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David L.H. Bennett 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 David L.H. Bennett sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 283 publications — 80th percentile

80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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David L.H. Bennett 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 David L.H. Bennett sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 83 D-Index — 85th percentile

85% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2010 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For pioneering work in the application of gravitational lensing to solve major astrophysical problems including the nature of dark matter and discovery of extrasolar planets

Overview

David L.H. Bennett is a researcher affiliated with the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. Their work primarily spans the field of Medicine, with a focus on several subfields including Physiology, Neurology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology, and Cognitive Neuroscience.

The scientist's research topics cover a range of areas related to pain and neurological disorders. Main topics include Pain Mechanisms and Treatments, Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders, Hereditary Neurological Disorders, Musculoskeletal Pain and Rehabilitation, Ion Channel Regulation and Function, Nerve Injury and Regeneration, and Pain Management and Placebo Effect.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with David L.H. Bennett include Georgios Baskozos, Andreas C. Themistocleous, Andrew S.C. Rice, Blair H. Smith, and Nanna Brix Finnerup.

Publications by this researcher have appeared multiple times in notable venues such as Pain, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Brain, Nature, and Neuron.

Representative recent papers authored or co-authored by David L.H. Bennett are:

  • Whole-genome sequencing of patients with rare diseases in a national health system, 2020, Nature
  • Towards prevention of diabetic peripheral neuropathy: clinical presentation, pathogenesis, and new treatments, 2022, The Lancet Neurology
  • Whole-genome sequencing of a sporadic primary immunodeficiency cohort, 2020, Nature
  • Painful and non-painful diabetic neuropathy, diagnostic challenges and implications for future management, 2021, Brain
  • 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

David L.H. Bennett's scholarly contributions reflect extensive research on pain, neuropathy, and related clinical challenges within neurological and physiological frameworks.

In 2010, the researcher was recognized as a Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) for pioneering work related to the application of gravitational lensing in astrophysics, including studies on dark matter and extrasolar planets, indicating a diverse scientific background.

Best Publications

  • Diabetic neuropathy

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

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

  • New Horizons in Diabetic Neuropathy: Mechanisms, Bioenergetics, and Pain

    Eva L. Feldman;Klaus Armin Nave;Troels S. Jensen;David L.H. Bennett

  • A Distinct Subgroup of Small DRG Cells Express GDNF Receptor Components and GDNF Is Protective for These Neurons after Nerve Injury

    David L. H. Bennett;Gregory J. Michael;Navin Ramachandran;John B. Munson

  • Nerve Growth Factor Treatment Increases Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor Selectively in TrkA-Expressing Dorsal Root Ganglion Cells and in Their Central Terminations within the Spinal Cord

    G. J. Michael;S. Averill;A. Nitkunan;M. Rattray

  • Association between C reactive protein and coronary heart disease: mendelian randomisation analysis based on individual participant data

    G. Eiriksdottir;T. B. Harris;L. J. Launer;V. Gudnason

  • Neuroinflammation and the generation of neuropathic pain

    A Ellis;D.L.H. Bennett

  • Effects of lowering homocysteine levels with B vitamins on cardiovascular disease, cancer, and cause-specific mortality: Meta-analysis of 8 randomized trials involving 37 485 individuals.

    R Clarke;J Halsey;S Lewington;E Lonn

  • Potent analgesic effects of GDNF in neuropathic pain states

    Timothy J. Boucher;Kenji Okuse;David L. H. Bennett;John B. Munson

  • The Role of Voltage-Gated Sodium Channels in Pain Signaling

    David L. Bennett;Alex J. Clark;Jianying Huang;Stephen G. Waxman

  • The biological effects of endogenous nerve growth factor on adult sensory neurons revealed by a trkA-IgG fusion molecule

    Stephen B. Mcmahon;David L.H. Bennett;John V. Priestley;David L. Shelton

  • Whole-genome sequencing of patients with rare diseases in a national health system.

    E Turro;W J Astle;W J Astle;K Megy;S Gräf

  • Brain-derived neurotrophic factor modulates nociceptive sensory inputs and NMDA-evoked responses in the rat spinal cord.

    B J Kerr;Elizabeth Bradbury;D L Bennett;P M Trivedi

  • The role of the immune system in the generation of neuropathic pain.

    Margarita Calvo;John M Dawes;David L H Bennett;David L H Bennett

  • A Gain-of-Function Mutation in TRPA1 Causes Familial Episodic Pain Syndrome

    Barbara Kremeyer;Francisco Lopera;James J. Cox;James J. Cox;Aliakmal Momin

  • EARLY INTRAVENOUS ATENOLOL TREATMENT IN SUSPECTED ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION: Preliminary Report of a Randomised Trial

    S Yusuf;D Ramsdale;R Peto;L Furse

  • Painful and painless channelopathies

    David L H Bennett;C Geoffrey Woods

  • Brain-derived neurotrophic factor is an endogenous modulator of nociceptive responses in the spinal cord

    S. W. N. Thompson;D. L. H. Bennett;B. J. Kerr;E. J. Bradbury

  • Whole-genome sequencing of patients with rare diseases in a national health system

    Ernest Turro;William J Astle;Karyn Megy;Stefan Graf

  • CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY VERSUS CORONARY-ARTERY BYPASS-SURGERY - THE RANDOMIZED INTERVENTION TREATMENT OF ANGINA (RITA) TRIAL

    Hampton;Ra Henderson;Dg Julian;J Parker

  • The Pain in Neuropathy Study (PiNS): a cross-sectional observational study determining the somatosensory phenotype of painful and painless diabetic neuropathy.

    Andreas C. Themistocleous;Juan D. Ramirez;Pallai R. Shillo;Jonathan G. Lees

Frequent Co-Authors

Stephen B. McMahon
Stephen B. McMahon King's College London
Andrew S.C. Rice
Andrew S.C. Rice Imperial College London
Stuart D. Carter
Stuart D. Carter University of Liverpool
Nanna B. Finnerup
Nanna B. Finnerup Aarhus University
Troels S. Jensen
Troels S. Jensen Aarhus University
Mary M. Reilly
Mary M. Reilly University College London
David F. Lappin
David F. Lappin University of Glasgow
Carmen Birchmeier
Carmen Birchmeier Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine
Richard Peto
Richard Peto University of Oxford
Christine A. Orengo
Christine A. Orengo University College London

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