Laurent Pitance

1.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
58 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Laurent Pitance is a scholar working on Pharmacology, Surgery and Pathology and Forensic Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Laurent Pitance has authored 58 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Pharmacology, 12 papers in Surgery and 10 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine. Recurrent topics in Laurent Pitance's work include Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (26 papers), Temporomandibular Joint Disorders (10 papers) and Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (9 papers). Laurent Pitance is often cited by papers focused on Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (26 papers), Temporomandibular Joint Disorders (10 papers) and Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (9 papers). Laurent Pitance collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, France and Australia. Laurent Pitance's co-authors include Ambra Michelotti, Francisco Rosa Neto, Vandana Singh, Susan Armijo‐Olivo, Norman M.R. Thie, Toby Hall, Benjamin Hidalgo, Grégory Reychler, Barbara Cagnie and Laurent Vecellio and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Pain and International Journal of Pharmaceutics.

In The Last Decade

Laurent Pitance

48 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Hit Papers

Effectiveness of Manual Therapy and Therapeutic Exercise ... 2015 2026 2018 2022 2015 50 100 150 200 250
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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. Effectiveness of Manual Therapy and Therapeutic Exercise for Temporomandibular Disorders: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
    2015 264 citations Susan Armijo‐Olivo, Laurent Pitance et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Laurent Pitance Belgium 17 428 311 204 199 189 58 1.1k
Almir Vieira Dibai‐Filho Brazil 22 420 1.0× 310 1.0× 283 1.4× 139 0.7× 48 0.3× 137 1.4k
César Ferreira Amorim Brazil 23 326 0.8× 171 0.5× 138 0.7× 120 0.6× 135 0.7× 94 1.6k
Cleofás Rodríguez‐Blanco Spain 27 846 2.0× 138 0.4× 159 0.8× 341 1.7× 81 0.4× 71 1.7k
David Rodríguez‐Sanz Spain 22 390 0.9× 81 0.3× 166 0.8× 80 0.4× 119 0.6× 138 1.7k
Jin Woo Chung South Korea 16 145 0.3× 188 0.6× 298 1.5× 151 0.8× 123 0.7× 50 904
Firas Mourad Italy 17 447 1.0× 136 0.4× 151 0.7× 83 0.4× 30 0.2× 81 1.1k
Eliane Castilhos Rodrigues Corrêa Brazil 18 87 0.2× 232 0.7× 249 1.2× 93 0.5× 108 0.6× 63 769
Ana I. de‐la‐Llave‐Rincón Spain 24 632 1.5× 109 0.4× 362 1.8× 267 1.3× 22 0.1× 64 1.7k
Cid André Fidelis de Paula Gomes Brazil 17 270 0.6× 323 1.0× 140 0.7× 137 0.7× 10 0.1× 104 874
Hussein S. Zaki United States 13 327 0.8× 470 1.5× 220 1.1× 183 0.9× 17 0.1× 32 1.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Laurent Pitance

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All Works

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Michelotti, Ambra, et al.. (2025). Manual therapy and exercise targeted to the neck and orofacial regions for patients with orofacial pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Disability and Rehabilitation. 48(2). 286–330. 1 indexed citations
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Pitance, Laurent, et al.. (2022). The mouth‐opening muscular performance in adults with and without temporomandibular disorders: A systematic review. Journal of Oral Rehabilitation. 49(4). 476–494. 6 indexed citations
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Demoulin, Christophe, et al.. (2021). Several low back pain‐related misbeliefs are still around in 2020: A cross‐sectional survey in Belgium. Physiotherapy Research International. 27(1). e1927–e1927. 6 indexed citations
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Pitance, Laurent, et al.. (2021). Digital pain drawings are a useful and reliable tool for assessing patients with temporomandibular disorders. Journal of Oral Rehabilitation. 48(7). 798–808. 13 indexed citations
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Detrembleur, Christine, et al.. (2021). Sensorimotor performance in acute-subacute non-specific neck pain: a non-randomized prospective clinical trial with intervention. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders. 22(1). 1017–1017. 3 indexed citations
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Cuesta‐Vargas, Antonio, Randy Neblett, Jo Nijs, et al.. (2020). Establishing Central Sensitization–Related Symptom Severity Subgroups: A Multicountry Study Using the Central Sensitization Inventory. Pain Medicine. 21(10). 2430–2440. 27 indexed citations
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Lebleu, Julien, et al.. (2020). Within‐ and between‐session reliability of secondary hyperalgesia induced by electrical high‐frequency stimulation. European Journal of Pain. 24(8). 1585–1597. 16 indexed citations
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Nijs, Jo, Paul van Wilgen, Christophe Demoulin, et al.. (2020). Attitudes and beliefs on low back pain in physical therapy education: A cross-sectional study. Brazilian Journal of Physical Therapy. 25(3). 319–328. 22 indexed citations
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Buisseret, Fabien, et al.. (2019). Head-neck rotational movements using DidRen laser test indicate children and seniors’ lower performance. PLoS ONE. 14(7). e0219515–e0219515. 7 indexed citations
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Testa, Marco, Tommaso Geri, Laurent Pitance, et al.. (2018). Alterations in jaw clenching force control in people with myogenic temporomandibular disorders. Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology. 43. 111–117. 15 indexed citations
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Pitance, Laurent, et al.. (2016). Reliability and Reproducibility of Chest Wall Expansion Measurement in Young Healthy Adults. Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics. 39(6). 443–449. 43 indexed citations
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Hidalgo, Benjamin, Laurent Pitance, Toby Hall, Christine Detrembleur, & Henri Nielens. (2015). Short-Term Effects of Mulligan Mobilization With Movement on Pain, Disability, and Kinematic Spinal Movements in Patients With Nonspecific Low Back Pain: A Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trial. Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics. 38(6). 365–374. 40 indexed citations
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Pitance, Laurent, Grégory Reychler, Teresinha Leal, et al.. (2013). Aerosol Delivery to the Lung Is More Efficient Using an Extension with a Standard Jet Nebulizer than an Open-Vent Jet Nebulizer. Journal of Aerosol Medicine and Pulmonary Drug Delivery. 26(4). 208–214. 9 indexed citations
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Durand, Mathieu, Sandrine Le Guellec, Jérémie Pourchez, et al.. (2012). Sonic aerosol therapy to target maxillary sinuses. European Annals of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Diseases. 129(5). 244–250. 34 indexed citations
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Pitance, Laurent, et al.. (2012). Aerosol Delivery Through Tracheostomy Tubes: An In Vitro Study. Journal of Aerosol Medicine and Pulmonary Drug Delivery. 26(2). 76–83. 19 indexed citations
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Pitance, Laurent, Laurent Vecellio, Teresinha Leal, et al.. (2010). Delivery Efficacy of a Vibrating Mesh Nebulizer and a Jet Nebulizer under Different Configurations. Journal of Aerosol Medicine and Pulmonary Drug Delivery. 23(6). 389–396. 50 indexed citations

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