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24758
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Richard J. Hawkins 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 Richard J. Hawkins sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 268 publications — 11th percentile

11% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Richard J. Hawkins 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 Richard J. Hawkins sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 88 D-Index — 36th percentile

36% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Richard J. Hawkins is affiliated with the University of Western Ontario in Canada. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Medicine, with significant contributions in Surgery, Epidemiology, Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, as well as Safety, Risk, Reliability, and Quality.

Their work covers a range of topics including Shoulder Injury and Treatment, Shoulder and Clavicle Injuries, Sports Injuries and Prevention, Safety Systems Engineering in Autonomy, Risk and Safety Analysis, Tendon Structure and Treatment, and Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments.

Frequently publishing in several academic venues, Richard J. Hawkins's research appears notably in:

  • Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Sports Health A Multidisciplinary Approach
  • Arthroscopy The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery
  • JSES Reviews Reports and Techniques

Co-authors often collaborating with Hawkins include:

  • John M. Tokish
  • Michael J. Kissenberth
  • Stephan G. Pill
  • Charles A. Thigpen
  • Ellen Shanley

Among recent papers authored or co-authored by Hawkins are:

  • "Measure what matters: Single Assessment Numeric Evaluation (SANE) score as the critical measure for shoulder outcomes," 2024, Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
  • "Autograft Long Head Biceps Tendon Can Be Used as a Scaffold for Biologically Augmenting Rotator Cuff Repairs," 2021, Arthroscopy The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery
  • "The Nonoperative Instability Severity Index Score (NISIS): A Simple Tool to Guide Operative Versus Nonoperative Treatment of the Unstable Shoulder," 2020, Sports Health A Multidisciplinary Approach
  • "Current concepts in the evolution of arthroscopic rotator cuff repair," 2021, JSES Reviews Reports and Techniques
  • "Does Functional Bracing of the Unstable Shoulder Improve Return to Play in Scholastic Athletes? Returning the Unstable Shoulder to Play," 2020, Sports Health A Multidisciplinary Approach

Best Publications

  • Impingement syndrome in athletes

    R.J. Hawkins;J.C. Kennedy

  • Tension studies of human knee ligaments. Yield point, ultimate failure, and disruption of the cruciate and tibial collateral ligaments.

    J C Kennedy;R J Hawkins;R B Willis;K D Danylchuck

  • Acute patellar dislocations. The natural history.

    Richard J. Hawkins;Robert H. Bell;Garth Anisette

  • Locked posterior dislocation of the shoulder.

    R J Hawkins;C S Neer;R M Pianta;F X Mendoza

  • The Shoulder: A Balance of Mobility and Stability

    Frederick A. Matsen;Fu, Freddie, H.;R. A. J. Hawkins

  • Relationships Between Objective Assessment of Ligament Stability and Subjective Assessment of Symptoms and Function After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction

    Mininder S. Kocher;J. Richard Steadman;Karen K. Briggs;William I. Sterett

  • Surgery for full-thickness rotator-cuff tears.

    R J Hawkins;G W Misamore;P E Hobeika

  • Serratus Anterior Muscle Activity During Selected Rehabilitation Exercises

    Michael J. Decker;Robert A. Hintermeister;Kenneth J. Faber;Richard J. Hawkins

  • Management and complications of anterior cruciate ligament injuries in skeletally immature patients: survey of the Herodicus Society and The ACL Study Group.

    Mininder S Kocher;Hillary S Saxon;W David Hovis;Richard J Hawkins

  • The microfracture technique in the treatment of full-thickness chondral lesions of the knee in National Football League players.

    Steadman;Miller Bs;Karas Sg;Schlegel Tf

  • Determinants of patient satisfaction with outcome after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.

    Mininder S Kocher;J Richard Steadman;Karen Briggs;David Zurakowski

  • Followup of the acute nonoperated isolated anterior cruciate ligament tear

    Richard J. Hawkins;Gary W. Misamore;Thomas R. Merritt

  • Electromyographic Activity and Applied Load During Shoulder Rehabilitation Exercises Using Elastic Resistance

    Robert A. Hintermeister;Gregory W. Lange;Jeanne M. Schultheis;Michael J. Bey

  • Reliability, validity, and responsiveness of the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons subjective shoulder scale in patients with shoulder instability, rotator cuff disease, and glenohumeral arthritis.

    Mininder S Kocher;Marilee P Horan;Karen K Briggs;Tyler R Richardson

  • Glenohumeral osteoarthrosis. A late complication of the Putti-Platt repair.

    R J Hawkins;R L Angelo

  • Results of biceps tenotomy for treatment of pathology of the long head of the biceps brachii

    Thomas J. Gill;Elizabeth McIrvin;Scott D. Mair;Richard J. Hawkins

  • Reliability, validity, and responsiveness of the Lysholm knee scale for various chondral disorders of the knee.

    Mininder S. Kocher;J. Richard Steadman;Karen K. Briggs;William I. Sterett

  • Recurrent posterior instability (subluxation) of the shoulder

    R J Hawkins;G Koppert;G Johnston

  • Results of nonoperative management of full-thickness tears of the rotator cuff.

    Desmond J. Bokor;Richard J. Hawkins;Graham H. Huckell;Richard L. Angelo

  • Biomechanics of the Shoulder in Youth Baseball Pitchers Implications for the Development of Proximal Humeral Epiphysiolysis and Humeral Retrotorsion

    Michelle B. Sabick;Young Kyu Kim;Michael R. Torry;Michael A. Keirns

Frequent Co-Authors

Mininder S. Kocher
Mininder S. Kocher Boston Children's Hospital
Peter J. Millett
Peter J. Millett Steadman Clinic
Thomas J. Gill
Thomas J. Gill New England Baptist Hospital
Russell F. Warren
Russell F. Warren Hospital for Special Surgery
Thay Q. Lee
Thay Q. Lee University of California, Irvine
Marcus G. Pandy
Marcus G. Pandy University of Melbourne
Emil H. Schemitsch
Emil H. Schemitsch University of Western Ontario
Evan L. Flatow
Evan L. Flatow Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Robert E. W. Hancock
Robert E. W. Hancock University of British Columbia

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