Stephen J. Thomas

2.5k total citations
70 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Stephen J. Thomas is a scholar working on Surgery, Epidemiology and Orthopedics and Sports Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Stephen J. Thomas has authored 70 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 61 papers in Surgery, 44 papers in Epidemiology and 31 papers in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine. Recurrent topics in Stephen J. Thomas's work include Shoulder Injury and Treatment (56 papers), Shoulder and Clavicle Injuries (43 papers) and Sports injuries and prevention (24 papers). Stephen J. Thomas is often cited by papers focused on Shoulder Injury and Treatment (56 papers), Shoulder and Clavicle Injuries (43 papers) and Sports injuries and prevention (24 papers). Stephen J. Thomas collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Spain. Stephen J. Thomas's co-authors include C. Buz Swanik, Kathleen A. Swanik, Louis J. Soslowsky, John D. Kelly, W. Ben Kibler, Thomas W. Kaminski, Aaron Sciascia, Joseph J. Sarver, Katherine E. Reuther and Andrew A. Dunkman and has published in prestigious journals such as Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, The American Journal of Sports Medicine and Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research.

In The Last Decade

Stephen J. Thomas

68 papers receiving 1.7k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Stephen J. Thomas United States	24	1.4k	883	791	162	152	70	1.7k
Allan Wang Australia	23	1.4k 1.0×	1.1k 1.2×	518 0.7×	95 0.6×	159 1.0×	46	1.9k
Zoltan Szomor Australia	16	982 0.7×	368 0.4×	473 0.6×	62 0.4×	107 0.7×	21	1.3k
Joseph J. Sarver United States	22	940 0.7×	677 0.8×	296 0.4×	49 0.3×	209 1.4×	37	1.4k
C. Hopf Germany	21	997 0.7×	678 0.8×	145 0.2×	45 0.3×	64 0.4×	52	1.4k
Wei‐Ren Su Taiwan	19	994 0.7×	221 0.3×	625 0.8×	152 0.9×	36 0.2×	115	1.1k
Amol Saxena United States	27	1.1k 0.8×	2.1k 2.4×	169 0.2×	69 0.4×	697 4.6×	116	2.4k
Mark L. Palmer United States	14	482 0.3×	207 0.2×	187 0.2×	100 0.6×	189 1.2×	26	830
Dario Perugia Italy	17	692 0.5×	337 0.4×	316 0.4×	160 1.0×	141 0.9×	38	941
Salma Chaudhury United Kingdom	16	620 0.4×	408 0.5×	209 0.3×	46 0.3×	38 0.3×	38	812
M. Kongsgaard Denmark	21	1.3k 0.9×	2.4k 2.7×	77 0.1×	256 1.6×	489 3.2×	25	2.9k

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Paul, Ryan W., et al.. (2025). Chronic Adaptations of the Shoulder in Baseball Pitchers: A Systematic Review. The American Journal of Sports Medicine. 53(12). 2984–2994. 1 indexed citations

Kibler, W. Ben, Aaron Sciascia, John D. Kelly, et al.. (2022). Disabled Throwing Shoulder 2021 Update: Part 1—Anatomy and Mechanics. Arthroscopy The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery. 38(5). 1714–1726. 10 indexed citations

Kibler, W. Ben, Aaron Sciascia, John D. Kelly, et al.. (2022). Disabled Throwing Shoulder: 2021 Update: Part 2—Pathomechanics and Treatment. Arthroscopy The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery. 38(5). 1727–1748. 9 indexed citations

Paul, Ryan W., et al.. (2022). Identifying the underlying mechanisms responsible for glenohumeral internal rotation in professional baseball pitchers. JSES International. 7(1). 138–142. 6 indexed citations

Thomas, Stephen J., et al.. (2021). Chronic adaptations of the long head of the biceps tendon and groove in professional baseball pitchers. Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery. 31(5). 1047–1054. 4 indexed citations

Edwards, Mark, et al.. (2020). Precision Gross-Pitaevskii modeling of a dual-Sagnac interferometer. 2020. 1 indexed citations

Tate, Angela, et al.. (2020). Changes in clinical measures and tissue adaptations in collegiate swimmers across a competitive season. Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery. 29(11). 2375–2384. 15 indexed citations

McCurdy, Kevin, et al.. (2020). Does humeral torsion play a role in shoulder and elbow injury profiles of overhead athletes: a systematic review. Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery. 29(8). 1712–1725. 1 indexed citations

Reuther, Katherine E., Scott C. Sheridan, & Stephen J. Thomas. (2018). Differentiation of bony and soft-tissue adaptations of the shoulder in professional baseball pitchers. Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery. 27(8). 1491–1496. 23 indexed citations

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Freedman, Benjamin R., Joshua A. Gordon, Stephen J. Thomas, et al.. (2016). Nonsurgical treatment and early return to activity leads to improved Achilles tendon fatigue mechanics and functional outcomes during early healing in an animal model. Journal of Orthopaedic Research®. 34(12). 2172–2180. 53 indexed citations

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Adam, Carole, Jennica J. Tucker, Sarah M. Yannascoli, et al.. (2014). Efficacy of various analgesics on shoulder function and rotator cuff tendon-to-bone healing in a rat (Rattus norvegicus) model.. PubMed. 53(2). 185–92. 22 indexed citations

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Reuther, Katherine E., Stephen J. Thomas, Jennica J. Tucker, et al.. (2014). Overuse Activity in the Presence of Scapular Dyskinesis Leads to Shoulder Tendon Damage in a Rat Model. Annals of Biomedical Engineering. 43(4). 917–928. 9 indexed citations

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Vallejo, Ricardo, Marta Elena Losa‐Iglesias, Joseph Zeni, & Stephen J. Thomas. (2013). Reliability and Repeatability of the Portable EPS-Platform Digital Pressure-Plate System. Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association. 103(3). 197–203. 23 indexed citations

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Dunkman, Andrew A., Mark R. Buckley, Michael J. Mienaltowski, et al.. (2013). The Tendon Injury Response is Influenced by Decorin and Biglycan. Annals of Biomedical Engineering. 42(3). 619–630. 64 indexed citations

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Reuther, Katherine E., Stephen J. Thomas, Joseph J. Sarver, et al.. (2012). Effect of return to overuse activity following an isolated supraspinatus tendon tear on adjacent intact tendons and glenoid cartilage in a rat model. Journal of Orthopaedic Research®. 31(5). 710–715. 14 indexed citations

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Kibler, W. Ben & Stephen J. Thomas. (2012). Pathomechanics of the Throwing Shoulder. Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy Review. 20(1). 22–29. 35 indexed citations

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Kibler, W. Ben, Aaron Sciascia, & Stephen J. Thomas. (2012). Glenohumeral Internal Rotation Deficit. Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy Review. 20(1). 34–38. 97 indexed citations

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Thomas, Stephen J., C. Buz Swanik, Thomas W. Kaminski, et al.. (2011). Humeral retroversion and its association with posterior capsule thickness in collegiate baseball players. Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery. 21(7). 910–916. 52 indexed citations

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Hsu, Jason E., Katherine E. Reuther, Joseph J. Sarver, et al.. (2011). Restoration of anterior–posterior rotator cuff force balance improves shoulder function in a rat model of chronic massive tears. Journal of Orthopaedic Research®. 29(7). 1028–1033. 50 indexed citations

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Thomas, Stephen J., Daniel T. Altman, John D. Lubahn, & J.M. Hood. (1996). Cross Leg Flap in a Bilateral Traumatic Amputee. Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma. 10(7). 510–513. 2 indexed citations

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