Analysis of Cochrane systematic reviews: A comprehensive study of impact and influence from 1998 to 2024
Amin Sharifan · 2024
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Amin Sharifan, writing alone in 2024, measures the reach of Cochrane systematic reviews over more than two decades. Cochrane reviews gather all sound studies on a health question and weigh them together, and doctors worldwide lean on them for guidance. No one had yet mapped this body of work as a whole.
Sharifan searched a major database through May of 2024 and found over twelve thousand such reviews. Output and citations rose for years, then slipped after 2016. Most work came from rich countries, led by the United Kingdom, Australia, and the United States. Reviews also leaned toward certain groups, with older adults and gender minorities less covered. The author urges wider global input.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Amin Sharifan |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 41 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |