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D-Index
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37627
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315

Joy C. MacDermid 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 Joy C. MacDermid sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 807 publications — 87th percentile

87% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Joy C. MacDermid 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 Joy C. MacDermid sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 100 D-Index — 60th percentile

60% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2019 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada Academy of Science

Overview

Joy C. MacDermid is affiliated with the University of Western Ontario in Canada. Their research primarily spans the field of Medicine, with a focus on Surgery, Pharmacology, General Health Professions, Rehabilitation, and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health.

MacDermid's main topics of work include:

  • Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
  • Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation
  • Shoulder Injury and Treatment
  • Elbow and Forearm Trauma Treatment
  • Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery
  • Peripheral Nerve Disorders
  • Occupational Health and Performance

Frequent coauthors collaborating with MacDermid are:

  • David M. Walton
  • Ruby Grewal
  • Pavlos Bobos
  • Christina Ziebart
  • Tara Packham

MacDermid has published extensively across several venues. The most frequent publication outlets include:

  • Journal of Hand Therapy
  • Disability and Rehabilitation
  • Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
  • Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy
  • PLoS ONE

Recent papers authored or coauthored by MacDermid include:

  • Shoulder Rotator Cuff Disorders: A Systematic Review of Clinical Practice Guidelines and Semantic Analyses of Recommendations, 2020, Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
  • A Systematic Review and Synthesis of Psychometric Properties of the Numeric Pain Rating Scale and the Visual Analog Scale for Use in People With Neck Pain, 2021, Clinical Journal of Pain
  • Rehabilitation Interventions for Physical Capacity and Quality of Life in Adults With Post-COVID-19 Condition, 2023, JAMA Network Open
  • A Standard Set for Outcome Measurement in Patients With Hand and Wrist Conditions: Consensus by the International Consortium for Health Outcomes Measurement Hand and Wrist Working Group, 2021, The Journal Of Hand Surgery
  • Psychometric properties of the global rating of change scales in patients with low back pain, upper and lower extremity disorders. A systematic review with meta-analysis, 2020, Journal of Orthopaedics

MacDermid was recognized as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 2019 under the Academy of Science category.

Best Publications

  • Measurement Properties of the Neck Disability Index: A Systematic Review

    Joy C. Macdermid;David M. Walton;Sarah Avery;Alanna Blanchard

  • Patient Rating of Wrist Pain and Disability: A Reliable and Valid Measurement Tool

    Joy C. Macdermid;Tom Turgeon;Robert S. Richards;Mark Beadle

  • Measuring shoulder function: a systematic review of four questionnaires.

    Jean-Sébastien Roy;Joy C. MacDermid;Linda J. Woodhouse

  • Scoping review of patient-centered care approaches in healthcare

    Marissa K Constand;Joy C MacDermid;Vanina Dal Bello-Haas;Mary Law

  • Evidence-Based Rehabilitation: A Guide to Practice

    Mary C. Law;Joy MacDermid

  • Responsiveness of the short form-36, disability of the arm, shoulder, and hand questionnaire, patient-rated wrist evaluation, and physical impairment measurements in evaluating recovery after a distal radius fracture

    Joy C. MacDermid;Robert S. Richards;Allan Donner;Nicolas Bellamy

  • Reliability, standard error, and minimum detectable change of clinical pressure pain threshold testing in people with and without acute neck pain.

    David M Walton;Joy C Macdermid;Warren Nielson;Robert W Teasell

  • Development of a scale for patient rating of wrist pain and disability

    Joy C. MacDermid

  • Arthroplasty with a Metal Radial Head for Unreconstructible Fractures of the Radial Head

    Jaydeep K. Moro;Joel Werier;Joy C. MacDermid;Stuart D. Patterson

  • Outcome After Open Reduction and Internal Fixation of Capitellar and Trochlear Fractures

    James H Dubberley;Kenneth J Faber;Joy C Macdermid;Stuart D Patterson

  • Proximal humeral fractures: a systematic review of treatment modalities.

    Brent Lanting;Joy MacDermid;Darren Drosdowech;Kenneth J. Faber

  • Responsiveness of the disability of the arm, shoulder, and hand (DASH) and patient-rated wrist/hand evaluation (PRWHE) in evaluating change after hand therapy.

    Joy C MacDermid;Virginia Tottenham

  • Dimensionality and clinical importance of pain and disability in hand osteoarthritis: Development of the Australian/Canadian (AUSCAN) Osteoarthritis Hand Index.

    N. Bellamy;J. Campbell;B. Haraoui;R. Buchbinder

  • Development and validation of a new tool to measure the facilitators, barriers and preferences to exercise in people with osteoporosis.

    Isabel B. Rodrigues;Isabel B. Rodrigues;Jonathan D. Adachi;Jonathan D. Adachi;Karen A. Beattie;Joy C. MacDermid

  • The impact of rotator cuff pathology on isometric and isokinetic strength, function, and quality of life

    Joy C. MacDermid;Joy C. MacDermid;Joanne Ramos;Darren Drosdowech;Ken Faber

  • Clinimetric properties of the AUSCAN Osteoarthritis Hand Index: an evaluation of reliability, validity and responsiveness.

    Nicholas Bellamy;J Campbell;B Haraoui;E Gerecz-Simon

  • Pain and disability reported in the year following a distal radius fracture: A cohort study

    Joy C MacDermid;James H Roth;Robert S Richards

  • Validation of the Patient-rated Tennis Elbow Evaluation Questionnaire

    Jan D. Rompe;Tom J. Overend;Joy C. MacDermid

  • Diagnostic accuracy of ultrasonography, MRI and MR arthrography in the characterisation of rotator cuff disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

    Jean-Sébastien Roy;Caroline Braën;Jean Leblond;François Desmeules

  • Reliability of range-of-motion measurement in the elbow and forearm***

    April D. Armstrong;Joy C. MacDermid;Shrikant Chinchalkar;Rob S. Stevens

Frequent Co-Authors

Graham J.W. King
Graham J.W. King University of Western Ontario
Mary Law
Mary Law McMaster University
Jonathan D. Adachi
Jonathan D. Adachi McMaster University
Scott B. Patten
Scott B. Patten University of Calgary
Lehana Thabane
Lehana Thabane McMaster University
Robert Teasell
Robert Teasell University of Western Ontario
Ian D. Graham
Ian D. Graham Ottawa Hospital
Peter Rosenbaum
Peter Rosenbaum McMaster University
Charles H. Goldsmith
Charles H. Goldsmith Simon Fraser University
Winnie Dunn
Winnie Dunn University of Missouri

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