Alan Adams

2.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
19 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Alan Adams is a scholar working on Pharmacology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Complementary and alternative medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Alan Adams has authored 19 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 5 papers in Pharmacology, 4 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 4 papers in Complementary and alternative medicine. Recurrent topics in Alan Adams's work include Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (5 papers), Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies (4 papers) and Food Safety and Hygiene (3 papers). Alan Adams is often cited by papers focused on Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (5 papers), Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies (4 papers) and Food Safety and Hygiene (3 papers). Alan Adams collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Denmark. Alan Adams's co-authors include Bart N. Green, Claire Johnson, Wadie I. Najm, Vivian M Dickerson, Shiraz I. Mishra, Sibylle Reinsch, Linda Murphy, Michael A. Seffinger, Robert D. Mootz and William C. Meeker and has published in prestigious journals such as Spine, Injury and BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Alan Adams

18 papers receiving 2.0k citations

Hit Papers

Writing narrative literature reviews for peer-reviewed jo... 2006 2026 2012 2019 2006 400 800 1.2k
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Writing narrative literature reviews for peer-reviewed journals: secrets of the trade
    2006 1.3k citations Bart N. Green, Claire Johnson et al. Journal of Chiropractic Medicine profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Alan Adams United States 10 497 287 279 253 220 19 2.1k
Bart N. Green United States 21 462 0.9× 169 0.6× 179 0.6× 587 2.3× 518 2.4× 85 2.8k
Lawrence Leung Canada 14 406 0.8× 102 0.4× 108 0.4× 217 0.9× 174 0.8× 36 2.2k
Claire Johnson United States 23 383 0.8× 139 0.5× 283 1.0× 640 2.5× 661 3.0× 139 3.4k
Gerard Urrútia Spain 29 703 1.4× 334 1.2× 766 2.7× 372 1.5× 331 1.5× 135 4.0k
Paul Sutcliffe United Kingdom 31 211 0.4× 171 0.6× 609 2.2× 322 1.3× 406 1.8× 97 3.3k
Laura Murphy United States 30 540 1.1× 84 0.3× 144 0.5× 256 1.0× 435 2.0× 96 2.7k
Malcolm Koo Taiwan 30 106 0.2× 111 0.4× 326 1.2× 323 1.3× 325 1.5× 175 2.9k
Feng Du China 30 150 0.3× 92 0.3× 183 0.7× 230 0.9× 235 1.1× 146 2.7k
Emma Irvin Canada 25 821 1.7× 174 0.6× 110 0.4× 593 2.3× 252 1.1× 48 2.6k
Reid Robson Canada 15 160 0.3× 103 0.4× 299 1.1× 567 2.2× 486 2.2× 20 3.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Alan Adams

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Fields of papers citing papers by Alan Adams

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alan Adams

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Alan Adams. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Alan Adams based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Alan Adams. Alan Adams is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

19 of 19 papers shown
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Rehman, Haroon, et al.. (2015). A novel and effortless technique for application of lower limb backslabs. Injury. 46(10). 2052–2054.
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Stochkendahl, Mette Jensen, Henrik Wulff Christensen, Jan Hartvigsen, et al.. (2006). Manual Examination of the Spine: A Systematic Critical Literature Review of Reproducibility. Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics. 29(6). 475–485.e10. 153 indexed citations
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Green, Bart N., Claire Johnson, & Alan Adams. (2006). Writing narrative literature reviews for peer-reviewed journals: secrets of the trade. Journal of Chiropractic Medicine. 5(3). 101–117. 1331 indexed citations breakdown →
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Seffinger, Michael A., Wadie I. Najm, Shiraz I. Mishra, et al.. (2004). Reliability of Spinal Palpation for Diagnosis of Back and Neck Pain. Spine. 29(19). E413–E425. 241 indexed citations
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Seffinger, Michael A., Alan Adams, Wadie I. Najm, et al.. (2003). Spinal palpatory diagnostic procedures utilized by practitioners of spinal manipulation: annotated bibliography of content validity and reliability studies. Journal of the Canadian Chiropractic Association. 47(2). 93–109. 8 indexed citations
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Murphy, Linda, Sibylle Reinsch, Wadie I. Najm, et al.. (2003). Searching biomedical databases on complementary medicine: the use of controlled vocabulary among authors, indexers and investigators. BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 3(1). 3–3. 45 indexed citations
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Murphy, Linda, Sibylle Reinsch, Wadie I. Najm, et al.. (2003). Spinal palpation: the challenges of information retrieval using available databases. Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics. 26(6). 374–382. 15 indexed citations
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Najm, Wadie I., Michael A. Seffinger, Shiraz I. Mishra, et al.. (2003). Content validity of manual spinal palpatory exams - A systematic review. BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 3(1). 1–1. 96 indexed citations
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Adams, Alan. (2001). The use of models in the maintenance of the hygienic quality of foods. Nutrition & Food Science. 31(5). 234–237. 2 indexed citations
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Rose, Kevin A. & Alan Adams. (2000). A Survey of the Use of Evidence-Based Health Care in Chiropractic College Clinics. Journal of Chiropractic Education. 14(2). 71–77. 6 indexed citations
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Phillips, Reed B., et al.. (2000). Los Angeles College of Chiropractic practice model.. PubMed. 6(6). 76–9. 5 indexed citations
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Hurwitz, Eric L., et al.. (1999). Piriformis syndrome: an annotated bibliography. Journal of the Canadian Chiropractic Association. 43(3). 176–182. 1 indexed citations
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Adams, Alan, et al.. (1999). Food safety enforcement and the hospitality industry. Nutrition & Food Science. 99(1). 37–41. 2 indexed citations
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Coulter, Ian, et al.. (1998). A comparative study of chiropractic and medical education.. PubMed. 4(5). 64–75. 40 indexed citations
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Adams, Alan, et al.. (1997). Customers’ perception of and actual nutritional status of their lunch‐time sandwiches. British Food Journal. 99(10). 371–375. 5 indexed citations
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Adams, Alan, et al.. (1997). Nutritional analysis of mid‐day meals provided for 5‐11 year‐old schoolchildren. British Food Journal. 99(1). 12–19. 13 indexed citations
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Adams, Alan. (1995). Food safety: the final solution for the hotel and cateringindustry?. British Food Journal. 97(4). 19–23. 5 indexed citations
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Phillips, Reed B., et al.. (1994). A CONTEMPORARY PHILOSOPHY OF CHIROPRACTIC FOR THE LOS ANGELES COLLEGE OF CHIROPRACTICS. 4. 20–25. 9 indexed citations
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Anderson, Robert J., et al.. (1992). A meta-analysis of clinical trials of spinal manipulation.. PubMed. 15(3). 181–94. 117 indexed citations

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