Fiona Moffatt

1.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
44 papers, 951 citations indexed

About

Fiona Moffatt is a scholar working on Pharmacology, General Health Professions and Occupational Therapy. According to data from OpenAlex, Fiona Moffatt has authored 44 papers receiving a total of 951 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Pharmacology, 14 papers in General Health Professions and 11 papers in Occupational Therapy. Recurrent topics in Fiona Moffatt's work include Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (17 papers), Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research (7 papers) and Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies (7 papers). Fiona Moffatt is often cited by papers focused on Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (17 papers), Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research (7 papers) and Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies (7 papers). Fiona Moffatt collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Denmark and Australia. Fiona Moffatt's co-authors include Paul Hendrick, Pip Logan, Benjamin Smith, Toby O. Smith, Michael Skovdal Rathleff, Marcus Bateman, James Selfe, Stephen Timmons, Paul Martín and Roger Kerry and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Fiona Moffatt

38 papers receiving 913 citations

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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.

Incidence and prevalence of patellofemoral pain: A systematic review and meta-analysis

2018 413 citations Benjamin Smith, James Selfe et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Fiona Moffatt United Kingdom	13	490	431	221	206	171	44	951
Phil Newman Australia	16	282 0.6×	426 1.0×	165 0.7×	133 0.6×	199 1.2×	48	940
Sinéad Holden Denmark	22	569 1.2×	854 2.0×	200 0.9×	261 1.3×	420 2.5×	68	1.5k
David A. Scalzitti United States	13	293 0.6×	379 0.9×	125 0.6×	113 0.5×	389 2.3×	30	1.1k
Marcella Ferraz Pazzinatto Australia	23	784 1.6×	710 1.6×	259 1.2×	134 0.7×	299 1.7×	65	1.2k
Stephen L. Goffar United States	14	214 0.4×	408 0.9×	234 1.1×	267 1.3×	112 0.7×	18	699
Kenneth E. Games United States	14	160 0.3×	387 0.9×	115 0.5×	164 0.8×	125 0.7×	69	756
Bonnie L. Van Lunen United States	21	276 0.6×	697 1.6×	49 0.2×	105 0.5×	326 1.9×	58	1.2k
Catherine Cook Australia	13	146 0.3×	342 0.8×	110 0.5×	309 1.5×	115 0.7×	23	886
Anita Williams United Kingdom	19	278 0.6×	344 0.8×	84 0.4×	74 0.4×	118 0.7×	79	1.1k
Salima Darakjy United States	20	180 0.4×	593 1.4×	732 3.3×	183 0.9×	73 0.4×	43	1.3k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Fiona Moffatt

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Carter, Hayley, David Beard, Paul Leighton, et al.. (2025). Use of a shared decision-making intervention to support treatment decision-making for patients following an anterior cruciate ligament rupture: a mixed methods feasibility study. BMJ Open. 15(8). e095189–e095189.

Hendrick, Paul, et al.. (2025). Virtual Reality for Patients With Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain and Disability: An Umbrella Review of Systematic Reviews. Health Science Reports. 8(8). e71163–e71163.

Hall, Michelle, Benjamin Smith, Katie Jane Sheehan, et al.. (2025). Non-surgical interventions for arthrofibrosis following knee joint replacement: A systematic review. Clinical Rehabilitation. 39(5). 580–599. 2 indexed citations

Moffatt, Fiona, et al.. (2024). ‘Specialist before physiotherapist’: physicians’ and physiotherapists’ beliefs and management of chronic low back pain in Ghana – A qualitative study. Disability and Rehabilitation. 47(3). 644–654.

Carter, Hayley, David Beard, Paul Leighton, et al.. (2024). Development of an intervention for patients following an anterior cruciate ligament rupture: an online nominal group technique consensus study. BMJ Open. 14(7). e082387–e082387. 1 indexed citations

Hendrick, Paul, et al.. (2024). Barriers and facilitators to the delivery of a biopsychosocial education and exercise programme for patients with chronic low back pain in Ghana. A qualitative study. Disability and Rehabilitation. 47(6). 1465–1475. 2 indexed citations

Hendrick, Paul, et al.. (2024). A physiotherapist-led biopsychosocial education and exercise programme for patients with chronic low back pain in Ghana: a mixed-methods feasibility study. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders. 25(1). 1014–1014. 2 indexed citations

Carter, Hayley, David Beard, Paul Leighton, et al.. (2024). ‘Going through the motions’; a rich account of the complexity of the anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction pathway, a UK qualitative study. BMJ Open. 14(9). e079468–e079468. 1 indexed citations

Carter, Hayley, David Beard, Paul Leighton, et al.. (2024). Implementing a shared decision-making intervention to support treatment decisions for patients following an anterior cruciate ligament rupture — a protocol for the POP-ACLR feasibility study. Pilot and Feasibility Studies. 10(1). 72–72. 2 indexed citations

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Moffatt, Fiona, et al.. (2024). The effectiveness of early mobilisation on physical function in patients after heart valve surgery: a systematic review. International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation. 31(10). 1–17.

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Sackley, Catherine, et al.. (2023). Stroke Survivor’s Satisfaction and Experience with Rehabilitation Services: A Qualitative Systematic Review. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 12(16). 5413–5413. 1 indexed citations

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Moffatt, Fiona, et al.. (2022). Understanding how patients’ pain beliefs influence chronic low back pain management in Ghana: a grounded theory approach. BMJ Open. 12(12). e061062–e061062. 11 indexed citations

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Moffatt, Fiona, et al.. (2021). Evaluation of the First Contact Physiotherapy (FCP) model of primary care: a qualitative insight. Physiotherapy. 113. 209–216. 24 indexed citations

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Smith, Benjamin, Paul Hendrick, Marcus Bateman, et al.. (2019). A loaded self-managed exercise programme for patellofemoral pain: a mixed methods feasibility study. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders. 20(1). 129–129. 17 indexed citations

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Smith, Benjamin, Fiona Moffatt, Paul Hendrick, et al.. (2018). The experience of living with patellofemoral pain—loss, confusion and fear-avoidance: a UK qualitative study. BMJ Open. 8(1). e018624–e018624. 63 indexed citations

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Moffatt, Fiona, et al.. (2017). Physiotherapy-as-first-point-of-contact-service for patients with musculoskeletal complaints: understanding the challenges of implementation. Primary Health Care Research & Development. 19(2). 121–130. 44 indexed citations

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Smith, Benjamin, Paul Hendrick, Marcus Bateman, et al.. (2017). Current management strategies for patellofemoral pain: an online survey of 99 practising UK physiotherapists. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders. 18(1). 181–181. 37 indexed citations

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Smith, Benjamin, Paul Hendrick, Marcus Bateman, et al.. (2017). Study protocol: a mixed methods feasibility study for a loaded self-managed exercise programme for patellofemoral pain. Pilot and Feasibility Studies. 4(1). 24–24. 13 indexed citations

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Smith, Benjamin, Paul Hendrick, Toby O. Smith, et al.. (2017). Should exercises be painful in the management of chronic musculoskeletal pain? A systematic review and meta-analysis. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 51(23). 1679–1687. 100 indexed citations

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Moffatt, Fiona, Stephen Timmons, & Frank Coffey. (2016). ED healthcare professionals and their notions of productivity. Emergency Medicine Journal. 33(11). 789–793. 6 indexed citations

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