Fadel Zeidan

7.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
48 papers, 3.8k citations indexed

About

Fadel Zeidan is a scholar working on Clinical Psychology, Physiology and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Fadel Zeidan has authored 48 papers receiving a total of 3.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 39 papers in Clinical Psychology, 21 papers in Physiology and 19 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. Recurrent topics in Fadel Zeidan's work include Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions (38 papers), Pain Mechanisms and Treatments (21 papers) and Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes (19 papers). Fadel Zeidan is often cited by papers focused on Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions (38 papers), Pain Mechanisms and Treatments (21 papers) and Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes (19 papers). Fadel Zeidan collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Bulgaria. Fadel Zeidan's co-authors include Paula Goolkasian, Robert C. Coghill, Susan K. Johnson, John G. McHaffie, Nakia S. Gordon, Bruce J. Diamond, David R. Vago, Robert Kraft, Katherine T. Martucci and Junaid S. Merchant and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Neuroscience, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Fadel Zeidan

47 papers receiving 3.6k 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. Mindfulness meditation improves cognition: Evidence of brief mental training
    2010 833 citations Fadel Zeidan, Susan K. Johnson et al. profile →
  2. Brain Mechanisms Supporting the Modulation of Pain by Mindfulness Meditation
    2011 427 citations Fadel Zeidan, Katherine T. Martucci et al. Journal of Neuroscience profile →

Peers

Fadel Zeidan
Tim V. Salomons Canada
Patrick H. Finan United States
Thomas Fydrich Germany
Wilfred R. Pigeon United States
Brett Froeliger United States
John W. Burns United States
Wolf Mehling United States
Anke Karl United Kingdom
Elizabeth A. Hoge United States
Michael Hollifield United States
Tim V. Salomons Canada
Fadel Zeidan
Citations per year, relative to Fadel Zeidan Fadel Zeidan (= 1×) peers Tim V. Salomons

Countries citing papers authored by Fadel Zeidan

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Fields of papers citing papers by Fadel Zeidan

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Fadel Zeidan

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Fadel Zeidan. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Fadel Zeidan based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Fadel Zeidan. Fadel Zeidan is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Finan, Patrick H., Carly Hunt, Michael L. Keaser, et al.. (2024). Effects of Savoring Meditation on Positive Emotions and Pain-Related Brain Function: A Mechanistic Randomized Controlled Trial in People With Rheumatoid Arthritis. Journal of Pain. 25(7). 104478–104478. 7 indexed citations
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Oliva, Valeria, Jon G. Dean, Carolina B. López, et al.. (2024). I feel your pain: higher empathy is associated with higher posterior default mode network activity. Pain. 166(4). e60–e67. 1 indexed citations
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Oliva, Valeria, J. Jason Collier, Krishnan Chakravarthy, et al.. (2024). Self-regulated analgesia in males but not females is mediated by endogenous opioids. PNAS Nexus. 3(10). pgae453–pgae453. 3 indexed citations
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Mani, Ramakrishnan, Divya Bharatkumar Adhia, Andrew Gray, et al.. (2024). Self-regulation training for people with knee osteoarthritis: a protocol for a feasibility randomised control trial (MiNT trial). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4. 1271839–1271839. 1 indexed citations
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Castellanos, Joel, et al.. (2020). Chronic pain and psychedelics: a review and proposed mechanism of action. Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine. 45(7). 486–494. 73 indexed citations
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Adler-Neal, Adrienne L., Christian E. Waugh, Eric L. Garland, et al.. (2019). The Role of Heart Rate Variability in Mindfulness-Based Pain Relief. Journal of Pain. 21(3-4). 306–323. 48 indexed citations
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Grant, Joshua A. & Fadel Zeidan. (2019). Employing pain and mindfulness to understand consciousness: a symbiotic relationship. Current Opinion in Psychology. 28. 192–197. 16 indexed citations
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McClintock, Andrew S., et al.. (2018). Brief Mindfulness-Based Interventions for Acute and Chronic Pain: A Systematic Review. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. 25(3). 265–278. 69 indexed citations
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Kosek, Peter, et al.. (2018). Enhancement of Meditation Analgesia by Opioid Antagonist in Experienced Meditators. Psychosomatic Medicine. 80(9). 807–813. 16 indexed citations
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Zeidan, Fadel, Adrienne L. Adler-Neal, Rebecca Erwin Wells, et al.. (2016). Mindfulness-Meditation-Based Pain Relief Is Not Mediated by Endogenous Opioids. Journal of Neuroscience. 36(11). 3391–3397. 85 indexed citations
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Zeidan, Fadel, Nichole M. Emerson, Suzan R. Farris, et al.. (2015). Mindfulness Meditation-Based Pain Relief Employs Different Neural Mechanisms Than Placebo and Sham Mindfulness Meditation-Induced Analgesia. Journal of Neuroscience. 35(46). 15307–15325. 253 indexed citations
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Garland, Eric L., et al.. (2013). The downward spiral of chronic pain, prescription opioid misuse, and addiction: Cognitive, affective, and neuropsychopharmacologic pathways. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews. 37(10). 2597–2607. 191 indexed citations
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Zeidan, Fadel, Katherine T. Martucci, Robert Kraft, John G. McHaffie, & Robert C. Coghill. (2013). Neural correlates of mindfulness meditation-related anxiety relief. Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience. 9(6). 751–759. 137 indexed citations
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Zeidan, Fadel, et al.. (2013). From cue to meaning: Brain mechanisms supporting the construction of expectations of pain. Pain. 155(1). 129–136. 32 indexed citations
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Zeidan, Fadel, Katherine T. Martucci, Robert Kraft, et al.. (2011). Brain Mechanisms Supporting the Modulation of Pain by Mindfulness Meditation. Journal of Neuroscience. 31(14). 5540–5548. 427 indexed citations breakdown →
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Zeidan, Fadel, Susan K. Johnson, Nakia S. Gordon, & Paula Goolkasian. (2010). Effects of Brief and Sham Mindfulness Meditation on Mood and Cardiovascular Variables. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. 16(8). 867–873. 226 indexed citations
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Zeidan, Fadel. (2009). The effects of brief mindfulness meditation training on mood, cognitive, and cardiovascular variables. 1 indexed citations
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Zeidan, Fadel, Nakia S. Gordon, Junaid S. Merchant, & Paula Goolkasian. (2009). The Effects of Brief Mindfulness Meditation Training on Experimentally Induced Pain. Journal of Pain. 11(3). 199–209. 263 indexed citations

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