Gavin Williams

3.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
110 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

Gavin Williams is a scholar working on Psychiatry and Mental health, Rehabilitation and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Gavin Williams has authored 110 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 66 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health, 52 papers in Rehabilitation and 48 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Gavin Williams's work include Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders (63 papers), Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery (52 papers) and Traumatic Brain Injury Research (42 papers). Gavin Williams is often cited by papers focused on Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders (63 papers), Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery (52 papers) and Traumatic Brain Injury Research (42 papers). Gavin Williams collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United Kingdom and United States. Gavin Williams's co-authors include Meg E. Morris, Anthony G. Schache, Ross A. Clark, Kenneth M. Greenwood, Benjamin F. Mentiplay, Val J. Robertson, Kelly J. Bower, Brooke Adair, John Olver and Paul McCrory and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews and Sensors.

In The Last Decade

Gavin Williams

102 papers receiving 2.1k 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.

Assessment of Lower Limb Muscle Strength and Power Using Hand-Held and Fixed Dynamometry: A Reliability and Validity Study

2015 374 citations Benjamin F. Mentiplay, Kelly J. Bower et al. profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Gavin Williams Australia	24	874	720	641	475	310	110	2.2k
Anne M. Moseley Australia	24	618 0.7×	334 0.5×	559 0.9×	316 0.7×	276 0.9×	42	1.5k
Michal Katz‐Leurer Israel	25	829 0.9×	445 0.6×	683 1.1×	215 0.5×	387 1.2×	102	2.2k
Gregory F. Marchetti United States	31	1.1k 1.2×	814 1.1×	505 0.8×	501 1.1×	1.6k 5.2×	71	3.7k
Michael C. Munin United States	33	509 0.6×	345 0.5×	686 1.1×	497 1.0×	122 0.4×	87	3.1k
A. Yelnik France	27	751 0.9×	682 0.9×	1.0k 1.6×	1.2k 2.4×	850 2.7×	103	3.0k
Kazuhisa Domen Japan	31	756 0.9×	507 0.7×	1.3k 2.0×	557 1.2×	317 1.0×	168	3.2k
Henk T. Hendricks Netherlands	23	391 0.4×	312 0.4×	806 1.3×	771 1.6×	126 0.4×	35	2.0k
Johan Kvalvik Stanghelle Norway	32	1.6k 1.8×	391 0.5×	960 1.5×	521 1.1×	403 1.3×	84	3.1k
Ingrid van de Port Netherlands	39	1.4k 1.6×	876 1.2×	2.2k 3.5×	548 1.2×	907 2.9×	92	4.4k
James T. Cavanaugh United States	28	1.2k 1.4×	369 0.5×	314 0.5×	1.1k 2.3×	1.4k 4.7×	53	3.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Gavin Williams

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Gavin Williams

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Saunders, David H., Graham Baker, Joshua Cheyne, et al.. (2025). Resistance training for people with stroke. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2025(9). CD016001–CD016001.

Haynes, Abby, Liam Johnson, Sakina Chagpar, et al.. (2025). The long road back to physical activity: the experience of people with moderate-to-severe traumatic brain injury. Disability and Rehabilitation. 47(19). 5077–5088.

Williams, Gavin, et al.. (2025). The Modified Ashworth and Modified Tardieu Scales differ in their classification of lower limb spasticity. Clinical Rehabilitation. 39(6). 761–769. 1 indexed citations

Hill, Bridget, et al.. (2025). Lessons learned: Clinicians’ perspectives, knowledge and attitudes towards a stroke-integrated cardiac rehabilitation programme. Clinical Rehabilitation. 39(11). 1515–1526.

Banky, Megan, et al.. (2024). The distribution and severity of lower-limb hypertonicity and spasticity differentially impacts walking speed in people with neurological injuries. Disability and Rehabilitation. 47(16). 4176–4183. 1 indexed citations

Haynes, Abby, Kirsten Howard, Liam Johnson, et al.. (2023). Physical Activity Preferences of People Living with Brain Injury: Formative Qualitative Research to Develop a Discrete Choice Experiment. Patient. 16(4). 385–398. 5 indexed citations

Hill, Bridget, Barbara Singer, Stephen Ashford, et al.. (2022). Do randomised controlled trials evaluating functional outcomes following botulinum neurotoxin-A align with focal spasticity guidelines? A systematic review. Disability and Rehabilitation. 44(26). 8515–8523. 4 indexed citations

Bower, Kelly J., Shamala Thilarajah, Gavin Williams, et al.. (2022). Quiet standing postural control variables in subacute stroke: associations with gait and balance, falls prediction and responsiveness. Disability and Rehabilitation. 45(8). 1299–1306.

Williams, Gavin, et al.. (2022). The safety and feasibility of early cardiorespiratory fitness testing after stroke. PM&R. 15(3). 291–301. 2 indexed citations

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Smith, Moira, et al.. (2021). Consumer experience of a flexible exercise participation program (FEPP) for individuals with multiple sclerosis: A mixed‐methods study. Physiotherapy Research International. 26(4). e1922–e1922. 3 indexed citations

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Kahn, Michelle, Ross A. Clark, Benjamin F. Mentiplay, et al.. (2021). Potential contributing factors to upper limb associated reactions in people with acquired brain injury: an exploratory study. Disability and Rehabilitation. 44(15). 3816–3824. 2 indexed citations

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Williams, Gavin, Barbara Singer, Stephen Ashford, et al.. (2020). A synthesis and appraisal of clinical practice guidelines, consensus statements and Cochrane systematic reviews for the management of focal spasticity in adults and children. Disability and Rehabilitation. 44(4). 509–519. 23 indexed citations

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Kahn, Michelle, Ross A. Clark, Kelly J. Bower, et al.. (2019). The reproducibility and responsiveness of subjective assessment of upper limb associated reactions in people with acquired brain injury during walking. Clinical Rehabilitation. 34(2). 252–262. 7 indexed citations

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McKay, Adam, et al.. (2017). Physical activity: perceptions of people with severe traumatic brain injury living in the community. Brain Injury. 32(2). 209–217. 15 indexed citations

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Wong, Dana, Adam McKay, Shantha M. W. Rajaratnam, et al.. (2017). Cognitive behavioural therapy for post-stroke fatigue and sleep disturbance: a pilot randomised controlled trial with blind assessment. Neuropsychological Rehabilitation. 29(5). 723–738. 89 indexed citations

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Williams, Gavin & Anthony G. Schache. (2015). The distribution of positive work and power generation amongst the lower-limb joints during walking normalises following recovery from traumatic brain injury. Gait & Posture. 43. 265–269. 11 indexed citations

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Williams, Gavin, Gareth Irwin, & David G. Kerwin. (2010). KINEMATIC CHANGES DURING LEARNING THE LONGSWING ON HIGH BAR. ISBS - Conference Proceedings Archive. 1(1). 1 indexed citations

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Williams, Gavin, Gareth Irwin, & David G. Kerwin. (2009). THE INFLUENCE OF EXPERIENCE ON FUNCTIONAL PHASE KINEMATICS OF THE LONGSWING. ISBS - Conference Proceedings Archive. 1(1). 1 indexed citations

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Williams, Gavin & Meg E. Morris. (2009). High-level mobility outcomes following acquired brain injury: A preliminary evaluation. Brain Injury. 23(4). 307–312. 22 indexed citations

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Williams, Gavin, Val J. Robertson, Kenneth M. Greenwood, Patricia A. Goldie, & Meg E. Morris. (2005). The high-level mobility assessment tool (HiMAT) for traumatic brain injury. Part 1: Item generation. Brain Injury. 19(11). 925–932. 43 indexed citations

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