John C. Lefebvre

5.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
30 papers, 4.2k citations indexed

About

John C. Lefebvre is a scholar working on Pharmacology, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and Cognitive Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, John C. Lefebvre has authored 30 papers receiving a total of 4.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Pharmacology, 11 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and 9 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in John C. Lefebvre's work include Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (19 papers), Pediatric Pain Management Techniques (10 papers) and Pain Mechanisms and Treatments (9 papers). John C. Lefebvre is often cited by papers focused on Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (19 papers), Pediatric Pain Management Techniques (10 papers) and Pain Mechanisms and Treatments (9 papers). John C. Lefebvre collaborates with scholars based in United States and Canada. John C. Lefebvre's co-authors include Francis J. Keefe, Michael J. Sullivan, Michelle Y. Martin, Laurence A. Bradley, Beverly E. Thorn, David S. Caldwell, Glenn Affleck, Jennifer Egert, Kathleen Starr and Howard Tennen and has published in prestigious journals such as PEDIATRICS, Pain and Health Psychology.

In The Last Decade

John C. Lefebvre

30 papers receiving 4.0k 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.

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 →
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 →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
John C. Lefebvre United States	22	2.6k	1.4k	1.1k	914	668	30	4.2k
Burel R. Goodin United States	35	2.2k 0.8×	1.3k 0.9×	821 0.8×	621 0.7×	1.3k 1.9×	221	4.8k
David S. Caldwell United States	40	3.0k 1.2×	1.6k 1.2×	966 0.9×	561 0.6×	781 1.2×	67	6.0k
Beverly E. Thorn United States	35	3.4k 1.3×	1.5k 1.1×	1.7k 1.6×	935 1.0×	891 1.3×	131	5.7k
Peter H. T. G. Heuts Netherlands	15	3.0k 1.1×	1.3k 1.0×	942 0.9×	321 0.4×	389 0.6×	19	3.7k
Akiko Okifuji United States	34	3.6k 1.4×	2.5k 1.8×	1.1k 1.1×	730 0.8×	828 1.2×	83	5.6k
Cynthia D. Myers United States	26	1.7k 0.7×	746 0.5×	775 0.7×	1.0k 1.1×	898 1.3×	47	4.2k
Emily J. Bartley United States	32	1.7k 0.6×	948 0.7×	665 0.6×	437 0.5×	1.3k 1.9×	93	3.8k
Raymond C. Tait United States	31	2.7k 1.0×	1.1k 0.8×	740 0.7×	545 0.6×	524 0.8×	84	4.4k
Katja Boersma Sweden	34	3.9k 1.5×	1.8k 1.3×	1.2k 1.2×	546 0.6×	553 0.8×	102	5.9k
Tamar Pincus United Kingdom	40	4.7k 1.8×	2.2k 1.6×	1.4k 1.3×	586 0.6×	551 0.8×	144	6.7k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Lefebvre, John C. & Francis J. Keefe. (2013). The Effect of Neuroticism on the Recall of Persistent Low-Back Pain and Perceived Activity Interference. Journal of Pain. 14(9). 948–956. 12 indexed citations

Waters, Sandra J., Paul A. Riordan, Francis J. Keefe, & John C. Lefebvre. (2008). Pain Behavior in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients: Identification of Pain Behavior Subgroups. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 36(1). 69–78. 10 indexed citations

Jensen, Mark P., Francis J. Keefe, John C. Lefebvre, Joan M. Romano, & Judith A. Turner. (2003). One- and two-item measures of pain beliefs and coping strategies. Pain. 104(3). 453–469. 250 indexed citations

Keefe, Francis J., Isaac M. Lipkus, John C. Lefebvre, et al.. (2003). The social context of gastrointestinal cancer pain: a preliminary study examining the relation of patient pain catastrophizing to patient perceptions of social support and caregiver stress and negative responses. Pain. 103(1). 151–156. 94 indexed citations

Lefebvre, John C. & Francis J. Keefe. (2002). Memory for Pain: The Relationship of Pain Catastrophizing to the Recall of Daily Rheumatoid Arthritis Pain. Clinical Journal of Pain. 18(1). 56–63. 70 indexed citations

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 →

Keefe, Francis J., John C. Lefebvre, Robert D. Kerns, et al.. (2000). Understanding the adoption of arthritis self-management: stages of change profiles among arthritis patients. Pain. 87(3). 303–313. 96 indexed citations

Keefe, Francis J., John C. Lefebvre, Jennifer Egert, et al.. (2000). The relationship of gender to pain, pain behavior, and disability in osteoarthritis patients: the role of catastrophizing. Pain. 87(3). 325–334. 575 indexed citations breakdown →

Schanberg, Laura E., Marlene J. Sandstrom, Kathleen Starr, et al.. (2000). The relationship of daily mood and stressful events to symptoms in juvenile rheumatic disease. Arthritis & Rheumatism. 13(1). 33–41. 77 indexed citations

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Lefebvre, John C., et al.. (1999). The relationship of arthritis self-efficacy to daily pain, daily mood, and daily pain coping in rheumatoid arthritis patients. Pain. 80(1). 425–435. 121 indexed citations

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Affleck, Glenn, Howard Tennen, Francis J. Keefe, et al.. (1999). Everyday life with osteoarthritis or rheumatoid arthritis: independent effects of disease and gender on daily pain, mood, and coping. Pain. 83(3). 601–609. 180 indexed citations

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Keefe, Francis J., John C. Lefebvre, & Suzanne J. Smith. (1999). Catastrophizing research. Pain Forum. 8(4). 176–180. 23 indexed citations

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Schanberg, Laura E., Francis J. Keefe, John C. Lefebvre, Deborah W. Kredich, & Karen M. Gil. (1998). Social Context of Pain in Children with Juvenile Primary Fibromyalgia Syndrome. Clinical Journal of Pain. 14(2). 107–115. 69 indexed citations

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Affleck, Glenn, et al.. (1997). Pain coping strategies and coping efficacy in rheumatoid arthritis: a daily process analysis. Pain. 69(1). 35–42. 141 indexed citations

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Schanberg, Laura E., John C. Lefebvre, Francis J. Keefe, Deborah W. Kredich, & Karen M. Gil. (1997). Pain coping and the pain experience in children with juvenile chronic arthritis. Pain. 73(2). 181–189. 89 indexed citations

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Lefebvre, John C., et al.. (1996). Pain in Young Adults—III: Relationships of Three Pain-Coping Measures to Pain and Activity Interference. Clinical Journal of Pain. 12(4). 291–300. 41 indexed citations

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Schanberg, Laura E., Deborah W. Kredich, Francis J. Keefe, John C. Lefebvre, & Karen M. Gil. (1996). Pain coping strategies in children with juvenile primary fibromyalgia syndrome: Correlation with pain, physical function, and psychological distress. Arthritis & Rheumatism. 9(2). 89–96. 60 indexed citations

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Lefebvre, John C., et al.. (1995). Pain in Young Adults. II. Clinical Journal of Pain. 11(1). 36–44. 52 indexed citations

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Lefebvre, John C., et al.. (1994). Pain in Young Adults. Clinical Journal of Pain. 10(4). 282–289. 81 indexed citations

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Keefe, Francis J., Alfred N. Salley, & John C. Lefebvre. (1992). Coping with pain: conceptual concerns and future directions. Pain. 51(2). 131–134. 78 indexed citations

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