Most cited papers in Pain Management and Treatment

Pain Management and Treatment

What are the most cited papers in Pain Management and Treatment?

The most cited paper in Pain Management and Treatment is "Central Sensitization: A Generator of Pain Hypersensitivity by Central Neural Plasticity" (Alban Latrémolière, Clifford J. Woolf, 2009), with 3,917 citations. Next come "Human brain mechanisms of pain perception and regulation in health and disease" (3,160) and "Non-invasive electrical and magnetic stimulation of the brain, spinal cord, roots and peripheral nerves: Basic principles and procedures for routine clinical and research application. An updated report from an I.F.C.N. Committee" (2,859).

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Showing 50 of 100 papers. Every paper with more than 622 citations is listed.

Most cited papers, sortable by citations and release date
#	Paper
1	Central Sensitization: A Generator of Pain Hypersensitivity by Central Neural Plasticity Alban Latrémolière, Clifford J. Woolf · Journal of Pain Open access	26 Aug 2009	3,917
2	Human brain mechanisms of pain perception and regulation in health and disease A. Vania Apkarian, M. Catherine Bushnell, Rolf‐Detlef Treede et al. · European Journal of Pain Open access	25 Jan 2005	3,160
3	Non-invasive electrical and magnetic stimulation of the brain, spinal cord, roots and peripheral nerves: Basic principles and procedures for routine clinical and research application. An updated report from an I.F.C.N. Committee Paolo Maria Rossini et al. · Clinical Neurophysiology Open access	10 Feb 2015	2,859
4	Evidence-based guidelines on the therapeutic use of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS): An update (2014–2018) Jean‐Pascal Lefaucheur et al. · Clinical Neurophysiology Open access	31 Dec 2019	2,413
5	pain DETECT : a new screening questionnaire to identify neuropathic components in patients with back pain Rainer Freynhagen, Ralf Baron, Ulrich Gockel et al. · Current Medical Research and Opinion Open access	29 Aug 2006	2,304
6	2016 Revisions to the 2010/2011 fibromyalgia diagnostic criteria Frederick Wolfe, Daniel Joseph Clauw, Mary‐Ann Fitzcharles et al. · Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism	6 Sep 2016	2,223
7	The Stabilizing System of the Spine. Part I. Function, Dysfunction, Adaptation, and Enhancement Manohar M. Panjabi · Journal of Spinal Disorders	Dec 1992	2,187
8	Efficacy and Safety of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in the Acute Treatment of Major Depression: A Multisite Randomized Controlled Trial John P. O’Reardon, H. Brent Solvason, Philip G. Janicak et al. · Biological Psychiatry	31 Jul 2007	1,941
9	Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation: A Primer Mark Hallett · Neuron Open access	Jul 2007	1,940
10	Evidence-based guidelines on the therapeutic use of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) Jean‐Pascal Lefaucheur et al. · Clinical Neurophysiology Open access	28 Oct 2016	1,878
11	'Vascular Depression' Hypothesis George S. Alexopoulos · Archives of General Psychiatry	Oct 1997	1,858
12	Phantom-limb pain as a perceptual correlate of cortical reorganization following arm amputation Herta Flor, Thomas R. Elbert, Stefan Knecht et al. · Nature Open access	Jun 1995	1,849
13	Optimal Medical Therapy With or Without Percutaneous Coronary Intervention to Reduce Ischemic Burden Leslee J. Shaw et al. · Circulation	11 Feb 2008	1,609
14	Pathways to Diabetic Limb Amputation: Basis for Prevention Roger E. Pecoraro, Gayle E. Reiber, Ernest M. Burgess · Diabetes Care	May 1990	1,591
15	Comparison of the Short-Term Survival Benefit Associated With Revascularization Compared With Medical Therapy in Patients With No Prior Coronary Artery Disease Undergoing Stress Myocardial Perfusion Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography Rory Hachamovitch, Sean W. Hayes, John D. Friedman et al. · Circulation	4 Jun 2003	1,574
16	Responsiveness of the Numeric Pain Rating Scale in Patients with Low Back Pain John D. Childs, Sara Regina Piva, Julie M. Fritz · Spine	26 May 2005	1,487
17	Clinical research with transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS): Challenges and future directions ANDRÉ RUSSOWSKY BRUNONI, Michael Andreas Nitsche, Nadia Bolognini et al. · Brain stimulation Open access	Apr 2011	1,476
18	Safety of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation: Evidence Based Update 2016 Marom Bikson et al. · Brain stimulation Open access	17 Jun 2016	1,438
19	The IASP classification of chronic pain for ICD-11: chronic primary pain Michael K. Nicholas, Johan W.S. Vlaeyen, Winfried Rief et al. · Pain Open access	22 Dec 2018	1,433
20	Regional ischemic 'preconditioning' protects remote virgin myocardium from subsequent sustained coronary occlusion. Karin Przyklenk, Barbara Bauer, Michel Ovize et al. · Circulation Open access	Mar 1993	1,385
21	Effectiveness of theta burst versus high-frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation in patients with depression (THREE-D): a randomised non-inferiority trial Daniel M. Blumberger, Fidel Vila‐Rodriguez, Kevin E. Thorpe et al. · The Lancet	Apr 2018	1,365
22	Validation of proposed diagnostic criteria (the “Budapest Criteria”) for Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Norman R. Harden, Stephen P. Bruehl, Roberto S.G.M. Perez et al. · Pain Open access	21 May 2010	1,325
23	Rapid-rate transcranial magnetic stimulation of left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex in drug-resistant depression Alvaro Pascual-Leone, Belén Rubio, Federico Vicente Pallardó et al. · The Lancet	Jul 1996	1,251
24	Spinal cord stimulation versus conventional medical management for neuropathic pain: A multicentre randomised controlled trial in patients with failed back surgery syndrome Krishna Kumar, Rod Stephen Taylor, Line G Jacques et al. · Pain	13 Sep 2007	1,192
25	Signs and symptoms of reflex sympathetic dystrophy: prospective study of 829 patients Peter H.J.M. Veldman, Han Reynen, I.E. Arntz et al. · The Lancet	Oct 1993	1,151
26	Serious Complications Related to Regional Anesthesia Yves Auroy, P. Narchi, Antoine Messiah et al. · Anesthesiology	Sep 1997	1,120
27	Reflex sympathetic dystrophy: changing concepts and taxonomy Michael D. Stanton-Hicks, Wilfrid Jänig, Samuel J. Hassenbusch et al. · Pain	Oct 1995	1,104
28	Daily Left Prefrontal Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Therapy for Major Depressive Disorder Mark S. George, Sarah Hollingsworth Lisanby, David Avery et al. · Archives of General Psychiatry	May 2010	1,097
29	Morphine, Gabapentin, or Their Combination for Neuropathic Pain Ian Gilron, Joan M. Bailey, Dongsheng Tu et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access	30 Mar 2005	1,095
30	The perception of phantom limbs. The D. O. Hebb lecture V. Ramachandran · Brain Open access	Sep 1998	1,058
31	The VIVA Trial Timothy D. Henry, Brian Herb Annex, George R. McKendall et al. · Circulation	18 Mar 2003	1,030
32	Quantitative sensory testing in the German Research Network on Neuropathic Pain (DFNS): Somatosensory abnormalities in 1236 patients with different neuropathic pain syndromes Claudia S. Maier et al. · Pain	8 Jun 2010	1,029
33	Percutaneous coronary intervention in stable angina (ORBITA): a double-blind, randomised controlled trial Rasha Kadem Al-Lamee et al. · The Lancet Open access	2 Nov 2017	1,026
34	Prophylactic Use of Implanted Cardiac Defibrillators in Patients at High Risk for Ventricular Arrhythmias after Coronary-Artery Bypass Graft Surgery J. Thomas Bigger · New England Journal of Medicine Open access	27 Nov 1997	1,020
35	Gene Therapy for Myocardial Angiogenesis Douglas W. Losordo, Peter R. Vale, James F. Symes et al. · Circulation Open access	22 Dec 1998	996
36	The incidence of complex regional pain syndrome: A population-based study Marissa de Mos, Anke G. J. de Bruijn, Frank J.P.M. Huygen et al. · Pain	8 Nov 2006	982
37	Temporary Abolition of Pain in Man Patrick David Wall, William H. Sweet · Science	6 Jan 1967	973
38	Daily repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) improves mood in depression Mark S. George, Eric M. Wassermann, Wendol A Williams et al. · Neuroreport	Oct 1995	970
39	Fear-Avoidance Model of Chronic Pain Geert Crombez, Christopher Eccleston, Stefaan Van Damme et al. · Clinical Journal of Pain Open access	6 Jun 2012	966
40	Do we need a third mechanistic descriptor for chronic pain states? Eva Kosek, Milton L Cohen, Ralf Baron et al. · Pain	30 Jan 2016	961
41	Proposed New Diagnostic Criteria for Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Robert Norman Harden, Stephen P. Bruehl, Michael D. Stanton-Hicks et al. · Pain Medicine	12 Feb 2007	958
42	Multidisciplinary rehabilitation for chronic low back pain: systematic review Jaime Guzmán, Rosmin Esmail, Kaija Karjalainen et al. · BMJ ReviewOpen access	23 Jun 2001	944
43	Spinal Cord Stimulation versus Repeated Lumbosacral Spine Surgery for Chronic Pain: A Randomized, Controlled Trial Richard B. North, David H. Kidd, Farrokh Farrokhi et al. · Neurosurgery	2005	933
44	The vascular depression hypothesis: mechanisms linking vascular disease with depression Warren D. Taylor, Howard Jay Aizenstein, George S. Alexopoulos · Molecular Psychiatry Open access	26 Feb 2013	922
45	Temporary scaffolding of coronary arteries with bioabsorbable magnesium stents: a prospective, non-randomised multicentre trial Raimund Erbel, Carlo Di Mario, Jozef Bartúnek et al. · The Lancet	Jun 2007	911
46	Phantom limb pain: a case of maladaptive CNS plasticity? Herta Flor, Lone Nikolajsen, Troels Staehelin Jensen · Nature reviews. Neuroscience Review	20 Oct 2006	911
47	Regional Cerebral Blood Flow Measured During Symptom Provocation in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Using Oxygen 15—Labeled Carbon Dioxide and Positron Emission Tomography Scott L. Rauch · Archives of General Psychiatry	1994	893
48	Spinal Cord Stimulation in Patients with Chronic Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Marius A. Kemler, Gerard A.M. Barendse, Maarten van Kleef et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access	31 Aug 2000	886
49	Complications after cardiac implantable electronic device implantations: an analysis of a complete, nationwide cohort in Denmark Rikke Esberg Kirkfeldt, Jens Brock Johansen, Ellen Aagaard Nohr et al. · European Heart Journal Open access	17 Dec 2013	877
50	International standardization of diagnostic criteria for microvascular angina Peter Ong, Paolo Guido Camici, John Francis Beltrame et al. · International Journal of Cardiology	8 Sep 2017	856

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