Michael Sullivan

22.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
211 papers, 16.6k citations indexed

About

Michael Sullivan is a scholar working on Pharmacology, Cognitive Neuroscience and Psychiatry and Mental health. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael Sullivan has authored 211 papers receiving a total of 16.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 139 papers in Pharmacology, 59 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience and 47 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health. Recurrent topics in Michael Sullivan's work include Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (139 papers), Pain Management and Placebo Effect (53 papers) and Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research (31 papers). Michael Sullivan is often cited by papers focused on Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (139 papers), Pain Management and Placebo Effect (53 papers) and Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research (31 papers). Michael Sullivan collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and United Kingdom. Michael Sullivan's co-authors include Scott R. Bishop, Jayne Pivik, Heather Adams, William D. Stanish, Whitney Scott, Timothy H. Wideman, Dean A. Tripp, Pascal Thibault, Maureen J. Simmonds and Mary Lynch and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, JAMA and Journal of Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

Michael Sullivan

194 papers receiving 16.0k citations

Hit Papers

The Pain Catastrophizing ... 1995 2026 2005 2015 1995 1995 1000 2.0k 3.0k 4.0k 5.0k
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.

  1. The Pain Catastrophizing Scale: Development and validation.
    1995 6.0k citations Michael Sullivan et al. profile →
  2. The Pain Catastrophizing Scale: Development and validation.
    1995 596 citations Michael Sullivan et al. profile →

Author Peers

Peers are selected by citation overlap in the author's most active subfields. citations · hero ref

Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Michael Sullivan 10.2k 4.4k 4.3k 2.6k 2.3k 211 16.6k
Robert J. Gatchel 12.1k 1.2× 4.8k 1.1× 2.7k 0.6× 2.3k 0.9× 1.5k 0.7× 400 20.2k
Judith A. Turner 14.7k 1.4× 4.8k 1.1× 4.3k 1.0× 3.0k 1.2× 2.4k 1.1× 286 25.0k
Steven J. Linton 16.1k 1.6× 6.4k 1.5× 5.0k 1.2× 2.0k 0.8× 2.0k 0.9× 275 23.1k
Madelon L. Peters 5.7k 0.6× 3.1k 0.7× 3.6k 0.8× 1.6k 0.6× 1.6k 0.7× 213 13.2k
Robert R. Edwards 10.1k 1.0× 5.4k 1.2× 5.3k 1.2× 6.5k 2.5× 2.6k 1.2× 415 21.2k
Jennifer A. Haythornthwaite 5.0k 0.5× 3.1k 0.7× 2.6k 0.6× 3.6k 1.4× 1.3k 0.6× 234 13.9k
G. Lorimer Moseley 14.5k 1.4× 3.6k 0.8× 6.0k 1.4× 4.5k 1.8× 1.4k 0.6× 380 22.3k
Lance M. McCracken 10.4k 1.0× 4.9k 1.1× 4.5k 1.0× 1.9k 0.7× 2.3k 1.0× 334 18.6k
Stephen Morley 5.5k 0.5× 3.3k 0.7× 3.3k 0.8× 1.2k 0.4× 1.8k 0.8× 130 11.3k
Laurence A. Bradley 5.5k 0.5× 4.1k 0.9× 1.9k 0.4× 2.2k 0.9× 1.2k 0.5× 190 12.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Michael Sullivan

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Fields of papers citing papers by Michael Sullivan

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michael Sullivan

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Michael Sullivan. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Michael Sullivan based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Michael Sullivan. Michael Sullivan is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Crémer, Jacques, et al.. (2023). Market Design for Personal Data. Toulouse Capitole Publications (University Toulouse 1 Capitole). 1 indexed citations
2.
Olthuis, Janine V., Elisa Kaltenbach, Gordon J. G. Asmundson, et al.. (2023). Paraprofessional delivery of online narrative exposure therapy for firefighters. Journal of Traumatic Stress. 36(4). 772–784. 1 indexed citations
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Martel, Marc O., et al.. (2023). Task‐based measures of sensitivity to physical activity predict daily life pain and mood among people living with back pain. European Journal of Pain. 27(6). 735–748. 2 indexed citations
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Adams, Heather, et al.. (2023). Qualitative Examination of the Experience of Perceived Injustice Following Disabling Occupational Injury. Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation. 34(3). 657–668. 1 indexed citations
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Sullivan, Michael, et al.. (2020). The relation between perceived injustice and symptom severity in individuals with major depression: A cross-lagged panel study. Journal of Affective Disorders. 274. 289–297. 16 indexed citations
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Yamada, Keiko, et al.. (2019). Reductions in Fatigue Predict Occupational Re-engagement in Individuals with Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders. Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation. 30(1). 135–145. 14 indexed citations
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Sullivan, Michael, Heather Adams, Pascal Thibault, et al.. (2017). Return to work helps maintain treatment gains in the rehabilitation of whiplash injury. Pain. 158(5). 980–987. 10 indexed citations
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Wideman, Timothy H., et al.. (2016). Sensitivity to Movement-Evoked Pain and Multi-Site Pain are Associated with Work-Disability Following Whiplash Injury: A Cross-Sectional Study. Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation. 27(3). 413–421. 19 indexed citations
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Adams, Heather, et al.. (2016). The Relation Between Catastrophizing and Occupational Disability in Individuals with Major Depression: Concurrent and Prospective Associations. Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation. 27(3). 405–412. 10 indexed citations
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Caes, Line, Liesbet Goubert, Michael Sullivan, & Christine T. Chambers. (2013). Catastrophic thinking about pain: A critical appraisal highlighting the importance of the social context and balance. Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University). 2(5). 298–308. 1 indexed citations
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Morris, Linzette, Karen Grimmer, Quinette Louw, & Michael Sullivan. (2012). Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the South African Pain Catastrophizing Scale (SA-PCS) among patients with fibromyalgia. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes. 10(1). 137–137. 52 indexed citations
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Tremblay, Isabelle, Annie Bernier, Geert Crombez, et al.. (2008). Pain Catastrophizing Scale for Francophone Adolescents: A Preliminary Validation. Pain Research and Management. 13(1). 19–24. 40 indexed citations
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Forsythe, Michael, Michael Dunbar, Allan Hennigar, Michael Sullivan, & Michael L. Gross. (2008). Prospective Relation between Catastrophizing and Residual Pain following Knee Arthroplasty: Two‐Year Follow‐Up. Pain Research and Management. 13(4). 335–341. 212 indexed citations
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Roth, Maya, Dean A. Tripp, Mark Harrison, Michael Sullivan, & Patricia Carson. (2007). Demographic and Psychosocial Predictors of Acute Perioperative Pain for Total Knee Arthroplasty. Pain Research and Management. 12(3). 185–194. 121 indexed citations
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Tripp, Dean A., et al.. (2005). Catastrophizing and Pain Perception in Recreational Ballet Dancers. Journal of sport behavior. 28(1). 35. 23 indexed citations
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Sullivan, Michael. (1980). Chinese landscape painting. University of California Press eBooks. 3 indexed citations
17.
Sullivan, Michael. (1980). The three perfections : Chinese painting, poetry, and calligraphy. 11 indexed citations
18.
Sullivan, Michael. (1973). Chinese art; recent discoveries. Thames and Hudson eBooks. 2 indexed citations
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Sullivan, Michael. (1969). The Cave Temples of Maichishan. 1 indexed citations
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Sullivan, Michael. (1963). Chinese ceramics bronzes and jades in the collection of Sir Alan and Lady Barlow. 2 indexed citations

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