Ming‐Chih Kao

1.8k total citations
53 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Ming‐Chih Kao is a scholar working on Pharmacology, Psychiatry and Mental health and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Ming‐Chih Kao has authored 53 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 32 papers in Pharmacology, 12 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health and 10 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Ming‐Chih Kao's work include Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (32 papers), Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research (10 papers) and Pain Management and Placebo Effect (9 papers). Ming‐Chih Kao is often cited by papers focused on Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (32 papers), Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research (10 papers) and Pain Management and Placebo Effect (9 papers). Ming‐Chih Kao collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Taiwan. Ming‐Chih Kao's co-authors include Beth D. Darnall, Sean Mackey, John A. Sturgeon, Matthew Smuck, Maisa S. Ziadni, Christy Tomkins‐Lane, Junie S. Carrière, Patricia Zheng, Jennifer M. Hah and Ian Mackey and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Spine and Science Advances.

In The Last Decade

Ming‐Chih Kao

49 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ming‐Chih Kao United States 20 669 262 222 196 172 53 1.1k
Bilal F Shanti United States 3 607 0.9× 164 0.6× 236 1.1× 242 1.2× 154 0.9× 6 1.1k
James W. Atchison United States 18 636 1.0× 117 0.4× 281 1.3× 133 0.7× 216 1.3× 43 1.2k
Clare Clarke United Kingdom 9 682 1.0× 133 0.5× 306 1.4× 107 0.5× 186 1.1× 14 1.2k
Saifudin Rashiq Canada 18 480 0.7× 209 0.8× 363 1.6× 269 1.4× 232 1.3× 31 1.4k
Ronald M. Glick United States 17 426 0.6× 111 0.4× 117 0.5× 134 0.7× 171 1.0× 42 1.0k
Penney Cowan United States 11 936 1.4× 222 0.8× 377 1.7× 359 1.8× 314 1.8× 24 1.7k
Cynthia O. Townsend United States 21 779 1.2× 352 1.3× 464 2.1× 329 1.7× 162 0.9× 36 1.4k
B. Hastie United States 13 395 0.6× 147 0.6× 163 0.7× 218 1.1× 182 1.1× 23 994
Brian R. Theodore United States 19 438 0.7× 143 0.5× 160 0.7× 151 0.8× 72 0.4× 46 863
Kory Zimney United States 13 774 1.2× 127 0.5× 220 1.0× 101 0.5× 376 2.2× 47 1.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Ming‐Chih Kao

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ming‐Chih Kao

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ming‐Chih Kao

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Ming‐Chih Kao. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Ming‐Chih Kao 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 Ming‐Chih Kao. Ming‐Chih Kao is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Mackey, Sean, Nima Aghaeepour, Brice Gaudillière, et al.. (2025). Innovations in acute and chronic pain biomarkers: enhancing diagnosis and personalized therapy. Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine. 50(2). 110–120. 9 indexed citations
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Mackey, Sean, Gadi Gilam, Beth D. Darnall, et al.. (2022). Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Acupuncture in Chronic Low Back Pain: Protocol for Two Linked Randomized Controlled Trials. JMIR Research Protocols. 11(9). e37823–e37823. 4 indexed citations
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Mardian, Aram S., Luzmercy Perez, Ming‐Chih Kao, et al.. (2021). Engagement in Prescription Opioid Tapering Research: the EMPOWER Study and a Coproduction Model of Success. Journal of General Internal Medicine. 37(S1). 113–117. 7 indexed citations
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You, Dokyoung S., Aram S. Mardian, Beth D. Darnall, et al.. (2021). A Brief Screening Tool for Opioid Use Disorder: EMPOWER Study Expert Consensus Protocol. Frontiers in Medicine. 8. 591201–591201. 7 indexed citations
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Taub, Chloe J., John A. Sturgeon, Mandeep K. Chahal, et al.. (2020). Self-reported traumatic etiology of pain and psychological function in tertiary care pain clinic patients: a collaborative health outcomes information registry (CHOIR) study. Scandinavian Journal of Pain. 20(3). 499–509. 3 indexed citations
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Darnall, Beth D., Maisa S. Ziadni, Anuradha Roy, et al.. (2018). Comparative Efficacy and Mechanisms of a Single-Session Pain Psychology Class in Chronic Low Back Pain: Study Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial. Trials. 19(1). 165–165. 14 indexed citations
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Kao, Ming‐Chih, et al.. (2016). A Scalable Privacy Preserving System for Open Data. 312–317. 1 indexed citations
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Sturgeon, John A., Junie S. Carrière, Ming‐Chih Kao, et al.. (2016). Social Disruption Mediates the Relationship Between Perceived Injustice and Anger in Chronic Pain: a Collaborative Health Outcomes Information Registry Study. Annals of Behavioral Medicine. 50(6). 802–812. 54 indexed citations
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Kuo, Wen‐Chung, Ming‐Chih Kao, & Chin‐Chen Chang. (2015). A Generalization of Fully Exploiting Modification Directions Data Hiding Scheme.. J. Inf. Hiding Multim. Signal Process.. 6. 718–727. 3 indexed citations
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Johnson, Kevin A., et al.. (2015). (128) Somatic distributions of pain characterized with a pain registry (CHOIR). Journal of Pain. 16(4). S8–S8. 2 indexed citations
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Sturgeon, John A., Beth D. Darnall, Ming‐Chih Kao, & Sean Mackey. (2015). (170) Physical and psychological correlates of fatigue and physical function: a Stanford-NIH CHOIR study. Journal of Pain. 16(4). S18–S18. 1 indexed citations
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Kao, Ming‐Chih, et al.. (2014). Trends in Ambulatory Physician Opioid Prescription in the United States, 1997‐2009. PM&R. 6(7). 575–575. 40 indexed citations
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Sturgeon, John A., Beth D. Darnall, Ming‐Chih Kao, & Sean Mackey. (2014). Physical and Psychological Correlates of Fatigue and Physical Function: A Collaborative Health Outcomes Information Registry (CHOIR) Study. Journal of Pain. 16(3). 291–298.e1. 77 indexed citations
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Smuck, Matthew, et al.. (2013). Duration of Fluoroscopic‐Guided Spine Interventions and Radiation Exposure Is Increased in Overweight Patients. PM&R. 5(4). 291–296. 35 indexed citations
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Smuck, Matthew, et al.. (2013). Does physical activity influence the relationship between low back pain and obesity?. The Spine Journal. 14(2). 209–216. 97 indexed citations
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