Paul J. Christo

5.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
87 papers, 2.9k citations indexed

About

Paul J. Christo is a scholar working on Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Pharmacology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Paul J. Christo has authored 87 papers receiving a total of 2.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 36 papers in Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, 33 papers in Pharmacology and 21 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Paul J. Christo's work include Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (28 papers), Pain Management and Opioid Use (21 papers) and Pain Mechanisms and Treatments (19 papers). Paul J. Christo is often cited by papers focused on Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (28 papers), Pain Management and Opioid Use (21 papers) and Pain Mechanisms and Treatments (19 papers). Paul J. Christo collaborates with scholars based in United States, Italy and United Kingdom. Paul J. Christo's co-authors include Krishnan Chakravarthy, Kayode Williams, Steven P. Cohen, Michael M. Bottros, Joseph V. Pergolizzi, Jo Ann LeQuang, Laxmaiah Manchikanti, Rohit Nalamasu, Salah N. El-Tallawy and Julie A. Freischlag and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences and Anesthesiology.

In The Last Decade

Paul J. Christo

79 papers receiving 2.8k 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.

Management of Musculoskeletal Pain: An Update with Emphasis on Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain

2021 225 citations Salah N. El-Tallawy, Rohit Nalamasu et al. Pain and Therapy profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Paul J. Christo United States	30	1.0k	953	899	617	476	87	2.9k
Anuj Bhatia Canada	29	802 0.8×	849 0.9×	1.1k 1.3×	564 0.9×	247 0.5×	104	2.9k
Andrea M. Trescot United States	24	657 0.7×	561 0.6×	952 1.1×	512 0.8×	390 0.8×	63	2.4k
W. W. A. Zuurmond Netherlands	28	1.4k 1.4×	1.0k 1.1×	972 1.1×	749 1.2×	468 1.0×	97	2.8k
Vwaire Orhurhu United States	26	531 0.5×	929 1.0×	971 1.1×	360 0.6×	211 0.4×	144	2.5k
Alaa Abd‐Elsayed United States	29	824 0.8×	756 0.8×	823 0.9×	730 1.2×	129 0.3×	289	2.9k
Rui Duarte United Kingdom	29	1.3k 1.3×	1.1k 1.2×	378 0.4×	625 1.0×	282 0.6×	120	2.9k
Angela Mailis Canada	32	1.2k 1.2×	1.2k 1.3×	419 0.5×	969 1.6×	739 1.6×	92	3.0k
Kenneth D. Candido United States	30	622 0.6×	1.1k 1.1×	1.5k 1.7×	493 0.8×	197 0.4×	130	3.2k
Marco A. E. Marcus Netherlands	35	1.3k 1.3×	588 0.6×	2.4k 2.7×	559 0.9×	282 0.6×	121	4.5k
Noor M. Gajraj United States	27	920 0.9×	671 0.7×	817 0.9×	549 0.9×	258 0.5×	69	2.3k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Paul J. Christo

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20 of 20 papers shown

Yuan, Chao, Reda Tolba, Qing Ruan, et al.. (2025). Dual-Action Regenerative Therapies: Regeneration and Antimicrobial Effects of Platelet- and Marrow-Derived Biologics. Biomedicines. 13(11). 2832–2832.

Schatman, Michael E, Michael D. Kritzer, R. Jason Yong, et al.. (2025). Mobile Health and Gamification of Chronic Pain Management: A Narrative Review. Current Pain and Headache Reports. 29(1). 105–105.

Kawi, Jennifer, Chao Hsing Yeh, Lauren Grant, et al.. (2024). Adapting and Evaluating a Theory-Driven, Non-Pharmacological Intervention to Self-Manage Pain. Healthcare. 12(10). 969–969.

Pergolizzi, Joseph V., Giustino Varrassi, Mark Coleman, et al.. (2023). The Sigma Enigma: A Narrative Review of Sigma Receptors. Cureus. 15(3). e35756–e35756. 18 indexed citations

Moheimani, Roya, et al.. (2023). Complex Regional Pain Syndrome: Evidence-Based Advances in Concepts and Treatments. Current Pain and Headache Reports. 27(9). 269–298. 10 indexed citations

El-Tallawy, Salah N., et al.. (2021). Management of Musculoskeletal Pain: An Update with Emphasis on Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain. Pain and Therapy. 10(1). 181–209. 225 indexed citations breakdown →

Pergolizzi, Joseph V., Robert B. Raffa, Giustino Varrassi, et al.. (2020). Potential neurological manifestations of COVID-19: a narrative review. Postgraduate Medicine. 134(4). 395–405. 24 indexed citations

Pergolizzi, Joseph V., Giustino Varrassi, Peter Magnusson, et al.. (2020). COVID-19 and NSAIDS: A Narrative Review of Knowns and Unknowns. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 9(2). 353–358. 29 indexed citations

Deer, Timothy R., Salim M. Hayek, Jason E. Pope, et al.. (2017). The Polyanalgesic Consensus Conference (PACC): Recommendations for Trialing of Intrathecal Drug Delivery Infusion Therapy. Neuromodulation Technology at the Neural Interface. 20(2). 133–154. 46 indexed citations

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Chakravarthy, Krishnan, H. S. Chaudhry, Kayode Williams, & Paul J. Christo. (2015). Review of the Uses of Vagal Nerve Stimulation in Chronic Pain Management. Current Pain and Headache Reports. 19(12). 54–54. 108 indexed citations

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Campbell, Claudia M., Luis F. Buenaver, Srinivasa N. Raja, et al.. (2015). Dynamic Pain Phenotypes are Associated with Spinal Cord Stimulation-Induced Reduction in Pain: A Repeated Measures Observational Pilot Study. Pain Medicine. 16(7). 1349–1360. 38 indexed citations

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Christo, Paul J. & Michael M. Bottros. (2014). Current perspectives on intrathecal drug delivery. Journal of Pain Research. 7. 615–615. 128 indexed citations

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Young, Mark A., et al.. (2013). Complementary and Alternative Treatments for Chronic Pelvic Pain. Current Pain and Headache Reports. 17(2). 316–316. 10 indexed citations

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Peppin, John F., Steven D. Passik, Joseph Couto, et al.. (2012). Recommendations for Urine Drug Monitoring as a Component of Opioid Therapy in the Treatment of Chronic Pain. Pain Medicine. 13(7). 886–896. 54 indexed citations

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Lum, Ying Wei, et al.. (2012). Impact of anterior scalene lidocaine blocks on predicting surgical success in older patients with neurogenic thoracic outlet syndrome. Journal of Vascular Surgery. 55(5). 1370–1375. 56 indexed citations

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Manchikanti, Laxmaiah, S. Datta, Vijay Singh, et al.. (2011). A systematic review of randomized trials of long-term opioid management for chronic non-cancer pain.. PubMed. 14(2). 91–121. 92 indexed citations

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Christo, Paul J., et al.. (2010). The Effect of Morphine on Glial Cells as a Potential Therapeutic Target for Pharmacological Development of Analgesic Drugs. Current Pain and Headache Reports. 14(2). 96–104. 27 indexed citations

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Christo, Paul J., et al.. (2008). Cancer Pain and Analgesia. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 1138(1). 278–298. 110 indexed citations

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Cohen, Steven P., Paul J. Christo, Shuxing Wang, et al.. (2008). The Effect of Opioid Dose and Treatment Duration on the Perception of a Painful Standardized Clinical Stimulus. Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine. 33(3). 199–206. 2 indexed citations

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Christo, Paul J., et al.. (2004). Strategies for postoperative pain management. Best Practice & Research Clinical Anaesthesiology. 18(4). 703–717. 65 indexed citations

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