Projects

We have clients from all continents.

 

Australia

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Monash University

MicroPace

Belgium

Schuttelaar & Partners

Canada

McGill University

North York Hospital

Denmark

Region Zealand Psychiatry

France

Technopolis Group

Germany

Technische Universität München

Deutsche Geselischafft fürKiin. Neurophysioiogie und Funkt Bildgebung

Deutsche Gesellschafft für Handchirurgie

Deutsche Gesellschafft für Neurochirurgie

Deutsche Gesellschafft für Neurologie

Deutsche Gesellschafft für Orthopädie und Orthopädische Chirurgie

Deutsche Gesellschaft der Plastischen, Ästhetischen und Rekonstruktiven Chirurgen

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Unfallchirurgie

CHS

Greece

Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Ireland

Atlantic Technological University

Italy

UNICEF Innocenti

University of Pisa

Japan

National Center for Child Health and Development

St. Luke's International University

Sweden

Karolinska Institutet

European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)

United Kingdom

University of Cambridge

University of Nottingham

University of Oxford

The Institute of Mental Health

Ashmolean Museum

University College London

National Institute for Health Research

Fatherhood Institute

UCLH

Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families

Cochrane Schizophrenia

Cochrane Neuromuscular

Cochrane Heart

Cochrane Gut

Cochrane Developmental Psychosocial and Learning Problems

Cochrane Response

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Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

British Computer Society

KiTEC

Neupulse

Empowering Strategic Performance

Crohn's and Colitis UK (CCUK)

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Wellcome Trust

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United States

Harvard Medical School

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Johns Hopkins University

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University of Florida

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University of Maryland

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University of Virginia

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Rutgers University

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Society of Critical-Care Medicine (SCCM)

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Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Penn State Health

 

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The Stanley Medical Research Institute

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Maple Health Group

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Global

World Health Organization

United Nations

UNICEF

Projects

German Medical Societies Guidelines, Germany, 2021-2023

Project

2022 Germany’s National Clinical Practice Guideline for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (Web – AWMF)

Publications

  1. Long Version of the Guideline “Diagnosis and Treatment of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome” (PDF)
  2. Guideline Report (PDF)
  3. Evidence Report (PDF)

WHO Guidelines, 2013-2025

Projects

PROSPERO Registrations

  1. Simplified algorithms versus modified Jones criteria to identify rheumatic fever at health facilities among people with suspected acute rheumatic fever: A systematic review and meta-analysis of the diagnostic test accuracy
  2. Hand-held echocardiography for diagnosing acute rheumatic fever or rheumatic heart disease among the suspected patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis of diagnostic test accuracy

Publications

  1. Final WHO’s Consolidated Guidelines on the use of antiretroviral drugs for treating and preventing HIV infection: recommendations for a public health approach, 2nd ed [with Enhance Reviews Ltd.] (WebPDF)
  2. Final WHO Guideline on Prevention and Management of Wasting and Nutritional Oedema (Acute Malnutrition) in Infants and Children Under 5 Years (MAGICappWebPDF)
  3. The American Journal of Psychiatry 2021; 178(5): 424-436.
  4. Preprint Protocol. [For WHO’s Child Wasting Guideline]
  5. PLoS Global Public Health 2023; 3(11): e0002551. [For WHO’s Child Wasting Guideline]
  6. Global Heart 2024; 19(1): 39. [For WHO’s RF/RHD Guideline]
  7. Clinical Reviews in Allergy & Immunology 2024; 66: 223-40. [For WHO’s RF/RHD Guideline]
  8. Lancet Global Health 2024; 12(6): E983-94. [For WHO’s RF/RHD Guideline]
  9. eClinicalMedicine 2024; 76: 102817. [For WHO’s RF/RHD Guideline]
  10. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2024; (9): CD015779. [For WHO’s RF/RHD Guideline]
  11. Communications Medicine 2025; 5: 348. [For WHO’s RF/RHD Guideline]
  12. Final WHO Guideline on the Prevention and Diagnosis of Rheumatic Fever and Rheumatic Heart Disease (Guideline, Annex A – Methods, Annex B – Unpublished Systematic Reviews)

INCOG 2.0 Guidelines for Cognitive Rehabilitation Following Traumatic Brain Injury, Australia, 2017-2023

  1. Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation 2023; 38(1): 1-6. What’s Changed
  2. Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation 2023; 38(1): 7-23. Methods, Overview, and Principles
  3. Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation 2023; 38(1): 24-37. Part I: Posttraumatic Amnesia
  4. Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation 2023; 38(1): 38-51. Part II: Attention and Information Processing Speed
  5. Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation 2023; 38(1): 52-64. Part III: Executive Functions
  6. Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation 2023; 38(1): 65-82. Part IV: Cognitive-Communication and Social Cognition Disorders
  7. Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation 2023; 38(1): 83-102. Part V: Memory
  8. Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation 2023; 38(1): 103-107. The Future of INCOG (Is Now)

UNICEF, 2021-2023

Project

  1. Child and Adolescent Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Interventions

Publications

  1. Campbell Systematic Reviews 2023; 19(3): e1349. Final Review
  2. Campbell Systematic Reviews 2022; 18(1): e1221. Protocol
  3. Evidence and Gap Map
  4. Report and Research Brief
  5. Plain Language Summary

UN, 2020-2022

Project

  1. Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction (HRP): Infertility prevalence and the methods of estimation from 1990 to 2021: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Publication

  1. Human Reproduction Open 2022;(4):hoac051.

European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), Sweden, 2023-2025

Effective Communication around the Benefit and Risk Balance of Vaccination in the EU/EEA. Stockholm: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC); 2024.

The University of Oxford & Ashmolean Museum, UK, 2020-2023

Projects

  1. Active community engagement for anxiety and depression in adults and young people (aged 16 and over)
  2. Depressive symptoms and risk-taking among adolescents living in low- and middle-income countries

Publications

  1. Trials 2021; 22: 482. RCT Protocol
  2. Journal of American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2022; 61: 225-76.
  3. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry 2023; 57(5): 745-57. RCT Final Report
  4. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry 2023; 57(9): 1223-42.

The University of Cambridge, UK, 2023-2025

Project

  1. IMPCOM: Implementing Patient-Centred Outcome Measures in Palliative Care Clinical Practice for Adults: An Update Systematic Review of Facilitators and Barriers

Publications

  1. Palliative Medicine 2023; 37(1_Suppl): 191.
  2. F1000Research 2023; 12: 224. Protocol

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, US, 2023-2025

  1. Journal of Neurotrauma 2025; 42(9-10): 759-97.

Ramboll, US, 2022-2024

Project

  1. Gestational Diabetes Mellitus in Relation to Serum Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFASs)

Publication

  1. F1000Research 2024; 12: 1595. Final Version

Rutgers University, US, 2023-2025

Project

  1. Outcomes Associated with Arrest for Domestic Violence

Publication

  1. Trauma, Violence, & Abuse 2025; 26(3): 528-45.

The Fatherhood Institute, UK, 2020-2022

Project

  1. The Myth of Invisible Men: Fathers who kill or injure their babies

Publications

  1. Government Press Release: New review investigates babies harmed by fathers and stepfathers
  2. The Institute’s Press Release: The Myth of Invisible Men: fathers who kill or injure their babies
  3. Review Report: Non-accidental injury of infants by fathers, father-figures and other informal male caregivers: a rapid review of evidence (Microsoft Word DOCX)

Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families, 2021-2023

Project

  1. Goal setting and tracking with young people as an effective element of the therapeutic relationship

Publications

  1. BMC Psychology 2022; 10: 171.
  2. Infographic
  3. Blog 1: What do young people and professionals around the world think about active ingredients for preventing and supporting depression and anxiety?
  4. Blog 2: Collaborative goal setting: what works for whom in therapeutic relationships?
  5. Video 1: Goal setting for young people with anxiety and/or depression: what does and doesn’t work?
  6. Video 2: Active Ingredients for preventing and supporting young people with depression and anxiety
  7. Video 3: Reviewing ‘Active Ingredients’ of prevention, treatments and approaches to anxiety and depression
    Poster: Goal setting for young people experiencing anxiety and/or depression: what does and doesn’t work?
  8. Slides: Collaborative goal setting: what works for whom in the therapeutic relationship
  9. Wellcome Trust’s Report: What science has shown can help young people with anxiety and Depression

Wellcome Trust and Technopolis, 2022-2024

Project

  1. Understanding Decision-Making and Barriers in the Mental Health R&D Ecosystem

Publication

  1. Wellcome Open Research 2024; 9: 524.
Monash University, Australia, 2020-2024

Projects

  1. Non-pharmacological interventions for behavioural problems in adults after non-progressive acquired brain injury: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials
  2. The effectiveness of non-pharmacological interventions for managing agitation during post-traumatic amnesia following traumatic brain injury: A systematic review and meta-analysis
  3. Agitated behaviours following traumatic brain injury: a systematic review and meta-analysis of prevalence by post-traumatic amnesia status, hospital setting and agitated behaviour type
  4. Pathophysiology of Post-Traumatic Amnesia: a Systematic Review

Publications

  1. JBI Evidence Synthesis 2021;19(2):499-512. Protocol
  2. Journal of Neurotrauma 2021; 3047-3067. Final Report
  3. Neuropsychology Review 2023; 33: 393-431. Final Report
  4. Neuropsychology Review 2023; 33: 374-92. Final Report
  5. medRxiv 2023.01.17.23284697. Preprint Protocol
  6. BMJ Open 2023; 13: e072075. Protocol

University College London (UCL), 2021-2025

Project

  1. Rigour of Development of European Society of Cardiology, American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association guidelines over a 12-year period (2013-2024): A systematic review of guidelines

University of Nottingham, UK, 2019-2025

Projects

  1. NotFAST2 – Nottingham Fatigue study: developing a fatigue intervention
  2. OPTIMISM: Psychological, Educational and Social Support for People after TIA and Minor Stroke
  3. Neuropsychological difficulties after stroke and transient ischaemic attack: protocol for an umbrella review of systematic reviews of psychological interventions
  4. A systematic review of psychoeducational interventions for transient ischaemic attack (TIA) and minor stroke management

Publications

  1. Frontiers in Oncology 2018; 8: 363.
  2. F1000Research 2020; 9: 242.
  3. Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation 2020; 28(5): 390-400.
  4. PhD Thesis.
  5. Schizophrenia Bulletin Open; 2020: 1(1): sgaa031.
  6. Frontiers in Psychology 2021; 12: 616637.
  7. Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy 2021; 28: 1-23.
  8. Disability and Rehabilitation 2023; 45(5): 772-83.
  9. F1000Research 2024; 13: 199. Protocol – Final Version
  10. Frontiers in Neurology 2025; 16: 1589117.

European ADHD Guidelines Group, Europe, 2014-2018

Project

  1. Comparative efficacy and tolerability of pharmacological interventions for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in children, adolescents, and adults: a systematic review and network meta-analysis

Publications

  1. BMJ Open 2017;7:e013967. Protocol
  2. Lancet Psychiatry 2018; 5(9):727-38. Final Report

The University of Melbourne, Australia, 2016-2023

Projects

  1. Pharmacotherapy for neurobehavioral symptoms in people with traumatic brain injury: a systematic review of non-randomized studies
  2. Pharmacotherapy for Depression after Traumatic Brain Injury: An Umbrella Review Protocol

Publications

  1. JBI Database of Systematic Reviews and Implementation Reports 2017; 15(9):2270-86. Protocol
  2. JBI Database of Systematic Reviews and Implementation Reports 2017; 15(12):2890-912. Protocol
  3. JBI Database of Systematic Reviews and Implementation Reports 2018; 16(9):1739-57. Protocol
  4. Journal of Neurotrauma 2018;35(23):2755-75. Final Report
  5. Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences 2019;31(1):6-16. Final Report
  6. Frontiers in Neurology 2019;10:1169. Final Report
  7. Journal of Neurotrauma 2019;36(13):2053-64. Final Report
  8. Neuropsychology Review 2020;30:28-50. Final Report
  9. Journal of Neurotrauma 2021;48(5):519-28. Final Report
  10. JBI Evidence Synthesis 2021; 19(7):1720-34. Protocol

MicroPace, Australia, 2023-2024

Project

  1. Safety and Effectiveness of Cardiac Stimulators: Systematic Literature Review
Crohn’s & Colitis UK, UK, 2023-2024

Project

  1. Building a Fatigue Research Collaborative: A Scientometrics, Topic and Gap Analysis

Publication

  1. F1000Research 2023; 12: 1529. First Version

The Stanley Medical Research Institute, USA, 2017-2019

Project

  1. Estrogen patch versus placebo patch in the treatment of schizophrenia symptoms: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Publication

  1. JAMA Psychiatry 2019;76(10):1009-17.

Centre for Health and Justice, Institute of Mental Health, UK, 2017-2018

Project

  1. Effectiveness of current policing related mental health interventions in England and Wales and crisis intervention teams as a future potential model: a systematic review

Publications

  1. Systematic Reviews 2017;6:85. Protocol
  2. Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health 2018;28(2):108-19. Final Report

National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), UK, 2015-2024

Project

  1. The Effectiveness of Alternative Listening Devices to Conventional Hearing Aids for Adults with Hearing Loss
  2. Optimising Pathways of Psychological Care after Transient Ischaemic Attack and Minor Stroke

Publications

  1. Health Technology Assessment 2017; 21(43). Final Report
  2. International Journal of Audiology 2018;57(10):721-9. Final Report
  3. F1000Research 2024; 13: 199. Protocol – Final Version

Japan, 2015-2025

Projects

  1. Non-pharmacological interventions to prevent type 2 diabetes in women diagnosed with gestational diabetes mellitus: an overview of systematic reviews
  2. Systematic review of the effectiveness of aromatherapy in labor
  3. Postnatal thyroid hormones for preterm infants with transient hypothyroxinemia: a systematic review and meta-analysis
  4. Effect of fentanyl for preterm infants on mechanical ventilation: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Publications

  1. Diabetology International 2017; 8(2): 160-80. Final Report
  2. Research Square 2020. Final Report – First Version
  3. Journal of Pediatrics and Infants 2021; 4(1): 58-70. Final Report
  4. Neonatology 2023; 120(3): 287-94. Final Report
  5. Cureus 2025; 17(4): e83249.

Technische Universität München, Germany, 2016-2025

Projects

  1. Placebo-controlled pharmacological and dietary supplement trials in autism spectrum disorders (ASD): systematic review, meta-analysis and meta-regression
  2. Antipsychotic drugs versus barbiturates or benzodiazepines as active placebos for schizophrenia
  3. Metabolic side effects of antipsychotic drugs in individuals with schizophrenia during medium- to long-term treatment: A systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
  4. Dose-response meta-analysis of antipsychotic drugs for relapse prevention in schizophrenia
  5. Individual-patient-data (IPD) meta-analysis of the efficacy of clozapine versus second-generation antipsychotic drugs in patients with treatment-resistant schizophrenia
  6. Antipsychotic drugs and their effects on cognitive function: A systematic review, pairwise and network meta-analysis
  7. Sexual side effects of antipsychotic drugs in schizophrenia: A systematic review with single-arm, pairwise and network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials and non-randomized studies
  8. Psychological interventions for early-phase schizophrenia: Systematic review and network meta-analysis
  9. Psychological and Psychosocial Interventions for Treatment Resistant Schizophrenia: Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis

Publications

  1. Psychological Medicine 2020; 50(15): 2622-33.
  2. Systematic Reviews 2021; 10: 214.
  3. JAMA Psychiatry 2021; 78(11): 1238-48.
  4. Schizophrenia Research 2021; 229: 3-11.
  5. Schizophrenia Bulletin 2022; 48(3): 643-54.
  6. Lancet 2022; 399; 824-836.
  7. Molecular Autism 2022; 13: 10.
  8. Schizophrenia Bulletin 2022; 48(4): 738-40.
  9. The Lancet Psychiatry 2022; 9(11): 884-93.
  10. World Psychiatry 2023; 22: 116-28.
  11. BMJ Open 2023; 13: e064504.
  12. Systematic Reviews 2023; 12: 54.
  13. World Psychiatry 2023; 22:315-24.
  14. Molecular Psychiatry 2023; 3267-77.
  15. European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience 2024; 274: 917-28.
  16. medRxiv 2024.03.06.24303827.
  17. European Neuropsychopharmacology 2024; 83: 11-18.
  18. European Neuropsychopharmacology 2024; 84: 21-26.
  19. Lancet Psychiatry 2024; 11(7): 545-553.
  20. Schizophrenia Bulletin 2024; InPress.
  21. F1000Research 2024; 13: 649.
  22. Systematic Reviews 2024; 165: 13.
  23. Systematic Reviews 2024; 13: 205.
  24. F1000Research 2024; 13: 973.
  25. F1000Research 2024; 13: 1017.
  26. JAMA Psychiatry 2024; 82(1): 47-56.
  27. Lancet Psychiatry 2025; 12(4): 254-65.
  28. Schizophrenia 2025; 11: 51.
  29. eClinicalMedicine 2025; 89: 103583.

McGill University, Canada, 2016-2022

Projects

  1. Techniques used to detect Fontan-associated liver disease
  2. Revisiting the relationship between RAS inhibitors and vasoplegia in CABG/valvular surgery
  3. Prevalence, incidence and outcomes of atrial arrhythmia-related complications in patients following the Fontan procedure
  4. Risk factors and consequences of aortic insufficiency in patients with left ventricular assist device
  5. Sudden cardiac arrest in the HIV population

North York Hospital, Canada, University of Pisa, Italy; Karolinska Institutet, Sweden; ESP Ltd, 2023-2024

Project

  1. The effect of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs) and angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) on mortality and morbidity in patients across the cardiovascular disease continuum irrespective of the presence of hypertension: a systematic review and descriptive analysis

The University of Florida, USA, 2018

Project

  1. The diagnostic values of UCH-L1 in traumatic brain injury: A meta-analysis

Publication

  1. Brain Injury 2018;32(1):1-17.

Region Zealand Psychiatry, Denmark, 2015

Project

  1. Methylphenidate for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in children and adolescents: Cochrane systematic review with meta-analyses and trial sequential analyses of randomised clinical trials

Publications

  1. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2015; 11: CD009885.
  2. BMJ 2015;351:h5203.

Cochrane Schizophrenia Group, 2020-2025

Project

  1. Updating and maintaining the Cochrane Schizophrenia Group’s Study-Based Register of Randomized Controlled Trials

Publications

  1. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2022; (7); CD013100.
  2. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2022; (7): CD009608.
  3. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2022; (8): CD014383.
  4. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2022; (10): CD013337.
  5. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2022; (11); CD014384.
  6. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2023; (6): CD012697.
  7. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2024; (5): CD012397.

Cochrane Neuromuscular Group, 2022-2025

Publications

  1. Best Practice & Research Clinical Rheumatology 2022; 36(2): 101772.
  2. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2023; (8): CD004030.
  3. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2025; (8): CD015854.
  4. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2025; (8): CD015855.

Cochrane Gut Group, 2020-2025

Publications

  1. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2021; (7): CD014216.
  2. BMJ Open 2022; 12: e056982.
  3. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2023; (5): CD013854.
  4. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2023; (7): CD014578.
  5. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2024; (2): CD012609.
  6. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2024; (6): CD014580.
  7. Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology 2025; InPress.

Cochrane Common Mental Disorders Group, 2022-2023

Publications

  1. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2022; (3): CD014928.

Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece, 2021-2023

Timing of Cholecystectomy during Index Admission for Mild Acute Gallstone Pancreatitis: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

Atlantic Technological University, Ireland, 2025

One-Day Online Training on Systematic Review Skills; 27th August 2025

Royal College of Physicians of Ireland, Ireland, 2025

High-Efficiency Systematic Reviews (with Ethical AI Use); 13th-14th December 2025.

Methodology Works

Review Question Formulation

  1. Shokraneh F. PICO Framework: Two Decades of Variation and Application. F1000Research 2019, 8: 1419 (slides).

Search

  1. Shokraneh F. Stop searching and you will find it: Search-Resistant Concepts in systematic review searches. BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine 2025; 30: 134-7.
  2. MacFarlane A, Russell-Rose T, Shokraneh F. Search strategy formulation for systematic reviews: Issues, challenges and opportunities. Intelligent Systems with Applications 2022; 15: 200091.
  3. Shokraneh F. The futures of systematic searching. Search Solutions; 2022 Nov 23; London, UK.
  4. Aali G, Shokraneh F. No limitations to language, date, publication type, and publication status in search step of systematic reviews. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology 2021; 133: 165-167.
  5. Shokraneh F, Russell-Rose T. Lessons from COVID-19 to future evidence synthesis efforts: first living search strategy and out of date scientific publishing and indexing industry. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology 2020; 123: 171-173.
  6. Shokraneh F. Keeping up with studies on COVID-19: Systematic search strategies and resources. BMJ 2020; 369: m1601.
  7. Russell-Rose T, Shokraneh F. Designing the structured search experience: rethinking the query-builder paradigm. Weave: Journal of Library User Experience 2020; 3(1).
  8. Lefebvre C, Glanville J, Briscoe S, Littlewood A, Marshall C, Metzendorf M-I, Noel-Storr A, Rader T, Shokraneh F, Thomas J, Wieland LS. Searching for and selecting studies. In: Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions (eds J.P.T. Higgins, J. Thomas, J. Chandler, M. Cumpston, T. Li, M.J. Page and V.A. Welch). The Cochrane Collaboration 2019. 
  9. Russell-Rose T, Chamberlain J, Shokraneh F. A Visual Approach to Query Formulation for Systematic Search. CHIIR ’19: Proceedings of the 2019 Conference on Human Information Interaction and Retrieval: 379-383.
  10. Russell-Rose TShokraneh F. 2Dsearch: facilitating reproducible and valid searching in evidence synthesis

Data Extraction

  1. Shokraneh F, Adams CE. Increasing value and reducing waste in data extraction for systematic reviews: Tracking data in data extraction forms. Systematic Review 2017; 6(1): 153.

Network Meta-Analysis

  1. Shokraneh F, Adams CE. A simple formula for enumerating comparisons in trials and network meta-analysis. F1000Research 2019; 8: 38.
  2. Aali GAdams CEShokraneh F. Estimating the evidence gap in network meta-analysis.

Systematic Review

  1. Oral History of Evidence Synthesis and Evidence-Based Medicine. Ongoing YouTube Series
  2. Shokraneh F, Kuhn I. Diverse Approaches to Systematic Searching. Search Solutions; 2022 Nov 22; London, UK.
  3. Higgins JPT, Thomas J, Chandler J, Cumpston M, Li T, Page MJ, Welch VA. Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions. The Cochrane Collaboration 2019
  4. Shokraneh F. Reproducibility and replicability of systematic reviews. World Journal of Meta-Analysis 2019; 7(3): 66-71.
  5. Shokraneh F. Reliability and Validity of Systematic Searches. Search Solutions; 2019 Nov 26; London, UK.
  6. Shokraneh F, Adams CE, Clarke M, Amato L, Bastian H, Beller E, Brassey J, Buchbinder R, Davoli M, Del Mar C, Glasziou P, Gluud C, Heneghan C, Hoffmann T, Ioannidis JP, Jayaram M, Kwong J, Moher D, Ota E, Sheriff RS, Vale L, Goldacre B. Why Cochrane should prioritise sharing data. BMJ 2018; 362: k3229.
  7. Shokraneh F. Reproducible and Replicable Search for Research Methods in Systematic Reviews. Search Solutions; 2018 Nov 26; London, UK.
  8. Shokraneh F, Adams CE. Patient and public involvement in systematic reviews: A systematic review of literature. 25th Cochrane Colloquium; 16-18 September 2018; Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.
  9. Aali G, Adams CE, Shokraneh F. Systematic Review. Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science. National Library and Archives of IRI; 2018.
  10. Adams CE, Aali G, Shokraneh F. Cochrane Collaboration. Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science. National Library and Archives of IRI; 2018.
  11. Shokraneh F. Systematic Review: Paper Generation or Evidence Production for Decision-Making. Health Information Management 2013; 9(5): 615-618.
  12. Shokraneh F. Systematic Review: A Methodology for Prevention and/or Rationalization of Biases? Iranian Journal of Medical Education 2012; 12(7): 546-550.

Umbrella Reviews and Overviews

  1. Broderick J, Irving C, Shokraneh F, Ostinelli EG, Walshe M, Mockler D, Adams C. Development of workable solutions to overcome known limitations of Overview Methodology. 25th Cochrane Colloquium; 16-18 September 2018; Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

Automation of Systematic Reviews

  1. Oral History of Automation of Evidence Synthesis. Ongoing YouTube Series
  2. Shokraneh F. Study-based registers of randomised controlled trials: the premise and increasing sophistication of data supply for evidence synthesis [PhD Thesis]. The University of Nottingham; 2020.
  3. Shokraneh F, Adams CE. Cochrane Schizophrenia Group’s Study-Based Register of Randomized Controlled Trials: Development and Content Analysis. Schizophrenia Bulletin Open 2020; 1(1): sgaa061.
  4. Shokraneh F. Reducing waste and increasing value through embedded replicability and reproducibility in systematic review process and automation. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology 2019; 112: 98-99.
  5. Schmidt L, Shokraneh F, Steinhausen K, Adams CE. Introducing RAPTOR: RevMan Parsing Tool for Reviewers. Systematic Reviews 2019; 8(1): 151.
  6. Shokraneh F, Adams CE. Study-based registers reduce waste in systematic reviewing: Discussion and case report. Systematic Reviews 2019; 8(1): 129.
  7. Shokraneh F. Automation of Systematic Reviews. Search Solutions; 2018 Nov 25; London, UK.
  8. Shokraneh F, Adams CE. How do the study-based registers reduce waste in systematic reviewing? 25th Cochrane Colloquium; 16-18 September 2018; Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.
  9. Shokraneh F, Adams CE. Study-based registers of randomized controlled trials: Starting a systematic review with data extraction or meta-analysis. BioImpacts 2017; 7(4): 209-217.
  10. Shokraneh F, Adams CE. Potentials of registers of randomized controlled trials in automating the systematic reviews. REWARD EQUATOR 2015; Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.
  11. Shokraneh F. Update on Recent Progress in Evidence Synthesis. Infectious Diseases Data Observatory, Big Data Institute, University of Oxford; 4 September 2024.
  12. Fox G, Shokraneh F, Hartz S, Arca E. Evidence Generation for JCAs: How Can AI Boost Efficiency and Maintain Quality? ISPOR; 16 October 2024.
  13. Thomas J, Shokraneh F. Utilising AI to Support Systematic Review. Primary Care Research Centre, University of Southampton; 14 November 2024.
  14. Shokraneh F. Using AI and ML in Evidence Synthesis and Systematic Reviews in 2025. Systematic Review Consultants LTD; 21 November 2025.
  15. Shokraneh F. Using AI in Automation of Evidence Synthesis: What Does Research Tell Us? University of Bristol; 18 February 2025.
  16. Shokraneh F. GenAI and LLMs in Evidence Synthesis. Infectious Diseases Data Observatory, Big Data Institute, University of Oxford; 7th October 2025.
  17. Shokraneh F. Responsible Use of AI in Systematic Reviews and Evidence Synthesis. NHS South West Public Health Development School; 22 October 2025. 
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