Thomas, James

Cochrane Qualitative and Implementation Methods Group guidance series-paper 3: methods for assessing methodological limitations, data extraction and synthesis, and confidence in synthesized qualitative findings

Noyes, J., Booth, A., Flemming, K., Garside, R., Harden, A., Lewin, S., Pantoja, T., Hannes, K., Cargo, M., & Thomas, J. (2018) · Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Meta-analysis and systematic reviewsHealth Policy Implementation Science

Cited by 480

Improving reporting of meta-ethnography: the eMERGe reporting guidance

France, E. F., Cunningham, M., Ring, N., Uny, I., Duncan, E. A. S., Jepson, R. G., Maxwell, M., Roberts, R. J., Turley, R. L., Booth, A., et al. (2019) · BMC Medical Research Methodology

Meta-analysis and systematic reviewsQualitative Research Methods and Applications

Cited by 469

Machine learning for identifying Randomized Controlled Trials: An evaluation and practitioner's guide

Marshall, I. J., Noel‐Storr, A., Kuiper, J., Thomas, J., & Wallace, B. C. (2018) · Research Synthesis Methods

Meta-analysis and systematic reviewsInformation Retrieval and Search Behavior

Cited by 435

Methodological Issues in Combining Diverse Study Types in Systematic Reviews

Harden, A., & Thomas, J. (2005) · International Journal of Social Research Methodology

Meta-analysis and systematic reviewsQualitative Research Methods and Applications

Cited by 371

Searching for studies: a guide to information retrieval for Campbell systematic reviews

Kugley, S., Wade, A., Thomas, J., Mahood, Q., Jørgensen, A. K., Hammerstrøm, K., & Sathe, N. (2017) · Campbell Systematic Reviews

Meta-analysis and systematic reviewsInformation Retrieval and Search Behavior

Cited by 371

School-based interventions to prevent anxiety and depression in children and young people: A systematic review and network meta-analysis

Caldwell, D. M., Davies, S. R., Hetrick, S. E., Palmer, J. C., Caro, P., López-López, J. A., Gunnell, D., Kidger, J., Thomas, J., French, C., et al. (2019) · The Lancet Psychiatry

School Health and Nursing EducationChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development

Cited by 336

Living systematic reviews: 4. Living guideline recommendations.

Akl, E. A., Meerpohl, J. J., Elliott, J., Kahale, L. A., Schünemann, H. J., Agoritsas, T., Hilton, J., Perron, C., Akl, E., Hodder, R., et al. (2017) · Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Clinical practice guidelines implementationMeta-analysis and systematic reviews

Cited by 328

Synthesising quantitative evidence in systematic reviews of complex health interventions

Higgins, J. P. T., López-López, J. A., Becker, B. J., Davies, S. R., Dawson, S., Grimshaw, J. M., McGuinness, L. A., Moore, T. H. M., Rehfuess, E. A., Thomas, J., et al. (2019) · BMJ Global Health

Meta-analysis and systematic reviewsHealth Policy Implementation Science

Cited by 322

Cyberbullying and children and young people’s mental health: A systematic map of systematic reviews

Kwan, I., Dickson, K., Richardson, M., MacDowall, W., Burchett, H., Stansfield, C., Brunton, G., Sutcliffe, K., & Thomas, J. (2020) · Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking

Bullying, Victimization, and AggressionImpact of Technology on Adolescents

Cited by 291

Machine learning reduced workload with minimal risk of missing studies: development and evaluation of a randomized controlled trial classifier for Cochrane Reviews

Thomas, J., McDonald, S., Noel-Storr, A., Shemilt, I., Elliott, J., Mavergames, C., & Marshall, I. J. (2021) · Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Meta-analysis and systematic reviewsInformation Retrieval and Search Behavior

Cited by 253

Psychosocial interventions for supporting women to stop smoking in pregnancy

Chamberlain, C., O'Mara-Eves, A., Oliver, S., Caird, J. R., Perlen, S. M., Eades, S. J., & Thomas, J. (2013) · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Smoking Behavior and CessationPrenatal Substance Exposure Effects

Cited by 251

Applications of text mining within systematic reviews

Thomas, J., McNaught, J., & Ananiadou, S. (2011) · Research Synthesis Methods

Meta-analysis and systematic reviewsComputational and Text Analysis Methods

Cited by 212

Systematic review of the effects of schools and school environment interventions on health: evidence mapping and synthesis

Bonell, C., Jamal, F., Harden, A., Wells, H., Parry, W., Fletcher, A., Petticrew, M., Thomas, J., Whitehead, M., Campbell, R., et al. (2013) · Public Health Research

School Health and Nursing EducationEducational Environments and Student Outcomes

Cited by 192

Making progress with the automation of systematic reviews: principles of the International Collaboration for the Automation of Systematic Reviews (ICASR)

On behalf of the founding members of the ICASR group, Beller, E., Clark, J., Tsafnat, G., Adams, C., Diehl, H., Lund, H., Ouzzani, M., Thayer, K., Thomas, J., et al. (2018) · Systematic Reviews

Meta-analysis and systematic reviewsComputational and Text Analysis Methods

Cited by 191

Reducing systematic review workload through certainty-based screening

Miwa, M., Thomas, J., O’Mara-Eves, A., & Ananiadou, S. (2014) · Journal of Biomedical Informatics

Meta-analysis and systematic reviewsMachine Learning and Algorithms

Cited by 190

Identifying reports of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) via a hybrid machine learning and crowdsourcing approach

Wallace, B. C., Noel-Storr, A., Marshall, I. J., Cohen, A. M., Smalheiser, N. R., & Thomas, J. (2017) · Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association

Meta-analysis and systematic reviewsBiomedical Text Mining and Ontologies

Cited by 186

Machine learning algorithms for systematic review: reducing workload in a preclinical review of animal studies and reducing human screening error

Bannach-Brown, A., Przybyła, P., Thomas, J., Rice, A. S. C., Ananiadou, S., Liao, J., & Macleod, M. R. (2019) · Systematic Reviews

Meta-analysis and systematic reviewsInformation Retrieval and Search Behavior

Cited by 185

Pinpointing needles in giant haystacks: use of text mining to reduce impractical screening workload in extremely large scoping reviews

Shemilt, I., Simon, A., Hollands, G. J., Marteau, T. M., Ogilvie, D., O'Mara‐Eves, A., Kelly, M. P., & Thomas, J. (2014) · Research Synthesis Methods

Meta-analysis and systematic reviewsComputational and Text Analysis Methods

Cited by 170

Use of cost-effectiveness analysis to compare the efficiency of study identification methods in systematic reviews

Shemilt, I., Khan, N., Park, S., & Thomas, J. (2016) · Systematic Reviews

Meta-analysis and systematic reviewsHealth Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life

Cited by 168

A question of trust: can we build an evidence base to gain trust in systematic review automation technologies?

O’Connor, A. M., Tsafnat, G., Thomas, J., Glasziou, P., Gilbert, S. B., & Hutton, B. (2019) · Systematic Reviews

Meta-analysis and systematic reviewsSoftware Engineering Techniques and Practices

Cited by 167

Cochrane Qualitative and Implementation Methods Group guidance series-paper 2: methods for question formulation, searching, and protocol development for qualitative evidence synthesis

Harris, J. L., Booth, A., Cargo, M., Hannes, K., Harden, A., Flemming, K., Garside, R., Pantoja, T., Thomas, J., & Noyes, J. (2018) · Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Meta-analysis and systematic reviewsHealth Policy Implementation Science

Cited by 165

Determining the scope of the review and the questions it will address

Thomas, J., Kneale, D., McKenzie, J. E., Brennan, S. E., & Bhaumik, S. (2019) · Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions

Meta-analysis and systematic reviewsDelphi Technique in Research

Cited by 164

The use of Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) to address causality in complex systems: a systematic review of research on public health interventions

Hanckel, B., Petticrew, M., Thomas, J., & Green, J. (2021) · BMC Public Health

Qualitative Comparative Analysis ResearchEvaluation and Performance Assessment

Cited by 147

Cochrane Centralised Search Service showed high sensitivity identifying randomized controlled trials: A retrospective analysis

Noel-Storr, A. H., Dooley, G., Wisniewski, S., Glanville, J., Thomas, J., Cox, S., Featherstone, R., & Foxlee, R. (2020) · Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Meta-analysis and systematic reviewsscientometrics and bibliometrics research

Cited by 136