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17828
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John D. Loeser 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 John D. Loeser sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 317 publications — 20th percentile

20% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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John D. Loeser 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 John D. Loeser sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 78 D-Index — 12th percentile

12% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 1994 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

John D. Loeser is affiliated with the University of Washington in the United States. Their research spans multiple disciplines, focusing primarily on medicine and social sciences, with extensive work published in these fields.

The scientist's research addresses a range of topics, including:

  • Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics
  • Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
  • Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
  • Pain Management and Placebo Effect
  • Pain Management and Treatment
  • Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East
  • Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology

Their primary fields of study include:

  • Medicine
  • Social Sciences

Subfields covered by their work include:

  • Gender Studies
  • Pharmacology
  • Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine
  • Safety Research
  • Cognitive Neuroscience

Frequent venues for publication where they have contributed multiple articles include:

  • AEA Randomized Controlled Trials (22 publications)
  • Pain (8 publications)
  • Anesthesiology (2 publications)
  • Pain Medicine (1 publication)
  • Journal of Pain (1 publication)

Recent papers by John D. Loeser cover various aspects of pain and related topics, as outlined below:

  • "Persistent Spinal Pain Syndrome: A Proposal for Failed Back Surgery Syndrome and ICD-11," 2021, Pain Medicine
  • "Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty," 2021, Anesthesiology
  • "Research design considerations for randomized controlled trials of spinal cord stimulation for pain: Initiative on Methods, Measurement, and Pain Assessment in Clinical Trials/Institute of Neuromodulation/International Neuromodulation Society recommendations," 2021, Pain
  • "AAPT Diagnostic Criteria for Chronic Low Back Pain," 2020, Journal of Pain
  • "A new way of thinking about pains," 2022, Pain

Frequent collaborators in research include:

  • Florence Kondylis
  • Saahil Karpe
  • Dennis C. Turk
  • Felipe Alexander Dunsch
  • Robert H. Dworkin

John D. Loeser was recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1994.

Best Publications

  • Pharmacologic management of neuropathic pain: evidence-based recommendations.

    Robert H. Dworkin;Alec B. O'Connor;Miroslav Backonja;John T. Farrar

  • Advances in Neuropathic Pain: Diagnosis, Mechanisms, and Treatment Recommendations

    Robert H. Dworkin;Miroslav Backonja;Michael C. Rowbotham;Robert R. Allen

  • A new definition of neuropathic pain

    Troels S. Jensen;Ralf Baron;Maija Haanpää;Eija Kalso

  • The Kyoto protocol of IASP Basic Pain Terminology.

    John D. Loeser;Rolf-Detlef Treede

  • Pain: an overview

    John D Loeser;John D Loeser;Ronald Melzack;Ronald Melzack

  • The importance of placebo effects in pain treatment and research.

    Judith A. Turner;Richard A. Deyo;John D. Loeser;Michael Von Korff

  • Report of the NIH task force on research standards for chronic low back pain

    Richard A. Deyo;Samuel F. Dworkin;Dagmar Amtmann;Gunnar Andersson

  • Bonica's Management of Pain

    John D. Loeser

  • Interventional therapies, surgery, and interdisciplinary rehabilitation for low back pain: an evidence-based clinical practice guideline from the American Pain Society.

    Roger Chou;John D. Loeser;Douglas K. Owens;Douglas K. Owens;Richard W. Rosenquist

  • Morbidity and Mortality in Association with Operations on the Lumbar Spine: The Influence of Age, Diagnosis, and Procedure

    R. A. Deyo;D. C. Cherkin;J. D. Loeser;S. J. Bigos

  • Towards a mechanism-based classification of pain?

    Clifford J. Woolf;Gary J. Bennett;Michael Doherty;Ronald Dubner

  • Mechanosensitivity of dorsal root ganglia and chronically injured axons: a physiological basis for the radicular pain of nerve root compression.

    John F. Howe;John D. Loeser;William H. Calvin

  • Spinal cord stimulation for patients with failed back surgery syndrome or complex regional pain syndrome: a systematic review of effectiveness and complications.

    Judith A Turner;John D Loeser;Richard A Deyo;Stacy B Sanders

  • Surgery for Low Back Pain: A Review of the Evidence for an American Pain Society Clinical Practice Guideline

    Roger Chou;Jamie Baisden;Eugene J. Carragee;Daniel K. Resnick

  • An international comparison of back surgery rates.

    Daniel C. Cherkin;Richard A. Deyo;John D. Loeser;Terry Bush

  • Pain following spinal cord injury.

    P J Siddall;J D Loeser

  • Intrathecal baclofen for intractable spasticity of spinal origin: results of a long-term multicenter study

    Robert J. Coffey;David Cahill;William Steers;T. S. Park

  • Lumbar spinal fusion. A cohort study of complications, reoperations, and resource use in the Medicare population.

    Richard A. Deyo;Marcia A. Ciol;Daniel C. Cherkin;Daniel C. Cherkin;John D. Loeser

  • Interventional management of neuropathic pain: NeuPSIG recommendations.

    Robert H. Dworkin;Alec B. O'Connor;Joel Kent;Sean C. Mackey

  • Advances in neuropathic pain: Diagnosis, mechanisms, and treatment recommendations. Editorial

    Robert H. Dworkin;Miroslav Backonja;Michael C. Rowbotham;Robert R. Allen

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard A. Deyo
Richard A. Deyo Oregon Health & Science University
Dennis C. Turk
Dennis C. Turk University of Washington
Roger Chou
Roger Chou Oregon Health & Science University
Michael Von Korff
Michael Von Korff Kaiser Permanente
Robert H. Dworkin
Robert H. Dworkin University of Rochester Medical Center
Sean Mackey
Sean Mackey Stanford University
Eugene J. Carragee
Eugene J. Carragee Stanford University
Judith A. Turner
Judith A. Turner University of Washington
Rolf-Detlef Treede
Rolf-Detlef Treede Heidelberg University
Karon F. Cook
Karon F. Cook Northwestern University

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