John Frank

12.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
217 papers, 9.3k citations indexed

About

John Frank is a scholar working on General Health Professions, Pharmacology and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, John Frank has authored 217 papers receiving a total of 9.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 83 papers in General Health Professions, 43 papers in Pharmacology and 39 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in John Frank's work include Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (42 papers), Health disparities and outcomes (30 papers) and Occupational Health and Safety Research (18 papers). John Frank is often cited by papers focused on Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (42 papers), Health disparities and outcomes (30 papers) and Occupational Health and Safety Research (18 papers). John Frank collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United Kingdom and United States. John Frank's co-authors include Harry S. Shannon, Richard Wells, Donald C. Cole, Claire Bombardier, Sandra Sinclair, Pierre Côté, M.S. Kerr, Michael V. Mondloch, Patrick Neumann and R.W. Norman and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, The Lancet and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

John Frank

211 papers receiving 8.7k 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.

Workplace-Based Return-to-Work Interventions: A Systematic Review of the Quantitative Literature

2005 548 citations John Frank et al. profile →
Disability Resulting From Occupational Low Back Pain

1996 481 citations John Frank, Ann‐Sylvia Brooker et al. Spine profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
John Frank Canada	51	3.7k	2.9k	1.1k	1.0k	953	217	9.3k
Jos Verbeek Netherlands	61	2.8k 0.7×	4.2k 1.5×	1.5k 1.4×	1.5k 1.5×	1.4k 1.5×	279	12.8k
Johan W. Groothoff Netherlands	61	2.2k 0.6×	3.3k 1.1×	588 0.6×	1.2k 1.1×	985 1.0×	329	11.9k
Harry S. Shannon Canada	43	2.5k 0.7×	1.9k 0.7×	1.7k 1.6×	1.5k 1.4×	1.1k 1.2×	142	8.9k
Monique H. W. Frings‐Dresen Netherlands	61	4.1k 1.1×	4.4k 1.6×	2.0k 1.9×	1.0k 1.0×	2.9k 3.1×	407	13.3k
Marcel Goldberg France	62	1.6k 0.4×	4.6k 1.6×	907 0.9×	2.0k 2.0×	1.2k 1.3×	555	14.9k
Derek Smith Australia	48	2.4k 0.7×	1.0k 0.4×	637 0.6×	637 0.6×	1.0k 1.1×	314	7.9k
Allard J. van der Beek Netherlands	71	6.4k 1.7×	6.8k 2.4×	1.9k 1.8×	2.0k 1.9×	4.4k 4.7×	463	19.3k
David H. Wegman United States	50	2.0k 0.5×	1.4k 0.5×	1.5k 1.4×	1.5k 1.5×	1.2k 1.2×	250	9.2k
Karl Bang Christensen Denmark	52	1.1k 0.3×	4.7k 1.6×	792 0.7×	704 0.7×	1.7k 1.8×	257	11.1k
Benjamin C. Amick United States	44	3.3k 0.9×	7.3k 2.6×	2.1k 2.0×	596 0.6×	3.1k 3.3×	201	13.2k

Countries citing papers authored by John Frank

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Fields of papers citing papers by John Frank

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of John Frank

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of John Frank. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of John Frank 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 John Frank. John Frank is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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Melnick, Ronald L., Joel M. Moskowitz, Paul Héroux, et al.. (2025). The WHO-commissioned systematic reviews on health effects of radiofrequency radiation provide no assurance of safety. Environmental Health. 24(1). 70–70. 1 indexed citations

Nogová, Lucia, Florian Malchers, Axel M. Hillmer, et al.. (2023). 1329P FIND: A phase II study to evaluate the efficacy of erdafitinib in FGFR-altered NSCLC. Annals of Oncology. 34. S767–S767. 2 indexed citations

Doi, Lawrence, Andrew James Williams, Louise Marryat, & John Frank. (2020). Cohort study of high maternal body mass index and the risk of adverse pregnancy and delivery outcomes in Scotland. BMJ Open. 10(2). e026168–e026168. 20 indexed citations

Buajitti, Emmalin, John Frank, Tristan Watson, Kathy Kornas, & Laura C. Rosella. (2020). Changing relative and absolute socioeconomic health inequalities in Ontario, Canada: A population-based cohort study of adult premature mortality, 1992 to 2017. PLoS ONE. 15(4). e0230684–e0230684. 10 indexed citations

Inglis, Greig, Daryll Archibald, Lawrence Doi, et al.. (2018). Credibility of subgroup analyses by socioeconomic status in public health intervention evaluations: An underappreciated problem?. SSM - Population Health. 6. 245–251. 10 indexed citations

Akhtar, Salman, et al.. (2013). The electrified mind : development, psychopathology, and treatment in the era of cell phones and the internet. The Medicine Forum. 9 indexed citations

Urquía, Marcelo L., Rahim Moineddin, & John Frank. (2012). A Mixture Model to Correct Misclassification of Gestational Age. Annals of Epidemiology. 22(3). 151–159. 12 indexed citations

Jackson, Caroline, Sally Haw, & John Frank. (2010). Environmental scan of adolescent and young adulthood health in Scotland: Interventions that address multiple risk behaviours or take a generic approach to risk in youth. Queensland's institutional digital repository (The University of Queensland). 20. 253–253. 2 indexed citations

Côté, Pierre, J. David Cassidy, Simon Carette, et al.. (2008). Protocol of a randomized controlled trial of the effectiveness of physician education and activation versus two rehabilitation programs for the treatment of Whiplash-associated Disorders: The University Health Network Whiplash Intervention Trial. Trials. 9(1). 75–75. 12 indexed citations

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Buckeridge, David L., Douglas K Owens, Paul Switzer, John Frank, & Mark A. Musen. (2006). Evaluating Detection of an Inhalational Anthrax Outbreak. Emerging infectious diseases. 12(12). 1942–1949. 29 indexed citations

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Mustard, Cam, et al.. (2005). Childhood and Early Adult Predictors of Risk of Incident Back Pain: Ontario Child Health Study 2001 Follow-up. American Journal of Epidemiology. 162(8). 779–786. 68 indexed citations

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Gordon, Deborah R., Genevieve M. Ames, Irene H. Yen, et al.. (2005). Integrating Qualitative Research into Occupational Health: A Case Study Among Hospital Workers. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 47(4). 399–409. 18 indexed citations

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Buckeridge, David L., Richard H. Glazier, Bart J. Harvey, et al.. (2002). Effect of motor vehicle emissions on respiratory health in an urban area.. Environmental Health Perspectives. 110(3). 293–300. 106 indexed citations

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Côté, Pierre, Sheilah Hogg‐Johnson, J. David Cassidy, Linda Carroll, & John Frank. (2001). The association between neck pain intensity, physical functioning, depressive symptomatology and time-to-claim-closure after whiplash. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 54(3). 275–286. 118 indexed citations

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Evans, Michael F. & John Frank. (1997). Critical appraisal and Canadian Family Physician.. Canadian Family Physician. 43. 449–451. 1 indexed citations

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Evans, Michael F. & John Frank. (1997). Clinical practice guidelines for the diagnosis and management of osteoporosis. Canadian Family Physician. 43. 635–635. 93 indexed citations

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Evans, Michael F. & John Frank. (1997). Efficacy and cost benefit of inhaled corticosteroids in patients considered to have mild asthma in primary care practice.. Canadian Family Physician. 43. 632–633. 4 indexed citations

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Frank, John, Ann‐Sylvia Brooker, Mickey Kerr, et al.. (1996). Disability Resulting From Occupational Low Back Pain. Spine. 21(24). 2918–2929. 481 indexed citations breakdown →

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Benfante, Richard, Dwayne Reed, & John Frank. (1991). Does cigarette smoking have an independent effect on coronary heart disease incidence in the elderly?. American Journal of Public Health. 81(7). 897–899. 25 indexed citations

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Frank, John, et al.. (1978). The effects and usefulness of replacement cost disclosure : a research study and report. 1 indexed citations

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