Robert W. Hurley

8.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
134 papers, 4.9k citations indexed

About

Robert W. Hurley is a scholar working on Pharmacology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert W. Hurley has authored 134 papers receiving a total of 4.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 47 papers in Pharmacology, 38 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 35 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Robert W. Hurley's work include Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (45 papers), Pain Mechanisms and Treatments (27 papers) and Pain Management and Opioid Use (24 papers). Robert W. Hurley is often cited by papers focused on Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (45 papers), Pain Mechanisms and Treatments (27 papers) and Pain Management and Opioid Use (24 papers). Robert W. Hurley collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and France. Robert W. Hurley's co-authors include Donna L. Hammond, Steven P. Cohen, Meredith C B Adams, Christopher L. Wu, Heather K. Vincent, Andrew J. Rowlingson, Phuong B. Tran, Seog Bae Oh, Richard J. Miller and Samantha Gillard and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Neuroscience, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Robert W. Hurley

123 papers receiving 4.7k citations

Hit Papers

Consensus Guidelines on the Use of Intravenous Ketamine I... 2018 2026 2020 2023 2018 2020 100 200 300
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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.

  1. Consensus Guidelines on the Use of Intravenous Ketamine Infusions for Acute Pain Management From the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, the American Academy of Pain Medicine, and the American Society of Anesthesiologists
    2018 381 citations Eric S. Schwenk, Eugene R. Viscusi et al. Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine profile →
  2. American Society of Hematology 2020 guidelines for sickle cell disease: management of acute and chronic pain
    2020 216 citations Amanda M. Brandow, C. Patrick Carroll et al. Blood Advances profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Robert W. Hurley United States 34 1.5k 1.4k 1.4k 995 797 134 4.9k
James P. Young United States 18 1.3k 0.9× 3.2k 2.3× 1.9k 1.3× 1.0k 1.0× 820 1.0× 44 7.1k
Allan Gordon Canada 36 476 0.3× 989 0.7× 834 0.6× 495 0.5× 234 0.3× 102 4.5k
Christian Blomstrand Sweden 51 415 0.3× 535 0.4× 547 0.4× 235 0.2× 573 0.7× 189 7.7k
Udo Schneider Germany 45 658 0.5× 1.5k 1.1× 656 0.5× 67 0.1× 831 1.0× 290 7.0k
Xiaolei Zhou United States 26 348 0.2× 562 0.4× 802 0.6× 238 0.2× 920 1.2× 93 4.1k
David L. McArthur United States 55 1.1k 0.8× 334 0.2× 359 0.3× 96 0.1× 417 0.5× 165 9.6k
Gareth T. Jones United Kingdom 39 369 0.3× 3.2k 2.2× 717 0.5× 365 0.4× 461 0.6× 163 7.3k
Nancy A. Brandenburg United States 27 210 0.1× 923 0.7× 1.4k 1.0× 322 0.3× 196 0.2× 53 3.9k
Gary Donaldson United States 39 790 0.5× 519 0.4× 436 0.3× 631 0.6× 114 0.1× 132 4.8k
Susan G. Dorsey United States 35 212 0.1× 521 0.4× 1.0k 0.7× 155 0.2× 175 0.2× 140 4.1k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Robert W. Hurley

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All Works

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Hurley, Robert W., et al.. (2025). Diagnosis and coding of opioid misuse: a systematic scoping review and implementation framework. Pain Medicine. 26(7). 372–396. 3 indexed citations
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Schuster, Nathaniel M., Farshad Ahadian, Charles E. Argoff, et al.. (2025). Notable concerns in methodology and conclusions of the Wang et al. Meta-analysis in BMJ by the American Academy of Pain Medicine. Pain Medicine. 26(7). 359–361.
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Adams, Meredith C B, et al.. (2024). Adapting the open-source Gen3 platform and kubernetes for the NIH HEAL IMPOWR and MIRHIQL clinical trial data commons: Customization, cloud transition, and optimization. Journal of Biomedical Informatics. 159. 104749–104749. 1 indexed citations
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Castillo, Renan C., Steven P. Cohen, Robert W. Hurley, et al.. (2024). A Sequenced Strategy for Improving Outcomes in People with Knee Osteoarthritis Pain (SKOAP): Study Protocol for an Effectiveness Trial. Journal of Pain. 25(4). 31–32.
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Cohen, Steven P., Leonardo Kapural, Lynn Kohan, et al.. (2023). Cooled radiofrequency ablation versus standard medical management for chronic sacroiliac joint pain: a multicenter, randomized comparative effectiveness study. Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine. 49(3). 184–191. 10 indexed citations
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Wu, Christopher L., Brian C. Cho, Rodney A. Gabriel, et al.. (2023). Addition of dexamethasone to prolong peripheral nerve blocks: a ChatGPT-created narrative review. Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine. 49(11). 777–781. 9 indexed citations
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Yang, Aaron, Christine Hunt, David Provenzano, et al.. (2023). Treating refractory posterior sacroiliac joint complex pain in the current healthcare ecosystem: a call to action. Pain Medicine. 24(10). 1131–1132. 1 indexed citations
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Turtle, Joel D., Scott Miller, Aaron Yang, et al.. (2022). Considerations for Lumbar Medial Branch Nerve Radiofrequency at Spinal Motion Segments Adjacent to a Fusion Construct. Pain Medicine. 24(2). 165–170.
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Brandow, Amanda M., C. Patrick Carroll, Susan E. Creary, et al.. (2020). American Society of Hematology 2020 guidelines for sickle cell disease: management of acute and chronic pain. Blood Advances. 4(12). 2656–2701. 216 indexed citations breakdown →
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Brooks, Amber K, David P. Miller, Jason Fanning, et al.. (2019). A Pain eHealth Platform for Engaging Obese, Older Adults with Chronic Low Back Pain in Nonpharmacological Pain Treatments: Protocol for a Pilot Feasibility Study. JMIR Research Protocols. 9(1). e14525–e14525. 4 indexed citations
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Harle, Christopher A., Neil Marlow, Siegfried Schmidt, et al.. (2016). The effect of EHR-integrated patient-reported outcomes on satisfaction with chronic pain care.. PubMed. 22(12). e403–e408. 11 indexed citations
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Harle, Christopher A., et al.. (2016). The Effect of EHR-Integrated Patient Reported Outcomes on Satisfaction with Chronic Pain Care. IUScholarWorks (Indiana University). 9 indexed citations
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Anderson, Ryan J., Robert W. Hurley, Roland Staud, & Michael E. Robinson. (2015). Cognitive-Motivational Influences on Health Behavior Change in Adults with Chronic Pain. Pain Medicine. 17(6). 1079–1093. 12 indexed citations
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Tighe, Patrick, Roger B. Fillingim, & Robert W. Hurley. (2014). Geospatial analysis of Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems pain management experience scores in U.S. hospitals. Pain. 155(5). 1016–1026. 12 indexed citations
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Vincent, Heather K., et al.. (2012). Obesity and Weight Loss in the Treatment and Prevention of Osteoarthritis. PM&R. 4(5S). S59–67. 152 indexed citations
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Wu, Christopher L., Robert W. Hurley, Geoffrey M. Anderson, et al.. (2004). Effect of postoperative epidural analgesia on morbidity and mortality following surgery in medicare patients. Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine. 29(6). 525–533. 89 indexed citations
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Stein, Joel, et al.. (1989). Specialty differences in the treatment of asthma. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 84(3). 401–406. 28 indexed citations

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