Stephen Ward

1.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
10 papers, 684 citations indexed

About

Stephen Ward is a scholar working on Pharmacology, Economics and Econometrics and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Stephen Ward has authored 10 papers receiving a total of 684 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 4 papers in Pharmacology, 4 papers in Economics and Econometrics and 3 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Stephen Ward's work include Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (4 papers), Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life (3 papers) and Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (3 papers). Stephen Ward is often cited by papers focused on Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (4 papers), Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life (3 papers) and Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (3 papers). Stephen Ward collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Australia. Stephen Ward's co-authors include Ian Bernstein, Serena Carville, Neil E O’Connell, Chad Cook, Benedict M. Wand, Laxmaiah Manchikanti, Holly Christina Smith, Xiulu Ruan, Kavita N. Manchikanti and Sanjeeva Gupta and has published in prestigious journals such as BMJ, Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy and Anaesthesia.

In The Last Decade

Stephen Ward

10 papers receiving 665 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.

Low back pain and sciatica: summary of NICE guidance

2017 273 citations Ian Bernstein, Serena Carville et al. BMJ profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Stephen Ward United Kingdom	8	502	252	202	82	82	10	684
Tarcisio F de Campos Australia	12	567 1.1×	187 0.7×	117 0.6×	146 1.8×	77 0.9×	19	776
J.A.J. Borghouts Netherlands	6	636 1.3×	234 0.9×	167 0.8×	113 1.4×	57 0.7×	6	858
Niels Grunnet-Nilsson Denmark	11	551 1.1×	344 1.4×	179 0.9×	107 1.3×	115 1.4×	15	708
Eva Thomas United States	9	492 1.0×	169 0.7×	156 0.8×	163 2.0×	51 0.6×	13	743
Paul Dougherty United States	13	498 1.0×	313 1.2×	257 1.3×	83 1.0×	30 0.4×	26	722
Miranda L. van Hooff Netherlands	20	466 0.9×	463 1.8×	584 2.9×	77 0.9×	108 1.3×	62	1.1k
Pamela M. Barton Canada	8	321 0.6×	118 0.5×	151 0.7×	60 0.7×	32 0.4×	9	583
Luc Fortin Canada	8	454 0.9×	340 1.3×	313 1.5×	29 0.4×	37 0.5×	9	705
Jeffrey T. Hermsmeyer United States	11	487 1.0×	628 2.5×	555 2.7×	68 0.8×	67 0.8×	16	960
Anurina Das Australia	7	348 0.7×	192 0.8×	72 0.4×	63 0.8×	65 0.8×	8	432

Countries citing papers authored by Stephen Ward

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Fields of papers citing papers by Stephen Ward

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Stephen Ward

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

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10 of 10 papers shown

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Ward, Stephen, et al.. (2021). Chronic Low Back Pain Occurring in Association With Hypermobility Spectrum Disorder and Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome. The International Journal of Spine Surgery. 15(3). 449–457. 4 indexed citations

2.

Al‐Kaisy, Adnan, Stefano Palmisani, David Pang, et al.. (2020). Explant rates of electrical neuromodulation devices in 1177 patients in a single center over an 11-year period. Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine. 45(11). 883–890. 27 indexed citations

3.

O’Connell, Neil E & Stephen Ward. (2018). Low Back Pain: What Have Clinical Guidelines Ever Done for Us?. Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy. 48(2). 54–57. 11 indexed citations

4.

Bernstein, Ian, et al.. (2017). Low back pain and sciatica: summary of NICE guidance. BMJ. 356. i6748–i6748. 273 indexed citations breakdown →

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O’Connell, Neil E, Chad Cook, Benedict M. Wand, & Stephen Ward. (2016). Clinical guidelines for low back pain: A critical review of consensus and inconsistencies across three major guidelines. Best Practice & Research Clinical Rheumatology. 30(6). 968–980. 131 indexed citations

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Warttig, Sheryl, et al.. (2014). Diagnosis and management of gallstone disease: summary of NICE guidance. BMJ. 349(oct30 13). g6241–g6241. 53 indexed citations

7.

Manchikanti, Laxmaiah, Kavita N. Manchikanti, Xiulu Ruan, et al.. (2012). Effectiveness of therapeutic lumbar transforaminal epidural steroid injections in managing lumbar spinal pain.. PubMed. 15(3). E199–245. 144 indexed citations

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Ward, Stephen, et al.. (2009). Pulsed Radiofrequency for Chronic Testicular Pain—A Preliminary Report. Pain Medicine. 10(4). 673–678. 18 indexed citations

9.

Ward, Stephen. (2004). Retrofitting Existing Masonry Buildings to Resist Explosions. Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities. 18(2). 95–99. 17 indexed citations

10.

Marley, John & Stephen Ward. (1980). Chlormethiazole as sleep cover for the elderly. Intravenous infusion during local analgesia. Anaesthesia. 35(4). 386–389. 6 indexed citations

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