Ewan D McNicol

10.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
59 papers, 6.3k citations indexed

About

Ewan D McNicol is a scholar working on Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Surgery and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ewan D McNicol has authored 59 papers receiving a total of 6.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 39 papers in Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, 29 papers in Surgery and 15 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Ewan D McNicol's work include Pain Management and Opioid Use (34 papers), Anesthesia and Pain Management (26 papers) and Pain Mechanisms and Treatments (14 papers). Ewan D McNicol is often cited by papers focused on Pain Management and Opioid Use (34 papers), Anesthesia and Pain Management (26 papers) and Pain Mechanisms and Treatments (14 papers). Ewan D McNicol collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Australia. Ewan D McNicol's co-authors include Daniel B. Carr, Simon Haroutounian, Elon Eisenberg, Roman Schumann, Robert H. Dworkin, Andrew Moore, Nanna Brix Finnerup, Ian Gilron, Andrew S.C. Rice and Peter Kamerman and has published in prestigious journals such as JAMA, Journal of Clinical Oncology and The Lancet Neurology.

In The Last Decade

Ewan D McNicol

59 papers receiving 6.0k citations

Hit Papers

Pharmacotherapy for neuropathic pain in adults: a systema... 2015 2026 2018 2022 2015 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k 2.5k
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  1. Pharmacotherapy for neuropathic pain in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis
    2015 2.6k citations Nanna Brix Finnerup, Nadine Attal et al. The Lancet Neurology profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ewan D McNicol United States 34 3.0k 2.3k 1.8k 1.4k 1.1k 59 6.3k
Torsten Gordh Sweden 51 2.6k 0.8× 2.0k 0.9× 1.8k 1.0× 1.5k 1.1× 660 0.6× 217 7.7k
Richard Rauck United States 41 2.4k 0.8× 3.3k 1.4× 1.8k 1.0× 1.3k 1.0× 576 0.5× 151 5.7k
Simon Haroutounian United States 26 3.5k 1.2× 1.2k 0.5× 915 0.5× 1.9k 1.3× 1.4k 1.3× 98 5.9k
Charles E. Argoff United States 40 3.4k 1.1× 1.0k 0.4× 880 0.5× 1.3k 0.9× 1.6k 1.4× 158 7.2k
Maija Haanpää Finland 34 6.0k 2.0× 1.9k 0.8× 1.2k 0.7× 2.4k 1.8× 2.7k 2.4× 84 9.1k
Ian Gilron Canada 48 5.8k 1.9× 2.7k 1.2× 2.4k 1.3× 3.0k 2.2× 2.1k 1.9× 202 10.8k
Dwight E. Moulin Canada 36 1.7k 0.6× 1.7k 0.7× 584 0.3× 1.8k 1.3× 814 0.7× 112 5.0k
Miroslav Bačkonja United States 36 6.0k 2.0× 2.4k 1.1× 1.0k 0.6× 2.9k 2.1× 2.6k 2.3× 86 8.9k
Brett R. Stacey United States 30 2.9k 1.0× 1.1k 0.5× 726 0.4× 2.0k 1.4× 1.3k 1.1× 66 5.3k
M. Chauvin France 49 2.0k 0.7× 3.5k 1.6× 3.7k 2.0× 914 0.7× 397 0.4× 153 6.8k

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All Works

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McNicol, Ewan D, McKenzie Ferguson, & Roman Schumann. (2021). Single-dose intravenous ketorolac for acute postoperative pain in adults. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2021(5). CD013263–CD013263. 24 indexed citations
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McNicol, Ewan D, Anshuman Sharma, Elizabeth A. Wilson, et al.. (2021). Risk factors for persistent pain after breast and thoracic surgeries: a systematic literature review and meta-analysis. Pain. 163(1). 3–20. 35 indexed citations
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Kleykamp, Bethea A., McKenzie Ferguson, Ewan D McNicol, et al.. (2020). The Prevalence of Psychiatric and Chronic Pain Comorbidities in Fibromyalgia: an ACTTION systematic review. Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism. 51(1). 166–174. 115 indexed citations
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McNicol, Ewan D, McKenzie Ferguson, Kathleen M. Bungay, et al.. (2020). Systematic Review of Research Methods and Reporting Quality of Randomized Clinical Trials of Spinal Cord Stimulation for Pain. Journal of Pain. 22(2). 127–142. 12 indexed citations
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Duarte, Rui, Sarah J Nevitt, Ewan D McNicol, et al.. (2019). Systematic review and meta-analysis of placebo/sham controlled randomised trials of spinal cord stimulation for neuropathic pain. Pain. 161(1). 24–35. 78 indexed citations
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Duarte, Rui, Ewan D McNicol, Luana Colloca, et al.. (2019). Randomized Placebo-/Sham-Controlled Trials of Spinal Cord Stimulation: A Systematic Review and Methodological Appraisal. Neuromodulation Technology at the Neural Interface. 23(1). 10–18. 34 indexed citations
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McNicol, Ewan D, et al.. (2018). Ketorolac for postoperative pain in children. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 7. CD012294–CD012294. 36 indexed citations
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McNicol, Ewan D, McKenzie Ferguson, & Roman Schumann. (2018). Single-dose intravenous diclofenac for acute postoperative pain in adults. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2020(8). CD012498–CD012498. 18 indexed citations
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McNicol, Ewan D, McKenzie Ferguson, Simon Haroutounian, Daniel B. Carr, & Roman Schumann. (2016). Single dose intravenous paracetamol or intravenous propacetamol for postoperative pain. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2019(1). CD007126–CD007126. 112 indexed citations
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Finnerup, Nanna Brix, Nadine Attal, Simon Haroutounian, et al.. (2015). Pharmacotherapy for neuropathic pain in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis. The Lancet Neurology. 14(2). 162–173. 2620 indexed citations breakdown →
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Tzortzopoulou, Aikaterini, et al.. (2011). Single dose intravenous propacetamol or intravenous paracetamol for postoperative pain. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. CD007126–CD007126. 62 indexed citations
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McNicol, Ewan D, et al.. (2011). Single-dose intravenous paracetamol or propacetamol for prevention or treatment of postoperative pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis. British Journal of Anaesthesia. 106(6). 764–775. 144 indexed citations
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Zhu, Xiaoshu, et al.. (2009). Acupuncture for pain in endometriosis (Protocol). 3. 3 indexed citations
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Strassels, Scott A., et al.. (2008). Pharmacotherapy of Pain in Older Adults. Clinics in Geriatric Medicine. 24(2). 275–298. 10 indexed citations
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Hudcova, Jana, Ewan D McNicol, Cheng S. Quah, Joseph Lau, & Daniel B. Carr. (2006). Patient controlled opioid analgesia versus conventional opioid analgesia for postoperative pain. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. CD003348–CD003348. 225 indexed citations
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Cianfrocca, Mary, Sarah J.L. Flatters, Gary J. Bennett, et al.. (2006). Peripheral Neuropathy in a Woman With Breast Cancer. Journal of Pain. 7(1). 2–10. 7 indexed citations
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Strassels, Scott A., et al.. (2005). Postoperative pain management: A practical review, part 1. American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy. 62(18). 1904–1916. 35 indexed citations
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Eisenberg, Elon, Ewan D McNicol, & Daniel B. Carr. (2005). Efficacy and Safety of Opioid Agonists in the Treatment of Neuropathic Pain of Nonmalignant Origin. JAMA. 293(24). 3043–3043. 302 indexed citations
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McNicol, Ewan D, et al.. (2003). Management of opioid side effects in cancer-related and chronic noncancer pain: a systematic review. Journal of Pain. 4(5). 231–256. 348 indexed citations

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