2026 James C. Eisenach: Medicine Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Medicine	91	11845	11144	6074	5623	601	27415

Overview

James C. Eisenach is affiliated with Wake Forest University in the United States and primarily works in the field of Medicine, with a focus on Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine. Their research spans several related subfields including Surgery, Physiology, Pharmacology, and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health.

The scientist's work concentrates on topics involving Anesthesia and Pain Management, Pain Mechanisms and Treatments, Musculoskeletal Pain and Rehabilitation, Pain Management and Treatment, Neuroendocrine Regulation and Behavior, Pain Management and Opioid Use, and Pediatric Pain Management Techniques.

James C. Eisenach has contributed to numerous publications, predominantly appearing in the following venues:

Anesthesiology (37 publications)
Pain (6 publications)
Anesthesia & Analgesia (4 publications)
Molecular Pain (3 publications)
Pain Medicine (2 publications)

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Eisenach include James P. Rathmell, Evan D. Kharasch, Henry Ruth, Ralph Tovell, and James E. Eckenhoff, each with over 30 joint publications, indicating ongoing research partnerships.

Representative recent papers authored or coauthored by Eisenach cover various aspects of postoperative and chronic pain management, including:

Clinical Effectiveness of Liposomal Bupivacaine Administered by Infiltration or Peripheral Nerve Block to Treat Postoperative Pain, 2020, Anesthesiology
Percutaneous Peripheral Nerve Stimulation (Neuromodulation) for Postoperative Pain: A Randomized, Sham-controlled Pilot Study, 2021, Anesthesiology
Research Approaches for Evaluating Opioid Sparing in Clinical Trials of Acute and Chronic Pain Treatments: Initiative on Methods, Measurement, and Pain Assessment in Clinical Trials Recommendations, 2021, Pain
Ambulatory Continuous Peripheral Nerve Blocks to Treat Postamputation Phantom Limb Pain: A Multicenter, Randomized, Quadruple-masked, Placebo-controlled Clinical Trial, 2020, Pain
Ultrasound-guided Percutaneous Cryoneurolysis to Treat Chronic Postamputation Phantom Limb Pain: A Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial, 2022, Anesthesiology

Best Publications

alpha(2)-adrenergic agonists for regional anesthesia - A clinical review of clonidine (1984-1995)

James C. Eisenach;Marc De Kock;Walter Klimscha

1233
Citations
Severity of acute pain after childbirth, but not type of delivery, predicts persistent pain and postpartum depression.

James C. Eisenach;Peter H. Pan;Richard Smiley;Patricia Lavand’homme

698
Citations
Epidural clonidine analgesia for intractable cancer pain

James C. Eisenach;Stuart DuPen;Michel Dubois;Rafael Miguel

514
Citations
Phase I Safety Assessment of Intrathecal Neostigmine Methylsulfate in Humans

David D. Hood;James C. Eisenach;Robin Tuttle

365
Citations
Multifactorial preoperative predictors for postcesarean section pain and analgesic requirement.

Peter H. Pan;Robert Coghill;Timothy T. Houle;Melvin H. Seid

353
Citations
Epidural Clonidine Treatment for Refractory Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy

Richard L. Rauck;James C. Eisenach;Kyle Jackson;Larry D. Young

329
Citations
Animal models and the prediction of efficacy in clinical trials of analgesic drugs: a critical appraisal and call for uniform reporting standards.

Andrew S.C. Rice;Dorothy Cimino-Brown;James C. Eisenach;Vesa K. Kontinen

324
Citations
Patient-controlled analgesia following cesarean section: a comparison with epidural and intramuscular narcotics.

James C. Eisenach;Stephen C. Grice;David M. Dewan

315
Citations
Hemodynamic and Analgesic Actions of Epidurally Administered Clonidine

James Eisenach;Dawn Detweiler;David Hood

308
Citations
Epidural Clonidine Analgesia following Surgery: Phase I

James C. Eisenach;Steven Z. Lysak;Christopher M. Viscomi

284
Citations
Polyanalgesic Consensus Conference 2007: Recommendations for the Management of Pain by Intrathecal (Intraspinal) Drug Delivery: Report of an Interdisciplinary Expert Panel

Timothy Deer;Elliot S. Krames;Samuel J. Hassenbusch;Allen Burton

278
Citations
Gabapentin Suppresses Ectopic Nerve Discharges and Reverses Allodynia in Neuropathic Rats

Hui Lin Pan;James C. Eisenach;Shao Rui Chen

268
Citations
Intravenous remifentanil produces withdrawal hyperalgesia in volunteers with capsaicin-induced hyperalgesia.

David D. Hood;Regina Curry;James C. Eisenach

267
Citations
Polyanalgesic consensus conference 2003: an update on the management of pain by intraspinal drug delivery— report of an expert panel

Samuel J Hassenbusch;Russell K Portenoy;Michael Cousins;Eric Buchser

251
Citations
Epidural clonidine produces antinociception, but not hypotension, in sheep.

James C. Eisenach;David M. Dewan;J. C. Rose;Jean M. Angelo

238
Citations
0.125% ropivacaine is similar to 0.125% bupivacaine for labor analgesia using patient-controlled epidural infusion.

Medge D. Owen;Robert D'Angelo;J. C. Gerancher;John M. Thompson

221
Citations
Epidural clonidine analgesia after cesarean section.

Robert Mendez;James C. Eisenach;Karen Kashtan

219
Citations
Gabapentin acts within the locus coeruleus to alleviate neuropathic pain.

Ken-ichiro Hayashida;Hideaki Obata;Kunie Nakajima;James C. Eisenach

210
Citations
Intrathecal Sufentanil Compared to Epidural Bupivacaine for Labor Analgesia

Robert D'Angelo;Martha T. Anderson;Jeffrey Philip;James C. Eisenach

209
Citations
Intrathecal amitriptyline acts as an N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor antagonist in the presence of inflammatory hyperalgesia in rats

James C. Eisenach;G. F. Gebhart

209
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Hui Lin Pan The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Tony L. Yaksh University of California, San Diego

Steven L. Shafer Stanford University

Steven R. Childers Wake Forest University

Robert C. Coghill Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

Shao Rui Chen The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Daniel I. Sessler The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Judy R. Kersten Medical College of Wisconsin

Jeanine P. Wiener-Kronish Harvard University

Edward S. Boyden MIT

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