Cliff Da Costa

1.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
33 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Cliff Da Costa is a scholar working on Complementary and alternative medicine, Pharmacology and Cognitive Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Cliff Da Costa has authored 33 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Complementary and alternative medicine, 7 papers in Pharmacology and 7 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Cliff Da Costa's work include Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies (7 papers), Acupuncture Treatment Research Studies (6 papers) and Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (5 papers). Cliff Da Costa is often cited by papers focused on Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies (7 papers), Acupuncture Treatment Research Studies (6 papers) and Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (5 papers). Cliff Da Costa collaborates with scholars based in Australia, China and Saudi Arabia. Cliff Da Costa's co-authors include Charlie Changli Xue, Anthony Lin Zhang, David Story, Vivian Lin, Chun Guang Li, Marc Cohen, Stephen H. Penman, Marie Pirotta, Zhen Zheng and Christopher Worsnop and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Thorax and BMJ Open.

In The Last Decade

Cliff Da Costa

32 papers receiving 1.3k 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.

Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use in Australia: A National Population-Based Survey

2007 510 citations Charlie Changli Xue, Anthony Lin Zhang et al. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Cliff Da Costa Australia	16	815	225	168	162	155	33	1.4k
Arne Johan Norheim Norway	17	588 0.7×	84 0.4×	96 0.6×	144 0.9×	20 0.1×	56	975
Mohsen Naseri Iran	21	533 0.7×	258 1.1×	160 1.0×	70 0.4×	23 0.1×	146	1.5k
Agnete E. Kristoffersen Norway	20	803 1.0×	230 1.0×	53 0.3×	156 1.0×	16 0.1×	65	1.2k
Maria I. Van Rompay United States	13	1.1k 1.4×	345 1.5×	161 1.0×	285 1.8×	8 0.1×	21	1.9k
Hitoshi YAMASHITA Japan	16	801 1.0×	124 0.6×	225 1.3×	165 1.0×	6 0.0×	54	1.4k
Rohini Terry United Kingdom	19	296 0.4×	99 0.4×	215 1.3×	133 0.8×	6 0.0×	34	1.2k
Leala K. Watson United Kingdom	11	525 0.6×	255 1.1×	131 0.8×	36 0.2×	8 0.1×	15	1.1k
C. Zollman United Kingdom	10	617 0.8×	206 0.9×	100 0.6×	131 0.8×	6 0.0×	12	886
Laila Launsø Denmark	15	684 0.8×	126 0.6×	48 0.3×	164 1.0×	16 0.1×	34	903
Noah Samuels Israel	19	694 0.9×	160 0.7×	95 0.6×	131 0.8×	3 0.0×	126	1.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Cliff Da Costa

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Cliff Da Costa

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

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Pollard, Henry, et al.. (2021). A descriptive study of sports chiropractors with an International Chiropractic Sport Science Practitioner qualification: a cross-sectional survey. Chiropractic & Manual Therapies. 29(1). 51–51. 4 indexed citations

Zhang, Claire Shuiqing, et al.. (2020). Electroacupuncture for Poststroke Spasticity: Results of a Pilot Pragmatic Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 61(2). 305–314. 6 indexed citations

Shergis, Johannah Linda, et al.. (2020). Medicinal seeds Ziziphus spinosa for insomnia: A randomized, placebo-controlled, cross-over, feasibility clinical trial. Complementary Therapies in Medicine. 57. 102657–102657. 9 indexed citations

Dator, Wireen Leila, et al.. (2020). Adherence of Type 2 Diabetic Patients to Self-Care Activity: Tertiary Care Setting in Saudi Arabia. Journal of Diabetes Research. 2020. 1–7. 24 indexed citations

Shergis, Johannah Linda, Francis Thien, Christopher Worsnop, et al.. (2019). 12-month randomised controlled trial of ginseng extract for moderate COPD. Thorax. 74(6). 539–545. 14 indexed citations

Baglin, James & Cliff Da Costa. (2012). An Experimental Study Evaluating Error Management Training for Learning to Operate a Statistical Package in an Introductory Statistics Course: Is Less Guidance More?. International Journal of Innovation in Science and Mathematics Education. 20(3). 48–67. 4 indexed citations

Xue, Charlie Changli, Robert D. Helme, Stephen J. Gibson, et al.. (2012). Effect of electroacupuncture on opioid consumption in patients with chronic musculoskeletal pain: protocol of a randomised controlled trial. Trials. 13(1). 169–169. 14 indexed citations

Baglin, James & Cliff Da Costa. (2012). A theoretical framework for developing statistical package competence as an outcome of statistical literacy. 4 indexed citations

Baglin, James, et al.. (2011). An experimental study comparing two different training strategies on how to use statistical packages in an introductory statistics course. RMIT Research Repository (RMIT University Library). 17. 162–168. 1 indexed citations

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Xue, Charlie Changli, Johannah Linda Shergis, Anthony Lin Zhang, et al.. (2011). Panax ginseng C.A Meyer root extract for moderate Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. Trials. 12(1). 164–164. 19 indexed citations

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Polus, Barbara, et al.. (2011). The Sustainable Training, Treatment, Employment Program Model: Effects of Manual Therapy on Musculoskeletal Pain and Limitation in a Filipino Squatter Community. Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics. 34(6). 381–387.

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Baglin, James, et al.. (2011). The effect of close proximity holographic wristbands on human balance and limits of stability: A randomised, placebo-controlled trial. Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies. 15(3). 298–303. 6 indexed citations

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Zheng, Zhen, et al.. (2010). Acupuncture analgesia for temporal summation of experimental pain: A randomised controlled study. European Journal of Pain. 14(7). 725–731. 30 indexed citations

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Li, Chun Guang, et al.. (2009). Assessing Quality of Case Series Studies: Development and Validation of an Instrument by Herbal Medicine CAM Researchers. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. 15(5). 513–522. 25 indexed citations

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Xue, Charlie Changli, Wenyu Zhou, Anthony Lin Zhang, et al.. (2008). Desired Chinese medicine practitioner capabilities and professional development needs: a survey of registered practitioners in Victoria, Australia. BMC Health Services Research. 8(1). 27–27. 11 indexed citations

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Xue, Charlie Changli, Anthony Lin Zhang, Vivian Lin, Cliff Da Costa, & David Story. (2007). Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use in Australia: A National Population-Based Survey. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. 13(6). 643–650. 510 indexed citations breakdown →

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Zheng, Zhen, et al.. (2007). The effect of electroacupuncture on opioid‐like medication consumption by chronic pain patients: A pilot randomized controlled clinical trial. European Journal of Pain. 12(5). 671–676. 51 indexed citations

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Cohen, Marc, Stephen H. Penman, Marie Pirotta, & Cliff Da Costa. (2005). The Integration of Complementary Therapies in Australian General Practice: Results of a National Survey. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. 11(6). 995–1004. 121 indexed citations

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Perkins, Janice, et al.. (2004). Prevalence of musculoskeletal conditions, associated pain and disability and the barriers to managing these conditions in a rural, Australian Aboriginal community. Rural and Remote Health. 4(3). 230–230. 23 indexed citations

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Xue, Charlie Changli, et al.. (2002). Effect of Acupuncture in the Treatment of Seasonal Allergic Rhinitis: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial. The American Journal of Chinese Medicine. 30(1). 1–11. 75 indexed citations

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