Rob Scholten

14.3k total citations · 3 hit papers
100 papers, 9.4k citations indexed

About

Rob Scholten is a scholar working on Surgery, Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty and Pharmacology. According to data from OpenAlex, Rob Scholten has authored 100 papers receiving a total of 9.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 33 papers in Surgery, 20 papers in Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty and 14 papers in Pharmacology. Recurrent topics in Rob Scholten's work include Meta-analysis and systematic reviews (20 papers), Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation (16 papers) and Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life (13 papers). Rob Scholten is often cited by papers focused on Meta-analysis and systematic reviews (20 papers), Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation (16 papers) and Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life (13 papers). Rob Scholten collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, United Kingdom and United States. Rob Scholten's co-authors include Johannes B. Reitsma, Patrick M. Bossuyt, Aeilko H. Zwinderman, Anne WS Rutjes, Afina S. Glas, L.M. Bouter, Lotty Hooft, Bart W. Koes, Henrica C. W. de Vet and Mariska Leeflang and has published in prestigious journals such as JAMA, Annals of Internal Medicine and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Rob Scholten

99 papers receiving 9.0k 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.

Bivariate analysis of sensitivity and specificity produces informative summary measures in diagnostic reviews

2005 2.6k citations Johannes B. Reitsma, Anne WS Rutjes et al. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology profile →
Investigation of publication bias in meta-analyses of diagnostic test accuracy: a meta-epidemiological study

2014 336 citations Wynanda A. van Enst, Eleanor Ochodo et al. BMC Medical Research Methodology profile →
Music-based therapeutic interventions for people with dementia

2017 296 citations Rob Scholten et al. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Rob Scholten Netherlands	45	3.0k	1.4k	1.4k	1.4k	981	100	9.4k
Martin Hellmich Germany	44	1.6k 0.5×	1.3k 0.9×	1.1k 0.8×	1.0k 0.7×	1.2k 1.3×	408	9.7k
Caroline J Doré United Kingdom	64	3.4k 1.1×	1.1k 0.8×	2.0k 1.4×	2.1k 1.5×	2.4k 2.4×	292	17.7k
Anne WS Rutjes Switzerland	55	3.7k 1.2×	1.2k 0.8×	2.1k 1.5×	2.5k 1.8×	1.9k 1.9×	121	17.1k
Javier Zamora Spain	65	2.6k 0.9×	1.0k 0.7×	1.2k 0.9×	2.6k 1.9×	1.7k 1.7×	311	15.1k
Bruno Pereira France	57	3.7k 1.2×	796 0.6×	743 0.5×	2.6k 1.9×	2.6k 2.6×	1.0k	18.2k
Víctor Abraira Spain	41	1.7k 0.6×	1.4k 1.0×	662 0.5×	697 0.5×	1.2k 1.2×	143	7.0k
Alfonso Muriel Spain	41	1.7k 0.6×	926 0.6×	647 0.5×	1.4k 1.0×	923 0.9×	275	7.3k
Lucas M. Bachmann Switzerland	47	1.8k 0.6×	1.1k 0.8×	2.6k 1.9×	1.4k 1.0×	1.6k 1.6×	229	11.3k
Patricia Langenberg United States	61	1.4k 0.5×	579 0.4×	786 0.6×	1.7k 1.2×	1.5k 1.5×	255	13.5k
Anna Chaimani France	37	2.5k 0.9×	2.3k 1.6×	555 0.4×	1.6k 1.2×	1.7k 1.7×	94	17.1k

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Lindsley, Kristina, Nicole Fusco, Tianjing Li, Rob Scholten, & Lotty Hooft. (2022). Clinical trial registration was associated with lower risk of bias compared with non-registered trials among trials included in systematic reviews. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 145. 164–173. 24 indexed citations

Bretagne, Lisa, Huiberdina L. Koek, Sofia Tsokani, et al.. (2021). Medication review interventions to reduce hospital readmissions in older people. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 69(6). 1646–1658. 54 indexed citations

Kahale, Lara A, Assem M. Khamis, Batoul Diab, et al.. (2020). Potential impact of missing outcome data on treatment effects in systematic reviews: imputation study. BMJ. 370. m2898–m2898. 14 indexed citations

Jenniskens, Kevin, et al.. (2020). Data sources and methods used to determine pretest probabilities in a cohort of Cochrane diagnostic test accuracy reviews. BMC Medical Research Methodology. 20(1). 85–85. 1 indexed citations

Kahale, Lara A, Assem M. Khamis, Batoul Diab, et al.. (2020). <p>Meta-Analyses Proved Inconsistent in How Missing Data Were Handled Across Their Included Primary Trials: A Methodological Survey</p>. Clinical Epidemiology. Volume 12. 527–535. 6 indexed citations

Damen, Johanna AAG, Thomas P. A. Debray, Romin Pajouheshnia, et al.. (2019). Empirical evidence of the impact of study characteristics on the performance of prediction models: a meta-epidemiological study. BMJ Open. 9(4). e026160–e026160. 18 indexed citations

Heus, Pauline, Johanna AAG Damen, Romin Pajouheshnia, et al.. (2019). Uniformity in measuring adherence to reporting guidelines: the example of TRIPOD for assessing completeness of reporting of prediction model studies. BMJ Open. 9(4). e025611–e025611. 73 indexed citations

Enst, Wynanda A. van, Christiana A. Naaktgeboren, Eleanor Ochodo, et al.. (2015). Small-study effects and time trends in diagnostic test accuracy meta-analyses: a meta-epidemiological study. Systematic Reviews. 4(1). 66–66. 14 indexed citations

Reijman, Max, et al.. (2014). Computer-assisted surgery for knee ligament reconstruction. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. CD007601–CD007601. 9 indexed citations

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Wildiers, Hans, Sabine Stordeur, Joan Vlayen, et al.. (2013). Breast cancer in women. 1 indexed citations

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Enst, Wynanda A. van, Rob Scholten, & Lotty Hooft. (2012). Identification of Additional Trials in Prospective Trial Registers for Cochrane Systematic Reviews. PLoS ONE. 7(8). e42812–e42812. 20 indexed citations

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Glind, Esther M.M. van de, Barbara C. Van Munster, René Spijker, Rob Scholten, & Lotty Hooft. (2011). Search filters to identify geriatric medicine in Medline. Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association. 19(3). 468–472. 39 indexed citations

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Leeflang, Mariska, Y. J. Debets-Ossenkopp, Caroline E. Visser, et al.. (2008). Galactomannan detection for invasive aspergillosis in immunocompromized patients. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. CD007394–CD007394. 274 indexed citations

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Roelofs, Pepijn D. D. M., Rick Deyo, Bart W. Koes, Rob Scholten, & Maurits W. van Tulder. (2008). Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs for low back pain. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2011(2). CD000396–CD000396. 241 indexed citations

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Hoving, Jan L., Henrica C. W. de Vet, Bart W. Koes, et al.. (2006). Manual Therapy, Physical Therapy, or Continued Care by the General Practitioner for Patients With Neck Pain. Clinical Journal of Pain. 22(4). 370–377. 115 indexed citations

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Terwee, Caroline B., Andrea F. de Winter, Rob Scholten, et al.. (2005). Interobserver Reproducibility of the Visual Estimation of Range of Motion of the Shoulder. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 86(7). 1356–1361. 63 indexed citations

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Heek, N. Tjarda van, Koert F.D. Kuhlmann, Rob Scholten, et al.. (2005). Hospital Volume and Mortality After Pancreatic Resection. Annals of Surgery. 242(6). 781–790. 302 indexed citations

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Koes, Bart W., Rob Scholten, Jan Mens, & L.M. Bouter. (1999). Epidural steroid injections for low back pain and sciatica: an updated systemtic review of randomized clinical trials. Digital Academic REpository of VU University Amsterdam (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam). 9(4). 241–247. 53 indexed citations

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Raaijmakers, E., Theo J. C. Faes, Rob Scholten, H. G. Goovaerts, & Rob M. Heethaar. (1999). A meta-analysis of three decades of validating thoracic impedance cardiography. Critical Care Medicine. 27(6). 1203–1213. 123 indexed citations

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Koes, Bart W., Rob Scholten, Jan Mens, & L.M. Bouter. (1995). Efficacy of epidural steroid injections for low-back pain and sciatica: a systematic review of randomized clinical trials. Pain. 63(3). 279–288. 329 indexed citations

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