Michael A. Wewege

2.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
51 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Michael A. Wewege is a scholar working on Pharmacology, Physiology and Cognitive Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael A. Wewege has authored 51 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Pharmacology, 20 papers in Physiology and 11 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Michael A. Wewege's work include Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (23 papers), Pain Management and Placebo Effect (11 papers) and Pain Mechanisms and Treatments (11 papers). Michael A. Wewege is often cited by papers focused on Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (23 papers), Pain Management and Placebo Effect (11 papers) and Pain Mechanisms and Treatments (11 papers). Michael A. Wewege collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United Kingdom and United States. Michael A. Wewege's co-authors include Rachel E. Ward, Andrew Keech, R. van den Berg, Matthew D. Jones, Belinda Parmenter, Jeanette M. Thom, James H. McAuley, Amanda D. Hagstrom, Kerry‐Anne Rye and Kevin Liou and has published in prestigious journals such as JAMA, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews and BMJ.

In The Last Decade

Michael A. Wewege

51 papers receiving 1.8k citations

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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.

The effects of high‐intensity interval training vs. moderate‐intensity continuous training on body composition in overweight and obese adults: a systematic review and meta‐analysis

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Michael A. Wewege Australia	21	640	479	410	339	216	51	1.8k
Matthew D. Jones Australia	23	435 0.7×	196 0.4×	680 1.7×	173 0.5×	161 0.7×	99	1.6k
Marco Bergamin Italy	21	513 0.8×	275 0.6×	241 0.6×	171 0.5×	257 1.2×	91	1.7k
Angelique G. Brellenthin United States	17	578 0.9×	150 0.3×	421 1.0×	196 0.6×	125 0.6×	53	1.3k
Timo Hinrichs Switzerland	26	765 1.2×	238 0.5×	147 0.4×	239 0.7×	235 1.1×	113	2.4k
Elizabeth Haddad United States	14	897 1.4×	465 1.0×	177 0.4×	384 1.1×	42 0.2×	32	2.4k
Diego Munguía‐Izquierdo Spain	26	394 0.6×	206 0.4×	300 0.7×	260 0.8×	638 3.0×	88	1.9k
Kate L. Pumpa Australia	23	813 1.3×	274 0.6×	91 0.2×	315 0.9×	423 2.0×	75	2.7k
Amelia Brunani Italy	23	863 1.3×	244 0.5×	131 0.3×	498 1.5×	81 0.4×	81	2.0k
Reed Humphrey United States	18	470 0.7×	605 1.3×	98 0.2×	742 2.2×	230 1.1×	40	1.9k
M. A. Fiatarone Singh Australia	16	1.0k 1.6×	308 0.6×	131 0.3×	187 0.6×	351 1.6×	21	2.5k

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Wewege, Michael A., et al.. (2025). The Influence of Gender of Senior Researchers on Research Practice in Sports and Exercise Science and Medicine. Social Sciences. 14(3). 125–125. 1 indexed citations

Sharma, Saurab, Aidan G Cashin, Matthew D. Jones, et al.. (2025). Test-retest reliability and measurement error of the numerical rating scale and visual analogue scale in people with low back pain. Journal of Pain. 35. 105528–105528. 1 indexed citations

Hansford, Harrison J, Matthew D. Jones, Aidan G Cashin, et al.. (2023). The smallest worthwhile effect on pain intensity of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and exercise therapy for acute and chronic low back pain: a benefit-harm trade-off study. Journal of physiotherapy. 69(4). 240–248. 14 indexed citations

Wewege, Michael A., Matthew K. Bagg, Matthew D. Jones, et al.. (2023). Comparative effectiveness and safety of analgesic medicines for adults with acute non-specific low back pain: systematic review and network meta-analysis. BMJ. 380. e072962–e072962. 29 indexed citations

Kanukula, Raju, Joanne E. McKenzie, Aidan G Cashin, et al.. (2023). Variation observed in consensus judgments between pairs of reviewers when assessing the risk of bias due to missing evidence in a sample of published meta-analyses of nutrition research. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 166. 111244–111244. 1 indexed citations

Cowley, Emma S., et al.. (2023). Data Informing Governing Body Resistance-Training Guidelines Exhibit Sex Bias: An Audit-Based Review. Sports Medicine. 53(9). 1681–1691. 10 indexed citations

Hansford, Harrison J, Michael A. Wewege, Aidan G Cashin, et al.. (2022). If exercise is medicine, why don’t we know the dose? An overview of systematic reviews assessing reporting quality of exercise interventions in health and disease. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 56(12). 692–700. 56 indexed citations

Wewege, Michael A., Carolyn Berryman, Emma L. Karran, et al.. (2022). Back to the drawing board—The relationship between self-report and neuropsychological tests of cognitive flexibility in clinical cohorts: A systematic review and meta-analysis.. Neuropsychology. 36(5). 347–372. 22 indexed citations

Wewege, Michael A., et al.. (2022). Baseline imbalance and heterogeneity are present in meta-analyses of randomized clinical trials examining the effects of exercise and medicines for blood pressure management. Hypertension Research. 45(10). 1643–1652. 4 indexed citations

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Hansford, Harrison J, Aidan G Cashin, Matthew K. Bagg, et al.. (2022). Feasibility of an Audit and Feedback Intervention to Facilitate Journal Policy Change Towards Greater Promotion of Transparency and Openness in Sports Science Research. Sports Medicine - Open. 8(1). 101–101. 5 indexed citations

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Wewege, Michael A., et al.. (2022). Rescaling pain intensity measures for meta-analyses of analgesic medicines for low back pain appears justified: an empirical examination from randomised trials. BMC Medical Research Methodology. 22(1). 285–285. 38 indexed citations

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Clifford, Briana K., et al.. (2021). The Effect of Resistance Training on Body Composition During and After Cancer Treatment: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Sports Medicine. 51(12). 2527–2546. 22 indexed citations

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Wewege, Michael A., et al.. (2021). Comment on: “The training of short distance sprint performance in football code athletes: a systematic review and meta-analysis". Sports Medicine. 51(6). 1331–1332. 2 indexed citations

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Wewege, Michael A., et al.. (2021). The Effect of Resistance Training in Healthy Adults on Body Fat Percentage, Fat Mass and Visceral Fat: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Sports Medicine. 52(2). 287–300. 72 indexed citations

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Cashin, Aidan G, Matthew K. Bagg, Michael A. Wewege, et al.. (2021). Efficacy, acceptability, and safety of muscle relaxants for adults with non-specific low back pain: systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ. 374. n1446–n1446. 66 indexed citations

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Chang, Wei‐Ju, Michael A. Wewege, James H. McAuley, et al.. (2021). The analgesic effect of electroencephalographic neurofeedback for people with chronic pain: A systematic review and meta‐analysis. European Journal of Neurology. 29(3). 921–936. 22 indexed citations

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Hansford, Harrison J, Belinda Parmenter, Michael A. Wewege, et al.. (2021). The effectiveness and safety of isometric resistance training for adults with high blood pressure: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Hypertension Research. 44(11). 1373–1384. 22 indexed citations

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Ferraro, Michael C, Matthew K. Bagg, Michael A. Wewege, et al.. (2021). Efficacy, acceptability, and safety of antidepressants for low back pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Systematic Reviews. 10(1). 62–62. 21 indexed citations

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Wewege, Michael A., Matthew D. Jones, & James H. McAuley. (2020). Clinimetrics: Quebec Back Pain Disability Scale. Journal of physiotherapy. 66(4). 270–270. 4 indexed citations

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Rizzo, Rodrigo R N, Michael C Ferraro, Michael A. Wewege, et al.. (2020). Efficacy and Safety of Medicines Targeting Neurotrophic Factors in the Management of Low Back Pain: Protocol for a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. JMIR Research Protocols. 10(1). e22905–e22905. 2 indexed citations

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