James H. McAuley

21.7k total citations · 5 hit papers
270 papers, 13.5k citations indexed

About

James H. McAuley is a scholar working on Pharmacology, Cognitive Neuroscience and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, James H. McAuley has authored 270 papers receiving a total of 13.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 209 papers in Pharmacology, 67 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience and 53 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in James H. McAuley's work include Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (207 papers), Pain Management and Placebo Effect (60 papers) and Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (51 papers). James H. McAuley is often cited by papers focused on Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (207 papers), Pain Management and Placebo Effect (60 papers) and Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (51 papers). James H. McAuley collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United Kingdom and United States. James H. McAuley's co-authors include Christopher G. Maher, G. Lorimer Moseley, Aidan G Cashin, Rob Herbert, Kathryn M. Refshauge, Luciana Macedo, Jane Latimer, Mark J. Hancock, Steven J. Kamper and Markus Hübscher and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, JAMA and Journal of Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

James H. McAuley

256 papers receiving 13.1k citations

Hit Papers

align trajectories sort by overperformance

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.

An updated overview of clinical guidelines for the management of non-specific low back pain in primary care

2010 963 citations Maurits W. van Tulder, Luciana Macedo et al. profile →
Clinimetrics: Physiotherapy Evidence Database (PEDro) Scale

2019 611 citations Aidan G Cashin, James H. McAuley profile →
The prognosis of acute and persistent low-back pain: a meta-analysis

2012 451 citations Lucíola da Cunha Menezes Costa, Christopher G. Maher et al. profile →
Prognosis in patients with recent onset low back pain in Australian primary care: inception cohort study

2008 438 citations Nicholas Henschke, Christopher G. Maher et al. BMJ profile →
How does pain lead to disability? A systematic review and meta-analysis of mediation studies in people with back and neck pain

2015 387 citations Hopin Lee, Markus Hübscher et al. Pain profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
James H. McAuley Australia	58	9.9k	3.1k	2.8k	2.1k	1.7k	270	13.5k
Steven Z. George United States	67	10.8k 1.1×	2.8k 0.9×	2.8k 1.0×	2.4k 1.2×	1.9k 1.1×	379	15.4k
Nadine E. Foster United Kingdom	66	9.8k 1.0×	2.5k 0.8×	2.8k 1.0×	2.3k 1.1×	1.4k 0.8×	356	16.3k
Kate M. Dunn United Kingdom	56	8.1k 0.8×	2.9k 0.9×	3.1k 1.1×	1.3k 0.6×	948 0.5×	175	12.8k
Manuela L. Ferreira Australia	56	7.5k 0.8×	2.9k 0.9×	2.3k 0.8×	986 0.5×	1.3k 0.7×	299	12.1k
Raymond Ostelo Netherlands	66	12.6k 1.3×	6.2k 2.0×	3.2k 1.2×	2.0k 1.0×	1.3k 0.7×	303	19.6k
Robert J. Gatchel United States	70	12.1k 1.2×	3.5k 1.1×	4.8k 1.7×	2.7k 1.3×	2.3k 1.3×	400	20.2k
Chris J. Main United Kingdom	66	11.3k 1.1×	3.8k 1.2×	4.2k 1.5×	2.1k 1.0×	882 0.5×	163	15.8k
Paulo H. Ferreira Australia	51	6.6k 0.7×	2.4k 0.8×	1.9k 0.7×	857 0.4×	1.2k 0.7×	285	10.4k
Rob Smeets Netherlands	50	6.6k 0.7×	1.5k 0.5×	3.0k 1.1×	1.6k 0.8×	850 0.5×	239	9.6k
Michael K. Nicholas Australia	54	7.7k 0.8×	1.2k 0.4×	2.7k 1.0×	2.3k 1.1×	1.2k 0.7×	194	11.1k

Countries citing papers authored by James H. McAuley

Since Specialization

Citations

This map shows the geographic impact of James H. McAuley's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by James H. McAuley with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites James H. McAuley more than expected).

Fields of papers citing papers by James H. McAuley

Since Specialization

Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by James H. McAuley. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by James H. McAuley. The network helps show where James H. McAuley may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of James H. McAuley

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of James H. McAuley. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of James H. McAuley based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with James H. McAuley. James H. McAuley is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

Sort: Min cites: Since: Top N: Style:

20 of 20 papers shown

Ferraro, Michael C, Andreas Göebel, Neil E O’Connell, et al.. (2025). Amputation for complex regional pain syndrome: A systematic review. Journal of Pain. 37. 105571–105571. 1 indexed citations

Rizzo, Rodrigo R N, Aidan G Cashin, Benedict M. Wand, et al.. (2025). Non-pharmacological and non-surgical treatments for low back pain in adults: an overview of Cochrane reviews. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2025(3). CD014691–CD014691. 4 indexed citations

Jones, Matthew D., et al.. (2025). Conversational Agents to Support Pain Management: A Scoping Review. European Journal of Pain. 29(5). e70016–e70016. 2 indexed citations

Ferraro, Michael C, Donna M. Urquhart, Giovanni E Ferreira, et al.. (2025). Antidepressants for low back pain and spine-related leg pain. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2025(3). CD001703–CD001703. 2 indexed citations

Sharma, Saurab, Aidan G Cashin, Matthew D. Jones, et al.. (2025). Test-retest reliability and measurement error of the numerical rating scale and visual analogue scale in people with low back pain. Journal of Pain. 35. 105528–105528. 1 indexed citations

Cashin, Aidan G, et al.. (2024). Barriers and enablers to exercise adherence in people with nonspecific chronic low back pain: a systematic review of qualitative evidence. Pain. 165(10). 2200–2214. 14 indexed citations

McAuley, James H., et al.. (2024). BARRIERS AND ENABLERS TO EXERCISE ADHERENCE IN PEOPLE WITH CHRONIC LOW BACK PAIN: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW OF QUALITATIVE EVIDENCE. 13(s2). 412–412. 1 indexed citations

Cashin, Aidan G, Michael A. Wewege, Rodrigo R N Rizzo, et al.. (2022). Evaluation of emotion-centric psychological interventions for chronic pain: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ Open. 12(11). e063102–e063102. 3 indexed citations

Jones, Matthew D., et al.. (2021). A survey evaluation comparing pain curriculum taught in Australian exercise physiology degrees to graduate perceptions of their preparedness and competency to treat people with chronic pain. Musculoskeletal Care. 20(2). 299–306. 4 indexed citations

10.

Wewege, Michael A., et al.. (2020). Analgesic medicines for adults with low back pain: protocol for a systematic review and network meta-analysis. Systematic Reviews. 9(1). 255–255. 6 indexed citations

11.

Breckenridge, John D., James H. McAuley, G. Lorimer Moseley, & Karen Ginn. (2020). Is implicit motor imagery altered in people with shoulder pain? The shoulder left/right judgement task. Musculoskeletal Science and Practice. 48. 102159–102159. 15 indexed citations

12.

Nicholas, Michael K., Daniel Costa, Steven J. Linton, et al.. (2019). Implementation of Early Intervention Protocol in Australia for ‘High Risk’ Injured Workers is Associated with Fewer Lost Work Days Over 2 Years Than Usual (Stepped) Care. Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation. 30(1). 93–104. 46 indexed citations

13.

Williams, Amanda, Hopin Lee, Steven J. Kamper, et al.. (2019). Causal mechanisms of a healthy lifestyle intervention for patients with musculoskeletal pain who are overweight or obese. Clinical Rehabilitation. 33(6). 1088–1097. 9 indexed citations

14.

Lee, Hopin, John Wiggers, Steven J. Kamper, et al.. (2017). Mechanism evaluation of a lifestyle intervention for patients with musculoskeletal pain who are overweight or obese: protocol for a causal mediation analysis. BMJ Open. 7(6). e014652–e014652. 13 indexed citations

15.

Traeger, Adrian C., Nicholas Henschke, Markus Hübscher, et al.. (2015). Development and validation of a screening tool to predict the risk of chronic low back pain in patients presenting with acute low back pain: a study protocol. BMJ Open. 5(7). e007916–e007916. 27 indexed citations

16.

Henschke, Nicholas, Christopher G. Maher, Kathryn M. Refshauge, et al.. (2009). Characteristics of acute low back pain patients presenting to primary care. Clinical Journal of Pain. 25. 1 indexed citations

17.

Costa, Lucíola da Cunha Menezes, Christopher G. Maher, James H. McAuley, et al.. (2009). Prognosis for patients with chronic low back pain: inception cohort study. BMJ. 339(oct06 2). b3829–b3829. 328 indexed citations

18.

Macedo, Luciana, Christopher G. Maher, Jane Latimer, & James H. McAuley. (2008). Motor Control Exercise for Persistent, Nonspecific Low Back Pain: A Systematic Review. Physical Therapy. 89(1). 9–25. 253 indexed citations

19.

Henschke, Nicholas, Christopher G. Maher, Kathryn M. Refshauge, et al.. (2008). Prognosis in patients with recent onset low back pain in Australian primary care: inception cohort study. BMJ. 337(jul07 1). a171–a171. 438 indexed citations breakdown →

20.

Kamper, Steven J., et al.. (2008). Trial methodology and patient characteristics do not influence the size of placebo effects on pain. Meta-regression of trial-level factors. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 61. 1 indexed citations

Rankless uses publication and citation data sourced from OpenAlex, an open and comprehensive bibliographic database. While OpenAlex provides broad and valuable coverage of the global research landscape, it—like all bibliographic datasets—has inherent limitations. These include incomplete records, variations in author disambiguation, differences in journal indexing, and delays in data updates. As a result, some metrics and network relationships displayed in Rankless may not fully capture the entirety of a scholar's output or impact.

Explore authors with similar magnitude of impact