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Didier Bouhassira

Didier Bouhassira

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
100
Citations
38311
World Ranking
8257
National Ranking
255

Didier Bouhassira publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

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

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 366 publications — 31st percentile

31% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Didier Bouhassira D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

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

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This scientist: 100 D-Index — 60th percentile

60% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Didier Bouhassira is affiliated with Grenoble Alpes University in France and contributes primarily to the field of medicine, with a focus on neurology, physiology, and public health. Their research encompasses a range of topics related to pain mechanisms, treatments, and associated neurological disorders.

The scientist's work is frequently published in prominent venues such as Pain, European Journal of Pain, Revue Neurologique, The Lancet, and Journal of Pain. These publication outlets reflect a sustained engagement with clinical and experimental pain research.

Recent notable publications include:

  • Pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatments for neuropathic pain: Systematic review and French recommendations, 2020, Revue Neurologique
  • 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
  • Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation for neuropathic pain: a randomized multicentre sham-controlled trial, 2021, Brain
  • Potential for increased prevalence of neuropathic pain after the COVID-19 pandemic, 2021, PAIN Reports
  • The Parkinson disease pain classification system: results from an international mechanism-based classification approach, 2020, Pain

Collaboration is a significant aspect of Bouhassira's research, with frequent co-authors including Nadine Attal, Karen D. Davis, David Yarnitsky, Tonya M. Palermo, and Hugh C. Hemmings.

The main fields of study covered by Bouhassira consist of:

  • Medicine

With subfields including:

  • Neurology
  • Physiology
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
  • Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty
  • Pharmacology

The primary research topics address:

  • Pain Mechanisms and Treatments
  • Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders
  • Health and Medical Research Impacts
  • Meta-analysis and systematic reviews
  • Pain Management and Placebo Effect
  • Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
  • Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes

Best Publications

  • Comparison of pain syndromes associated with nervous or somatic lesions and development of a new neuropathic pain diagnostic questionnaire (DN4)

    Didier Bouhassira;Nadine Attal;Haiel Alchaar;François Boureau

  • Prevalence of chronic pain with neuropathic characteristics in the general population

    Didier Bouhassira;Michel Lantéri-Minet;Nadine Attal;Bernard Laurent

  • Development and validation of the Neuropathic Pain Symptom Inventory

    Didier Bouhassira;Nadine Attal;Jacques Fermanian;Haiel Alchaar

  • NeuPSIG guidelines on neuropathic pain assessment

    Maija Haanpää;Nadine Attal;Miroslav Backonja;Ralf Baron

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

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

  • Using screening tools to identify neuropathic pain

    Michael I. Bennett;Nadine Attal;Miroslav M. Backonja;Ralf Baron

  • Assessment and manifestation of central sensitisation across different chronic pain conditions.

    L Arendt-Nielsen;B Morlion;S Perrot;A Dahan

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

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

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

    Ralf Baron;Christoph Maier;Nadine Attal;Andreas Binder

  • Botulinum toxin type A induces direct analgesic effects in chronic neuropathic pain.

    Danièle Ranoux;Nadine Attal;Françoise Morain;Didier Bouhassira

  • Recommendations on terminology and practice of psychophysical DNIC testing.

    David Yarnitsky;David Yarnitsky;Lars Arendt-Nielsen;Didier Bouhassira;Robert R. Edwards

  • Recommendations on practice of conditioned pain modulation (CPM) testing.

    D. Yarnitsky;D. Bouhassira;A.M. Drewes;R.B. Fillingim

  • The specific disease burden of neuropathic pain: results of a French nationwide survey.

    Nadine Attal;Michel Lanteri-Minet;Bernard Laurent;Jacques Fermanian

  • Prevalence and impact on quality of life of peripheral neuropathy with or without neuropathic pain in type 1 and type 2 diabetic patients attending hospital outpatients clinics

    K. Van Acker;D. Bouhassira;D. De Bacquer;S. Weiss

  • The impact of herpes zoster and post-herpetic neuralgia on quality-of-life.

    Robert W Johnson;Didier Bouhassira;George Kassianos;Alain Leplège

  • Usefulness and limitations of quantitative sensory testing : Clinical and research application in neuropathic pain states

    Per Hansson;Miroslav Backonja;Didier Bouhassira

  • Neuropathic pain: are there distinct subtypes depending on the aetiology or anatomical lesion?

    Nadine Attal;Christian Fermanian;Jacques Fermanian;Michel Lantéri-Minet

  • Topical clonazepam in stomatodynia: a randomised placebo-controlled study.

    Christelle Gremeau-Richard;Alain Woda;Marie Louise Navez;Nadine Attal

  • Intravenous lidocaine in central pain: A double-blind, placebo-controlled, psychophysical study

    N. Attal;V. Gaudé;L. Brasseur;M. Dupuy

  • Brain imaging of neuropathic pain

    Xavier Moisset;Didier Bouhassira

Frequent Co-Authors

Nadine Attal
Nadine Attal Grenoble Alpes University
Luis Villanueva
Luis Villanueva Grenoble Alpes University
Daniel Le Bars
Daniel Le Bars Sorbonne University
D. Le Bars
D. Le Bars Grenoble Alpes University
Per Hansson
Per Hansson Karolinska Institute
Ralf Baron
Ralf Baron Kiel University
Troels S. Jensen
Troels S. Jensen Aarhus University
Rainer Freynhagen
Rainer Freynhagen Technical University of Munich
Giorgio Cruccu
Giorgio Cruccu Sapienza University of Rome
Rolf-Detlef Treede
Rolf-Detlef Treede Heidelberg University

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