Henry K. Beecher

12.9k total citations · 4 hit papers
122 papers, 6.4k citations indexed

About

Henry K. Beecher is a scholar working on Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Cognitive Neuroscience and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Henry K. Beecher has authored 122 papers receiving a total of 6.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, 25 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience and 19 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Henry K. Beecher's work include Pain Management and Placebo Effect (23 papers), Medical History and Innovations (15 papers) and Anesthesia and Sedative Agents (14 papers). Henry K. Beecher is often cited by papers focused on Pain Management and Placebo Effect (23 papers), Medical History and Innovations (15 papers) and Anesthesia and Sedative Agents (14 papers). Henry K. Beecher collaborates with scholars based in United States, Russia and United Kingdom. Henry K. Beecher's co-authors include Donald P. Todd, Louis Lasagna, Frederick Mosteller, Gene M. Smith, John M. von Felsinger, Arthur S. Keats, Robert Markowitz, Lawrence D. Egbert, J. S. Gravenstein and John P. Bunker and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, New England Journal of Medicine and JAMA.

In The Last Decade

Henry K. Beecher

113 papers receiving 5.2k citations

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1955 1.2k citations Henry K. Beecher Journal of the American Medical Association profile →
Ethics and Clinical Research

1966 1.0k citations Henry K. Beecher profile →
A STUDY OF THE DEATHS ASSOCIATED WITH ANESTHESIA AND SURGERY

1954 386 citations Henry K. Beecher, Donald P. Todd profile →
RELATIONSHIP OF SIGNIFICANCE OF WOUND TO PAIN EXPERIENCED

1956 302 citations Henry K. Beecher Journal of the American Medical Association profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	A Study of Deaths Associated With Anesthesia and Surgery 2007 ·International Anesthesiology Clinics ·Henry K. Beecher, Donald P. Todd	8
2	The New Historiography of American Medical Education 1986 ·History of Education Quarterly ·Daniel M. Fox, Martin Kaufman, Henry K. Beecher, Mark D. Altschule, (unknown), Ronald L. Numbers, Kenneth M. Ludmerer	0
3	Procedures for the appropriate management of patients who may have supportive measures withdrawn. 1969 ·PubMed ·Henry K. Beecher, Raymond D. Adams, William H. Sweet	5
4	EXPERIMENTAL PAIN PRODUCED BY THE SUBMAXIMUM EFFORT TOURNIQUET TECHNIQUE: FURTHER EVIDENCE OF VALIDITY 1968 ·Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics ·Gene M. Smith, Edward Lowenstein, (unknown), Henry K. Beecher	61
5	AN EXPERIMENTAL PAIN METHOD SENSITIVE TO MORPHINE IN MAN: THE SUBMAXIMTUM EFFORT TOURNIQUET TECHNIQUE 1966 ·Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics ·Gene M. Smith, Lawrence D. Egbert, Robert Markowitz, Frederick Mosteller, Henry K. Beecher	37
6	Pain: One Mystery Solved 1966 ·Science ·Henry K. Beecher	54
7	EFFECTS OF AMPHETAMINE AND SECOBARBITAL ON CODING AND MATHEMATICAL PERFORMANCE 1963 ·Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics ·Gene M. Smith, (unknown), (unknown), Henry K. Beecher	11
8	Pain 1963 ·Surgical Clinics of North America ·Henry K. Beecher	1
9	COMPARATIVE ANALGESIC POTENCY OF HEROIN AND MORPHINE IN POSTOPERATIVE PATIENTS 1962 ·Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics ·(unknown), Gene M. Smith, J. S. Gravenstein, (unknown), Henry K. Beecher	30
10	SUBJECTIVE EFFECTS OF HEROIN AND MORPHINE IN NORMAL SUBJECTS 1962 ·Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics ·Gene M. Smith, Henry K. Beecher	51
11	Increased Stress and Effectiveness of Placebos and "Active" Drugs 1960 ·Science ·Henry K. Beecher	47
12	THE EFFECT OF PREOPERATIVE MEDICATION WITH MORPHINE ON POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA WITH MORPHINE 1957 ·Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics ·J. S. Gravenstein, Henry K. Beecher	6
13	PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGICAL STUDIES ON SUPPRESSION 1957 ·The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease ·Lincoln D. Clark, Henry K. Beecher	3
14	THE ANALGESIC EFFECTIVENESS OF NALORPHINE AND NALORPHINE-MORPHINE COMBINATIONS IN MAN 1954 ·Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics ·Louis Lasagna, Henry K. Beecher	144
15	ANALGESIC POWER AND THE QUESTION OF "ACUTE TOLERANCE" TO NARCOTICS IN MAN 1953 ·Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics ·Henry K. Beecher	2
16	THE PERSISTENCE OF MENTAL IMPAIRMENT FOLLOWING A HYPNOTIC DOSE OF A BARBITURATE 1953 ·Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics ·John M. von Felsinger, Louis Lasagna, Henry K. Beecher	21
17	Clinical Impression and Clinical Investigation 1953 ·Journal of the American Medical Association ·Henry K. Beecher	11
18	ANALGESIC POTENCY AND SIDE ACTION LIABILITY IN MAN OF HEPTAZONE, WIN 1161-2, 6-METHYL DIHYDROMORPHINE, METOPON, LEVO-ISOMETHADONE AND PENTOBARBITAL SODIUM, AS A FURTHER EFFORT TO REFINE METHODS OF EVALUATION OF ANALGESIC DRUGS 1952 ·Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics ·Arthur S. Keats, Henry K. Beecher	20
19	ANALGESIC ACTIVITY AND TOXIC EFFECTS OF ACETYLMETHADOL ISOMERS IN MAN 1952 ·Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics ·Arthur S. Keats, Henry K. Beecher	29
20	PAIN AND SOME FACTORS THAT MODIFY IT 1951 ·Anesthesiology ·Henry K. Beecher	14

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