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Les Irwig

Active 1988–2021

87
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31,449
Citations
76
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Citations

Citations per year for Les Irwig1943: 1 citations1967: 1 citations1984: 1 citations1988: 1 citations1990: 1 citations1991: 1 citations1992: 1 citations1993: 1 citations1994: 1 citations1995: 11 citations1996: 17 citations1997: 29 citations1998: 39 citations1999: 36 citations2000: 96 citations2001: 78 citations2002: 107 citations2003: 100 citations2004: 129 citations2005: 159 citations2006: 168 citations2007: 165 citations2008: 187 citations2009: 224 citations2010: 247 citations2011: 233 citations2012: 220 citations2013: 276 citations2014: 241 citations2015: 265 citations2016: 251 citations2017: 256 citations2018: 276 citations2019: 844 citations2020: 862 citations2021: 756 citations2022: 562 citations2023: 380 citations2024: 659 citations2025: 296 citations2026: 15 citations1944–1966: no citations, so these years are not shown1968–1983: no citations, so these years are not shown1985–1987: no citations, so these years are not shown1989: no citations, so this year is not shown

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Countries

World map of the countries and regions citing this authorUnited States: 2,443 citing papers, 18.5% of this breakdownUnited Kingdom: 1,511 citing papers, 11.5% of this breakdownAustralia: 901 citing papers, 6.8% of this breakdownChina: 858 citing papers, 6.5% of this breakdownNetherlands: 732 citing papers, 5.5% of this breakdownCanada: 624 citing papers, 4.7% of this breakdownItaly: 598 citing papers, 4.5% of this breakdownGermany: 595 citing papers, 4.5% of this breakdownFrance: 356 citing papers, 2.7% of this breakdownSpain: 336 citing papers, 2.6% of this breakdownSwitzerland: 320 citing papers, 2.4% of this breakdownSweden: 238 citing papers, 1.8% of this breakdown
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Institutions

Fields

  • Medicine71.5%
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology9.6%
  • Decision Sciences3.7%
  • Health Professions3.5%
  • Computer Science2%
  • Psychology1.7%
  • Other8%

Topics

  • Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection2.2%
  • Global Cancer Incidence and Screening2.2%
  • Breast Cancer Treatment Studies2%
  • Meta-analysis and systematic reviews1.7%
  • Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging1.6%
  • AI in cancer detection1.4%
  • Other88.9%

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  1. STARD 2015 guidelines for reporting diagnostic accuracy studies: explanation and elaboration

    Authors: Jérémie F. Cohen, Daniël A. Korevaar, Douglas G. Altman, David E. Bruns, Constantine Gatsonis, Lotty Hooft, Les Irwig, Deborah Levine, Johannes B. Reitsma, Henrica C. W. de Vet, Patrick M. Bossuyt - BMJ Open 2016 cited by 2,490

  2. The performance of tests of publication bias and other sample size effects in systematic reviews of diagnostic test accuracy was assessed

    Authors: Jonathan J Deeks, Petra Macaskill, Les Irwig - Journal of Clinical Epidemiology 2005 cited by 2,906

  3. STARD 2015: An Updated List of Essential Items for Reporting Diagnostic Accuracy Studies

    Authors: Patrick M. Bossuyt, Johannes B. Reitsma, David E. Bruns, Constantine Gatsonis, Paul Glasziou, Les Irwig, Jeroen G. Lijmer, David Moher, Drummond Rennie, Henrica C. W. de Vet, Herbert Y. Kressel, Nader Rifai, Robert Golub, Douglas G. Altman, Lotty Hooft, Daniël A. Korevaar, Jérémie F. Cohen, For the STARD Group - Radiology 2015 cited by 1,305

  4. STARD 2015: An Updated List of Essential Items for Reporting Diagnostic Accuracy Studies

    Authors: Patrick M. Bossuyt, Johannes B. Reitsma, David E. Bruns, Constantine Gatsonis, Paul Glasziou, Les Irwig, Jeroen G. Lijmer, David Moher, Drummond Rennie, Henrica C. W. de Vet, Herbert Y. Kressel, Nader Rifai, Robert Golub, Douglas G. Altman, Lotty Hooft, Daniël A. Korevaar, Jérémie F. Cohen - BMJ 2015 cited by 3,338

  5. A comparison of methods to detect publication bias in meta‐analysis

    Authors: Petra Macaskill, Stephen D. Walter, Les Irwig - Statistics in Medicine 2001 cited by 1,297

  6. Bias in meta-analysis detected by a simple, graphical

    Authors: Andreas E. Stuck, Laurence Z. Rubenstein, Darryl Wieland, Jan P. Vandenbroucke, Les Irwig, Petra Macaskill, Geoffrey Berry, Paul Glasziou, Valerie Seagroatt, Irene Stratton, Matthias Egger, George Davey Smith, C Minder, Peter Langhorne, Feng Song, Simon Gilbody - BMJ 1998 cited by 694

  7. Diagnostic test accuracy may vary with prevalence: implications for evidence-based diagnosis

    Authors: Mariska Leeflang, Patrick M. Bossuyt, Les Irwig - Journal of Clinical Epidemiology 2008 cited by 480

  8. Prediction of Incident Stroke Events Based on Retinal Vessel Caliber: A Systematic Review and Individual-Participant Meta-Analysis

    Authors: Kevin McGeechan, Gerald Liew, Petra Macaskill, Les Irwig, Ronald Klein, Barbara E.K. Klein, J. J. Wang, P. Mitchell, Johannes R. Vingerling, Paulus T. V. M. de Jong, J.C.M. Witteman, Monique M.B. Breteler, Jonathan E. Shaw, Paul Zimmet, Tien Yin Wong - American Journal of Epidemiology 2009 cited by 337

  9. Too much medicine in older people? Deprescribing through shared decision making

    Authors: Jesse Jansen, Vasi Naganathan, Stacy M. Carter, Andrew J. McLachlan, Brooke Nickel, Les Irwig, Carissa Bonner, Jenny Doust, Jim Colvin, Aine Heaney, Robin Turner, Kirsten McCaffery - BMJ 2016 cited by 292

  10. Meta-analysis: Retinal Vessel Caliber and Risk for Coronary Heart Disease

    Authors: Kevin McGeechan, Gerald Liew, Petra Macaskill, Les Irwig, Ronald Klein, Barbara E.K. Klein, Jie Jin Wang, Paul Mitchell, Johannes R. Vingerling, Paulus T.V.M. deJong, Jacqueline C.M. Witteman, Monique M.B. Breteler, Jonathan Shaw, Paul Zimmet, Tien Y. Wong - Annals of Internal Medicine 2009 cited by 338

  11. Cochrane Systematic Review of Colorectal Cancer Screening Using the Fecal Occult Blood Test (Hemoccult): An Update

    Authors: Paul Hewitson, Paul Glasziou, Eila Watson, Bernie Towler, Les Irwig - The American Journal of Gastroenterology 2008 cited by 999

  12. Comparative accuracy: assessing new tests against existing diagnostic pathways

    Authors: Patrick M. Bossuyt, Les Irwig, Jonathan C. Craig, Paul Glasziou - BMJ 2006 cited by 453

  13. Antibiotic Prophylaxis and Recurrent Urinary Tract Infection in Children

    Authors: Jonathan C. Craig, Judy M. Simpson, Gabrielle Williams, A. Lowe, Graham Reynolds, Steven McTaggart, Elisabeth M Hodson, Jonathan R. Carapetis, Noel Cranswick, Grahame Smith, Les Irwig, Patrina Caldwell, Sana Hamilton, Leslie P. Roy - New England Journal of Medicine 2009 cited by 488

  14. Meta-Analysis of Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Detecting Residual Breast Cancer After Neoadjuvant Therapy

    Authors: M. Luke Marinovich, Nehmat Houssami, Petra Macaskill, Francesco Sardanelli, Les Irwig, Eleftherios P. Mamounas, Gϋnter von Minckwitz, Meagan Brennan, Stefano Ciatto - JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute 2013 cited by 378

  15. Meta-analysis of the impact of surgical margins on local recurrence in women with early-stage invasive breast cancer treated with breast-conserving therapy

    Authors: Nehmat Houssami, Petra Macaskill, M. Luke Marinovich, J. Michael Dixon, Les Irwig, Meagan Brennan, Lawrence J. Solin - European Journal of Cancer 2010 cited by 405

  16. The development of a quality appraisal tool for studies of diagnostic reliability (QAREL)

    Authors: Nicholas Lucas, Petra Macaskill, Les Irwig, Nikolai Bogduk - Journal of Clinical Epidemiology 2010 cited by 361

  17. Screening for colorectal cancer using the faecal occult blood test, Hemoccult

    Authors: Paul Hewitson, Paul Glasziou, Les Irwig, Bernie Towler, Eila Watson - Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2007 cited by 740

  18. The Association of Surgical Margins and Local Recurrence in Women with Ductal Carcinoma In Situ Treated with Breast-Conserving Therapy: A Meta-Analysis

    Authors: M. Luke Marinovich, Lamiae Azizi, Petra Macaskill, Les Irwig, Monica Morrow, Lawrence J. Solin, Nehmat Houssami - Annals of Surgical Oncology 2016 cited by 182

  19. Agreement between MRI and pathologic breast tumor size after neoadjuvant chemotherapy, and comparison with alternative tests: individual patient data meta-analysis

    Authors: M. Luke Marinovich, Petra Macaskill, Les Irwig, Francesco Sardanelli, Eleftherios P. Mamounas, Gϋnter von Minckwitz, Valentina Guarneri, Savannah C. Partridge, Frances C. Wright, Jae Hyuck Choi, Madhumita Bhattacharyya, Laura Martincich, Eren D. Yeh, Viviana Londero, Nehmat Houssami - BMC Cancer 2015 cited by 134

  20. Accuracy and Surgical Impact of Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Breast Cancer Staging: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis in Detection of Multifocal and Multicentric Cancer

    Authors: Nehmat Houssami, Stefano Ciatto, Petra Macaskill, Sarah J. Lord, Ruth Warren, J. Michael Dixon, Les Irwig - Journal of Clinical Oncology 2008 cited by 817

  21. Effect of study design and quality on unsatisfactory rates, cytology classifications, and accuracy in liquid-based versus conventional cervical cytology: a systematic review

    Authors: Elizabeth Davey, Alexandra Barratt, Les Irwig, Siew F Chan, Petra Macaskill, Patricia Mannes, A Marion Saville - The Lancet 2006 cited by 319

  22. Reliability of Physical Examination for Diagnosis of Myofascial Trigger Points

    Authors: Nicholas Lucas, Petra Macaskill, Les Irwig, Robert Moran, Nikolai Bogduk - Clinical Journal of Pain 2008 cited by 294

  23. Towards complete and accurate reporting of studies of diagnostic accuracy: the STARD initiative. Standards for Reporting of Diagnostic Accuracy.

    Authors: Patrick M. Bossuyt, Johannes B. Reitsma, David E. Bruns, Constantine Gatsonis, Paul Glasziou, Les Irwig, Jeroen G. Lijmer, David Moher, Drummond Rennie, Henrica C. W. de Vet - 2003 cited by 870

  24. Use of a decision aid including information on overdetection to support informed choice about breast cancer screening: a randomised controlled trial

    Authors: Jolyn Hersch, Alexandra Barratt, Jesse Jansen, Les Irwig, Kevin McGeechan, Gemma Jacklyn, Hazel Thornton, Haryana M. Dhillon, Nehmat Houssami, Kirsten McCaffery - The Lancet 2015 cited by 287