Iris Coppieters

3.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
81 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

Iris Coppieters is a scholar working on Pharmacology, Physiology and Psychiatry and Mental health. According to data from OpenAlex, Iris Coppieters has authored 81 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 69 papers in Pharmacology, 38 papers in Physiology and 37 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health. Recurrent topics in Iris Coppieters's work include Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (69 papers), Pain Mechanisms and Treatments (34 papers) and Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research (32 papers). Iris Coppieters is often cited by papers focused on Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (69 papers), Pain Mechanisms and Treatments (34 papers) and Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research (32 papers). Iris Coppieters collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, Sweden and Netherlands. Iris Coppieters's co-authors include Barbara Cagnie, Mira Meeus, Anneleen Malfliet, Jo Nijs, Robby De Pauw, Jeroen Kregel, Lieven Danneels, Kelly Ickmans, Dorien Goubert and Eva Huysmans and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Scientific Reports and Brain Research.

In The Last Decade

Iris Coppieters

77 papers receiving 2.6k citations

Hit Papers

Nociplastic Pain Criteria or Recognition of Central Sensi... 2021 2026 2022 2024 2021 50 100 150
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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.

  1. Nociplastic Pain Criteria or Recognition of Central Sensitization? Pain Phenotyping in the Past, Present and Future
    2021 194 citations Jo Nijs, Astrid Lahousse et al. Journal of Clinical Medicine profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Iris Coppieters Belgium 26 1.6k 1.0k 762 534 476 81 2.7k
Anneleen Malfliet Belgium 24 1.6k 1.0× 875 0.8× 779 1.0× 532 1.0× 331 0.7× 78 2.6k
Kelly Ickmans Belgium 30 1.8k 1.1× 1.4k 1.4× 882 1.2× 549 1.0× 291 0.6× 108 3.3k
Randy Neblett United States 27 2.1k 1.2× 1.5k 1.4× 801 1.1× 522 1.0× 360 0.8× 76 3.2k
Jessica Van Oosterwijck Belgium 30 2.5k 1.5× 1.5k 1.4× 936 1.2× 737 1.4× 636 1.3× 92 3.7k
Timothy H. Wideman Canada 24 1.7k 1.1× 715 0.7× 638 0.8× 553 1.0× 176 0.4× 73 2.4k
Henrik Bjarke Vægter Denmark 27 1.5k 0.9× 608 0.6× 1.0k 1.3× 472 0.9× 229 0.5× 94 2.3k
Jeroen Kregel Belgium 20 1.2k 0.7× 647 0.6× 518 0.7× 413 0.8× 222 0.5× 31 1.7k
Britt Larsson Sweden 31 1.4k 0.8× 694 0.7× 617 0.8× 307 0.6× 339 0.7× 90 3.0k
Gary D. Slade United States 31 973 0.6× 1.0k 1.0× 2.0k 2.6× 460 0.9× 263 0.6× 63 4.9k
Serena Carville United Kingdom 18 1.3k 0.8× 1.4k 1.3× 423 0.6× 555 1.0× 199 0.4× 27 2.4k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Iris Coppieters

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Elma, Ömer, Sevilay Tümkaya Yılmaz, Jo Nijs, et al.. (2024). Impaired Carbohydrate Metabolism among Women with Chronic Low Back Pain and the Role of Dietary Carbohydrates: A Randomized Controlled Cross-Over Experiment. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 13(7). 2155–2155. 2 indexed citations
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Bogaert, Wouter Van, Eva Huysmans, Iris Coppieters, et al.. (2024). The Mediating Role of Pain Cognitions and Pain Sensitivity in the Treatment Effect of Perioperative Pain Neuroscience Education in People Undergoing Surgery for Lumbar Radiculopathy. Journal of Pain. 25(8). 104521–104521. 5 indexed citations
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López‐Solà, Marina, Barbara Cagnie, Rob Smeets, et al.. (2024). Gray Matter Adaptations to Chronic Pain in People with Whiplash-Associated Disorders are Partially Reversed After Treatment: A Voxel-based Morphometry Study. Journal of Pain. 25(6). 104471–104471. 4 indexed citations
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Huysmans, Eva, Lisa Goudman, Iris Coppieters, et al.. (2023). Effect of perioperative pain neuroscience education in people undergoing surgery for lumbar radiculopathy: a multicentre randomised controlled trial. British Journal of Anaesthesia. 131(3). 572–585. 11 indexed citations
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Elma, Ömer, Sevilay Tümkaya Yılmaz, Jo Nijs, et al.. (2023). Proinflammatory Dietary Intake Relates to Pain Sensitivity in Chronic Nonspecific Low Back Pain: A Case-Control Study. Journal of Pain. 25(2). 350–361. 3 indexed citations
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Huysmans, Eva, Lisa Goudman, Iris Coppieters, et al.. (2023). Exploring Associations between Healthcare Use and Demographics, Pain and Pain Cognitions in People Scheduled for Surgery for Lumbar Radiculopathy: A Cross-Sectional Study. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 12(1). 388–388. 1 indexed citations
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Yılmaz, Sevilay Tümkaya, Anneleen Malfliet, Ömer Elma, et al.. (2022). Diet/Nutrition: Ready to Transition from a Cancer Recurrence/Prevention Strategy to a Chronic Pain Management Modality for Cancer Survivors?. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 11(3). 653–653. 9 indexed citations
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Huysmans, Eva, Lisa Goudman, Wouter Van Bogaert, et al.. (2022). Experimental Pain Measurements Do Not Relate to Pain Intensity and Pain Cognitions in People Scheduled for Surgery for Lumbar Radiculopathy. Pain Medicine. 24(2). 139–149. 5 indexed citations
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Nijs, Jo, Astrid Lahousse, Eleni Kapreli, et al.. (2021). Nociplastic Pain Criteria or Recognition of Central Sensitization? Pain Phenotyping in the Past, Present and Future. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 10(15). 3203–3203. 194 indexed citations breakdown →
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Lenoir, Dorine, et al.. (2021). Temporal changes in pain processing after whiplash injury, based on Quantitative Sensory Testing: A systematic review. European Journal of Pain. 26(1). 227–245. 9 indexed citations
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Willaert, Ward, Anneleen Malfliet, Iris Coppieters, et al.. (2020). Does Pain Neuroscience Education and Cognition‐Targeted Motor Control Training Improve Cervical Motor Output? Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Clinical Trial. Pain Practice. 20(6). 600–614. 10 indexed citations
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Elma, Ömer, Sevilay Tümkaya Yılmaz, Tom Deliens, et al.. (2020). Do Nutritional Factors Interact with Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain? A Systematic Review. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 9(3). 702–702. 79 indexed citations
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Malfliet, Anneleen, Kelly Ickmans, Eva Huysmans, et al.. (2019). Best Evidence Rehabilitation for Chronic Pain Part 3: Low Back Pain. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 8(7). 1063–1063. 82 indexed citations
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Pauw, Robby De, Iris Coppieters, Karen Caeyenberghs, et al.. (2019). Associations between brain morphology and motor performance in chronic neck pain: A whole‐brain surface‐based morphometry approach. Human Brain Mapping. 40(14). 4266–4278. 25 indexed citations
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Coppieters, Iris, Robby De Pauw, Karen Caeyenberghs, et al.. (2018). Differences in white matter structure and cortical thickness between patients with traumatic and idiopathic chronic neck pain: Associations with cognition and pain modulation?. Human Brain Mapping. 39(4). 1721–1742. 35 indexed citations

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