Brian Berman

15.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
209 papers, 10.8k citations indexed

About

Brian Berman is a scholar working on Complementary and alternative medicine, Pharmacology and Cognitive Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Brian Berman has authored 209 papers receiving a total of 10.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 130 papers in Complementary and alternative medicine, 42 papers in Pharmacology and 41 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Brian Berman's work include Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies (83 papers), Acupuncture Treatment Research Studies (83 papers) and Pain Management and Placebo Effect (41 papers). Brian Berman is often cited by papers focused on Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies (83 papers), Acupuncture Treatment Research Studies (83 papers) and Pain Management and Placebo Effect (41 papers). Brian Berman collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Canada. Brian Berman's co-authors include Lixing Lao, Eric Manheimer, Wenlin Lee, Jeanette Ezzo, Ke Ren, Victoria Hadhazy, Rui-Xin Zhang, Ke Ren, Ruixin Zhang and Marc C. Hochberg and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Brian Berman

204 papers receiving 10.1k citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Mechanisms of Acupuncture–Electroacupuncture on Persistent Pain

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Author						Papers	Cites
Brian Berman	6.5k	2.9k	2.3k	1.8k	1.5k	209	10.8k
Lixing Lao	7.5k 1.2×	2.9k 1.0×	2.6k 1.1×	2.5k 1.3×	1.2k 0.8×	341	13.7k
Edzard Ernst	6.1k 0.9×	2.3k 0.8×	1.7k 0.7×	1.1k 0.6×	1.6k 1.1×	242	12.6k
Klaus Linde	9.2k 1.4×	2.3k 0.8×	4.0k 1.7×	1.3k 0.7×	2.8k 1.9×	278	15.0k
Claudia M. Witt	7.6k 1.2×	2.0k 0.7×	3.2k 1.4×	998 0.5×	1.9k 1.3×	345	11.2k
Richard L. Nahin	4.7k 0.7×	3.0k 1.0×	1.4k 0.6×	3.0k 1.6×	1.9k 1.3×	115	13.3k
E Ernst	5.1k 0.8×	1.4k 0.5×	1.1k 0.5×	682 0.4×	1.1k 0.7×	211	9.6k
Benno Brinkhaus	5.5k 0.8×	1.4k 0.5×	2.1k 0.9×	659 0.4×	1.4k 1.0×	189	7.8k
Holger Cramer	2.8k 0.4×	2.0k 0.7×	782 0.3×	1.4k 0.8×	1.8k 1.2×	350	10.9k
Jaung‐Geng Lin	3.4k 0.5×	1.4k 0.5×	813 0.4×	1.0k 0.6×	564 0.4×	264	8.0k
Romy Lauche	2.1k 0.3×	1.9k 0.7×	707 0.3×	1.2k 0.6×	1.5k 1.0×	233	8.6k

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Han, Haowei, et al.. (2024). Topical nanoencapsulated cannabidiol cream as an innovative strategy combating UV-A–induced nuclear and mitochondrial DNA injury: A pilot randomized clinical study. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. 91(5). 855–862. 5 indexed citations

Masoud, Mahmoud, et al.. (2024). Determining the role of statins in Parkinson's disease risk reduction and disease modification: A comprehensive meta‐analysis of 4 million participants' data. CNS Neuroscience & Therapeutics. 30(8). e14888–e14888. 1 indexed citations

Wieland, L. Susan, Brian Berman, Douglas G. Altman, et al.. (2017). Rating of Included Trials on the Efficacy–Effectiveness Spectrum: development of a new tool for systematic reviews. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 84. 95–104. 33 indexed citations

Witt, Claudia M., et al.. (2014). What Can Comparative Effectiveness Research Contribute to Integrative Health in International Perspective?. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. 20(11). 874–880. 5 indexed citations

Manheimer, Eric, et al.. (2009). Evidence from the Cochrane Collaboration for Traditional Chinese Medicine Therapies. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. 15(9). 1001–1014. 77 indexed citations

Manheimer, Eric & Brian Berman. (2009). THE EFFECT OF PROBIOTICS ON PREVENTING NECROTIZING ENTEROCOLITIS IN PREMATURE BABIES. 15(4). 18–20. 1 indexed citations

Lee, Wenlin, et al.. (2008). Improvement of Agreement in TCM Diagnosis Among TCM Practitioners for Persons with the Conventional Diagnosis of Rheumatoid Arthritis: Effect of Training. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. 14(4). 381–386. 56 indexed citations

Manheimer, Eric & Brian Berman. (2006). Producing and Disseminating Systematic Reviews: A Summary of the CAM-Related Work Presented at the 13th International Cochrane Colloquium. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. 12(2). 193–196. 4 indexed citations

Lee, Wenlin, et al.. (2005). Variability in the Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Diagnoses and Herbal Prescriptions Provided by Three TCM Practitioners for 40 Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. 11(3). 415–421. 75 indexed citations

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Fan, Arthur Yin, Lixing Lao, Rui-Xin Zhang, et al.. (2005). Effects of an Acetone Extract of Boswellia carterii Birdw. (Burseraceae) Gum Resin on Rats with Persistent Inflammation. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. 11(2). 323–331. 22 indexed citations

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Manheimer, Eric & Brian Berman. (2005). The 13th International Cochrane Colloquium in Melbourne: An Invitation for Complementary and Alternative Medicine Researchers and Consumers. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. 11(4). 733–734. 1 indexed citations

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Zhang, Rui-Xin, Lixing Lao, Xiaoya Wang, et al.. (2005). Electroacupuncture Attenuates Inflammation in a Rat Model. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. 11(1). 135–142. 67 indexed citations

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Lee, Wenlin, et al.. (2004). The variability of TCM pattern diagnosis and herbal prescription on rheumatoid arthritis patients.. PubMed. 10(1). 58–63. 70 indexed citations

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Ezzo, Jeanette, et al.. (2002). Use of the Cochrane Electronic Library in Complementary and Alternative Medicine Courses in Medical Schools: Is the Giant Lost in Cyberspace?. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. 8(5). 681–686. 6 indexed citations

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Berman, Brian, R. Barker Bausell, & Wenlin Lee. (2002). Use and referral patterns for 22 complementary and alternative medical therapies by members of the American College of Rheumatology: results of a national survey.. PubMed. 162(7). 766–70. 43 indexed citations

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Berman, Brian. (2001). Seminal Studies in Acupuncture Research. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. 7(supplement 1). 129–137. 12 indexed citations

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Berman, Brian. (2001). Clinical Applications of Acupuncture: An Overview of the Evidence. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. 7(supplement 1). 111–118. 15 indexed citations

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Berman, Brian. (1997). The Cochrane Collaboration and Evidence-Based Complementary Medicine. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. 3(2). 191–194. 13 indexed citations

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Birch, Stephen, Richard Hammerschlag, & Brian Berman. (1996). Acupuncture in the Treatment of Pain. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. 2(1). 101–124. 25 indexed citations

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Lao, Lixing, et al.. (1995). Electroacupuncture Reduces Morphine-Induced Emesis in Ferrets: A Pilot Study. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. 1(3). 257–261. 12 indexed citations

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