Tim Watson

3.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
89 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Tim Watson is a scholar working on Surgery, Orthopedics and Sports Medicine and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Tim Watson has authored 89 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Surgery, 18 papers in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine and 17 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Tim Watson's work include Tendon Structure and Treatment (10 papers), Sports injuries and prevention (10 papers) and Shoulder Injury and Treatment (9 papers). Tim Watson is often cited by papers focused on Tendon Structure and Treatment (10 papers), Sports injuries and prevention (10 papers) and Shoulder Injury and Treatment (9 papers). Tim Watson collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Canada and United States. Tim Watson's co-authors include Leon Poltawski, Andrew M. Demchuk, Michael D. Hill, Nandavar Shobha, Bijoy K. Menon, Mayank Goyal, Rohit Bhatia, Simerpreet Bal, Puneet Kochar and Andrew T. Garrett and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Cancer.

In The Last Decade

Tim Watson

84 papers receiving 2.2k 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 Rates of Acute Recanalization With Intravenous Recombinant Tissue Plasminogen Activator in Ischemic Stroke

2010 530 citations Rohit Bhatia, Michael D. Hill et al. Stroke profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Tim Watson United Kingdom	23	705	458	445	419	387	89	2.3k
Moon Seok Park South Korea	31	565 0.8×	165 0.4×	1.8k 3.9×	856 2.0×	580 1.5×	234	3.6k
Javier Ibáñez Spain	25	429 0.6×	230 0.5×	355 0.8×	338 0.8×	294 0.8×	110	2.1k
Riccardo E. Giunta Germany	30	437 0.6×	277 0.6×	1.7k 3.9×	70 0.2×	350 0.9×	273	3.8k
Helena Brisby Sweden	40	442 0.6×	102 0.2×	2.0k 4.5×	459 1.1×	691 1.8×	171	5.0k
Luigi Uccioli Italy	39	254 0.4×	173 0.4×	1.9k 4.2×	412 1.0×	269 0.7×	125	6.1k
Huub Maas Netherlands	33	195 0.3×	343 0.7×	645 1.4×	953 2.3×	1.5k 4.0×	150	3.8k
V.C. Roberts United Kingdom	27	117 0.2×	206 0.4×	746 1.7×	89 0.2×	581 1.5×	96	2.1k
Leslie R. Morse United States	32	360 0.5×	158 0.3×	766 1.7×	549 1.3×	208 0.5×	121	3.2k
Asbjørn Støylen Norway	36	544 0.8×	519 1.1×	612 1.4×	353 0.8×	530 1.4×	103	6.8k
Levent Özçakar Türkiye	38	440 0.6×	183 0.4×	3.0k 6.7×	1.4k 3.2×	566 1.5×	513	5.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Tim Watson

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Fields of papers citing papers by Tim Watson

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Tim Watson

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

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Zortéa, Maxciel, et al.. (2025). Effect of Different Frequencies of Transcutaneous Electrical Acupoint Stimulation (TEAS) on EEG Source Localization in Healthy Volunteers: A Semi-Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Crossover Study. Brain Sciences. 15(3). 270–270.

Okey, Sarah A., et al.. (2025). What Influences Cannabis Purchasing Decisions? Perspectives from Cannabis Retail Employees and Customers in Washington State. Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research. 1327017094–1327017094.

Smeeton, Nigel, et al.. (2024). The importance of recovery and staffing on midwives’ emotional wellbeing: A UK national survey. Midwifery. 132. 103961–103961. 3 indexed citations

Targett, Darren, et al.. (2022). The effect of an 8-week treatment program using a novel foot neuromuscular electrical stimulator on physical function, leg pain, leg symptoms, and leg blood flow in community-dwelling older adults: a randomized sham-controlled trial. Trials. 23(1). 873–873. 3 indexed citations

Main, Eleanor, et al.. (2019). Age-related gait standards for healthy children and young people: the GOS-ICH paediatric gait centiles. Archives of Disease in Childhood. 104(8). 755–760. 9 indexed citations

Watson, Tim, et al.. (2018). Treatment using 448 kHz capacitive resistive monopolar radiofrequency improves pain and function in patients with osteoarthritis of the knee joint: a randomised controlled trial. Physiotherapy. 105(1). 98–107. 47 indexed citations

Roberts, S. E., et al.. (2016). Do COPD patients taught pursed lips breathing (PLB) for dyspnoea management continue to use the technique long-term? A mixed methodological study. Physiotherapy. 103(4). 465–470. 10 indexed citations

Garrett, Andrew T., et al.. (2012). FIELD BASED RELIABILITY AND VALIDITY OF THE BIOHARNESSTM MULTIVARIABLE MONITORING DEVICE. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 12 indexed citations

Johnstone, James, Paul A. Ford, Gerwyn Hughes, Tim Watson, & Andrew T. Garrett. (2012). BIOHARNESSTM MULTIVARIABLE MONITORING DEVICE: PART. I: VALIDITY. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 25 indexed citations

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Poltawski, Leon, Syed Imran Ali, Vijay Jayaram, & Tim Watson. (2011). Reliability of sonographic assessment of tendinopathy in tennis elbow. Skeletal Radiology. 41(1). 83–89. 45 indexed citations

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Bhatia, Rohit, Michael D. Hill, Nandavar Shobha, et al.. (2010). Low Rates of Acute Recanalization With Intravenous Recombinant Tissue Plasminogen Activator in Ischemic Stroke. Stroke. 41(10). 2254–2258. 530 indexed citations breakdown →

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Watson, Tim, et al.. (2010). The thermal and nonthermal effects of high and low doses of pulsed short wave therapy (PSWT). Physiotherapy Research International. 15(4). 199–211. 21 indexed citations

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Watson, Tim. (2008). Electrotherapy Evidence Based Practice. University of Hertfordshire Research Archive (University of Hertfordshire). 88 indexed citations

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Watson, Tim. (2008). Ultrasound in contemporary physiotherapy practice. Ultrasonics. 48(4). 321–329. 137 indexed citations

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Beeton, Karen, et al.. (2007). Parents of children with haemophilia – a transforming experience. Haemophilia. 13(5). 570–579. 65 indexed citations

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Watson, Tim, et al.. (2006). A preliminary investigation into the relationship between cervical snags and sympathetic nervous system activity in the upper limbs of an asymptomatic population. Manual Therapy. 11(3). 214–224. 50 indexed citations

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Main, Eleanor, et al.. (2006). Repeatability of walking measurement in children. Gait & Posture. 24. S204–S205. 1 indexed citations

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Watson, Tim. (2000). The role of electrotherapy in contemporary physiotherapy practice. Manual Therapy. 5(3). 132–141. 109 indexed citations

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Watson, Tim. (1959). TREATMENT OF BREAST CANCER COMPARISON OF RESULTS OF SIMPLE MASTECTOMY AND RADIOTHERAPY WITH RESULTS OF RADICAL MASTECTOMY AND RADIOTHERAPY. The Lancet. 273(7084). 1191–1194. 14 indexed citations

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Watson, Tim, et al.. (1954). Skin Effects of Cobalt 60 Telecurie Therapy. British Journal of Radiology. 27(315). 171–176. 4 indexed citations

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