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James C. Eisenach 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 James C. Eisenach sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 601 publications — 72nd percentile

72% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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James C. Eisenach 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 James C. Eisenach sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 91 D-Index — 43rd percentile

43% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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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

  • 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

  • Epidural clonidine analgesia for intractable cancer pain

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

  • Phase I Safety Assessment of Intrathecal Neostigmine Methylsulfate in Humans

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

  • Multifactorial preoperative predictors for postcesarean section pain and analgesic requirement.

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

  • Epidural Clonidine Treatment for Refractory Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy

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

  • 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

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

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

  • Hemodynamic and Analgesic Actions of Epidurally Administered Clonidine

    James Eisenach;Dawn Detweiler;David Hood

  • Epidural Clonidine Analgesia following Surgery: Phase I

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

  • 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

  • Gabapentin Suppresses Ectopic Nerve Discharges and Reverses Allodynia in Neuropathic Rats

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

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

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

  • 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

  • Epidural clonidine produces antinociception, but not hypotension, in sheep.

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

  • 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

  • Epidural clonidine analgesia after cesarean section.

    Robert Mendez;James C. Eisenach;Karen Kashtan

  • Gabapentin acts within the locus coeruleus to alleviate neuropathic pain.

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

  • Intrathecal Sufentanil Compared to Epidural Bupivacaine for Labor Analgesia

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

  • 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

Frequent Co-Authors

Hui Lin Pan
Hui Lin Pan The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Tony L. Yaksh
Tony L. Yaksh University of California, San Diego
Steven L. Shafer
Steven L. Shafer Stanford University
Steven R. Childers
Steven R. Childers Wake Forest University
Robert C. Coghill
Robert C. Coghill Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Shao Rui Chen
Shao Rui Chen The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Daniel I. Sessler
Daniel I. Sessler The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Judy R. Kersten
Judy R. Kersten Medical College of Wisconsin
Jeanine P. Wiener-Kronish
Jeanine P. Wiener-Kronish Harvard University

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