Gerald Gartlehner

25.9k total citations · 15 hit papers
325 papers, 17.0k citations indexed

About

Gerald Gartlehner is a scholar working on Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Pharmacology. According to data from OpenAlex, Gerald Gartlehner has authored 325 papers receiving a total of 17.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 81 papers in Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty, 72 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 53 papers in Pharmacology. Recurrent topics in Gerald Gartlehner's work include Meta-analysis and systematic reviews (81 papers), Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life (51 papers) and Treatment of Major Depression (50 papers). Gerald Gartlehner is often cited by papers focused on Meta-analysis and systematic reviews (81 papers), Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life (51 papers) and Treatment of Major Depression (50 papers). Gerald Gartlehner collaborates with scholars based in Austria, United States and Germany. Gerald Gartlehner's co-authors include Kathleen N Lohr, Bradley N. Gaynes, Samantha Meltzer‐Brody, Richard A. Hansen, Norma I. Gavin, Barbara Nußbaumer-Streit, Irma Klerings, Laura C Morgan, Gernot Wagner and Linda J Lux and has published in prestigious journals such as JAMA, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Annals of Internal Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Gerald Gartlehner

307 papers receiving 16.4k citations

Hit Papers

Perinatal Depression 2005 2026 2012 2019 2005 2005 2020 2020 2018 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k
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. Perinatal Depression
    2005 2.4k citations Bradley N. Gaynes, Kathleen N Lohr et al. Obstetrics and Gynecology profile →
  2. Perinatal Depression: Prevalence, Screening Accuracy, and Screening Outcomes: Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, Number 119
    2005 1.0k citations Bradley N. Gaynes, Kathleen N Lohr et al. profile →
  3. Cochrane Rapid Reviews Methods Group offers evidence-informed guidance to conduct rapid reviews
    2020 671 citations Chantelle Garritty, Gerald Gartlehner et al. profile →
  4. Quarantine alone or in combination with other public health measures to control COVID-19: a rapid review
    2020 657 citations Barbara Nußbaumer-Streit, Andreea Dobrescu et al. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews profile →
  5. GRADE guidelines: 18. How ROBINS-I and other tools to assess risk of bias in nonrandomized studies should be used to rate the certainty of a body of evidence
    2018 564 citations Elie A. Akl, Joerg J Meerpohl et al. profile →
  6. Conducting quantitative synthesis when comparing medical interventions: AHRQ and the Effective Health Care Program
    2011 559 citations Gerald Gartlehner et al. profile →
  7. The GRADE Working Group clarifies the construct of certainty of evidence
    2017 468 citations Elie A. Akl, Joerg J Meerpohl et al. profile →
  8. Defining treatment‐resistant depression
    2019 282 citations Bradley N. Gaynes, Linda J Lux et al. profile →
  9. Impact of timing of surgery in elderly hip fracture patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis
    2018 259 citations Irma Klerings, Gerald Gartlehner et al. Scientific Reports profile →
  10. Excluding non-English publications from evidence-syntheses did not change conclusions: a meta-epidemiological study
    2019 257 citations Barbara Nußbaumer-Streit, Irma Klerings et al. profile →
  11. Prevalence of mental disorders in young refugees and asylum seekers in European Countries: a systematic review
    2018 220 citations Christina Kien, Isolde Sommer et al. profile →
  12. Restricting evidence syntheses of interventions to English-language publications is a viable methodological shortcut for most medical topics: a systematic review
    2021 159 citations Andreea Dobrescu, Barbara Nußbaumer-Streit et al. profile →
  13. Searching two or more databases decreased the risk of missing relevant studies: a metaresearch study
    2022 82 citations Irma Klerings, Thomas L. Heise et al. profile →
  14. Updated recommendations for the Cochrane rapid review methods guidance for rapid reviews of effectiveness
    2024 77 citations Chantelle Garritty, Candyce Hamel et al. BMJ profile →
  15. Data extraction for evidence synthesis using a large language model: A proof‐of‐concept study
    2024 52 citations Gerald Gartlehner, Leila C. Kahwati et al. Research Synthesis Methods profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Gerald Gartlehner Austria 58 5.0k 3.5k 1.8k 1.8k 1.7k 325 17.0k
Ali Montazeri Iran 64 3.7k 0.7× 2.7k 0.8× 1.3k 0.7× 1.5k 0.8× 1.6k 0.9× 711 18.5k
Truls Østbye United States 73 4.7k 0.9× 1.8k 0.5× 1.4k 0.8× 4.2k 2.4× 2.1k 1.2× 577 20.1k
Howard Cabral United States 65 3.5k 0.7× 2.7k 0.8× 620 0.3× 1.1k 0.6× 2.2k 1.3× 433 17.9k
Kristina Sundquist Sweden 74 2.8k 0.6× 3.0k 0.8× 741 0.4× 2.4k 1.4× 4.2k 2.5× 944 24.2k
Diana Elbourne United Kingdom 55 3.5k 0.7× 1.6k 0.5× 971 0.5× 1.3k 0.7× 1.9k 1.1× 213 22.1k
Marjo‐Riitta Järvelin Finland 87 5.7k 1.1× 3.0k 0.8× 749 0.4× 3.4k 2.0× 2.2k 1.3× 553 26.0k
Karina W. Davidson United States 87 4.3k 0.9× 3.6k 1.0× 716 0.4× 1.4k 0.8× 3.9k 2.3× 409 30.6k
Theo Stijnen Netherlands 78 3.6k 0.7× 2.3k 0.7× 1.2k 0.7× 2.3k 1.3× 3.4k 2.0× 369 30.8k
Lynn Rosenberg United States 88 5.1k 1.0× 1.8k 0.5× 1.8k 1.0× 1.3k 0.7× 2.2k 1.3× 628 28.2k
Carolyn Chew‐Graham United Kingdom 57 2.7k 0.5× 3.3k 0.9× 745 0.4× 2.2k 1.3× 1.8k 1.0× 393 14.6k

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All Works

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Nußbaumer-Streit, Barbara, Dominic Ledinger, Christina Kien, et al.. (2025). Knowledge user involvement is still uncommon in published rapid reviews—a meta-research cross-sectional study. Research Synthesis Methods. 16(6). 876–899.
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Flemyng, Ella, Biljana Macura, Gerald Gartlehner, et al.. (2025). Position statement on artificial intelligence (AI) use in evidence synthesis across Cochrane, the Campbell Collaboration, JBI and the Collaboration for Environmental Evidence 2025. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 1 indexed citations
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Gartlehner, Gerald, Shannon Kugley, Karen Crotty, et al.. (2025). Artificial Intelligence–Assisted Data Extraction With a Large Language Model: A Study Within Reviews. Annals of Internal Medicine. 178(12). 1763–1771. 1 indexed citations
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Kugley, Shannon, et al.. (2024). The use of a large language model to create plain language summaries of evidence reviews in healthcare: A feasibility study. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2(2). e12041–e12041. 5 indexed citations
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Gartlehner, Gerald, Leila C. Kahwati, Barbara Nußbaumer-Streit, et al.. (2024). From promise to practice: challenges and pitfalls in the evaluation of large language models for data extraction in evidence synthesis. BMJ evidence-based medicine. 30(6). 385–389. 3 indexed citations
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Garritty, Chantelle, Candyce Hamel, Marialena Trivella, et al.. (2024). Updated recommendations for the Cochrane rapid review methods guidance for rapid reviews of effectiveness. BMJ. 384. e076335–e076335. 77 indexed citations breakdown →
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Sommer, Isolde, Barbara Nußbaumer-Streit, & Gerald Gartlehner. (2024). WHO-Leitlinie zur Kohlenhydratzufuhr für Erwachsene und Kinder. Das Gesundheitswesen. 86(12). 798–802. 1 indexed citations
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Affengruber, Lisa, Barbara Nußbaumer-Streit, Candyce Hamel, et al.. (2024). Rapid review methods series: Guidance on the use of supportive software. BMJ evidence-based medicine. 29(4). 264–271. 8 indexed citations
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Gartlehner, Gerald, Leila C. Kahwati, Rainer Hilscher, et al.. (2024). Data extraction for evidence synthesis using a large language model: A proof‐of‐concept study. Research Synthesis Methods. 15(4). 576–589. 52 indexed citations breakdown →
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King, Valerie, Barbara Nußbaumer-Streit, Beth Shaw, et al.. (2024). Rapid reviews methods series: considerations and recommendations for evidence synthesis in rapid reviews. BMJ evidence-based medicine. 29(6). 419–422. 2 indexed citations
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Sommer, Isolde, et al.. (2023). Full publication of preprint articles in prevention research: an analysis of publication proportions and results consistency. Scientific Reports. 13(1). 17034–17034. 1 indexed citations
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Nußbaumer-Streit, Barbara, Isolde Sommer, Candyce Hamel, et al.. (2023). Rapid reviews methods series: Guidance on team considerations, study selection, data extraction and risk of bias assessment. BMJ evidence-based medicine. 28(6). 418–423. 37 indexed citations
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Gartlehner, Gerald, Barbara Nußbaumer-Streit, Declan Devane, et al.. (2023). Rapid reviews methods series: Guidance on assessing the certainty of evidence. BMJ evidence-based medicine. 29(1). 50–54. 16 indexed citations
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Wines, Roberta, et al.. (2021). Video Teleconferencing for Disease Prevention, Diagnosis, and Treatment. Annals of Internal Medicine. 175(2). 256–266. 19 indexed citations
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Heise, Thomas L., Michele Hilton Boon, Frank Pega, et al.. (2020). Taxation of unprocessed sugar or sugar-added foods for reducing their consumption and preventing obesity or other adverse health outcomes. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2020(4). CD012333–CD012333. 60 indexed citations
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Gartlehner, Gerald, R. Felder-Puig, & P. Mad. (2009). Diagnostische Studien. [Diagnostic studies.]. Wiener Medizinische Wochenschrift. 159. 359–366. 1 indexed citations
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Krebs, Erin E., Bradley N. Gaynes, Gerald Gartlehner, et al.. (2008). Treating the Physical Symptoms of Depression With Second-Generation Antidepressants: A Systematic Review and Metaanalysis. Psychosomatics. 49(3). 191–198. 26 indexed citations
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Visco, Anthony G., Meera Viswanathan, Kathleen N Lohr, et al.. (2006). Cesarean Delivery on Maternal Request. Obstetrics and Gynecology. 108(6). 1517–1529. 84 indexed citations

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