205
16	The Effect of Hospital Occupancy on Emergency Department Length of Stay and Patient Disposition 2003 ·Academic Emergency Medicine ·Alan J. Forster, Ian G. Stiell, George A. Wells, (unknown), Carl van Walraven	299
17	ACR and EULAR improvement criteria have comparable validity in rheumatoid arthritis trials. American College of Rheumatology European League of Associations for Rheumatology. 1999 ·PubMed ·Anke M. van Gestel, Jennifer J. Anderson, Piet L. C. M. van Riel, Maarten Boers, C.J. Haagsma, Benjamin Rich, George A. Wells, M. Lange, David T. Felson	213
18	Cyclosporine for treating rheumatoid arthritis 1998 ·Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews ·George A. Wells, Didier Haguenauer, Beverley Shea, María E. Suarez‐Almazor, Vivian Welch, Peter Tugwell, Joan Peterson	36
19	Variation in emergency department use of cervical spine radiography for alert, stable trauma patients. 1997 ·PubMed ·Ian G. Stiell, George A. Wells, Katherine L. Vandemheen, A. Laupacis, R. Brison, Mary A. Eisenhauer, Gary H. Greenberg, Iain MacPhail, R.Douglas McKnight, Mark Reardon, P. Richard Verbeek, James Worthington, Howard Lesiuk	45
20	Implementation of the Ottawa Knee Rule for the use of radiography in acute knee injuries. 1997 ·PubMed ·Ian G. Stiell, George A. Wells, (unknown), Marco L.A. Sivilotti, (unknown), P. Richard Verbeek, Kathleen Greenway, Ian McDowell, A. Adam Cwinn, Gary H. Greenberg, Graham Nichol, (unknown)	131

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