Paul W. Hodges

52.6k total citations · 6 hit papers
598 papers, 37.9k citations indexed

About

Paul W. Hodges is a scholar working on Pharmacology, Surgery and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Paul W. Hodges has authored 598 papers receiving a total of 37.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 319 papers in Pharmacology, 146 papers in Surgery and 142 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Paul W. Hodges's work include Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (319 papers), Muscle activation and electromyography studies (100 papers) and Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (80 papers). Paul W. Hodges is often cited by papers focused on Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (319 papers), Muscle activation and electromyography studies (100 papers) and Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (80 papers). Paul W. Hodges collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United States and Canada. Paul W. Hodges's co-authors include Carolyn A. Richardson, G. Lorimer Moseley, Simon C. Gandevia, Kim L. Bennell, Gwendolen Jull, Kylie Tucker, Henry Tsao, Bill Vicenzino, Deborah Falla and Siobhan M. Schabrun and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Neuroscience and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Paul W. Hodges

581 papers receiving 35.9k 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.

Inefficient Muscular Stabilization of the Lumbar Spine Associated With Low Back Pain

1996 1.3k citations Paul W. Hodges, Carolyn A. Richardson profile →
Moving differently in pain: A new theory to explain the adaptation to pain

2010 795 citations Paul W. Hodges et al. Pain profile →
A comparison of computer-based methods for the determination of onset of muscle contraction using electromyography

1996 739 citations Paul W. Hodges et al. profile →
Measurement of muscle contraction with ultrasound imaging

2003 650 citations Paul W. Hodges, Rob Herbert et al. profile →
Contraction of the Abdominal Muscles Associated With Movement of the Lower Limb

1997 618 citations Paul W. Hodges, Carolyn A. Richardson profile →
Motor Control Changes in Low Back Pain: Divergence in Presentations and Mechanisms

2018 225 citations Paul W. Hodges et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Paul W. Hodges Australia	105	21.9k	9.9k	9.1k	7.9k	7.3k	598	37.9k
Rob Herbert Australia	80	6.6k 0.3×	4.3k 0.4×	6.5k 0.7×	3.9k 0.5×	3.0k 0.4×	332	24.4k
Gwendolen Jull Australia	81	16.0k 0.7×	6.7k 0.7×	2.8k 0.3×	1.3k 0.2×	7.5k 1.0×	337	22.4k
Jaap H. van Dieën Netherlands	81	9.6k 0.4×	3.4k 0.3×	5.5k 0.6×	9.3k 1.2×	3.4k 0.5×	624	25.1k
Kathryn M. Refshauge Australia	71	7.4k 0.3×	4.4k 0.4×	6.9k 0.8×	3.3k 0.4×	2.7k 0.4×	289	18.2k
Bill Vicenzino Australia	72	5.1k 0.2×	6.8k 0.7×	11.2k 1.2×	6.5k 0.8×	1.4k 0.2×	453	18.8k
Thomas Graven‐Nielsen Denmark	74	9.1k 0.4×	3.0k 0.3×	2.1k 0.2×	3.0k 0.4×	1.0k 0.1×	419	18.3k
Peter O’Sullivan Australia	68	12.9k 0.6×	3.4k 0.3×	2.5k 0.3×	970 0.1×	3.7k 0.5×	365	17.3k
Nikolai Bogduk Australia	90	15.1k 0.7×	12.2k 1.2×	1.2k 0.1×	2.0k 0.2×	16.6k 2.3×	292	23.7k
Simon C. Gandevia Australia	106	4.3k 0.2×	3.1k 0.3×	8.6k 0.9×	16.8k 2.1×	3.0k 0.4×	571	40.3k
Carolyn A. Richardson Australia	52	8.8k 0.4×	3.7k 0.4×	3.2k 0.3×	1.7k 0.2×	3.5k 0.5×	91	12.3k

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Suri, Pradeep, Anna Korpak, Nathalia Costa, et al.. (2025). Convergent validity of a person-dependent definition of a low back pain flare. Pain. 166(11). 2618–2627. 1 indexed citations

Massé‐Alarie, Hugo, et al.. (2024). Sensorimotor Integration in Chronic Low Back Pain. Neuroscience. 552. 29–38. 4 indexed citations

Morin, Mélanie, Sauro E. Salomoni, Ryan E. Stafford, Leanne Hall, & Paul W. Hodges. (2022). Validation of shear wave elastography as a noninvasive measure of pelvic floor muscle stiffness. Neurourology and Urodynamics. 41(7). 1620–1628. 9 indexed citations

Massé‐Alarie, Hugo, et al.. (2022). Effects of different modalities of afferent stimuli of the lumbo‐sacral area on control of lumbar paravertebral muscles. European Journal of Neuroscience. 56(1). 3687–3704. 2 indexed citations

Massé‐Alarie, Hugo, et al.. (2022). Can training of a skilled pelvic movement change corticomotor control of back muscles? Comparison of single and paired‐pulse transcranial magnetic stimulation. European Journal of Neuroscience. 56(1). 3705–3719. 7 indexed citations

Hoorn, Wolbert van den, Roberto Meroni, David M. Klyne, Mansour Abdullah Alshehri, & Paul W. Hodges. (2022). Balance control in unstable sitting in individuals with an acute episode of low back pain. Gait & Posture. 95. 15–21. 5 indexed citations

Cancino, Edith Elgueta, Liba Sheeran, Sauro E. Salomoni, Leanne Hall, & Paul W. Hodges. (2021). Characterisation of motor cortex organisation in patients with different presentations of persistent low back pain. European Journal of Neuroscience. 54(11). 7989–8005. 11 indexed citations

Rebbeck, Trudy, Kerrie Evans, Paulo H. Ferreira, et al.. (2021). Implementation of a novel stratified PAthway of CarE for common musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions in primary care: protocol for a multicentre pragmatic randomised controlled trial (the PACE MSK trial). BMJ Open. 11(12). e057705–e057705. 5 indexed citations

Martino, Enrico De, Julie A. Hides, James M. Elliott, et al.. (2021). Lumbar muscle atrophy and increased relative intramuscular lipid concentration are not mitigated by daily artificial gravity after 60-day head-down tilt bed rest. Journal of Applied Physiology. 131(1). 356–368. 15 indexed citations

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Massé‐Alarie, Hugo, et al.. (2020). Methods to discriminate between mechanism-based categories of pain experienced in the musculoskeletal system: a systematic review. Pain. 162(4). 1007–1037. 71 indexed citations

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Morin, Mélanie, Sauro E. Salomoni, Ryan E. Stafford, Leanne Hall, & Paul W. Hodges. (2019). Validation of shear-wave elastography for evaluating pelvic floor muscle stiffness. Neurourology and Urodynamics. 38. 1 indexed citations

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Hall, Leanne, Manuela L. Ferreira, Jenny Setchell, et al.. (2019). MyBackPain—evaluation of an innovative consumer-focused website for low back pain: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open. 9(5). e027516–e027516. 4 indexed citations

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Stafford, Ryan E., et al.. (2016). Superficial and Deep Pelvic Floor Muscles Activation Is Influenced by Different Verbal Instructions to Achieve a Voluntary Contraction. Neurourology and Urodynamics. 35.

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Diamond, Laura E., Fiona Dobson, Kim L. Bennell, et al.. (2014). Physical impairments and activity limitations in people with femoroacetabular impingement: a systematic review. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 49(4). 230–242. 107 indexed citations

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Heales, Luke, Edwin Choon Wyn Lim, Paul W. Hodges, & Bill Vicenzino. (2013). Sensory and motor deficits exist on the non-injured side of patients with unilateral tendon pain and disability—implications for central nervous system involvement: a systematic review with meta-analysis. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 48(19). 1400–1406. 91 indexed citations

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Ferreira, Paulo H., Manuela L. Ferreira, Christopher G. Maher, et al.. (2009). Changes in recruitment of transversus abdominis correlate with disability in people with chronic low back pain. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 44(16). 1166–1172. 136 indexed citations

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Chapman, Andrew R., Bill Vicenzino, Peter Blanch, Joanna J. Knox, & Paul W. Hodges. (2005). Leg muscle recruitment in highly trained cyclists. Journal of Sports Sciences. 24(2). 115–124. 53 indexed citations

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Hodges, Paul W. & Carolyn A. Richardson. (1999). Altered trunk muscle recruitment in people with low back pain with upper limb movement at different speeds. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 80(9). 1005–1012. 484 indexed citations

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Hodges, Paul W., Carolyn A. Richardson, & Gwendolen Jull. (1996). Evaluation of the relationship between laboratory and clinical tests of transversus abdominis function. Physiotherapy Research International. 1(1). 30–40. 123 indexed citations

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Hodges, Paul W.. (1985). Book-Review - the Universe of Galaxies. Nature. 314. 159. 1 indexed citations

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