2026 Andrew S.C. Rice: Medicine Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Medicine	87	13438	12646	1253	1199	289	38415

Overview

Andrew S.C. Rice is affiliated with Imperial College London in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily falls within the field of Medicine, with a focus on several subfields including Physiology, Pharmacology, Neurology, Cognitive Neuroscience, and Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine.

The main topics of their work cover a range of issues related to pain and its management. These include:

Pain Mechanisms and Treatments
Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders
Pain Management and Placebo Effect
Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research
Pain Management and Opioid Use
Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research

Rice has contributed extensively to academic journals, notably publishing in several frequent venues such as:

Pain
Journal of Pain
PAIN Reports
European Journal of Pain
Scandinavian Journal of Pain

They have collaborated with a number of researchers throughout their career, with frequent coauthors including:

Jan Vollert
Ian Gilron
David Bennett
Ralf Baron
Nanna Brix Finnerup

Recent publications by Andrew S.C. Rice include:

Chronic nociplastic pain affecting the musculoskeletal system: clinical criteria and grading system (2021, Pain)
Cannabinoids, the endocannabinoid system, and pain: a review of preclinical studies (2021, Pain)
Cannabinoids, cannabis, and cannabis-based medicine for pain management: a systematic review of randomised controlled trials (2020, Pain)
Comparison of amitriptyline supplemented with pregabalin, pregabalin supplemented with amitriptyline, and duloxetine supplemented with pregabalin for the treatment of diabetic peripheral neuropathic pain (OPTION-DM): a multicentre, double-blind, randomised crossover trial (2022, The Lancet)
Systematic review and meta-analysis of cannabinoids, cannabis-based medicines, and endocannabinoid system modulators tested for antinociceptive effects in animal models of injury-related or pathological persistent pain (2021, Pain)

Best Publications

Pharmacotherapy for neuropathic pain in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Nanna B Finnerup;Nadine Attal;Simon Haroutounian;Ewan McNicol

4273
Citations
Pharmacologic management of neuropathic pain: evidence-based recommendations.

Robert H. Dworkin;Alec B. O'Connor;Miroslav Backonja;John T. Farrar

2908
Citations
Recommendations for the Pharmacological Management of Neuropathic Pain: An Overview and Literature Update

Robert H. Dworkin;Alec B. O'Connor;Joseph Audette;Ralf Baron

1696
Citations
A new definition of neuropathic pain

Troels S. Jensen;Ralf Baron;Maija Haanpää;Eija Kalso

1588
Citations
Neuropathic pain: An updated grading system for research and clinical practice

Nanna B. Finnerup;Simon Haroutounian;Peter Kamerman;Ralf Baron

1303
Citations
The IASP classification of chronic pain for ICD-11: chronic neuropathic pain.

Joachim Scholz;Nanna B. Finnerup;Nadine Attal;Qasim Aziz

1034
Citations
Gabapentin in postherpetic neuralgia: a randomised, double blind, placebo controlled study

A. S.C. Rice;S. Maton

846
Citations
Topical capsaicin (high concentration) for chronic neuropathic pain in adults

Sheena Derry;Andrew S C Rice;Peter Cole;Toni Tan

845
Citations
Do we need a third mechanistic descriptor for chronic pain states

Eva Kosek;Milton Cohen;Ralf Baron;Gerald F Gebhart

833
Citations
Metabolic acidosis and fatal myocardial failure after propofol infusion in children: five case reports.

T. J. Parke;J. E. Stevens;A. S. Rice;C. L. Greenaway

720
Citations
Mechanisms of neuropathic pain

D. Bridges;S.W.N. Thompson;A.S.C. Rice

671
Citations
Value of quantitative sensory testing in neurological and pain disorders: NeuPSIG consensus.

Miroslav Misha Backonja;Nadine Attal;Ralf Baron;Didier Bouhassira

611
Citations
Peripheral neuropathic pain: a mechanism-related organizing principle based on sensory profiles.

Ralf Baron;Christoph Maier;Nadine Attal;Andreas Binder

609
Citations
Gabapentin for chronic neuropathic pain in adults

Philip J Wiffen;Sheena Derry;Rae Frances Bell;Andrew Sc Rice

550
Citations
Analgesic Therapy in Postherpetic Neuralgia: A Quantitative Systematic Review

Kathleen Hempenstall;Turo J Nurmikko;Robert W Johnson;Roger P A'Hern

535
Citations
Clinical practice. Postherpetic neuralgia.

Robert W Johnson;Andrew S C Rice

479
Citations
The anti-hyperalgesic actions of the cannabinoid anandamide and the putative CB2 receptor agonist palmitoylethanolamide in visceral and somatic inflammatory pain

Siân I Jaggar;Fauzia S Hasnie;Senthy Sellaturay;Andrew S.C Rice

457
Citations
Reliability of conditioned pain modulation: a systematic review.

Donna L. Kennedy;Harriet I. Kemp;Deborah Ridout;David Yarnitsky

448
Citations
Antiepileptic drugs for neuropathic pain and fibromyalgia ‐ an overview of Cochrane reviews

Philip J Wiffen;Sheena Derry;R Andrew Moore;Dominic Aldington

408
Citations
Pharmacotherapy for Neuropathic Pain in Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

N.B. Finnerup;N. Attal;S. Haroutounian

85
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Nanna B. Finnerup Aarhus University

Ralf Baron Kiel University

Rolf-Detlef Treede Heidelberg University

Troels S. Jensen Aarhus University

Per Hansson Karolinska Institute

Robert H. Dworkin University of Rochester Medical Center

David L.H. Bennett University of Oxford

Stephen B. McMahon King's College London

Nadine Attal Grenoble Alpes University

Christoph Maier Ruhr University Bochum

External Links

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