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: Most-Cited Full-Text Articles http://bmjopen.bmj.com Most-cited rankings are recalculated at the beginning of the month based on citations to articles on this journal site from articles in other HighWire-hosted journals. 2026-06-08 <![CDATA[Continuity of care with doctors--a matter of life and death? A systematic review of continuity of care and mortality]]> http://bmjopen.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/bmjopen;8/6/e021161?rss=1&ssource=mfc Jun 28, 2018; 8:e021161-e021161
Research]]> Denis J Pereira Gray 2018-06-28 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-021161 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 6 8 e021161 2018-06-28 Research e021161 <![CDATA[A systematic review of evidence on the links between patient experience and clinical safety and effectiveness]]> http://bmjopen.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/bmjopen;3/1/e001570?rss=1&ssource=mfc Jan 3, 2013; 3:e001570-e001570
Research]]> Cathal Doyle 2013-01-03 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-001570 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 1 3 e001570 2013-01-03 Research e001570 <![CDATA[STARD 2015 guidelines for reporting diagnostic accuracy studies: explanation and elaboration]]> http://bmjopen.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/bmjopen;6/11/e012799?rss=1&ssource=mfc Nov 14, 2016; 6:e012799-e012799
Research]]> Jérémie F Cohen 2016-11-14 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-012799 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 11 6 e012799 2016-11-14 Research e012799 <![CDATA[Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on utilisation of healthcare services: a systematic review]]> http://bmjopen.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/bmjopen;11/3/e045343?rss=1&ssource=mfc Mar 16, 2021; 11:e045343-e045343
Health services research]]> Ray Moynihan 2021-03-16 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-045343 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 3 11 e045343 2021-03-16 Health services research e045343 <![CDATA[Plea for routinely presenting prediction intervals in meta-analysis]]> http://bmjopen.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/bmjopen;6/7/e010247?rss=1&ssource=mfc Jul 12, 2016; 6:e010247-e010247
Research]]> Joanna IntHout 2016-07-12 10.1136/bmjopen-2015-010247 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 7 6 e010247 2016-07-12 Research e010247 <![CDATA[Health effects of climate change: an overview of systematic reviews]]> http://bmjopen.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/bmjopen;11/6/e046333?rss=1&ssource=mfc Jun 9, 2021; 11:e046333-e046333
Public health]]> Rhea J Rocque 2021-06-09 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-046333 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 6 11 e046333 2021-06-09 Public health e046333 <![CDATA[Guidance on how to develop complex interventions to improve health and healthcare]]> http://bmjopen.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/bmjopen;9/8/e029954?rss=1&ssource=mfc Aug 15, 2019; 9:e029954-e029954
Communications]]> Alicia O"Cathain 2019-08-15 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-029954 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 8 9 e029954 2019-08-15 Communications e029954 <![CDATA[Incubation period of COVID-19: a rapid systematic review and meta-analysis of observational research]]> http://bmjopen.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/bmjopen;10/8/e039652?rss=1&ssource=mfc Aug 16, 2020; 10:e039652-e039652
Epidemiology]]> Conor McAloon 2020-08-16 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-039652 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 8 10 e039652 2020-08-16 Epidemiology e039652 <![CDATA[A comparison of the causes of blindness certifications in England and Wales in working age adults (16-64 years), 1999-2000 with 2009-2010]]> http://bmjopen.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/bmjopen;4/2/e004015?rss=1&ssource=mfc Feb 12, 2014; 4:e004015-e004015
Research]]> Gerald Liew 2014-02-12 10.1136/bmjopen-2013-004015 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 2 4 e004015 2014-02-12 Research e004015 <![CDATA[Do men consult less than women? An analysis of routinely collected UK general practice data]]> http://bmjopen.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/bmjopen;3/8/e003320?rss=1&ssource=mfc Aug 30, 2013; 3:e003320-e003320
Research]]> Yingying Wang 2013-08-30 10.1136/bmjopen-2013-003320 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 8 3 e003320 2013-08-30 Research e003320 <![CDATA[Development of a critical appraisal tool to assess the quality of cross-sectional studies (AXIS)]]> http://bmjopen.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/bmjopen;6/12/e011458?rss=1&ssource=mfc Dec 8, 2016; 6:e011458-e011458
Research]]> Martin J Downes 2016-12-08 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-011458 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 12 6 e011458 2016-12-08 Research e011458 <![CDATA[International variations in primary care physician consultation time: a systematic review of 67 countries]]> http://bmjopen.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/bmjopen;7/10/e017902?rss=1&ssource=mfc Nov 8, 2017; 7:e017902-e017902
Research]]> Greg Irving 2017-11-08 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-017902 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 10 7 e017902 2017-11-08 Research e017902 <![CDATA[Population health bio-phenotypes in 11-12 year old children and their midlife parents: Growing Up in Australias Child Health CheckPoint]]> http://bmjopen.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/bmjopen;9/Suppl_3/1?rss=1&ssource=mfc Jul 4, 2019; 9:1-2
Communication article]]> Melissa Wake 2019-07-04 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-030833 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd Suppl_3 9 2 2019-07-04 Communication article 1 <![CDATA[Social prescribing: less rhetoric and more reality. A systematic review of the evidence]]> http://bmjopen.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/bmjopen;7/4/e013384?rss=1&ssource=mfc Apr 7, 2017; 7:e013384-e013384
Research]]> Liz Bickerdike 2017-04-07 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-013384 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 4 7 e013384 2017-04-07 Research e013384 <![CDATA[Inferred duration of infectious period of SARS-CoV-2: rapid scoping review and analysis of available evidence for asymptomatic and symptomatic COVID-19 cases]]> http://bmjopen.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/bmjopen;10/8/e039856?rss=1&ssource=mfc Aug 5, 2020; 10:e039856-e039856
Epidemiology]]> Andrew William Byrne 2020-08-05 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-039856 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 8 10 e039856 2020-08-05 Epidemiology e039856 <![CDATA[Positive predictive value of cardiovascular diagnoses in the Danish National Patient Registry: a validation study]]> http://bmjopen.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/bmjopen;6/11/e012832?rss=1&ssource=mfc Nov 18, 2016; 6:e012832-e012832
Research]]> Jens Sundbøll 2016-11-18 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-012832 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 11 6 e012832 2016-11-18 Research e012832 <![CDATA[Cohort profile of the South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust Biomedical Research Centre (SLaM BRC) Case Register: current status and recent enhancement of an Electronic Mental Health Record-derived data resource]]> http://bmjopen.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/bmjopen;6/3/e008721?rss=1&ssource=mfc Mar 1, 2016; 6:e008721-e008721
Cohort profile]]> Gayan Perera 2016-03-01 10.1136/bmjopen-2015-008721 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 3 6 e008721 2016-03-01 Cohort profile e008721 <![CDATA[Continued high rates of antibiotic prescribing to adults with respiratory tract infection: survey of 568 UK general practices]]> http://bmjopen.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/bmjopen;4/10/e006245?rss=1&ssource=mfc Oct 27, 2014; 4:e006245-e006245
Research]]> Martin C Gulliford 2014-10-27 10.1136/bmjopen-2014-006245 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 10 4 e006245 2014-10-27 Research e006245 <![CDATA[Validation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease recording in the Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD-GOLD)]]> http://bmjopen.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/bmjopen;4/7/e005540?rss=1&ssource=mfc Jul 23, 2014; 4:e005540-e005540
Research]]> Jennifer K Quint 2014-07-23 10.1136/bmjopen-2014-005540 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 7 4 e005540 2014-07-23 Research e005540 <![CDATA[Prescriber barriers and enablers to minimising potentially inappropriate medications in adults: a systematic review and thematic synthesis]]> http://bmjopen.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/bmjopen;4/12/e006544?rss=1&ssource=mfc Dec 8, 2014; 4:e006544-e006544
Research]]> Kristen Anderson 2014-12-08 10.1136/bmjopen-2014-006544 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 12 4 e006544 2014-12-08 Research e006544 <![CDATA[Cohort profile: LifeLines DEEP, a prospective, general population cohort study in the northern Netherlands: study design and baseline characteristics]]> http://bmjopen.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/bmjopen;5/8/e006772?rss=1&ssource=mfc Aug 28, 2015; 5:e006772-e006772
Cohort profile]]> Ettje F Tigchelaar 2015-08-28 10.1136/bmjopen-2014-006772 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 8 5 e006772 2015-08-28 Cohort profile e006772 <![CDATA[Prevalence of chronic pain in the UK: a systematic review and meta-analysis of population studies]]> http://bmjopen.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/bmjopen;6/6/e010364?rss=1&ssource=mfc Jun 20, 2016; 6:e010364-e010364
Research]]> A Fayaz 2016-06-20 10.1136/bmjopen-2015-010364 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 6 6 e010364 2016-06-20 Research e010364 <![CDATA[What proportion of patients report long-term pain after total hip or knee replacement for osteoarthritis? A systematic review of prospective studies in unselected patients]]> http://bmjopen.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/bmjopen;2/1/e000435?rss=1&ssource=mfc Feb 22, 2012; 2:e000435-e000435
Research]]> Andrew David Beswick 2012-02-22 10.1136/bmjopen-2011-000435 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 1 2 e000435 2012-02-22 Research e000435 <![CDATA[Analysis of the time and workers needed to conduct systematic reviews of medical interventions using data from the PROSPERO registry]]> http://bmjopen.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/bmjopen;7/2/e012545?rss=1&ssource=mfc Feb 27, 2017; 7:e012545-e012545
Research]]> Rohit Borah 2017-02-27 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-012545 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 2 7 e012545 2017-02-27 Research e012545 <![CDATA[Protocol for development of a reporting guideline (TRIPOD-AI) and risk of bias tool (PROBAST-AI) for diagnostic and prognostic prediction model studies based on artificial intelligence]]> http://bmjopen.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/bmjopen;11/7/e048008?rss=1&ssource=mfc Jul 9, 2021; 11:e048008-e048008
Medical publishing and peer review]]> Gary S Collins 2021-07-09 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-048008 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 7 11 e048008 2021-07-09 Medical publishing and peer review e048008 <![CDATA[Multiorgan impairment in low-risk individuals with post-COVID-19 syndrome: a prospective, community-based study]]> http://bmjopen.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/bmjopen;11/3/e048391?rss=1&ssource=mfc Mar 30, 2021; 11:e048391-e048391
Health services research]]> Andrea Dennis 2021-03-30 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-048391 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 3 11 e048391 2021-03-30 Health services research e048391 <![CDATA[GPs' perspectives on the management of patients with multimorbidity: systematic review and synthesis of qualitative research]]> http://bmjopen.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/bmjopen;3/9/e003610?rss=1&ssource=mfc Sep 13, 2013; 3:e003610-e003610
Research]]> Carol Sinnott 2013-09-13 10.1136/bmjopen-2013-003610 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 9 3 e003610 2013-09-13 Research e003610 <![CDATA[The NHS Health Check in England: an evaluation of the first 4 years]]> http://bmjopen.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/bmjopen;6/1/e008840?rss=1&ssource=mfc Jan 13, 2016; 6:e008840-e008840
Research]]> John Robson 2016-01-13 10.1136/bmjopen-2015-008840 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 1 6 e008840 2016-01-13 Research e008840 <![CDATA[Which features of primary care affect unscheduled secondary care use? A systematic review]]> http://bmjopen.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/bmjopen;4/5/e004746?rss=1&ssource=mfc May 23, 2014; 4:e004746-e004746
Research]]> Alyson Huntley 2014-05-23 10.1136/bmjopen-2013-004746 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 5 4 e004746 2014-05-23 Research e004746 <![CDATA[Global, regional and national sodium intakes in 1990 and 2010: a systematic analysis of 24 h urinary sodium excretion and dietary surveys worldwide]]> http://bmjopen.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/bmjopen;3/12/e003733?rss=1&ssource=mfc Dec 23, 2013; 3:e003733-e003733
Research]]> John Powles 2013-12-23 10.1136/bmjopen-2013-003733 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 12 3 e003733 2013-12-23 Research e003733 <![CDATA[Informing efficient randomised controlled trials: exploration of challenges in developing progression criteria for internal pilot studies]]> http://bmjopen.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/bmjopen;7/2/e013537?rss=1&ssource=mfc Feb 17, 2017; 7:e013537-e013537
Research]]> Kerry N L Avery 2017-02-17 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-013537 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 2 7 e013537 2017-02-17 Research e013537 <![CDATA[Explaining variation in cancer survival between 11 jurisdictions in the International Cancer Benchmarking Partnership: a primary care vignette survey]]> http://bmjopen.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/bmjopen;5/5/e007212?rss=1&ssource=mfc May 27, 2015; 5:e007212-e007212
Research]]> Peter W Rose 2015-05-27 10.1136/bmjopen-2014-007212 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 5 5 e007212 2015-05-27 Research e007212 <![CDATA[Effectiveness of pharmacist-led medication reconciliation programmes on clinical outcomes at hospital transitions: a systematic review and meta-analysis]]> http://bmjopen.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/bmjopen;6/2/e010003?rss=1&ssource=mfc Feb 23, 2016; 6:e010003-e010003
Research]]> Alemayehu B Mekonnen 2016-02-23 10.1136/bmjopen-2015-010003 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 2 6 e010003 2016-02-23 Research e010003 <![CDATA[GP retention in the UK: a worsening crisis. Findings from a cross-sectional survey]]> http://bmjopen.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/bmjopen;9/2/e026048?rss=1&ssource=mfc Feb 27, 2019; 9:e026048-e026048
Research]]> Katherine Owen 2019-02-27 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-026048 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 2 9 e026048 2019-02-27 Research e026048 <![CDATA[Adjusted indices of multiple deprivation to enable comparisons within and between constituent countries of the UK including an illustration using mortality rates]]> http://bmjopen.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/bmjopen;6/11/e012750?rss=1&ssource=mfc Nov 15, 2016; 6:e012750-e012750
Research]]> Gary A Abel 2016-11-15 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-012750 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 11 6 e012750 2016-11-15 Research e012750 <![CDATA[Spatial distribution of clinical computer systems in primary care in England in 2016 and implications for primary care electronic medical record databases: a cross-sectional population study]]> http://bmjopen.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/bmjopen;8/2/e020738?rss=1&ssource=mfc Feb 28, 2018; 8:e020738-e020738
Research]]> Evangelos Kontopantelis 2018-02-28 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-020738 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 2 8 e020738 2018-02-28 Research e020738 <![CDATA[Representativeness and optimal use of body mass index (BMI) in the UK Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD)]]> http://bmjopen.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/bmjopen;3/9/e003389?rss=1&ssource=mfc Sep 13, 2013; 3:e003389-e003389
Research]]> Krishnan Bhaskaran 2013-09-13 10.1136/bmjopen-2013-003389 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 9 3 e003389 2013-09-13 Research e003389 <![CDATA[Royal College of General Practitioners Research and Surveillance Centre (RCGP RSC) sentinel network: a cohort profile]]> http://bmjopen.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/bmjopen;6/4/e011092?rss=1&ssource=mfc Apr 20, 2016; 6:e011092-e011092
Cohort profile]]> Ana Correa 2016-04-20 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-011092 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 4 6 e011092 2016-04-20 Cohort profile e011092 <![CDATA[Examining different measures of multimorbidity, using a large prospective cross-sectional study in Australian general practice]]> http://bmjopen.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/bmjopen;4/7/e004694?rss=1&ssource=mfc Jul 11, 2014; 4:e004694-e004694
Research]]> Christopher Harrison 2014-07-11 10.1136/bmjopen-2013-004694 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 7 4 e004694 2014-07-11 Research e004694 <![CDATA[A cluster randomised trial of cloth masks compared with medical masks in healthcare workers]]> http://bmjopen.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/bmjopen;5/4/e006577?rss=1&ssource=mfc Apr 22, 2015; 5:e006577-e006577
Research]]> C Raina MacIntyre 2015-04-22 10.1136/bmjopen-2014-006577 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 4 5 e006577 2015-04-22 Research e006577 <![CDATA[Correction: Study protocol: a prospective cohort on non-communicable diseases among primary healthcare users living in Kosovo (KOSCO)]]> http://bmjopen.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/bmjopen;11/1/1-b?rss=1&ssource=mfc Jan 20, 2021; 11:1-1
Correction]]> 2021-01-20 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-038889corr1 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 1 11 1 2021-01-20 Correction 1 <![CDATA[Is omission of free text records a possible source of data loss and bias in Clinical Practice Research Datalink studies? A case-control study]]> http://bmjopen.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/bmjopen;6/5/e011664?rss=1&ssource=mfc May 13, 2016; 6:e011664-e011664
Research]]> Sarah J Price 2016-05-13 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-011664 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 5 6 e011664 2016-05-13 Research e011664 <![CDATA[Demographic risk factors for COVID-19 infection, severity, ICU admission and death: a meta-analysis of 59 studies]]> http://bmjopen.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/bmjopen;11/1/e044640?rss=1&ssource=mfc Jan 11, 2021; 11:e044640-e044640
Epidemiology]]> Bart G Pijls 2021-01-11 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-044640 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 1 11 e044640 2021-01-11 Epidemiology e044640 <![CDATA[Cohort profile: the National Health Insurance Service-National Health Screening Cohort (NHIS-HEALS) in Korea]]> http://bmjopen.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/bmjopen;7/9/e016640?rss=1&ssource=mfc Sep 24, 2017; 7:e016640-e016640
Cohort profile]]> Sang Cheol Seong 2017-09-24 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-016640 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 9 7 e016640 2017-09-24 Cohort profile e016640 <![CDATA[Health research capacity development in low and middle income countries: reality or rhetoric? A systematic meta-narrative review of the qualitative literature]]> http://bmjopen.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/bmjopen;7/1/e012332?rss=1&ssource=mfc Jan 27, 2017; 7:e012332-e012332
Research]]> Samuel R P Franzen 2017-01-27 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-012332 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 1 7 e012332 2017-01-27 Research e012332 <![CDATA[Paediatric early warning systems for detecting and responding to clinical deterioration in children: a systematic review]]> http://bmjopen.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/bmjopen;7/3/e014497?rss=1&ssource=mfc Mar 13, 2017; 7:e014497-e014497
Research]]> Veronica Lambert 2017-03-13 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-014497 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 3 7 e014497 2017-03-13 Research e014497 <![CDATA[Are differences in travel time or distance to healthcare for adults in global north countries associated with an impact on health outcomes? A systematic review]]> http://bmjopen.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/bmjopen;6/11/e013059?rss=1&ssource=mfc Nov 24, 2016; 6:e013059-e013059
Research]]> Charlotte Kelly 2016-11-24 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-013059 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 11 6 e013059 2016-11-24 Research e013059 <![CDATA[Costs of switching to low global warming potential inhalers. An economic and carbon footprint analysis of NHS prescription data in England]]> http://bmjopen.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/bmjopen;9/10/e028763?rss=1&ssource=mfc Oct 29, 2019; 9:e028763-e028763
Original research]]> Alexander J K Wilkinson 2019-10-29 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-028763 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 10 9 e028763 2019-10-29 Original research e028763 <![CDATA[Development and validation of risk prediction algorithms to estimate future risk of common cancers in men and women: prospective cohort study]]> http://bmjopen.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/bmjopen;5/3/e007825?rss=1&ssource=mfc Mar 17, 2015; 5:e007825-e007825
Research]]> Julia Hippisley-Cox 2015-03-17 10.1136/bmjopen-2015-007825 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 3 5 e007825 2015-03-17 Research e007825 <![CDATA[UK stroke incidence, mortality and cardiovascular risk management 1999-2008: time-trend analysis from the General Practice Research Database]]> http://bmjopen.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/bmjopen;1/2/e000269?rss=1&ssource=mfc Nov 27, 2011; 1:e000269-e000269
Research]]> Sally Lee 2011-11-27 10.1136/bmjopen-2011-000269 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 2 1 e000269 2011-11-27 Research e000269