Richard L. Nahin

19.2k total citations · 8 hit papers
115 papers, 13.3k citations indexed

About

Richard L. Nahin is a scholar working on Complementary and alternative medicine, Pharmacology and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Richard L. Nahin has authored 115 papers receiving a total of 13.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 37 papers in Complementary and alternative medicine, 28 papers in Pharmacology and 27 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Richard L. Nahin's work include Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies (32 papers), Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (25 papers) and Pain Mechanisms and Treatments (25 papers). Richard L. Nahin is often cited by papers focused on Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies (32 papers), Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (25 papers) and Pain Mechanisms and Treatments (25 papers). Richard L. Nahin collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Israel. Richard L. Nahin's co-authors include Patricia M. Barnes, Barbara Bloom, Barbara Stussman, Kim McFann, Eve Powell‐Griner, Tainya C. Clarke, Janice L.K. Hylden, Lindsey I Black, Ronald Dubner and James M. Dahlhamer and has published in prestigious journals such as JAMA, Circulation and Annals of Internal Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Richard L. Nahin

114 papers receiving 12.6k citations

Hit Papers

Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use Among Adults a... 2004 2026 2011 2018 2008 2018 2004 2015 2015 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k
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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. Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use Among Adults and Children: United States, 2007
    2008 2.4k citations Patricia M. Barnes, Richard L. Nahin et al. profile →
  2. Prevalence of Chronic Pain and High-Impact Chronic Pain Among Adults — United States, 2016
    2018 1.7k citations Richard L. Nahin et al. profile →
  3. Complementary and alternative medicine use among adults: United States, 2002
    2004 1.7k citations Patricia M. Barnes, Richard L. Nahin et al. PubMed profile →
  4. Trends in the use of complementary health approaches among adults: United States, 2002-2012.
    2015 732 citations Tainya C. Clarke, Barbara Stussman et al. PubMed profile →
  5. Estimates of Pain Prevalence and Severity in Adults: United States, 2012
    2015 703 citations Richard L. Nahin Journal of Pain profile →
  6. Costs of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) and frequency of visits to CAM practitioners: United States, 2007.
    2009 417 citations Richard L. Nahin, Patricia M. Barnes et al. PubMed profile →
  7. Estimated Rates of Incident and Persistent Chronic Pain Among US Adults, 2019-2020
    2023 106 citations Richard L. Nahin, Termeh Feinberg et al. profile →
  8. Use of Complementary Health Approaches Overall and for Pain Management by US Adults
    2024 43 citations Richard L. Nahin, Barbara Stussman 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
Richard L. Nahin United States 46 4.7k 3.0k 3.0k 1.9k 1.6k 115 13.3k
Andrew Scholey Australia 69 2.7k 0.6× 2.1k 0.7× 2.6k 0.9× 1.2k 0.7× 1.1k 0.7× 326 13.8k
Keith Wesnes United Kingdom 77 2.1k 0.5× 2.5k 0.8× 2.7k 0.9× 3.8k 2.1× 1.7k 1.1× 321 16.8k
Shahin Akhondzadeh Iran 63 1.9k 0.4× 2.5k 0.8× 1.0k 0.3× 3.6k 1.9× 1.2k 0.8× 427 12.7k
Brian Berman United States 58 6.5k 1.4× 2.9k 1.0× 1.8k 0.6× 1.5k 0.8× 337 0.2× 209 10.8k
Lixing Lao United States 58 7.5k 1.6× 2.9k 1.0× 2.5k 0.8× 1.2k 0.7× 552 0.3× 341 13.7k
Jerome Sarris Australia 50 1.6k 0.4× 1.1k 0.4× 1.4k 0.5× 1.3k 0.7× 510 0.3× 208 9.6k
David Mischoulon United States 60 658 0.1× 2.2k 0.7× 1.8k 0.6× 2.4k 1.3× 637 0.4× 323 11.6k
Ted J. Kaptchuk United States 82 9.6k 2.1× 3.1k 1.0× 3.2k 1.1× 5.6k 3.0× 302 0.2× 316 22.7k
Edzard Ernst United Kingdom 62 6.1k 1.3× 2.3k 0.7× 1.1k 0.4× 1.6k 0.8× 102 0.1× 242 12.6k
Ronald G. Thomas United States 60 868 0.2× 3.0k 1.0× 7.7k 2.6× 5.6k 3.0× 1.2k 0.8× 179 18.7k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Zajacova, Anna, Hanna Grol-Prokopczyk, & Richard L. Nahin. (2025). Pain among US adults before, during, and after the COVID-19 pandemic: a study using the 2019 to 2023 National Health Interview Survey. Pain. 167(1). 142–149. 1 indexed citations
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Nahin, Richard L., et al.. (2022). Physician Office Visits That Included Complementary Health Approaches in U.S. Adults: 2005–2015. Journal of Integrative and Complementary Medicine. 28(8). 641–650. 6 indexed citations
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Stussman, Barbara, et al.. (2022). Reasons Office-Based Physicians in the United States Recommend Common Complementary Health Approaches to Patients: An Exploratory Study Using a National Survey. Journal of Integrative and Complementary Medicine. 28(8). 651–663. 1 indexed citations
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Nahin, Richard L., et al.. (2021). Longitudinal Analysis of Complementary Health Approaches in Adults Aged 25–74 Years from the Midlife in the U.S. Survey Sample. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. 27(7). 550–568. 5 indexed citations
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Escolar, Esteban, Francisco Ujueta, Hwasoon Kim, et al.. (2020). Possible differential benefits of edetate disodium in post-myocardial infarction patients with diabetes treated with different hypoglycemic strategies in the Trial to Assess Chelation Therapy (TACT). Journal of Diabetes and its Complications. 34(8). 107616–107616. 5 indexed citations
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Stussman, Barbara, Richard L. Nahin, & Marta Čeko. (2018). Fibromyalgia patients and healthy volunteers express difficulties and variability in rating experimental pain: a qualitative study. Scandinavian Journal of Pain. 18(4). 657–666. 4 indexed citations
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Nahin, Richard L., Patricia M. Barnes, & Barbara Stussman. (2016). Insurance Coverage for Complementary Health Approaches Among Adult Users: United States, 2002 and 2012.. PubMed. 1–8. 30 indexed citations
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Nahin, Richard L.. (2016). Severe Pain in Veterans: The Effect of Age and Sex, and Comparisons With the General Population. Journal of Pain. 18(3). 247–254. 183 indexed citations
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Clarke, Tainya C., Richard L. Nahin, Patricia M. Barnes, & Barbara Stussman. (2016). Use of Complementary Health Approaches for Musculoskeletal Pain Disorders Among Adults: United States, 2012.. PubMed. 1–12. 74 indexed citations
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Lamas, Gervasio A., Christine Goertz, Robin Boineau, et al.. (2014). Disodium EDTA Chelation for Post Myocardial Infarction Patients. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. 20(5). A2–A2. 1 indexed citations
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Clarke, Tainya C., et al.. (2014). Changing Dietary Supplement Use Among U.S. Adults: 2000–2012. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. 20(5). A144–A144. 1 indexed citations
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Lamas, Gervasio A., Robin Boineau, Christine Goertz, et al.. (2014). Oral High-Dose Multivitamins and Minerals Alone and in Combination with Chelation Therapy for Coronary Disease: A Randomized Clinical Trial. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. 20(5). A2–A3. 1 indexed citations
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Clarke, Tainya C., et al.. (2014). Popular Modalities Among Children Who Use Complementary Health Approaches. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. 20(5). A144–A144.
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Peregoy, Jennifer, et al.. (2014). Regional variation in use of complementary health approaches by U.S. adults.. PubMed. 1–8. 49 indexed citations
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Dwyer, Johanna, Richard L. Nahin, Gail Rogers, et al.. (2013). Prevalence and predictors of children’s dietary supplement use: the 2007 National Health Interview Survey. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 97(6). 1331–1337. 65 indexed citations
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Ahn, Andrew C., Richard L. Nahin, Carlo Calabrese, et al.. (2010). Applying Principles from Complex Systems to Studying the Efficacy of CAM Therapies. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. 16(9). 1015–1022. 21 indexed citations
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Stussman, Barbara, et al.. (2009). Role of Self-Concept in Answering Survey Questions on Complementary and Alternative Medicine: Challenges to and Strategies for Improving Data Quality. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. 15(12). 1319–1325. 5 indexed citations
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MacPherson, Hugh, Richard L. Nahin, Charlotte Paterson, et al.. (2008). Developments in Acupuncture Research: Big-Picture Perspectives from the Leading Edge. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. 14(7). 883–887. 29 indexed citations
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Khalsa, Partap S., et al.. (2006). The 2005 Conference on the Biology of Manual Therapies. Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics. 29(5). 341–346. 27 indexed citations
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Nahin, Richard L., et al.. (1994). Primary sensory neurons exhibit altered gene expression in a rat model of neuropathic pain. Pain. 58(1). 95–108. 143 indexed citations

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