MetaHD: A Multivariate Meta-Analysis Model for High-Dimensional Data

Performs multivariate meta-analysis for high-dimensional data to integrate and collectively analyse individual-level data from multiple studies, as well as to combine summary estimates. This approach accounts for correlation between outcomes, incorporates within- and between-study variability, handles missing values, and uses shrinkage estimation to accommodate high dimensionality. The 'MetaHD' R package provides access to our multivariate meta-analysis approach, along with a comprehensive suite of existing meta-analysis methods, including fixed-effects and random-effects models, Fisher's method, Stouffer's method, the weighted Z method, Lancaster's method, the weighted Fisher's method, and vote-counting approach. Visualisation tools are provided for interpreting and comparing results across methods, including Venn diagrams, UpSet plots, and ROC curves, heatmaps of pooled effect sizes and correlations among outcomes. A detailed vignette with example datasets and code for data preparation and analysis is available at <https://alyshadelivera.github.io/MetaHD_vignette/>.

Version: 0.1.5
Depends: R (≥ 4.4.0)
Imports: dplyr, tidyr, metafor, corpcor, nloptr, Matrix, matrixcalc, Rcpp (≥ 1.0.0), dynamicTreeCut, cluster, future.apply, metapro, metap, UpSetR, pROC, graphics, grDevices, tools, ComplexHeatmap, circlize
LinkingTo: Rcpp, RcppArmadillo
Suggests: gVenn, BiocManager, testthat (≥ 3.0.0)
Published: 2026-07-08
DOI: 10.32614/CRAN.package.MetaHD
Author: Jayamini Liyanage [aut, cre], Alysha De Livera [aut], Luke Prendergast [aut]
Maintainer: Jayamini Liyanage <j.liyanage at latrobe.edu.au>
License: GPL-3
NeedsCompilation: yes
In views: MetaAnalysis
CRAN checks: MetaHD results [issues need fixing before 2026-07-22]

Documentation:

Reference manual: MetaHD.html , MetaHD.pdf

Downloads:

Package source: MetaHD_0.1.5.tar.gz
Windows binaries: r-devel: MetaHD_0.1.4.zip, r-release: MetaHD_0.1.4.zip, r-oldrel: MetaHD_0.1.4.zip
macOS binaries: r-release (arm64): MetaHD_0.1.4.tgz, r-oldrel (arm64): MetaHD_0.1.4.tgz, r-release (x86_64): MetaHD_0.1.4.tgz, r-oldrel (x86_64): MetaHD_0.1.4.tgz
Old sources: MetaHD archive

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