2026 Chris J. Main: Medicine Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Medicine	82	15959	15013	1463	1397	241	29477

Chris J. Main publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Medicine in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Chris J. Main sits on this spectrum.

101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 241 publications — 7th percentile

7% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more.

Chris J. Main D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Medicine scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Chris J. Main sits on this spectrum.

70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 82 D-Index — 21st percentile

21% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more.

Overview

Chris J. Main is affiliated with Keele University in the United Kingdom and focuses research primarily in the field of Medicine. Their work encompasses several subfields including Surgery, Pharmacology, Psychiatry and Mental Health, General Health Professions, and Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health.

The scientist's research covers a range of topics with particular emphasis on musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation, fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome research, pediatric pain management techniques, as well as bladder and urothelial cancer treatments. Other notable topics include urinary and genital oncology studies, pain management and placebo effect, and total knee arthroplasty outcomes.

Chris J. Main has authored multiple papers published in various scientific venues. Some recent publications include:

"Effect of Robot-Assisted Radical Cystectomy With Intracorporeal Urinary Diversion vs Open Radical Cystectomy on 90-Day Morbidity and Mortality Among Patients With Bladder Cancer," 2022, JAMA
"Opening the Workplace After COVID-19: What Lessons Can be Learned from Return-to-Work Research?," 2020, Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation
"Pain psychology in the 21st century: lessons learned and moving forward," 2020, Scandinavian Journal of Pain
"Cost-Effectiveness of Robot-Assisted Radical Cystectomy vs Open Radical Cystectomy for Patients With Bladder Cancer," 2023, JAMA Network Open
"System-level efforts to address pain-related workplace challenges," 2021, Pain

The scientist frequently collaborates with other researchers, predominantly with William S. Shaw, Lindsay A Ballengee, and Jason M. Beneciuk, each with multiple shared publications. Other frequent co-authors include Ramesh Thurairaja and Rajesh Nair.

Key publication venues where Chris J. Main's work appears include:

Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation
Physical Therapy
JAMA
Scandinavian Journal of Pain
JAMA Network Open

Best Publications

A Fear-Avoidance Beliefs Questionnaire (FABQ) and the role of fear-avoidance beliefs in chronic low back pain and disability

Gordon Waddell;Mary Newton;Iain Henderson;Douglas Somerville

4310
Citations
Comparison of stratified primary care management for low back pain with current best practice (STarT Back): a randomised controlled trial

Jonathan C Hill;David G T Whitehurst;David G T Whitehurst;David G T Whitehurst;Martyn Lewis;Stirling Bryan;Stirling Bryan

1451
Citations
Behavioural treatment for chronic low-back pain

Nicholas Henschke;Raymond W.J.G. Ostelo;Maurits W. van Tulder;Johan W.S. Vlaeyen

1122
Citations
A primary care back pain screening tool: identifying patient subgroups for initial treatment.

Jonathan C. Hill;Kate M. Dunn;Martyn Lewis;Ricky Mullis

1107
Citations
Psychosocial predictors of outcome in acute and subchronic low back trouble.

A. Kim Burton;K. Malcolm Tillotson;Chris J. Main;Chris J. Main;Sally Hollis

1050
Citations
Early Identification and Management of Psychological Risk Factors (“Yellow Flags”) in Patients With Low Back Pain: A Reappraisal

Michael K Nicholas;Steven J Linton;Paul J Watson;Chris J Main

792
Citations
The Modified Somatic Perception Questionnaire (MSPQ).

Chris J. Main

588
Citations
The Distress and Risk Assessment Method. A simple patient classification to identify distress and evaluate the risk of poor outcome.

Chris Main;Peter Wood;Sally Hollis;Chris Spanswick

548
Citations
Chronic low-back pain, psychologic distress, and illness behavior.

Gordon Waddell;Chris J. Main;Emyr W. Morris;Michael Dl Paola

485
Citations
Assessment of severity in low-back disorders.

Gordon Waddell;Chris J. Main

444
Citations
Do attitudes and beliefs influence work loss due to low back trouble

T. L. Symonds;A. K. Burton;K. M. Tillotson;C. J. Main

413
Citations
Distinctiveness of psychological obstacles to recovery in low back pain patients in primary care

Nadine E. Foster;Elaine Thomas;Annette Bishop;Kate M. Dunn

403
Citations
Pain management : an interdisciplinary approach

Chris J. Main;Chris C. Spanswick

399
Citations
Quality of life in patients with psoriasis : the contribution of clinical variables and psoriasis-specific stress

D.G. Fortune;C.J. Main;T.M. O'sullivan;T.M. O'sullivan;C.E.M. Griffiths

391
Citations
The contribution of perceptions of stigmatisation to disability in patients with psoriasis

Helen L Richards;Dónal G Fortune;Dónal G Fortune;Christopher E.M Griffiths;Chris J Main

372
Citations
Illness perceptions of low back pain patients in primary care: what are they, do they change and are they associated with outcome?

Nadine E. Foster;Annette Bishop;Elaine Thomas;Chris Main

362
Citations
Guide to assessing psychosocial yellow flags in acute low back pain: Risk factors for long-term disability and work loss.

NA Kendall;SJ Linton;CJ Main;NZ Wellington

358
Citations
Patients with psoriasis and their compliance with medication

Helen L. Richards;Donal G. Fortune;Teresa M. O'Sullivan;Chris J. Main

354
Citations
How important are back pain beliefs and expectations for satisfactory recovery from back pain

Chris J Main;Nadine E Foster;Rachelle Buchbinder

323
Citations
Psychological aspects of pain.

C.J. Main;P.J. Watson

253
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Helen L. Richards University of Manchester

Dónal G. Fortune University of Limerick

Christopher E.M. Griffiths University of Manchester

Elaine M. Hay Keele University

Paul J. Watson University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

Nadine E. Foster University of Queensland

Michael K. Nicholas University of Sydney

Steven J. Linton Örebro University

Daniëlle A.W.M. van der Windt Keele University

Stephen Morley University of Leeds

External Links

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