Arya Nielsen

1.2k total citations
48 papers, 797 citations indexed

About

Arya Nielsen is a scholar working on Complementary and alternative medicine, Pharmacology and Cognitive Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Arya Nielsen has authored 48 papers receiving a total of 797 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 38 papers in Complementary and alternative medicine, 21 papers in Pharmacology and 21 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Arya Nielsen's work include Acupuncture Treatment Research Studies (32 papers), Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies (25 papers) and Pain Management and Placebo Effect (21 papers). Arya Nielsen is often cited by papers focused on Acupuncture Treatment Research Studies (32 papers), Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies (25 papers) and Pain Management and Placebo Effect (21 papers). Arya Nielsen collaborates with scholars based in United States, South Korea and Norway. Arya Nielsen's co-authors include Heather Tick, Ben Kligler, Peter M. Wayne, Emily F. Ratner, Ronald M. Glick, Robert Alan Bonakdar, Kenneth R. Pelletier, Gustav Dobos, Andreas Michalsen and Jeffery A. Dusek and has published in prestigious journals such as Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Spine and Medical Care.

In The Last Decade

Arya Nielsen

45 papers receiving 771 citations

Peers

Arya Nielsen

CAM

PHARM

PMH

Jorge Vas Spain

Victoria Hadhazy United States

Felix J. Saha Germany

Nobuari Takakura Japan

Miho Takayama Japan

Brent Leininger United States

Nicole Mufraggi Spain

Hiroyoshi Yajima Japan

Heather Tick United States

Manuel Roulaud France

Jorge Vas Spain

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749 ×1.9

CAM

344 ×1.3

PHARM

211 ×1.0

138 ×1.0

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199 ×2.0

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DeBar, Lynn, Robert Wellman, Andrew L. Avins, et al.. (2025). Acupuncture for Chronic Low Back Pain in Older Adults. JAMA Network Open. 8(9). e2531348–e2531348. 1 indexed citations

Avins, Andrew L., Andrea J. Cook, Carolyn M. Eng, et al.. (2025). Baseline sample characteristics for the BackInAction pragmatic trial of acupuncture for chronic low back pain in older adults. Contemporary Clinical Trials. 155. 107981–107981. 2 indexed citations

Nielsen, Arya & L. Susan Wieland. (2025). Cochrane reviews of acupuncture are dated, do not account for the specific effects of sham controls and likely underestimate the efficacy of acupuncture therapy. Integrative Medicine Research. 14(3). 101195–101195. 1 indexed citations

Lee, Boram, Chan‐Young Kwon, Hye Won Lee, et al.. (2025). Concerns about the use of verum acupuncture points in sham acupuncture studies for pain conditions: Findings and insights from network meta-analysis. Integrative Medicine Research. 14(1). 101122–101122. 3 indexed citations

Nielsen, Arya, et al.. (2024). Fidelity to the acupuncture intervention protocol in the ACUpuncture In The EmergencY department for pain management (ACUITY) trial: Expanding the gold standard of STRICTA and CONSORT guidelines. Integrative Medicine Research. 13(2). 101048–101048. 2 indexed citations

Dusek, Jeffery A., Gene Kallenberg, Alan B. Storrow, et al.. (2024). Acupuncture in the emergency department (ACUITY): Results from a BraveNet multi-center feasibility randomized controlled trial. Integrative Medicine Research. 13(4). 101095–101095. 2 indexed citations

Lee, Boram, Chan‐Young Kwon, Hye Won Lee, et al.. (2024). Does the outcome of acupuncture differ according to the location of sham needling points in acupuncture trials for migraine? A systematic review and network meta-analysis. Frontiers of Medicine. 19(1). 53–63. 3 indexed citations

Candon, Molly, Arya Nielsen, Jeffery A. Dusek, et al.. (2024). Utilization of Reimbursed Acupuncture Therapy for Low Back Pain. JAMA Network Open. 7(8). e2430906–e2430906. 3 indexed citations

Lee, Boram, Chan‐Young Kwon, Hye Won Lee, et al.. (2024). The effect of sham acupuncture can differ depending on the points needled in knee osteoarthritis: A systematic review and network meta-analysis. Heliyon. 10(4). e25650–e25650. 6 indexed citations

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Candon, Molly, Arya Nielsen, & Jeffery A. Dusek. (2023). Insurance coverage by indication for acupuncturist visits in the 2010-2015 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey. Pain Medicine. 25(1). 86–88. 2 indexed citations

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Nielsen, Arya, et al.. (2023). Misreport of burns as a result of ‘coining’, Gua sha; inherent harms from publication and ongoing citation of false facts. Integrative Medicine Research. 12(2). 100953–100953. 3 indexed citations

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Lee, Boram, Chan‐Young Kwon, Hye Won Lee, et al.. (2023). Needling Point Location Used in Sham Acupuncture for Chronic Nonspecific Low Back Pain. JAMA Network Open. 6(9). e2332452–e2332452. 23 indexed citations

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Moonaz, Steffany, et al.. (2022). “The Pain Left, I Was Off and Running”: A Qualitative Analysis of Group Acupuncture and Yoga Therapy for Chronic Pain in a Low-Income and Ethnically Diverse Population. Journal of Integrative and Complementary Medicine. 28(4). 328–338. 2 indexed citations

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Anderson, Belinda, Paul Meißner, Arya Nielsen, et al.. (2021). Barriers and Facilitators to Implementing Bundled Acupuncture and Yoga Therapy to Treat Chronic Pain in Community Healthcare Settings: A Feasibility Pilot. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. 27(6). 496–505. 8 indexed citations

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Nielsen, Arya & L. Susan Wieland. (2019). Cochrane reviews on acupuncture therapy for pain: A snapshot of the current evidence. EXPLORE. 15(6). 434–439. 13 indexed citations

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Anderson, Belinda, et al.. (2012). Acupuncture and Heart Rate Variability: A Systems Level Approach to Understanding Mechanism. EXPLORE. 8(2). 99–106. 47 indexed citations

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Nielsen, Arya, Ben Kligler, & Brian Koll. (2012). Safety protocols for Gua sha (press-stroking) and Baguan (cupping). Complementary Therapies in Medicine. 20(5). 340–344. 38 indexed citations

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Nielsen, Arya. (2008). Gua sha research and the language of integrative medicine. Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies. 13(1). 63–72. 26 indexed citations

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Nielsen, Arya, et al.. (2008). Case Study in Integrative Medicine: Mary S.. EXPLORE. 4(6). 380–384. 1 indexed citations

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Nielsen, Arya. (2005). Ask the experts. EXPLORE. 1(1). 74–74. 4 indexed citations

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