Jonathan J Deeks

169.0k total citations · 27 hit papers
368 papers, 96.6k citations indexed

About

Jonathan J Deeks is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Infectious Diseases and Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty. According to data from OpenAlex, Jonathan J Deeks has authored 368 papers receiving a total of 96.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 90 papers in Epidemiology, 61 papers in Infectious Diseases and 57 papers in Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty. Recurrent topics in Jonathan J Deeks's work include Meta-analysis and systematic reviews (57 papers), Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life (34 papers) and Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology (23 papers). Jonathan J Deeks is often cited by papers focused on Meta-analysis and systematic reviews (57 papers), Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life (34 papers) and Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology (23 papers). Jonathan J Deeks collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Netherlands. Jonathan J Deeks's co-authors include Douglas G. Altman, Julian P. T. Higgins, Simon G. Thompson, Petra Macaskill, Richard D Riley, Les Irwig, Jonathan A C Sterne, Jacqueline Dinnes, Roger Harbord and Yemisi Takwoingi and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, JAMA and Nature Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Jonathan J Deeks

363 papers receiving 94.6k citations

Hit Papers

Measuring inconsistency in meta-analyses 1998 2026 2007 2016 2003 2011 2008 2003 2005 10.0k 20.0k 30.0k 40.0k
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. Measuring inconsistency in meta-analyses
    2003 49.6k citations Jonathan J Deeks et al. profile →
  2. Recommendations for examining and interpreting funnel plot asymmetry in meta-analyses of randomised controlled trials
    2011 5.5k citations Jonathan J Deeks et al. profile →
  3. Chapter 9: Analysing Data and Undertaking Meta-Analyses
    2008 2.4k citations Jonathan J Deeks et al. profile →
  4. Evaluating non-randomised intervention studies
    2003 2.4k citations Jonathan J Deeks, Jacqueline Dinnes et al. Health Technology Assessment profile →
  5. The performance of tests of publication bias and other sample size effects in systematic reviews of diagnostic test accuracy was assessed
    2005 2.3k citations Jonathan J Deeks et al. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology profile →
  6. Interpretation of random effects meta-analyses
    2011 2.1k citations Jonathan J Deeks et al. profile →
  7. Diagnostic tests 4: likelihood ratios
    2004 1.2k citations Jonathan J Deeks et al. profile →
  8. Systematic reviews of evaluations of diagnostic and screening tests
    2001 1.1k citations Jonathan J Deeks profile →
  9. Accuracy of FibroScan Controlled Attenuation Parameter and Liver Stiffness Measurement in Assessing Steatosis and Fibrosis in Patients With Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
    2019 930 citations Peter Eddowes, M. Sasso et al. Gastroenterology profile →
  10. Systematic Reviews of Diagnostic Test Accuracy
    2008 898 citations Mariska Leeflang, Jonathan J Deeks et al. profile →
  11. Metan: Fixed- and Random-Effects Meta-Analysis
    2008 890 citations Jonathan J Deeks et al. profile →
  12. Rapid, point-of-care antigen and molecular-based tests for diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 infection
    2020 827 citations Jacqueline Dinnes, Jonathan J Deeks et al. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews profile →
  13. Influence of Reported Study Design Characteristics on Intervention Effect Estimates From Randomized, Controlled Trials
    2012 768 citations Jonathan J Deeks et al. profile →
  14. Much ado about nothing: a comparison of the performance of meta‐analytical methods with rare events
    2006 706 citations Jonathan J Deeks et al. Statistics in Medicine profile →
  15. Cellular immune correlates of protection against symptomatic pandemic influenza
    2013 643 citations Jonathan J Deeks, Ajit Lalvani et al. profile →
  16. Chapter 16: Special Topics in Statistics
    2008 631 citations Jonathan J Deeks et al. profile →
  17. A unification of models for meta-analysis of diagnostic accuracy studies
    2006 599 citations Jonathan J Deeks et al. profile →
  18. Schizophrenia and suicide: Systematic review of risk factors
    2005 598 citations Jonathan J Deeks et al. profile →
  19. Statistical heterogeneity in systematic reviews of clinical trials: a critical appraisal of guidelines and practice
    2002 589 citations Jonathan J Deeks et al. profile →
  20. Indirect comparisons of competing interventions
    2005 557 citations Jonathan J Deeks et al. Health Technology Assessment profile →
  21. Prospective Evaluation of Criteria for Microbiological Diagnosis of Prosthetic-Joint Infection at Revision Arthroplasty
    1998 531 citations Jonathan J Deeks et al. profile →
  22. Influence of reported study design characteristics on intervention effect estimates from randomised controlled trials: combined analysis of meta-epidemiological studies.
    2012 519 citations Jonathan J Deeks et al. Health Technology Assessment profile →
  23. A systematic review of rapid diagnostic tests for the detection of tuberculosis infection
    2007 494 citations Jacqueline Dinnes, Jonathan J Deeks et al. Health Technology Assessment profile →
  24. The clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of screening for open angle glaucoma: a systematic review and economic evaluation
    2007 421 citations Jonathan J Deeks et al. Health Technology Assessment profile →
  25. Signs and symptoms to determine if a patient presenting in primary care or hospital outpatient settings has COVID-19 disease
    2020 410 citations Jonathan J Deeks, Jacqueline Dinnes et al. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews profile →
  26. QUADAS-C: A Tool for Assessing Risk of Bias in Comparative Diagnostic Accuracy Studies
    2021 196 citations Susan Mallett, Yemisi Takwoingi et al. profile →
  27. 2022 143 citations Clare Davenport, Sabine Dittrich 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
Jonathan J Deeks United Kingdom 92 20.0k 16.8k 11.8k 9.1k 9.1k 368 96.6k
Erik von Elm Switzerland 43 18.6k 0.9× 13.1k 0.8× 10.4k 0.9× 12.9k 1.4× 9.3k 1.0× 131 89.7k
Mike Clarke United Kingdom 77 21.9k 1.1× 12.4k 0.7× 12.8k 1.1× 15.4k 1.7× 9.9k 1.1× 611 120.9k
Jonathan A C Sterne United Kingdom 97 13.3k 0.7× 12.0k 0.7× 8.7k 0.7× 9.2k 1.0× 7.6k 0.8× 402 84.3k
Jos Kleijnen United Kingdom 82 17.2k 0.9× 10.6k 0.6× 10.5k 0.9× 10.0k 1.1× 7.6k 0.8× 324 90.0k
Andrew D Oxman Norway 93 18.6k 0.9× 12.3k 0.7× 11.7k 1.0× 18.1k 2.0× 9.1k 1.0× 300 107.1k
A. Liberati Italy 21 19.0k 1.0× 12.4k 0.7× 10.9k 0.9× 12.1k 1.3× 8.4k 0.9× 53 100.3k
Jan P. Vandenbroucke Netherlands 93 21.8k 1.1× 15.5k 0.9× 12.6k 1.1× 14.5k 1.6× 13.2k 1.5× 439 111.3k
M. Hassan Murad United States 146 24.1k 1.2× 17.0k 1.0× 16.2k 1.4× 10.6k 1.2× 9.5k 1.0× 978 103.8k
Cynthia D. Mulrow United States 60 17.6k 0.9× 9.9k 0.6× 9.9k 0.8× 10.0k 1.1× 9.3k 1.0× 142 90.2k
John P. A. Ioannidis United States 165 25.9k 1.3× 17.9k 1.1× 16.1k 1.4× 20.6k 2.3× 15.3k 1.7× 1.1k 189.3k

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All Works

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Arévalo-Rodríguez, Ingrid, Jacqueline Dinnes, Agustín Ciapponi, et al.. (2024). Laboratory-based molecular test alternatives to RT-PCR for the diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 infection. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2024(10). CD015618–CD015618.
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Kristunas, Caroline, Clare Davenport, Jonathan J Deeks, et al.. (2024). Symptom-triggered testing detects early stage and low volume resectable advanced stage ovarian cancer. International Journal of Gynecological Cancer. 36(1). 101848–101848. 2 indexed citations
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Davenport, Clare, Ingrid Arévalo-Rodríguez, Sarah Berhane, et al.. (2024). The effect of sample site and collection procedure on identification of SARS-CoV-2 infection. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2024(12). CD014780–CD014780. 1 indexed citations
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Quinn, Laura, Jonathan J Deeks, Henrica C. W. de Vet, et al.. (2023). Interobserver variability studies in diagnostic imaging: a methodological systematic review. British Journal of Radiology. 96(1148). 20220972–20220972. 13 indexed citations
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Dinnes, Jacqueline, Jonathan J Deeks, Ada Adriano, et al.. (2020). Rapid, point-of-care antigen and molecular-based tests for diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 infection. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 3. CD013705–CD013705. 827 indexed citations breakdown →
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Thomas‐Jones, Emma, Ridhi Agarwal, Haroon Ahmed, et al.. (2020). PRImary care Management of lower Urinary tract Symptoms in men: protocol for development and validation of a diagnostic and clinical decision support tool (the PriMUS study). BMJ Open. 10(6). e037634–e037634. 6 indexed citations
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Eddowes, Peter, M. Sasso, Michael Allison, et al.. (2019). Accuracy of FibroScan Controlled Attenuation Parameter and Liver Stiffness Measurement in Assessing Steatosis and Fibrosis in Patients With Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease. Gastroenterology. 156(6). 1717–1730. 930 indexed citations breakdown →
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Chuchu, Naomi, Jacqueline Dinnes, Yemisi Takwoingi, et al.. (2018). Teledermatology for diagnosing skin cancer in adults. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2018(12). CD013193–CD013193. 113 indexed citations
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Dinnes, Jacqueline, Jonathan J Deeks, Daniel Saleh, et al.. (2018). Reflectance confocal microscopy for diagnosing cutaneous melanoma in adults. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 12. CD013190–CD013190. 65 indexed citations
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Beggs, Andrew D., Samir Mehta, Jonathan J Deeks, et al.. (2018). Validation of epigenetic markers to identify colitis associated cancer: Results of module 1 of the ENDCAP-C study. EBioMedicine. 39. 265–271. 11 indexed citations
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Ruffano, Lavinia Ferrante di, Jacqueline Dinnes, Naomi Chuchu, et al.. (2018). Exfoliative cytology for diagnosing basal cell carcinoma and other skin cancers in adults. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2018(12). CD013187–CD013187. 9 indexed citations
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Abubakar, Ibrahim, Ajit Lalvani, Alice Sitch, et al.. (2018). Two interferon gamma release assays for predicting active tuberculosis: the UK PREDICT TB prognostic test study. Health Technology Assessment. 22(56). 1–96. 21 indexed citations
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Dinnes, Jacqueline, Jonathan J Deeks, Matthew J. Grainge, et al.. (2018). Visual inspection for diagnosing cutaneous melanoma in adults. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2018(12). CD013194–CD013194. 43 indexed citations
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Ruffano, Lavinia Ferrante di, Jacqueline Dinnes, Jonathan J Deeks, et al.. (2018). Optical coherence tomography for diagnosing skin cancer in adults. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 12. CD013189–CD013189. 102 indexed citations
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Ewer, Katie, et al.. (2006). Dynamic Antigen-specific T-Cell Responses after Point-Source Exposure to Mycobacterium tuberculosis. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 174(7). 831–839. 182 indexed citations
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Davey, Heather M., Alexandra Barratt, Phyllis Butow, & Jonathan J Deeks. (2006). A one-item question with a Likert or Visual Analog Scale adequately measured current anxiety. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 60(4). 356–360. 286 indexed citations
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Richeldi, Luca, Katie Ewer, Monica Losi, et al.. (2004). T Cell–Based Tracking of Multidrug Resistant Tuberculosis Infection after Brief Exposure. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 170(3). 288–295. 115 indexed citations
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Deeks, Jonathan J, et al.. (2002). 3rd symposium on Systematic Review Methodology - Preface. Statistics in Medicine. 21. 1501–1502. 2 indexed citations
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Benson, Martin, Julian Roberts, D. L. Wingate, et al.. (1994). Small bowel motility following major intra-abdominal surgery: The effects of opiates and rectal cisapride. Gastroenterology. 106(4). 924–936. 53 indexed citations

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