Table 2.
The top 10 prolific and co-cited authors on MPS research from 1956 to 2022.
| Rank | Author | Co-cited authors | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Counts | Citations | Country | Name | Citations | Country | |
| 1 | Hong CZ | 20 | 1981 | Taiwan | Simons DG | 1078 | USA |
| 2 | Calvo-lobo C | 20 | 196 | Spain | Hong CZ | 488 | Taiwan |
| 3 | Kumbhare D | 14 | 75 | Canada | Travell J | 409 | USA |
| 4 | Rodriguez-sanz D | 12 | 127 | Spain | Gerwin RD | 377 | USA |
| 5 | Lopez-lopez D | 11 | 84 | Spain | Wolfe F | 348 | USA |
| 6 | Fregni F | 11 | 285 | USA | Shah JP | 305 | USA |
| 7 | Dommerholt J | 11 | 67 | USA | Fernandez-de-las-penas C | 260 | Spain |
| 8 | Caumo W | 10 | 279 | Brazil | Fischer AA | 207 | USA |
| 9 | Fernandez-de-las-penas C | 10 | 402 | Spain | Friction JR | 203 | USA |
| 10 | Dibai-filho AV | 9 | 71 | Brazil | Mense S | 177 | Germany |
MPS = Myofascial Pain Syndromes.