2026 Gerald F. Gebhart: Neuroscience Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Neuroscience	116	439	395	259	229	457	47083
Medicine	116	4372	4098	2388	2210	454	47082

Discipline name

D-Index

World Ranking

Current World Ranking

National Ranking

Current National Ranking

Publications

Citations

Neuroscience

116

439

395

259

229

457

47083

Medicine

116

4372

4098

2388

2210

454

47082

Neuroscience

D-Index

116

Citations

47083

World Ranking

439

National Ranking

259

Medicine

D-Index

116

Citations

47082

World Ranking

4372

National Ranking

2388

Overview

Gerald F. Gebhart is affiliated with the University of Pittsburgh in the United States and has a focus on research within the field of Medicine. Their work spans several subfields including Pharmacology, Surgery, Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Cell Biology, and Occupational Therapy.

The main topics of Gebhart's research include:

Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology
Myofascial pain diagnosis and treatment
Occupational Health and Performance
Shoulder Injury and Treatment
Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research
Delphi Technique in Research

Gebhart has published numerous papers in various journals. Notable recent publications include:

Shoulder pain prevalence by age and within occupational groups: a systematic review, 2021, Archives of Physiotherapy
The effect of spinal manipulative therapy on pain relief and function in patients with chronic low back pain: an individual participant data meta-analysis, 2021, Physiotherapy
Chronic physical illnesses, mental health disorders, and psychological features as potential risk factors for back pain from childhood to young adulthood: a systematic review with meta-analysis, 2020, European Spine Journal
Epidemiology, common diagnoses, treatments and prognosis of shoulder pain: A narrative review, 2021, International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine
Assessing lumbar paraspinal muscle cross-sectional area and fat composition with T1 versus T2-weighted magnetic resonance imaging: Reliability and concurrent validity, 2021, PLoS ONE

Frequent co-authors who have collaborated with Gebhart on multiple occasions include:

Charlotte Leboeuf-Yde
Amber Beynon
Angela Jacques
Christopher J. Hodgetts
Jeffrey J. Hébert

Gebhart's publications appear regularly in several prominent journals including:

Chiropractic & Manual Therapies
PLoS ONE
Archives of Physiotherapy
European Spine Journal
European Journal of Pain

Best Publications

Characterization of a rat model of incisional pain

Timothy J Brennan;Erik P Vandermeulen;G F Gebhart

1508
Citations
The 1996 Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals

J. Derrell Clark;Gerald F. Gebhart;Janet C. Gonder;Michale E. Keeling

1363
Citations
Nitric oxide (NO) and nociceptive processing in the spinal cord.

S T Meller;G F Gebhart

1302
Citations
Basic and clinical aspects of visceral hyperalgesia

Emeran A. Mayer;G.F. Gebhart

1221
Citations
Chronic pain and medullary descending facilitation

Frank Porreca;Michael H Ossipov;G.F Gebhart

1145
Citations
Nociceptor sensitization in pain pathogenesis

Michael S Gold;Gerald F Gebhart

1025
Citations
Colorectal distension as a noxious visceral stimulus: physiologic and pharmacologic characterization of pseudaffective reflexes in the rat

T.J. Ness;G.F. Gebhart

844
Citations
Do we need a third mechanistic descriptor for chronic pain states

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

833
Citations
Visceral pain: a review of experimental studies.

T J Ness;G F Gebhart

791
Citations
Descending modulation of pain.

G.F Gebhart

744
Citations
Supraspinal contributions to hyperalgesia.

M. O. Urban;G. F. Gebhart

673
Citations
The Mechanosensitivity of Mouse Colon Afferent Fibers and Their Sensitization by Inflammatory Mediators Require Transient Receptor Potential Vanilloid 1 and Acid-Sensing Ion Channel 3

R. Carter W. Jones;Linjing Xu;G. F. Gebhart

584
Citations
Nitric oxide mediates the thermal hyperalgesia produced in a model of neuropathic pain in the rat.

S.T. Meller;P.S. Pechman;G.F. Gebhart;T.J. Maves

485
Citations
The possible role of glia in nociceptive processing and hyperalgesia in the spinal cord of the rat.

S.T. Meller;C. Dykstra;D. Grzybycki;S. Murphy

463
Citations
Vagal afferent modulation of nociception.

A. Randich;G.F. Gebhart

388
Citations
Relative contributions of the nucleus raphe magnus and adjacent medullary reticular formation to the inhibition by stimulation in the periaqueductal gray of a spinal nociceptive reflex in the pentobarbital-anesthetized rat

J. Sandkühler;G.F. Gebhart

385
Citations
Production of endogenous nitric oxide and activation of soluble guanylate cyclase are required for N-methyl-D-aspartate-produced facilitation of the nociceptive tail-flick reflex.

Stephen T. Meller;Carrie Dykstra;G.F. Gebhart

367
Citations
Mechanosensitive properties of pelvic nerve afferent fibers innervating the urinary bladder of the rat

J. N. Sengupta;G. F. Gebhart

348
Citations
Splanchnic and pelvic mechanosensory afferents signal different qualities of colonic stimuli in mice

Stuart M. Brierley;Stuart M. Brierley;R.Carter W. Jones;Gerald F. Gebhart;L.Ashley Blackshaw;L.Ashley Blackshaw

333
Citations
Evaluation of the periaqueductal central gray (PAG) as a morphine-specific locus of action and examination of morphine-induced and stimulation-produced analgesia at coincident PAG loci.

Vahn A. Lewis;G.F. Gebhart

329
Citations
Biphasic Modulation of Spinal Nociceptive Transmission From the Medullary Raphe Nuclei in the Rat

M. Zhuo;G. F. Gebhart

328
Citations
Proceedings of the Vth World Congress on Pain

Ronald Dubner;Gerald F. Gebhart;Michael R. Bond

195
Citations