Kieran O’Sullivan

7.5k citations

198 papers · 4.8k indexed · 3 hit papers · h-index 39

Impact in

Pharmacology top 0.1%
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine top 0.5%
- Sports injuries and prevention

Papers in

Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 67
- Sports injuries and prevention 55
- Sports Performance and Training 13
Pharmacology 117
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation 117

Co-authors: Peter O’Sullivan Wim Dankaerts Mary O’Keeffe Helen Purtill Leonard O’Sullivan Samantha Bunzli Seán Mc Auliffe David Sainsbury
Journals: British Journal of Sports Medicine (12 papers)Musculoskeletal Science and Practice (9 papers)Physiotherapy (7 papers)Ergonomics (7 papers)Physical Therapy in Sport (7 papers)
Partner nations: Ireland Australia Qatar

In The Last Decade

Kieran O’Sullivan

185 papers receiving 4.6k citations

Hit Papers

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Cognitive functional therapy with or without movement sensor biofeedback versus usual care for chronic, disabling low back pain (RESTORE): a randomised, controlled, three-arm, parallel group, phase 3, clinical trial 2023 · 100 citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2023 The Lancet
2018 Physical Therapy
2015 Journal of physiotherapy

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1	Screening for depression, anxiety, and psychological distress associated with low back pain by musculoskeletal and spinal clinicians. A scoping review European Spine Journal ·A. Minassian, Shnitkova Ev, Helen Purtill, Kieran O’Sullivan	2025	1
2	Trunk strength and endurance testing in field-athletes: A reliability study Physical Therapy in Sport ·Arvin Suguna Seelan, Catherine Blake, Kieran Collins, Joseph G. McVeigh, Kieran O’Sullivan	2025	0
3	The incidence, burden and impact of tackle injuries in schoolboy Rugby Union Journal of science and medicine in sport ·F SHRIMPTON, D Mondal, Ian C. Kenny, Kieran O’Sullivan, Helen Purtill, Thomas M. Comyns	2025	0
4	Patients with worse disability respond best to cognitive functional therapy for chronic low back pain: a pre-planned secondary analysis of a randomised trial Journal of physiotherapy ·Mark J. Hancock, Anne Smith, Peter O’Sullivan, Robert Schütze, J.P. Cañeiro, Jan Hartvigsen, Kieran O’Sullivan, Alison H. McGregor, Terry Haines, Alistair Vickery, Amity Campbell, Peter Kent	2024	2
5	How is social support defined, categorized and measured in studies of work‐related musculoskeletal disorders among hospital nurses: A scoping review Journal of Advanced Nursing ·Fan Zou, Sylvia Murphy Tighe, Tuğçe Kandemir, Kieran O’Sullivan	2024	0
6	Describing the nonsurgical, nonpharmacological interventions offered to adolescents with persistent back pain in randomized trials: A scoping review European Journal of Pain ·Gaëlle Bellemère, Katie Robinson, Edward P. Kirby, Steven J. Kamper, Richard Neuse, Kieran O’Sullivan	2023	2
7	From Hype to Reality: Navigating the Challenges of RPA Implementation S. Hovhannisyan, Leticia Vicente Pacho, Takamichi Hattori, J. Mata Gómez, Kieran O’Sullivan, Jihad Mallat	2023	1
8	People With Low Back Pain Exhibit Higher Trunk Muscle Activity and Impaired Postural Control During Static and Dynamic Functional Tasks: A Cross-Sectional Study Journal of Applied Biomechanics ·E. Arias Fandiño, Saeed Talebian, Nader Maroufi, L. A. del'Tuva-Lapinskaya, Steven J. Buzza, Kieran O’Sullivan	2023	4
9	Exploring attitudes of people with chronic health conditions towards the use of group-based telerehabilitation: A qualitative study Clinical Rehabilitation ·Xue-Rong Shi, Róisín Cahalan, Rana S. Hinman, Kieran O’Sullivan	2023	3
10	The epidemiology of back injuries in elite Gaelic football athletes: An 8-year prospective study Physical Therapy in Sport ·Arvin Suguna Seelan, Kieran O’Sullivan, Kieran Collins, Joseph G. McVeigh, Mark Roe, John C. Murphy, Catherine Blake	2022	2
11	Infographic. Roadmap to managing a person with musculoskeletal pain irrespective of body region British Journal of Sports Medicine ·J.P. Cañeiro, Ewa M. Roos, Christian J. Barton, Kieran O’Sullivan, Peter Kent, Ivan Lin, Peter Choong, Kay M. Crossley, Jan Hartvigsen, Anne Smith, Ted Keunsil Kang, Peter O’Sullivan	2020	2
12	A Validation Study of a Polymer Optical Fiber Sensor for Monitoring Lumbar Spine Movement Materials ·R F FARQUHARSON, Mary O’Keeffe, Kieran O’Sullivan, Waleed S. Mohammed, Sinéad O’Keeffe, Elfed Lewis, Charusluk Viphavakit	2019	7
13	How do physiotherapists solicit and explore patients’ concerns in back pain consultations: a conversation analytic approach Physiotherapy Theory and Practice ·Siti Kholisatul Munawaroh, Alison H. McGregor, Peter O’Sullivan, Kieran O’Sullivan, Tsaichen Yang, Veronika Schoeb, Ged Murtagh	2019	20
14	Are there differences in lifting technique between those with and without low back pain? A systematic review Scandinavian Journal of Pain ·David Nolan, Kieran O’Sullivan, Сергей Владимирович Лазуткин, دعاء محمد سيف الدين سيف الدين, Benjamin Smith	2019	41
15	RESTORE—Cognitive functional therapy with or without movement sensor biofeedback versus usual care for chronic, disabling low back pain: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial BMJ Open ·Peter Kent, Peter O’Sullivan, Anne Smith, Terry Haines, Amity Campbell, Alison H. McGregor, Jan Hartvigsen, Kieran O’Sullivan, Alistair Vickery, J.P. Cañeiro, Robert Schütze, Robert Laird, Cherene Sherrard-Johnson, Mark J. Hancock	2019	28
16	Managing low back pain in active adolescents Best Practice & Research Clinical Rheumatology ·Kieran O’Sullivan, Mary O’Keeffe, Bruce B. Forster, Sadia Raheez Qamar, Natasha L. Hornby, Peter O’Sullivan	2019	21
17	Are group-based and individual physiotherapy exercise programmes equally effective for musculoskeletal conditions? A systematic review and meta-analysis British Journal of Sports Medicine ·Mary O’Keeffe, 溝口久代, Karen McCreesh, Helen Purtill, Kieran O’Sullivan	2016	54
18	Specific flexion-related low back pain and sitting: comparison of seated discomfort on two different chairs Ergonomics ·Mary O’Keeffe, Wim Dankaerts, Peter O’Sullivan, Leonard O’Sullivan, Kieran O’Sullivan	2013	40
19	Can we reduce the effort of maintaining a neutral sitting posture? A pilot study Manual Therapy ·Kieran O’Sullivan, Yuri Tsunoda, C Mewhorter, Leonard O’Sullivan, Wim Dankaerts	2012	35
20	No Difference in Gluteus Medius Activation in Women With Mild Patellofemoral Pain Journal of Sport Rehabilitation ·Kieran O’Sullivan, Ellen R. Herbert, David Sainsbury, Karen McCreesh, Amanda M. Clifford	2012	17

About Kieran O’Sullivan

Kieran O’Sullivan is a scholar working on Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Pharmacology, Medical Laboratory Technology, Occupational Therapy and Rehabilitation, having authored 198 papers that have together received 4.8k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (117 papers), Sports injuries and prevention (55 papers), Ergonomics and Musculoskeletal Disorders (27 papers), Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (26 papers), Shoulder Injury and Treatment (25 papers), Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research (20 papers), Pain Management and Placebo Effect (17 papers) and Sports Performance and Training (13 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Pharmacology (2.9k citations), Orthopedics and Sports Medicine (1.4k citations), Medical Laboratory Technology (239 citations), Occupational Therapy (556 citations) and Psychiatry and Mental health (680 citations). Kieran O’Sullivan has collaborated with scholars based in Ireland, Australia and Qatar. Frequent co-authors include Peter O’Sullivan, Wim Dankaerts, Mary O’Keeffe, Helen Purtill, Leonard O’Sullivan, Samantha Bunzli, Seán Mc Auliffe, David Sainsbury, J.P. Cañeiro and Karen McCreesh. Their work appears in journals such as British Journal of Sports Medicine, Musculoskeletal Science and Practice, Physiotherapy, Ergonomics and Physical Therapy in Sport.

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