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 Maurits W. van Tulder sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 752 publications — 84th percentile
84% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more.
The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Medicine scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Maurits W. van Tulder sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 131 D-Index — 88th percentile
88% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more.
Maurits W. van Tulder is affiliated with Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam in the Netherlands. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Medicine, with a specific emphasis on pharmacology, surgery, economics and econometrics, pathology and forensic medicine, and general health professions. The scientist's work covers a broad area of study centered on musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation, health systems and economic evaluations, spine and intervertebral disc pathology, and clinical practice guidelines implementation.
Their scientific contributions include numerous papers published in notable venues. Frequent publication outlets include Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, BMJ Open, BMC Health Services Research, Brain and Spine, and PLoS ONE. The scientist has published extensively on topics related to low back pain, sciatica, pharmacological treatments, and surgical techniques.
Notable recent publications are:
Frequent collaborators in van Tulder's research include Johanna M. van Dongen, Judith E. Bosmans, Sidney M. Rubinstein, Raymond Ostelo, and Lisa Gregersen Oestergaard. These coauthors have contributed significantly to studies in related fields.
The main topics addressed in their research body are:
Van Tulder's interdisciplinary approach spans clinical, economic, and pharmacological perspectives on health conditions related to musculoskeletal disorders. This combination of expertise reflects in the variety of subfields covered, including pharmacology with 62 publications, surgery with 37 papers, and economics and econometrics with 34 contributions, among others.
Jan Hartvigsen;Mark J Hancock;Alice Kongsted;Quinette Louw
Nadine E Foster;Johannes R Anema;Dan Cherkin;Roger Chou
Maurits van Tulder;Andrea Furlan;Claire Bombardier;Lex Bouter
Maurits van Tulder;Annette Becker;Trudy Bekkering;Alan Breen
Andrea D. Furlan;Victoria Pennick;Claire Bombardier;Maurits van Tulder
Bart W. Koes;Maurits van Tulder;Chung-Wei Christine Lin;Luciana G Macedo
B W Koes;M W van Tulder;S Thomas
Maurits van Tulder;Annette Becker;Trudy Bekkering;Alan Breen
M. W. Van Tulder;B. W. Koes;L. M. Bouter
J A Hayden;M W Van Tulder;A Malmivaara;B W Koes
Rachelle Buchbinder;Maurits van Tulder;Birgitta Öberg;Lucíola Menezes Costa
Crystian B. Oliveira;Chris G. Maher;Rafael Z. Pinto;Adrian C. Traeger
Jill A. Hayden;Maurits W. van Tulder;George Tomlinson
Nicholas Henschke;Raymond W.J.G. Ostelo;Maurits W. van Tulder;Johan W.S. Vlaeyen
Maurits W. van Tulder;Antti Malmivaara;Rosmin Esmail;Bart W Koes
Maurits W. van Tulder;Bart W. Koes;Lex M. Bouter
Steven J Kamper;Steven J Kamper;A T Apeldoorn;A Chiarotto;R J E M Smeets
Marienke van Middelkoop;Sidney M Rubinstein;Ton Kuijpers;Arianne P Verhagen
Bart W. Koes;Maurits W. Van Tulder;Raymond Ostelo;A. Kim Burton
Jill A. Hayden;Maurits W. van Tulder;Antti V. Malmivaara;Bart W. Koes
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