Systematic literature reviews increasingly cited within randomized control trial publications
That is the finding from a study by Jia et al. (2023) published last week. The authors find that: Among 4003 eligible RCTs [randomized controlled trials], 1241 studies (31.0%) cited Cochrane reviews, 1698 studies (42.4%) cited prior non-Cochrane reviews, and 2265 studies (56.6%) cited either type of systematic review or both; 1738 RCTs (43.4%) cited…