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Michael K. Nicholas

Michael K. Nicholas

University of Sydney
Australia

D-Index & Metrics

Neuroscience

D-Index
73
Citations
26809
World Ranking
2169
National Ranking
52

Michael K. Nicholas publication distribution in Neuroscience in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Neuroscience in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Michael K. Nicholas sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 252 publications — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 887 publications or more.

Michael K. Nicholas D-index placement in Neuroscience in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Neuroscience scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Michael K. Nicholas sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 73 D-Index — 78th percentile

78% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 163 D-Index or more.

Overview

Michael K. Nicholas is affiliated with the University of Sydney in Australia. Their research spans multiple fields within health and medicine, with a primary focus on pain and rehabilitation.

The main fields of study for this researcher include Medicine and Health Professions. More specifically, their work covers subfields such as Pharmacology, General Health Professions, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Cognitive Neuroscience, and Psychiatry and Mental Health.

The key topics addressed in their research are:

  • Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
  • Pain Management and Placebo Effect
  • Pediatric Pain Management Techniques
  • Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
  • Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research
  • Clinical practice guidelines implementation
  • Workplace Health and Well-being

Prominent publication venues where Michael K. Nicholas frequently publishes include:

  • Pain
  • Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation
  • Australian Journal of Primary Health
  • European Journal of Pain
  • Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy

Some of their recent papers are:

  • The biopsychosocial model of pain 40 years on: time for a reappraisal? (2022, Pain)
  • Recommendations for the development, implementation, and reporting of control interventions in efficacy and mechanistic trials of physical, psychological, and self-management therapies: the CoPPS Statement (2023, BMJ)
  • Training of Physical Therapists to Deliver Individualized Biopsychosocial Interventions to Treat Musculoskeletal Pain Conditions: A Scoping Review (2021, Physical Therapy)
  • Optimizing telehealth pain care after COVID-19 (2020, Pain)
  • Necessary components of psychological treatment in pain management programs: A Delphi study (2020, European Journal of Pain)

Frequent co-authors involved in Michael K. Nicholas's research collaborations include:

  • Christopher G. Maher
  • Simon French
  • Peter O'Sullivan
  • Paul W. Hodges
  • Aline Archambeau

Best Publications

  • A classification of chronic pain for ICD-11.

    Rolf Detlef Treede;Winfried Rief;Antonia Barke;Qasim Aziz

  • Chronic pain as a symptom or a disease: the IASP Classification of Chronic Pain for the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11).

    Rolf Detlef Treede;Winfried Rief;Antonia Barke;Qasim Aziz

  • The pain self-efficacy questionnaire: Taking pain into account.

    Michael K. Nicholas

  • The IASP classification of chronic pain for ICD-11: Chronic primary pain

    Michael Nicholas;Johan W.S. Vlaeyen;Johan W.S. Vlaeyen;Winfried Rief;Antonia Barke

  • The IASP classification of chronic pain for ICD-11: chronic neuropathic pain.

    Joachim Scholz;Nanna B. Finnerup;Nadine Attal;Qasim Aziz

  • 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

  • A randomized controlled trial of intensive neurophysiology education in chronic low back pain.

    G Lorimer Moseley;Michael K Nicholas;Paul W Hodges

  • Pain self-efficacy beliefs and pain behaviour. A prospective study.

    Ali Asghari;Michael K Nicholas

  • Comparison of cognitive-behavioral group treatment and an alternative non-psychological treatment for chronic low back pain.

    Michael K. Nicholas;Peter H. Wilson;Jocelyn Goyen

  • Development of a short form of the Örebro Musculoskeletal Pain Screening Questionnaire.

    Steven J. Linton;Michael K. Nicholas;Shane MacDonald

  • Self-management of chronic pain: a population-based study

    Fiona M. Blyth;Lyn M. March;Michael K. Nicholas;Michael J. Cousins

  • Unpacking the burden: Understanding the relationships between chronic pain and comorbidity in the general population

    Clare H. Dominick;Fiona M. Blyth;Fiona M. Blyth;Michael K. Nicholas

  • Effect of Motor Control Exercises Versus Graded Activity in Patients With Chronic Nonspecific Low Back Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial

    Luciana Gazzi Macedo;Jane Latimer;Christopher G. Maher;Paul W. Hodges

  • Inpatient vs. outpatient pain management: results of a randomised controlled trial

    A.C.de C. Williams;P.H. Richardson;M.K. Nicholas;C.E. Pither

  • Chronic pain, work performance and litigation.

    Fiona M Blyth;Lyn M March;Michael K Nicholas;Michael J Cousins

  • What do the numbers mean? Normative data in chronic pain measures.

    Michael K. Nicholas;Ali Asghari;Ali Asghari;Fiona M. Blyth;Fiona M. Blyth

  • A 2-Item Short Form of the Pain Self-Efficacy Questionnaire: Development and Psychometric Evaluation of PSEQ-2

    Michael K. Nicholas;Brian E. McGuire;Ali Asghari

  • The development of a battery of measures for assessing physical functioning of chronic pain patients.

    Vicki R. Harding;Amanda C de C Williams;Phil H. Richardson;Michael K. Nicholas

  • The role of depression and catastrophizing in musculoskeletal pain

    Steven J. Linton;Michael K. Nicholas;Shane MacDonald;Katja Boersma

  • Does anticipation of back pain predispose to back trouble

    G. Lorimer Moseley;Michael K. Nicholas;Paul W. Hodges

  • Randomized controlled trial of exercise for chronic whiplash-associated disorders

    Mark J. Stewart;Chris G. Maher;Kathryn M. Refshauge;Rob D. Herbert

  • Physical therapist‐delivered pain coping skills training and exercise for knee osteoarthritis: Randomized controlled trial

    Kim L Bennell;Yasmin Ahamed;Gwendolen Jull;Christina Bryant

  • A physiotherapist-delivered, combined exercise and pain coping skills training intervention for individuals with knee osteoarthritis: a pilot study.

    Michael A. Hunt;Francis J. Keefe;Christina Bryant;Ben R. Metcalf

Frequent Co-Authors

Fiona M. Blyth
Fiona M. Blyth University of Sydney
Christopher G. Maher
Christopher G. Maher University of Sydney
Louise Sharpe
Louise Sharpe University of Sydney
Johan W.S. Vlaeyen
Johan W.S. Vlaeyen KU Leuven
Kathryn M. Refshauge
Kathryn M. Refshauge University of Sydney
Steven J. Linton
Steven J. Linton Örebro University
Paul W. Hodges
Paul W. Hodges University of Queensland
Ian D. Cameron
Ian D. Cameron University of Sydney
Chris J. Main
Chris J. Main Keele University
G. Lorimer Moseley
G. Lorimer Moseley University of South Australia

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