Alan Breen

4.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
100 papers, 3.7k citations indexed

About

Alan Breen is a scholar working on Pharmacology, Pathology and Forensic Medicine and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Alan Breen has authored 100 papers receiving a total of 3.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 77 papers in Pharmacology, 49 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine and 26 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Alan Breen's work include Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (77 papers), Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (49 papers) and Medical Imaging and Analysis (15 papers). Alan Breen is often cited by papers focused on Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (77 papers), Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (49 papers) and Medical Imaging and Analysis (15 papers). Alan Breen collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Canada. Alan Breen's co-authors include Tamar Pincus, Martin Underwood, Maurits W. van Tulder, Bart W. Koes, Trudy Bekkering, E Lærum, Annette Becker, Nadine E. Foster, Steven Vogel and Antti Malmivaara and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Scientific Reports and Spine.

In The Last Decade

Alan Breen

97 papers receiving 3.5k citations

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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.

Chapter 3European guidelines for the management ofacute nonspecific low back painin primary care

2006 945 citations Maurits W. van Tulder, Annette Becker et al. European Spine Journal profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Alan Breen	2.9k	1.3k	715	626	477	100	3.7k
Luciana Macedo	3.1k 1.1×	1.2k 0.9×	691 1.0×	896 1.4×	410 0.9×	101	4.5k
James Rainville	2.9k 1.0×	1.4k 1.1×	599 0.8×	677 1.1×	274 0.6×	61	3.4k
Janna Friedly	2.4k 0.8×	1.2k 0.9×	856 1.2×	440 0.7×	485 1.0×	97	3.6k
J. Hildebrandt	4.0k 1.4×	1.8k 1.4×	876 1.2×	1.2k 1.9×	411 0.9×	95	4.9k
Kika Konstantinou	2.4k 0.8×	1.4k 1.1×	486 0.7×	472 0.8×	381 0.8×	53	2.8k
Mitchell Haas	1.9k 0.6×	1.2k 0.9×	466 0.7×	827 1.3×	410 0.9×	100	3.9k
Roni Evans	2.3k 0.8×	1.0k 0.8×	496 0.7×	602 1.0×	381 0.8×	105	3.4k
M. Pfingsten	2.6k 0.9×	701 0.5×	449 0.6×	1.1k 1.8×	291 0.6×	116	3.3k
Aage Indahl	2.7k 0.9×	1.4k 1.1×	645 0.9×	519 0.8×	210 0.4×	53	3.1k
Heikki Hurri	3.5k 1.2×	2.0k 1.6×	1.3k 1.8×	663 1.1×	242 0.5×	87	4.8k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Budka, Marcin, et al.. (2025). Automatic detection of the lumbar spine using transfer learning for Quantitative Fluoroscopy. Procedia Computer Science. 270. 2291–2300.

Breen, Alexander, et al.. (2024). Disc Degeneration and Cervical Spine Intervertebral Motion: A Cross-Sectional Study in Patients with Neck Pain and Matched Healthy Controls. Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology. 9(1). 55–55. 1 indexed citations

Breen, Alexander, et al.. (2023). Effects of a microgravity SkinSuit on lumbar geometry and kinematics. European Spine Journal. 32(3). 839–847. 5 indexed citations

Breen, Alexander, Alexander Breen, Diana De Carvalho, et al.. (2021). A Reference Database of Standardised Continuous Lumbar Intervertebral Motion Analysis for Conducting Patient-Specific Comparisons. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology. 9. 745837–745837. 5 indexed citations

Breen, Alexander, et al.. (2018). Relationships between muscle electrical activity and the control of inter-vertebral motion during a forward bending task. Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology. 43. 48–54. 6 indexed citations

Breen, Alexander, et al.. (2016). Accuracy and repeatability of quantitative fluoroscopy for the measurement of sagittal plane translation and finite centre of rotation in the lumbar spine. Medical Engineering & Physics. 38(7). 607–614. 14 indexed citations

Breen, Alan, Deydre S. Teyhen, Fiona E. Mellor, et al.. (2012). Measurement of Intervertebral Motion Using Quantitative Fluoroscopy: Report of an International Forum and Proposal for Use in the Assessment of Degenerative Disc Disease in the Lumbar Spine. Advances in Orthopedics. 2012. 1–10. 39 indexed citations

Carr, Eloise, et al.. (2011). Met or matched expectations: what accounts for a successful back pain consultation in primary care?. Health Expectations. 16(2). 143–154. 10 indexed citations

Tulder, Maurits W. van, Annette Becker, Trudy Bekkering, et al.. (2006). European guidelines for the management of acute nonspecific low back pain in primary care. European Spine Journal. 15. 327 indexed citations

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Parsons, Suzanne, Dawn Carnes, Tamar Pincus, et al.. (2006). Measuring troublesomeness of chronic pain by location. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders. 7(1). 34–34. 34 indexed citations

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Breen, Alan, Helen Austin, Charles Campion‐Smith, Eloise Carr, & Eileen Mann. (2006). “You feel so hopeless”: A qualitative study of GP management of acute back pain. European Journal of Pain. 11(1). 21–21. 90 indexed citations

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Pincus, Tamar, Nadine E. Foster, Steven Vogel, et al.. (2006). Attitudes to back pain amongst musculoskeletal practitioners: A comparison of professional groups and practice settings using the ABS-mp. Manual Therapy. 12(2). 167–175. 86 indexed citations

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Breen, Alan, et al.. (2003). Back Pain and Satisfaction With Chiropractic Treatment: What Role Does the Physical Outcome Play?. Clinical Journal of Pain. 19(4). 263–268. 25 indexed citations

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Breen, Alan, et al.. (1998). A pilot study of the purchase of manipulation services for acute low back pain in the United Kingdom.. PubMed. 21(1). 14–8. 21 indexed citations

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Coe, Neil M., et al.. (1998). A chiropractic service arrangement for musculoskeletal complaints in industry: a pilot study. Occupational Medicine. 48(6). 389–395. 3 indexed citations

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Pedersen, Pia Vivian & Alan Breen. (1994). An overview of European chiropractic practice.. PubMed. 17(4). 228–37. 21 indexed citations

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Breen, Alan. (1992). The reliability of palpation and other diagnostic methods.. PubMed. 15(1). 54–6. 19 indexed citations

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Breen, Alan. (1991). Integrated spinal motion: a study of two cases. Journal of the Canadian Chiropractic Association. 35(1). 25–30. 3 indexed citations

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Breen, Alan. (1990). Low back pain: comparison of chiropractic and hospital outpatient treatment. BMJ. 301(6747). 341.2–341. 1 indexed citations

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Breen, Alan, et al.. (1989). Image presentations for spinal kinematic analysis using digital videofluoroscopy. International Conference on Image Processing. 343–347. 1 indexed citations

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