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D-Index
81
Citations
19179
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16817
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883

Jörn Lötsch 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 Jörn Lötsch sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 329 publications — 23rd percentile

23% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more.

Jörn Lötsch 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 Jörn Lötsch sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 81 D-Index — 19th percentile

19% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more.

Overview

Jörn Lötsch is affiliated with Goethe University Frankfurt in Germany and has a research portfolio centered on medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their work spans molecular biology, artificial intelligence, physiology, sensory systems, and pharmacology, reflecting a multidisciplinary approach to biomedical research.

The scientist has contributed extensively to several key topics, including:

  • Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies
  • Gene expression and cancer classification
  • Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies
  • Pain Mechanisms and Treatments
  • Pain Management and Placebo Effect
  • Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques
  • Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies

Jörn Lötsch's recent publications illustrate their contributions to artificial intelligence applications in biomedicine and pain research. Notable papers include:

  • Explainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI) in Biomedicine: Making AI Decisions Trustworthy for Physicians and Patients (2021), published in BioMedInformatics
  • Artificial intelligence and machine learning in pain research: a data scientometric analysis (2022), published in PAIN Reports

Frequent co-authors in their research collaborations include Alfred Ultsch, Dario Kringel, Thomas Hummel, Gerd Geißlinger, and Sebastian Malkusch.

Jörn Lötsch publishes regularly in several venues, with the highest number of contributions appearing in:

  • Research Square
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Scientific Reports
  • BioMedInformatics
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Best Publications

  • GTP cyclohydrolase and tetrahydrobiopterin regulate pain sensitivity and persistence

    Irmgard Tegeder;Michael Costigan;Robert S Griffin;Andrea Abele

  • Pharmacokinetics of codeine and its metabolite morphine in ultra-rapid metabolizers due to CYP2D6 duplication.

    J Kirchheiner;H Schmidt;M Tzvetkov;J-T H A Keulen

  • Ziconotide for treatment of severe chronic pain

    Achim Schmidtko;Jörn Lötsch;Rainer Freynhagen;Gerd Geisslinger

  • Pharmacokinetics of opioids in liver disease.

    Irmgard Tegeder;Jörn Lötsch;Gerd Geisslinger

  • Genetic predictors of the clinical response to opioid analgesics: Clinical utility and future perspectives

    Jörn Lötsch;Carsten Skarke;Jürgen Liefhold;Gerd Geisslinger

  • Importance of IL28B gene polymorphisms in hepatitis C virus genotype 2 and 3 infected patients.

    Christoph Sarrazin;Simone Susser;Alexandra Doehring;Christian Markus Lange

  • Ceramide synthases and ceramide levels are increased in breast cancer tissue

    Susanne Schiffmann;Jessica Sandner;Kerstin Birod;Ivonne Wobst

  • Meta-analysis of the relevance of the OPRM1 118A>G genetic variant for pain treatment.

    Carmen Walter;Jörn Lötsch

  • Pharmacokinetic–Pharmacodynamic Modeling of Opioids

    Jörn Lötsch

  • Analgesic effects of morphine and morphine-6-glucuronide in a transcutaneous electrical pain model in healthy volunteers

    Carsten Skarke;Jutta Darimont;Helmut Schmidt;Gerd Geisslinger

  • Clinical significance of results from olfactory testing.

    Volker Gudziol;Jörn Lötsch;Antje Hähner;Thomas Zahnert

  • Olfactory Function in Mild Cognitive Impairment and Alzheimer’s Disease: An Investigation Using Psychophysical and Electrophysiological Techniques

    Jürgen M. Peters;Thomas Hummel;Tilman Kratzsch;Jörn Lötsch

  • The polymorphism A118G of the human mu-opioid receptor gene decreases the pupil constrictory effect of morphine-6-glucuronide but not that of morphine

    Jörn Lötsch;Carsten Skarke;Sabine Grösch;Jutta Darimont

  • Machine learning in pain research.

    Jörn Lötsch;Alfred Ultsch

  • The μ-opioid receptor gene polymorphism 118A>G depletes alfentanil-induced analgesia and protects against respiratory depression in homozygous carriers

    Bruno G. Oertel;Ronald Schmidt;Andreas Schneider;Gerd Geisslinger

  • Are μ-opioid receptor polymorphisms important for clinical opioid therapy?

    Jörn Lötsch;Gerd Geisslinger

  • Does the A118G Polymorphism at the μ-opioid Receptor Gene Protect against Morphine-6-Glucuronide Toxicity?

    Jörn Lötsch;Michael Zimmermann;Jutta Darimont;Claudia Marx

  • Different odor tests contribute differently to the evaluation of olfactory loss.

    Jörn Lötsch;Heinz Reichmann;Thomas Hummel

  • Chronic opioid use is associated with increased DNA methylation correlating with increased clinical pain

    Alexandra Doehring;Bruno Georg Oertel;Reinhard Sittl;Jörn Lötsch

  • A Common Human μ-Opioid Receptor Genetic Variant Diminishes the Receptor Signaling Efficacy in Brain Regions Processing the Sensory Information of Pain

    Bruno Georg Oertel;Mattias Kettner;Klaus Scholich;Christoph Renné

Frequent Co-Authors

Gerd Geisslinger
Gerd Geisslinger Goethe University Frankfurt
Alfred Ultsch
Alfred Ultsch Philipp University of Marburg
Thomas Hummel
Thomas Hummel TU Dresden
Gerd Kobal
Gerd Kobal University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Kay Brune
Kay Brune University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Eija Kalso
Eija Kalso University of Helsinki
Christoph Sarrazin
Christoph Sarrazin Goethe University Frankfurt
Stefan Zeuzem
Stefan Zeuzem Goethe University Frankfurt
Rainer Freynhagen
Rainer Freynhagen Technical University of Munich
Steven Nordin
Steven Nordin Umeå University

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