Anthony C. Schwarzer

4.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
20 papers, 3.2k citations indexed

About

Anthony C. Schwarzer is a scholar working on Pharmacology, Pathology and Forensic Medicine and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Anthony C. Schwarzer has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 3.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Pharmacology, 12 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine and 9 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Anthony C. Schwarzer's work include Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (12 papers), Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (12 papers) and Anesthesia and Pain Management (6 papers). Anthony C. Schwarzer is often cited by papers focused on Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (12 papers), Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (12 papers) and Anesthesia and Pain Management (6 papers). Anthony C. Schwarzer collaborates with scholars based in Australia and United States. Anthony C. Schwarzer's co-authors include Nikolai Bogduk, Charles N. Aprill, Joseph D. Fortin, Garrett Kine, Richard Derby, R Laurent, P. McNaught, Paul Dreyfuss, Peter Lau and D O'Driscoll and has published in prestigious journals such as Pain, Spine and Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases.

In The Last Decade

Anthony C. Schwarzer

20 papers receiving 2.9k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

The Sacroiliac Joint in Chronic Low Back Pain

1995 675 citations Anthony C. Schwarzer, Charles N. Aprill et al. Spine profile →
The Prevalence and Clinical Features of Internal Disc Disruption in Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain

1995 575 citations Anthony C. Schwarzer, Charles N. Aprill et al. Spine profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Anthony C. Schwarzer Australia	14	2.8k	2.6k	1.7k	310	306	20	3.2k
Joseph D. Fortin United States	20	2.6k 0.9×	2.5k 0.9×	1.6k 1.0×	303 1.0×	453 1.5×	33	3.1k
Garrett Kine Australia	9	1.8k 0.6×	1.7k 0.6×	1.0k 0.6×	204 0.7×	127 0.4×	9	2.0k
Jeffrey A. Saal United States	15	2.2k 0.8×	1.8k 0.7×	1.5k 0.9×	208 0.7×	119 0.4×	30	2.6k
Barton L. Sachs United States	22	1.7k 0.6×	945 0.4×	1.5k 0.9×	125 0.4×	81 0.3×	47	2.3k
Michael J. DePalma United States	19	908 0.3×	786 0.3×	889 0.5×	117 0.4×	100 0.3×	42	1.5k
Stephen D. Kuslich United States	7	1.5k 0.5×	962 0.4×	1.1k 0.7×	128 0.4×	53 0.2×	10	1.7k
Hirokazu Ishihara Japan	26	2.7k 1.0×	1.2k 0.5×	2.1k 1.3×	56 0.2×	136 0.4×	63	3.1k
Alf Udén Sweden	21	1.1k 0.4×	958 0.4×	1.3k 0.8×	62 0.2×	299 1.0×	44	1.9k
M. G. Walsh Ireland	14	1.1k 0.4×	863 0.3×	678 0.4×	65 0.2×	116 0.4×	22	1.5k
Osamu Shirado Japan	24	1.2k 0.4×	1.0k 0.4×	1.0k 0.6×	172 0.6×	98 0.3×	64	1.9k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Dreyfuss, Paul, Anthony C. Schwarzer, Peter Lau, & Nikolai Bogduk. (1997). Specificity of Lumbar Medial Branch and L5 Dorsal Ramus Blocks. Spine. 22(8). 895–902. 176 indexed citations

Schwarzer, Anthony C. & Nikolai Bogduk. (1996). In Response: Letters. Spine. 21(6). 776–776. 6 indexed citations

Schwarzer, Anthony C., Charles N. Aprill, & Nikolai Bogduk. (1995). The Sacroiliac Joint in Chronic Low Back Pain. Spine. 20(1). 31–37. 675 indexed citations breakdown →

Schwarzer, Anthony C., et al.. (1995). Prevalence and clinical features of lumbar zygapophysial joint pain: a study in an Australian population with chronic low back pain.. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. 54(2). 100–106. 312 indexed citations

Schwarzer, Anthony C., Charles N. Aprill, Richard Derby, et al.. (1995). The Prevalence and Clinical Features of Internal Disc Disruption in Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain. Spine. 20(17). 1878–1883. 575 indexed citations breakdown →

Schwarzer, Anthony C., et al.. (1995). The Ability of Computed Tomography to Identify a Painful Zygapophysial Joint in Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain. Spine. 20(8). 907–912. 197 indexed citations

Schwarzer, Anthony C., et al.. (1995). The False-Positive Rate of Uncontrolled Diagnostic Blocks of the Lumbar Zygapophysial Joints. Neurosurgery Quarterly. 5(4). 287–288. 46 indexed citations

Schwarzer, Anthony C., Charles N. Aprill, Richard Derby, et al.. (1994). Clinical Features of Patients with Pain Stemming from the Lumbar Zygapophysial Joints. Spine. 19(Supplement). 1132–1137. 381 indexed citations

Schwarzer, Anthony C., Charles N. Aprill, Richard Derby, et al.. (1994). The false-positive rate of uncontrolled diagnostic blocks of the lumbar zygapophysial joints. Pain. 58(2). 195–200. 274 indexed citations

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Schwarzer, Anthony C., Charles N. Aprill, Richard Derby, et al.. (1994). The Relative Contributions of the Disc and Zygapophyseal Joint in Chronic Low Back Pain. Spine. 19(7). 801–806. 299 indexed citations

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Schwarzer, Anthony C., Richard Derby, Charles N. Aprill, et al.. (1994). The Value of the Provocation Response in Lumbar Zygapophyseal Joint Injections. Clinical Journal of Pain. 10(4). 309–313. 74 indexed citations

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Schwarzer, Anthony C., Ryan Derby, Charles N. Aprill, et al.. (1994). Pain from the lumbar zygapophysial joints: a test of two models.. PubMed. 7(4). 331–6. 91 indexed citations

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Schwarzer, Anthony C., et al.. (1994). Pain from the Lumbar Zygapophysial Joints. Journal of Spinal Disorders. 7(4). 331???336–331???336. 51 indexed citations

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Carroll, Graeme J., et al.. (1991). Comparison of keratan sulphate concentrations and the size distribution of proteoglycans in the synovial fluid of patients with osteoarthritis and pyrophosphate arthropathy. Rheumatology International. 11(2). 63–68. 14 indexed citations

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Brooks, Peter & Anthony C. Schwarzer. (1991). Combination chemotherapy in rheumatoid arthritis.. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. 50(7). 507–509. 6 indexed citations

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Schwarzer, Anthony C. & Leslie Schrieber. (1991). Rheumatic manifestations of neoplasia. Current Opinion in Rheumatology. 3(1). 145–154. 9 indexed citations

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Schwarzer, Anthony C., Michael G. Cohen, Mark Arnold, et al.. (1990). Tenoxicam compared with diclofenac in patients with ankylosing spondylitis. Current Medical Research and Opinion. 11(10). 648–653. 13 indexed citations

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Schwarzer, Anthony C., Mark Arnold, Diane Kelly, et al.. (1990). THE CYCLING OF COMBINATION ANTIRHEUMATIC DRUG THERAPY IN RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS. Lara D. Veeken. 29(6). 445–450. 8 indexed citations

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Schwarzer, Anthony C., Mark Arnold, & Peter Brooks. (1990). Combination therapy in rheumatoid arthritis. Baillière s Clinical Rheumatology. 4(3). 663–685. 4 indexed citations

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Schwarzer, Anthony C. & Leslie Schrieber. (1989). Rheumatic manifestations of neoplasia. Current Opinion in Rheumatology. 1(4). 545–550. 21 indexed citations

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