Christopher G Maher is an expert in Rheumatology at South Western Sydney Local Health District (Australia). As of October 2026, ScienceLeadR ranks Christopher G Maher in the top 1% of experts worldwide for Back Pain, Low Back Pain and Sciatica. Christopher G Maher has authored 959 publications, the most recent in 2026, and is an investigator in 6 clinical trials. SLR score: 2,982 (community average: 125). How the SLR is computed.

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Christopher G Maher South Western Sydney Local Health District Australia
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Rheumatology

Subspecialties: Physiotherapy - Critical Care - Sports Medicine

Full career – Last 3 years

Main Topics

Publications and Clinical Studies

Publications – Clinical Studies

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Organizations

Career arc: 1993 - 2026

Source: PubMed

University of Sydney

Publications Synthesis

Sources: PubMed, OpenAlex

Number : 959

Citations

Citations: 70 142 1st author: 63 Last author: 261 Unique author: 20


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Latest Publications

5 most recent indexed articles

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Title Journal Year Citations
Mechanisms for why a short course of opioid therapy for acute back and neck pain led to worse long term pain: Secondary mediation analysis of a randomised controlled trial.
PMID 42845193 — neck pain, pain, therapeutics, mediation analysis, negotiating
Eur J Anaesthesiol20260
Stakeholder views on enhancing emergency department service through physiotherapist-led care: A qualitative study.
PMID 42800781 — nurses, physical therapists, emergencies, physicians, emergency service, hospital, workforce
Australas Emerg Care20260
Stakeholders' Perspectives on the Development of the Early Pain Intervention After Knee Replacement Model of Care: A Qualitative Study.
PMID 42675641 — pain
ACR Open Rheumatol20260
Physiotherapist-led care for musculoskeletal conditions in the emergency department (RESHAP-ED): a randomised controlled trial with economic evaluation.
PMID 42660158 — nurses, physical therapists, safety, emergencies, physicians, length of stay, emergency service, hospital
Lancet Top journal20261
Effectiveness of an individualised swimming and education programme for chronic low back pain (EduSwim): a randomised controlled trial.
PMID 42481208 — low back pain, swimming, pain, telemedicine, drug-related side effects and adverse reactions, sports medicine, back pain, education
Br J Sports Med20261

Clinical Studies 6

Sources: ClinicalTrials, EU CTIS

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N/A 6

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Completed 3
Unknown 2
Terminated 1

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Interventional 6

By Monocentric/Multicentric:

monocentric 6
multicentric2to4 0
multicentric5to9 0
multicentricup10 0

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Cohort/Consortium Investigators 1

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