Lance Twomey

3.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
47 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

Lance Twomey is a scholar working on Pharmacology, Pathology and Forensic Medicine and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Lance Twomey has authored 47 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Pharmacology, 19 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine and 10 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Lance Twomey's work include Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (26 papers), Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (19 papers) and Myofascial pain diagnosis and treatment (7 papers). Lance Twomey is often cited by papers focused on Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (26 papers), Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (19 papers) and Myofascial pain diagnosis and treatment (7 papers). Lance Twomey collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United States and Canada. Lance Twomey's co-authors include Peter O’Sullivan, Garry T. Allison, James R. Taylor, Nikolai Bogduk, Philip N. Sambrook, James G. Taylor, Paul J. Kelly, Kim Miller, Jenny Sinclair and Joanna J. Knox and has published in prestigious journals such as Spine, Journal of Bone and Mineral Research and Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.

In The Last Decade

Lance Twomey

46 papers receiving 2.3k citations

Hit Papers

Evaluation of Specific Stabilizing Exercise in the Treatm... 1997 2026 2006 2016 1997 250 500 750
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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.

  1. Evaluation of Specific Stabilizing Exercise in the Treatment of Chronic Low Back Pain With Radiologic Diagnosis of Spondylolysis or Spondylolisthesis
    1997 832 citations Peter O’Sullivan, Lance Twomey et al. Spine profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Lance Twomey Australia 20 2.0k 1.2k 930 546 530 47 2.7k
Tom Bendix Denmark 30 2.6k 1.3× 1.8k 1.6× 790 0.8× 304 0.6× 383 0.7× 66 3.4k
Linda R. Van Dillen United States 35 2.5k 1.2× 1.2k 1.0× 1.2k 1.3× 718 1.3× 761 1.4× 96 3.5k
Jacqueline Oldham United Kingdom 26 1.2k 0.6× 531 0.5× 455 0.5× 435 0.8× 376 0.7× 64 2.1k
Scott H. Leggett United States 26 996 0.5× 486 0.4× 331 0.4× 718 1.3× 314 0.6× 50 2.2k
Linda Van Dillen United States 13 1.4k 0.7× 581 0.5× 499 0.5× 286 0.5× 376 0.7× 16 1.9k
Shane Koppenhaver United States 27 1.3k 0.7× 578 0.5× 709 0.8× 683 1.3× 859 1.6× 88 2.4k
Per Kjær Denmark 31 2.8k 1.4× 2.2k 1.9× 995 1.1× 232 0.4× 354 0.7× 79 3.5k
Richard E. Erhard United States 20 1.9k 0.9× 1.2k 1.1× 678 0.7× 178 0.3× 421 0.8× 36 2.2k
Phillip S. Sizer United States 27 852 0.4× 494 0.4× 865 0.9× 439 0.8× 221 0.4× 114 2.1k
Amir Massoud Arab Iran 25 1.0k 0.5× 344 0.3× 593 0.6× 511 0.9× 498 0.9× 90 1.8k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Lance Twomey

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Lance Twomey

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Lam, TH, et al.. (1999). Use of a Subjective Health Measure on Chinese Low Back Pain Patients in Hong Kong. Spine. 24(10). 961–966. 18 indexed citations
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O’Sullivan, Peter, Lance Twomey, & Garry T. Allison. (1998). Altered Abdominal Muscle Recruitment in Patients With Chronic Back Pain Following a Specific Exercise Intervention. Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy. 27(2). 114–124. 202 indexed citations
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O’Sullivan, Peter, Lance Twomey, Garry T. Allison, et al.. (1997). Altered patterns of abdominal muscle activation in patients with chronic low back pain. Australian Journal of Physiotherapy. 43(2). 91–98. 150 indexed citations
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O’Sullivan, Peter, et al.. (1997). Evaluation of Specific Stabilizing Exercise in the Treatment of Chronic Low Back Pain With Radiologic Diagnosis of Spondylolysis or Spondylolisthesis. Spine. 22(24). 2959–2967. 832 indexed citations breakdown →
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Twomey, Lance, et al.. (1997). Head and shoulder posture variations in 160 asymptomatic women and men. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 78(11). 1215–1223. 268 indexed citations
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Pentland, Wendy, Anthony A. Vandervoort, & Lance Twomey. (1995). Age-related changes in upper limb isokinetic and grip strength. Physiotherapy Theory and Practice. 11(3). 165–173. 4 indexed citations
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Twomey, Lance, et al.. (1994). Posture of the head, shoulders and thoracic spine in comfortable erect standing. Australian Journal of Physiotherapy. 40(1). 25–32. 72 indexed citations
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Twomey, Lance & James R. Taylor. (1994). The lumbar spine: structure, function, age changes and physiotherapy. Australian Journal of Physiotherapy. 40. 19–30. 11 indexed citations
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Zusman, Max, et al.. (1992). A physical approach to the rehabilitation of patients disabled by chronic low back pain. The Medical Journal of Australia. 156(3). 167–172. 23 indexed citations
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Twomey, Lance, et al.. (1990). Adult hydrotherapy : a practical approach. 12 indexed citations
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Twomey, Lance, et al.. (1988). Spinal Mobility and Trunk Muscle Strength in Elite Hockey Players. Australian Journal of Physiotherapy. 34(3). 123–130. 13 indexed citations
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Twomey, Lance, et al.. (1988). The Role of Faculty Development in Physiotherapy Education. Australian Journal of Physiotherapy. 34(4). 199–202. 1 indexed citations
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Cole, Joan, et al.. (1988). Muscles in Action: An Approach to Manual Muscle Testing. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 1 indexed citations
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Twomey, Lance & James R. Taylor. (1985). Age Changes in the Lumbar Articular Triad. Australian Journal of Physiotherapy. 31(3). 106–112. 16 indexed citations
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Taylor, James R. & Lance Twomey. (1985). Vertebral Column Development and Its Relation to Adult Pathology. Australian Journal of Physiotherapy. 31(3). 83–88. 4 indexed citations
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Twomey, Lance & Joan Cole. (1985). The changing face of Australian physiotherapy. 1(2). 77–85. 5 indexed citations
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Taylor, James R., et al.. (1982). SCOLIOSIS: A REVIEW. Australian Journal of Physiotherapy. 28(3). 20–25. 9 indexed citations
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Downs, Jenny & Lance Twomey. (1979). THE WHIPLASH SYNDROME. Australian Journal of Physiotherapy. 25(6). 233–241. 6 indexed citations
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Twomey, Lance & James R. Taylor. (1979). A DESCRIPTION OF TWO NEW INSTRUMENTS FOR MEASURING THE RANGES OF SAGITTAL AND HORIZONTAL PLANE MOTIONS IN THE LUMBAR REGION. Australian Journal of Physiotherapy. 25(5). 201–203. 11 indexed citations
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Twomey, Lance. (1979). THE EFFECTS OF AGE ON THE RANGES OF MOTIONS OF THE LUMBAR REGION. Australian Journal of Physiotherapy. 25(6). 257–263. 26 indexed citations

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