Category
Dr
Farhad
Shokraneh
Evidence Synthesis Manager
Research Theme
Malaria
Visceral leishmaniasis
COVID19
Schistosomiasis & STHs
Chagas
WWARN
Dr Farhad Shokraneh has 20 years of experience and a PhD in Evidence Synthesis. He joined IDDO in October 2023 as Evidence Synthesis Manager.
Previously, he has worked at the University of Nottingham, King's College London, University College London, UCLH, and Cambridge University in similar roles. He has led teams to deliver projects to clients such as WHO, UN, UNICEF, FDA, UK NIHR, Cochrane, AWMF, and NICE.
As a passionate methodologist and change maker, Farhad is a co-author of the Cochrane Handbook, an editor of Systematic Reviews journal and has designed the first and most sensitive search strategy for COVID-19 literature and the first living search strategy and coined concepts such as 'Search-Resistant Concepts', 'Search Pyramid', 'Living Search Strategy', and 'Iterative Systematic Reviews'.
All Publications
A simple formula for enumerating comparisons in trials and network meta-analysis
Shokraneh, F., & Adams, C. (2019). F1000Research, 8, 38-38.
A simple formula for enumerating comparisons in trials and network meta-analysis
Shokraneh, F., & Adams, C. (2019). In F1000Res.
The effectiveness of online parenting programmes in promoting parents’ and adolescents’ mental wellbeing: a systematic review protocol
Al Falahi, A., Glazebrook, C., & Shokraneh, F. (2019).
A simple formula for enumerating comparisons in trials and network meta-analysis.
Shokraneh, F., & Adams, C. (2019). F1000Research, 8, 38.
Global, regional, and national age-sex-specific mortality for 282 causes of death in 195 countries and territories, 1980-2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
(2018). The Lancet, 392(10160), 1736-1788.
Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 84 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks for 195 countries and territories, 1990-2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
Stanaway, J., Afshin, A., Gakidou, E., Lim, S., Abate, D., Abate, K., Abbafati, C., Abbasi, N., Abbastabar, H., Abd-Allah, F., Abdela, J., Abdelalim, A., Abdollahpour, I., Abdulkader, R., Abebe, M., Abebe, Z., Abera, S., Abil, O., Abraha, H., … Acharya, P. (2018). Lancet, 392(10159), 1923-1994.
Population and fertility by age and sex for 195 countries and territories, 1950-2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
Hay, S., Gething, P., Newton, C., & Bennett, D. (2018). Lancet, 392(10159), 1995-2051.
Measuring progress from 1990 to 2017 and projecting attainment to 2030 of the health-related Sustainable Development Goals for 195 countries and territories: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
Lozano, R., Fullman, N., Abate, D., Abay, S., Abbafati, C., Abbasi, N., Abbastabar, H., Abd-Allah, F., Abdela, J., Abdelalim, A., Abdel-Rahman, O., Abdi, A., Abdollahpour, I., Abdulkader, R., Abebe, N., Abebe, Z., Abejie, A., Abera, S., Abil, O., … Accrombessi, M. (2018). Lancet, 392(10159), 2091-2138.
Global, regional, and national age-sex-specific mortality for 282 causes of death in 195 countries and territories, 1980–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
Roth, G., Abate, D., Abate, K., Abay, S., Abbafati, C., Abbasi, N., Abbastabar, H., Abd-Allah, F., Abdela, J., Abdelalim, A., Abdollahpour, I., Abdulkader, R., Abebe, H., Abebe, M., Abebe, Z., Abejie, A., Abera, S., Abil, O., Abraha, H., … Alahdab, F. (2018). Lancet, 392(10159), 1736-1788.
Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 354 diseases and injuries for 195 countries and territories, 1990-2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
James, S., Abate, D., Abate, K., Abay, S., Abbafati, C., Abbasi, N., Abbastabar, H., Abd-Allah, F., Abdela, J., Abdelalim, A., Abdollahpour, I., Abdulkader, R., Abebe, Z., Abera, S., Abil, O., Abraha, H., Abu-Raddad, L., Abu-Rmeileh, N., Accrombessi, M., … Alahdab, F. (2018). Lancet, 392(10159), 1789-1858.
Global, regional, and national age-sex-specific mortality and life expectancy, 1950–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
Dicker, D., Nguyen, G., Abate, D., Abate, K., Abay, S., Abbafati, C., Abbasi, N., Abbastabar, H., Abd-Allah, F., Abdela, J., Abdelalim, A., Abdel-Rahman, O., Abdi, A., Abdollahpour, I., Abdulkader, R., Abdurahman, A., Abebe, H., Abebe, M., Abebe, Z., … Ahmed, M. (2018). Lancet, 392(10159), 1684-1735.
Global, regional, and national disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) for 359 diseases and injuries and healthy life expectancy (HALE) for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
Kyu, H., Abate, D., Abate, K., Newton, C., Rahimi, K., Cooper, C., & al., E. (2018). Lancet, 392(10159), 1859-1922.
Erratum: Department of Error.
Roth, G., Abate, D., Abate, K., Abay, S., Abbafati, C., Abbasi, N., Abbastabar, H., Abd-Allah, F., Abdela, J., Abdelalim, A., Abdollahpour, I., Abdulkader, R., Abebe, H., Abebe, M., Abebe, Z., Abejie, A., Abera, S., Abil, O., Abraha, H., … Alahdab, F. (2018). Lancet (London, England), 392(10160), 2170.
Comparative efficacy and tolerability of medications for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder in children, adolescents, and adults: a systematic review and network meta-analysis
Cortese, S., Adamo, N., Del Giovane, C., Mohr-Jensen, C., Hayes, A., Carucci, S., Atkinson, L., Tessari, L., Banaschewski, T., Coghill, D., Hollis, C., Simonoff, E., Zuddas, A., Barbui, C., Purgato, M., Steinhausen, H., Shokraneh, F., Xia, J., & Cipriani, A. (2018). Lancet Psychiatry, 5(9), P727 - 738.
Evidence-based prevention and treatment of osteoporosis after spinal cord injury: a systematic review.
Soleyman-Jahi, S., Yousefian, A., Maheronnaghsh, R., Shokraneh, F., Zadegan, S., Soltani, A., Hosseini, S., Vaccaro, A., & Rahimi-Movaghar, V. (2018). European Spine Journal : Official Publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society, 27(8), 1798-1814.
Why Cochrane should prioritise sharing data
Shokraneh, F., Adams, C., 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, J., Jayaram, M., Kwong, J., Moher, D., Ota, E., … Goldacre, B. (2018). BMJ, 362.
Mortality Rate and Predicting Factors of Traumatic Thoracolumbar Spinal Cord Injury; A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Azarhomayoun, A., Aghasi, M., Mousavi, N., Shokraneh, F., Vaccaro, A., Haj Mirzaian, A., Derakhshan, P., & Rahimi-Movaghar, V. (2018). Bulletin of Emergency and Trauma, 6(3), 181-194.
36 Gallstone, snake venom and witchcraft for schizophrenia: the challenges of classifying [schizophrenia] trials
Shokraneh, F., & Adams, C. (2018). BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine, 23(Suppl 1), a18 - a18.
The fate of neurons after traumatic spinal cord injury in rats: A systematic review.
Hassannejad, Z., Zadegan, S., Shakouri-Motlagh, A., Mokhatab, M., Rezvan, M., Sharif-Alhoseini, M., Shokraneh, F., Moshayedi, P., & Rahimi-Movaghar, V. (2018). Iranian Journal of Basic Medical Sciences, 21(6), 546-557.
Vertebroplasty and Kyphoplasty for Metastatic Spinal Lesions: A Systematic Review.
Sadeghi-Naini, M., Aarabi, S., Shokraneh, F., Janani, L., Vaccaro, A., & Rahimi-Movaghar, V. (2018). Clinical Spine Surgery, 31(5), 203-210.
Estimation and Prediction of Avoidable Health Care Costs of Cardiovascular Diseases and Type 2 Diabetes Through Adequate Dairy Food Consumption: A Systematic Review and Micro Simulation Modeling Study.
Javanbakht, M., Jamshidi, A., Baradaran, H., Mohammadi, Z., Mashayekhi, A., Shokraneh, F., Rezai Hamami, M., Yazdani Bakhsh, R., Shabaninejad, H., Delavari, S., & Tehrani, A. (2018). Archives of Iranian Medicine, 21(5), 213-222.
Classification of interventions in Traditional Chinese Medicine.
Deng, H., Liang, S., Clive E, A., & Farhad, S. (2018). Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine = Chung I Tsa Chih Ying Wen Pan, 38(2), 315-320.
Effectiveness of current policing-related mental health interventions: A systematic review.
Kane, E., Evans, E., & Shokraneh, F. (2018). Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health : CBMH, 28(2), 108-119.
The diagnostic values of UCH-L1 in traumatic brain injury: A meta-analysis.
Shahjouei, S., Sadeghi-Naini, M., Yang, Z., Kobeissy, F., Rathore, D., Shokraneh, F., Blackburn, S., Manley, G., & Wang, K. (2018). Brain Injury, 32(1), 1-17.
A bibliometric trend analysis of regenerative medicine research output in Iran: Comparison with the global research output
Samadikuchaksaraei, A., Mohammadhassanzadeh, H., Shokraneh, F., & Osguei, N. (2018). Materials Today Proceedings, 5(7), 15506-15515.