"Publication Bias" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The influence of study results on the chances of publication and the tendency of investigators, reviewers, and editors to submit or accept manuscripts for publication based on the direction or strength of the study findings. Publication bias has an impact on the interpretation of clinical trials and meta-analyses. Bias can be minimized by insistence by editors on high-quality research, thorough literature reviews, acknowledgement of conflicts of interest, modification of peer review practices, etc.
| Descriptor ID |
D017594
|
| MeSH Number(s) |
L01.737.813
|
| Concept/Terms |
|
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Publication Bias".
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Publication Bias".
This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Publication Bias" by people in this website by year, and whether "Publication Bias" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
To see the data from this visualization as text,
click here.
| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
|---|
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
To return to the timeline,
click here.
Below are the most recent publications written about "Publication Bias" by people in Profiles.
-
Association of PIN3 16-bp duplication polymorphism of TP53 with breast cancer risk in Mali and a meta-analysis. BMC Med Genet. 2020 07 03; 21(1):142.
-
Large Cytologically Benign Thyroid Nodules Do Not Have High Rates of Malignancy or False-Negative Rates and Clinical Observation Should be Considered: A Meta-Analysis. Thyroid. 2018 12; 28(12):1595-1608.
-
Trial Registration and Outcome Reporting: A Bait and Switch? Anesth Analg. 2017 10; 125(4):1098-1099.
-
Considerations for observational research using large data sets in radiation oncology. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2014 Sep 01; 90(1):11-24.
-
Publication and other reporting biases in cognitive sciences: detection, prevalence, and prevention. Trends Cogn Sci. 2014 May; 18(5):235-41.
-
Potential reporting bias in fMRI studies of the brain. PLoS One. 2013; 8(7):e70104.
-
Publicity bias. Am J Sports Med. 2013 Feb; 41(2):261-2.
-
Keeping track of trials. Am J Sports Med. 2012 Sep; 40(9):1967-9.
-
Back to the drawing board. Am J Sports Med. 2012 Mar; 40(3):509-11.
-
Interventions to promote repeat breast cancer screening with mammography: a systematic review and meta-analysis. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2010 Jul 21; 102(14):1023-39.