Joanna Mika

8.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
147 papers, 6.4k citations indexed

About

Joanna Mika is a scholar working on Physiology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Pharmacology. According to data from OpenAlex, Joanna Mika has authored 147 papers receiving a total of 6.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 111 papers in Physiology, 70 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 36 papers in Pharmacology. Recurrent topics in Joanna Mika's work include Pain Mechanisms and Treatments (110 papers), Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (53 papers) and Pharmacological Effects of Natural Compounds (35 papers). Joanna Mika is often cited by papers focused on Pain Mechanisms and Treatments (110 papers), Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (53 papers) and Pharmacological Effects of Natural Compounds (35 papers). Joanna Mika collaborates with scholars based in Poland, Italy and Germany. Joanna Mika's co-authors include Barbara Przewłocka, Ewelina Rojewska, Wioletta Makuch, Katarzyna Popiołek-Barczyk, Anna Piotrowska, Magdalena Żychowska, Maria Osikowicz, Magdalena Kocot-Kępska, Jerzy Wordliczek and Renata Zajączkowska and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Scientific Reports and Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications.

In The Last Decade

Joanna Mika

144 papers receiving 6.3k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Mechanisms of Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy

2019 531 citations Renata Zajączkowska, Magdalena Kocot-Kępska et al. International Journal of Molecular Sciences profile →
Importance of glial activation in neuropathic pain

2013 382 citations Joanna Mika, Magdalena Żychowska et al. European Journal of Pharmacology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Joanna Mika Poland	46	4.0k	2.5k	1.4k	986	950	147	6.4k
Yong‐Jing Gao China	48	5.5k 1.4×	3.1k 1.2×	1.9k 1.4×	755 0.8×	1.0k 1.1×	114	8.5k
Camilla I. Svensson Sweden	47	3.9k 1.0×	2.0k 0.8×	2.1k 1.5×	714 0.7×	739 0.8×	147	7.8k
Zhen‐Zhong Xu United States	38	3.8k 1.0×	2.2k 0.9×	1.7k 1.3×	463 0.5×	581 0.6×	56	7.5k
Temugin Berta United States	36	3.7k 0.9×	1.9k 0.8×	1.4k 1.0×	428 0.4×	521 0.5×	70	6.0k
Erin D. Milligan United States	44	6.6k 1.6×	3.9k 1.5×	1.5k 1.1×	1.2k 1.3×	1.1k 1.2×	85	9.5k
Fletcher A. White United States	43	2.7k 0.7×	2.9k 1.2×	2.1k 1.5×	564 0.6×	307 0.3×	121	6.6k
Yasushi Kuraishi Japan	54	4.6k 1.1×	3.3k 1.3×	2.2k 1.6×	428 0.4×	929 1.0×	269	9.4k
Nigel A. Calcutt United States	50	4.4k 1.1×	2.2k 0.9×	1.9k 1.4×	1.7k 1.7×	508 0.5×	161	7.4k
Fabien Marchand France	26	2.6k 0.7×	1.7k 0.7×	758 0.6×	483 0.5×	476 0.5×	52	4.3k
Anna K. Clark United Kingdom	26	2.5k 0.6×	1.5k 0.6×	726 0.5×	466 0.5×	519 0.5×	29	3.9k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Sikosek, Tobias, Joanna Mika, Mustafa Kahraman, et al.. (2025). Early detection of Alzheimer’s disease using small RNAs. Results from the EPAD cohort. The Journal of Prevention of Alzheimer s Disease. 12(8). 100257–100257. 1 indexed citations

Pawlik, Katarzyna, Katarzyna Ciapała, A Ciechanowska, Wioletta Makuch, & Joanna Mika. (2025). Pharmacological modulation of neutrophils, in contrast to that of macrophages/microglia, is sex independent and delays the development of morphine tolerance in a mouse model of neuropathic pain. Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy. 187. 118149–118149.

Ciapała, Katarzyna, Katarzyna Pawlik, A Ciechanowska, Wioletta Makuch, & Joanna Mika. (2025). Promising effects of astaxanthin on pain-related behaviors and morphine tolerance in a mouse model of neuropathic pain: Possible involvement of Nrf2 and the NMDA receptor subunit NR2B. Neurotherapeutics. 22(6). e00765–e00765.

Piotrowska, Anna, et al.. (2024). A New Application for Cenicriviroc, a Dual CCR2/CCR5 Antagonist, in the Treatment of Painful Diabetic Neuropathy in a Mouse Model. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 25(13). 7410–7410. 5 indexed citations

Ciapała, Katarzyna, Ewelina Rojewska, Katarzyna Pawlik, A Ciechanowska, & Joanna Mika. (2023). Analgesic Effects of Fisetin, Peimine, Astaxanthin, Artemisinin, Bardoxolone Methyl and 740 Y-P and Their Influence on Opioid Analgesia in a Mouse Model of Neuropathic Pain. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(10). 9000–9000. 16 indexed citations

Ciapała, Katarzyna & Joanna Mika. (2023). Advances in Neuropathic Pain Research: Selected Intracellular Factors as Potential Targets for Multidirectional Analgesics. Pharmaceuticals. 16(11). 1624–1624. 11 indexed citations

Pawlik, Katarzyna & Joanna Mika. (2023). Targeting Members of the Chemokine Family as a Novel Approach to Treating Neuropathic Pain. Molecules. 28(15). 5766–5766. 17 indexed citations

Kleczkowska, Patrycja, et al.. (2021). Nitric oxide modulates tapentadol antinociceptive tolerance and physical dependence. European Journal of Pharmacology. 907. 174245–174245. 5 indexed citations

Kocot-Kępska, Magdalena, Renata Zajączkowska, Joanna Mika, et al.. (2021). Topical Treatments and Their Molecular/Cellular Mechanisms in Patients with Peripheral Neuropathic Pain—Narrative Review. Pharmaceutics. 13(4). 450–450. 31 indexed citations

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Ciechanowska, A, Katarzyna Popiołek-Barczyk, Katarzyna Pawlik, et al.. (2020). Changes in macrophage inflammatory protein-1 (MIP-1) family members expression induced by traumatic brain injury in mice. Immunobiology. 225(3). 151911–151911. 30 indexed citations

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Ciapała, Katarzyna, et al.. (2020). Blockade of CCR4 Diminishes Hypersensitivity and Enhances Opioid Analgesia – Evidence from a Mouse Model of Diabetic Neuropathy. Neuroscience. 441. 77–92. 18 indexed citations

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Kwiatkowski, Klaudia, Anna Piotrowska, Ewelina Rojewska, Wioletta Makuch, & Joanna Mika. (2017). The RS504393 Influences the Level of Nociceptive Factors and Enhances Opioid Analgesic Potency in Neuropathic Rats. Journal of Neuroimmune Pharmacology. 12(3). 402–419. 49 indexed citations

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Guillemyn, Karel, et al.. (2017). Bifunctional opioid/nociceptin hybrid KGNOP1 effectively attenuates pain-related behaviour in a rat model of neuropathy. European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. 104. 221–229. 10 indexed citations

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Oleś, Krzysztof, Jacek Składzień, Krzysztof Okoń, et al.. (2015). Original article IgG4-related inflammatory orbital pseudotumors – a retrospective case series. Folia Neuropathologica. 2(2). 111–120. 6 indexed citations

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Mika, Joanna. (2014). Chemokines under neuropathic pain. 15(1). 19–35. 1 indexed citations

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Piłat, Dominika & Joanna Mika. (2014). The role of interleukin-1 family of cytokines in nociceptive transmission. 15(4). 39–47. 2 indexed citations

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Mika, Joanna, Katarzyna Popiołek-Barczyk, Ewelina Rojewska, et al.. (2014). Delta-Opioid Receptor Analgesia Is Independent of Microglial Activation in a Rat Model of Neuropathic Pain. PLoS ONE. 9(8). e104420–e104420. 70 indexed citations

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Mika, Joanna, Magdalena Żychowska, Katarzyna Popiołek-Barczyk, Ewelina Rojewska, & Barbara Przewłocka. (2013). Importance of glial activation in neuropathic pain. European Journal of Pharmacology. 716(1-3). 106–119. 382 indexed citations breakdown →

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Mika, Joanna. (2008). The opioid systems and the role of glial cells in the effects of opioids. Via Medica Journals. 7(4). 185–196. 4 indexed citations

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Mika, Joanna, et al.. (2004). The Effects of Local Pentoxifylline and Propentofylline Treatment on Formalin-Induced Pain and Tumor Necrosis Factor-?? Messenger RNA Levels in the Inflamed Tissue of the Rat Paw. Anesthesia & Analgesia. 98(6). 1566–1573. 55 indexed citations

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