Leonardo Kapural

8.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
157 papers, 4.6k citations indexed

About

Leonardo Kapural is a scholar working on Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Pharmacology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Leonardo Kapural has authored 157 papers receiving a total of 4.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 82 papers in Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, 80 papers in Pharmacology and 62 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Leonardo Kapural's work include Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (79 papers), Pain Management and Treatment (72 papers) and Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (41 papers). Leonardo Kapural is often cited by papers focused on Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (79 papers), Pain Management and Treatment (72 papers) and Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (41 papers). Leonardo Kapural collaborates with scholars based in United States, Croatia and United Kingdom. Leonardo Kapural's co-authors include Nagy Mekhail, Samer Narouze, Ricardo Vallejo, Kasra Amirdelfan, Bradford E. Gliner, Abram H. Burgher, Ramsin Benyamin, B. Todd Sitzman, Richard Bundschu and Cong Yu and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Leonardo Kapural

150 papers receiving 4.4k 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.

Novel 10-kHz High-frequency Therapy (HF10 Therapy) Is Superior to Traditional Low-frequency Spinal Cord Stimulation for the Treatment of Chronic Back and Leg Pain

2015 557 citations Leonardo Kapural, Kasra Amirdelfan et al. profile →
Comparison of 10-kHz High-Frequency and Traditional Low-Frequency Spinal Cord Stimulation for the Treatment of Chronic Back and Leg Pain

2016 315 citations Leonardo Kapural, Kasra Amirdelfan et al. profile →

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Nagy Mekhail United States

Jan Van Zundert Belgium

Allen W. Burton United States

Mario Meglio Italy

Richard B. North United States

Krishna Kumar Canada

Tim J. Lamer United States

H. Alchaar France

Timothy R. Lubenow United States

Rahul K. Nath United States

Nagy Mekhail United States

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2.2k ×1.7

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Leonardo Kapural

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Cascella, Marco, Sean Li, Miles Day, et al.. (2025). Reliability, Accuracy, and Comprehensibility of AI-Based Responses to Common Patient Questions Regarding Spinal Cord Stimulation. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 14(5). 1453–1453. 4 indexed citations

Kallewaard, Jan Willem, Monique A. H. Steegers, Steven P. Cohen, et al.. (2025). 16. Pain in chronic pancreatitis. Pain Practice. 25(4). e70030–e70030. 1 indexed citations

Gupta, Mayank, Ahish Chitneni, Michael E Schatman, et al.. (2024). Chronic Abdominal Discomfort Syndrome (CADS): Defining and Discussing a Novel Diagnosis. Journal of Pain Research. Volume 17. 975–979.

Russo, Marc, et al.. (2024). ID: 341475 Long-Term Study of SCS System With Multiphase Stimulation and Remote Device Management: Interim 12-Month Results. Neuromodulation Technology at the Neural Interface. 27(7). S195–S196. 1 indexed citations

Gutierrez, Genaro, Leonardo Kapural, Gregory Moore, et al.. (2024). Clinical study of a micro-implantable pulse generator for the treatment of peripheral neuropathic pain: 12-month results from the COMFORT-randomized controlled trial. Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine. 51(3). 278–284. 5 indexed citations

Kapural, Leonardo, et al.. (2024). Safety and Efficacy of Axon Therapy (SEAT Study), Utilizing Magnetic Peripheral Nerve Stimulation (mPNS) for Treatment of Neuropathic Pain. Journal of Pain Research. Volume 17. 3167–3174. 3 indexed citations

Gutierrez, Genaro, Leonardo Kapural, Gregory Moore, et al.. (2024). Clinical study of a micro-implantable pulse generator for the treatment of peripheral neuropathic pain: 3-month and 6-month results from the COMFORT-randomised controlled trial. Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine. 50(7). 561–567. 5 indexed citations

Rutman, Howard, Mark L. McBride, Eric Grigsby, et al.. (2024). EFFICACY OF XT-150, A NOVEL NON-VIRAL GENE THERAPY DELIVERING IL-10v, ON MODERATE TO SEVERE PAIN DUE TO KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS: PATIENT SUBGROUP ANALYSIS. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage. 32. S41–S41. 5 indexed citations

Cohen, Steven P., Leonardo Kapural, Lynn Kohan, et al.. (2023). Cooled radiofrequency ablation versus standard medical management for chronic sacroiliac joint pain: a multicenter, randomized comparative effectiveness study. Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine. 49(3). 184–191. 10 indexed citations

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Kapural, Leonardo, et al.. (2020). Retrospective Assessment of Salvage to 10 kHz Spinal Cord Stimulation (SCS) in Patients Who Failed Traditional SCS Therapy: RESCUE Study. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 6 indexed citations

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Gilmore, Christopher A, Brian M. Ilfeld, Joshua M. Rosenow, et al.. (2019). Percutaneous peripheral nerve stimulation for the treatment of chronic neuropathic postamputation pain: a multicenter, randomized, placebo-controlled trial. Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine. 44(6). 637–645. 95 indexed citations

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Kapural, Leonardo, et al.. (2019). Influence of postoperative analgesia on systemic inflammatory response and postoperative cognitive dysfunction after femoral fractures surgery: a randomized controlled trial. Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine. 44(1). 59–68. 49 indexed citations

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Vrooman, Bruce, Leonardo Kapural, Edward J. Mascha, et al.. (2015). Lidocaine 5% Patch for Treatment of Acute Pain After Robotic Cardiac Surgery and Prevention of Persistent Incisional Pain: A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Double-Blind Trial. Pain Medicine. 16(8). 1610–1621. 24 indexed citations

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Perović, Darko, et al.. (2015). [First guidelines of Croatian interest group in diagnosing and treating lower back and radicular pain using minimally invasive diagnostic and therapeutic procedures].. PubMed. 135(7-8). 187–95. 1 indexed citations

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Rauck, Richard, Steven P. Cohen, Christopher A Gilmore, et al.. (2013). Treatment of Post-Amputation Pain With Peripheral Nerve Stimulation. Neuromodulation Technology at the Neural Interface. 17(2). 188–197. 88 indexed citations

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Kapural, Leonardo, et al.. (2011). Spinal Cord Stimulation for Visceral Pain From Chronic Pancreatitis. Neuromodulation Technology at the Neural Interface. 14(5). 423–427. 45 indexed citations

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Kapural, Leonardo, et al.. (2010). Intradiscal Biacuplasty (IDB) for the Treatment of Thoracic Discogenic Pain. Clinical Journal of Pain. 26(4). 354–357. 8 indexed citations

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Narouze, Samer, Amaresh Vydyanathan, Leonardo Kapural, Daniel I. Sessler, & Nagy Mekhail. (2009). Ultrasound-Guided Cervical Selective Nerve Root Block. Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine. 34(4). 343–348. 84 indexed citations

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Kapural, Leonardo, et al.. (2004). Intradiscal Thermal Annuloplasty for the Treatment of Lumbar Discogenic Pain in Patients with Multilevel Degenerative Disc Disease. Anesthesia & Analgesia. 99(2). 472–476. 33 indexed citations

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Kapural, Leonardo & Alan M. Fein. (1997). Changes in the expression of voltage-gated K+ currents during development of human megakaryocytic cells. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes. 1326(2). 319–328. 5 indexed citations

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