Julian Piers Thomas Higgins

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• 2023

  ROB-ME: a tool for assessing risk of bias due to missing evidence in systematic reviews with meta-analysis

  Page, M. J., Sterne, J. A. C., Boutron, I., Hróbjartsson, A., Kirkham, J. J., Li, T., Lundh, A., Mayo-Wilson, E., McKenzie, J. E., Stewart, L. A., Sutton, A. J., Bero, L., Dunn, A. G., Dwan, K., Elbers, R. G., Kanukula, R., Meerpohl, J. J., Turner, E. H. & Higgins, J. P. T., 20 Nov 2023, In: BMJ. 383, 9 p., e076754.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• 2019

  Altering the availability or proximity of food, alcohol, and tobacco products to change their selection and consumption

  Hollands, G. J., Carter, P., Anwer, S., King, S. E., Jebb, S. A., Ogilvie, D., Shemilt, I., Higgins, J. P. T. & Marteau, T. M., 4 Sept 2019, In: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 9, p. CD012573

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• Prospective approaches to accumulating evidence

  Thomas, J., Askie, L. M., Berlin, J. A., Elliott, J. H., Ghersi, D., Simmonds, M., Takwoingi, Y., Tierney, J. F. & Higgins, J. P. T., 23 Sept 2019, Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions, Second Edition. Higgins, J. P. T., Thomas, J., Chandler, J., Cumpston, M., Li, T., Page, M. J. & Welch, V. A. (eds.). Wiley-Blackwell, p. 549-568 20 p.

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• RoB 2: a revised tool for assessing risk of bias in randomised trials

  Sterne, J. A. C., Savović, J., Page, M. J., Elbers, R. G., Blencowe, N. S., Boutron, I., Cates, C. J., Cheng, H.-Y., Corbett, M. S., Eldridge, S. M., Emberson, J. R., Hernán, M. A., Hopewell, S., Hróbjartsson, A., Junqueira, D. R., Jüni, P., Kirkham, J. J., Lasserson, T., Li, T. & McAleenan, A. & 8 others, Reeves, B. C., Shepperd, S., Shrier, I., Stewart, L. A., Tilling, K., White, I. R., Whiting, P. F. & Higgins, J. P. T., 28 Aug 2019, In: BMJ. 366, 8 p., l4898.

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• 2018

  A comparison of heterogeneity variance estimators in simulated random-effects meta-analyses

  Langan, D., Higgins, J. P. T., Jackson, D., Bowden, J., Veroniki, A. A., Kontopantelis, E., Viechtbauer, W. & Simmonds, M., 1 Aug 2018, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Research Synthesis Methods. 28 p.

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• Robis: strumento per valutare il rischio di bias nelle revisioni sistematiche

  Translated title of the contribution: Not AvailableROBIS Group, Sept 2018, In: Recenti Progressi in Medicina. 109, 9, p. 27e-29e

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

• ROBIS: Uno strumento per valutare il rischio di bias nelle revisioni sistematiche: Guida all'uso di ROBIS

  Translated title of the contribution: ROBIS: A tool for assessing the risk of bias in systematic reviews - Guide to the use of ROBISWhiting, P., Savović, J., Higgins, J., Caldwell, D., Reeves, B., Shea, B., Davies, P., Kleijnen, J. & Churchill, R., Sept 2018, In: Recenti Progressi in Medicina. 109, 9, p. E1-E26

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
• 2017

  Living systematic reviews: 4. Living guideline recommendations

  Living Systematic Review Network, 1 Nov 2017, In: Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 91, p. 47-53 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

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• Living systematic reviews: 2. Combining human and machine effort

  on behalf of the, Living Systematic Review Network & Living Systematic Review Network, 1 Nov 2017, In: Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 91, p. 31-37 7 p.

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• Oral anticoagulants for primary prevention, treatment and secondary prevention of venous thromboembolic disease, and for prevention of stroke in atrial fibrillation: systematic review, network meta-analysis and cost-effectiveness analysis

  Sterne, J. A., Bodalia, P. N., Bryden, P. A., Davies, P. A., López-López, J. A., Okoli, G. N., Thom, H. H., Caldwell, D. M., Dias, S., Eaton, D., Higgins, J. P., Hollingworth, W., Salisbury, C., Savović, J., Sofat, R., Stephens-Boal, A., Welton, N. J. & Hingorani, A. D., Mar 2017, In: Health technology assessment. 21, 9, 438 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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• 2016

  A general framework for the use of logistic regression models in meta-analysis

  Simmonds, M. C. & Higgins, J. P., 1 Dec 2016, In: Statistical Methods in Medical Research. 25, 6, p. 2858-2877

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

• Comparative performance of heterogeneity variance estimators in meta-analysis: A review of simulation studies

  Langan, D., Higgins, J. P. T. & Simmonds, M., 6 Apr 2016, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Research Synthesis Methods. 18 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

• ítems de referencia para publicar Protocolos de Revisiones Sistemáticas y Metaanálisis: Declaración PRISMA-P 2015

  Translated title of the contribution: Preferred reporting items for systematic review and meta-analysis protocols (PRISMA-P) 2015 statementPRISMA-P Group, 2016, In: Revista Espanola de Nutricion Humana y Dietetica. 20, 2, p. 148-160 13 p.

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• ROBINS-I: a tool for assessing risk of bias in non-randomized studies of interventions

  Sterne, J., Hernán, M. A., Reeves, B. C., Savović, J., Berkman, N. D., Viswanathan, M., Henry, D., Altman, D. G., Ansari, M. T., Boutron, I., Carpenter, J. R., Chan, A. W., Churchill, R., Deeks, J. J., Hróbjartsson, A., Kirkham, J., Juni, P., Loke, Y. K., Pigott, T. D. & Ramsay, C. R. & 14 others, Regidor, D., Rothstein, H. R., Sandhu, L., Schünemann, H. J., Shea, B., Shrier, I., Tugwell, P. S., Turner, L., Valentine, J. C., Waddington, H., Waters, E., Wells, G. A., Whiting, P. & Higgins, J., 1 Oct 2016, In: British medical journal. 355, 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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• ROBIS: A new tool to assess risk of bias in systematic reviews was developed

  Whiting, P. F., Savovic, J., Higgins, J. P. T., Caldwell, D. M., Reeves, B. C., Shea, B., Davies, P., Kleijnen, J., Churchill, R. C. & Group, R., 1 Jan 2016, In: Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 69, p. 225-324

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• 2015

  Adjuvant chemotherapy for resected early-stage non-small cell lung cancer

  Burdett, S., Pignon, J. P., Tierney, J., Tribodet, H., Stewart, L., Le Pechoux, C., Aupérin, A., Le Chevalier, T., Stephens, R. J., Arriagada, R., Higgins, J. P., Johnson, D. H., Van Meerbeeck, J., Parmar, M. K., Souhami, R. L., Bergman, B., Douillard, J.-Y., Dunant, A., Endo, C. & Girling, D. & 21 others, Kato, H., Keller, S. M., Kimura, H., Knuuttila, A., Kodama, K., Komaki, R., Kris, M. G., Lad, T., Mineo, T., Piantadosi, S., Rosell, R., Scagliotti, G., Seymour, L. K., Shepherd, F. A., Sylvester, R., Tada, H., Tanaka, F., Torri, V., Waller, D., Liang, Y. & for the Non‐Small Cell Lung Cancer Collaborative Group, 2 Mar 2015, In: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 3, CD011430.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

• An empirical comparison of heterogeneity variance estimators in 12894 meta-analyses

  Langan, D., Higgins, J. P. T. & Simmonds, M., 1 Jan 2015, In: Research Synthesis Methods. 6, 2, p. 195-205 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

• Preferred reporting items for systematic review and meta-analysis protocols (PRISMA-P) 2015 statement

  Moher, D., Shamseer, L., Clarke, M., Ghersi, D., Liberati, A., Petticrew, M., Shekelle, P., Stewart, L. A., Altman, D. G., Booth, A., Chan, A. W., Chang, S., Clifford, T., Dickersin, K., Gøtzsche, P. C., Grimshaw, J. M., Groves, T., Helfand, M., Higgins, J. & Lasserson, T. & 15 others, Lau, J., Lohr, K., McGowan, J., Mulrow, C., Norton, M., Page, M., Sampson, M., Schünemann, H., Simera, I., Summerskill, W., Tetzlaff, J., Trikalinos, T. A., Tovey, D., Turner, L. & Whitlock, E., 1 Jan 2015, In: Systematic Reviews. 4, 1

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• The use of bayesian networks to assess the quality of evidence from research synthesis: 1

  Stewart, G. B., Higgins, J. P. T., Schünemann, H. & Meader, N., 2 Apr 2015, In: PLoS ONE. 10, 3, p. e0114497

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

• The use of Bayesian networks to assess the quality of evidence from research synthesis: 2. Inter-rater reliability and Comparison with standard GRADE assessment

  Llewellyn, A., Whittington, C., Stewart, G., Higgins, J. P. T. & Meader, N., 30 Dec 2015, In: PLoS ONE. 10, 12, p. 1-11 11 p., e0123511.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• 2014

  A checklist designed to aid consistency and reproducibility of GRADE assessments: development and pilot validation

  Meader, N., King, K., Llewellyn, A., Norman, G., Brown, J., Rodgers, M., Moe-Byrne, T., Higgins, J. P., Sowden, A. & Stewart, G., 24 Jul 2014, In: Systematic Reviews. 3, 82, p. 82

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

• Assessing baseline imbalance in randomised trials: implications for the Cochrane risk of bias tool

  Corbett, M. S., Higgins, J. P. T. & Woolacott, N. F., Mar 2014, In: Research Synthesis Methods. 5, 1, p. 79-85 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

• Evaluation of the Cochrane Collaboration's tool for assessing the risk of bias in randomized trials: focus groups, online survey, proposed recommendations and their implementation

  Savović, J., Weeks, L., Sterne, J. A., Turner, L., Altman, D. G., Moher, D. & Higgins, J. P., 2014, In: Systematic Reviews. 3, 1, p. 37

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

• Living systematic reviews: an emerging opportunity to narrow the evidence-practice gap

  Elliott, J. H., Turner, T., Clavisi, O., Thomas, J., Higgins, J. P. T., Mavergames, C. & Gruen, R. L., Feb 2014, In: Plos medicine. 11, 2, p. e1001603 e1001603.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• 2013

  Assessment of systematic effects of methodological characteristics on candidate genetic associations

  Aljasir, B., Ioannidis, J. P. A., Yurkiewich, A., Moher, D., Higgins, J. P. T., Arora, P. & Little, J., 2013, In: Human Genetics. 132, 2, p. 167-78 12 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

• Bayesian multivariate meta-analysis with multiple outcomes

  Wei, Y. & Higgins, J. P. T., 2013, In: Statistics in Medicine.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

• Conceptual and technical challenges in network meta-analysis

  Cipriani, A., Higgins, J. P. T., Geddes, J. R. & Salanti, G., 16 Jul 2013, In: Annals of Internal Medicine. 159, 2, p. 130-7 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

• Evaluating the impact of imputations for missing participant outcome data in a network meta-analysis

  Spineli, L. M., Higgins, J. P., Cipriani, A., Leucht, S. & Salanti, G., Jun 2013, In: Clinical trials (London, England). 10, 3, p. 378-388 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

• Evaluation of inconsistency in networks of interventions

  Veroniki, A. A., Vasiliadis, H. S., Higgins, J. P. T. & Salanti, G., Feb 2013, In: International Journal of Epidemiology. 42, 1, p. 332-45 14 p., dys222.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

• Graphical tools for network meta-analysis in STATA

  Chaimani, A., Higgins, J. P. T., Mavridis, D., Spyridonos, P. & Salanti, G., 3 Oct 2013, In: PLoS ONE. 8, 10, p. e76654 e76654.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

• Meta-analysis and subgroups

  Borenstein, M. & Higgins, J. P. T., Apr 2013, In: Prevention Science. 14, 2, p. 134-43 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

• Random-effects meta-analysis of time-to-event data using the expectation-maximisation algorithm and shrinkage estimators

  Simmonds, M. C., Higgins, J. P. & Stewart, L. A., Jun 2013, In: Research Synthesis Methods. 4, 2, p. 144-155 12 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

• Reporting of industry funded study outcome data: Comparison of confidential and published data on the safety and effectiveness of rhBMP-2 for spinal fusion

  Rodgers, M. A., Brown, J. V. E., Heirs, M. K., Higgins, J. P. T., Mannion, R. J., Simmonds, M. C. & Stewart, L. A., 6 Jul 2013, In: BMJ. 347, 7915, p. f3981 f3981.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

• Safety and effectiveness of recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein-2 for spinal fusion: A meta-analysis of individual-participant data

  Simmonds, M. C., Brown, J. V. E., Heirs, M. K., Higgins, J. P. T., Mannion, R., Rodgers, M. & Stewart, L., 18 Jun 2013, In: Annals of Internal Medicine. 158, 12, p. 877-889 13 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

• Synthesizing evidence on complex interventions: how meta-analytical, qualitative, and mixed-method approaches can contribute

  Petticrew, M., Rehfuess, E., Noyes, J., Higgins, J. P. T., Mayhew, A., Pantoja, T., Shemilt, I. & Sowden, A., 14 Aug 2013, In: Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 66, 11, p. 1230-1243 14 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

• The impact of study size on meta-analyses: examination of underpowered studies in Cochrane reviews

  Turner, R. M., Bird, S. M. & Higgins, J. P. T., 27 Mar 2013, In: PLoS ONE. 8, 3, p. e59202 e59202.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

• The impact of trial characteristics on premature discontinuation of antipsychotics in schizophrenia

  Spineli, L. M., Leucht, S., Cipriani, A., Higgins, J. P. T. & Salanti, G., Sept 2013, In: European neuropsychopharmacology : the journal of the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology. 23, 9, p. 1010-6 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• 2012

  Cognitive-behavioural interventions for children who have been sexually abused

  Macdonald, G., Higgins, J. P. T., Ramchandani, P., Valentine, J. C., Bronger, L. P., Klein, P., O'Daniel, R., Pickering, M., Rademaker, B., Richardson, G. & Taylor, M., 2012, In: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 5, 5, p. CD001930 72 p., CD001930.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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

  Higgins, J. P. T., Jackson, D., Barrett, J. K., Lu, G., Ades, A. E. & White, I. R., 2012, In: Research Synthesis Methods. 3, 2, p. 98–110

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

• Consistency and inconsistency in network meta-analysis: model estimation using multivariate meta-regression

  White, I. R., Barrett, J. K., Jackson, D. & Higgins, J. P. T., 2012, In: Research Synthesis Methods. 3, p. 111–125

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

• Convincing evidence from controlled and uncontrolled studies on the lipid-lowering effect of a statin

  Higgins, J., 12 Dec 2012, In: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 12, p. ED000049

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• Estimating within-study covariances in multivariate meta-analysis with multiple outcomes

  Wei, Y. & Higgins, J. P., 30 Mar 2012, In: Statistics in Medicine. 32, 7, p. 1191-1205 15 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

• Graphical augmentations to the funnel plot assess the impact of additional evidence on a meta-analysis

  Langan, D., Higgins, J. P. T., Gregory, W. & Sutton, A. J., May 2012, In: Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 65, 5, p. 511-9 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

• Non-invasive prenatal diagnostic test accuracy for fetal sex using cell-free DNA a review and meta-analysis

  Wright, C. F., Wei, Y., Higgins, J. P. & Sagoo, G. S., 2012, In: BMC research notes. 5, 1, p. 476 476.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

• Planning future studies based on the conditional power of a meta-analysis

  Roloff, V., Higgins, J. P. T. & Sutton, A. J., 2012, In: Statistics in Medicine.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

• Predicting the extent of heterogeneity in meta-analysis, using empirical data from the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

  Turner, R. M., Davey, J., Clarke, M. J., Thompson, S. G. & Higgins, J. P., Jun 2012, In: International Journal of Epidemiology. 41, 3, p. 818-27 10 p., dys041.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

• Two-stage meta-analysis of survival data from individual participants using percentile ratios

  Barrett, J. K., Farewell, V. T., Siannis, F., Tierney, J. & Higgins, J. P. T., 2012, In: Statistics in Medicine.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• 2011

  Characteristics of meta-analyses and their component studies in the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews: a cross-sectional, descriptive analysis

  Davey, J., Turner, R. M., Clarke, M. J. & Higgins, J. P. T., 24 Nov 2011, In: BMC Medical Research Methodology. 11, p. - 11 p., 160.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

• Expressing findings from meta-analyses of continuous outcomes in terms of risks

  Anzures-Cabrera, J., Sarpatwari, A. & Higgins, J. P., 10 Nov 2011, In: Statistics in Medicine. 30, 25, p. 2967-2985 19 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

• GRADE guidelines: 7. Rating the quality of evidence-inconsistency

  Guyatt, G. H., Oxman, A. D., Kunz, R., Woodcock, J., Brozek, J., Helfand, M., Alonso-Coello, P., Glasziou, P., Jaeschke, R., Akl, E. A., Norris, S., Vist, G., Dahm, P., Shukla, V. K., Higgins, J., Falck-Ytter, Y., Schuenemann, H. J. & GRADE Working Grp, Dec 2011, In: Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 64, 12, p. 1294-302 9 p.

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