Sean Docking

3.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
90 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

Sean Docking is a scholar working on Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Surgery and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Sean Docking has authored 90 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 73 papers in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, 59 papers in Surgery and 11 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Sean Docking's work include Tendon Structure and Treatment (65 papers), Sports injuries and prevention (60 papers) and Shoulder Injury and Treatment (53 papers). Sean Docking is often cited by papers focused on Tendon Structure and Treatment (65 papers), Sports injuries and prevention (60 papers) and Shoulder Injury and Treatment (53 papers). Sean Docking collaborates with scholars based in Australia, Netherlands and United States. Sean Docking's co-authors include Jill Cook, Ebonie Rio, Craig Purdam, James E. Gaida, John Daffy, David Connell, Johannes Zwerver, Myles Murphy, William Gibson and Mervyn Travers and has published in prestigious journals such as Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Sports Medicine and British Journal of Sports Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Sean Docking

82 papers receiving 2.1k citations

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Revisiting the continuum model of tendon pathology: what is its merit in clinical practice and research?

2016 261 citations Jill Cook, Ebonie Rio et al. British Journal of Sports Medicine profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Sean Docking Australia	26	1.9k	1.4k	231	168	142	90	2.2k
Vasileios Korakakis Qatar	22	1.1k 0.6×	950 0.7×	298 1.3×	274 1.6×	96 0.7×	83	1.7k
K M Khan Australia	19	2.8k 1.5×	2.4k 1.8×	411 1.8×	101 0.6×	211 1.5×	29	3.6k
Heinz Lohrer Germany	25	1.5k 0.8×	828 0.6×	405 1.8×	91 0.5×	163 1.1×	93	1.7k
Martin Fahlström Sweden	22	932 0.5×	782 0.6×	147 0.6×	228 1.4×	97 0.7×	44	1.3k
Tom Pietilä Sweden	12	1.7k 0.9×	1.2k 0.9×	289 1.3×	66 0.4×	87 0.6×	12	1.9k
Hsing‐Kuo Wang Taiwan	20	895 0.5×	706 0.5×	301 1.3×	212 1.3×	114 0.8×	59	1.5k
Charlotte Waugh United Kingdom	17	1.1k 0.6×	395 0.3×	364 1.6×	113 0.7×	90 0.6×	41	1.4k
Nele Mahieu Belgium	22	1.6k 0.8×	1.0k 0.7×	597 2.6×	664 4.0×	130 0.9×	28	2.3k
Christopher R. Carcia United States	17	1.6k 0.8×	816 0.6×	844 3.7×	129 0.8×	56 0.4×	40	1.9k
Michael J. Mullaney United States	20	1.3k 0.7×	1.3k 1.0×	496 2.1×	166 1.0×	33 0.2×	35	1.9k

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Rämö, Lasse, Romi Haas, Mark Jones, et al.. (2025). Imaging abnormalities of the acromioclavicular joint and subacromial space are common in asymptomatic shoulders: a systematic review. Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research. 20(1). 7–7. 3 indexed citations

Haas, Romi, Alexandra Gorelik, Sean Docking, et al.. (2025). Cost savings of reducing opioid prescribing for the treatment of people with low back pain in general practice: a modelling study. The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific. 54. 101277–101277.

Docking, Sean, et al.. (2025). Models of care for managing non-specific low back pain. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2025(3). CD015083–CD015083. 1 indexed citations

Sanders, Sharon, Romi Haas, Mark Jones, et al.. (2025). Rotator Cuff Imaging Abnormalities in Asymptomatic Shoulders: A Systematic Review. Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy. 55(12). 736–751.

Docking, Sean, Zanfina Ademi, Christian J. Barton, et al.. (2024). Lifetime Cost-Effectiveness of Structured Education and Exercise Therapy for Knee Osteoarthritis in Australia. JAMA Network Open. 7(10). e2436715–e2436715. 2 indexed citations

Cook, Jill, Sean Docking, Oluwatoyosi B. A. Owoeye, et al.. (2022). Location of anterior knee pain affects load tolerance in isometric single leg knee extension. Journal of science and medicine in sport. 25(7). 569–573.

Menz, Hylton B., et al.. (2021). Treatment preferences and use of diagnostic imaging in midportion Achilles tendinopathy by Australian allied health professionals. Physical Therapy in Sport. 53. 21–27. 1 indexed citations

Docking, Sean, et al.. (2020). Self-reported jumpers’ knee is common in elite basketball athletes – But is it all patellar tendinopathy?. Physical Therapy in Sport. 43. 58–64. 19 indexed citations

Girdwood, M., et al.. (2020). Does isometric exercise result in exercise induced hypoalgesia in people with local musculoskeletal pain? A systematic review. Physical Therapy in Sport. 49. 51–61. 11 indexed citations

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Menz, Hylton B., Jodie A. McClelland, Angela Evans, et al.. (2020). Efficacy of heel lifts versus calf muscle eccentric exercise for mid-portion Achilles tendinopathy (HEALTHY): a randomised trial. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 55(9). 486–492. 33 indexed citations

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Clarsen, Benjamin, Roald Bahr, Grethe Myklebust, et al.. (2020). Improved reporting of overuse injuries and health problems in sport: an update of the Oslo Sport Trauma Research Center questionnaires. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 54(7). 390–396. 148 indexed citations

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Murphy, Myles, Ebonie Rio, Paola Chivers, et al.. (2020). Do people with unilateral mid-portion Achilles tendinopathy who participate in running-related physical activity exhibit a meaningful conditioned pain modulation (CPM) effect: a pilot study. Journal of science and medicine in sport. 24(5). 441–447. 11 indexed citations

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Docking, Sean, Ebonie Rio, Jill Cook, John Orchard, & Lauren V. Fortington. (2018). The prevalence of Achilles and patellar tendon injuries in Australian football players beyond a time‐loss definition. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports. 28(9). 2016–2022. 25 indexed citations

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Docking, Sean, Ebonie Rio, Jill Cook, David L. Carey, & Lauren V. Fortington. (2018). Quantification of Achilles and patellar tendon structure on imaging does not enhance ability to predict self-reported symptoms beyond grey-scale ultrasound and previous history. Journal of science and medicine in sport. 22(2). 145–150. 23 indexed citations

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Ark, Mathijs van, Ebonie Rio, Jill Cook, et al.. (2018). Clinical Improvements Are Not Explained by Changes in Tendon Structure on Ultrasound Tissue Characterization After an Exercise Program for Patellar Tendinopathy. American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation. 97(10). 708–714. 25 indexed citations

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Rio, Ebonie, et al.. (2018). Pain mapping of the anterior knee: injured athletes know best. Scandinavian Journal of Pain. 18(3). 409–416. 12 indexed citations

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Ganderton, Charlotte, Jill Cook, Sean Docking, et al.. (2015). Achilles tendinopathy: understanding the key concepts to improve clinical management. 19(2). 12–18. 3 indexed citations

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Scott, Alex, Sean Docking, Bill Vicenzino, et al.. (2013). Sports and exercise-related tendinopathies: a review of selected topical issues by participants of the second International Scientific Tendinopathy Symposium (ISTS) Vancouver 2012. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 47(9). 536–544. 138 indexed citations

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Docking, Sean, John Daffy, Hans T. M. van Schie, & Jill Cook. (2012). Tendon structure changes after maximal exercise in the Thoroughbred horse: Use of ultrasound tissue characterisation to detect in vivo tendon response. The Veterinary Journal. 194(3). 338–342. 48 indexed citations

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Docking, Sean, et al.. (1983). Pursuit of knowledge.. PubMed. 79(14). 45–7. 4 indexed citations

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