Didier Bouhassira

32.0k total citations · 10 hit papers
223 papers, 21.7k citations indexed

About

Didier Bouhassira is a scholar working on Physiology, Pharmacology and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, Didier Bouhassira has authored 223 papers receiving a total of 21.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 157 papers in Physiology, 81 papers in Pharmacology and 72 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in Didier Bouhassira's work include Pain Mechanisms and Treatments (155 papers), Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (72 papers) and Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders (68 papers). Didier Bouhassira is often cited by papers focused on Pain Mechanisms and Treatments (155 papers), Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (72 papers) and Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders (68 papers). Didier Bouhassira collaborates with scholars based in France, United States and Germany. Didier Bouhassira's co-authors include Nadine Attal, Michel Lantéri‐Minet, Daniel Le Bars, Ralf Baron, Jacques Fermanian, H. Alchaar, Chantal Touboul, Bernard Laurent, Luis Villanueva and Daniel Ciampi de Andrade and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Clinical Oncology, Journal of Neuroscience and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Didier Bouhassira

214 papers receiving 21.1k citations

Hit Papers

Comparison of pain syndromes associated with nervous or s... 2004 2026 2011 2018 2005 2017 2007 2004 2016 500 1000 1.5k
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  1. Comparison of pain syndromes associated with nervous or somatic lesions and development of a new neuropathic pain diagnostic questionnaire (DN4)
    2005 1.9k citations Didier Bouhassira, Nadine Attal et al. Pain profile →
  2. Neuropathic pain
    2017 1.5k citations Luana Colloca, Didier Bouhassira et al. Nature Reviews Disease Primers profile →
  3. Prevalence of chronic pain with neuropathic characteristics in the general population
    2007 1.2k citations Didier Bouhassira, Nadine Attal et al. Pain profile →
  4. Development and validation of the Neuropathic Pain Symptom Inventory
    2004 940 citations Didier Bouhassira, Nadine Attal et al. Pain profile →
  5. Neuropathic pain: an updated grading system for research and clinical practice
    2016 846 citations Nanna Brix Finnerup, Peter Kamerman et al. Pain profile →
  6. NeuPSIG guidelines on neuropathic pain assessment
    2010 778 citations Nadine Attal, Ralf Baron et al. Pain profile →
  7. Assessment and manifestation of central sensitisation across different chronic pain conditions
    2017 477 citations Anthony H. Dickenson, Didier Bouhassira et al. European Journal of Pain profile →
  8. Recommendations on practice of conditioned pain modulation (CPM) testing
    2014 405 citations David Yarnitsky, Didier Bouhassira et al. European Journal of Pain profile →
  9. Neuropathic pain: Definition, assessment and epidemiology
    2018 262 citations Didier Bouhassira profile →
  10. Pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatments for neuropathic pain: Systematic review and French recommendations
    2020 245 citations Xavier Moisset, Didier Bouhassira et al. profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Didier Bouhassira France 72 13.9k 6.6k 5.7k 4.0k 3.4k 223 21.7k
Nadine Attal France 59 14.3k 1.0× 6.1k 0.9× 6.4k 1.1× 4.0k 1.0× 2.5k 0.7× 166 20.4k
Nanna Brix Finnerup Denmark 62 13.9k 1.0× 6.4k 1.0× 6.0k 1.0× 3.8k 1.0× 3.0k 0.9× 260 23.4k
Per Hansson Sweden 53 11.0k 0.8× 5.4k 0.8× 4.3k 0.7× 2.8k 0.7× 2.5k 0.7× 167 16.7k
Ralf Baron Germany 77 20.7k 1.5× 10.7k 1.6× 7.8k 1.4× 6.6k 1.7× 3.6k 1.0× 403 30.7k
Srinivasa N. Raja United States 61 11.0k 0.8× 5.4k 0.8× 2.8k 0.5× 4.2k 1.1× 2.1k 0.6× 214 19.5k
Andrew S.C. Rice United Kingdom 59 10.7k 0.8× 6.2k 0.9× 3.9k 0.7× 2.6k 0.6× 2.1k 0.6× 203 18.3k
G. Cruccu Italy 67 10.9k 0.8× 3.6k 0.6× 8.3k 1.4× 2.7k 0.7× 3.2k 0.9× 281 21.1k
Rolf‐Detlef Treede Germany 89 21.4k 1.5× 10.2k 1.5× 6.0k 1.0× 4.9k 1.2× 8.9k 2.6× 399 35.4k
Kathleen A. Sluka United States 80 10.3k 0.7× 7.2k 1.1× 2.0k 0.3× 2.3k 0.6× 2.4k 0.7× 305 21.2k
Turo Nurmikko United Kingdom 47 8.2k 0.6× 4.1k 0.6× 5.5k 1.0× 2.4k 0.6× 1.7k 0.5× 107 14.6k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Bouhassira, Didier & Nadine Attal. (2023). Personalized treatment of neuropathic pain: Where are we now?. European Journal of Pain. 27(9). 1084–1098. 26 indexed citations
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Andrade, Daniel Ciampi de, Veit Mylius, Santiago Perez‐Lloret, et al.. (2023). Pain in Parkinson disease: mechanistic substrates, main classification systems, and how to make sense out of them. Pain. 164(11). 2425–2434. 13 indexed citations
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Sachau, Juliane, et al.. (2022). Patient Reported Outcome Measures in Chronic Neuropathic Pain Clinical Trials – A Systematic Literature Review. Journal of Pain. 24(1). 38–54. 10 indexed citations
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Attal, Nadine, Didier Bouhassira, & Ralf Baron. (2018). Diagnosis and assessment of neuropathic pain through questionnaires. The Lancet Neurology. 17(5). 456–466. 159 indexed citations
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Colloca, Luana, Didier Bouhassira, Ralf Baron, et al.. (2017). Neuropathic pain. Nature Reviews Disease Primers. 3(1). 17002–17002. 1473 indexed citations breakdown →
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Hecke, Oliver van, Peter Kamerman, Nadine Attal, et al.. (2017). Neuropathic pain phenotyping by international consensus (NeuroPPIC) for genetic studies: a NeuPSIG systematic review, Delphi survey, and expert panel recommendations (vol 156, pg 2337, 2015). Pain. 158. 1180–1180.
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Baudic, Sophie, Christian Jayr, Jacques Fermanian, et al.. (2015). Effect of Alexithymia and Emotional Repression on Postsurgical Pain in Women With Breast Cancer: A Prospective Longitudinal 12-Month Study. Journal of Pain. 17(1). 90–100. 42 indexed citations
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Martinez, V., Nurcan Üçeyler, Jean‐Claude Alvarez, et al.. (2015). Clinical, histological, and biochemical predictors of postsurgical neuropathic pain. Pain. 156(11). 2390–2398. 26 indexed citations
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Galhardoni, Ricardo, Haniel A. Araújo, Lin Tchia Yeng, et al.. (2014). Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Chronic Pain: A Review of the Literature. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 96(4). S156–S172. 101 indexed citations
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Martinez, V., Barbara Székély, Frédéric Martin, et al.. (2013). The efficacy of a glial inhibitor, minocycline, for preventing persistent pain after lumbar discectomy: A randomized, double-blind, controlled study. Pain. 154(8). 1197–1203. 63 indexed citations
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Bouhassira, Didier, M Letanoux, & Agnès Hartemann. (2013). Chronic Pain with Neuropathic Characteristics in Diabetic Patients: A French Cross-Sectional Study. PLoS ONE. 8(9). e74195–e74195. 118 indexed citations
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Lefaucheur, J.-P., Nathalie André‐Obadia, Emmanuel Poulet, et al.. (2011). Recommandations françaises sur l’utilisation de la stimulation magnétique transcrânienne répétitive (rTMS) : règles de sécurité et indications thérapeutiques. Neurophysiologie Clinique. 41(5-6). 221–295. 82 indexed citations
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Martin, Frédéric, Emuri Abé, Jean‐Claude Alvarez, et al.. (2008). Lack of Impact of Intravenous Lidocaine on Analgesia, Functional Recovery, and Nociceptive Pain Threshold after Total Hip Arthroplasty. Anesthesiology. 109(1). 118–123. 108 indexed citations
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Kern, Delphine, et al.. (2008). Pharmacological dissection of the paradoxical pain induced by a thermal grill. Pain. 135(3). 291–299. 51 indexed citations
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Martin, Frédéric, V. Martinez, Jean Xavier Mazoit, et al.. (2008). Antiinflammatory Effect of Peripheral Nerve Blocks after Knee Surgery. Anesthesiology. 109(3). 484–490. 74 indexed citations
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Sabaté, Jean‐Marc, Didier Bouhassira, Cécile Poupardin, et al.. (2007). Sensory signalling effects of tegaserod in patients with irritable bowel syndrome with constipation1. Neurogastroenterology & Motility. 20(2). 134–141. 37 indexed citations
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Moisset, Xavier & Didier Bouhassira. (2007). Brain imaging of neuropathic pain. NeuroImage. 37. S80–S88. 268 indexed citations
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Ducreux, Denis, Nadine Attal, Fabrice Parker, & Didier Bouhassira. (2006). Mechanisms of central neuropathic pain: a combined psychophysical and fMRI study in syringomyelia. Brain. 129(4). 963–976. 187 indexed citations
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Attal, Nadine, et al.. (2003). Are oral cannabinoids safe and effective in refractory neuropathic pain?. European Journal of Pain. 8(2). 173–177. 54 indexed citations
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Coffin, Benoît, Didier Bouhassira, & Raymond Jian. (1998). Sensibilité viscérale et troubles fonctionnels digestifs : Signification clinique et perspectives thérapeutiques. Gastroentérologie Clinique et Biologique. 22. 1 indexed citations

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