Catherine M. Bushnell

4.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
24 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

Catherine M. Bushnell is a scholar working on Physiology, Cognitive Neuroscience and Pharmacology. According to data from OpenAlex, Catherine M. Bushnell has authored 24 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Physiology, 11 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience and 7 papers in Pharmacology. Recurrent topics in Catherine M. Bushnell's work include Pain Mechanisms and Treatments (19 papers), Pain Management and Placebo Effect (11 papers) and Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (6 papers). Catherine M. Bushnell is often cited by papers focused on Pain Mechanisms and Treatments (19 papers), Pain Management and Placebo Effect (11 papers) and Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (6 papers). Catherine M. Bushnell collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and Sweden. Catherine M. Bushnell's co-authors include Gary H. Duncan, Chantal Villemure, Marco L. Loggia, Burton M. Slotnick, Pierre Rainville, Robert K. Hofbauer, Gilles Lavigne, J.S. Feine, Chantal Morin and Irina A. Strigo and has published in prestigious journals such as Pain, Journal of Pain and Behavioral and Brain Functions.

In The Last Decade

Catherine M. Bushnell

24 papers receiving 3.0k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

  1. Cognitive modulation of pain: how do attention and emotion influence pain processing?
    2002 508 citations Chantal Villemure, Catherine M. Bushnell Pain profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Catherine M. Bushnell Canada 22 1.4k 1.4k 836 574 322 24 3.1k
Alexander Ploghaus United Kingdom 8 1.5k 1.1× 2.0k 1.4× 758 0.9× 618 1.1× 277 0.9× 9 3.2k
Valéry Legrain Belgium 28 1.3k 0.9× 2.3k 1.6× 1.0k 1.2× 528 0.9× 274 0.9× 82 3.4k
Jürgen Lorenz Germany 22 1.6k 1.1× 1.7k 1.2× 543 0.6× 449 0.8× 179 0.6× 41 3.0k
Gary B. Rollman Canada 28 1.3k 0.9× 1.2k 0.8× 1.5k 1.8× 1.1k 1.9× 233 0.7× 50 3.5k
Marta Čeko United States 22 1.3k 0.9× 1.2k 0.9× 918 1.1× 735 1.3× 238 0.7× 35 3.1k
Irit Weissman‐Fogel Israel 28 1.3k 0.9× 1.3k 0.9× 963 1.2× 800 1.4× 333 1.0× 65 3.0k
Léon Plaghki Belgium 35 2.0k 1.4× 2.0k 1.4× 734 0.9× 480 0.8× 176 0.5× 105 4.2k
Eric A. Moulton United States 29 1.3k 0.9× 1.5k 1.1× 539 0.6× 1.1k 1.9× 227 0.7× 59 3.8k
Ulf Baumgärtner Germany 28 1.3k 0.9× 1.1k 0.8× 390 0.5× 653 1.1× 150 0.5× 67 2.8k
Michael Valet Germany 27 1.2k 0.9× 910 0.7× 556 0.7× 710 1.2× 156 0.5× 45 2.7k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Catherine M. Bushnell

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Catherine M. Bushnell

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Pitcher, Mark H., et al.. (2017). Modest Amounts of Voluntary Exercise Reduce Pain- and Stress-Related Outcomes in a Rat Model of Persistent Hind Limb Inflammation. Journal of Pain. 18(6). 687–701. 33 indexed citations
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Vachon, Pascal, Magali Millecamps, Lucie A. Low, et al.. (2013). Alleviation of chronic neuropathic pain by environmental enrichment in mice well after the establishment of chronic pain. Behavioral and Brain Functions. 9(1). 22–22. 92 indexed citations
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Liljencrantz, Jaquette, Malin Björnsdotter, India Morrison, et al.. (2012). Altered C-tactile processing in human dynamic tactile allodynia. Pain. 154(2). 227–234. 55 indexed citations
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Loggia, Marco L., et al.. (2011). Autonomic responses to heat pain: Heart rate, skin conductance, and their relation to verbal ratings and stimulus intensity. Pain. 152(3). 592–598. 152 indexed citations
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Loggia, Marco L., Jeffrey S. Mogil, & Catherine M. Bushnell. (2007). Empathy hurts: Compassion for another increases both sensory and affective components of pain perception. Pain. 136(1). 168–176. 134 indexed citations
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Bushnell, Catherine M.. (2006). Neuro-imagerie de la douleur. Douleur et Analgésie. 19(4). 107–107. 1 indexed citations
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Villemure, Chantal, et al.. (2005). Unpleasant odors increase pain processing in a patient with neuropathic pain: Psychophysical and fMRI investigation. Pain. 120(1-2). 213–220. 20 indexed citations
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Pukall, Caroline F., Irina A. Strigo, Yitzchak M. Binik, et al.. (2005). Neural correlates of painful genital touch in women with vulvar vestibulitis syndrome. Pain. 115(1). 118–127. 131 indexed citations
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Strigo, Irina A., Gary H. Duncan, Catherine M. Bushnell, et al.. (2004). The effects of racemic ketamine on painful stimulation of skin and viscera in human subjects. Pain. 113(3). 255–264. 57 indexed citations
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Frot, Maud, Jocelyne S. Feine, & Catherine M. Bushnell. (2004). Sex differences in pain perception and anxiety. A psychophysical study with topical capsaicin. Pain. 108(3). 230–236. 121 indexed citations
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Villemure, Chantal, Burton M. Slotnick, & Catherine M. Bushnell. (2003). Effects of odors on pain perception: deciphering the roles of emotion and attention. Pain. 106(1). 101–108. 258 indexed citations
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Marchand, Serge, Ron Kupers, Catherine M. Bushnell, & Gary H. Duncan. (2003). Analgesic and placebo effects of thalamic stimulation. Pain. 105(3). 481–488. 66 indexed citations
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Strigo, Irina A., Catherine M. Bushnell, Michel Boivin, & Gary H. Duncan. (2002). Psychophysical analysis of visceral and cutaneous pain in human subjects. Pain. 97(3). 235–246. 72 indexed citations
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Rainville, Pierre, et al.. (1999). Dissociation of sensory and affective dimensions of pain using hypnotic modulation. Pain. 82(2). 159–171. 334 indexed citations
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Morin, Chantal & Catherine M. Bushnell. (1998). Temporal and qualitative properties of cold pain and heat pain: a psychophysical study. Pain. 74(1). 67–73. 106 indexed citations
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Kupers, Ron, et al.. (1997). A model of transient hyperalgesia in the behaving monkey induced by topical application of capsaicin. Pain. 72(1). 269–275. 23 indexed citations
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Feine, J.S., et al.. (1991). Sex differences in the perception of noxious heat stimuli. Pain. 44(3). 255–262. 225 indexed citations
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Talbot, Jeanne, Gary H. Duncan, & Catherine M. Bushnell. (1989). Effects of diffuse noxious inhibitory controls (DNICs) on the sensory-discriminative dimension of pain perception. Pain. 36(2). 231–238. 63 indexed citations
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Duncan, Gary H., Catherine M. Bushnell, & Gilles Lavigne. (1989). Comparison of verbal and visual analogue scales for measuring the intensity and unpleasantness of experimental pain. Pain. 37(3). 295–303. 189 indexed citations
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Duncan, Gary H., et al.. (1989). Effects of attention on the intensity and unpleasantness of thermal pain. Pain. 39(3). 345–352. 288 indexed citations

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