Anthony D. Woolf

156.2k total citations · 14 hit papers
177 papers, 23.7k citations indexed

About

Anthony D. Woolf is a scholar working on Pharmacology, Rehabilitation and Rheumatology. According to data from OpenAlex, Anthony D. Woolf has authored 177 papers receiving a total of 23.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 51 papers in Pharmacology, 45 papers in Rehabilitation and 44 papers in Rheumatology. Recurrent topics in Anthony D. Woolf's work include Musculoskeletal Disorders and Rehabilitation (45 papers), Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (44 papers) and Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies (28 papers). Anthony D. Woolf is often cited by papers focused on Musculoskeletal Disorders and Rehabilitation (45 papers), Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (44 papers) and Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies (28 papers). Anthony D. Woolf collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Australia and United States. Anthony D. Woolf's co-authors include Lyn March, Bruce Pfleger, Rachelle Buchbinder, Damian Hoy, Emma Smith, Fiona Blyth, Theo Vos, Peter Brooks, Marita Cross and Christopher Bain and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PEDIATRICS.

In The Last Decade

Anthony D. Woolf

170 papers receiving 23.0k citations

Hit Papers

Burden of major musculosk... 2003 2026 2010 2018 2003 2014 2014 2012 2012 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k 2.5k
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. Burden of major musculoskeletal conditions.
    2003 2.8k citations Anthony D. Woolf et al. PubMed profile →
  2. The global burden of hip and knee osteoarthritis: estimates from the Global Burden of Disease 2010 study
    2014 2.6k citations Marita Cross, Emma Smith et al. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases profile →
  3. The global burden of low back pain: estimates from the Global Burden of Disease 2010 study
    2014 2.3k citations Damian Hoy, Lyn March et al. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases profile →
  4. A systematic review of the global prevalence of low back pain
    2012 2.2k citations Damian Hoy, Lyn March et al. profile →
  5. Assessing risk of bias in prevalence studies: modification of an existing tool and evidence of interrater agreement
    2012 2.0k citations Damian Hoy, Anthony D. Woolf et al. profile →
  6. Global, regional and national burden of osteoarthritis 1990-2017: a systematic analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
    2020 1.2k citations Emma Smith, Damian Hoy et al. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases profile →
  7. The global burden of rheumatoid arthritis: estimates from the Global Burden of Disease 2010 study
    2014 839 citations Marita Cross, Emma Smith et al. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases profile →
  8. The global burden of neck pain: estimates from the Global Burden of Disease 2010 study
    2014 553 citations Damian Hoy, Lyn March et al. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases profile →
  9. Global, regional and national burden of rheumatoid arthritis 1990–2017: a systematic analysis of the Global Burden of Disease study 2017
    2019 552 citations Damian Hoy, Emma Smith et al. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases profile →
  10. Musculoskeletal Health Conditions Represent a Global Threat to Healthy Aging: A Report for the 2015 World Health Organization World Report on Ageing and Health
    2016 484 citations Andrew M. Briggs, Marita Cross et al. The Gerontologist profile →
  11. Burden of disability due to musculoskeletal (MSK) disorders
    2014 399 citations Lyn March, Emma Smith et al. Best Practice & Research Clinical Rheumatology profile →
  12. Global, regional, and national burden of neck pain in the general population, 1990-2017: systematic analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
    2020 393 citations Damian Hoy, Rachelle Buchbinder et al. profile →
  13. Reducing the global burden of musculoskeletal conditions
    2018 333 citations Andrew M. Briggs, Anthony D. Woolf et al. profile →
  14. Prevalence, Deaths, and Disability‐Adjusted Life Years Due to Musculoskeletal Disorders for 195 Countries and Territories 1990–2017
    2020 212 citations Marita Cross, Emma Smith et al. profile →

Author Peers

Peers are selected by citation overlap in the author's most active subfields. citations · hero ref

Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Anthony D. Woolf 9.5k 6.8k 4.9k 3.6k 2.5k 177 23.7k
Lyn March 11.5k 1.2× 9.2k 1.4× 8.0k 1.6× 4.5k 1.2× 3.4k 1.4× 419 32.2k
Peter Croft 12.1k 1.3× 6.6k 1.0× 7.0k 1.4× 3.1k 0.8× 4.5k 1.8× 271 25.4k
Damian Hoy 8.6k 0.9× 4.2k 0.6× 3.3k 0.7× 3.6k 1.0× 2.1k 0.8× 65 17.4k
Hannu Kautiainen 3.3k 0.4× 5.1k 0.8× 4.3k 0.9× 2.5k 0.7× 2.4k 0.9× 913 22.1k
Charles G. Helmick 4.7k 0.5× 11.8k 1.7× 6.0k 1.2× 1.7k 0.5× 2.1k 0.8× 193 24.2k
Gillian Hawker 5.7k 0.6× 8.7k 1.3× 14.2k 2.9× 1.6k 0.4× 1.8k 0.7× 354 29.4k
Maarten Boers 3.1k 0.3× 14.5k 2.1× 4.4k 0.9× 3.2k 0.9× 2.1k 0.9× 468 32.7k
Charles H. Goldsmith 4.5k 0.5× 7.0k 1.0× 6.1k 1.2× 2.1k 0.6× 1.9k 0.8× 150 20.9k
Joost Dekker 6.6k 0.7× 8.3k 1.2× 10.0k 2.0× 4.6k 1.3× 6.4k 2.6× 900 53.6k
Matthew H. Liang 3.7k 0.4× 19.8k 2.9× 6.9k 1.4× 5.2k 1.4× 2.3k 0.9× 193 37.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Anthony D. Woolf

Since Specialization
Citations

This map shows the geographic impact of Anthony D. Woolf's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by Anthony D. Woolf with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Anthony D. Woolf more than expected).

Fields of papers citing papers by Anthony D. Woolf

Since Specialization
Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Anthony D. Woolf. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Anthony D. Woolf. The network helps show where Anthony D. Woolf may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Anthony D. Woolf

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Anthony D. Woolf. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Anthony D. Woolf 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 Anthony D. Woolf. Anthony D. Woolf is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
1.
Malmgren, Linnea, et al.. (2025). Recovery of BMD after pregnancy and breastfeeding—a 10-yr prospective observational study of 25-yr-old women. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research. 40(12). 1360–1369. 1 indexed citations
2.
Christensen, Robin, Berit L. Heitmann, Roy D. Altman, et al.. (2023). Prognostic value of illness perception on changes in knee pain among elderly individuals: Two-year results from the Frederiksberg Cohort study. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 5(4). 100403–100403.
3.
Loza, Estíbaliz, Loreto Carmona, Anthony D. Woolf, et al.. (2022). Implementation of recommendations in rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases: considerations for development and uptake. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. 81(10). 1344–1347. 7 indexed citations
4.
Briggs, Andrew M., et al.. (2020). Global health policy in the 21st century: Challenges and opportunities to arrest the global disability burden from musculoskeletal health conditions. Best Practice & Research Clinical Rheumatology. 34(5). 101549–101549. 56 indexed citations
5.
Lewis, Rebecca, C. Gomez, Margaret P. Rayman, et al.. (2019). Strategies for optimising musculoskeletal health in the 21st century. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders. 20(1). 164–164. 117 indexed citations
6.
Ramiro, Sofía, Polina Putrik, Yvonne van Eijk‐Hustings, et al.. (2018). The eumusc.net standards of care for rheumatoid arthritis: importance and current implementation according to patients and healthcare providers in the Netherlands.. PubMed. 36(2). 275–283. 1 indexed citations
7.
Briggs, Andrew M., Marita Cross, Damian G Hoy, et al.. (2016). Musculoskeletal Health Conditions Represent a Global Threat to Healthy Aging: A Report for the 2015 World Health Organization World Report on Ageing and Health. The Gerontologist. 56(Suppl 2). S243–S255. 484 indexed citations breakdown →
8.
Smith, Emma, Damian Hoy, Marita Cross, et al.. (2014). The global burden of gout: estimates from the Global Burden of Disease 2010 study. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. 73(8). 1470–1476. 197 indexed citations
9.
Smith, Emma, Damian G Hoy, Marita Cross, et al.. (2014). The global burden of other musculoskeletal disorders: estimates from the Global Burden of Disease 2010 study. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. 73(8). 1462–1469. 232 indexed citations
10.
March, Lyn, Damian Hoy, Emma Smith, et al.. (2013). Global and Country Specific Burden Of Musculoskeletal Disorders: a Report From The Global Burden Of Diseases Musculoskeletal Expert Group.. Queensland's institutional digital repository (The University of Queensland). 3 indexed citations
11.
Wilson, Nick, Damian Hoy, Richard Norman, et al.. (2010). Use of a quality assessment tool for a systematic review on osteoporosis prevalence. Queensland's institutional digital repository (The University of Queensland). 2 indexed citations
12.
Woolf, Anthony D., Theo Vos, & Lyn March. (2010). How to measure the impact of musculoskeletal conditions. Best Practice & Research Clinical Rheumatology. 24(6). 723–732. 69 indexed citations
13.
March, Lyn & Anthony D. Woolf. (2010). The global burden of musculoskeletal conditions – Why is it important?. Best Practice & Research Clinical Rheumatology. 24(6). 721–721. 12 indexed citations
14.
Veale, Douglas J., Anthony D. Woolf, & Alison Carr. (2008). Chronic musculoskeletal pain and arthritis: impact, attitudes and perceptions.. PubMed. 101(7). 208–10. 18 indexed citations
15.
Woolf, Anthony D. & Kristina Åkesson. (2008). Osteoporosis : an atlas of investigation and management. 3 indexed citations
16.
Cooper, Cyrus & Anthony D. Woolf. (2006). Osteoporosis : best practice & research compendium. Elsevier eBooks. 2 indexed citations
17.
Cieza, Alarcos, S. R. Schwarzkopf, T. Sigl, et al.. (2004). ICF Core Sets for osteoporosis. Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine. 36(0). 81–86. 57 indexed citations
18.
Woolf, Anthony D. & Kristina Åkesson. (2003). Management of osteoporosis. Lund University Publications (Lund University). 5 indexed citations
19.
Woolf, Anthony D.. (2002). Bone and joint futures. 2 indexed citations
20.
O’Neill, Terence W, E. V. McCloskey, John А. Kanis, et al.. (1999). The distribution, determinants, and clinical correlates of vertebral osteophytosis: a population based survey.. PubMed. 26(4). 842–8. 152 indexed citations

Rankless uses publication and citation data sourced from OpenAlex, an open and comprehensive bibliographic database. While OpenAlex provides broad and valuable coverage of the global research landscape, it—like all bibliographic datasets—has inherent limitations. These include incomplete records, variations in author disambiguation, differences in journal indexing, and delays in data updates. As a result, some metrics and network relationships displayed in Rankless may not fully capture the entirety of a scholar's output or impact.

Explore authors with similar magnitude of impact

Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Lyn March Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Peter Croft Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Damian Hoy Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Hannu Kautiainen Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Charles G. Helmick Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Gillian Hawker Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Maarten Boers Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Charles H. Goldsmith Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Joost Dekker Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Matthew H. Liang
Rankless by CCL
2026