Jessie McGowan

55.1k total citations · 4 hit papers
75 papers, 9.4k citations indexed

About

Jessie McGowan is a scholar working on General Health Professions, Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Jessie McGowan has authored 75 papers receiving a total of 9.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 34 papers in General Health Professions, 20 papers in Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty and 13 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Jessie McGowan's work include Health Sciences Research and Education (25 papers), Meta-analysis and systematic reviews (20 papers) and Healthcare Systems and Technology (8 papers). Jessie McGowan is often cited by papers focused on Health Sciences Research and Education (25 papers), Meta-analysis and systematic reviews (20 papers) and Healthcare Systems and Technology (8 papers). Jessie McGowan collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United Kingdom and United States. Jessie McGowan's co-authors include Margaret Sampson, Carol Lefebvre, Elise Cogo, Douglas M Salzwedel, Vicki Foerster, Peter Tugwell, George A. Wells, Vivian Welch, Tanveer Towheed and Karine Toupin‐April and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews and Journal of Clinical Epidemiology.

In The Last Decade

Jessie McGowan

74 papers receiving 9.1k 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.

PRESS Peer Review of Electronic Search Strategies: 2015 Guideline Statement

2016 3.2k citations Jessie McGowan, Margaret Sampson et al. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology 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 Karine Toupin‐April, Jessie McGowan et al. profile →
An evidence-based practice guideline for the peer review of electronic search strategies

2009 478 citations Margaret Sampson, Jessie McGowan et al. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology profile →
Reporting scoping reviews—PRISMA ScR extension

2020 278 citations Jessie McGowan, Sharon E. Straus et al. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Jessie McGowan Canada	34	1.8k	1.7k	1.7k	1.6k	1.3k	75	9.4k
Joel Singer Canada	40	1.1k 0.6×	2.4k 1.4×	882 0.5×	919 0.6×	989 0.7×	141	12.0k
Harold C. Sox United States	47	2.3k 1.2×	2.1k 1.3×	606 0.4×	630 0.4×	2.1k 1.6×	122	14.7k
Mark Helfand United States	35	2.0k 1.1×	2.8k 1.7×	580 0.3×	1.1k 0.7×	2.7k 2.0×	103	15.2k
Nick Bansback Canada	44	1.8k 1.0×	1.0k 0.6×	1.4k 0.8×	505 0.3×	1.7k 1.2×	235	9.3k
Stephen J. Walters United Kingdom	57	2.0k 1.1×	2.4k 1.4×	428 0.3×	871 0.5×	1.9k 1.4×	276	12.4k
Jason W. Busse Canada	54	1.1k 0.6×	2.5k 1.5×	360 0.2×	1.7k 1.0×	1.7k 1.2×	295	10.0k
Mohammad Alì Mansournia Iran	50	658 0.4×	1.5k 0.9×	1.4k 0.8×	1.4k 0.9×	1.5k 1.1×	473	12.9k
Deborah M Caldwell United Kingdom	41	996 0.5×	2.7k 1.6×	763 0.5×	1.1k 0.7×	1.6k 1.2×	144	16.8k
Til Stürmer‎ United States	60	775 0.4×	2.3k 1.4×	883 0.5×	1.3k 0.8×	1.0k 0.8×	334	14.5k
Gerald Gartlehner Austria	58	1.7k 0.9×	1.2k 0.7×	897 0.5×	1.8k 1.1×	5.0k 3.7×	325	17.0k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Jessie McGowan

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20 of 20 papers shown

Tricco, Andrea C., Vera Nincic, Sonia M. Thomas, et al.. (2023). Implemented machine learning tools to inform decision-making for patient care in hospital settings: a scoping review. BMJ Open. 13(2). e065845–e065845. 12 indexed citations

Welch, Vivian, Alomgir Hossain, Shally Awasthi, et al.. (2016). Deworming and adjuvant interventions for improving the developmental health and well‐being of children in low‐ and middle‐income countries: a systematic review and network meta‐analysis. Campbell Systematic Reviews. 12(1). 1–383. 19 indexed citations

McGowan, Jessie, Margaret Sampson, Douglas M Salzwedel, et al.. (2016). PRESS Peer Review of Electronic Search Strategies: 2015 Guideline Statement. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 75. 40–46. 3249 indexed citations breakdown →

Toupin‐April, Karine, Tamara Rader, Gillian Hawker, et al.. (2016). Development and Alpha-testing of a Stepped Decision Aid for Patients Considering Nonsurgical Options for Knee and Hip Osteoarthritis Management. The Journal of Rheumatology. 43(10). 1891–1896. 5 indexed citations

Bjerre, Lise M., et al.. (2013). What Do Primary Care Practitioners Want to Know? A Content Analysis of Questions Asked at the Point of Care. Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions. 33(4). 224–234. 15 indexed citations

Welch, Vivian, Shally Awasthi, Robert H. Fletcher, et al.. (2013). PROTOCOL: Deworming and adjuvant interventions for improving the developmental health and well‐being of children in low‐and middle‐income countries: a systematic review and network meta‐analysis. Campbell Systematic Reviews. 9(1). 1–41. 17 indexed citations

Fritz, Heidi, Dugald Seely, Jessie McGowan, et al.. (2013). Black Cohosh and Breast Cancer. Integrative Cancer Therapies. 13(1). 12–29. 41 indexed citations

McGowan, Jessie, et al.. (2012). A Cost-Consequences Analysis of a Primary Care Librarian Question and Answering Service. PLoS ONE. 7(3). e33837–e33837. 14 indexed citations

Taljaard, Monica, Jessie McGowan, Jeremy Grimshaw, et al.. (2010). Electronic search strategies to identify reports of cluster randomized trials in MEDLINE: low precision will improve with adherence to reporting standards. BMC Medical Research Methodology. 10(1). 15–15. 39 indexed citations

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Sampson, Margaret, Jessie McGowan, Elise Cogo, et al.. (2009). An evidence-based practice guideline for the peer review of electronic search strategies. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 62(9). 944–952. 478 indexed citations breakdown →

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McGowan, Jessie, William Hogg, Craig Campbell, & Margo Rowan. (2008). Just-in-Time Information Improved Decision-Making in Primary Care: A Randomized Controlled Trial. PLoS ONE. 3(11). e3785–e3785. 67 indexed citations

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Zhang, Li, Margaret Sampson, & Jessie McGowan. (2006). Reporting of the Role of the Expert Searcher in Cochrane Reviews. Evidence Based Library and Information Practice. 1(4). 3–16. 20 indexed citations

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Tugwell, Peter & Jessie McGowan. (2006). Finding information about the burden of disease. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 59(9). 887–892. 3 indexed citations

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Sampson, Margaret, Jessie McGowan, Elise Cogo, & Tanya Horsley. (2006). Managing database overlap in systematic reviews using Batch Citation Matcher: case studies using Scopus.. PubMed. 94(4). 461–3, e219. 19 indexed citations

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McGowan, Jessie, Sharon E. Straus, & Peter Tugwell. (2006). Canada Urgently Needs a National Network of Libraries to Access Evidence. Healthcare Quarterly. 9(1). 72–74. 3 indexed citations

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McGowan, Jessie & Margaret Sampson. (2005). Systematic reviews need systematic searchers.. PubMed. 93(1). 74–80. 207 indexed citations

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Wilson, Kumanan, Jessie McGowan, Gordon Guyatt, & Edward J. Mills. (2002). Teaching Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine: 3. Asking the Questions and Identifying the Information. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. 8(4). 499–506. 6 indexed citations

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Wilson, Kumanan, Edward J. Mills, Jessie McGowan, & Gordon Guyatt. (2002). Teaching Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine: 5. Interpreting the Results of a Study on Therapy and Applying Them to a Patient. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. 8(6). 867–873. 5 indexed citations

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Osiri, Manathip, Vivian Welch, Lucie Brosseau, et al.. (2000). Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation for knee osteoarthritis. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. CD002823–CD002823. 176 indexed citations

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McGowan, Jessie, et al.. (1996). The introduction of evidence-based medicine as a component of daily practice.. PubMed. 84(4). 478–81. 24 indexed citations

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