Most-cited papers on External Validation

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1. External review and validation of the Swedish national inpatient register

   2011 · BMC Public Health · Ludvigsson, Jonas F., Andersson, Eva, Ekbom, Anders et al.

   5,020 cited

2. Principles of QSAR models validation: internal and external

   2007 · QSAR & Combinatorial Science · Gramatica, Paola

   2,132 cited

3. Risk prediction models: II. External validation, model updating, and impact assessment

   2012 · Heart · Moons, Karel G.M., Kengne, André Pascal, Grobbee, Diederick E. et al.

   1,180 cited

4. Prediction models need appropriate internal, internal–external, and external validation

   2015 · Journal of Clinical Epidemiology · Steyerberg, Ewout W., Harrell, Frank E.

   1,110 cited

5. External validation and comparison with other models of the International Metastatic Renal-Cell Carcinoma Database Consortium prognostic model: a population-based study

   2013 · The Lancet Oncology · Heng, Daniel Y.C., Xie, Wanling, Regan, Meredith M. et al.

   1,022 cited

6. External validation of a Cox prognostic model: principles and methods

   2013 · BMC Medical Research Methodology · Royston, Patrick, Altman, Douglas G.

   929 cited

7. External Validation of a Widely Implemented Proprietary Sepsis Prediction Model in Hospitalized Patients

   2021 · JAMA Internal Medicine · Wong, Andrew, Ötleş, Erkin, Donnelly, John P. et al.

   796 cited

8. External validation of prognostic models: what, why, how, when and where?

   2020 · Clinical Kidney Journal · Ramspek, Chava L., Jager, Kitty J., Dekker, Friedo W. et al.

   786 cited

9. Real External Predictivity of QSAR Models: How To Evaluate It? Comparison of Different Validation Criteria and Proposal of Using the Concordance Correlation Coefficient

   2011 · Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling · Chirico, Nicola, Gramatica, Paola

   740 cited

10. External validation of multivariable prediction models: a systematic review of methodological conduct and reporting

    2014 · BMC Medical Research Methodology · Collins, Gary S., Groot, Joris A. H. de, Dutton, Susan et al.

    736 cited

11. Validation of dynamic RADIANCE-based daylight simulations for a test office with external blinds

    2001 · Energy and Buildings · Reinhart, Christoph, Walkenhorst, Oliver

    710 cited

12. External validation is necessary in prediction research:

    2003 · Journal of Clinical Epidemiology · Bleeker, Sacha E., Moll, Henriëtte A., Steyerberg, Ewout W. et al.

    706 cited

13. Sample size considerations for the external validation of a multivariable prognostic model: a resampling study

    2015 · Statistics in Medicine · Collins, Gary S., Ogundimu, Emmanuel, Altman, Douglas G.

    670 cited

14. Substantial effective sample sizes were required for external validation studies of predictive logistic regression models

    2005 · Journal of Clinical Epidemiology · Vergouwe, Yvonne, Steyerberg, Ewout W., Eijkemans, Marinus J.C. et al.

    643 cited

15. External validation of IASP diagnostic criteria for Complex Regional Pain Syndrome and proposed research diagnostic criteria

    1999 · Pain · Bruehl, Stephen, Harden, Norman, Galer, Bradley S. et al.

    619 cited

16. Internal and external validation of predictive models: A simulation study of bias and precision in small samples

    2003 · Journal of Clinical Epidemiology · Steyerberg, Ewout W., Bleeker, Sacha E., Moll, Henriëtte A. et al.

    597 cited

17. External Validation of a Measurement Tool to Assess Systematic Reviews (AMSTAR)

    2007 · PLoS ONE · Shea, Beverley, Bouter, L.M., Peterson, Joan et al.

    577 cited

18. A new framework to enhance the interpretation of external validation studies of clinical prediction models

    2014 · Journal of Clinical Epidemiology · Debray, Thomas P. A., Vergouwe, Yvonne, Koffijberg, Hendrik et al.

    551 cited

19. External validation of clinical prediction models using big datasets from e-health records or IPD meta-analysis: opportunities and challenges

    2016 · BMJ · Riley, Richard D, Ensor, Joie, Snell, Kym I E et al.

    550 cited

20. External Validation and Prediction Employing the Predictive Squared Correlation Coefficient — Test Set Activity Mean vs Training Set Activity Mean

    2008 · Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling · Schüürmann, Gerrit, Ebert, Ralf‐Uwe, Chen, Jingwen et al.

    528 cited

21. Real External Predictivity of QSAR Models. Part 2. New Intercomparable Thresholds for Different Validation Criteria and the Need for Scatter Plot Inspection

    2012 · Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling · Chirico, Nicola, Gramatica, Paola

    521 cited

22. Derivation and external validation of the PLASMIC score for rapid assessment of adults with thrombotic microangiopathies: a cohort study

    2017 · The Lancet Haematology · Bendapudi, Pavan K., Hurwitz, Shelley, Fry, Ashley Michelle et al.

    518 cited

23. The IASLC Lung Cancer Staging Project: External Validation of the Revision of the TNM Stage Groupings in the Eighth Edition of the TNM Classification of Lung Cancer

    2017 · Journal of Thoracic Oncology · Chansky, Kari, Detterbeck, Frank, Nicholson, Andrew G. et al.

    505 cited

24. Evaluation of clinical prediction models (part 1): from development to external validation

    2024 · BMJ · Collins, Gary S., Dhiman, Paula, Ma, Jie et al.

    484 cited

25. External validating criteria for psychiatric diagnosis: their application in affective disorders.

    1980 · PubMed · Hesbacher, Peter, Rickels, Karl, Morris, R. J. et al.

    477 cited

26. Development and external validation of two nomograms to predict overall survival and occurrence of distant metastases in adults after surgical resection of localised soft-tissue sarcomas of the extremities: a retrospective analysis

    2016 · The Lancet Oncology · Callegaro, Dario, Miceli, Rosalba, Bonvalot, Sylvie et al.

    472 cited

27. External validation of new risk prediction models is infrequent and reveals worse prognostic discrimination

    2014 · Journal of Clinical Epidemiology · Siontis, George C.M., Tzoulaki, Ioanna, Castaldi, Peter J. et al.

    466 cited

28. Prospective External Validation of a Predictive Score for Postoperative Pulmonary Complications

    2014 · Anesthesiology · Mazo, Valentín, Sabaté, Sergi, Canet, Jaume et al.

    459 cited

29. Comparative Studies on Some Metrics for External Validation of QSPR Models

    2011 · Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling · Roy, Kunal, Mitra, Indrani, Kar, Supratik et al.

    453 cited

30. Decision‐making competence: External validation through an individual‐differences approach

    2005 · Journal of Behavioral Decision Making · Parker, Andrew M., Fischhoff, Baruch

    435 cited