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Lars Arendt-Nielsen

Lars Arendt-Nielsen

Aalborg University
Denmark

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Neuroscience
Denmark
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
154
Citations
89488
World Ranking
1002
National Ranking
17

Neuroscience

D-Index
153
Citations
88546
World Ranking
138
National Ranking
1

Lars Arendt-Nielsen publication distribution in Neuroscience in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Neuroscience in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Lars Arendt-Nielsen sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 2,286 publications — 100th percentile

100% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 887 publications or more.

Lars Arendt-Nielsen D-index placement in Neuroscience in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Neuroscience scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Lars Arendt-Nielsen sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 153 D-Index — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 163 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Neuroscience in Denmark Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Neuroscience in Denmark Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Neuroscience in Denmark Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Neuroscience in Denmark Leader Award

Overview

Lars Arendt-Nielsen is affiliated with Aalborg University in Denmark and has an extensive research portfolio primarily within the field of Medicine. The scientist's work covers a range of subfields including Pharmacology, Surgery, Physiology, Psychiatry and Mental Health, and Neurology.

The research topics addressed include:

  • Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
  • Pain Mechanisms and Treatments
  • Long-Term Effects of COVID-19
  • Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research
  • Anesthesia and Pain Management
  • Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms
  • Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes

Frequent publication venues for this scientist are:

  • Scandinavian Journal of Pain
  • Pain
  • European Journal of Pain
  • Journal of Clinical Medicine
  • Pain Medicine

Selected recent papers authored or co-authored by the scientist include:

  • Female Sex Is a Risk Factor Associated with Long-Term Post-COVID Related-Symptoms but Not with COVID-19 Symptoms: The LONG-COVID-EXP-CM Multicenter Study (2022), published in Journal of Clinical Medicine
  • Understanding Pain Catastrophizing: Putting Pieces Together (2020), published in Frontiers in Psychology
  • Nerve Growth Factor Signaling and Its Contribution to Pain (2020), published in Journal of Pain Research
  • Long-COVID Symptoms in Individuals Infected with Different SARS-CoV-2 Variants of Concern: A Systematic Review of the Literature (2022), published in Viruses
  • Headache as an acute and post-COVID-19 symptom in COVID-19 survivors: A meta-analysis of the current literature (2021), published in European Journal of Neurology

Frequent collaborators of the scientist include:

  • César Fernández-de-las-Peñas
  • Kristian Kjær Petersen
  • Rocco Giordano
  • Óscar J. Pellicer-Valero
  • Matteo Castaldo

Best Publications

  • Studying sex and gender differences in pain and analgesia: a consensus report

    Joel D. Greenspan;Rebecca M. Craft;Linda LeResche;Lars Arendt-Nielsen

  • Sensitization in patients with painful knee osteoarthritis.

    Lars Arendt-Nielsen;HongLing Nie;Mogens Berg Laursen;Birgitte Schantz Laursen

  • A Randomized, Controlled Trial of Total Knee Replacement.

    Søren Thorgaard Skou;Ewa M. Roos;Mogens Berg Laursen;Michael Skovdal Rathleff

  • Assessment and manifestation of central sensitisation across different chronic pain conditions.

    L Arendt-Nielsen;B Morlion;S Perrot;A Dahan

  • Experimental and clinical applications of quantitative sensory testing applied to skin, muscles and viscera.

    Lars Arendt-Nielsen;David Yarnitsky

  • Assessment of mechanisms in localized and widespread musculoskeletal pain

    Thomas Graven-Nielsen;Lars Arendt-Nielsen

  • Evidence for spinal cord hypersensitivity in chronic pain after whiplash injury and in fibromyalgia

    Borut Banic;Steen Petersen-Felix;Ole K Andersen;Bogdan P Radanov

  • Recommendations on terminology and practice of psychophysical DNIC testing.

    David Yarnitsky;David Yarnitsky;Lars Arendt-Nielsen;Didier Bouhassira;Robert R. Edwards

  • The influence of low back pain on muscle activity and coordination during gait: a clinical and experimental study

    Lars Arendt-Nielsen;Thomas Graven-Nielsen;Heine Svarrer;Peter Svensson

  • Ketamine reduces muscle pain, temporal summation, and referred pain in fibromyalgia patients

    Thomas Graven-Nielsen;Sally Aspegren Kendall;Karl G. Henriksson;Mats Bengtsson

  • Age effects on pain thresholds, temporal summation and spatial summation of heat and pressure pain

    Stefan Lautenbacher;Miriam Kunz;Miriam Kunz;Peter Strate;Jesper Nielsen

  • Inhibition of motor system excitability at cortical and spinal level by tonic muscle pain

    Domenica Le Pera;Domenica Le Pera;Thomas Graven-Nielsen;Massimiliano Valeriani;Antonio Oliviero

  • Quantitative sensory testing in painful osteoarthritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    A. K. Suokas;D. A. Walsh;D. F. McWilliams;L. Condon

  • The hypoalgesic effect of tramadol in relation to CYP2D6

    Lars Poulsen;Lars Poulsen;Lars Poulsen;Lars Arendt-Nielsen;Lars Arendt-Nielsen;Lars Arendt-Nielsen;Kim Brøsen;Kim Brøsen;Kim Brøsen;Søren H. Sindrup;Søren H. Sindrup;Søren H. Sindrup

  • Effects of experimental muscle pain on muscle activity and co-ordination during static and dynamic motor function.

    Thomas Graven-Nielsen;Peter Svensson;Lars Arendt-Nielsen

  • Muscle fibre conduction velocity in motor units of the human anterior tibial muscle: a new size principle parameter.

    S Andreassen;L Arendt-Nielsen

  • Patient phenotyping in clinical trials of chronic pain treatments: IMMPACT recommendations

    Robert R. Edwards;Robert H. Dworkin;Dennis C. Turk;Martin S. Angst

  • DEPTH AND DURATION OF SKIN ANALGESIA TO NEEDLE INSERTION AFTER TOPICAL APPLICATION OF EMLA CREAM

    P. Bjerring;Lars Arendt-Nielsen

  • The effect of ketamine on phantom pain: a central neuropathic disorder maintained by peripheral input

    Lone Nikolajsen;Carsten L. Hansen;Jesper Nielsen;Johnny Keller

  • NMDA receptor blockade in chronic neuropathic pain: a comparison of ketamine and magnesium chloride

    S. Felsby;J. Nielsen;Lars Arendt-Nielsen;Troels S. Jensen

  • Can quantitative sensory tests predict failed back surgery?: A prospective cohort study.

    Monika Müller;Andreas Limacher;Christoph A Agten;Fabienne Treichel

  • Consensus report Studying sex and gender differences in pain and analgesia: A consensus report

    Joel D. Greenspan;Rebecca M. Craft;Linda LeResche;Lars Arendt-Nielsen

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas Graven-Nielsen
Thomas Graven-Nielsen Aalborg University
Asbjørn Mohr Drewes
Asbjørn Mohr Drewes Aalborg University
Peter Svensson
Peter Svensson Aarhus University
Kelun Wang
Kelun Wang Aalborg University
Ole Kæseler Andersen
Ole Kæseler Andersen Aalborg University
César Fernández-de-las-Peñas
César Fernández-de-las-Peñas King Juan Carlos University
Andrew C. N. Chen
Andrew C. N. Chen Capital Medical University
Troels S. Jensen
Troels S. Jensen Aarhus University
Brian E. Cairns
Brian E. Cairns University of British Columbia
Dario Farina
Dario Farina Imperial College London

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