Sidney M. Rubinstein

7.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
94 papers, 4.6k citations indexed

About

Sidney M. Rubinstein is a scholar working on Pharmacology, Pathology and Forensic Medicine and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Sidney M. Rubinstein has authored 94 papers receiving a total of 4.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 65 papers in Pharmacology, 49 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine and 32 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Sidney M. Rubinstein's work include Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (65 papers), Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (49 papers) and Myofascial pain diagnosis and treatment (12 papers). Sidney M. Rubinstein is often cited by papers focused on Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (65 papers), Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (49 papers) and Myofascial pain diagnosis and treatment (12 papers). Sidney M. Rubinstein collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, Denmark and United States. Sidney M. Rubinstein's co-authors include Maurits W. van Tulder, Marienke van Middelkoop, Raymond Ostelo, Bart W. Koes, Arianne P. Verhagen, Michiel R. de Boer, Willem JJ Assendelft, Ton Kuijpers, Scott Haldeman and Wilco C. Peul and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery and Stroke.

In The Last Decade

Sidney M. Rubinstein

88 papers receiving 4.4k citations

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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.

A systematic review on the effectiveness of physical and rehabilitation interventions for chronic non-specific low back pain

2010 525 citations Marienke van Middelkoop, Sidney M. Rubinstein et al. European Spine Journal profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Sidney M. Rubinstein Netherlands	33	3.2k	2.0k	1.4k	767	578	94	4.6k
Silvano Mior Canada	26	3.1k 1.0×	2.0k 1.0×	1.6k 1.1×	713 0.9×	661 1.1×	144	5.0k
Gabrielle van der Velde Canada	35	5.0k 1.6×	2.4k 1.2×	1.4k 1.0×	959 1.3×	990 1.7×	72	6.1k
Anita Gross Canada	38	4.0k 1.3×	1.6k 0.8×	1.2k 0.9×	1.7k 2.2×	761 1.3×	102	5.3k
Luciana Macedo Canada	26	3.1k 1.0×	1.2k 0.6×	691 0.5×	710 0.9×	896 1.6×	101	4.5k
Joshua A. Cleland United States	38	3.5k 1.1×	1.5k 0.7×	2.0k 1.5×	1.3k 1.7×	604 1.0×	118	5.5k
Gert Brønfort United States	41	4.9k 1.6×	2.4k 1.2×	1.3k 1.0×	1.6k 2.1×	1.2k 2.0×	112	6.5k
Claus Manniche Denmark	45	5.2k 1.6×	3.3k 1.6×	1.6k 1.1×	724 0.9×	944 1.6×	130	6.7k
Francisco M. Kovacs Spain	34	4.9k 1.5×	2.4k 1.2×	1.1k 0.8×	870 1.1×	1.1k 1.8×	92	6.0k
Julie M. Whitman United States	37	4.7k 1.5×	2.4k 1.2×	2.0k 1.4×	1.4k 1.8×	717 1.2×	62	6.2k
Antti Malmivaara Finland	36	2.9k 0.9×	2.5k 1.2×	2.5k 1.8×	308 0.4×	411 0.7×	105	5.8k

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Jacobs, Wilco, Katherine A. Pohlman, Barbara A. Hutten, et al.. (2025). Risk factors for cervical artery dissection: a systematic review with meta-analysis. Stroke and Vascular Neurology. svn–2025.

Rubinstein, Sidney M., et al.. (2024). The World Federation of Chiropractic Global Patient Safety Task Force: a call to action. Chiropractic & Manual Therapies. 32(1). 15–15. 2 indexed citations

Jenkins, Hazel, Kathryn Grace, Jan Hartvigsen, et al.. (2024). Diagnostic imaging in the management of older adults with low back pain: analysis from the BAck Complaints in Elders: Chiropractic – Australia cohort study. Chiropractic & Manual Therapies. 32(1). 40–40.

Nim, Casper, Jan Hartvigsen, Chad Cook, et al.. (2024). Waste not, want not: call to action for spinal manipulative therapy researchers. Chiropractic & Manual Therapies. 32(1). 16–16. 5 indexed citations

Zoete, Annemarie de, et al.. (2023). The perceived barriers and facilitators for chiropractic care in older adults with low back pain; insights from a qualitative exploration in a dutch context. PLoS ONE. 18(4). e0283661–e0283661.

Pourahmadi, Mohammadreza, Somayeh Delavari, Jill A. Hayden, et al.. (2022). Does motor control training improve pain and function in adults with symptomatic lumbar disc herniation? A systematic review and meta-analysis of 861 subjects in 16 trials. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 56(21). 1230–1240. 12 indexed citations

Zoete, Annemarie de, Michiel R. de Boer, Maurits W. van Tulder, Sidney M. Rubinstein, & Raymond Ostelo. (2022). Diagnostic Imaging in Chiropractic Practice: A Survey of Opinions and Self-Reported Guideline Adherence of Dutch and Belgian Chiropractors. Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics. 45(1). 57–72. 1 indexed citations

Gadjradj, Pravesh S., Sidney M. Rubinstein, Wilco C. Peul, et al.. (2022). Full endoscopic versus open discectomy for sciatica: randomised controlled non-inferiority trial. BMJ. 376. e065846–e065846. 84 indexed citations

Rushton, Alison, Lisa C. Carlesso, Timothy W. Flynn, et al.. (2022). International Framework for Examination of the Cervical Region for Potential of Vascular Pathologies of the Neck Prior to Musculoskeletal Intervention: International IFOMPT Cervical Framework. Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy. 53(1). 7–22. 48 indexed citations

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Krijnen, Pieta, Wietse P. Zuidema, Mostafa El Moumni, et al.. (2020). Omitting Routine Radiography of Traumatic Ankle Fractures After Initial 2-Week Follow-up Does Not Affect Outcomes. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 102(18). 1588–1599. 4 indexed citations

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Dongen, Johanna M. van, Sidney M. Rubinstein, M. F. Termaat, et al.. (2020). Is reduction of routine radiograph use in patients with distal radius fractures cost effective? Analysis of data from the multicentre, randomised controlled WARRIOR trial. BMJ Open. 10(7). e035370–e035370. 4 indexed citations

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Moumni, Mostafa El, Wietse P. Zuidema, Sidney M. Rubinstein, et al.. (2019). Omitting Routine Radiography of Traumatic Distal Radial Fractures After Initial 2-Week Follow-up Does Not Affect Outcomes. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 101(15). 1342–1350. 18 indexed citations

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Rubinstein, Sidney M., Annemarie de Zoete, Marienke van Middelkoop, et al.. (2019). Benefits and harms of spinal manipulative therapy for the treatment of chronic low back pain: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials. BMJ. 364. l689–l689. 201 indexed citations

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Bodegom‐Vos, Leti van, Sidney M. Rubinstein, M. F. Termaat, et al.. (2018). Reduction of routine radiographs in the follow‐up of distal radius and ankle fractures: Barriers and facilitators perceived by orthopaedic trauma surgeons. Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice. 25(2). 265–274. 5 indexed citations

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Gadjradj, Pravesh S., Sidney M. Rubinstein, Maurits W. van Tulder, et al.. (2018). Lumbale herniaoperatie: Endoscopisch of open?. Nederlandsch tijdschrift voor geneeskunde/Nederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde/NTvG-databank. 162(10). 1 indexed citations

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Chapelle, Claire F. la, et al.. (2015). Trocar types in laparoscopy. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2015(12). CD009814–CD009814. 6 indexed citations

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Rubinstein, Sidney M.. (2012). Spinal manipulative therapy for acute low-back pain (Review). 5 indexed citations

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Middelkoop, Marienke van, Sidney M. Rubinstein, Ton Kuijpers, et al.. (2010). A systematic review on the effectiveness of physical and rehabilitation interventions for chronic non-specific low back pain. European Spine Journal. 20(1). 19–39. 525 indexed citations breakdown →

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Rubinstein, Sidney M., Marienke van Middelkoop, Ton Kuijpers, et al.. (2010). A systematic review on the effectiveness of complementary and alternative medicine for chronic non-specific low-back pain. European Spine Journal. 19(8). 1213–1228. 109 indexed citations

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Haldeman, Scott & Sidney M. Rubinstein. (1992). Compression fractures in patients undergoing spinal manipulative therapy.. PubMed. 15(7). 450–4. 24 indexed citations

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