Nicky Best

19.1k total citations · 5 hit papers
117 papers, 14.2k citations indexed

About

Nicky Best is a scholar working on Statistics and Probability, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and Economics and Econometrics. According to data from OpenAlex, Nicky Best has authored 117 papers receiving a total of 14.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 46 papers in Statistics and Probability, 26 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and 23 papers in Economics and Econometrics. Recurrent topics in Nicky Best's work include Statistical Methods and Bayesian Inference (32 papers), Statistical Methods in Clinical Trials (18 papers) and Statistical Methods and Inference (16 papers). Nicky Best is often cited by papers focused on Statistical Methods and Bayesian Inference (32 papers), Statistical Methods in Clinical Trials (18 papers) and Statistical Methods and Inference (16 papers). Nicky Best collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Spain and United States. Nicky Best's co-authors include David J. Lunn, David J. Spiegelhalter, Andrew C. Thomas, Karen Vines, Martyn Plummer, Sylvia Richardson, Andrew Thomson, Christopher Jackson, Paul Elliott and Walter R. Gilks and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, Circulation and American Journal of Epidemiology.

In The Last Decade

Nicky Best

114 papers receiving 13.6k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

WinBUGS - A Bayesian modelling framework: Concepts, structure, and extensibility

2000 4.3k citations Nicky Best et al. profile →
CODA: convergence diagnosis and output analysis for MCMC

2006 2.5k citations Nicky Best et al. profile →
The BUGS project: Evolution, critique and future directions

2009 1.5k citations Nicky Best et al. profile →
The BUGS Book: A Practical Introduction to Bayesian Analysis

2012 417 citations Nicky Best et al. profile →
The BUGS Book

2012 392 citations Nicky Best et al. profile →

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Estimation of Treatment Policy Estimands for Continuous Outcomes Using Off‐Treatment Sequential Multiple Imputation 2024 ·Pharmaceutical Statistics ·(unknown), Juan J. Abellán, Nicky Best, Ian R. White	6
2	Beyond the Classical Type I Error: Bayesian Metrics for Bayesian Designs Using Informative Priors 2024 ·Statistics in Biopharmaceutical Research ·Nicky Best, (unknown), Beat Neuenschwander, Gaëlle Saint‐Hilary, Simon Wandel	5
3	Using Bayesian Dynamic Borrowing to Maximize the Use of Existing Data: A Case-Study 2023 ·Therapeutic Innovation & Regulatory Science ·(unknown), Nicky Best, J. H. Crawford, Lu Zi, Cliff Shelton, Andrew Fowler	4
4	A novel equivalence probability weighted power prior for using historical control data in an adaptive clinical trial design: A comparison to standard methods 2021 ·Pharmaceutical Statistics ·Maxine Bennett, Simon R. White, Nicky Best, Adrian Mander	15
5	Protective Effects of Smoke-free Legislation on Birth Outcomes in England 2016 ·Epidemiology ·Ioannis Bakolis, Ruth A. Kelly, Daniela Fecht, Nicky Best, Christopher Millett, (unknown), Paul Elliott, Anna Hansell, Susan Hodgson	16
6	Robust Bayesian Sensitivity Analysis for Case–Control Studies with Uncertain Exposure Misclassification Probabilities 2015 ·The International Journal of Biostatistics ·Timothy Shin Heng Mak, Nicky Best, Lesley Rushton	4
7	Diagram-based Analysis of Causal Systems (DACS): elucidating inter-relationships between determinants of acute lower respiratory infections among children in sub-Saharan Africa 2013 ·Emerging Themes in Epidemiology ·Eva Rehfuess, Nicky Best, David Briggs, M. Joffe	10
8	Time Trends in Biological Fertility in Western Europe 2013 ·American Journal of Epidemiology ·M. Joffe, Jane Holmes, Tina Kold Jensen, Niels Keiding, Nicky Best	4
9	Strategy for Modelling Nonrandom Missing Data Mechanisms in Observational Studies Using Bayesian Methods 2012 ·Journal of Official Statistics ·Alexina J. Mason, Sylvia Richardson, Ian Plewis, Nicky Best	33
10	BaySTDetect: detecting unusual temporal patterns in small area data via Bayesian model choice 2012 ·Biostatistics ·(unknown), Nicky Best, Anna Hansell, Ismaïl Ahmed, Sylvia Richardson	32
11	Solid fuel use and cooking practices as a major risk factor for ALRI mortality among African children 2009 ·Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health ·Eva Rehfuess, L. Tzala, Nicky Best, Deborah J. Briggs, Michael Joffe	62
12	Prevalence, Predictors, and Prognostic Value of Renal Dysfunction in Adults With Congenital Heart Disease 2008 ·Circulation ·Konstantinos Dimopoulos, Gerhard‐Paul Diller, (unknown), Antònia Pijuan‐Domenech, Sofia Papadopoulou, Sonya V. Babu‐Narayan, Tushar V. Salukhe, Massimo Piepoli, Philip A. Poole‐Wilson, Nicky Best, Dárrel P. Francis, Michael Α. Gatzoulis	276
13	Chlorination Disinfection By-Products and Risk of Congenital Anomalies in England and Wales 2007 ·Environmental Health Perspectives ·Mark Nieuwenhuijsen, Mireille B. Toledano, James E. Bennett, Nicky Best, Peter Hambly, C de Hoogh, Diana Wellesley, Patricia A. Boyd, Lenore Abramsky, Nirupa Dattani, John Fawell, David Briggs, Lars Järup, Paul Elliott	62
14	Spatial Risk Assessment of Rift Valley Fever in Senegal 2007 ·Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases ·Archie C. A. Clements, Dirk U. Pfeiffer, Vincent Martin, Claudia Pittiglio, Nicky Best, Yaya Thiongane	39
15	Sex ratio and time to pregnancy: analysis of four large European population surveys 2007 ·BMJ ·M. Joffe, James E. Bennett, Nicky Best, Tina Kold Jensen	18
16	Studying Time to Pregnancy by Use of a Retrospective Design 2005 ·American Journal of Epidemiology ·Michael Joffe, Jane Key, Nicky Best, Niels Keiding, Thomas Scheike, Tina Kold Jensen	129
17	Studying human fertility (letter). 2004 ·Environmental Health Perspectives ·M. Joffe, Jane Key, Nicky Best, Tina Kold Jensen	1
18	Relation of Trihalomethane Concentrations in Public Water Supplies to Stillbirth and Birth Weight in Three Water Regions in England 2004 ·Environmental Health Perspectives ·Mireille B. Toledano, Mark Nieuwenhuijsen, Nicky Best, Heather Whitaker, Peter Hambly, C de Hoogh, John Fawell, Lars Järup, Paul Elliott	95
19	CHLORINATION DISINFECTION BY-PRODUCTS AND ADVERSE BIRTH OUTCOMES 2003 ·Epidemiology ·Mireille B. Toledano, Mark Nieuwenhuijsen, Nicky Best, Heather Whitaker, C de Hoogh, (unknown), John Fawell, Paul Elliott	2
20	Use of routinely collected data on trihalomethane in drinking water for epidemiological purposes 2001 ·Occupational and Environmental Medicine ·Thomas Keegan, Heather Whitaker, Mark Nieuwenhuijsen, Mireille B. Toledano, Paul Elliott, John Fawell, (unknown), Nicky Best	45

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