Francis J. Keefe

55.2k total citations · 10 hit papers
523 papers, 39.1k citations indexed

About

Francis J. Keefe is a scholar working on Pharmacology, Psychiatry and Mental health and Cognitive Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Francis J. Keefe has authored 523 papers receiving a total of 39.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 252 papers in Pharmacology, 108 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health and 86 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Francis J. Keefe's work include Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (247 papers), Pain Management and Placebo Effect (81 papers) and Cancer survivorship and care (80 papers). Francis J. Keefe is often cited by papers focused on Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (247 papers), Pain Management and Placebo Effect (81 papers) and Cancer survivorship and care (80 papers). Francis J. Keefe collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Australia. Francis J. Keefe's co-authors include Anne K. Rosenstiel, David S. Caldwell, John C. Lefebvre, Michael Von Korff, Laura S. Porter, Johan Ormel, Samuel F. Dworkin, Karen M. Gil, Michael J. Sullivan and Tamara J. Somers and has published in prestigious journals such as JAMA, Neuron and Journal of Clinical Oncology.

In The Last Decade

Francis J. Keefe

509 papers receiving 37.5k 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.

The revised International Association for the Study of Pain definition of pain: concepts, challenges, and compromises

2020 2.6k citations Francis J. Keefe et al. Pain profile →
Grading the severity of chronic pain

1992 2.4k citations Michael Von Korff, Francis J. Keefe et al. Pain profile →
The use of coping strategies in chronic low back pain patients: Relationship to patient characteristics and current adjustment

1983 1.9k citations Francis J. Keefe et al. Pain profile →
Theoretical Perspectives on the Relation Between Catastrophizing and Pain

2001 1.9k citations Michael J. Sullivan, Beverly E. Thorn et al. Clinical Journal of Pain profile →
Development of a PROMIS item bank to measure pain interference

2010 869 citations Mark P. Jensen, Francis J. Keefe et al. Pain profile →
Psychological aspects of persistent pain: current state of the science

2004 658 citations Francis J. Keefe, Meredith E. Rumble et al. Journal of Pain profile →
The relationship of gender to pain, pain behavior, and disability in osteoarthritis patients: the role of catastrophizing

2000 575 citations Francis J. Keefe, John C. Lefebvre et al. Pain profile →
Pain and emotion: a biopsychosocial review of recent research

2011 568 citations Laura S. Porter, Francis J. Keefe et al. profile →
Coping with rheumatoid arthritis pain: catastrophizing as a maladaptive strategy

1989 564 citations Francis J. Keefe, David S. Caldwell et al. Pain profile →
Managing patients with chronic pain during the COVID-19 outbreak: considerations for the rapid introduction of remotely supported (eHealth) pain management services

2020 332 citations Francis J. Keefe et al. Pain profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Francis J. Keefe United States	97	17.7k	9.4k	6.9k	6.0k	5.4k	523	39.1k
Mark P. Jensen United States	96	18.7k 1.1×	8.8k 0.9×	8.0k 1.2×	6.2k 1.0×	6.6k 1.2×	685	39.3k
Dennis C. Turk United States	98	21.2k 1.2×	10.8k 1.2×	7.3k 1.1×	4.3k 0.7×	6.4k 1.2×	394	35.5k
Michael Von Korff United States	111	13.8k 0.8×	10.0k 1.1×	3.0k 0.4×	2.8k 0.5×	5.1k 1.0×	342	44.1k
Johan W.S. Vlaeyen Netherlands	92	25.2k 1.4×	11.4k 1.2×	10.6k 1.5×	3.3k 0.5×	5.0k 0.9×	430	35.3k
Roger B. Fillingim United States	88	12.9k 0.7×	6.5k 0.7×	5.6k 0.8×	4.2k 0.7×	12.7k 2.4×	554	32.6k
Daniel J. Clauw United States	94	17.6k 1.0×	20.9k 2.2×	6.4k 0.9×	2.2k 0.4×	7.3k 1.4×	519	35.5k
Christopher Eccleston United Kingdom	90	14.2k 0.8×	6.3k 0.7×	7.9k 1.1×	8.3k 1.4×	5.1k 0.9×	329	29.6k
Richard A. Deyo United States	121	27.8k 1.6×	5.3k 0.6×	4.0k 0.6×	2.3k 0.4×	3.8k 0.7×	405	66.2k
Judith A. Turner United States	85	14.7k 0.8×	4.8k 0.5×	4.3k 0.6×	2.4k 0.4×	3.0k 0.6×	286	25.0k
Robert R. Edwards United States	80	10.1k 0.6×	5.4k 0.6×	5.3k 0.8×	2.6k 0.4×	6.5k 1.2×	415	21.2k

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Brintz, Carrie, Alicia A. Heapy, Francis J. Keefe, et al.. (2024). Adapting a pain coping skills training intervention for people with chronic pain receiving maintenance hemodialysis for end stage Kidney disease. Journal of Behavioral Medicine. 48(2). 298–307.

Mayhew, Meghan, Benjamin H. Balderson, Andrea J. Cook, et al.. (2023). Comparing the clinical and cost-effectiveness of remote (telehealth and online) cognitive behavioral therapy-based treatments for high-impact chronic pain relative to usual care: study protocol for the RESOLVE multisite randomized control trial. Trials. 24(1). 196–196. 7 indexed citations

Fisher, Hannah M., Devon K. Check, Tamara J. Somers, et al.. (2023). Meaning-centered pain coping skills training for patients with metastatic cancer: Protocol for a randomized controlled efficacy trial. Contemporary Clinical Trials. 135. 107363–107363. 2 indexed citations

Hyland, Kelly A., Caroline S. Dorfman, Samuel I. Berchuck, et al.. (2023). mHealth Coping Skills Training for Symptom Management (mCOPE) for colorectal cancer patients in early to mid-adulthood: Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications. 33. 101126–101126. 1 indexed citations

Burns, John W., Mark P. Jensen, Beverly E. Thorn, et al.. (2021). Cognitive therapy, mindfulness-based stress reduction, and behavior therapy for the treatment of chronic pain: randomized controlled trial. Pain. 163(2). 376–389. 31 indexed citations

Porter, Laura S., Diane L. Fairclough, Thomas W. LeBlanc, et al.. (2021). Caregiver-guided pain coping skills training for patients with advanced cancer: Results from a randomized clinical trial. Palliative Medicine. 35(5). 952–961. 18 indexed citations

Kelleher, Sarah A., Joseph G. Winger, Caroline S. Dorfman, et al.. (2019). A behavioral cancer pain intervention: A randomized noninferiority trial comparing in‐person with videoconference delivery. Psycho-Oncology. 28(8). 1671–1678. 32 indexed citations

Gewandter, Jennifer S., James C. Eisenach, Robert A. Gross, et al.. (2017). Checklist for the preparation and review of pain clinical trial publications: a pain-specific supplement to CONSORT. PAIN Reports. 4(3). e621–e621. 30 indexed citations

Buchheit, Thomas Edward, Thomas Van de Ven, Mary Joan McDuffie, et al.. (2015). Pain Phenotypes and Associated Clinical Risk Factors Following Traumatic Amputation: Results from Veterans Integrated Pain Evaluation Research (VIPER). Pain Medicine. 17(1). 149–161. 76 indexed citations

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Naylor, Jennifer C., Jason D. Kilts, Steven T. Szabo, et al.. (2015). Allopregnanolone Levels Are Inversely Associated with Self-Reported Pain Symptoms in U.S. Iraq and Afghanistan-Era Veterans: Implications for Biomarkers and Therapeutics. Pain Medicine. 17(1). 25–32. 14 indexed citations

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Wren, Anava, Tamara J. Somers, Melissa A. Wright, et al.. (2011). Self-Compassion in Patients With Persistent Musculoskeletal Pain: Relationship of Self-Compassion to Adjustment to Persistent Pain. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 43(4). 759–770. 120 indexed citations

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Nebel, Mary Beth, Ershela L. Sims, Francis J. Keefe, et al.. (2009). The Relationship of Self-Reported Pain and Functional Impairment to Gait Mechanics in Overweight and Obese Persons With Knee Osteoarthritis. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 90(11). 1874–1879. 49 indexed citations

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Hunter, David J., Jason J. McDougall, & Francis J. Keefe. (2008). The Symptoms of Osteoarthritis and the Genesis of Pain. Rheumatic Disease Clinics of North America. 34(3). 623–643. 325 indexed citations

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Shelby, Rebecca A., Tamara J. Somers, Francis J. Keefe, et al.. (2008). Domain Specific Self-Efficacy Mediates the Impact of Pain Catastrophizing on Pain and Disability in Overweight and Obese Osteoarthritis Patients. Journal of Pain. 9(10). 912–919. 65 indexed citations

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Thurston, Rebecca C., et al.. (2003). Anger and persistent pain: current status and future directions. Pain. 103(1). 1–5. 73 indexed citations

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Sullivan, Michael J., Beverly E. Thorn, Francis J. Keefe, et al.. (2001). Theoretical Perspectives on the Relation Between Catastrophizing and Pain. Clinical Journal of Pain. 17(1). 52–64. 1874 indexed citations breakdown →

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Wilkie, Diana J. & Francis J. Keefe. (1991). Coping Strategies of Patients with Lung Cancer-Related Pain. Clinical Journal of Pain. 7(4). 292–299. 65 indexed citations

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Anderson, Karen O., Francis J. Keefe, Laurence A. Bradley, et al.. (1988). Prediction of pain behavior and functional status of rheumatoid arthritis patients using medical status and psychological variables. Pain. 33(1). 25–32. 62 indexed citations

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Keefe, Francis J., David S. Caldwell, Kate Queen, et al.. (1987). Osteoarthritic knee pain: a behavioral analysis. Pain. 28(3). 309–321. 141 indexed citations

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Keefe, Francis J.. (1982). Behavioral assessment and treatment of chronic pain: Current status and future directions.. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology. 50(6). 896–911. 91 indexed citations

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