Simon French

23.6k total citations · 5 hit papers
325 papers, 14.9k citations indexed

About

Simon French is a scholar working on Pharmacology, General Health Professions and Management Science and Operations Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Simon French has authored 325 papers receiving a total of 14.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 88 papers in Pharmacology, 44 papers in General Health Professions and 42 papers in Management Science and Operations Research. Recurrent topics in Simon French's work include Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (88 papers), Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (31 papers) and Clinical practice guidelines implementation (27 papers). Simon French is often cited by papers focused on Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (88 papers), Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (31 papers) and Clinical practice guidelines implementation (27 papers). Simon French collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United Kingdom and Canada. Simon French's co-authors include Jeremy Grimshaw, Noah Ivers, Signe Flottorp, Jane Young, Gro Jamtvedt, Mary Ann O’Brien, Jan Odgaard‐Jensen, Marit Johansen, Andrew D Oxman and Sally Green and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Journal of the American Statistical Association.

In The Last Decade

Simon French

307 papers receiving 14.0k 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.

Audit and feedback: effects on professional practice and healthcare outcomes

2012 3.4k citations Simon French et al. profile →
Developing theory-informed behaviour change interventions to implement evidence into practice: a systematic approach using the Theoretical Domains Framework

2012 895 citations Simon French, Rachelle Buchbinder et al. profile →
Multicriteria Methodology for Decision Aiding

1997 890 citations Simon French profile →
On the treatment of negative intensity observations

1978 860 citations Simon French et al. profile →
Multi-Objective Decision Analysis with Engineering and Business Applications

1983 533 citations Simon French profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Simon French	3.7k	2.5k	2.0k	1.8k	1.7k	325	14.9k
Per Kragh Andersen	1.5k 0.4×	2.7k 1.1×	2.1k 1.0×	835 0.5×	3.2k 1.9×	387	26.8k
Kung‐Yee Liang	2.0k 0.5×	870 0.3×	2.0k 1.0×	631 0.3×	2.1k 1.3×	80	25.1k
Robert D. Gibbons	1.4k 0.4×	1.1k 0.4×	1.3k 0.6×	1.5k 0.8×	838 0.5×	336	18.2k
Joseph L. Schafer	3.3k 0.9×	1.5k 0.6×	2.3k 1.2×	557 0.3×	2.0k 1.2×	48	29.5k
Mourad Ouzzani	2.1k 0.6×	1.4k 0.6×	2.2k 1.1×	589 0.3×	585 0.4×	129	18.4k
Geert Molenberghs	1.1k 0.3×	1.4k 0.6×	1.3k 0.6×	571 0.3×	2.6k 1.6×	682	24.1k
James H. Ware	1.8k 0.5×	988 0.4×	2.0k 1.0×	411 0.2×	1.8k 1.1×	164	32.2k
Ahmed K. Elmagarmid	2.1k 0.6×	1.3k 0.5×	2.2k 1.1×	591 0.3×	628 0.4×	236	22.7k
Stef van Buuren	2.6k 0.7×	684 0.3×	4.5k 2.3×	675 0.4×	1.4k 0.9×	209	30.1k
James M. Robins	2.7k 0.7×	1.1k 0.4×	3.4k 1.7×	643 0.3×	8.2k 5.0×	285	44.6k

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20 of 20 papers shown

French, Simon, et al.. (2024). Clinician experiences in providing reassurance for patients with low back pain in primary care: a qualitative study. Journal of physiotherapy. 71(1). 48–56.

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.

Jenkins, Hazel, Aron Downie, Jessica J. Wong, et al.. (2023). Patient and provider characteristics associated with therapeutic intervention selection in a chiropractic clinical encounter: a cross-sectional analysis of the COAST and O-COAST study data. Chiropractic & Manual Therapies. 31(1). 39–39. 4 indexed citations

Maher, Christopher G., Rachelle Buchbinder, Simon French, et al.. (2023). Introducing Australia's clinical care standard for low back pain. ANZ Journal of Surgery. 93(6). 1476–1479. 1 indexed citations

Jenkins, Hazel, Niamh Moloney, Simon French, et al.. (2022). General practitioner experiences using a low back pain management booklet aiming to decrease non-indicated imaging for low back pain. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(1). 71–71. 4 indexed citations

Luca, Katie de, Aron Downie, Søren Thorgaard Skou, et al.. (2022). A mixed-methods feasibility study of a comorbidity-adapted exercise program for low back pain in older adults (COMEBACK): a protocol. Pilot and Feasibility Studies. 8(1). 133–133. 1 indexed citations

Jenkins, Hazel, Simon French, Niamh Moloney, et al.. (2022). Feasibility of testing the effectiveness of a theory-informed intervention to reduce imaging for low back pain: a pilot cluster randomised controlled trial. Pilot and Feasibility Studies. 8(1). 249–249. 2 indexed citations

Hodges, Paul W., Leanne Hall, Jenny Setchell, et al.. (2021). Effect of a Consumer-Focused Website for Low Back Pain on Health Literacy, Treatment Choices, and Clinical Outcomes: Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal of Medical Internet Research. 23(6). e27860–e27860. 10 indexed citations

Luca, Katie de, Sheilah Hogg‐Johnson, Martha Funabashi, Silvano Mior, & Simon French. (2021). The profile of older adults seeking chiropractic care: a secondary analysis. BMC Geriatrics. 21(1). 271–271. 10 indexed citations

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Jenkins, Hazel, Alice Kongsted, Simon French, et al.. (2021). What are the effects of diagnostic imaging on clinical outcomes in patients with low back pain presenting for chiropractic care: a matched observational study. Chiropractic & Manual Therapies. 29(1). 46–46. 7 indexed citations

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Bowden, Jocelyn L., Thorlene Egerton, Rana S. Hinman, et al.. (2020). Protocol for the process and feasibility evaluations of a new model of primary care service delivery for managing pain and function in patients with knee osteoarthritis (PARTNER) using a mixed methods approach. BMJ Open. 10(2). e034526–e034526. 6 indexed citations

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Hinman, Rana S., Penny K. Campbell, Belinda J. Lawford, et al.. (2019). Does telephone-delivered exercise advice and support by physiotherapists improve pain and/or function in people with knee osteoarthritis? Telecare randomised controlled trial. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 54(13). 790–797. 89 indexed citations

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Hall, Leanne, Manuela L. Ferreira, Jenny Setchell, et al.. (2019). MyBackPain—evaluation of an innovative consumer-focused website for low back pain: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open. 9(5). e027516–e027516. 4 indexed citations

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Hunter, David J., Rana S. Hinman, Jocelyn L. Bowden, et al.. (2018). Effectiveness of a new model of primary care management on knee pain and function in patients with knee osteoarthritis: Protocol for THE PARTNER STUDY. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders. 19(1). 132–132. 24 indexed citations

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Jenkins, Hazel, Aron Downie, Craig Moore, & Simon French. (2018). Current evidence for spinal X-ray use in the chiropractic profession: a narrative review. Chiropractic & Manual Therapies. 26(1). 48–48. 44 indexed citations

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Jenkins, Hazel, Niamh Moloney, Simon French, et al.. (2018). Using behaviour change theory and preliminary testing to develop an implementation intervention to reduce imaging for low back pain. BMC Health Services Research. 18(1). 734–734. 39 indexed citations

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Bennell, Kim L., Ans Van Ginckel, Crystal O. Kean, et al.. (2015). Patient Knowledge and Beliefs About Knee Osteoarthritis After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury and Reconstruction. Arthritis Care & Research. 68(8). 1180–1185. 13 indexed citations

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Walker, Bruce F., Norman J. Stomski, Jeffrey J. Hébert, & Simon French. (2013). A survey of Australian chiropractors’ attitudes and beliefs about evidence-based practice and their use of research literature and clinical practice guidelines. Chiropractic & Manual Therapies. 21(1). 44–44. 36 indexed citations

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Boyd, Alan S., et al.. (2012). A scoping study of emergency planning and management in health care: What further research is needed? Final report.. Research Explorer (The University of Manchester). 6 indexed citations

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French, Simon & David Rı́os Insua. (2000). Statistical decision theory. CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research). 165 indexed citations

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