Writing narrative literature reviews for peer-reviewed journals: secrets of the trade
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Objective To describe and discuss the process used to write a narrative review of the literature for publication in a peer-reviewed journal. Publication of narrative overviews of the literature should be standardized to increase their objectivity.Background In the past decade numerous changes in research methodology pertaining to reviews of the literature have occurred. These changes necessitate authors of review articles to be familiar with current standards in the publication process.Methods Narrative overview of the literature synthesizing the findings of literature retrieved from searches of computerized databases, hand searches, and authoritative texts.Discussion An overview of the use of three types of reviews of the literature is presented. Step by step instructions for how to conduct and write a narrative overview utilizing a 'best-evidence synthesis' approach are discussed, starting with appropriate preparatory work and ending with how to create proper illustrations. Several resources for creating reviews of the literature are presented and a narrative overview critical appraisal worksheet is included. A bibliography of other useful reading is presented in an appendix.Conclusion Narrative overviews can be a valuable contribution to the literature if prepared properly. New and experienced authors wishing to write a narrative overview should find this article useful in constructing such a paper and carrying out the research process. It is hoped that this article will stimulate scholarly dialog amongst colleagues about this research design and other complex literature review methods.
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“This process of organizing the data around these categories of prerequisites was discussed with multiple researchers, to overcome the bias that can develop when only one researcher does the process of analysis”
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The Introduction says authors should reduce bias in literature reviews, and the Search terms & delimiting section recommends having trusted colleagues review a paper. It also describes organizing notes into common themes. The paper does not say that discussing category-based data analysis with multiple researchers overcomes bias from analysis by one researcher, nor does it document the citing authors’ process. Page numbers were not available in our copy. (LLM, conf=0.78)
Experimental — accuracy not yet measuredNarrative reviews entail issues because authors might be biased due to their subjectivity, and by choosing which studies to include, how to weight them and how to interpret their results, reviewers can accommodate their prior beliefs.
“Although widely adopted, narrative reviews entail several issues. Authors might be biased due to their subjectivity (Green et al., 2006; Stanley & Jarrell, 1989). By choosing which studies to include in the review, how to weight them and how to interpret their results, reviewers can accommodate, even unconsciously, the main findings of a particular scientific field to be com‐pliant with their pri”
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The study employed a structured narrative review to synthesize existing research on AI adoption and its role in value creation within SMEs in developing economies.
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The methodology was described in detail and a scoring system was used to determine the quality of each publication.
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Narrative reviews are a valuable contribution to the literature as they provide comprehensive syntheses of targeted substantive issues based on previously published information, thus presenting a broader perspective on an otherwise elusive topic and describing the development of a problem or its management.
“Narrative reviews are a valuable contribution to the literature as they provide comprehensive syntheses of targeted substantive issues based on previously published information, thus presenting a broader perspective on an otherwise elusive topic and describing the development of a problem or its management (Goodier, 1999;Green et al., 2006).”
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Narrative reviews might have limitations compared with other research designs, attributed to a general lack of systematic, reproducible approaches, which could be vulnerable to bias.
“Narrative reviews might have limitations when compared with other research designs, attributed to a general lack of systematic, reproducible approaches, which could be vulnerable to bias (Green et al., 2006).”
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The literature search for aluminium toxicosis as a narrative review with a broad thematic approach was unproductive, justifying the need for the current review.
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As a narrative synthesis, this review does not provide pooled effect size estimation and remains subject to potential selection bias despite structured search procedures.
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The narrative review was conducted following international guidelines for writing narrative reviews.
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“They can be especially valuable as a means of orientation in an emerging domain (Green et al. 2006; Jones and Gatrell 2014).”
BackgroundAmorim-Maia, A. T., Anguelovski, I., Chu, E., & Connolly, J. (2022) · Urban Climate · doi:10.1016/j.uclim.2021.101053 · Cited by 328 · see citing works
“Narrative reviews might have limitations when compared with other research designs, attributed to a general lack of systematic, reproducible approaches, which could be vulnerable to bias (Green et al., 2006).”
Formative assessment: A systematic review of critical teacher prerequisites for classroom practice
Schildkamp, K., van der Kleij, F. M., Heitink, M. C., Kippers, W. B., & Veldkamp, B. P. (2020) · International Journal of Educational Research · doi:10.1016/j.ijer.2020.101602 · Cited by 330 · see citing works
Mental health literacy in Pakistan: a narrative review
Begum, R., Choudhry, F. R., Khan, T. M., Bakrin, F. S., Al‐Worafi, Y. M., & Munawar, K. (2019) · Mental Health Review Journal · doi:10.1108/mhrj-08-2019-0026 · Cited by 326 · see citing works
A Systematic Review on the Practice of Evaluating Visualization
Tobias Isenberg, A., Isenberg, P., Jian, C., Sedlmair, M., & Möller, T. B. (2013) · IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics · doi:10.1109/tvcg.2013.126 · Cited by 324 · see citing works
“Qualitative literature reviews are a standard technique in many areas of science to objectively report on current knowledge or practices on a topic of interest [22].”
BackgroundSynthetic data in health care: A narrative review
Gonzales, A., Guruswamy, G., & Smith, S. R. (2023) · PLOS Digital Health · doi:10.1371/journal.pdig.0000082 · Cited by 316 · see citing works
“The narrative review method was used to enable a thematic analysis of the different use cases [9].”
MethodPickering, C. M., Grignon, J., Steven, R., Guitart, D. A., & Byrne, J. (2014) · Studies in Higher Education · doi:10.1080/03075079.2014.914907 · Cited by 285 · see citing works
“…ontological, epistemological and methodological problems and gaps; and (iii) providing much - needed evidence for decision - makers when identifying and supporting priority issues – esp ecially through funding for policy development (CEBC 2010; Davies 2000; Green et al. 2006; Hammersley 2001).”
Ens, E. J., PERT, P. L., Clarke, P. A., Budden, M., Clubb, L., Doran, B. J., Douras, C., Gaikwad, J., Gott, B., Leonard, S., et al. (2014) · Biological Conservation · doi:10.1016/j.biocon.2014.11.008 · Cited by 281 · see citing works
“The purpose of this review is to challenge current thinking, which according to Green et al. (2006), is a legitimate goal of narrative reviews.”
BackgroundCytokine Alterations in Schizophrenia: An Updated Review
Momtazmanesh, S., Zare-Shahabadi, A., & Rezaei, N. (2019) · Frontiers in Psychiatry · doi:10.3389/fpsyt.2019.00892 · Cited by 277 · see citing works
“Therefore, all the limitations of narrative reviews may apply to this study (136).”
BackgroundTheorizing Through Literature Reviews: The Miner-Prospector Continuum
Breslin, D., & Gatrell, C. J. (2020) · Organizational Research Methods · doi:10.1177/1094428120943288 · Cited by 273 · see citing works
“Junior scholars are advised to adopt the gap spotting approach as an achievable means to getting published, partly on the basis that richer reviews with a narrative or discursive approach (see Baumeister & Leary, 1997; Green et al., 2006) are more accessible to experienced scholars with established knowledge in the fi…”
BackgroundGregory, A. T., & Denniss, A. R. (2018) · Heart, Lung and Circulation · doi:10.1016/j.hlc.2018.03.027 · Cited by 274 · see citing works
“efficient way of retrieving condensed and ‘‘filtered” information [6].”
Positive psychology and tourist well-being: A systematic literature review
Vada, S., Prentice, C., Scott, N., & Hsiao, A. (2020) · Tourism Management Perspectives · doi:10.1016/j.tmp.2019.100631 · Cited by 260 · see citing works
Artificial Intelligence in Smart Cities—Applications, Barriers, and Future Directions: A Review
Wolniak, R., & Stecuła, K. (2024) · Smart Cities · doi:10.3390/smartcities7030057 · Cited by 252 · see citing works
A framework for lean manufacturing implementation
Mostafa, S. F., Dumrak, J., & Soltan, H. (2013) · Production & Manufacturing Research · doi:10.1080/21693277.2013.862159 · Cited by 249 · see citing works
“Green, Johnson, and Adams (2006) stated that the most ef fi cient way for searching the literature is the electronic databases.”
Ghisellini, P., Ji, X., Liu, G., & Ulgiati, S. (2018) · Journal of Cleaner Production · doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.05.084 · Cited by 252 · see citing works
Health literacy – a heterogeneous phenomenon: a literature review
Mårtensson, L. I., & Hensing, G. K. E. (2011) · Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences · doi:10.1111/j.1471-6712.2011.00900.x · Cited by 240 · see citing works
Galli, N. A., & Gonzalez, S. P. (2014) · International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology · doi:10.1080/1612197x.2014.946947 · Cited by 251 · see citing works
Artificial Intelligence and Parametric Construction Cost Estimate Modeling: State-of-the-Art Review
Elmousalami, H. H. (2019) · Journal of Construction Engineering and Management · doi:10.1061/(asce)co.1943-7862.0001678 · Cited by 250 · see citing works
Chaudhury, H., Cooke, H. A., Cowie, H., & Razaghi, L. (2017) · The Gerontologist · doi:10.1093/geront/gnw259 · Cited by 236 · see citing works
Forest Volatile Organic Compounds and Their Effects on Human Health: A State-of-the-Art Review
Antonelli, M., Donelli, D., Barbieri, G., Valussi, M., Maggini, V., & Firenzuoli, F. (2020) · International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health · doi:10.3390/ijerph17186506 · Cited by 237 · see citing works
“General recommendations to improve the quality of narrative reviews were taken into account for better structuring this research [26,27].”
BackgroundTheurel, J., & Desbrosses, K. (2019) · IISE Transactions on Occupational Ergonomics and Human Factors · doi:10.1080/24725838.2019.1638331 · Cited by 209 · see citing works
An efficient framework for conducting systematic literature reviews in agricultural sciences
Koutsos, T. M., Menexes, G. C., & Dordas, C. A. (2019) · The Science of The Total Environment · doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.04.354 · Cited by 203 · see citing works
Financial Education and Counseling - Still Holding Promise
Collins, J. M., & O’Rourke, C. (2010) · Journal of Consumer Affairs · doi:10.1111/j.1745-6606.2010.01179.x · Cited by 197 · see citing works
Sormunen, P., & Kärki, T. (2019) · Journal of Building Engineering · doi:10.1016/j.jobe.2019.100742 · Cited by 199 · see citing works
Desarrollo de estados de la cuestión robustos: Revisiones Sistemáticas de Literatura
García‐Peñalvo, F. J. (2022) · Education in the Knowledge Society (EKS) · doi:10.14201/eks.28600 · Cited by 258 · see citing works
“La revisión de literatura o revisión narrativa (literature review / narrative literatura) (Green et al., 2006) es un término genérico para hacer referencia a un examen de la literatura reciente o actual, que puede abarcar una amplia gama de temas con distintos niveles de exhaustividad y amplitud.”
BackgroundThe Design of Ecological Momentary Assessment Technologies
Doherty, K., Balaskas, A., & Doherty, G. J. (2020) · Interacting with Computers · doi:10.1093/iwcomp/iwaa019 · Cited by 187 · see citing works
“…methodology, enabling a broad and interdisciplinary perspective as well as insight into the history and development of EMA across research, design and clinical practice, in contrast with the precise and typically quantitative focus of other systematic review methodologies (Green et al. , 2006).”
MethodGonçalves, A. C. R., Costoya, X., Nieto, R., & Liberato, M. L. R. (2024) · Sustainable Energy Research · doi:10.1186/s40807-023-00097-6 · Cited by 205 · see citing works
“…on contextualization and interpretation, presenting a broad overview and critical analysis of the literature within a subject area, with a more qualitative synthesis of information (Cronin et al., 2008; Grant & Booth, 2009; Green et al., 2006; Machi & McEvoy, 2016; Onwuegbuzie & Frels, 2016).”
BackgroundMethodAnand, A., Centobelli, P., & Cerchione, R. (2020) · Journal of Organizational Change Management · doi:10.1108/jocm-06-2019-0174 · Cited by 190 · see citing works
Complexity and Stigma of Pediatric Obesity
Haqq, A. M., Kebbe, M., Tan, Q., Manco, M., & Salas, X. R. (2021) · Childhood Obesity · doi:10.1089/chi.2021.0003 · Cited by 187 · see citing works
“In conceptualizing our narrative review, searching the literature, synthesizing data, and reporting results, we followed recommendations and standard subsections proposed by Green and colleagues for writing narrative literature reviews.(19) A nonsystematic literature search was conducted using three electronic databas…”
Templier, M., & Paré, G. (2018) · European Journal of Information Systems · doi:10.1080/0960085x.2017.1398880 · Cited by 180 · see citing works
“For instance, it is recommended to only consider peer-reviewed outlets and scholarly journals (Green, Johnson, & Adams, 2006; Machi & McEvoy, 2016).”
BackgroundHow Social Are Social Media? A Review of Online Social Behaviour and Connectedness
Ryan, T., Allen, K., Gray, D. L., & McInerney, D. M. (2017) · Journal of Relationships Research · doi:10.1017/jrr.2017.13 · Cited by 184 · see citing works
“This narrative review was conducted according to guidelines proposed by Green, Johnson, and Adams (2001).”
MethodPrediction in MOOCs: A Review and Future Research Directions
Moreno-Marcos, P. M., Alario‐Hoyos, C., Muñoz‐Merino, P. J., & Kloos, C. D. (2018) · IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies · doi:10.1109/tlt.2018.2856808 · Cited by 180 · see citing works
“The methodology of this review follows the guidelines for a Systematic Literature Review (SLR) [56], [57].”
MethodInfluentialNeri, A., Cagno, E., Lepri, M., & Trianni, A. (2020) · Sustainable Production and Consumption · doi:10.1016/j.spc.2020.12.018 · Cited by 185 · see citing works
ter Meulen, W. G., Draisma, S., van Hemert, A. M., Schoevers, R. A., Kupka, R., Beekman, A. T. F., & Penninx, B. W. J. H. (2021) · Journal of Affective Disorders · doi:10.1016/j.jad.2021.02.004 · Cited by 178 · see citing works
Opioid substitution therapy: Lowering the treatment thresholds
Kourounis, G., Richards, B. D. W., Kyprianou, E., Symeonidou, E., Malliori, M., & Samartzis, L. (2015) · Drug and Alcohol Dependence · doi:10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2015.12.021 · Cited by 170 · see citing works
Reusing biochar as a filler or cement replacement material in cementitious composites: A review
Danish, A., Ali Mosaberpanah, M., Usama Salim, M., Ahmad, N., Ahmad, F., & Ahmad, A. (2021) · Construction and Building Materials · doi:10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2021.124295 · Cited by 167 · see citing works
On being ‘systematic’ in literature reviews
Boell, S. K., & Ćećez-Kecmanović, D. (2015) · Palgrave Macmillan UK eBooks · doi:10.1057/9781137509888_3 · Cited by 168 · see citing works
Shaw, J., Brewer, L. C., & Veinot, T. C. (2021) · JMIR Formative Research · doi:10.2196/23233 · Cited by 160 · see citing works
“Drawing on methodological guidance for narrative literature reviews related to clarity of focus and transparency of search strategy [21,22], our review focused explicitly on literature that was published in direct response to the widespread use of virtual care during the COVID-19 pandemic, and had a primary focus on p…”
Upton, D., Stephens, D., Williams, B., & Scurlock‐Evans, L. (2014) · British Journal of Occupational Therapy · doi:10.4276/030802214x13887685335544 · Cited by 163 · see citing works
“All 32 articles were summarized under the following headings: reference, sample, design, purpose, and results (Green et al 2006).”
BackgroundMethodBurke, J., Bezyak, J., Fraser, R., Pete, J., Ditchman, N., & Chan, F. H. (2013) · Australian Journal of Rehabilitation Counselling · doi:10.1017/jrc.2013.2 · Cited by 161 · see citing works
“…involved the formulation of the specific questions, a preliminary review of the literature, identifying the inclusion and exclusion criteria, selecting and accessing the literature, assessing the quality of the literature, and analysing and reporting the findings (Green, Johnson & Adams, 2006).”
BackgroundCalabrese, A., Ghiron, N. L., & Tiburzi, L. (2020) · Production Planning & Control · doi:10.1080/09537287.2020.1719715 · Cited by 161 · see citing works
The Purpose, Process, and Methods of Writing a Literature Review
Baker, J. D. (2016) · AORN Journal · doi:10.1016/j.aorn.2016.01.016 · Cited by 159 · see citing works
Loos, E. F., & Ivan, L. (2018) · International perspectives on aging · doi:10.1007/978-3-319-73820-8_11 · Cited by 158 · see citing works
“To answer these research questions, we present a narrative literature review (see Green 2006) of empirical studies that analysed the visual representations of older people in print and television advertisements and in television programs. We took the systematic review of television advertising by Zhang et al. (2006) a…”
BackgroundBig data analytics in turbulent contexts: towards organizational change for enhanced agility
Barlette, Y., & Baillette, P. (2020) · Production Planning & Control · doi:10.1080/09537287.2020.1810755 · Cited by 176 · see citing works
“…of BDA for value creation and agility depends on the creation of a BDA culture (Dubey, Gunasekaran, Childe, Blome, et al. 2019; Grossman and Siegel 2014; Manovich 2016; Rialti et al. 2018), especially in the context of the Industry 4.0 revolution (Fatorachian and Kazemi 2018) where…”
BackgroundInfluentialThe (mis)measurement of M&A performance—A systematic narrative literature review
Meglio, O., & Risberg, A. (2011) · Scandinavian Journal of Management · doi:10.1016/j.scaman.2011.09.002 · Cited by 156 · see citing works
Maturity Models in Supply Chain Sustainability: A Systematic Literature Review
Correia, E., Carvalho, H., Azevedo, S. G., & Govindan, K. (2017) · Sustainability · doi:10.3390/su9010064 · Cited by 156 · see citing works
“Traditional narrative literature reviews aim to develop a comprehensive understanding and critical assessment of knowledge relevant to a specific topic [31].”
BackgroundIdentifying and Managing Malnutrition, Frailty and Sarcopenia in the Community: A Narrative Review
Roberts, S., Collins, P. F., & Rattray, M. (2021) · Nutrients · doi:10.3390/nu13072316 · Cited by 144 · see citing works
“We conducted a narrative review to synthesize and integrate research published to date on the topics of malnutrition, frailty and sarcopenia, in order to describe the problem and identify possible management strategies [6].”
MethodThe impact of shiftwork on health: a literature review
Matheson, A., O’Brien, L., & Reid, J. (2014) · Journal of Clinical Nursing · doi:10.1111/jocn.12524 · Cited by 142 · see citing works
Phishing counter measures and their effectiveness – literature review
Purkait, S. (2012) · Information Management & Computer Security · doi:10.1108/09685221211286548 · Cited by 138 · see citing works
The psychology of novelty in memorable tourism experiences
Skavronskaya, L., Moyle, B., Scott, N., & Kralj, A. (2019) · Current Issues in Tourism · doi:10.1080/13683500.2019.1664422 · Cited by 138 · see citing works
Pereira, R. M., Botezelli, J. D., Rodrigues, K. C. D. C., Mekary, R. A., Cintra, D. E., Pauli, J. R., da Silva, A. S. R., Ropelle, E. R., & de Moura, L. P. (2017) · Nutrients · doi:10.3390/nu9040405 · Cited by 137 · see citing works
“Moreover, to select the articles related to the aim of this review, the title and summary of searched publications were read [13].”
BackgroundThe Unmet Needs of Stroke Survivors and Stroke Caregivers: A Systematic Narrative Review
Zawawi, N. S. M., Aziz, N. A., Fisher, R. J., Ahmad, K., & Walker, M. F. (2020) · Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases · doi:10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2020.104875 · Cited by 134 · see citing works
Visser, C. L. F., Ket, J. C. F., Croiset, G., & Kusurkar, R. A. (2017) · BMC Medical Education · doi:10.1186/s12909-017-0909-0 · Cited by 147 · see citing works
“Through this technique, it is feasible to examine empirical studies that differ in their research questions, samples and methods [12] and use text to characterize the findings in multiple groupings [13].”
MethodWorking and caring for a child with chronic illness: A review of current literature
Kish, A. M., Newcombe, P. A., & Haslam, D. M. (2018) · Child Care Health and Development · doi:10.1111/cch.12546 · Cited by 132 · see citing works
Ansari, B., Barati, M., & Martin, E. G. (2021) · Government Information Quarterly · doi:10.1016/j.giq.2021.101657 · Cited by 130 · see citing works
Paulsrud, D., & Nilholm, C. (2020) · International Journal of Inclusive Education · doi:10.1080/13603116.2020.1846799 · Cited by 129 · see citing works
“This review applies a narrative method for synthesising research, where information from many different studies is interpreted and organised in themes, and major agreements and disagreements are discussed in order to draw new conclusions (Green, Johnson, and Adams 2006).”
MethodThe impact of healthy workplaces on employee satisfaction, productivity and costs
van der Voordt, D. J. M., & Jensen, P. A. (2021) · Journal of Corporate Real Estate · doi:10.1108/jcre-03-2021-0012 · Cited by 129 · see citing works
Nunhes, T. V., Barbosa, L. C. F. M., & de Oliveira, O. J. (2016) · Journal of Cleaner Production · doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.08.159 · Cited by 126 · see citing works
Infection risks associated with peripheral vascular catheters
Zhang, L., Cao, S., Marsh, N. M., Ray‐Barruel, G., Flynn, J. M., Larsen, E. N., & Rickard, C. M. (2016) · Journal of Infection Prevention · doi:10.1177/1757177416655472 · Cited by 125 · see citing works
“This paper follows the recommendations for narrative review methodology (Green et al., 2006).”
MethodViljoen, J. L., Cochrane, D. M., & Jonnson, M. R. (2018) · Law and Human Behavior · doi:10.1037/lhb0000280 · Cited by 112 · see citing works
Sarcopenia in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Narrative Overview
Dhaliwal, A., Quinlan, J. I., Overthrow, K., Greig, C. A., Lord, J. M., Armstrong, M. J., & Cooper, S. C. (2021) · Nutrients · doi:10.3390/nu13020656 · Cited by 124 · see citing works
“A final review of the references was undertaken to ensure appropriate studies were sourced and included [17,18].”
BackgroundNonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs and Bone-Healing
Marquez-Lara, A. J., Hutchinson, I. D., Nuñez, F. A., Smith, T. L., & Miller, A. N. (2016) · JBJS Reviews · doi:10.2106/jbjs.rvw.o.00055 · Cited by 122 · see citing works
The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic: A syndemic perspective
Fronteira, I., Sidat, M., Magalhães, J. P., de Barros, F. P. C., Delgado, A., Correia, T., Daniel‐Ribeiro, C. T., & Ferrinho, P. D. L. G. M. (2021) · One Health · doi:10.1016/j.onehlt.2021.100228 · Cited by 126 · see citing works
““synthesis of better evidence” approach [6] on syndemic theory and emerging evidence of the syndemic nature of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic.”
Orr, A. C., & Hammig, S. B. (2009) · Learning Disability Quarterly · doi:10.2307/27740367 · Cited by 119 · see citing works
Monterubbianesi, R., Tosco, V., Vitiello, F., Orilisi, G., Fraccastoro, F., Putignano, A., & Orsini, G. (2022) · Applied Sciences · doi:10.3390/app12020877 · Cited by 118 · see citing works
Danish, A., Ozbakkaloglu, T., Mosaberpanah, M. A., Salim, M. U., Bayram, M., Yeon, J. H., & Jafar, K. (2022) · Journal of Building Engineering · doi:10.1016/j.jobe.2022.105005 · Cited by 118 · see citing works
Understanding why children die in high-income countries
Sidebotham, P. D., Fraser, J. I., Covington, T., Freemantle, J., Petrou, S., Pulikottil-Jacob, R., Cutler, T. L., & Ellis, C. E. (2014) · The Lancet · doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(14)60581-x · Cited by 119 · see citing works
Closing the mental health treatment gap in South Africa: a review of costs and cost-effectiveness
Jack, H. E., Wagner, R. G., Petersen, I., Thom, R., Newton, C. R. J. C., Stein, A. L., Kahn, K., Tollman, S. M., & Hofman, K. J. (2014) · Global Health Action · doi:10.3402/gha.v7.23431 · Cited by 117 · see citing works
Machine learning models for mathematical symbol recognition: A stem to stern literature analysis
Kukreja, V., & Sakshi, S. (2022) · Multimedia Tools and Applications · doi:10.1007/s11042-022-12644-2 · Cited by 114 · see citing works
“To mitigate the consequences of varying coverage between particular databases, specific authors in other domains generally recommend a minimum of two databases [26, 51].”
Background
- Authors
- Green, B. N., Johnson, C. D., & Adams, A.
- Affiliations
- National University of Health Sciences (US)
- Texas Chiropractic College (US)
- Corresponding author
- Green, Bart N.
- Venue
- Journal of Chiropractic Medicine
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2006-09
- Volume
- 5
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 101-117
- ISSN
- 1556-3707 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC2647067
- OpenAlex
- W2004462823
- Cited by
- 2,224
- References
- 58
- Citations by year
- 2026: 398 · 2025: 252 · 2024: 253 · 2023: 264 · 2022: 220 · 2021: 204 · 2020: 140 · 2019: 105 · 2018: 91 · 2017: 79 · 2016: 61 · 2015: 52 · 2014: 42 · 2013: 26 · 2012: 15
- FWCI
- 3.04
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Journal of Chiropractic Medicine (publishedVersion)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty › Meta-analysis and systematic reviews
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › History and Philosophy of Science › Academic Writing and Publishing
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Health Sciences Research and Education
- Keywords
- review article writing, best evidence synthesis, critical appraisal, peer review, research standards, bibliographic databases
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