Table 3.

List of the top 10 most cited GCFRs

GCFR	Topic	Full sample (n = 1316)		Citers (n = 167)
		Citation count	Percent (%)	Citation count	Percent (%)
Craig [13, 20]	Design and interpretation	128	9.7	65	38.9
Eldridge [23] (CONSORT ext.)	Reporting	123	9.3	35	20.9
Hoffmann [24]	Reporting	79	6.0	43	25.7
Bowen [25]	Feasibility	63	4.8	27	16.2
Thabane [26–28]	Reporting	62	4.6	37	22.2
Lancaster [29]	Design and interpretation	56	4.3	33	19.8
RE-AIM [30]	Implementation	50	9.8	21	12.6
Leon [31]	Design and interpretation	43	3.3	10	5.9
Eldridge [32] (defining)	Defining pilot and feasibility studies	39	2.9	18	10.8
Chan [33]	Reporting	32	2.4	12	7.2
Billingham [34]	Sample size/power	32	2.4	18	10.8