Robert Matthews

3.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
68 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

Robert Matthews is a scholar working on Statistics and Probability, Economics and Econometrics and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert Matthews has authored 68 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Statistics and Probability, 11 papers in Economics and Econometrics and 10 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Robert Matthews's work include Meta-analysis and systematic reviews (10 papers), Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life (9 papers) and Statistical Methods in Clinical Trials (7 papers). Robert Matthews is often cited by papers focused on Meta-analysis and systematic reviews (10 papers), Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life (9 papers) and Statistical Methods in Clinical Trials (7 papers). Robert Matthews collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Australia. Robert Matthews's co-authors include Daniel D. Wheeler, Iain Chalmers, David Lowe, Ron Wasserstein, David Spiegelhalter, Maryanne O׳Donnell, Gordon Parker, Dušan Hadži-Pavlović, Othman Talib and Margaret Secombe and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and The Lancet.

In The Last Decade

Robert Matthews

62 papers receiving 1.8k citations

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ON THE DERIVATION OF A “C... 1989 2026 2001 2013 1989 250 500 750

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Robert Matthews 878 411 336 291 204 68 2.0k
Brian Fisher 779 0.9× 349 0.8× 279 0.8× 77 0.3× 266 1.3× 226 3.2k
Jinghua Liu 909 1.0× 1.4k 3.3× 526 1.6× 276 0.9× 21 0.1× 150 2.4k
James L. Massey 418 0.5× 2.4k 5.8× 894 2.7× 154 0.5× 35 0.2× 93 6.7k
Peter H. Schönemann 614 0.7× 613 1.5× 175 0.5× 68 0.2× 10 0.0× 57 3.2k
Robin Wilson 140 0.2× 277 0.7× 1.1k 3.3× 158 0.5× 116 0.6× 122 3.3k
Brian Karrer 176 0.2× 725 1.8× 154 0.5× 2.1k 7.3× 81 0.4× 22 3.2k
J. N. Darroch 114 0.1× 974 2.4× 213 0.6× 142 0.5× 206 1.0× 66 3.5k
Xiaohong Gao 646 0.7× 362 0.9× 37 0.1× 39 0.1× 27 0.1× 115 2.2k
David Banks 297 0.3× 406 1.0× 116 0.3× 197 0.7× 37 0.2× 81 2.0k
Terrence L. Fine 106 0.1× 643 1.6× 203 0.6× 77 0.3× 25 0.1× 69 1.9k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Robert Matthews

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Robert Matthews

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Held, Leonhard, et al.. (2021). Reverse‐Bayes methods for evidence assessment and research synthesis. Research Synthesis Methods. 13(3). 295–314. 11 indexed citations
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Matthews, Robert, Iain Chalmers, & Peter M. Rothwell. (2018). Douglas G Altman: statistician, researcher, and driving force behind global initiatives to improve the reliability of health research. BMJ. k2588–k2588. 5 indexed citations
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Matthews, Robert. (2018). Beyond ‘significance’: principles and practice of the Analysis of Credibility. Royal Society Open Science. 5(1). 171047–171047. 29 indexed citations
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Matthews, Robert. (2016). Beautiful, but Dangerous. Significance. 13(3). 30–31. 3 indexed citations
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Matthews, Robert. (2015). "String theory" in science lessons: the investigation of a notoriously knotty problem. School science review. 96(356). 69–74. 1 indexed citations
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Webb, Densie, Margaret M. Leahy, John A. Milner, et al.. (2013). Strategies to Optimize the Impact of Nutritional Surveys and Epidemiological Studies. Advances in Nutrition. 4(5). 545–547. 19 indexed citations
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Matthews, Robert. (2012). Occupy Wall Street protest. Dialnet (Universidad de la Rioja). 17–26. 1 indexed citations
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Matthews, Robert. (2008). Medical progress depends on animal models - doesn't it?. Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine. 101(2). 95–98. 88 indexed citations
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Wendler, Thomas, et al.. (2008). Advances in Healthcare Technology: Shaping the Future of Medical Care. Journal of Nuclear Medicine. 49(2). 336–336. 6 indexed citations
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Chalmers, Iain & Robert Matthews. (2006). What are the implications of optimism bias in clinical research?. The Lancet. 367(9509). 449–450. 70 indexed citations
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Matthews, Robert, et al.. (2005). Vygotsky's philosophy: Constructivism and its criticisms examined. International education journal. 6(3). 386–399. 191 indexed citations
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Talib, Othman, Robert Matthews, & Margaret Secombe. (2005). Computer-animated instruction and students' conceptual change in electrochemistry: Preliminary qualitative analysis. International education journal. 5(5). 29–42. 18 indexed citations
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Matthews, Robert. (2003). Researchers' links with biomed industry lead to bias in clinical trials.. PubMed. 177(2380). 8–8.
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Matthews, Robert. (2001). Testing Murphy's Law: Urban Myths as a Source of School Science Projects.. School science review. 83(302). 23–28. 1 indexed citations
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Matthews, Robert. (1998). Dirac's coincidences 60 years on. Astronomy & Geophysics. 39(6). 19. 2 indexed citations
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Matthews, Robert. (1994). The close approach of stars in the solar neighbourhood.. Quarterly journal of the Royal Astronomical Society. 35. 1–9. 2 indexed citations
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Matthews, Robert. (1994). The ghostly hand that spaced the planets. 142. 13.
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Matthews, Robert. (1993). The law of credulity. The Mathematical Gazette. 77(480). 327–328. 1 indexed citations
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Matthews, Robert. (1993). Cosmologists Meet to Face Their Fears. Science. 262(5135). 846–847. 1 indexed citations
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Matthews, Robert. (1992). The Darkening of Iapetus and the Ongin of Hyperion. Quarterly journal of the Royal Astronomical Society. 33(3). 253–258. 10 indexed citations

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