| Physical distancing, face masks, and eye protection to prevent person-to-person transmission of SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis DK Chu, EA Akl, S Duda, K Solo, S Yaacoub, HJ Schünemann, ... The lancet 395 (10242), 1973-1987, 2020 | 4814 | 2020 |
| The allure of the waterpipe: a narrative review of factors affecting the epidemic rise in waterpipe smoking among young persons globally EA Akl, KD Ward, D Bteddini, R Khaliel, AC Alexander, T Lotfi, H Alaouie, ... Tobacco control 24 (Suppl 1), i13-i21, 2015 | 226 | 2015 |
| A framework for identifying and mitigating the equity harms of COVID-19 policy interventions RE Glover, MCI Van Schalkwyk, EA Akl, E Kristjannson, T Lotfi, J Petkovic, ... Journal of clinical epidemiology 128, 35-48, 2020 | 200 | 2020 |
| Ventilation techniques and risk for transmission of coronavirus disease, including COVID-19: a living systematic review of multiple streams of evidence HJ Schünemann, J Khabsa, K Solo, AM Khamis, R Brignardello-Petersen, ... Annals of internal medicine 173 (3), 204-216, 2020 | 167 | 2020 |
| CMV and BKPyV infections in renal transplant recipients receiving an mTOR inhibitor–based regimen versus a CNI-based regimen: a systematic review and meta-analysis of … SG Mallat, BY Tanios, HS Itani, T Lotfi, C McMullan, S Gabardi, EA Akl, ... Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology 12 (8), 1321-1336, 2017 | 129 | 2017 |
| Use of facemasks during the COVID-19 pandemic HJ Schünemann, EA Akl, R Chou, DK Chu, M Loeb, T Lotfi, RA Mustafa, ... The Lancet Respiratory Medicine 8 (10), 954-955, 2020 | 110 | 2020 |
| Inspiratory muscle training, with or without concomitant pulmonary rehabilitation, for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) O Ammous, W Feki, T Lotfi, AM Khamis, R Gosselink, A Rebai, ... Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2023 | 93 | 2023 |
| Evidence synthesis International (ESI): position statement D Gough, P Davies, G Jamtvedt, E Langlois, J Littell, T Lotfi, E Masset, ... Systematic Reviews 9, 1-9, 2020 | 88 | 2020 |
| Good or best practice statements: proposal for the operationalisation and implementation of GRADE guidance O Dewidar, T Lotfi, MW Langendam, E Parmelli, ZS Parkinson, K Solo, ... BMJ evidence-based medicine 28 (3), 189-196, 2023 | 77 | 2023 |
| Using GRADE in situations of emergencies and urgencies: certainty in evidence and recommendations matters during the COVID-19 pandemic, now more than ever and no matter what HJ Schünemann, N Santesso, GE Vist, C Cuello, T Lotfi, S Flottorp, ... Journal of clinical epidemiology 127, 202-207, 2020 | 59 | 2020 |
| Getting trustworthy guidelines into the hands of decision-makers and supporting their consideration of contextual factors for implementation globally: recommendation mapping of … T Lotfi, A Stevens, EA Akl, M Falavigna, T Kredo, JL Mathew, ... Journal of Clinical Epidemiology 135, 182-186, 2021 | 51 | 2021 |
| Free versus fixed combination antihypertensive therapy for essential arterial hypertension: a systematic review and meta-analysis SG Mallat, BY Tanios, HS Itani, T Lotfi, EA Akl PLoS One 11 (8), e0161285, 2016 | 50 | 2016 |
| Risk-assessment models for VTE and bleeding in hospitalized medical patients: an overview of systematic reviews AJ Darzi, AB Repp, FA Spencer, RZ Morsi, R Charide, ... Blood advances 4 (19), 4929-4944, 2020 | 48 | 2020 |
| Knowledge, beliefs and attitudes of physicians in low and middle-income countries regarding interacting with pharmaceutical companies: a systematic review T Lotfi, RZ Morsi, MH Rajabbik, L Alkhaled, L Kahale, H Nass, H Brax, ... BMC health services research 16, 1-11, 2016 | 47 | 2016 |
| Future of evidence ecosystem series: evidence synthesis 2.0: when systematic, scoping, rapid, living, and overviews of reviews come together EA Akl, NR Haddaway, G Rada, T Lotfi Journal of clinical epidemiology 123, 162-165, 2020 | 46 | 2020 |
| The effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of screening for HIV in migrants in the EU/EEA: a systematic review K Pottie, T Lotfi, L Kilzar, P Howeiss, N Rizk, EA Akl, S Dias, BA Biggs, ... International journal of environmental research and public health 15 (8), 1700, 2018 | 45 | 2018 |
| Association between low vitamin D levels and the diagnosis of asthma in children: a systematic review of cohort studies MH Rajabbik, T Lotfi, L Alkhaled, M Fares, G El-Hajj Fuleihan, S Mroueh, ... Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology 10, 1-9, 2014 | 43 | 2014 |
| The implementation of prioritization exercises in the development and update of health practice guidelines: a scoping review A El-Harakeh, T Lotfi, A Ahmad, RZ Morsi, R Fadlallah, L Bou-Karroum, ... PloS one 15 (3), e0229249, 2020 | 36 | 2020 |
| A taxonomy and framework for identifying and developing actionable statements in guidelines suggests avoiding informal recommendations T Lotfi, A Hajizadeh, L Moja, EA Akl, T Piggott, T Kredo, MW Langendam, ... Journal of clinical epidemiology 141, 161-171, 2022 | 33 | 2022 |
| Prioritization approaches in the development of health practice guidelines: a systematic review A El-Harakeh, RZ Morsi, R Fadlallah, L Bou-Karroum, T Lotfi, EA Akl BMC health services research 19, 1-10, 2019 | 33 | 2019 |
Elie AklProfessor of Medicine, American University of BeirutVahvistettu sähköpostiosoite verkkotunnuksessa aub.edu.lb