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Antti Pertovaara

Antti Pertovaara

University of Helsinki
Finland

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
70
Citations
13622
World Ranking
20133
National Ranking
237

Neuroscience

D-Index
70
Citations
13625
World Ranking
2562
National Ranking
15

Antti Pertovaara publication distribution in Neuroscience in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Neuroscience in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Antti Pertovaara sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 314 publications — 84th percentile

84% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 887 publications or more.

Antti Pertovaara D-index placement in Neuroscience in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Neuroscience scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Antti Pertovaara sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 70 D-Index — 74th percentile

74% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 163 D-Index or more.

Overview

Antti Pertovaara is affiliated with the University of Helsinki in Finland. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of Medicine and Neuroscience, with significant work conducted within the subfields of Physiology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Pharmacology, Molecular Biology, and Sensory Systems.

The scientist's research topics include:

  • Pain Mechanisms and Treatments
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Ion Channels and Receptors
  • Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology
  • Musculoskeletal Pain and Rehabilitation
  • Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders
  • Ion Channel Regulation and Function

Their recent publications reflect a focus on pain mechanisms and related neurophysiological processes. Selected papers include:

  • "Pain and depression comorbidity causes asymmetric plasticity in the locus coeruleus neurons" (2021), published in Brain
  • "Thalamus: The 'promoter' of endogenous modulation of pain and potential therapeutic target in pathological pain" (2022), published in Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews
  • "Neurophysiological response properties of medullary pain-control neurons following chronic treatment with morphine or oxycodone: modulation by acute ketamine" (2020), published in Journal of Neurophysiology
  • "Spinal mechanisms contributing to the development of pain hypersensitivity induced by sphingolipids in the rat" (2021), published in Pharmacological Reports
  • "Reduced mechanical hypersensitivity by inhibition of the amygdala in experimental neuropathy: Sexually dimorphic contribution of spinal neurotransmitter receptors" (2022), published in Brain Research

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Antti Pertovaara include:

  • Hong Wei
  • Hao-Jun You
  • Jing Lei
  • Ari Koivisto
  • Zuyue Chen

Among the common venues for their publications are Neuroscience, Brain, Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, Journal of Neurophysiology, and Pharmacological Reports. These reflect the scientist's engagement with interdisciplinary journals spanning neurophysiology, pharmacology, and pain research.

Best Publications

  • Noradrenergic pain modulation.

    Antti Pertovaara

  • Striatal dopamine D2 receptors in modulation of pain in humans: a review.

    Nora Hagelberg;Satu K. Jääskeläinen;Ilkka K. Martikainen;Heikki Mansikka

  • Lidocaine in the rostroventromedial medulla and the periaqueductal gray attenuates allodynia in neuropathic rats

    Antti Pertovaara;Hong Wei;Minna M. Hämäläinen

  • Neuropeptide FF and modulation of pain.

    Pertti Panula;Eija Kalso;Maija-Liisa Nieminen;Vesa K Kontinen

  • Neuropathic pain is associated with depressive behaviour and induces neuroplasticity in the amygdala of the rat.

    Leonor Gonçalves;Rui Silva;Filipa Pinto-Ribeiro;José M. Pêgo

  • The noradrenergic pain regulation system: a potential target for pain therapy.

    Antti Pertovaara

  • Attenuation of mechanical hypersensitivity by an antagonist of the TRPA1 ion channel in diabetic animals.

    Hong Wei;Minna M. Hämäläinen;Marja Saarnilehto;Ari Koivisto

  • Peripheral and spinal neural mechanisms in arthritis, with particular reference to treatment of inflammation and pain.

    Yrjö T. Konttinen;Yrjö T. Konttinen;Pertti Kemppinen;Margaretha Segerberg;Mika Hukkanen

  • Dopamine D2 receptor binding in the human brain is associated with the response to painful stimulation and pain modulatory capacity.

    Nora Hagelberg;Ilkka K Martikainen;Heikki Mansikka;Susanna Hinkka

  • Ischemic pain nonsegmentally produces a predominant reduction of pain and thermal sensitivity in man: A selective role for endogenous opioids

    Antti Pertovaara;Pentti Kemppainen;Gunnar Johansson;Sirkka-Liisa Karonen

  • Modification of dental pain and cutaneous thermal sensitivity by physical exercise in man.

    Pentti Kemppainen;Antti Pertovaara;Timo Huopaniemi;Gunnar Johansson

  • Antinociception induced by alpha-2-adrenoceptor agonists, with special emphasis on medetomidine studies

    Antti Pertovaara

  • Inhibiting TRPA1 ion channel reduces loss of cutaneous nerve fiber function in diabetic animals: sustained activation of the TRPA1 channel contributes to the pathogenesis of peripheral diabetic neuropathy.

    Ari Koivisto;Mika Hukkanen;Marja Saarnilehto;Hugh Chapman

  • Chronic spinal nerve ligation induces changes in response characteristics of nociceptive spinal dorsal horn neurons and in their descending regulation originating in the periaqueductal gray in the rat.

    Antti Pertovaara;Antti Pertovaara;Vesa K. Kontinen;Eija A. Kalso

  • Pain behavior and response properties of spinal dorsal horn neurons following experimental diabetic neuropathy in the rat: modulation by nitecapone, a COMT inhibitor with antioxidant properties.

    Antti Pertovaara;Hong Wei;Hong Wei;Jaakko Kalmari;Minna Ruotsalainen

  • A Neuronal Correlate of Secondary Hyperalgesia in the Rat Spinal Dorsal Horn Is Submodality Selective and Facilitated by Supraspinal Influence

    Antti Pertovaara

  • The impact of age on emotional and cognitive behaviours triggered by experimental neuropathy in rats.

    Hugo Leite-Almeida;Luis Almeida-Torres;Ana Raquel Mesquita;Antti Pertovaara

  • Behavioural measures of depression and anxiety in rats with spinal nerve ligation-induced neuropathy.

    Vesa K. Kontinen;Vesa K. Kontinen;Timo Kauppila;Timo Kauppila;Sami Paananen;Antti Pertovaara;Antti Pertovaara

  • Efficacy of kilohertz-frequency and conventional spinal cord stimulation in rat models of different pain conditions.

    Zhiyang Song;Hanna Viisanen;Björn A. Meyerson;Antti Pertovaara

  • THE EFFECTS OF STIMULUS AREA AND ADAPTATION TEMPERATURE ON WARM AND HEAT PAIN THRESHOLDS IN MAN

    Ilpo Kojo;Antti Pertovaara

Frequent Co-Authors

Synnöve Carlson
Synnöve Carlson Aalto University
Pertti Panula
Pertti Panula University of Helsinki
Jarmo Hietala
Jarmo Hietala Turku University Hospital
Eija Kalso
Eija Kalso University of Helsinki
Kjell Någren
Kjell Någren Odense University Hospital
Heikki Tanila
Heikki Tanila University of Eastern Finland
Satu K. Jääskeläinen
Satu K. Jääskeläinen Turku University Hospital
Jussi Hirvonen
Jussi Hirvonen Turku University Hospital
Esa R. Korpi
Esa R. Korpi University of Helsinki
Thomas J. Morrow
Thomas J. Morrow University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

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