Deborah Falla

19.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
426 papers, 13.1k citations indexed

About

Deborah Falla is a scholar working on Pharmacology, Biomedical Engineering and Pathology and Forensic Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Deborah Falla has authored 426 papers receiving a total of 13.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 281 papers in Pharmacology, 128 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 100 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine. Recurrent topics in Deborah Falla's work include Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (281 papers), Muscle activation and electromyography studies (118 papers) and Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (88 papers). Deborah Falla is often cited by papers focused on Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (281 papers), Muscle activation and electromyography studies (118 papers) and Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (88 papers). Deborah Falla collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Germany and Denmark. Deborah Falla's co-authors include Gwendolen Jull, Dario Farina, Paul W. Hodges, Shaun O’Leary, Bill Vicenzino, Eduardo Martinez‐Valdes, Alberto Rainoldi, Frank Petzke, Roberto Merletti and Jochen Schomacher and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Neuroscience, PLoS ONE and The Journal of Physiology.

In The Last Decade

Deborah Falla

402 papers receiving 12.6k citations

Hit Papers

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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. Role of kinesiophobia on pain, disability and quality of life in people suffering from chronic musculoskeletal pain: a systematic review
    2018 318 citations Alejandro Luque-Suárez, Deborah Falla et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Deborah Falla 7.8k 3.2k 3.0k 2.9k 2.6k 426 13.1k
Lieven Danneels 6.3k 0.8× 2.4k 0.8× 1.7k 0.6× 3.6k 1.2× 2.0k 0.8× 203 11.1k
Kathryn M. Refshauge 7.4k 1.0× 2.7k 0.9× 3.3k 1.1× 4.4k 1.5× 1.4k 0.5× 289 18.2k
Carolyn A. Richardson 8.8k 1.1× 3.5k 1.1× 1.7k 0.6× 3.7k 1.2× 2.7k 1.0× 91 12.3k
Anthony Delitto 7.7k 1.0× 3.7k 1.2× 1.7k 0.6× 2.7k 0.9× 1.6k 0.6× 156 12.4k
Anne F. Mannion 9.9k 1.3× 6.9k 2.2× 1.6k 0.5× 6.2k 2.1× 2.0k 0.8× 244 15.6k
Jacek Cholewicki 7.1k 0.9× 3.4k 1.1× 2.4k 0.8× 3.8k 1.3× 1.4k 0.5× 118 11.1k
Margareta Nordin 8.9k 1.1× 3.5k 1.1× 1.0k 0.3× 2.4k 0.8× 1.4k 0.5× 204 11.9k
Olavi Airaksinen 6.4k 0.8× 3.8k 1.2× 1.2k 0.4× 2.8k 1.0× 1.4k 0.5× 183 9.1k
Stuart M. McGill 10.9k 1.4× 4.4k 1.4× 4.5k 1.5× 4.4k 1.5× 1.5k 0.6× 246 16.5k
Gwendolen Jull 16.0k 2.1× 7.5k 2.4× 1.3k 0.4× 6.7k 2.3× 5.3k 2.0× 337 22.4k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Deborah Falla

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Deborah Falla

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All Works

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Maselli, Filippo, et al.. (2025). Effectiveness of Resistance Training of Masticatory Muscles for Patients With Temporomandibular Disorders: A Systematic Review. Journal of Oral Rehabilitation. 52(9). 1505–1517.
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Nuccio, Stefano, Francesco Casolo, Luciana Labanca, et al.. (2024). Neuroplastic alterations in common synaptic inputs and synergistic motor unit clusters controlling the vastii muscles of individuals with ACL reconstruction. Journal of Applied Physiology. 137(4). 835–847. 8 indexed citations
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Anarte‐Lazo, Ernesto, et al.. (2024). Differences in physical examination findings between those who present with or without headache soon after a whiplash injury: a cross-sectional study. Journal of Manual & Manipulative Therapy. 32(6). 619–629. 1 indexed citations
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Cancino, Edith Elgueta, et al.. (2023). Measures of neck muscle strength and their measurement properties in adults with chronic neck pain—a systematic review. Systematic Reviews. 12(1). 6–6. 2 indexed citations
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Varrecchia, Tiwana, Alberto Ranavolo, Giorgia Chini, et al.. (2023). High-density surface electromyography allows to identify risk conditions and people with and without low back pain during fatiguing frequency-dependent lifting activities. Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology. 73. 102839–102839. 3 indexed citations
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Romero‐Morales, Carlos, Deborah Falla, Daniel Pecos‐Martín, et al.. (2023). Ultrasound imaging assessment of the diaphragm and abdominal muscles in people with a recent history of moderate Covid-19 infection and healthy participants: A cross-sectional pilot study. PLoS ONE. 18(2). e0281098–e0281098. 3 indexed citations
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Orlando, Giorgio, Steve H. Faulkner, Stefano Balducci, et al.. (2023). Muscular Adaptations to Concurrent Resistance Training and High-Intensity Interval Training in Adults with Type 2 Diabetes: A Pilot Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 20(18). 6746–6746. 2 indexed citations
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Martinez‐Valdes, Eduardo, Francesco Negro, Alberto Botter, et al.. (2022). Modulations in motor unit discharge are related to changes in fascicle length during isometric contractions. Journal of Applied Physiology. 133(5). 1136–1148. 13 indexed citations
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Belavý, Daniel L., Gabriele Armbrecht, Kirsten Albracht, et al.. (2022). Cervical spine and muscle adaptation after spaceflight and relationship to herniation risk: protocol from ‘Cervical in Space’ trial. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders. 23(1). 772–772.
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Schneebeli, Alessandro, Ilaria Fiorina, Chandra Bortolotto, et al.. (2021). Shear wave and strain sonoelastography for the evaluation of the Achilles tendon during isometric contractions. Insights into Imaging. 12(1). 26–26. 6 indexed citations
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Pitance, Laurent, et al.. (2021). Digital pain drawings are a useful and reliable tool for assessing patients with temporomandibular disorders. Journal of Oral Rehabilitation. 48(7). 798–808. 13 indexed citations
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Espí‐López, Gemma Victoria, et al.. (2018). Effect of Soft Tissue Techniques on Headache Impact, Disability, and Quality of Life in Migraine Sufferers: A Pilot Study. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. 24(11). 1099–1107. 27 indexed citations
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Jull, Gwendolen, Deborah Falla, Julia Treleaven, & Shaun O’Leary. (2018). Management of Neck Pain Disorders: a research informed approach. Queensland's institutional digital repository (The University of Queensland). 26 indexed citations
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Cerezo-Téllez, Ester, María Torres-Lacomba, Orlando Mayoral del Moral, et al.. (2016). Effectiveness of dry needling for chronic nonspecific neck pain: a randomized, single-blinded, clinical trial. Pain. 157(9). 1905–1917. 98 indexed citations
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Vila‐Chã, Carolina & Deborah Falla. (2015). Strength training, but not endurance training, reduces motor unit discharge rate variability. Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology. 26. 88–93. 25 indexed citations
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Falla, Deborah, Alberto Rainoldi, Roberto Merletti, & Gwendolen Jull. (2004). Spatio-temporal evaluation of neck muscle activation during postural perturbations. PORTO Publications Open Repository TOrino (Politecnico di Torino). 2 indexed citations

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