Gert Brønfort

9.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
112 papers, 6.5k citations indexed

About

Gert Brønfort is a scholar working on Pharmacology, Pathology and Forensic Medicine and Psychiatry and Mental health. According to data from OpenAlex, Gert Brønfort has authored 112 papers receiving a total of 6.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 101 papers in Pharmacology, 54 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine and 29 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health. Recurrent topics in Gert Brønfort's work include Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (101 papers), Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (52 papers) and Myofascial pain diagnosis and treatment (22 papers). Gert Brønfort is often cited by papers focused on Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (101 papers), Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (52 papers) and Myofascial pain diagnosis and treatment (22 papers). Gert Brønfort collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Netherlands. Gert Brønfort's co-authors include Roni Evans, Charles H. Goldsmith, Anita Gross, L.M. Bouter, Jan L. Hoving, Mitchell Haas, Nadine Graham, Stephen J Burnie, Ted Haines and Theresa Kay and has published in prestigious journals such as JAMA, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Annals of Internal Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Gert Brønfort

109 papers receiving 6.0k 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.

2015 Updated Method Guideline for Systematic Reviews in the Cochrane Back and Neck Group

2015 546 citations Gert Brønfort, Maurits W. van Tulder et al. Spine profile →
Exercises for mechanical neck disorders

2015 300 citations Anita Gross, Theresa Kay et al. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Gert Brønfort	4.9k	2.4k	1.6k	1.3k	1.2k	112	6.5k
Anita Gross	4.0k 0.8×	1.6k 0.7×	1.7k 1.0×	1.2k 0.9×	761 0.6×	102	5.3k
Francisco M. Kovacs	4.9k 1.0×	2.4k 1.0×	870 0.5×	1.1k 0.9×	1.1k 0.9×	92	6.0k
Mark J. Hancock	6.3k 1.3×	3.0k 1.2×	1.0k 0.6×	1.4k 1.0×	1.4k 1.2×	238	8.6k
Gabrielle van der Velde	5.0k 1.0×	2.4k 1.0×	959 0.6×	1.4k 1.0×	990 0.8×	72	6.1k
Julie M. Whitman	4.7k 1.0×	2.4k 1.0×	1.4k 0.8×	2.0k 1.5×	717 0.6×	62	6.2k
Christine Cedraschi	5.0k 1.0×	1.8k 0.7×	1.0k 0.6×	655 0.5×	1.6k 1.4×	149	6.3k
J. Hildebrandt	4.0k 0.8×	1.8k 0.8×	773 0.5×	876 0.7×	1.2k 1.0×	95	4.9k
Sidney M. Rubinstein	3.2k 0.6×	2.0k 0.8×	767 0.5×	1.4k 1.0×	578 0.5×	94	4.6k
Silvano Mior	3.1k 0.6×	2.0k 0.8×	713 0.4×	1.6k 1.2×	661 0.6×	144	5.0k
Joshua A. Cleland	3.5k 0.7×	1.5k 0.6×	1.3k 0.8×	2.0k 1.6×	604 0.5×	118	5.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Gert Brønfort

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Brønfort, Gert, Eric N. Meier, Brent Leininger, et al.. (2025). Spinal Manipulation and Clinician-Supported Biopsychosocial Self-Management for Acute Back Pain. JAMA. 335(6). 497–497.

Leininger, Brent, Roni Evans, Carol M. Greco, et al.. (2025). Supported biopsychosocial self-management for back-related leg pain: a randomized feasibility study integrating a whole person perspective. Chiropractic & Manual Therapies. 33(1). 6–6.

Leininger, Brent, Pamela Jo Johnson, Gert Brønfort, et al.. (2024). How well do participants in clinical trials represent the U.S. population with chronic neck or back pain?. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders. 25(1). 414–414. 4 indexed citations

Brønfort, Gert, Haitao Chu, Jared D. Huling, et al.. (2023). Causally interpretable meta‐analysis: Clearly defined causal effects and two case studies. Research Synthesis Methods. 15(1). 61–72. 6 indexed citations

Wood, Lianne, Annette Bishop, Martyn Lewis, et al.. (2021). Treatment targets of exercise for persistent non-specific low back pain: a consensus study. Physiotherapy. 112. 78–86. 12 indexed citations

Haas, Mitchell, Gert Brønfort, Roni Evans, et al.. (2018). Dose-response and efficacy of spinal manipulation for care of cervicogenic headache: a dual-center randomized controlled trial. The Spine Journal. 18(10). 1741–1754. 35 indexed citations

Gross, Anita, Jean-Philippe Paquin, P. Lalonde, et al.. (2016). Exercises for mechanical neck disorders: A Cochrane review update. Manual Therapy. 24. 25–45. 143 indexed citations

Leininger, Brent, Gert Brønfort, & Roni Evans. (2016). COMPARING THE MEASUREMENT PROPERTIES OF QUALITY-ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR MEASURES IN OLDER ADULTS WITH CHRONIC NECK PAIN IN THE UNITED STATES. Value in Health. 19(3). A251–A251. 1 indexed citations

Maiers, Michele, Maria Hondras, Stacie A. Salsbury, Gert Brønfort, & Roni Evans. (2016). What do patients value about spinal manipulation and home exercise for back-related leg pain? A qualitative study within a controlled clinical trial. Manual Therapy. 26. 183–191. 19 indexed citations

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Pincus, Tamar, Peter Kent, Gert Brønfort, et al.. (2013). Twenty-Five Years With the Biopsychosocial Model of Low Back Pain—Is It Time to Celebrate? A Report From the Twelfth International Forum for Primary Care Research on Low Back Pain. Spine. 38(24). 2118–2123. 172 indexed citations

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Brønfort, Gert, et al.. (2013). Spinal manipulation,medication, or home exercise with advice for acute and subacute neck pain: a randomized trial. Zhonghua wuli yixue zazhi. 35(3). 238–239. 8 indexed citations

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Wegner, Inge, Indah Suci Widyahening, Maurits W. van Tulder, et al.. (2013). Traction for low-back pain with or without sciatica. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2013(8). CD003010–CD003010. 103 indexed citations

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Brønfort, Gert, Roni Evans, Alfred V. Anderson, et al.. (2012). Spinal manipulation, medication, or home exercise with advice for acute and subacute neck pain. Annals of Internal Medicine. 156(1). 9 indexed citations

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Brønfort, Gert, et al.. (2008). Evidence-informed management of chronic low back pain with spinal manipulation and mobilization. The Spine Journal. 8(1). 213–225. 138 indexed citations

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Gross, Anita, Jan L. Hoving, Ted Haines, et al.. (2004). A Cochrane Review of Manipulation and Mobilization for Mechanical Neck Disorders. Spine. 29(14). 1541–1548. 198 indexed citations

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Brønfort, Gert, Mitchell Haas, Roni Evans, & L.M. Bouter. (2004). Efficacy of spinal manipulation and mobilization for low back pain and neck pain: a systematic review and best evidence synthesis. The Spine Journal. 4(3). 335–356. 398 indexed citations

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Evans, Roni, Michele Maiers, & Gert Brønfort. (2003). What do patients think? Results of a mixed methods pilot study assessing sciatica patients' interpretations of satisfaction and improvement. Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics. 26(8). 502–509. 22 indexed citations

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Brønfort, Gert, Roni Evans, Brian Nelson, et al.. (2001). A Randomized Clinical Trial of Exercise and Spinal Manipulation for Patients With Chronic Neck Pain. Spine. 26(7). 788–797. 329 indexed citations

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Brønfort, Gert & Scott Haldeman. (1999). Spinal manipulation in patients with lumbar disc disease. Seminars in Spine Surgery. 11(2). 97–103. 1 indexed citations

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Nielsen, N. H., Gert Brønfort, T. Bendix, Flemming Madsen, & B. Weeke. (1995). Chronic asthma and chiropractic spinal manipulation: a randomized clinical trial. Clinical & Experimental Allergy. 25(1). 80–88. 51 indexed citations

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