Nancy L Wilczynski

11.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
89 papers, 8.0k citations indexed

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Nancy L Wilczynski is a scholar working on Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty, General Health Professions and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Nancy L Wilczynski has authored 89 papers receiving a total of 8.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 60 papers in Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty, 57 papers in General Health Professions and 17 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Nancy L Wilczynski's work include Meta-analysis and systematic reviews (60 papers), Health Sciences Research and Education (54 papers) and Health and Medical Research Impacts (15 papers). Nancy L Wilczynski is often cited by papers focused on Meta-analysis and systematic reviews (60 papers), Health Sciences Research and Education (54 papers) and Health and Medical Research Impacts (15 papers). Nancy L Wilczynski collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and France. Nancy L Wilczynski's co-authors include R. Brian Haynes, K. Ann McKibbon, Sharon Wong, Tamara Navarro, C J Walker, Robby Nieuwlaat, Arun Keepanasseril, Douglas R. Morgan, Emma Iserman and Niraj Mistry and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Radiology and Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Nancy L Wilczynski

89 papers receiving 7.7k citations

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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.

Interventions for enhancing medication adherence

2014 1.7k citations Nancy L Wilczynski, Tamara Navarro et al. profile →
Developing Optimal Search Strategies for Detecting Clinically Sound Studies in MEDLINE

1994 579 citations R. Brian Haynes, Nancy L Wilczynski et al. Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Nancy L Wilczynski Canada	44	2.5k	1.8k	1.3k	1.2k	809	89	8.0k
Kaveh G Shojania Canada	49	3.5k 1.4×	554 0.3×	922 0.7×	2.1k 1.8×	1.2k 1.5×	142	11.6k
Thomas Agoritsas Switzerland	44	1.6k 0.6×	544 0.3×	1.2k 0.9×	1.3k 1.1×	972 1.2×	166	9.3k
Robert L. Wears United States	46	1.5k 0.6×	467 0.3×	430 0.3×	1.2k 1.0×	530 0.7×	214	8.3k
Eric J. Thomas United States	61	3.3k 1.3×	367 0.2×	2.4k 1.9×	2.2k 1.9×	696 0.9×	216	15.5k
Signe Flottorp Norway	42	6.5k 2.6×	510 0.3×	285 0.2×	3.6k 3.1×	1.8k 2.3×	129	13.2k
Gro Jamtvedt Norway	30	4.9k 2.0×	252 0.1×	379 0.3×	2.7k 2.3×	1.3k 1.6×	63	9.7k
Alfonso Iorio Canada	57	1.0k 0.4×	448 0.3×	1.2k 1.0×	1.1k 1.0×	1.0k 1.3×	416	16.2k
Monica Taljaard Canada	53	2.6k 1.0×	651 0.4×	191 0.2×	1.8k 1.5×	1.4k 1.7×	450	10.4k
Nirav R. Shah United States	32	1.0k 0.4×	364 0.2×	242 0.2×	1.0k 0.9×	812 1.0×	128	6.0k
Wanzhu Tu United States	50	2.6k 1.0×	200 0.1×	1.0k 0.8×	1.4k 1.2×	743 0.9×	290	10.2k

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Hildebrand, Ainslie M., Arthur V. Iansavichus, R. Brian Haynes, et al.. (2014). High-performance information search filters for acute kidney injury content in PubMed, Ovid Medline and Embase. Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation. 29(4). 823–832. 17 indexed citations

Lokker, Cynthia, R. Brian Haynes, Nancy L Wilczynski, K. Ann McKibbon, & Stephen D. Walter. (2011). Retrieval of diagnostic and treatment studies for clinical use through PubMed and PubMed's Clinical Queries filters. Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association. 18(5). 652–659. 17 indexed citations

Sahota, Navdeep, Jean A. Mackay, Jeanette Prorok, et al.. (2011). Computerized clinical decision support systems for acute care management: A decision-maker-researcher partnership systematic review of effects on process of care and patient outcomes. Implementation Science. 6(1). 91–91. 86 indexed citations

Wilczynski, Nancy L, K. Ann McKibbon, & R. Brian Haynes. (2011). Sensitive Clinical Queries retrieved relevant systematic reviews as well as primary studies: an analytic survey. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 64(12). 1341–1349. 13 indexed citations

Shariff, Salimah Z., Meaghan S. Cuerden, R. Brian Haynes, et al.. (2010). Evaluating the impact of MEDLINE filters on evidence retrieval: study protocol. Implementation Science. 5(1). 58–58. 4 indexed citations

Wilczynski, Nancy L, et al.. (2009). Tackling the growth of the obesity literature: obesity evidence spreads across many journals. International Journal of Obesity. 34(10). 1526–1530. 10 indexed citations

Eady, Angela, Nancy L Wilczynski, & R. Brian Haynes. (2008). PsycINFO search strategies identified methodologically sound therapy studies and review articles for use by clinicians and researchers. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 61(1). 34–40. 70 indexed citations

Wilczynski, Nancy L. (2008). Quality of Reporting of Diagnostic Accuracy Studies: No Change Since STARD Statement Publication—Before-and-after Study. Radiology. 248(3). 817–823. 45 indexed citations

Kilicoglu, Halil, Dina Demner‐Fushman, Thomas C. Rindflesch, Nancy L Wilczynski, & R. Brian Haynes. (2008). Towards Automatic Recognition of Scientifically Rigorous Clinical Research Evidence. Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association. 16(1). 25–31. 81 indexed citations

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McKinlay, R. James, et al.. (2006). Optimal search strategies for detecting cost and economic studies in EMBASE. BMC Health Services Research. 6(1). 67–67. 38 indexed citations

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Wilczynski, Nancy L, et al.. (2006). Optimal search strategies for identifying mental health content in MEDLINE: an analytic survey. Annals of General Psychiatry. 5(1). 4–4. 43 indexed citations

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Kastner, Monika, Nancy L Wilczynski, Cindy Walker‐Dilks, K. Ann McKibbon, & Brian Haynes. (2006). Age-Specific Search Strategies for Medline. Journal of Medical Internet Research. 8(4). e25–e25. 79 indexed citations

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Wilczynski, Nancy L, et al.. (2005). EMBASE search strategies for identifying methodologically sound diagnostic studies for use by clinicians and researchers. BMC Medicine. 3(1). 7–7. 60 indexed citations

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Wilczynski, Nancy L & R. Brian Haynes. (2005). Optimal Search Strategies for Detecting Clinically Sound Prognostic Studies in EMBASE: An Analytic Survey. Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association. 12(4). 481–485. 86 indexed citations

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Montori, Víctor M., Nancy L Wilczynski, Douglas R. Morgan, & R. Brian Haynes. (2004). Optimal search strategies for retrieving systematic reviews from Medline: analytical survey. BMJ. 330(7482). 68–68. 331 indexed citations

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Wilczynski, Nancy L, et al.. (2004). Developing optimal search strategies for detecting clinically sound prognostic studies in MEDLINE: an analytic survey. BMC Medicine. 2(1). 23–23. 231 indexed citations

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Wilczynski, Nancy L. (2004). Optimal search strategies for detecting health services research studies in MEDLINE. Canadian Medical Association Journal. 171(10). 1179–1185. 75 indexed citations

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Haynes, R. Brian & Nancy L Wilczynski. (2004). Optimal search strategies for retrieving scientifically strong studies of diagnosis from Medline: analytical survey. BMJ. 328(7447). 1040–1040. 454 indexed citations

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McKibbon, K. Ann, Nancy L Wilczynski, & R. Brian Haynes. (2001). Systematic Review Articles in the Core Health Care Journals. Europe PMC (PubMed Central). 971–971. 1 indexed citations

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McKibbon, K. Ann, Nancy L Wilczynski, & Cindy Walker‐Dilks. (1996). How to search for and find evidence about therapy. BMJ evidence-based medicine. 1(3). 70–72. 8 indexed citations

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