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Discipline name D-index D-index (Discipline H-index) only includes papers and citation values for an examined discipline in contrast to General H-index which accounts for publications across all disciplines. Citations Publications World Ranking National Ranking
Medicine D-index 141 Citations 70,808 1,032 World Ranking 642 National Ranking 76

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Internal medicine
  • Alternative medicine
  • Surgery

Edzard Ernst mostly deals with MEDLINE, Traditional medicine, Alternative medicine, Clinical trial and Adverse effect. His MEDLINE study combines topics in areas such as Physical therapy, Randomized controlled trial, Surgery and Intensive care medicine. His Physical therapy research incorporates elements of Jadad scale, Acupuncture, Massage and Low back pain.

His research in Traditional medicine focuses on subjects like Ginseng, which are connected to Warfarin, Saw palmetto and Hypericum perforatum. Alternative medicine and Family medicine are frequently intertwined in his study. His research in Clinical trial tackles topics such as Placebo which are related to areas like Meta-analysis.

His most cited work include:

  • Influence of context effects on health outcomes: a systematic review. (970 citations)
  • Fibrinogen as a cardiovascular risk factor: a meta-analysis and review of the literature. (917 citations)
  • Interactions between herbal medicines and prescribed drugs: an updated systematic review. (598 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

Alternative medicine, Physical therapy, MEDLINE, Traditional medicine and Clinical trial are his primary areas of study. The various areas that he examines in his Alternative medicine study include Systematic review, Family medicine and Intensive care medicine. His Physical therapy research incorporates themes from Massage, Physical medicine and rehabilitation, Chiropractic, Randomized controlled trial and Acupuncture.

Internal medicine is closely connected to Placebo in his research, which is encompassed under the umbrella topic of Randomized controlled trial. His study in Cochrane Library and Evidence-based medicine falls under the purview of MEDLINE. His Traditional medicine study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Adverse effect and Phytotherapy.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Alternative medicine (34.08%)
  • Physical therapy (22.77%)
  • MEDLINE (19.11%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2010-2021)?

  • Alternative medicine (34.08%)
  • Physical therapy (22.77%)
  • MEDLINE (19.11%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

Edzard Ernst spends much of his time researching Alternative medicine, Physical therapy, MEDLINE, Randomized controlled trial and Acupuncture. The Alternative medicine study combines topics in areas such as Systematic review, Traditional medicine, Family medicine and Intensive care medicine. His Physical therapy research includes elements of Psychological intervention, Clinical trial, Physical medicine and rehabilitation, Jadad scale and Meta-analysis.

His MEDLINE research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Treatment outcome and Adverse effect. His work in Randomized controlled trial tackles topics such as Placebo which are related to areas like Internal medicine and Weight loss. His work carried out in the field of Acupuncture brings together such families of science as Surgery and Protocol.

Between 2010 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • The Use of Green Coffee Extract as a Weight Loss Supplement: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomised Clinical Trials (175 citations)
  • Horse chestnut seed extract for chronic venous insufficiency (162 citations)
  • Acupuncture: Does it alleviate pain and are there serious risks? A review of reviews (156 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Internal medicine
  • Alternative medicine
  • Disease

His scientific interests lie mostly in Physical therapy, MEDLINE, Randomized controlled trial, Alternative medicine and Meta-analysis. In his research on the topic of Physical therapy, Osteoarthritis is strongly related with Clinical trial. His MEDLINE research integrates issues from Acupuncture, Adverse effect and Aromatherapy.

His Randomized controlled trial study also includes fields such as

  • Placebo that connect with fields like Internal medicine,
  • Psychological intervention which is related to area like Asthma and Osteopathy. His Alternative medicine research includes themes of Traditional medicine, Dementia, Methodological quality and Family medicine. His studies in Traditional medicine integrate themes in fields like Menopause and Ginseng.

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Best Publications

Influence of context effects on health outcomes: a systematic review.

Zelda Di Blasi;Elaine Harkness;Edzard Ernst;Amanda Georgiou.
The Lancet (2001)

1587 Citations

Fibrinogen as a cardiovascular risk factor: a meta-analysis and review of the literature.

Edzard Ernst;Karl Ludwig Resch.
Annals of Internal Medicine (1993)

1444 Citations

Interactions between herbal medicines and prescribed drugs: a systematic review.

Angelo A. Izzo;Edzard Ernst.
Drugs (2001)

914 Citations

Harmless herbs? A review of the recent literature.

Edzard Ernst.
The American Journal of Medicine (1998)

789 Citations

Interactions between herbal medicines and prescribed drugs: an updated systematic review.

Angelo A. Izzo;Edzard Ernst.
Drugs (2009)

728 Citations

The BBC survey of complementary medicine use in the UK

E. Ernst;A. White.
Complementary Therapies in Medicine (2000)

656 Citations

Prevalence of use of complementary/alternative medicine: a systematic review.

Ernst E.
Bulletin of The World Health Organization (2000)

650 Citations

The risk-benefit profile of commonly used herbal therapies : Ginkgo, St. John's Wort, Ginseng, Echinacea, Saw Palmetto, and Kava

Edzard Ernst.
Annals of Internal Medicine (2002)

614 Citations

Toxic heavy metals and undeclared drugs in Asian herbal medicines

Edzard Ernst.
Trends in Pharmacological Sciences (2002)

571 Citations

Aloe vera: a systematic review of its clinical effectiveness

B K Vogler;E Ernst.
British Journal of General Practice (1999)

560 Citations

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