Simon Somerville

2.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
11 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Simon Somerville is a scholar working on Pharmacology, Economics and Econometrics and Pathology and Forensic Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Simon Somerville has authored 11 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Pharmacology, 7 papers in Economics and Econometrics and 3 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine. Recurrent topics in Simon Somerville's work include Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (10 papers), Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life (7 papers) and Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (3 papers). Simon Somerville is often cited by papers focused on Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (10 papers), Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life (7 papers) and Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (3 papers). Simon Somerville collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom and Canada. Simon Somerville's co-authors include Martyn Lewis, Jonathan Hill, Kika Konstantinou, Elaine M. Hay, Chris J. Main, David G. T. Whitehurst, Gail Sowden, Nadine E. Foster, Kate M. Dunn and Kanchan Vohora and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, European Spine Journal and BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders.

In The Last Decade

Simon Somerville

11 papers receiving 1.4k 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.

Comparison of stratified primary care management for low back pain with current best practice (STarT Back): a randomised controlled trial

2011 967 citations Jonathan Hill, David G. T. Whitehurst et al. The Lancet profile →

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Kanchan Vohora United Kingdom

Gail Sowden United Kingdom

Elizabeth Mason United Kingdom

Sean D. Rundell United States

Kaija Karjalainen Finland

Janet Street United States

Adri T. Apeldoorn Netherlands

Thomas R. Denninger United States

Zara Hansen United Kingdom

Rowland G. Hazard United States

Kanchan Vohora United Kingdom

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1.2k ×0.9

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435 ×0.9

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355 ×0.9

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338 ×1.0

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177 ×0.8

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Countries citing papers authored by Simon Somerville

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Fields of papers citing papers by Simon Somerville

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Simon Somerville

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

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11 of 11 papers shown

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Quicke, Jonathan G., Elizabeth Cottrell, Helen Duffy, et al.. (2019). Implementing and evaluating a pilot physiotherapist-led osteoarthritis clinic in general practice. Physiotherapy. 105. e33–e34. 2 indexed citations

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Whitehurst, David G. T., Melissa Glenda Lewis, Stirling Bryan, et al.. (2018). A RANDOMISED CONTROLLED TRIAL AND ECONOMIC EVALUATION OF STRATIFIED PRIMARY CARE MANAGEMENT FOR LOW BACK PAIN COMPARED WITH CURRENT BEST PRACTICE: THE START BACK TRIAL [ISRCTN37113406]. 3 indexed citations

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Foster, Nadine E., Ricky Mullis, Jonathan Hill, et al.. (2014). Effect of Stratified Care for Low Back Pain in Family Practice (IMPaCT Back): A Prospective Population-Based Sequential Comparison. The Annals of Family Medicine. 12(2). 102–111. 214 indexed citations

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Lewis, Melissa Glenda, Stirling Bryan, KM Dunn, et al.. (2013). A RANDOMISED CONTROLLED TRIAL AND ECONOMIC EVALUATION OF STRATIFIED PRIMARY CARE MANAGEMENT FOR LOW BACK PAIN COMPARED WITH CURRENT BEST PRACTICE: THE START BACK TRIAL [ISRCTN37113406]. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery-british Volume. 28–28. 1 indexed citations

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Konstantinou, Kika, Ruth Beardmore, Kate M. Dunn, et al.. (2012). Clinical course, characteristics and prognostic indicators in patients presenting with back and leg pain in primary care. The ATLAS study protocol. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders. 13(1). 4–4. 20 indexed citations

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Hill, Jonathan, David G. T. Whitehurst, Martyn Lewis, et al.. (2011). Comparison of stratified primary care management for low back pain with current best practice (STarT Back): a randomised controlled trial. The Lancet. 378(9802). 1560–1571. 967 indexed citations breakdown →

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Sowden, Gail, Jonathan Hill, Kika Konstantinou, et al.. (2011). Targeted treatment in primary care for low back pain: the treatment system and clinical training programmes used in the IMPaCT Back study (ISRCTN 55174281). Family Practice. 29(1). 50–62. 51 indexed citations

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Konstantinou, Kika, Samantha Hider, Steven Vogel, Ruth Beardmore, & Simon Somerville. (2011). Development of an assessment schedule for patients with low back-associated leg pain in primary care: a Delphi consensus study. European Spine Journal. 21(7). 1241–1249. 17 indexed citations

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Somerville, Simon, Elaine M. Hay, Martyn Lewis, et al.. (2008). Content and outcome of usual primary care for back pain: a systematic review. British Journal of General Practice. 58(556). 790–797. 51 indexed citations

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Hay, Elaine M., Kate M. Dunn, Jonathan Hill, et al.. (2008). A randomised clinical trial of subgrouping and targeted treatment for low back pain compared with best current care. The STarT Back Trial Study Protocol. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders. 9(1). 58–58. 103 indexed citations

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Somerville, Simon, et al.. (2000). Atrial fibrillation: a comparison of methods to identify cases in general practice.. PubMed. 50(458). 727–9. 44 indexed citations

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