Stephen Morley

16.8k total citations · 6 hit papers
130 papers, 11.3k citations indexed

About

Stephen Morley is a scholar working on Pharmacology, Cognitive Neuroscience and Psychiatry and Mental health. According to data from OpenAlex, Stephen Morley has authored 130 papers receiving a total of 11.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 59 papers in Pharmacology, 51 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience and 42 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health. Recurrent topics in Stephen Morley's work include Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (59 papers), Pain Management and Placebo Effect (42 papers) and Pediatric Pain Management Techniques (21 papers). Stephen Morley is often cited by papers focused on Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (59 papers), Pain Management and Placebo Effect (42 papers) and Pediatric Pain Management Techniques (21 papers). Stephen Morley collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Netherlands and United States. Stephen Morley's co-authors include Amanda C de C Williams, Christopher Eccleston, Johan W.S. Vlaeyen, Tamar Pincus, R. P. Snaith, David J. Hargreaves, Peter Trigwell, M. Hamilton, Lance M. McCracken and Raymond Ostelo and has published in prestigious journals such as Psychological Bulletin, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Gastroenterology.

In The Last Decade

Stephen Morley

128 papers receiving 10.8k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

A Scale for the Assessment of Hedonic Tone the Snaith–Hamilton Pleasure Scale

1995 1.1k citations R. P. Snaith, M. Hamilton et al. The British Journal of Psychiatry profile →
Psychological therapies for the management of chronic pain (excluding headache) in adults

2012 1.1k citations Amanda C de C Williams, Christopher Eccleston et al. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews profile →
Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials of cognitive behaviour therapy and behaviour therapy for chronic pain in adults, excluding headache

1999 1.1k citations Stephen Morley, Christopher Eccleston et al. Pain profile →
Psychological therapies for the management of chronic and recurrent pain in children and adolescents

2014 435 citations Christopher Eccleston, Tonya M. Palermo et al. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews profile →
Behavioural treatment for chronic low-back pain

2010 430 citations Nicholas Henschke, Raymond Ostelo et al. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews profile →
The Psychological Flexibility Model: A Basis for Integration and Progress in Psychological Approaches to Chronic Pain Management

2014 362 citations Stephen Morley et al. profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Stephen Morley United Kingdom	48	5.5k	3.3k	3.3k	2.1k	1.8k	130	11.3k
Madelon L. Peters Netherlands	58	5.7k 1.0×	3.6k 1.1×	3.1k 1.0×	2.4k 1.1×	1.6k 0.9×	213	13.2k
Joan M. Romano United States	47	5.8k 1.1×	2.3k 0.7×	2.8k 0.9×	1.3k 0.6×	1.7k 1.0×	101	9.5k
Jennifer A. Haythornthwaite United States	61	5.0k 0.9×	2.6k 0.8×	3.1k 1.0×	2.3k 1.1×	1.3k 0.7×	234	13.9k
Michael Sullivan Canada	59	10.2k 1.9×	4.3k 1.3×	4.4k 1.4×	1.8k 0.8×	2.3k 1.3×	211	16.6k
Michael K. Nicholas Australia	54	7.7k 1.4×	2.3k 0.7×	2.7k 0.8×	1.0k 0.5×	1.1k 0.6×	194	11.1k
Liesbet Goubert Belgium	50	3.7k 0.7×	2.0k 0.6×	2.2k 0.7×	1.6k 0.8×	3.2k 1.8×	205	9.0k
Robert D. Kerns United States	49	5.0k 0.9×	1.6k 0.5×	2.2k 0.7×	1.5k 0.7×	1.3k 0.7×	170	9.7k
Laurence A. Bradley United States	59	5.5k 1.0×	1.9k 0.6×	4.1k 1.3×	1.1k 0.5×	1.2k 0.7×	190	12.7k
Lance M. McCracken United Kingdom	72	10.4k 1.9×	4.5k 1.4×	4.9k 1.5×	7.2k 3.3×	2.3k 1.3×	334	18.6k
Kevin E. Vowles United States	37	3.9k 0.7×	1.4k 0.4×	1.5k 0.4×	2.6k 1.2×	1.0k 0.6×	130	7.0k

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Morley, Stephen, et al.. (2015). Action identification and meaning in life in chronic pain. Scandinavian Journal of Pain. 9(1). 1–10. 4 indexed citations

Morley, Stephen & Amanda C de C Williams. (2015). New Developments in the Psychological Management of Chronic Pain. The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry. 60(4). 168–175. 29 indexed citations

Hopton, Ann, Hugh MacPherson, Ada Keding, & Stephen Morley. (2014). Acupuncture, counselling or usual care for depression and comorbid pain: secondary analysis of a randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open. 4(5). e004964–e004964. 17 indexed citations

Baranidharan, Ganesan, et al.. (2013). Chronic pain and depression. Continuing Education in Anaesthesia Critical Care & Pain. 14(2). 85–89. 35 indexed citations

Eccleston, Christopher, Stephen Morley, & Amanda C de C Williams. (2013). Psychological approaches to chronic pain management: evidence and challenges. British Journal of Anaesthesia. 111(1). 59–63. 152 indexed citations

Henschke, Nicholas, Raymond Ostelo, Maurits W. van Tulder, et al.. (2010). Behavioural treatment for chronic low-back pain. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2011(2). CD002014–CD002014. 430 indexed citations breakdown →

Palermo, Tonya M., Christopher Eccleston, Amy S. Lewandowski, Amanda C de C Williams, & Stephen Morley. (2009). Randomized controlled trials of psychological therapies for management of chronic pain in children and adolescents: An updated meta-analytic review. Pain. 148(3). 387–397. 320 indexed citations

Goossens, Mariëlle E. J. B., Hanne Kindermans, Stephen Morley, et al.. (2009). Self‐discrepancies in work‐related upper extremity pain: Relation to emotions and flexible‐goal adjustment. European Journal of Pain. 14(7). 764–770. 22 indexed citations

Morley, Stephen. (2008). Psychology of pain. British Journal of Anaesthesia. 101(1). 25–31. 68 indexed citations

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Hewison, Jenny, Jane Nixon, Kim Cocks, et al.. (2006). Amniocentesis results: investigation of anxiety. The ARIA trial. Health Technology Assessment. 10(50). iii, ix–x, 1. 15 indexed citations

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Buck, Rhiannon & Stephen Morley. (2005). A daily process design study of attentional pain control strategies in the self‐management of cancer pain. European Journal of Pain. 10(5). 385–385. 28 indexed citations

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Yates, Shona, Stephen Morley, Christopher Eccleston, & Amanda C de C Williams. (2005). A scale for rating the quality of psychological trials for pain. Pain. 117(3). 314–325. 117 indexed citations

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Goubert, Liesbet, Kenneth D. Craig, Tine Vervoort, et al.. (2005). Facing others in pain: the effects of empathy. Pain. 118(3). 285–288. 398 indexed citations

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Vlaeyen, Johan W.S. & Stephen Morley. (2004). Cognitive-Behavioral Treatments for Chronic Pain. Clinical Journal of Pain. 21(1). 1–8. 263 indexed citations

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Neal, Richard D, et al.. (1996). Frequent attenders: Who needs treatment?. British Journal of General Practice. 46(404). 131–132. 32 indexed citations

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Snaith, R. P., et al.. (1995). A Scale for the Assessment of Hedonic Tone the Snaith–Hamilton Pleasure Scale. The British Journal of Psychiatry. 167(1). 99–103. 1147 indexed citations breakdown →

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Morley, Stephen, et al.. (1993). Memory for acute pain experience is specifically inaccurate but generally reliable. Pain. 53(2). 183–189. 60 indexed citations

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Morley, Stephen & Malcolm Adams. (1989). Some simple statistical tests for exploring single‐case time‐series data. British Journal of Clinical Psychology. 28(1). 1–18. 27 indexed citations

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Clark, Nancy, et al.. (1986). Mental handicap: human rights and relationships.. PubMed. 2(2). 41–3. 2 indexed citations

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Morley, Stephen. (1977). Migraine: A Generalized Vasomotor Dysfunction? A Critical Review of Evidence. Headache The Journal of Head and Face Pain. 17(2). 71–74. 16 indexed citations

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