See my CV or Google Scholar page for a complete list of my publications and pre-prints. Selected works are listed below.
Causal Inference
McGrath S, Mukherjee R. Nuisance function tuning and sample splitting for optimal doubly robust estimation. arXiv (pre-print). 2024+.
McGrath S, Mukherjee R, Réquia WJ, Lee WC. Wildfire exposure and academic performance in Brazil: A causal inference approach for spatiotemporal data. Science of the Total Environment. 2023; 905: 167625.
Chiu, YH, Wen, L, McGrath S, Logan R, Dahabreh IJ, Hernán, MA. Evaluating model specification when using the parametric g-formula in the presence of censoring. American Journal of Epidemiology. 2023; 192: 1887-1895.
Chiu, YH, Yland JJ, Rinaudo P, Hsu J, McGrath S, Hernández-Díaz S, Hernán MA. Effectiveness and safety of intrauterine insemination vs. assisted reproductive technology: Emulating a target trial using an observational database of administrative claims. Fertility and Sterility. 2022; 117: 981-991.
McGrath S, Young JG, Hernán MA. Revisiting the g-null paradox. Epidemiology. 2022; 33: 114-120.
McGrath S, Lin V, Zhang Z, Petito LC, Logan RW, Hernán MA, Young JG. gfoRmula: An R package for estimating the effects of sustained treatment strategies via the parametric g-formula. Patterns. 2020; 1: 100008.
Evidence Synthesis
McGrath S, Zhu C, Guo M, Duan R. LEARNER: A transfer learning method for low-rank matrix estimation. arXiv (pre-print). 2024+.
Wang G, McGrath S, Lian Y. CausalMetaR: An R package for performing causally interpretable meta-analyses. Research Synthesis Methods. In press.
de Vries TAC, Mallick IU, Bhagirath VC, Eikelboom JW, Gomes C, Yi Q, McGrath S, Hirsh J, Chan NC. Usual on-therapy ranges of drug concentrations in patients with atrial fibrillation treated with direct oral anticoagulants: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Thrombosis and Haemostasis. 2024 Nov 21 [Epub ahead of print].
Iskander R, Moyer H, Fergusson D, McGrath S, Benedetti A, Kimmelman J. The benefits and risks of receiving investigational solid tumour drugs in randomized trials: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Annals of Internal Medicine. 2024; 177: 759-767.
McGrath S, Zhao XF, Ozturk O, Katzenschlager S, Steele R, Benedetti A. metamedian: An R package for meta-analyzing studies reporting medians. Research Synthesis Methods. 2024; 15: 332-346.
McGrath S, Katzenschlager S, Zimmer AJ, Seitel A, Steele R, Benedetti A. Standard error estimation in meta-analysis of studies reporting medians. Statistical Methods in Medical Research. 2023; 32: 373-388.
Lee JH, Garg T, Lee J, McGrath S, Rosman L, Schumacher SG, Benedetti A, Qin ZZ, Gore G, Pai M, Sohn H. Impact of molecular diagnostic tests on diagnostic and treatment delays in tuberculosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Infectious Diseases. 2022; 22: 940.
Brümmer LE, Katzenschlager S, McGrath S, Schmitz S, Gaeddert M, Erdmann C, Bota M, Grilli M, Larmann J, Weigand MA, Pollock NR, Macé A, Erkosar B, Carmona S, Sacks JA, Ongarello S, Denkinger CM. Accuracy of rapid point-of-care antigen-based diagnostics for SARS-CoV-2: An updated systematic review and meta-analysis with meta-regression analyzing influencing factors. PLOS Medicine. 2022; 19: e1004011.
Zimmer AJ, Lainati F, Aguilera Vasquez N, Chedid C, McGrath S, Benedetti A, MacLean E, Ruhwald M, Denkinger CM, Kohli M. Biomarkers that correlate with active pulmonary tuberculosis treatment response: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 2022; 60: e01859-21.
Katzenschlager S, Zimmer AJ, Gottschalk C, Grafeneder J, Seitel A, Maier-Hein L, Benedetti A, Larmann J, Weigand MA, McGrath S, Denkinger CM. Can we predict the severe course of COVID-19 - A systematic review and meta-analysis of indicators of clinical outcome? PLOS One. 2021; 16: e0255154.
McGrath S, Zhao XF, Steele R, Thombs BD, Benedetti A, and the DEPRESsion Screening Data (DEPRESSD) Collaboration. Estimating the sample mean and standard deviation from commonly reported quantiles in meta-analysis. Statistical Methods in Medical Research. 2020; 29: 2520-2537.
McGrath S, Sohn H, Steele R, Benedetti A. Meta-analysis of the difference of medians. Biometrical Journal. 2020; 62: 69-98.
McGrath S, Zhao XF, Qin ZZ, Steele R, Benedetti A. One-sample aggregate data meta-analysis of medians. Statistics in Medicine. 2019; 38: 969-984.