Matthias Egger

317.3k citations
788 papers · 221.1k · 62 hit papers · h-index 136

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Matthias Egger

752 papers receiving 216.3k citations

Matthias Egger's Hit Papers

Transparent Reporting of Observational Studies Emulating a Target Trial—The TARGET Statement 2025 · 26 citations
260+3+6Years since publication50010001.5k2.0k

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Matthias Egger
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  • Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 7.0k
  • Infectious Diseases 14.4k
  • Virology 3.2k
  • Geriatrics and Gerontology 2.0k
  • Emergency Medicine 5.0k
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All Works

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Bias in meta-analysis detected by a simple, graphical test
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199745820
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The Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE) Statement: Guidelines for Reporting Observational Studies
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200718284
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The Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE) Statement: Guidelines for Reporting Observational Studies
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200712850
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The Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE) statement: guidelines for reporting observational studies
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200712421
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The Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE) statement: guidelines for reporting observational studies
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200810806
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The Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE) Statement: Guidelines for reporting observational studies
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20147033
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CONSORT 2010 Explanation and Elaboration: updated guidelines for reporting parallel group randomised trials
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20106804
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Strengthening the reporting of observational studies in epidemiology (STROBE) statement: guidelines for reporting observational studies
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20076620
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Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE): Explanation and Elaboration
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20076317
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Body-mass index and incidence of cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective observational studies
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20084022
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Funnel plots for detecting bias in meta-analysis
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20013108
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Comparative Efficacy and Acceptability of 21 Antidepressant Drugs for the Acute Treatment of Adults With Major Depressive Disorder: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis
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20182256
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The Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE) Statement: Guidelines for reporting observational studies
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20072174
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Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology Using Mendelian Randomization
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20212161
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Systematic Reviews in Health Care : Meta-Analysis in Context
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20002071
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Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE)
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20071954
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Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE): Explanation and elaboration
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20141953
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Meta-analysis: Principles and procedures
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19971926
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Empirical evidence of bias in treatment effect estimates in controlled trials with different interventions and outcomes: meta-epidemiological study
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20081892
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Publication and related bias in meta-analysis
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20001887

About Matthias Egger

Matthias Egger is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty, Epidemiology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Oncology, having authored 788 papers that have together received 221.1k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (105 papers), Meta-analysis and systematic reviews (96 papers), HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment (33 papers), Viral-associated cancers and disorders (29 papers), HIV-related health complications and treatments (27 papers), Statistical Methods in Clinical Trials (27 papers), Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life (26 papers) and Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology (25 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty (7.0k citations), Infectious Diseases (14.4k citations), Virology (3.2k citations), Geriatrics and Gerontology (2.0k citations) and Emergency Medicine (5.0k citations). Matthias Egger has collaborated with scholars based in Switzerland, United Kingdom and South Africa. Frequent co-authors include George Davey Smith, Douglas G. Altman, Peter C Gøtzsche, Jan P. Vandenbroucke, Erik von Elm, Stuart Pocock, Martin Schneider, Jonathan A C Sterne, Marcel Zwahlen and David Moher. Their work appears in journals such as PLoS ONE, Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, AIDS, The Lancet and JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes.

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