Martin Underwood

38.4k total citations · 4 hit papers
305 papers, 14.0k citations indexed

About

Martin Underwood is a scholar working on Pharmacology, General Health Professions and Economics and Econometrics. According to data from OpenAlex, Martin Underwood has authored 305 papers receiving a total of 14.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 137 papers in Pharmacology, 70 papers in General Health Professions and 59 papers in Economics and Econometrics. Recurrent topics in Martin Underwood's work include Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (127 papers), Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life (56 papers) and Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research (23 papers). Martin Underwood is often cited by papers focused on Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (127 papers), Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life (56 papers) and Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research (23 papers). Martin Underwood collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Australia and United States. Martin Underwood's co-authors include Rachelle Buchbinder, Christopher G. Maher, Tamar Pincus, Dawn Carnes, Stephanie Taylor, Susan C. Slade, Clermont E. Dionne, Robert Froud, David J. Hunter and Stefan Lohmander and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Martin Underwood

293 papers receiving 13.5k citations

Hit Papers

4 papers align trajectories

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.

OARSI guidelines for the non-surgical management of knee osteoarthritis

2014 2.2k citations T.E. McAlindon, Raveendhara R. Bannuru et al. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage profile →
Non-specific low back pain

2016 1.7k citations Martin Underwood et al. profile →
Consensus on Exercise Reporting Template (CERT): Explanation and Elaboration Statement

2016 554 citations Martin Underwood et al. profile →
A systematic review and meta-synthesis of the impact of low back pain on people’s lives

2014 304 citations Robert Froud, Tamar Pincus et al. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Martin Underwood United Kingdom	54	6.7k	2.6k	2.6k	2.4k	1.9k	305	14.0k
Elaine M. Hay United Kingdom	57	5.7k 0.8×	2.4k 0.9×	1.5k 0.6×	3.1k 1.3×	1.9k 1.0×	201	11.3k
Damian Hoy Australia	29	8.6k 1.3×	4.2k 1.6×	2.1k 0.8×	3.3k 1.4×	3.6k 1.9×	65	17.4k
Nadine E. Foster United Kingdom	66	9.8k 1.5×	1.5k 0.6×	2.8k 1.1×	2.7k 1.1×	2.5k 1.3×	356	16.3k
Gary J. Macfarlane United Kingdom	80	9.5k 1.4×	2.6k 1.0×	7.0k 2.7×	2.4k 1.0×	2.3k 1.2×	400	22.0k
Arianne P. Verhagen Netherlands	64	6.6k 1.0×	1.1k 0.4×	2.2k 0.8×	4.7k 2.0×	3.2k 1.7×	300	14.7k
Emma Smith Australia	24	5.4k 0.8×	4.2k 1.6×	1.4k 0.6×	3.0k 1.3×	2.3k 1.2×	32	13.7k
Elaine Thomas United Kingdom	60	4.5k 0.7×	1.7k 0.7×	1.9k 0.8×	1.7k 0.7×	1.3k 0.7×	157	10.5k
Manuela L. Ferreira Australia	56	7.5k 1.1×	618 0.2×	2.3k 0.9×	2.0k 0.8×	2.9k 1.5×	299	12.1k
Willem JJ Assendelft Netherlands	62	4.2k 0.6×	622 0.2×	1.9k 0.8×	3.4k 1.4×	2.0k 1.1×	307	15.8k
Hannu Kautiainen Finland	70	3.3k 0.5×	5.1k 2.0×	2.4k 0.9×	4.3k 1.8×	2.5k 1.3×	913	22.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Martin Underwood

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Martin Underwood

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20 of 20 papers shown

Rees, Sophie, et al.. (2025). Research priorities for randomised controlled trials in chronic migraine preventive medication: A stakeholder consensus workshop. NIHR Open Research. 4. 16–16.

Khatri, Chetan, David R Ellard, Jeremy Rodrigues, et al.. (2024). What recovery domains are important following a total knee replacement? A qualitative, interview-based study. BMJ Open. 14(5). e080795–e080795. 3 indexed citations

Mistry, Hema, Sophie Rees, Jason Madan, et al.. (2024). Preventive drug treatments for adults with chronic migraine: a systematic review with economic modelling. Health Technology Assessment. 28(63). 1–329. 1 indexed citations

Farhan-Alanie, Muhamed M, Martin Underwood, Andrew Metcalfe, et al.. (2021). Effect of tourniquet use on the risk of revision in total knee replacement surgery: an analysis of the National Joint Registry Data Set. BMJ Open. 11(6). e045353–e045353. 5 indexed citations

Farhan-Alanie, Muhamed M, Alex Trompeter, Martin Underwood, et al.. (2021). The risks associated with tourniquet use in lower limb trauma surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis. European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery & Traumatology. 31(5). 967–979. 12 indexed citations

Kearney, Rebecca, Rebecca McKeown, Helen Parsons, et al.. (2021). Use of cast immobilisation versus removable brace in adults with an ankle fracture: multicentre randomised controlled trial. BMJ. 374. n1506–n1506. 24 indexed citations

Haywood, Kirstie, Rachel Potter, Robert Froud, et al.. (2021). Core outcome set for preventive intervention trials in chronic and episodic migraine (COSMIG): an international, consensus-derived and multistakeholder initiative. BMJ Open. 11(11). e043242–e043242. 21 indexed citations

Vijay, S., et al.. (2020). Protocol for an economic analysis of the randomised controlled trial of Improving the Well-being of people with Opioid Treated CHronic pain: I-WOTCH Study. BMJ Open. 10(11). e037243–e037243. 1 indexed citations

Nichols, Vivien, Francine Toyé, Sam Eldabe, et al.. (2020). Experiences of people taking opioid medication for chronic non-malignant pain: a qualitative evidence synthesis using meta-ethnography. BMJ Open. 10(2). e032988–e032988. 26 indexed citations

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Kearney, Rebecca, Nick Parsons, David R Ellard, et al.. (2020). Acute Rehabilitation following Traumatic anterior shoulder dISlocAtioN (ARTISAN): protocol for a multicentre randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open. 10(11). e040623–e040623. 5 indexed citations

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Froud, Robert, Michele C. Battié, Kim Burton, et al.. (2020). Opportunities and challenges around adapting supported employment interventions for people with chronic low back pain: modified nominal group technique. Disability and Rehabilitation. 43(19). 2750–2757. 3 indexed citations

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Barker, Karen, Ruth Knight, Susan Dutton, et al.. (2020). Outpatient physiotherapy versus home-based rehabilitation for patients at risk of poor outcomes after knee arthroplasty: CORKA RCT. Health Technology Assessment. 24(65). 1–116. 18 indexed citations

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Eldabe, Sam, Sherdil Nath, Ashish Gulve, et al.. (2019). Best practice in radiofrequency denervation of the lumbar facet joints: a consensus technique. British Journal of Pain. 14(1). 47–56. 12 indexed citations

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Potter, Rachel, Anne Campbell, David R Ellard, et al.. (2019). Multifaceted intervention to Reduce Antimicrobial Prescribing in Care Homes: a process evaluation of a UK-based non-randomised feasibility study. BMJ Open. 9(11). e032185–e032185. 13 indexed citations

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Kearney, Rebecca, Rebecca McKeown, Nick Parsons, et al.. (2018). Cast versus functional brace in the rehabilitation of patients treated for an ankle fracture: protocol for the UK study of ankle injury rehabilitation (AIR) multicentre randomised trial. BMJ Open. 8(12). e027242–e027242. 16 indexed citations

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Ellard, David R, et al.. (2016). Intra-articular facet joint injections for low back pain: a systematic review. European Spine Journal. 25(4). 1266–1281. 41 indexed citations

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Meneses, Sarah Rúbia Ferreira de, Adam P. Goode, Amanda E. Nelson, et al.. (2016). Clinical algorithms to aid osteoarthritis guideline dissemination. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage. 24(9). 1487–1499. 43 indexed citations

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McAlindon, T.E., Raveendhara R. Bannuru, Matthew C. Sullivan, et al.. (2014). OARSI guidelines for the non-surgical management of knee osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage. 22(3). 363–388. 2192 indexed citations breakdown →

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Lamb, Sarah E, Dipesh Mistry, Ranjit Lall, et al.. (2012). Group cognitive behavioural interventions for low back pain in primary care: Extended follow-up of the Back Skills Training Trial (ISRCTN54717854). Pain. 153(2). 494–501. 39 indexed citations

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Parsons, Suzanne, Dawn Carnes, Tamar Pincus, et al.. (2006). Measuring troublesomeness of chronic pain by location. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders. 7(1). 34–34. 34 indexed citations

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