Henry J McQuay

42.1k total citations · 5 hit papers
136 papers, 28.0k citations indexed

About

Henry J McQuay is a scholar working on Surgery, Pharmacology and Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Henry J McQuay has authored 136 papers receiving a total of 28.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 64 papers in Surgery, 59 papers in Pharmacology and 59 papers in Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine. Recurrent topics in Henry J McQuay's work include Anesthesia and Pain Management (59 papers), Pain Management and Opioid Use (51 papers) and Inflammatory mediators and NSAID effects (44 papers). Henry J McQuay is often cited by papers focused on Anesthesia and Pain Management (59 papers), Pain Management and Opioid Use (51 papers) and Inflammatory mediators and NSAID effects (44 papers). Henry J McQuay collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Germany and United States. Henry J McQuay's co-authors include R Andrew Moore, Dawn Carroll, Alejandro R. Jadad, David J. Gavaghan, D. John M. Reynolds, Crispin Jenkinson, Sheena Derry, R Andrew Moore, Jayne Edwards and Sally Collins and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, Annals of Internal Medicine and Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Henry J McQuay

135 papers receiving 26.7k 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.

Assessing the quality of reports of randomized clinical trials: Is blinding necessary?

1996 14.5k citations R Andrew Moore, Dawn Carroll et al. profile →
The visual analogue pain intensity scale: what is moderate pain in millimetres?

1997 1.2k citations Sally Collins, Henry J McQuay et al. Pain profile →
Opioids in chronic non-cancer pain: systematic review of efficacy and safety

2004 946 citations Jayne Edwards, Henry J McQuay et al. Pain profile →
Pregabalin for acute and chronic pain in adults

2009 433 citations R Andrew Moore, Sebastian Straube et al. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews profile →
Gabapentin for chronic neuropathic pain and fibromyalgia in adults

2011 399 citations Andrew Moore, Philip J Wiffen et al. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Henry J McQuay United Kingdom	66	8.0k	5.5k	5.5k	4.6k	2.7k	136	28.0k
R Andrew Moore United Kingdom	54	5.9k 0.7×	3.5k 0.6×	3.4k 0.6×	2.7k 0.6×	2.1k 0.8×	133	21.7k
Dawn Carroll United Kingdom	37	5.2k 0.7×	2.8k 0.5×	3.8k 0.7×	2.3k 0.5×	1.5k 0.6×	72	19.8k
John T. Farrar United States	63	4.3k 0.5×	5.3k 1.0×	4.3k 0.8×	3.1k 0.7×	1.7k 0.6×	234	20.1k
Alan D. Kaye United States	61	6.1k 0.8×	3.6k 0.7×	2.3k 0.4×	3.4k 0.8×	2.0k 0.7×	1.1k	19.5k
Stein Kaasa Norway	82	4.7k 0.6×	2.2k 0.4×	7.9k 1.4×	4.0k 0.9×	6.8k 2.5×	390	32.4k
Joel Katz Canada	66	7.6k 1.0×	4.3k 0.8×	3.8k 0.7×	5.1k 1.1×	1.3k 0.5×	332	19.5k
Roger Chou United States	85	7.1k 0.9×	11.5k 2.1×	3.2k 0.6×	7.2k 1.6×	10.8k 4.0×	344	34.0k
Christine Miaskowski United States	86	3.9k 0.5×	2.8k 0.5×	4.4k 0.8×	5.6k 1.2×	5.6k 2.1×	689	31.7k
Charles S. Cleeland United States	94	5.7k 0.7×	4.4k 0.8×	3.4k 0.6×	7.8k 1.7×	6.4k 2.4×	456	33.1k
Russell K. Portenoy United States	86	5.8k 0.7×	3.7k 0.7×	7.0k 1.3×	11.7k 2.6×	7.3k 2.7×	330	32.5k

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McQuay, Henry J, Sally Collins, Dawn Carroll, Andrew Moore, & Sheena Derry. (2013). Radiotherapy for the palliation of painful bone metastases. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2019(6). CD001793–CD001793. 4 indexed citations

Moll, Rachel, Sheena Derry, R Andrew Moore, & Henry J McQuay. (2011). Single dose oral mefenamic acid for acute postoperative pain in adults. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2019(5). CD007553–CD007553. 29 indexed citations

Moore, R Andrew, Sheena Derry, Henry J McQuay, & Philip J Wiffen. (2011). Single dose oral analgesics for acute postoperative pain in adults. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. CD008659–CD008659. 140 indexed citations

Moore, Andrew R., Sebastian Straube, Sheena Derry, & Henry J McQuay. (2010). Chronic low back pain analgesic studies – A methodological minefield. Pain. 149(3). 431–434. 37 indexed citations

Derry, Sheena, R Andrew Moore, & Henry J McQuay. (2010). Single dose oral codeine, as a single agent, for acute postoperative pain in adults. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2019(5). CD008099–CD008099. 50 indexed citations

McQuay, Henry J, et al.. (2009). Single dose oral flurbiprofen for acute postoperative pain in adults. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2019(5). CD007358–CD007358. 28 indexed citations

Derry, Sheena, et al.. (2009). Single dose oral nefopam for acute postoperative pain in adults. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2019(5). CD007442–CD007442. 16 indexed citations

Derry, Sheena, Sheena Derry, R Andrew Moore, & Henry J McQuay. (2009). Single dose oral ibuprofen for acute postoperative pain in adults. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2019(5). CD001548–CD001548. 122 indexed citations

Derry, Sheena, Sheena Derry, R Andrew Moore, & Henry J McQuay. (2009). Single dose oral naproxen and naproxen sodium for acute postoperative pain in adults. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2019(5). CD004234–CD004234. 77 indexed citations

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Derry, Sheena, et al.. (2009). Topical capsaicin for chronic neuropathic pain in adults. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. CD007393–CD007393. 119 indexed citations

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Moore, R Andrew, Sheena Derry, & Henry J McQuay. (2009). Single dose oral sulindac for acute postoperative pain in adults. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2019(5). CD007540–CD007540. 8 indexed citations

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Bulley, Simon, Sheena Derry, R Andrew Moore, & Henry J McQuay. (2009). Single dose oral rofecoxib for acute postoperative pain in adults. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2019(5). CD004604–CD004604. 16 indexed citations

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Moore, R Andrew & Henry J McQuay. (2005). Prevalence of opioid adverse events in chronic non-malignant pain: systematic review of randomised trials of oral opioids. Arthritis Research & Therapy. 7(5). R1046–51. 287 indexed citations

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Barden, Jodie, et al.. (2005). Single dose oral rofecoxib for postoperative pain. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. CD004604–CD004604. 16 indexed citations

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Moore, R Andrew, Sheena Derry, Lorna Mason, Henry J McQuay, & Jayne Edwards. (2004). Single dose oral indometacin for the treatment of acute postoperative pain. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2019(5). CD004308–CD004308. 20 indexed citations

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Edwards, Jayne, Henry J McQuay, & R Andrew Moore. (2002). Combination Analgesic Efficacy. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 23(2). 121–130. 110 indexed citations

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Tramèr, Martin R., et al.. (2000). Quantitative estimation of rare adverse events which follow a biological progression: a new model applied to chronic NSAID use. Pain. 85(1). 169–182. 304 indexed citations

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Moore, R Andrew, Jayne Edwards, Sheena Derry, & Henry J McQuay. (2000). Single dose oral dihydrocodeine for acute postoperative pain. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2019(5). CD002760–CD002760. 27 indexed citations

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Collins, Sally, et al.. (1999). Single dose oral ibuprofen for acute postoperative pain in adults. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. CD001548–CD001548. 87 indexed citations

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Moore, R Andrew, et al.. (1999). Single dose oral dextropropoxyphene, alone and with paracetamol (acetaminophen), for postoperative pain. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2019(5). CD001440–CD001440. 33 indexed citations

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