Characterizing updated and living meta-analyses part 1: a methodological scoping review on methods for conducting meta-analyses in updated and living systematic reviews.

Authors: Konstantinidis M; Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael's Hospital, Unity Health Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada., Kontouli KM; Department of Primary Education, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Epirus, Greece., Zhelnov P; Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael's Hospital, Unity Health Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada., Stratton C; Division of Epidemiology, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada., McGowan J; School of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada., Simmonds M; Centre for Reviews and Dissemination, University of York, York, UK., Moher D; Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; School of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Centre for Journalology, Methodological and Implementation Research Program, The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada., Tricco AC; Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael's Hospital, Unity Health Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Division of Epidemiology, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada., Veroniki AA; Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael's Hospital, Unity Health Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Center for Evidence Synthesis in Health, Department of Health Services, Policy, and Practice, Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, Rhode Island, USA. Electronic address: argie_veroniki@brown.edu.

Source: Journal of clinical epidemiology [J Clin Epidemiol] 2026 Sep; Vol. 197, pp. 112389. Date of Electronic Publication: 2026 Jun 22.

Publication Type: Journal Article; Scoping Review

Journal Info: Publisher: Elsevier Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 8801383 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1878-5921 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 08954356 NLM ISO Abbreviation: J Clin Epidemiol Subsets: MEDLINE

MeSH Terms: Meta-Analysis as Topic* , Research Design* , Review Literature as Topic* , Systematic Reviews as Topic*, Humans

Pseudo-data augmentation for exact conditional likelihood inference in meta-analysis.

Authors: Noma H; Department of Interdisciplinary Statistical Mathematics, The Institute of Statistical Mathematics, Tachikawa, Tokyo 190-8562, Japan.; The Graduate Institute for Advanced Studies, The Graduate University for Advanced Studies (SOKENDAI), Tachikawa, Tokyo 190-8562, Japan.

Source: Biometrics [Biometrics] 2026 Oct 07; Vol. 82 (4).

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal Info: Publisher: Oxford University Press Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 0370625 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1541-0420 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 0006341X NLM ISO Abbreviation: Biometrics Subsets: MEDLINE

MeSH Terms: Meta-Analysis as Topic* , Models, Statistical*, Biometry/methods ; Likelihood Functions ; Computer Simulation ; Data Interpretation, Statistical ; Humans ; Odds Ratio

Prediction intervals for random-effects meta-analysis based on confidence distributions and Edgington's method.

Authors: Kronthaler D; Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Prevention Institute, Department of Biostatistics, University of Zurich, Hirschengraben 84, 8001 Zurich, Switzerland., Held L; Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Prevention Institute, Department of Biostatistics, University of Zurich, Hirschengraben 84, 8001 Zurich, Switzerland.

Source: Biometrics [Biometrics] 2026 Oct 07; Vol. 82 (4).

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal Info: Publisher: Oxford University Press Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 0370625 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1541-0420 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 0006341X NLM ISO Abbreviation: Biometrics Subsets: MEDLINE

MeSH Terms: Meta-Analysis as Topic* , Models, Statistical*, Biometry/methods ; Computer Simulation ; Confidence Intervals ; Humans ; Uncertainty ; Prediction Algorithms ; Data Interpretation, Statistical

A Path-Based Approach for Detecting and Assessing Inconsistency in Network Meta-Analysis.

Authors: Tahmasebi NR; Institute for Medical Biometry and Statistics (IMBI), Faculty of Medicine and Medical Center, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.; Institute for Evidence in Medicine (IfEM), Faculty of Medicine and Medical Center, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany., Davies AL; Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK., Papakonstantinou T; Institute for Medical Biometry and Statistics (IMBI), Faculty of Medicine and Medical Center, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.; Laboratory of Hygiene, Social and Preventive Medicine and Medical Statistics, School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece., Rücker G; Institute for Medical Biometry and Statistics (IMBI), Faculty of Medicine and Medical Center, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany., Nikolakopoulou A; Institute for Medical Biometry and Statistics (IMBI), Faculty of Medicine and Medical Center, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.; Laboratory of Hygiene, Social and Preventive Medicine and Medical Statistics, School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.

Source: Statistics in medicine [Stat Med] 2026 Oct; Vol. 45 (23-24), pp. e70752.

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal Info: Publisher: Wiley Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 8215016 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1097-0258 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 02776715 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Stat Med Subsets: MEDLINE

MeSH Terms: Network Meta-Analysis as Topic*, Humans ; Models, Statistical ; Data Interpretation, Statistical

Bootstrap Calibration of Likelihood-Ratio Inference for the Hypergeometric-Normal Random-Effects Model in Rare-Event Meta-Analysis.

Authors: Noma H; Department of Interdisciplinary Statistical Mathematics, The Institute of Statistical Mathematics, Tokyo, Japan.; The Graduate Institute for Advanced Studies, The Graduate University for Advanced Studies (SOKENDAI), Tokyo, Japan., Evrenoglou T; Institute of Medical Biometry and Statistics, Faculty of Medicine and Medical Center, University of Freiburg, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany., Maruo K; Department of Biostatistics, Institute of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan.

Source: Statistics in medicine [Stat Med] 2026 Oct; Vol. 45 (23-24), pp. e70776.

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal Info: Publisher: Wiley Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 8215016 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1097-0258 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 02776715 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Stat Med Subsets: MEDLINE

MeSH Terms: Meta-Analysis as Topic* , Models, Statistical*, Thiazolidinediones/therapeutic use ; Thiazolidinediones/adverse effects ; Likelihood Functions ; Humans ; Computer Simulation ; Rosiglitazone ; Confidence Intervals ; Data Interpretation, Statistical

Integrating Meta-Analysis Into a Specific Study (InMASS) for Estimating the Target-Population Average Treatment Effect.

Authors: Hanada K; Department of Biostatistics, Faculty of Medicine, Wakayama Medical University, Kimiidera, Wakayama, Japan., Kojima M; Department of Data Science for Business Innovation, Chuo University, Hachioji, Tokyo, Japan.

Source: Biometrical journal. Biometrische Zeitschrift [Biom J] 2026 Oct; Vol. 68 (5), pp. e70169.

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal Info: Publisher: Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA Country of Publication: Germany NLM ID: 7708048 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1521-4036 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 03233847 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Biom J Subsets: MEDLINE

MeSH Terms: Biometry*/methods , Meta-Analysis as Topic*, Humans ; Treatment Outcome ; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic

Externally anchored covariate completion improved target-population effect estimation in meta-analysis with incomplete aggregate data: a simulation study.

Authors: Sun L; Center for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 211198, Jiangsu, China., Zhao M; Center for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 211198, Jiangsu, China., Zhou D; Center for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 211198, Jiangsu, China., Rong Y; Heilongjiang Health Development Research Center, Harbin 150036, Heilongjiang, China., Ke X; Department of Health Assessment and Hospital Management Research, Shenzhen Health Development Research and Data Management Center, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China., Tian L; Center for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 211198, Jiangsu, China. Electronic address: cputianlei@163.com.

Source: Journal of clinical epidemiology [J Clin Epidemiol] 2026 Oct; Vol. 198, pp. 112412. Date of Electronic Publication: 2026 Jul 09.

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal Info: Publisher: Elsevier Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 8801383 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1878-5921 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 08954356 NLM ISO Abbreviation: J Clin Epidemiol Subsets: MEDLINE

MeSH Terms: Meta-Analysis as Topic*, Humans ; Monte Carlo Method ; Computer Simulation ; Models, Statistical ; Data Interpretation, Statistical

The Exchangeability Assumption in Network Meta-Analysis: Its Meaning and Evaluation.

Authors: Tu YK; Institute of Health Data Analytics and Statistics, College of Public Health, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan; Health Data Research Center, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan. Electronic address: yukangtu@ntu.edu.tw., Hodges JS; Institute of Health Data Analytics and Statistics, College of Public Health, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan; Division of Biostatistics and Health Data Science, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA.

Source: Value in health : the journal of the International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research [Value Health] 2026 Oct; Vol. 29 (10), pp. 1851-1856. Date of Electronic Publication: 2026 May 19.

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal Info: Publisher: Elsevier Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 100883818 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1524-4733 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 10983015 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Value Health Subsets: MEDLINE

MeSH Terms: Network Meta-Analysis as Topic* , Research Design*, Humans ; Reproducibility of Results

Peaks2Image: Reconstructing fMRI maps from stereotactic coordinates to enhance cognitive meta-analysis.

Authors: Meudec R; Université Paris-Saclay, Inria, CEA, Palaiseau, France., Dockès J; Université Paris-Saclay, Inria, CEA, Palaiseau, France., Ghayem F; Université Paris-Saclay, Inria, CEA, Palaiseau, France., Wassermann D; Université Paris-Saclay, Inria, CEA, Palaiseau, France., Thirion B; Université Paris-Saclay, Inria, CEA, Palaiseau, France.

Source: Imaging neuroscience (Cambridge, Mass.) [Imaging Neurosci (Camb)] 2026 Sep 18; Vol. 4. Date of Electronic Publication: 2026 Sep 18 (Print Publication: 2026).

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal Info: Publisher: The MIT Press Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 9918663686606676 Publication Model: eCollection Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 2837-6056 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 28376056 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Imaging Neurosci (Camb) Subsets: MEDLINE

MeSH Terms: Magnetic Resonance Imaging*/methods , Brain Mapping*/methods , Brain*/diagnostic imaging , Brain*/physiology , Image Processing, Computer-Assisted*/methods , Cognition*/physiology , Meta-Analysis as Topic*, Humans ; Neural Networks, Computer ; Stereotaxic Techniques

Unmasking bias in the evidence ecosystem: a panoramic analysis of 311,751 meta-analyses using an artificial intelligence agent-based approach.

Authors: Chen X; Department of Adult Joint Reconstructive Surgery, Beijing Jishuitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China., She Z; Department of Adult Joint Reconstructive Surgery, Beijing Jishuitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China., Yang S; Changping Laboratory, Beijing, China., Chu M; Department of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China., Zhou Y; Department of Adult Joint Reconstructive Surgery, Beijing Jishuitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.

Source: Journal of global health [J Glob Health] 2026 Sep 04; Vol. 16, pp. 03029. Date of Electronic Publication: 2026 Sep 04.

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal Info: Publisher: International Society of Global Health Country of Publication: Scotland NLM ID: 101578780 Publication Model: Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 2047-2986 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 20472978 NLM ISO Abbreviation: J Glob Health Subsets: MEDLINE

MeSH Terms: Artificial Intelligence* , Meta-Analysis as Topic*, Bias ; Large Language Models ; Humans ; Workflow

p-Uniform* is an estimator of the three-parameter selection model: Commentary on van Aert and van Assen (2026).

Authors: Pustejovsky JE; Educational Psychology Department, University of Wisconsin - Madison, 1025 West Johnson St., Madison, WI, 53706-1706, USA. pustejovsky@wisc.edu.

Source: Psychonomic bulletin & review [Psychon Bull Rev] 2026 Sep 03; Vol. 33 (7). Date of Electronic Publication: 2026 Sep 03.

Publication Type: Editorial

Journal Info: Publisher: Springer] Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 9502924 Publication Model: Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1531-5320 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 10699384 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Psychon Bull Rev Subsets: MEDLINE

MeSH Terms: Meta-Analysis as Topic* , Models, Statistical* , Publication Bias*, Humans

Reproducibility of Published Meta-Analyses on Acupuncture for Irritable Bowel Syndrome.

Authors: Wang Y; Department of Infectious Disease, Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China., Zou K; West China School of Public Health, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China., Liu D; West China School of Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China., Guo Q; Innovation Institute for Integration of Medicine and Engineering, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.; West China Medical Publishers, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China., Deng Y; Innovation Institute for Integration of Medicine and Engineering, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China., Long Y; Innovation Institute for Integration of Medicine and Engineering, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.

Source: Journal of evidence-based medicine [J Evid Based Med] 2026 Sep; Vol. 19 (3), pp. e70188. Date of Electronic Publication: 2026 Sep 15.

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal Info: Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 101497477 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1756-5391 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 17565391 NLM ISO Abbreviation: J Evid Based Med Subsets: MEDLINE

MeSH Terms: Irritable Bowel Syndrome*/therapy , Acupuncture Therapy* , Meta-Analysis as Topic*, Humans ; Reproducibility of Results

Challenges in Treatment Node Classification for Network Meta-Analysis of Non-Pharmacological Interventions: Insights From a Researcher Survey.

Authors: Boonpattharatthiti K; The Research Unit of Evidence Synthesis, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Naresuan University, Phitsanulok, Thailand.; Advancing Collaboration, Translation, and Innovation for Value in Evidence Synthesis Hub of Talent, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Naresuan University, Phitsanulok, Thailand.; Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Burapha University, Chonburi, Thailand., Caldwell DM; Population Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK., Chaiyakunapruk N; Advancing Collaboration, Translation, and Innovation for Value in Evidence Synthesis Hub of Talent, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Naresuan University, Phitsanulok, Thailand.; Department of Pharmacotherapy, College of Pharmacy, University of Utah, Utah, USA.; IDEAS Center, Veterans Affairs Salt Lake City Healthcare System, Utah, USA.; Department of Social and Administrative Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand., Dhippayom T; The Research Unit of Evidence Synthesis, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Naresuan University, Phitsanulok, Thailand.; Advancing Collaboration, Translation, and Innovation for Value in Evidence Synthesis Hub of Talent, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Naresuan University, Phitsanulok, Thailand.; Department of Pharmacotherapy, College of Pharmacy, University of Utah, Utah, USA.

Source: Journal of evidence-based medicine [J Evid Based Med] 2026 Sep; Vol. 19 (3), pp. e70171. Date of Electronic Publication: 2026 Jul 30.

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal Info: Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 101497477 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1756-5391 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 17565391 NLM ISO Abbreviation: J Evid Based Med Subsets: MEDLINE

MeSH Terms: Network Meta-Analysis as Topic*, Humans ; Surveys and Questionnaires

Practical Guidance on Fisher's z Transformation for Meta-Analysis of Pearson's Correlation Coefficients.

Authors: Chen J; Department of Statistics, Florida State University, Tallahassee, USA., Wang Y; Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, USA., Lin L; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Arizona, Tucson, USA.

Source: Journal of evidence-based medicine [J Evid Based Med] 2026 Sep; Vol. 19 (3), pp. e70165. Date of Electronic Publication: 2026 Jul 22.

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal Info: Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 101497477 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1756-5391 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 17565391 NLM ISO Abbreviation: J Evid Based Med Subsets: MEDLINE

MeSH Terms: Meta-Analysis as Topic* , Software*, Data Interpretation, Statistical ; Humans

Global research trends and knowledge structure of meta-analyses on pediatric pain: A bibliometric analysis.

Authors: Taylan S; Department of Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Kumluca Health Sciences, Akdeniz University, Kumluca, Antalya, Turkey., Turan FD; Department of Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Kumluca Health Sciences, Akdeniz University, Kumluca, Antalya, Turkey. Electronic address: fatmadilek_32@hotmail.com., Özkan İ; Department of Internal Medicine Nursing, Faculty of Kumluca Health Sciences, Akdeniz University, Kumluca, Antalya, Turkey., Kiliç KM; Psychologist, Child Development Department, Faculty of Kumluca Health Sciences, Akdeniz University, Kumluca, Antalya, Turkey.

Source: Journal of pediatric nursing [J Pediatr Nurs] 2026 Sep-Oct; Vol. 90, pp. 510-523. Date of Electronic Publication: 2026 Jul 15.

Publication Type: Journal Article; Review

Journal Info: Publisher: W.B. Saunders Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 8607529 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1532-8449 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 08825963 NLM ISO Abbreviation: J Pediatr Nurs Subsets: MEDLINE

MeSH Terms: Pain Management*/methods , Bibliometrics* , Meta-Analysis as Topic* , Pain*, Humans ; Child ; Adolescent ; Pediatrics ; Female

Diluting the signal: Class-level pooling and the ecological fallacy in meta-analyses of anti-amyloid monoclonal antibodies.

Authors: Riccioppo Rodrigues G; Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, Centro Universitário Barão de Mauá, Rua Ramos de Azevedo, Ribeirao Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Source: Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD [J Alzheimers Dis] 2026 Sep; Vol. 113 (1), pp. 95-96. Date of Electronic Publication: 2026 Jul 06.

Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Journal Info: Publisher: SAGE Publications Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 9814863 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1875-8908 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 13872877 NLM ISO Abbreviation: J Alzheimers Dis Subsets: MEDLINE

MeSH Terms: Alzheimer Disease*/drug therapy , Amyloid beta-Peptides*/immunology , Antibodies, Monoclonal*/therapeutic use , Meta-Analysis as Topic*, Humans

Exploring the Use of Multiple Imputation for Handling Missing Covariates in Meta-Regression with Dependent Effect Sizes.

Authors: Lee J; University of North Texas., Beretvas SN; University of Texas at Austin., Keller BT; University of Missouri.

Source: Multivariate behavioral research [Multivariate Behav Res] 2026 Sep-Oct; Vol. 61 (5), pp. 885-909. Date of Electronic Publication: 2026 May 26.

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal Info: Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 0046052 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1532-7906 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 00273171 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Multivariate Behav Res Subsets: MEDLINE

MeSH Terms: Meta-Analysis as Topic* , Models, Statistical*, Computer Simulation ; Monte Carlo Method ; Regression Analysis ; Humans ; Data Interpretation, Statistical

Minimum distance estimation of mean and standard deviation from reported quantiles.

Authors: Tang X; Academy of Pharmacy, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, China., Tong T; Department of Mathematics, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, China., Zhang X; Data Sciences and Analytics, Pfizer Inc., China., Chu H; Data Sciences and Analytics, Pfizer Inc., China.; Division of Biostatistics and Health Data Science, University of Minnesota Twin Cities, USA.

Source: Research synthesis methods [Res Synth Methods] 2026 Sep; Vol. 17 (5), pp. 958-975. Date of Electronic Publication: 2026 Apr 15.

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal Info: Publisher: Wiley Blackwell Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 101543738 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1759-2887 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 17592879 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Res Synth Methods Subsets: MEDLINE

MeSH Terms: Meta-Analysis as Topic*, Computer Simulation ; Software ; Humans ; Algorithms ; Models, Statistical ; Data Interpretation, Statistical ; Sample Size ; Bias ; Reproducibility of Results ; Research Design

A novel visualization approach for network meta-analysis: The plate plot and the nmaplateplot R package.

Authors: Ren Y; Medtronic Inc, Minneapolis, MN, USA., Wang Z; Amgen Inc, Thousand Oaks, California, USA., Lin L; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, The University of Arizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, Tucson, Arizona, USA., Zhao S; National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA., Chu H; Division of Biostatistics and Health Data Science, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.; Pfizer Inc, New York, New York, USA.

Source: Research synthesis methods [Res Synth Methods] 2026 Sep; Vol. 17 (5), pp. 1045-1053. Date of Electronic Publication: 2026 Apr 07.

Publication Type: Journal Article; Review

Journal Info: Publisher: Wiley Blackwell Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 101543738 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1759-2887 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 17592879 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Res Synth Methods Subsets: MEDLINE

MeSH Terms: Software* , Network Meta-Analysis as Topic*, Antidepressive Agents/therapeutic use ; Humans ; Computer Graphics ; Algorithms ; Data Interpretation, Statistical ; Data Visualization ; Uncertainty ; Research Design

Meta-analytic pooling of intraclass correlation coefficient estimates.

Authors: Bhat BH; Department of Psychiatry and Neuropsychology, Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands.; Educational Psychology, The University of Texas at Austin, USA., Beretvas SN; Educational Psychology, The University of Texas at Austin, USA.

Source: Research synthesis methods [Res Synth Methods] 2026 Sep; Vol. 17 (5), pp. 850-883. Date of Electronic Publication: 2026 Mar 30.

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal Info: Publisher: Wiley Blackwell Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 101543738 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1759-2887 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 17592879 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Res Synth Methods Subsets: MEDLINE

MeSH Terms: Meta-Analysis as Topic*, Reproducibility of Results ; Data Interpretation, Statistical ; Humans ; Cluster Analysis ; Models, Statistical ; Algorithms ; Research Design ; Psychometrics ; Computer Simulation ; Sample Size