Research Synthesis Methods

A basic introduction to fixed-effect and random-effects models for meta-analysis

Michael Borenstein, Larry V. Hedges, Julian P. T. Higgins et al. · 2010 · 6.7K citations

Public Health, Biostatistics, Causal Inference +10

Risk‐of‐bias VISualization (robvis): An R package and Shiny web app for visualizing risk‐of‐bias assessments

Luke A. McGuinness, Julian P. T. Higgins · 2020 · 5K citations · Full text

Computing, Biostatistics, Visualization +14

Outlier and influence diagnostics for meta-analysis

Wolfgang Viechtbauer, Mike W.‐L. Cheung · 2010 · 2.8K citations

Public Health, Biostatistics, Epidemiologic Methods +12

Which academic search systems are suitable for systematic reviews or meta‐analyses? Evaluating retrieval qualities of Google Scholar, PubMed, and 26 other resources

Michael Gusenbauer, Neal Haddaway · 2019 · 2.1K citations · Full text

Computing, Computer Science, Comparative Effectiveness Research +16

Consistency and inconsistency in network meta‐analysis: concepts and models for multi‐arm studies

Julian P. T. Higgins, Dan Jackson, Jessica Barrett et al. · 2012 · 2.1K citations · Full text

Public Health, Biostatistics, Causal Inference +13