Martyn Lewis

14.1k total citations · 5 hit papers
189 papers, 10.1k citations indexed

About

Martyn Lewis is a scholar working on Pharmacology, Economics and Econometrics and Pathology and Forensic Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Martyn Lewis has authored 189 papers receiving a total of 10.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 92 papers in Pharmacology, 54 papers in Economics and Econometrics and 35 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine. Recurrent topics in Martyn Lewis's work include Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (91 papers), Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life (52 papers) and Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (33 papers). Martyn Lewis is often cited by papers focused on Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (91 papers), Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life (52 papers) and Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (33 papers). Martyn Lewis collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Canada. Martyn Lewis's co-authors include Elaine M. Hay, Julius Sim, Peter Croft, Kate M. Dunn, Jonathan Hill, Nadine E. Foster, Chris J. Main, Ricky Mullis, Kika Konstantinou and David G. T. Whitehurst and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, The Lancet and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Martyn Lewis

183 papers receiving 9.7k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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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.

Comparison of stratified primary care management for low back pain with current best practice (STarT Back): a randomised controlled trial

2011 967 citations Jonathan Hill, David G. T. Whitehurst et al. profile →
A primary care back pain screening tool: Identifying patient subgroups for initial treatment

2008 788 citations Jonathan Hill, Kate M. Dunn et al. Arthritis Care & Research profile →
The size of a pilot study for a clinical trial should be calculated in relation to considerations of precision and efficiency

2011 617 citations Martyn Lewis et al. profile →
Differential activation by atrial and brain natriuretic peptides of two different receptor guanylate cyclases

1989 514 citations Martyn Lewis et al. profile →
Determining sample size for progression criteria for pragmatic pilot RCTs: the hypothesis test strikes back!

2021 150 citations Martyn Lewis, Kieran Bromley et al. Pilot and Feasibility Studies profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Martyn Lewis United Kingdom	49	4.9k	1.8k	1.6k	1.5k	1.4k	189	10.1k
Steven J. Kamper Australia	46	5.5k 1.1×	1.6k 0.9×	1.7k 1.1×	1.6k 1.0×	1.0k 0.7×	212	8.8k
Elaine M. Hay United Kingdom	57	5.7k 1.2×	1.9k 1.1×	1.5k 1.0×	3.1k 2.0×	1.2k 0.9×	201	11.3k
Paulo H. Ferreira Australia	51	6.6k 1.3×	2.4k 1.3×	1.9k 1.2×	1.6k 1.0×	1.1k 0.8×	285	10.4k
Jan Hartvigsen Denmark	51	6.0k 1.2×	2.3k 1.3×	1.6k 1.0×	1.5k 1.0×	1.0k 0.7×	317	9.5k
Manuela L. Ferreira Australia	56	7.5k 1.5×	2.9k 1.6×	2.3k 1.4×	2.0k 1.3×	1.4k 1.0×	299	12.1k
Jane Latimer Australia	54	6.4k 1.3×	2.8k 1.6×	1.5k 1.0×	1.4k 0.9×	944 0.7×	190	9.3k
J. Bart Staal Netherlands	42	4.5k 0.9×	1.8k 1.0×	1.1k 0.7×	1.9k 1.2×	973 0.7×	186	8.8k
Kate M. Dunn United Kingdom	56	8.1k 1.6×	2.9k 1.7×	3.1k 1.9×	1.2k 0.8×	1.6k 1.2×	175	12.8k
Andrea D Furlan Canada	44	4.5k 0.9×	1.9k 1.1×	975 0.6×	2.3k 1.5×	824 0.6×	160	10.6k
Elaine Thomas United Kingdom	60	4.5k 0.9×	1.3k 0.7×	1.9k 1.2×	1.7k 1.1×	1.0k 0.7×	157	10.5k

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Mughal, Faraz, Carolyn Chew‐Graham, Ellen Townsend, et al.. (2024). How GPs can help young people avoid future self-harm: a qualitative study. British Journal of General Practice. 74(749). e832–e838.

Kigozi, Jesse, Raymond Oppong, Zoé Paskins, et al.. (2023). The cost-effectiveness of adding an ultrasound corticosteroid and local anaesthetic injection to advice and education for hip osteoarthritis. Lara D. Veeken. 64(1). 165–172. 1 indexed citations

Healey, Emma L., Martyn Lewis, Daniëlle van der Windt, et al.. (2023). Supported self-management for all with musculoskeletal pain: an inclusive approach to intervention development: the EASIER study. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders. 24(1). 474–474. 5 indexed citations

Foster, Nadine E., Kate M. Dunn, Jonathan Hill, et al.. (2023). Stratified primary care for adults with musculoskeletal pain: the STarT MSK research programme including RCTs. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1–103.

Wood, Lianne, Geronimo Bejarano, Gisela Cristiane Miyamoto, et al.. (2023). Pain catastrophising and kinesiophobia mediate pain and physical function improvements with Pilates exercise in chronic low back pain: a mediation analysis of a randomised controlled trial. Journal of physiotherapy. 69(3). 168–174. 21 indexed citations

Lewis, Martyn, et al.. (2023). Benchmarking quality of care using patient reported outcome measure data for patients presenting with musculoskeletal conditions in primary care GP practices. Musculoskeletal Care. 21(3). 713–722. 2 indexed citations

Wood, Lianne, Annette Bishop, Martyn Lewis, et al.. (2021). Treatment targets of exercise for persistent non-specific low back pain: a consensus study. Physiotherapy. 112. 78–86. 12 indexed citations

Smith, Robert, Gretl A. McHugh, Jonathan G. Quicke, et al.. (2021). The relationship between multisite peripheral joint pain and physical activity levels in older adults: A cross‐sectional survey. Musculoskeletal Care. 20(2). 341–348. 5 indexed citations

Littlewood, Chris, Julia Wade, Martyn Lewis, et al.. (2021). Protocol for a multi-site pilot and feasibility randomised controlled trial: Surgery versus PhysiothErapist-leD exercise for traumatic tears of the rotator cuff (the SPeEDy study). Pilot and Feasibility Studies. 7(1). 17–17. 2 indexed citations

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Littlewood, Chris, Marcus Bateman, Sarah Bathers, et al.. (2020). Rehabilitation following rotator cuff repair: A multi-centre pilot & feasibility randomised controlled trial (RaCeR). Clinical Rehabilitation. 35(6). 829–839. 11 indexed citations

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Hill, Jonathan, Ying Chen, Simon Wathall, et al.. (2020). Computer-Based Stratified Primary Care for Musculoskeletal Consultations Compared With Usual Care: Study Protocol for the STarT MSK Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Research Protocols. 9(7). e17939–e17939. 14 indexed citations

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Foster, Nadine E., Kika Konstantinou, Martyn Lewis, et al.. (2020). Stratified versus usual care for the management of primary care patients with sciatica: the SCOPiC RCT. Health Technology Assessment. 24(49). 1–130. 14 indexed citations

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Littlewood, Chris, Marcus Bateman, Kieran Bromley, et al.. (2019). Protocol for a multi-centre pilot and feasibility randomised controlled trial with a nested qualitative study: rehabilitation following rotator cuff repair (the RaCeR study). Trials. 20(1). 328–328. 10 indexed citations

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Mallen, Christian, Barbara I. Nicholl, Martyn Lewis, et al.. (2017). The effects of implementing a point-of-care electronic template to prompt routine anxiety and depression screening in patients consulting for osteoarthritis (the Primary Care Osteoarthritis Trial): A cluster randomised trial in primary care. PLoS Medicine. 14(4). e1002273–e1002273. 23 indexed citations

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Hill, Jonathan, Ebenezer Afolabi, Martyn Lewis, et al.. (2016). Does a modified STarT Back Tool predict outcome with a broader group of musculoskeletal patients than back pain? A secondary analysis of cohort data. BMJ Open. 6(10). e012445–e012445. 52 indexed citations

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Mullis, Ricky, Martyn Lewis, & Elaine M. Hay. (2010). What does minimal important change mean to patients? Associations between individualized goal attainment scores and disability, general health status and global change in condition. Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice. 17(2). 244–250. 13 indexed citations

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Whitehurst, David G. T., Martyn Lewis, Guiqing Yao, et al.. (2007). A brief pain management program compared with physical therapy for low back pain: Results from an economic analysis alongside a randomized clinical trial. Arthritis Care & Research. 57(3). 466–473. 36 indexed citations

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Stevenson, K., Martyn Lewis, & Elaine M. Hay. (2006). Does physiotherapy management of low back pain change as a result of an evidence‐based educational programme?. Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice. 12(3). 365–375. 106 indexed citations

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McCall, Iain W., et al.. (2003). STRUCTURAL CERVICAL SPINE ABNORMALITIES AND SHOULDER REGION PAIN: IS THERE AN ASSOCIATION?. Lara D. Veeken. 42. 36–36. 4 indexed citations

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Lewis, Martyn, et al.. (2003). Consultation and the outcome of shoulder-neck pain: a cohort study in the population.. PubMed. 30(12). 2694–9. 26 indexed citations

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