Vivien Nichols

1.9k total citations
26 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Vivien Nichols is a scholar working on Psychiatry and Mental health, Pharmacology and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Vivien Nichols has authored 26 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health, 10 papers in Pharmacology and 9 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Vivien Nichols's work include Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (10 papers), Migraine and Headache Studies (6 papers) and Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life (4 papers). Vivien Nichols is often cited by papers focused on Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (10 papers), Migraine and Headache Studies (6 papers) and Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life (4 papers). Vivien Nichols collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Australia and Switzerland. Vivien Nichols's co-authors include Sarah E Lamb, Martin Underwood, Ranjit Lall, Rachel Potter, Zara Hansen, E Castelnuovo, Sukhdeep Dosanjh, Emma Withers, Dipesh Mistry and Stavros Petrou and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, BMJ and Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.

In The Last Decade

Vivien Nichols

26 papers receiving 1.1k citations

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Vivien Nichols United Kingdom	13	418	408	147	146	133	26	1.1k
Marcus Beasley United Kingdom	17	567 1.4×	566 1.4×	140 1.0×	154 1.1×	96 0.7×	43	1.1k
Pernilla Åsenlöf Sweden	18	776 1.9×	440 1.1×	237 1.6×	286 2.0×	138 1.0×	73	1.5k
Nicola Adams United Kingdom	15	691 1.7×	484 1.2×	132 0.9×	172 1.2×	168 1.3×	57	1.4k
Aidan G Cashin Australia	22	931 2.2×	401 1.0×	275 1.9×	197 1.3×	147 1.1×	92	2.0k
Matthew D. Jones Australia	23	680 1.6×	268 0.7×	435 3.0×	115 0.8×	116 0.9×	99	1.6k
Clare Clarke United Kingdom	9	682 1.6×	306 0.8×	302 2.1×	119 0.8×	133 1.0×	14	1.2k
Lisa C. Carlesso Canada	19	751 1.8×	240 0.6×	183 1.2×	94 0.6×	121 0.9×	95	1.3k
Cristina Maria Nunes Cabral Brazil	23	903 2.2×	319 0.8×	179 1.2×	117 0.8×	114 0.9×	79	1.6k
Heinz-Dieter Basler Germany	19	731 1.7×	274 0.7×	169 1.1×	227 1.6×	174 1.3×	54	1.2k
Javier Martínez-Calderón Spain	19	920 2.2×	376 0.9×	148 1.0×	142 1.0×	95 0.7×	57	1.4k

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Seers, Kate, Vivien Nichols, Julie Bruce, et al.. (2025). Qualitative evaluation of the Rehabilitation Exercise and psycholoGical support After COVID-19 InfectioN (REGAIN) randomised controlled trial (RCT): ‘you are not alone’. BMJ Open. 15(1). e085950–e085950. 2 indexed citations

Nichols, Vivien, Charles Abraham, Sam Eldabe, et al.. (2023). ‘It was a joint plan we worked out together’. How the I-WOTCH programme enabled people with chronic non-malignant pain to taper their opioids: a process evaluation. BMJ Open. 13(12). e074603–e074603. 1 indexed citations

Haywood, Kirstie, Felix Achana, Vivien Nichols, et al.. (2021). Measuring health-related quality of life in chronic headache: A comparative evaluation of the Chronic Headache Quality of Life Questionnaire and Headache Impact Test (HIT-6). Cephalalgia. 41(10). 1100–1123. 11 indexed citations

Moore, Clara, Vivien Nichols, David R Ellard, et al.. (2021). Challenges and visions for managing pain-related insomnia in primary care using the hybrid CBT approach: a small-scale qualitative interview study with GPs, nurses, and practice managers. BMC Family Practice. 22(1). 210–210. 2 indexed citations

Nichols, Vivien, Francine Toyé, Sam Eldabe, et al.. (2020). Experiences of people taking opioid medication for chronic non-malignant pain: a qualitative evidence synthesis using meta-ethnography. BMJ Open. 10(2). e032988–e032988. 26 indexed citations

Tang, Nicole K. Y., Helen Parsons, Harbinder Sandhu, et al.. (2020). Implementing a hybrid cognitive-behavioural therapy for pain-related insomnia in primary care: lessons learnt from a mixed-methods feasibility study. BMJ Open. 10(3). e034764–e034764. 13 indexed citations

Patel, Shilpa, Felix Achana, Dawn Carnes, et al.. (2020). Usual care and a self-management support programme versus usual care and a relaxation programme for people living with chronic headache disorders: a randomised controlled trial protocol (CHESS). BMJ Open. 10(4). e033520–e033520. 7 indexed citations

Smith, Toby O., Dipesh Mistry, Hopin Lee, et al.. (2020). Moderators of Cognitive Outcomes from an Exercise Program in People with Mild to Moderate Dementia. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 68(9). 2095–2100. 1 indexed citations

Nichols, Vivien, David R Ellard, Frances Griffiths, et al.. (2019). The CHESS trial: protocol for the process evaluation of a randomised trial of an education and self-management intervention for people with chronic headache. Trials. 20(1). 323–323. 3 indexed citations

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Potter, Rachel, Shilpa Patel, Vivien Nichols, et al.. (2019). Chronic Headache Education and Self-management Study (CHESS) – a mixed method feasibility study to inform the design of a randomised controlled trial. BMC Medical Research Methodology. 19(1). 30–30. 3 indexed citations

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Patel, Shilpa, Rachel Potter, Manjit Matharu, et al.. (2019). Development of an education and self-management intervention for chronic headache – CHESS trial (Chronic Headache Education and Self-management Study). The Journal of Headache and Pain. 20(1). 28–28. 17 indexed citations

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Lamb, Sarah E, Bart Sheehan, Nicky Atherton, et al.. (2018). Dementia And Physical Activity (DAPA) trial of moderate to high intensity exercise training for people with dementia: randomised controlled trial. BMJ. 361. k1675–k1675. 258 indexed citations

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Nichols, Vivien, David R Ellard, Frances Griffiths, et al.. (2017). The lived experience of chronic headache: a systematic review and synthesis of the qualitative literature. BMJ Open. 7(12). e019929–e019929. 42 indexed citations

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Atherton, Nicky, Christopher Bridle, Deborah J. Brown, et al.. (2016). Dementia and Physical Activity (DAPA) - an exercise intervention to improve cognition in people with mild to moderate dementia: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials. 17(1). 165–165. 23 indexed citations

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Nichols, Vivien, Frances Griffiths, Shilpa Patel, & Sarah E Lamb. (2014). Patterns of interaction between factors that enhance or inhibit recovery from chronic low back pain. Disability and Rehabilitation. 37(3). 194–206. 4 indexed citations

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Lamb, Sarah E, Esther Williamson, Peter Heine, et al.. (2014). Exercises to improve function of the rheumatoid hand (SARAH): a randomised controlled trial. The Lancet. 385(9966). 421–429. 93 indexed citations

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Williamson, Esther, Vivien Nichols, & Sarah E Lamb. (2014). “If I can get over that, I can get over anything”—understanding how individuals with acute whiplash disorders form beliefs about pain and recovery: a qualitative study. Physiotherapy. 101(2). 178–186. 18 indexed citations

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Nichols, Vivien, Frances Griffiths, Christopher J. McCarthy, & Sarah E Lamb. (2011). Exploring the use of the ‘Adapted Miracle Question’ in the assessment of low back pain. Physiotherapy. 97(3). 203–208. 6 indexed citations

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Lamb, Sarah E, Zara Hansen, Ranjit Lall, et al.. (2010). Group cognitive behavioural treatment for low-back pain in primary care: a randomised controlled trial and cost-effectiveness analysis. The Lancet. 375(9718). 916–923. 289 indexed citations

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Lamb, Sarah E, Ranjit Lall, Zara Hansen, et al.. (2010). A multicentred randomised controlled trial of a primary care-based cognitive behavioural programme for low back pain. The Back Skills Training (BeST) trial. Health Technology Assessment. 14(41). 1–253, iii. 113 indexed citations

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