2026 Michael K. Nicholas: Neuroscience Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Neuroscience	73	2169	1981	52	47	252	26809

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

3139
Citations
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

3136
Citations
The pain self-efficacy questionnaire: Taking pain into account.

Michael K. Nicholas

1815
Citations
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

1271
Citations
The IASP classification of chronic pain for ICD-11: chronic neuropathic pain.

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

1034
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
A randomized controlled trial of intensive neurophysiology education in chronic low back pain.

G Lorimer Moseley;Michael K Nicholas;Paul W Hodges

683
Citations
Pain self-efficacy beliefs and pain behaviour. A prospective study.

Ali Asghari;Michael K Nicholas

529
Citations
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

408
Citations
Development of a short form of the Örebro Musculoskeletal Pain Screening Questionnaire.

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

394
Citations
Self-management of chronic pain: a population-based study

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

328
Citations
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

326
Citations
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

315
Citations
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

298
Citations
Chronic pain, work performance and litigation.

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

271
Citations
What do the numbers mean? Normative data in chronic pain measures.

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

266
Citations
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

258
Citations
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

254
Citations
The role of depression and catastrophizing in musculoskeletal pain

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

238
Citations
Does anticipation of back pain predispose to back trouble

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

236
Citations
Randomized controlled trial of exercise for chronic whiplash-associated disorders

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

215
Citations
Physical therapist‐delivered pain coping skills training and exercise for knee osteoarthritis: Randomized controlled trial

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

205
Citations
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

95
Citations