Sharon Griffin

4.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
34 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

Sharon Griffin is a scholar working on Surgery, Epidemiology and Pharmacology. According to data from OpenAlex, Sharon Griffin has authored 34 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Surgery, 19 papers in Epidemiology and 7 papers in Pharmacology. Recurrent topics in Sharon Griffin's work include Shoulder Injury and Treatment (21 papers), Shoulder and Clavicle Injuries (19 papers) and Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (7 papers). Sharon Griffin is often cited by papers focused on Shoulder Injury and Treatment (21 papers), Shoulder and Clavicle Injuries (19 papers) and Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (7 papers). Sharon Griffin collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and Italy. Sharon Griffin's co-authors include Alexandra Kirkley, Christine M. Alvarez, Katie N. Dainty, Robert Litchfield, Peter J. Fowler, J. Robert Giffin, Kevin Willits, Anthony Miniaci, Nicholas G. Mohtadi and Allan Donner and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery and The American Journal of Sports Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Sharon Griffin

33 papers receiving 3.0k citations

Hit Papers

The Development and Evaluation of a Disease-Specific Qual... 1998 2026 2007 2016 1998 2008 100 200 300 400 500
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.

  1. The Development and Evaluation of a Disease-Specific Quality of Life Measurement Tool for Shoulder Instability
    1998 579 citations Alexandra Kirkley, Sharon Griffin et al. profile →
  2. A Randomized Trial of Arthroscopic Surgery for Osteoarthritis of the Knee
    2008 433 citations Alexandra Kirkley, Trevor B. Birmingham et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Sharon Griffin Canada 18 2.8k 1.9k 478 466 284 34 3.1k
Timothy Leroux Canada 33 2.6k 0.9× 1.5k 0.8× 461 1.0× 163 0.3× 281 1.0× 109 3.0k
Matthew V. Smith United States 28 2.6k 0.9× 1.0k 0.5× 662 1.4× 232 0.5× 198 0.7× 112 2.9k
Mário Lenza Brazil 23 1.4k 0.5× 804 0.4× 409 0.9× 173 0.4× 122 0.4× 66 1.8k
Grant L. Jones United States 27 2.3k 0.8× 1.7k 0.9× 507 1.1× 198 0.4× 51 0.2× 68 2.5k
Matthew T. Provencher United States 25 2.1k 0.7× 1.5k 0.8× 474 1.0× 187 0.4× 65 0.2× 167 2.5k
Alexandra Kirkley Canada 34 4.9k 1.8× 2.4k 1.2× 1.5k 3.1× 558 1.2× 779 2.7× 54 5.5k
R. Frank Henn United States 21 1.6k 0.6× 690 0.4× 244 0.5× 247 0.5× 59 0.2× 124 1.9k
Aaron M. Chamberlain United States 24 1.9k 0.7× 1.4k 0.7× 169 0.4× 253 0.5× 63 0.2× 78 2.0k
Grant H. Garcia United States 29 2.0k 0.7× 1.3k 0.7× 337 0.7× 83 0.2× 85 0.3× 81 2.2k
Patrick M. Connor United States 27 2.3k 0.8× 1.7k 0.9× 292 0.6× 73 0.2× 89 0.3× 72 2.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Sharon Griffin

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Fields of papers citing papers by Sharon Griffin

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sharon Griffin

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

All Works

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Nejati, Parisa, et al.. (2023). Cross-cultural adaptation, validity and reliability of the Persian translation of the Western Ontario Shoulder Instability Index (WOSI). Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research. 18(1). 174–174. 1 indexed citations
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Griffin, Sharon, et al.. (2019). Polish linguistic adaptation of the Western Ontario Shoulder Instability Index. European Journal of Clinical and Experimental Medicine. 17(1). 51–56. 1 indexed citations
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Griffin, Sharon, et al.. (2018). Validation of the Polish version of the Western Ontario Rotator Cuff Index in patients following arthroscopic rotator cuff repair. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders. 19(1). 333–333. 7 indexed citations
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Wessel, Ronald N., et al.. (2013). The conceptually equivalent Dutch version of the Western Ontario Rotator Cuff Index (WORC)©. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders. 14(1). 362–362. 17 indexed citations
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Cacchio, Angelo, Marco Paoloni, Sharon Griffin, et al.. (2012). Cross-cultural Adaptation and Measurement Properties of an Italian Version of the Western Ontario Shoulder Instability Index (WOSI). Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy. 42(6). 559–B6. 40 indexed citations
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Litchfield, Robert, Michael D. McKee, Robert Balyk, et al.. (2011). Cemented versus uncemented fixation of humeral components in total shoulder arthroplasty for osteoarthritis of the shoulder: a prospective, randomized, double-blind clinical trial—A JOINTs Canada Project. Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery. 20(4). 529–536. 60 indexed citations
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Kirkley, Alexandra, Trevor B. Birmingham, Robert Litchfield, et al.. (2008). A Randomized Trial of Arthroscopic Surgery for Osteoarthritis of the Knee. New England Journal of Medicine. 359(11). 1097–1107. 433 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ciconelli, Rozana Mesquita, et al.. (2008). Validity and Reliability of the Western Ontario Rotator Cuff Index (WORC) for Use in Brazil. Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine. 18(3). 266–272. 58 indexed citations
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Litchfield, Robert, et al.. (2007). Humeral Head Retroversion in Competitive Baseball Players and Its Relationship to Glenohumeral Rotation Range of Motion. Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy. 37(9). 514–520. 117 indexed citations
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Willits, Kevin, et al.. (2007). Outcome of Posterior Ankle Arthroscopy for Hindfoot Impingement. Arthroscopy The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery. 24(2). 196–202. 85 indexed citations
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El, Özlem, Çiğdem Bircan, Selmin Gülbahar, et al.. (2006). The reliability and validity of the Turkish version of the Western Ontario Rotator Cuff Index. Rheumatology International. 26(12). 1101–1108. 64 indexed citations
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Kirkley, Alexandra, Christine M. Alvarez, & Sharon Griffin. (2003). The Development and Evaluation of a Disease-specific Quality-of-Life Questionnaire for Disorders of the Rotator Cuff: The Western Ontario Rotator Cuff Index. Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine. 13(2). 84–92. 377 indexed citations
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Kirkley, Alexandra, Sharon Griffin, & Katie N. Dainty. (2003). Scoring systems for the functional assessment of the shoulder. Arthroscopy The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery. 19(10). 1109–1120. 397 indexed citations
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Rampersaud, Y. Raja, et al.. (2000). Tourniquet Versus No Tourniquet Use in Routine Knee Arthroscopy: A Prospective, Double‐Blind, Randomized Clinical Trial. Arthroscopy The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery. 16(2). 121–126. 50 indexed citations
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Kirkley, Alexandra, et al.. (1999). Prospective Randomized Clinical Trial Comparing the Effectiveness of Immediate Arthroscopic Stabilization Versus Immobilization and Rehabilitation in First Traumatic Anterior Dislocations of the Shoulder. Arthroscopy The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery. 15(5). 507–514. 198 indexed citations
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Vincent, Claude, et al.. (1995). Managing risk. A priority in the Health Service.. PubMed. 105(5450). suppl 1–7. 2 indexed citations
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Diener, Ed, et al.. (1985). The Satisfaction With Life Scale. Journal of Personality Assessment. 49(1). 71–75. 1 indexed citations

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