Robert Waller

3.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
76 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Robert Waller is a scholar working on Pharmacology, Surgery and Pathology and Forensic Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert Waller has authored 76 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Pharmacology, 14 papers in Surgery and 12 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine. Recurrent topics in Robert Waller's work include Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (22 papers), Pain Mechanisms and Treatments (10 papers) and Innovations in Medical Education (7 papers). Robert Waller is often cited by papers focused on Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (22 papers), Pain Mechanisms and Treatments (10 papers) and Innovations in Medical Education (7 papers). Robert Waller collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and United Kingdom. Robert Waller's co-authors include Peter O’Sullivan, Leon Straker, Ivan Lin, Christopher G. Maher, Louise Wiles, Yusuf Nagree, Chaim M. Bell, Roger Goucke, R. Patrick Yeatts and George B. Bartley and has published in prestigious journals such as Radiology, Pain and Ophthalmology.

In The Last Decade

Robert Waller

67 papers receiving 2.2k citations

Hit Papers

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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. What does best practice care for musculoskeletal pain look like? Eleven consistent recommendations from high-quality clinical practice guidelines: systematic review
    2019 619 citations Ivan Lin, Louise Wiles et al. British Journal of Sports Medicine profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Robert Waller 918 501 386 325 298 76 2.3k
A J Silman 781 0.9× 530 1.1× 422 1.1× 234 0.7× 87 0.3× 100 3.7k
David D. Sherry 576 0.6× 754 1.5× 201 0.5× 207 0.6× 91 0.3× 122 3.6k
Simon Carette 1.4k 1.5× 1.4k 2.9× 1.5k 3.8× 480 1.5× 117 0.4× 99 5.4k
D. Gladman 215 0.2× 428 0.9× 278 0.7× 223 0.7× 117 0.4× 37 2.7k
E Atra 391 0.4× 288 0.6× 257 0.7× 144 0.4× 100 0.3× 59 1.8k
Stephanie Studenski 163 0.2× 139 0.3× 257 0.7× 404 1.2× 205 0.7× 31 2.3k
Mark Drangsholt 474 0.5× 312 0.6× 292 0.8× 367 1.1× 699 2.3× 66 3.8k
Janice Husted 273 0.3× 566 1.1× 186 0.5× 551 1.7× 96 0.3× 50 4.5k
Jamil Natour 1.5k 1.6× 1.3k 2.6× 414 1.1× 224 0.7× 134 0.4× 193 4.4k
Pınar Borman 228 0.2× 342 0.7× 176 0.5× 65 0.2× 100 0.3× 109 1.7k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Robert Waller

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Robert Waller

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All Works

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Truter, Piers, Robert Waller, Karen Richards, et al.. (2024). Short waits, happy patients and expert care, moving basic musculoskeletal care from the emergency department to a physiotherapist‐led diversion pathway. Emergency Medicine Australasia. 36(5). 695–702. 5 indexed citations
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Slater, Helen, Samantha Rowbotham, Jason Chua, et al.. (2024). Lived and care experiences of young people with chronic musculoskeletal pain and mental health conditions: a systematic review with qualitative evidence synthesis. Pain. 166(4). 732–754. 2 indexed citations
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Waller, Robert, Ramesh Nadarajah, Eric J. Reardon, et al.. (2024). Pressure and cold pain threshold reference values in a pain-free older adult population. British Journal of Pain. 19(1). 15–28.
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Richards, Karen, et al.. (2023). ‘I thought they would do it on the spot’: why do people with non-traumatic musculoskeletal pain present to emergency departments?. Australian Health Review. 47(3). 274–281. 1 indexed citations
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Waller, Robert, Phillip E. Melton, Michelle Kendell, et al.. (2021). Heritability of musculoskeletal pain and pain sensitivity phenotypes: 2 generations of the Raine Study. Pain. 163(4). e580–e587. 3 indexed citations
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Waller, Robert, Anne Smith, Helen Slater, et al.. (2019). Associations of physical activity or sedentary behaviour with pain sensitivity in young adults of the Raine Study. Scandinavian Journal of Pain. 19(4). 679–691. 5 indexed citations
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Waller, Robert, Anne Smith, Peter O’Sullivan, et al.. (2019). The association of early life stressors with pain sensitivity and pain experience at 22 years. Pain. 161(1). 220–229. 21 indexed citations
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Lin, Ivan, Louise Wiles, Robert Waller, et al.. (2017). Poor overall quality of clinical practice guidelines for musculoskeletal pain: a systematic review. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 52(5). 337–343. 64 indexed citations
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Waller, Robert, Anne Smith, Peter O’Sullivan, et al.. (2016). Pressure and cold pain threshold reference values in a large, young adult, pain-free population. Scandinavian Journal of Pain. 13(1). 114–122. 40 indexed citations
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Waller, Robert, Leon Straker, Peter O’Sullivan, Michele Sterling, & Anne Smith. (2015). Reliability of pressure pain threshold testing in healthy pain free young adults. Scandinavian Journal of Pain. 9(1). 38–41. 65 indexed citations
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Mohr, Karen, et al.. (2003). The Effects of Home Interferential Therapy on Post-Operative Pain, Edema, and Range of Motion of the Knee. Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine. 13(1). 16–20. 47 indexed citations
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Bartley, George B., et al.. (1999). Follow-up of Patients With Essential Blepharospasm Who Underwent Eyelid Protractor Myectomy at the Mayo Clinic From 1980 Through 1995. Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 15(2). 106–110. 41 indexed citations
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Safran, Marc A. & Robert Waller. (1996). Mental Health-Related Calls to the CDC National AIDS Hotline. AIDS Education and Prevention. 8(1). 37–43. 6 indexed citations
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Yeatts, R. Patrick & Robert Waller. (1985). Sebaceous Carcinoma of the Eyelid. Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 1(1). 35–42. 46 indexed citations
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Kennedy, Robert H., et al.. (1985). Management of Blepharospasm. Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 1(4). 253–261. 13 indexed citations
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Gorman, Colum A., Robert Waller, & John A. Dyer. (1984). The Eye and orbit in thyroid disease. Raven Press eBooks. 48 indexed citations
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Bullock, John D., Chaim M. Bell, & Robert Waller. (1977). Calcification in retinoblastoma.. Munich Personal RePEc Archive (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich). 16(3). 252–5. 24 indexed citations

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