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David P. Finn

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Neuroscience

D-Index
56
Citations
10712
World Ranking
4533
National Ranking
20

David P. Finn 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 P. Finn sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 227 publications — 69th percentile

69% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

David P. Finn 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 P. Finn sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 56 D-Index — 54th percentile

54% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

David P. Finn is affiliated with the National University of Ireland, Galway in Ireland. Their main field of study is Medicine, with a strong emphasis on Pharmacology, Physiology, and Psychiatry and Mental Health. Other subfields include Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Cognitive Neuroscience.

Their research interests are reflected in the main topics of work, which cover:

  • Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research
  • Pain Mechanisms and Treatments
  • Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
  • Stress Responses and Cortisol
  • Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
  • Pain Management and Placebo Effect
  • Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior

David P. Finn has published extensively in several academic venues. The most frequent publication venues include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Pain
  • European Journal of Pain
  • Neuroscience Applied
  • Molecules

Their recent papers demonstrate a focus on cannabinoids and pain, with representative works such as:

  • 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
  • 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
  • Is Europe also facing an opioid crisis?-A survey of European Pain Federation chapters, 2021, European Journal of Pain
  • Cannabinoids, cannabis, and cannabis-based medicines for pain management: an overview of systematic reviews, 2020, Pain

Their frequent coauthors include Michelle Roche, KongFatt Wong-Lin, Paula L. McClean, Stephen Todd, and Niamh McCombe. Collaborations with these researchers reflect ongoing work in related fields.

Best Publications

  • The effect of pain on cognitive function: a review of clinical and preclinical research.

    Orla Moriarty;Brian E. McGuire;David P. Finn

  • Stress-induced analgesia

    Ryan K. Butler;David P. Finn

  • Stress-induced hyperalgesia

    Elaine M. Jennings;Bright N. Okine;Michelle Roche;David P. Finn

  • The cannabinoid system and pain

    Stephen G. Woodhams;Victoria Chapman;David P. Finn;Andrea G. Hohmann

  • Psychological stress in early life as a predisposing factor for the development of chronic pain: Clinical and preclinical evidence and neurobiological mechanisms

    Nikita N. Burke;David P. Finn;Brian E. McGuire;Michelle Roche

  • European Pain Federation (EFIC) position paper on appropriate use of cannabis-based medicines and medical cannabis for chronic pain management

    Winfried Häuser;David P. Finn;Eija Kalso;Nevenka Krcevski-Skvarc

  • Alterations in the endocannabinoid system in the rat valproic acid model of autism.

    D.M. Kerr;L. Downey;M. Conboy;D.P. Finn

  • Cannabinoids, the endocannabinoid system, and pain: a review of preclinical studies

    David P Finn;Simon Haroutounian;Andrea G Hohmann;Elliot Krane

  • Time-course of nigrostriatal neurodegeneration and neuroinflammation in the 6-hydroxydopamine-induced axonal and terminal lesion models of Parkinson's disease in the rat.

    S. Walsh;D.P. Finn;E. Dowd

  • Minocycline modulates neuropathic pain behaviour and cortical M1–M2 microglial gene expression in a rat model of depression

    Nikita N. Burke;Daniel M. Kerr;Orla Moriarty;David P. Finn

  • Cannabinoids, cannabis, and cannabis-based medicine for pain management: a systematic review of randomised controlled trials

    Emma Fisher;Emma Fisher;R. Andrew Moore;Alexandra E. Fogarty;David P. Finn

  • Cannabinoids and Pain: Sites and Mechanisms of Action.

    Katarzyna Starowicz;David P Finn

  • Effects of direct periaqueductal grey administration of a cannabinoid receptor agonist on nociceptive and aversive responses in rats.

    D.P. Finn;M.D. Jhaveri;S.R.G. Beckett;C.H. Roe

  • Implantation of hyaluronic acid hydrogel prevents the pain phenotype in a rat model of intervertebral disc injury

    Isma Liza Mohd Isa;Sunny A. Abbah;Michelle Kilcoyne;Daisuke Sakai

  • Cognitive Impairment in Patients with Chronic Neuropathic or Radicular Pain: An Interaction of Pain and Age.

    Orla Moriarty;Nancy Ruane;Nancy Ruane;David O'Gorman;David O'Gorman;Chris H. Maharaj;Chris H. Maharaj

  • Experimental pain processing in individuals with cognitive impairment: current state of the science

    Ruth Defrin;Martina Amanzio;Marina de Tommaso;Violeta Dimova

  • 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.

    Nadia Soliman;Simon Haroutounian;Andrea G Hohmann;Elliot Krane

  • Differential upregulation of the cannabinoid CB2 receptor in neurotoxic and inflammation-driven rat models of Parkinson's disease

    Ruth M. Concannon;Bright N. Okine;David P. Finn;Eilís Dowd

  • Cognition and pain.

    Orla Moriarty;David P. Finn

  • Clinical correlates of stress-induced analgesia: evidence from pharmacological studies.

    Gemma K Ford;David P Finn

  • Stress-induced modulation of pain: Role of the endogenous opioid system.

    Mehnaz Ferdousi;David P Finn

  • The effect of CB1 receptor antagonism in the right basolateral amygdala on conditioned fear and associated analgesia in rats

    Michelle Roche;Emer O'Connor;Catherine Diskin;David P. Finn

  • Effects of coadministration of cannabinoids and morphine on nociceptive behaviour, brain monoamines and HPA axis activity in a rat model of persistent pain.

    D. P. Finn;S. R. G. Beckett;C. H. Roe;A. Madjd

  • Supraspinal modulation of pain by cannabinoids: the role of GABA and glutamate

    Kieran Rea;Michelle Roche;David P. Finn

Frequent Co-Authors

Brian E. McGuire
Brian E. McGuire University of Galway
Victoria Chapman
Victoria Chapman University of Nottingham
Abhay Pandit
Abhay Pandit University of Galway
Christopher Eccleston
Christopher Eccleston University of Bath
Girijesh Prasad
Girijesh Prasad University of Ulster
Andrew S.C. Rice
Andrew S.C. Rice Imperial College London
Charles A. Marsden
Charles A. Marsden University of Nottingham
Liam Maguire
Liam Maguire University of Ulster
Nanna B. Finnerup
Nanna B. Finnerup Aarhus University
David J. Nutt
David J. Nutt Imperial College London

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