S. Cowan

6.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
68 papers, 4.3k citations indexed

About

S. Cowan is a scholar working on Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Biomedical Engineering and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, S. Cowan has authored 68 papers receiving a total of 4.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 39 papers in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, 39 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 31 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in S. Cowan's work include Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies (38 papers), Sports injuries and prevention (35 papers) and Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques (15 papers). S. Cowan is often cited by papers focused on Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies (38 papers), Sports injuries and prevention (35 papers) and Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques (15 papers). S. Cowan collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United Kingdom and Canada. S. Cowan's co-authors include Kay M. Crossley, Kim L. Bennell, Paul W. Hodges, Jenny McConnell, Sally Green, Tim V. Wrigley, Yong‐Hao Pua, Anthony G. Schache, Harvi F. Hart and Natalie J. Collins and has published in prestigious journals such as Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, The American Journal of Sports Medicine and Journal of Clinical Epidemiology.

In The Last Decade

S. Cowan

63 papers receiving 4.0k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Analysis of outcome measures for persons with patellofemoral pain: which are reliable and valid?11No commercial party having a direct financial interest in the results of the research supporting this article has or will confer a benefit upon the author(s) or upon any organization with which the author(s) is/are associated.

2004 563 citations Kay M. Crossley, Kim L. Bennell et al. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation profile →
Let’s talk about sex (and gender) after ACL injury: a systematic review and meta-analysis of self-reported activity and knee-related outcomes

2023 58 citations Andrea M Bruder, Adam G Culvenor et al. British Journal of Sports Medicine profile →

Peers

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Jenny McConnell Australia

Irene Davis United States

Michael Skovdal Rathleff Denmark

Natalie J. Collins Australia

Lee Herrington United Kingdom

Susan Saliba United States

Christian J. Barton Australia

Carl G. Mattacola United States

Mark E. Batt United Kingdom

Mary Lloyd Ireland United States

Jenny McConnell Australia

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1.1k ×0.6

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Citations per year, relative to S. Cowan S. Cowan (= 1×) peers Jenny McConnell

Countries citing papers authored by S. Cowan

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Fields of papers citing papers by S. Cowan

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of S. Cowan

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

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McKay, Carly, M. Critchley, S. Cowan, et al.. (2025). Dissemination and implementation of injury prevention interventions. A scoping review for the for the Female, woman and girl Athlete Injury pRevention (FAIR) consensus. Journal of science and medicine in sport. 28. S64–S65. 1 indexed citations

Cowan, S., M. Girdwood, M. Haberfield, et al.. (2024). You have to work twice as hard as a woman to show that you are competent. Experiences, opportunities and workplace gender harassment for Sport and Exercise Medicine practitioners working in elite sport in Australia. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 58(24). 1518–1526. 3 indexed citations

Bruder, Andrea M, Brooke Patterson, Kay M. Crossley, et al.. (2024). If we build it together, will they use it? A mixed-methods study evaluating the implementation of Prep-to-Play PRO: an injury prevention programme for women’s elite Australian Football. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 58(4). 213–221. 14 indexed citations

Patterson, Brooke, Kay M. Crossley, M. Haberfield, et al.. (2024). Injury prevention for women and girls playing Australian Football: programme cocreation, dissemination and early adopter coach feedback. BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine. 10(1). e001711–e001711. 4 indexed citations

Bruder, Andrea M, Adam G Culvenor, Matthew King, et al.. (2023). Let’s talk about sex (and gender) after ACL injury: a systematic review and meta-analysis of self-reported activity and knee-related outcomes. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 57(10). 602–610. 58 indexed citations breakdown →

Cowan, S., Joanne L. Kemp, Clare L. Ardern, et al.. (2023). Sport and exercise medicine/physiotherapy publishing has a gender/sex equity problem: we need action now!. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 57(7). 401–407. 44 indexed citations

Patterson, Brooke, S. Cowan, Matthew King, et al.. (2023). Evaluation of an injury prevention program (Prep-to-Play) in 2713 women and girls playing community Australian Football: a hybrid implementation-effectiveness, stepped-wedge cluster randomised controlled trial. Journal of science and medicine in sport. 26. S137–S138. 1 indexed citations

Tucker, Kylie, Harvi F. Hart, Adam I. Semciw, et al.. (2022). No Difference in Hip Muscle Volumes and Fatty Infiltration in Those With Hip-Related Pain Compared to Controls. International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy. 17(5). 851–862. 2 indexed citations

Kinsella, Rita, et al.. (2017). Management of patients brought in by ambulance to the emergency department: role of the Advanced Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist. Australian Health Review. 42(3). 309–315. 12 indexed citations

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Miller, Elżbieta, et al.. (2017). Assessment of Acute Balance and Agility Following Submaximal Plyometrics and Cycling. TopSCHOLAR (Western Kentucky University). 9(5). 54. 1 indexed citations

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Hart, Harvi F., Kay M. Crossley, David C. Ackland, S. Cowan, & Natalie J. Collins. (2015). Effects of an unloader knee brace on knee-related symptoms and function in people with post-traumatic knee osteoarthritis after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. The Knee. 23(1). 85–90. 14 indexed citations

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Wyndow, Narelle, S. Cowan, Tim V. Wrigley, & Kay M. Crossley. (2010). Neuromotor Control of the Lower Limb in Achilles Tendinopathy. Sports Medicine. 40(9). 715–727. 31 indexed citations

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Bennell, Kim L., et al.. (2010). Effects of Vastus Medialis Oblique Retraining versus General Quadriceps Strengthening on Vasti Onset. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. 42(5). 856–864. 45 indexed citations

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Cowan, S., et al.. (2009). Physiotherapy-led triage clinic for low back pain. Australian Health Review. 33(4). 663–670. 71 indexed citations

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Pua, Yong‐Hao, Tim V. Wrigley, Marnie Collins, S. Cowan, & Kim L. Bennell. (2009). Association of physical performance with muscle strength and hip range of motion in hip osteoarthritis. Arthritis Care & Research. 61(4). 442–450. 31 indexed citations

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Cowan, S., Kay M. Crossley, & Kim L. Bennell. (2008). Altered hip and trunk muscle function in individuals with patellofemoral pain. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 43(8). 584–588. 137 indexed citations

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Bennell, Kim L., et al.. (2006). Effect of patellar taping on vasti onset timing, knee kinematics, and kinetics in asymptomatic individuals with a delayed onset of vastus medialis oblique. Journal of Orthopaedic Research®. 24(9). 1854–1860. 22 indexed citations

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Bennell, Kim L., et al.. (2002). Abnormal knee joint position sense in individuals with patellofemoral pain syndrome. Journal of Orthopaedic Research®. 20(2). 208–214. 169 indexed citations

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Cowan, S., Kim L. Bennell, Paul W. Hodges, Kay M. Crossley, & Jenny McConnell. (2001). Delayed onset of electromyographic activity of vastus medialis obliquus relative to vastus lateralis in subjects with patellofemoral pain syndrome. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 82(2). 183–189. 374 indexed citations

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Armstrong, Megan, et al.. (1994). Regulatory Reform - Economic Analysis and UK Experience. UCL Discovery (University College London). 5 indexed citations

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