Sidney Benjamin

3.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
24 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

Sidney Benjamin is a scholar working on Psychiatry and Mental health, Pharmacology and Social Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Sidney Benjamin has authored 24 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health, 9 papers in Pharmacology and 4 papers in Social Psychology. Recurrent topics in Sidney Benjamin's work include Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments (13 papers), Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (9 papers) and Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research (6 papers). Sidney Benjamin is often cited by papers focused on Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments (13 papers), Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (9 papers) and Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research (6 papers). Sidney Benjamin collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, India and Canada. Sidney Benjamin's co-authors include John McBeth, Gary J. Macfarlane, Alan J. Silman, Dave Haran, Christopher Bass, Barbara Tomenson, D M Eminson, Brian Faragher, Ian Clarke and J Jeacock and has published in prestigious journals such as Pain, The British Journal of Psychiatry and Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry.

In The Last Decade

Sidney Benjamin

24 papers receiving 2.6k 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.

Handbook of pain assessment

1994 1.6k citations Sidney Benjamin Journal of Psychosomatic Research profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Sidney Benjamin United Kingdom	15	1.4k	1.1k	468	456	417	24	2.8k
D. Turk United States	14	1.3k 0.9×	773 0.7×	578 1.2×	307 0.7×	241 0.6×	37	2.1k
Richard T. Gross United States	19	1.9k 1.4×	740 0.7×	796 1.7×	305 0.7×	593 1.4×	32	2.8k
Renée Steele Rosomoff United States	25	1.4k 1.0×	649 0.6×	440 0.9×	214 0.5×	191 0.5×	41	2.5k
Warren R. Nielson Canada	34	2.2k 1.6×	1.6k 1.4×	689 1.5×	298 0.7×	435 1.0×	76	3.7k
I. Pilowsky Australia	34	981 0.7×	2.2k 2.0×	659 1.4×	288 0.6×	1.0k 2.4×	103	4.1k
Rollin M. Gallagher United States	34	1.7k 1.3×	781 0.7×	454 1.0×	514 1.1×	339 0.8×	120	3.7k
Lisa Scharff United States	29	565 0.4×	919 0.8×	216 0.5×	639 1.4×	270 0.6×	40	2.5k
Dean A. Tripp Canada	34	1.5k 1.1×	1.1k 1.0×	566 1.2×	376 0.8×	316 0.8×	109	3.7k
Steven J. Krause United States	14	1.5k 1.1×	578 0.5×	395 0.8×	236 0.5×	160 0.4×	16	2.4k
Ank M. J. Kole-Snijders Netherlands	7	2.4k 1.7×	993 0.9×	719 1.5×	263 0.6×	204 0.5×	8	2.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Sidney Benjamin

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sidney Benjamin

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20 of 20 papers shown

Benjamin, Sidney, et al.. (2006). Cleistanthus collinus poisoning.. PubMed. 54. 742–4. 22 indexed citations

McBeth, John, Gary J. Macfarlane, Sidney Benjamin, & Alan J. Silman. (2001). Features of somatization predict the onset of chronic widespread pain: Results of a large population‐based study. Arthritis & Rheumatism. 44(4). 940–946. 23 indexed citations

McBeth, John, et al.. (2001). Features of somatization predict the onset of chronic widespread pain: Results of a large population-based study. Arthritis & Rheumatism. 44(4). 940–946. 250 indexed citations

McBeth, John, et al.. (2001). Associations between adverse events in childhood and chronic widespread pain in adulthood: are they explained by differential recall?. PubMed. 28(10). 2305–9. 75 indexed citations

Benjamin, Sidney, et al.. (2000). The association between chronic widespread pain and mental disorder: A population-based study. Arthritis & Rheumatism. 43(3). 561–561. 174 indexed citations

McBeth, John, et al.. (1999). The association between tender points, psychological distress, and adverse childhood experiences: A community-based study. Arthritis & Rheumatism. 42(7). 1397–1404. 122 indexed citations

Benjamin, Sidney, et al.. (1996). Physical Symptoms and Illness Attitudes in Adolescents: An Epidemiological Study. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry. 37(5). 519–528. 87 indexed citations

Benjamin, Sidney. (1994). Handbook of pain assessment. Journal of Psychosomatic Research. 38(1). 80–81. 1607 indexed citations breakdown →

Bass, Christopher & Sidney Benjamin. (1993). The Management of Chronic Somatisation. The British Journal of Psychiatry. 162(4). 472–480. 66 indexed citations

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Benjamin, Sidney, et al.. (1992). The knowledge and beliefs of family care givers about chronic pain patients. Journal of Psychosomatic Research. 36(3). 211–217. 12 indexed citations

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Benjamin, Sidney & D M Eminson. (1992). Abnormal illness behaviour: childhood experiences and long-term consequences. International Review of Psychiatry. 4(1). 55–69. 35 indexed citations

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Benjamin, Sidney, et al.. (1991). The validity of the General Health Questionnaire for first-stage screening for mental illness in pain clinic patients. Pain. 47(2). 197–202. 37 indexed citations

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Tomenson, Barbara, et al.. (1989). Transcultural patterns of somatization in primary care: A preliminary report. Journal of Psychosomatic Research. 33(6). 671–680. 56 indexed citations

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Benjamin, Sidney. (1989). Invited review. Journal of Psychosomatic Research. 33(2). 121–131. 20 indexed citations

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Benjamin, Sidney, et al.. (1988). The relationship of chronic pain, mental illness and organic disorders. Pain. 32(2). 185–195. 46 indexed citations

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Benjamin, Sidney, et al.. (1987). The self care assessment schedule (SCAS) — I. The purpose and construction of a new assessment of self care behaviours. Journal of Psychosomatic Research. 31(2). 191–202. 14 indexed citations

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Benjamin, Sidney, et al.. (1984). The effect of illness behaviour on the apparent relationship between physical and mental disorders. Journal of Psychosomatic Research. 28(5). 387–395. 6 indexed citations

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Goldberg, David, Sidney Benjamin, Francis Creed, & Peter Maguire. (1983). England: University of Manchester. The British Journal of Psychiatry. 142(4). 350–357. 3 indexed citations

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Benjamin, Sidney, et al.. (1982). Community Screening for Mental Illness: A Validity Study of the General Health Questionnaire. The British Journal of Psychiatry. 140(2). 174–180. 107 indexed citations

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Benjamin, Sidney & John Kincey. (1981). Evaluation of Standardized Behavioural Treatment for Agoraphobic In-Patients Administered by Untrained Therapists. The British Journal of Psychiatry. 138(5). 423–428. 3 indexed citations

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