Toby O. Smith

15.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
356 papers, 10.3k citations indexed

About

Toby O. Smith is a scholar working on Surgery, Orthopedics and Sports Medicine and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Toby O. Smith has authored 356 papers receiving a total of 10.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 192 papers in Surgery, 77 papers in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine and 73 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Toby O. Smith's work include Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes (77 papers), Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies (71 papers) and Sports injuries and prevention (57 papers). Toby O. Smith is often cited by papers focused on Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes (77 papers), Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies (71 papers) and Sports injuries and prevention (57 papers). Toby O. Smith collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Australia. Toby O. Smith's co-authors include Caroline Hing, Simon Donell, Phyo Kyaw Myint, Brendon Stubbs, Leigh Davies, Andoni P. Toms, Rachel Chester, Benjamin Drew, Fujian Song and Alex J. MacGregor and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery.

In The Last Decade

Toby O. Smith

334 papers receiving 10.0k 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.

Incidence and prevalence of patellofemoral pain: A systematic review and meta-analysis

2018 413 citations Benjamin Smith, Paul Hendrick et al. profile →
Pre-operative indicators for mortality following hip fracture surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis

2014 314 citations Toby O. Smith, Phyo Kyaw Myint et al. profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Toby O. Smith United Kingdom	55	5.5k	2.8k	2.5k	1.5k	1.2k	356	10.3k
James C. Torner United States	62	5.0k 0.9×	4.1k 1.4×	2.2k 0.9×	4.6k 3.0×	2.8k 2.4×	242	15.8k
Rob A. de Bie Netherlands	54	3.7k 0.7×	1.4k 0.5×	910 0.4×	1.8k 1.2×	991 0.9×	290	10.6k
Charlotte Ekdahl Sweden	41	4.9k 0.9×	1.8k 0.6×	1.2k 0.5×	2.0k 1.3×	742 0.6×	102	8.7k
Dorothy D. Dunlop United States	59	5.2k 0.9×	1.1k 0.4×	2.8k 1.1×	5.2k 3.4×	579 0.5×	162	12.0k
Jennifer M. Hootman United States	45	2.0k 0.4×	2.0k 0.7×	1.2k 0.5×	2.2k 1.5×	726 0.6×	100	7.6k
George Peat United Kingdom	53	3.0k 0.5×	1.6k 0.6×	1.9k 0.8×	4.4k 2.9×	454 0.4×	212	10.1k
Andrew Judge United Kingdom	64	9.5k 1.7×	1.3k 0.5×	646 0.3×	3.2k 2.1×	945 0.8×	371	15.1k
Magnus K. Karlsson Sweden	62	4.1k 0.7×	5.4k 1.9×	868 0.3×	612 0.4×	1.8k 1.5×	379	13.6k
Hiroyuki Oka Japan	47	4.2k 0.8×	1.0k 0.4×	1.3k 0.5×	1.9k 1.3×	428 0.4×	465	9.7k
Chad Cook United States	51	5.1k 0.9×	1.6k 0.6×	825 0.3×	568 0.4×	1.1k 1.0×	376	10.2k

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Williams, Nefyn, Monica Busse, Susanna Dodd, et al.. (2025). Effectiveness of a community-based rehabilitation programme following hip fracture: results from the Fracture in the Elderly Multidisciplinary Rehabilitation phase III (FEMuR III) randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open. 15(5). e091603–e091603.

Smith, Toby O., et al.. (2024). Factors Influencing Outcomes of Trauma Patients Transferred in Trauma Systems by Air or Ground Ambulance: A Systematic Review. Prehospital Emergency Care. 29(7). 935–947. 1 indexed citations

Smith, Toby O., et al.. (2024). An Analysis of Publicly Available National Health Service Information Leaflets for Patients With Shoulder Osteoarthritis. Musculoskeletal Care. 22(4). e70028–e70028.

Evans, Jonathan, Malcolm Reed, Cliff Shelton, et al.. (2024). Post-operative periprosthetic femoral fractures in England: Patient profiles and short-term outcomes. Injury. 56(2). 112026–112026.

Redmond, Anthony C., Caroline Flurey, Pamela Richards, et al.. (2023). Developing an Outcome Measures in Rheumatology (OMERACT) Core set of Outcome Measures for FOot and ankle disorders in RheumaTic and musculoskeletal diseases (COMFORT): core domain set study protocol. Trials. 24(1). 65–65. 5 indexed citations

Hanson, Sarah, Klaus Pfeiffer, Allan Clark, et al.. (2023). Perspectives of informal caregivers who support people following hip fracture surgery: a qualitative study embedded within the HIP HELPER feasibility trial. BMJ Open. 13(11). e074095–e074095. 1 indexed citations

Martin, Kathryn R., et al.. (2023). Bringing the Walk with Ease Programme to the UK: a mixed-methods study to assess the relevance, acceptability, and feasibility of implementation for people with arthritis and musculoskeletal conditions. Translational Behavioral Medicine. 13(11). 851–866.

Ayis, Salma, Aïcha Goubar, Lauren A Beaupré, et al.. (2023). Frequency, duration, and type of physiotherapy in the week after hip fracture surgery – analysis of implications for discharge home, readmission, survival, and recovery of mobility. Physiotherapy. 120. 47–59. 4 indexed citations

Smith, Toby O., J. Dainty, David Loveday, et al.. (2023). Outcomes in Ankle Replacement Study (OARS). The Bone & Joint Journal. 105-B(8). 895–904. 6 indexed citations

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Cameron, Isobel M., et al.. (2022). To fuse or not to fuse: The elderly patient with lumbar stenosis and low-grade spondylolisthesis. Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials. The Surgeon. 21(1). e23–e31. 8 indexed citations

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Smith, Toby O., et al.. (2021). The association of hand and wrist injuries with other injuries in multiple trauma patients. A retrospective study in a UK Major Trauma Centre. Injury. 52(7). 1778–1782. 2 indexed citations

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Smith, Toby O., et al.. (2021). Management of septic and aseptic prepatellar bursitis: a systematic review. Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery. 142(10). 2445–2457. 5 indexed citations

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Beard, David, et al.. (2021). Do journals raise their impact factor or SCImago ranking by self‐citing in editorials? A bibliometric analysis of trauma and orthopaedic journals. ANZ Journal of Surgery. 91(5). 975–979. 11 indexed citations

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Hu, Liang, et al.. (2020). The effects of kinesiophobia on outcome following total knee replacement: a systematic review. Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery. 140(12). 2057–2070. 37 indexed citations

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Williams, Nefyn, Susanna Dodd, Ben Hardwick, et al.. (2020). Protocol for a definitive randomised controlled trial and economic evaluation of a community-based rehabilitation programme following hip fracture: fracture in the elderly multidisciplinary rehabilitation—phase III (FEMuR III). BMJ Open. 10(10). e039791–e039791. 5 indexed citations

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Triccas, Lisa Tedesco, Niamh Kennedy, Toby O. Smith, & Valerie M. Pomeroy. (2019). Predictors of upper limb spasticity after stroke? A systematic review and meta-analysis. Physiotherapy. 105(2). 163–173. 22 indexed citations

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Smith, Benjamin, Paul Hendrick, Marcus Bateman, et al.. (2018). Musculoskeletal pain and exercise—challenging existing paradigms and introducing new. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 53(14). 907–912. 108 indexed citations

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Veronese, Nicola, Brendon Stubbs, Marianna Noale, et al.. (2016). Adherence to a Mediterranean diet is associated with lower prevalence of osteoarthritis: Data from the osteoarthritis initiative. Clinical Nutrition. 36(6). 1609–1614. 65 indexed citations

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Smith, Toby O., Sarah Thomas, Andrew Symes, et al.. (2014). Unmoderated Posters Sessions. British Journal of Urology. 113(S5). 68–73.

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Todd, Brian D., et al.. (1995). Care of the elderly patient following surgery for a fracture of the proximal femur.. PubMed. 27(2). 43–5. 2 indexed citations

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