Wasifa Zarin

43.5k total citations · 4 hit papers
33 papers, 3.8k citations indexed

About

Wasifa Zarin is a scholar working on General Health Professions, Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Wasifa Zarin has authored 33 papers receiving a total of 3.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in General Health Professions, 9 papers in Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty and 8 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Wasifa Zarin's work include Meta-analysis and systematic reviews (9 papers), Health Policy Implementation Science (7 papers) and Delphi Technique in Research (6 papers). Wasifa Zarin is often cited by papers focused on Meta-analysis and systematic reviews (9 papers), Health Policy Implementation Science (7 papers) and Delphi Technique in Research (6 papers). Wasifa Zarin collaborates with scholars based in Canada, Switzerland and United Kingdom. Wasifa Zarin's co-authors include Andrea C. Tricco, Sharon E. Straus, Erin Lillie, Kelly K. O’Brien, Heather Colquhoun, David Moher, Rachel Warren, Jane Pearson Sharpe, Marco Ghassemi and Jesmin Antony and has published in prestigious journals such as Blood, PLoS ONE and BMJ.

In The Last Decade

Wasifa Zarin

31 papers receiving 3.6k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

A scoping review on the conduct and reporting of scoping reviews

2016 1.4k citations Andrea C. Tricco, Erin Lillie et al. BMC Medical Research Methodology profile →
A scoping review of rapid review methods

2015 768 citations Andrea C. Tricco, Jesmin Antony et al. BMC Medicine profile →
Scoping reviews: reinforcing and advancing the methodology and application

2021 418 citations Heather Colquhoun, Étienne V Langlois et al. Systematic Reviews profile →
Reporting scoping reviews—PRISMA ScR extension

2020 278 citations Sharon E. Straus, David Moher et al. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Wasifa Zarin Canada	17	1.0k	572	484	412	384	33	3.8k
Barbara Nußbaumer-Streit Austria	23	693 0.7×	466 0.8×	357 0.7×	679 1.6×	327 0.9×	84	3.7k
Karin Hannes Belgium	34	1.6k 1.5×	954 1.7×	796 1.6×	502 1.2×	350 0.9×	139	4.3k
Sue Brennan Australia	30	1.1k 1.1×	779 1.4×	312 0.6×	640 1.6×	286 0.7×	67	4.8k
Oliver Kuß Germany	44	1.4k 1.4×	595 1.0×	436 0.9×	227 0.6×	421 1.1×	190	7.6k
Kath Wright United Kingdom	37	1.4k 1.3×	834 1.5×	471 1.0×	656 1.6×	231 0.6×	95	5.7k
Shona Agarwal United Kingdom	12	1.6k 1.5×	765 1.3×	592 1.2×	507 1.2×	156 0.4×	17	3.8k
Chantelle Garritty Canada	30	1.0k 1.0×	726 1.3×	382 0.8×	351 0.9×	544 1.4×	71	5.0k
Ginny Brunton United Kingdom	30	1.5k 1.5×	779 1.4×	589 1.2×	544 1.3×	206 0.5×	80	3.8k
Kylie Porritt Australia	19	1.2k 1.2×	730 1.3×	444 0.9×	607 1.5×	139 0.4×	78	3.8k
Tanya Horsley Canada	27	1.4k 1.3×	1.3k 2.3×	334 0.7×	244 0.6×	289 0.8×	64	4.4k

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Zarin, Wasifa, Michael Scott, Elaine Zibrowski, et al.. (2025). Patient- and public-driven health research: a model of co-leadership and partnership in research priority setting using a modified James Lind Alliance approach. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 181. 111731–111731.

Smith, Maureen, Janet Gunderson, Areti‐Angeliki Veroniki, et al.. (2024). Cobuilding patient and public capacity in knowledge synthesis: designed and delivered by patient and public partners for patient and public partners. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 179. 111635–111635.

Li, Linda, Alison M. Hoens, Annette McKinnon, et al.. (2023). Researcher-patient partnership generated actionable recommendations, using quantitative evaluation and deliberative dialogue, to improve meaningful engagement. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 159. 49–57. 6 indexed citations

Okoli, George N., Olt Lam, Leslie Copstein, et al.. (2021). Interventions to improve early cancer diagnosis of symptomatic individuals: a scoping review. BMJ Open. 11(11). e055488–e055488. 8 indexed citations

Colquhoun, Heather, Tiago S. Jesus, Kelly K. O’Brien, et al.. (2020). Scoping Review on Rehabilitation Scoping Reviews. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 101(8). 1462–1469. 29 indexed citations

Arora, Paul, Audrey Béliveau, Areti Angeliki Veroniki, et al.. (2019). Characteristics and methods of incorporating randomized and nonrandomized evidence in network meta-analyses: a scoping review. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 113. 1–10. 11 indexed citations

Tricco, Andrea C., Patricia Rios, Wasifa Zarin, et al.. (2018). Prevention and management of unprofessional behaviour among adults in the workplace: A scoping review. PLoS ONE. 13(7). e0201187–e0201187. 15 indexed citations

Antony, Jesmin, Wasifa Zarin, Ba’ Pham, et al.. (2018). Patient safety initiatives in obstetrics: a rapid review. BMJ Open. 8(7). e020170–e020170. 11 indexed citations

Tricco, Andrea C., Wasifa Zarin, Roberta Cardoso, et al.. (2018). Efficacy, effectiveness, and safety of herpes zoster vaccines in adults aged 50 and older: systematic review and network meta-analysis. BMJ. 363. k4029–k4029. 110 indexed citations

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Zarin, Wasifa, Andrea C. Tricco, Patricia Rios, et al.. (2017). Systematic Prospective Assessment of Rapid Knowledge Synthesis – SPARKS Study. Open Science Framework. 3 indexed citations

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Tricco, Andrea C., Wasifa Zarin, Marco Ghassemi, et al.. (2017). Same family, different species: methodological conduct and quality varies according to purpose for five types of knowledge synthesis. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 96. 133–142. 77 indexed citations

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Colquhoun, Heather, Tiago S. Jesus, Kelly K. O’Brien, et al.. (2017). Study protocol for a scoping review on rehabilitation scoping reviews. Clinical Rehabilitation. 31(9). 1249–1256. 40 indexed citations

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Tricco, Andrea C., Wasifa Zarin, Erin Lillie, Ba’ Pham, & Sharon E. Straus. (2017). Utility of social media and crowd-sourced data for pharmacovigilance: a scoping review protocol. BMJ Open. 7(1). e013474–e013474. 22 indexed citations

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Cardoso, Roberta, Wasifa Zarin, Vera Nincic, et al.. (2017). Evaluative reports on medical malpractice policies in obstetrics: a rapid scoping review. Systematic Reviews. 6(1). 181–181. 13 indexed citations

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Tricco, Andrea C., Wasifa Zarin, Patricia Rios, et al.. (2016). Barriers, facilitators, strategies and outcomes to engaging policymakers, healthcare managers and policy analysts in knowledge synthesis: a scoping review protocol. BMJ Open. 6(12). e013929–e013929. 15 indexed citations

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Tricco, Andrea C., Erin Lillie, Wasifa Zarin, et al.. (2016). A scoping review on the conduct and reporting of scoping reviews. BMC Medical Research Methodology. 16(1). 15–15. 1443 indexed citations breakdown →

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Thein, Hla‐Hla, Yao Qiao, Wasifa Zarin, et al.. (2016). Trends in Health Care Utilization and Costs Attributable to Hepatocellular Carcinoma, 2002–2009: A Population-Based Cohort Study. Current Oncology. 23(3). 196–220. 12 indexed citations

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Tricco, Andrea C., Wasifa Zarin, Jesmin Antony, et al.. (2015). An international survey and modified Delphi approach revealed numerous rapid review methods. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 70. 61–67. 83 indexed citations

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Qiao, Yao, Ayaz Hyder, Wasifa Zarin, et al.. (2015). Surveillance in Patients With Barrett's Esophagus for Early Detection of Esophageal Adenocarcinoma: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Clinical and Translational Gastroenterology. 6(12). e131–e131. 28 indexed citations

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Tricco, Andrea C., Jesmin Antony, Wasifa Zarin, et al.. (2015). A scoping review of rapid review methods. BMC Medicine. 13(1). 224–224. 768 indexed citations breakdown →

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