Henry J McQuay

42.4k citations

136 papers · 28.1k · 4 hit papers · h-index 66

Impact in

Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine top 0.02%
- Pain Management and Opioid Use
Pharmacology top 0.05%
- Inflammatory mediators and NSAID effects
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation

Papers in

Pharmacology 38
- Inflammatory mediators and NSAID effects 30
Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine 24
- Pain Management and Opioid Use 22

Co-authors: R Andrew Moore (35 shared papers)Dawn Carroll (13 shared papers)Alejandro R. Jadad (4 shared papers)David J. Gavaghan (3 shared papers)D. John M. Reynolds (2 shared papers)Crispin Jenkinson (1 shared paper)R Andrew Moore (47 shared papers)Sheena Derry (53 shared papers)
Journals: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (46 papers)Pain (26 papers)Arthritis Research & Therapy (7 papers)BMC Anesthesiology (6 papers)Journal of Pain and Symptom Management (6 papers)
Partner nations: United Kingdom United States Germany

In The Last Decade

Henry J McQuay

135 papers receiving 26.9k citations

Henry J McQuay's Hit Papers

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Gabapentin for chronic neuropathic pain and fibromyalgia in adults 2011 · 402 citations

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2011 Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
2004 Pain
1997 Pain
1996 Controlled Clinical Trials

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Philip J Wiffen United Kingdom

Crispin Jenkinson United Kingdom

Marc C. Hochberg United States

Laura Weeks Canada

Christian Gluud Denmark

Martin R. Tramèr Switzerland

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1	Assessing the quality of reports of randomized clinical trials: Is blinding necessary? Controlled Clinical Trials ·Alejandro R. Jadad, R Andrew Moore, Dawn Carroll, Crispin Jenkinson, D. John M. Reynolds, David J. Gavaghan, Henry J McQuay Hit paper breakdown →	1996	14527
2	The visual analogue pain intensity scale: what is moderate pain in millimetres? Pain ·Sally Collins, Andrew R. Moore, Henry J McQuay Hit paper breakdown →	1997	1208
3	Opioids in chronic non-cancer pain: systematic review of efficacy and safety Pain ·Eija Kalso, Jayne Edwards, Andrew Moore, Henry J McQuay Hit paper breakdown →	2004	952
4	Pregabalin for acute and chronic pain in adults Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews ·R Andrew Moore, Sebastian Straube, Philip J Wiffen, Sheena Derry, Henry J McQuay	2009	434
5	Gabapentin for chronic neuropathic pain and fibromyalgia in adults Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews ·Andrew Moore, Philip J Wiffen, Sheena Derry, Henry J McQuay Hit paper breakdown →	2011	402
6	Prevalence of anaemia in older persons: systematic review BMC Geriatrics ·Helen Gaskell, Sheena Derry, R Andrew Moore, Henry J McQuay	2008	362
7	Using Numerical Results from Systematic Reviews in Clinical Practice Annals of Internal Medicine ·Henry J McQuay, (unknown)	1997	359
8	Efficacy, Dose-Response, and Safety of Ondansetron in Prevention of Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting Anesthesiology ·Martin R. Tramer, D. John M. Reynolds, R Andrew Moore, Henry J McQuay	1997	328
9	Systematic review of topical capsaicin for the treatment of chronic pain BMJ ·Lorna Mason, R Andrew Moore, Sheena Derry, Jayne Edwards, Henry J McQuay	2004	307
10	Quantitative estimation of rare adverse events which follow a biological progression: a new model applied to chronic NSAID use Pain ·Martin R. Tramèr, Andrew R. Moore, John M D. Reynolds, Henry J McQuay	2000	304
11	Prevalence of opioid adverse events in chronic non-malignant pain: systematic review of randomised trials of oral opioids Arthritis Research & Therapy ·R Andrew Moore, Henry J McQuay	2005	288
12	Epidemiology and treatment of neuropathic pain: The UK primary care perspective Pain ·Gillian C. Hall, Dawn Carroll, David Parry, Henry J McQuay	2006	264
13	Antidepressants and Anticonvulsants for Diabetic Neuropathy and Postherpetic Neuralgia Journal of Pain and Symptom Management ·Sally Collins, R Andrew Moore, Henry J McQuay, Philip J Wiffen	2000	259
14	An evaluation of homogeneity tests in meta-analyses in pain using simulations of individual patient data Pain ·David J. Gavaghan, Andrew R. Moore, Henry J McQuay	2000	238
15	Single dose oral paracetamol (acetaminophen) for postoperative pain in adults Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews ·Laurence Toms, Henry J McQuay, Sheena Derry, R Andrew Moore	2008	216
16	Teasing apart quality and validity in systematic reviews: an example from acupuncture trials in chronic neck and back pain Pain ·L. A. Smith, Anna Oldman, Henry J McQuay, Andrew R. Moore	2000	186
17	Systematic review of the use of honey as a wound dressing BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine ·O. Moore, L. A. Smith, Fiona Campbell, Kate Seers, Henry J McQuay, R Andrew Moore	2001	181
18	Tolerability and adverse events in clinical trials of celecoxib in osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis: systematic review and meta-analysis of information from company clinical trial reports Arthritis Research & Therapy ·R Andrew Moore, Sheena Derry, Geoffrey Makinson, Henry J McQuay	2005	179
19	Pain relief from intra-articular morphine after knee surgery: a qualitative systematic review Pain ·Eija Kalso, Martin R. Tramèr, Dawn Carroll, Henry J McQuay, Andrew R. Moore	1997	178
20	Topical NSAIDs for chronic musculoskeletal pain: systematic review and meta-analysis BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders ·Lorna Mason, R Andrew Moore, Jayne Edwards, Sheena Derry, Henry J McQuay	2004	175

About Henry J McQuay

Henry J McQuay is a scholar working on Pharmacology, Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Surgery, Physiology and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, having authored 136 papers that have together received 28.1k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Inflammatory mediators and NSAID effects (30 papers), Pain Management and Opioid Use (22 papers), Pain Mechanisms and Treatments (21 papers), Anesthesia and Pain Management (20 papers), Opioid Use Disorder Treatment (9 papers), Pain Management and Placebo Effect (8 papers), Pediatric Pain Management Techniques (7 papers) and Meta-analysis and systematic reviews (6 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine (2.5k citations), Pharmacology (3.3k citations), Physiology (3.6k citations), Psychiatry and Mental health (1.7k citations) and Complementary and alternative medicine (936 citations). Henry J McQuay has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Germany. Frequent co-authors include R Andrew Moore, Dawn Carroll, Alejandro R. Jadad, David J. Gavaghan, D. John M. Reynolds, Crispin Jenkinson, R Andrew Moore, Sheena Derry, Jayne Edwards and Sally Collins. Their work appears in journals such as Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Pain, Arthritis Research & Therapy, BMC Anesthesiology and Journal of Pain and Symptom Management.

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