| 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 | 3725 | 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 | 206 | 2015 |
| 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 | 138 | 2020 |
| 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 | 122 | 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 | 102 | 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 | 88 | 2020 |
| 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 | 48 | 2020 |
| 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 | 43 | 2016 |
| 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 | 38 | 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 | 38 | 2014 |
| 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 | 36 | 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), 1-11, 2016 | 35 | 2016 |
| Evidence synthesis International (ESI): position statement D Gough, P Davies, G Jamtvedt, E Langlois, J Littell, T Lotfi, E Masset, ... Systematic Reviews 9 (1), 1-9, 2020 | 28 | 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 | 21 | 2021 |
| 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 | 18 | 2020 |
| 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 | 16 | 2019 |
| 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 | 15 | 2020 |
| Cochrane Sustainable Healthcare: evidence for action on too much medicine M Johansson, L Bero, X Bonfill, M Bruschettini, S Garner, C Glenton, ... Cochrane Database Syst Rev 12, ED000143, 2019 | 15 | 2019 |
| A common framework of steps and criteria for prioritizing topics for evidence syntheses: a systematic review R Fadlallah, A El-Harakeh, L Bou-Karroum, T Lotfi, F El-Jardali, L Hishi, ... Journal of Clinical Epidemiology 120, 67-85, 2020 | 14 | 2020 |
| Coordinating the provision of health services in humanitarian crises: a systematic review of suggested models T Lotfi, L Bou-Karroum, A Darzi, R Hajjar, A El Rahyel, J El Eid, M Itani, ... PLoS currents 8, 2016 | 13 | 2016 |
Elie AklProfessor of Medicine, American University of BeirutVerified email at aub.edu.lb
