| The Newcastle-Ottawa Scale (NOS) for assessing the quality of nonrandomised studies in meta-analyses GA Wells, B Shea, D O’Connell, J Peterson, V Welch, M Losos, P Tugwell | 22753 | 2000 |
| ROBINS-I: a tool for assessing risk of bias in non-randomised studies of interventions JAC Sterne, MA Hernán, BC Reeves, J Savović, ND Berkman, ... bmj 355, 2016 | 11869 | 2016 |
| AMSTAR 2: a critical appraisal tool for systematic reviews that include randomised or non-randomised studies of healthcare interventions, or both BJ Shea, BC Reeves, G Wells, M Thuku, C Hamel, J Moran, D Moher, ... bmj 358, 2017 | 7781 | 2017 |
| Development of AMSTAR: a measurement tool to assess the methodological quality of systematic reviews BJ Shea, JM Grimshaw, GA Wells, M Boers, N Andersson, C Hamel, ... BMC medical research methodology 7, 1-7, 2007 | 5197 | 2007 |
| AMSTAR is a reliable and valid measurement tool to assess the methodological quality of systematic reviews BJ Shea, C Hamel, GA Wells, LM Bouter, E Kristjansson, J Grimshaw, ... Journal of clinical epidemiology 62 (10), 1013-1020, 2009 | 2027 | 2009 |
| ROBIS: a new tool to assess risk of bias in systematic reviews was developed P Whiting, J Savović, JPT Higgins, DM Caldwell, BC Reeves, B Shea, ... Journal of clinical epidemiology 69, 225-234, 2016 | 1689 | 2016 |
| Exercise for preventing and treating osteoporosis in postmenopausal women TE Howe, B Shea, LJ Dawson, F Downie, A Murray, C Ross, RT Harbour, ... Cochrane database of systematic reviews, 2011 | 1686* | 2011 |
| The Newcastle-Ottawa Scale (NOS) for assessing the quality of nonrandomised studies in meta-analyses. Ottawa Hospital Research Institute GA Wells, B Shea, D O’connell, J Peterson, V Welch, M Losos, P Tugwell Clinical Epidemiology. Available from, 2014 | 1661* | 2014 |
| Glucosamine therapy for treating osteoarthritis T Towheed, L Maxwell, TP Anastassiades, B Shea, JB Houpt, V Welch, ... Cochrane database of systematic reviews, 2005 | 1256 | 2005 |
| Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation for knee osteoarthritis. M Osiri, V Welch, L Brosseau, B Shea, J McGowan, P Tugwell, G Wells The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, CD002823-CD002823, 2000 | 830* | 2000 |
| Philadelphia Panel evidence-based clinical practice guidelines on selected rehabilitation interventions for low back pain Philadelphia Panel Members, Clinical Specialty Experts, J Albright, ... Physical therapy 81 (10), 1641-1674, 2001 | 822* | 2001 |
| Alendronate for the primary and secondary prevention of osteoporotic fractures in postmenopausal women GA Wells, A Cranney, J Peterson, M Boucher, B Shea, V Welch, D Coyle, ... Cochrane database of systematic reviews, 2008 | 739 | 2008 |
| Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) versus placebo for chronic low‐back pain A Khadilkar, DO Odebiyi, L Brosseau, GA Wells Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2008 | 727* | 2008 |
| Folic acid and folinic acid for reducing side effects in patients receiving methotrexate for rheumatoid arthritis B Shea, MV Swinden, ET Ghogomu, Z Ortiz, W Katchamart, T Rader, ... Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2013 | 694 | 2013 |
| The Newcastle-Ottawa Scale (NOS) for assessing the quality if nonrandomized studies in meta-analyses. 2009 GA Wells, B Shea, D O’connell, J Peterson, V Welch, M Losos, P Tugwell Epub Available from: URL: http://www. ohri. ca/programs …, 2020 | 663 | 2020 |
| Use of GRADE for assessment of evidence about prognosis: rating confidence in estimates of event rates in broad categories of patients A Iorio, FA Spencer, M Falavigna, C Alba, E Lang, B Burnand, T McGinn, ... bmj 350, 2015 | 661 | 2015 |
| External validation of a measurement tool to assess systematic reviews (AMSTAR) BJ Shea, LM Bouter, J Peterson, M Boers, N Andersson, Z Ortiz, ... PloS one 2 (12), e1350, 2007 | 643 | 2007 |
| Methotrexate for treating rheumatoid arthritis MA Lopez‐Olivo, HR Siddhanamatha, B Shea, P Tugwell, GA Wells, ... Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2014 | 590* | 2014 |
| Risedronate for the primary and secondary prevention of osteoporotic fractures in postmenopausal women GA Wells, SC Hsieh, C Zheng, J Peterson, W Liu, SE Kelly, P Tugwell Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2022 | 573* | 2022 |
| II. Meta-analysis of alendronate for the treatment of postmenopausal women ANN Cranney, G Wells, A Willan, L Griffith, N Zytaruk, V Robinson, ... Endocrine Reviews 23 (4), 508-516, 2002 | 549 | 2002 |
