A new taxonomy was developed for overlap across ‘Overviews of systematic reviews’: a meta‐research study of research waste

ConclusionsOne third of overviews overlapped in content and a majority covered broad topic areas. A multiplicity of overviews on the same topic adds to the ongoing waste of research resources, time and effort across medical disciplines. Authors of overviews can use this study and the sample of overviews to identify gaps in the evidence for future analysis, and topics that are already studied which do not need to be duplicated.

Source: Research Synthesis Methods - December 20, 2021 Category: Chemistry Authors: Carole Lunny, Emma K. Reid, Trish Neelakant, Alyssa Chen, Jia He Zhang, Gavindeep Shinger, Adrienne Stevens, Sara Tasnim, Shadi Sadeghipouya, Stephen Adams, Yi Wen Zheng, Lester Lin, Pei Hsuan Yang, Manpreet Dosanjh, Peter Ngsee, Ursula Ell Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research