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Laurence A. Bradley 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 Laurence A. Bradley sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 242 publications — 7th percentile

7% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Laurence A. Bradley 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 Laurence A. Bradley sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 76 D-Index — 8th percentile

8% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 1989 - Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA)

Overview

Laurence A. Bradley is affiliated with the University of Alabama at Birmingham in the United States and conducts research primarily within the field of Medicine. Their work focuses on several subfields including Pharmacology, Dermatology, Rheumatology, Psychiatry and Mental Health, and Physiology.

The main topics covered in Bradley's research encompass:

  • Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
  • Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms
  • Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research
  • Pain Mechanisms and Treatments
  • Dermatology and Skin Diseases
  • Skin Protection and Aging
  • Contact Dermatitis and Allergies

Bradley has contributed to various peer-reviewed journals with publications that include:

  • Everyday Discrimination in Adults with Knee Pain: The Role of Perceived Stress and Pain Catastrophizing (2020), Journal of Pain Research
  • Associations of pain catastrophizing with pain-related brain structure in individuals with or at risk for knee osteoarthritis: Sociodemographic considerations (2020), Brain Imaging and Behavior
  • Psychological Predictors of Perceived Age and Chronic Pain Impact in Individuals With and Without Knee Osteoarthritis (2020), Clinical Journal of Pain
  • Dermatologic conditions in skin of color compared to white patients: similarities, differences, and special considerations (2022), Archives of Dermatological Research
  • EE161 Evaluating the Cost-Effectiveness of Home-Delivered Versus Clinic-Based Pediatric Weight Management in Low-Income Families (2024), Value in Health

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Bradley include:

  • Ellen L. Terry
  • Josue Cardoso
  • Kimberly T. Sibille
  • Burel R. Goodin
  • Roger B. Fillingim

Bradley's contributions have appeared consistently in venues such as the Journal of Pain Research, Clinical Journal of Pain, Brain Imaging and Behavior, Archives of Dermatological Research, and Value in Health.

In recognition of their professional achievements, Bradley was named a Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA) in 1989.

Best Publications

  • Theoretical perspectives on the relation between catastrophizing and pain.

    Michael J. L. Sullivan;Beverly Thorn;Jennifer A. Haythornthwaite;Francis Keefe

  • Psychosocial Aspects of the Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders

    Rona L. Levy;Kevin W. Olden;Bruce D. Naliboff;Laurence A. Bradley

  • 8 – Assessment of Chronic Pain

    Laurence A. Bradley;Charles K. Prokop;W. Doyle Gentry;Laurie H. Van Der Heide

  • Asthma and gastroesophageal reflux: acid suppressive therapy improves asthma outcome

    Susan M. Harding;Joel E. Richter;Melany R. Guzzo;Cathy A. Schan

  • Fibromyalgia in women. Abnormalities of regional cerebral blood flow in the thalamus and the caudate nucleus are associated with low pain threshold levels.

    James M. Mountz;Laurence A. Bradley;Jack G. Modell;Ronald W. Alexander

  • Association between radiographic features of knee osteoarthritis and pain: results from two cohort studies

    Tuhina Neogi;David T Felson;Jingbo Niu;Michael Nevitt

  • Normal 24-hr ambulatory esophageal pH values. Influence of study center, pH electrode, age, and gender.

    Joel E. Richter;Laurence A. Bradley;Tom R. DeMeester;Wallace C. Wu

  • Rheumatoid arthritis: Review of psychological factors related to etiology, effects, and treatment.

    Karen O. Anderson;Laurence A. Bradley;Larry D. Young;Lisa K. McDaniel

  • Pathophysiology of Fibromyalgia

    Laurence A. Bradley

  • Esophageal Chest Pain: Current Controversies in Pathogenesis, Diagnosis, and Therapy

    Joel E. Richter;Laurence A. Bradley;Donald O. Castell

  • Psychiatric diagnoses in patients with fibromyalgia are related to health care-seeking behavior rather than to illness

    Leslie A. Aaron;Laurence A. Bradley;Graciela S. Alarcón;Ronald W. Alexander

  • Altered pain perception and psychosocial features among women with gastrointestinal disorders and history of abuse : a preliminary model

    Isabel C. Scarinci;Julie McDonald-Haile;Laurence A. Bradley;Joel E. Richter

  • The neuroscience and endocrinology of fibromyalgia

    Stanley R. Pillemer;Laurence A. Bradley;Leslie J. Crofford;Harvey Moldofsky

  • Coping strategies predict disability in patients with primary fibromyalgia.

    Michelle Y Martin;Laurence A Bradley;Ronald W Alexander;Graciela S Alarcón

  • Effects of psychological therapy on pain behavior of rheumatoid arthritis patients. Treatment outcome and six-month followup.

    Laurence A. Bradley;Larry D. Young;Karen O. Anderson;Robert A. Turner

  • The secondary prevention of low back pain: a controlled study with follow-up.

    Steven J. Linton;Laurence A. Bradley;Irene Jensen;Erik Spangfort

  • Oral nifedipine in the treatment of noncardiac chest pain in patients with the nutcracker esophagus.

    Joel E. Richter;Chris B. Dalton;Laurence A. Bradley;Donald O. Castell

  • Drug treatment of functional dyspepsia: a systematic analysis of trial methodology with recommendations for design of future trials.

    S. J. O. Veldhuyzen Van Zanten;C. Cleary;N. J. Talley;T. C. Peterson

  • The relationship between stress and symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux: the influence of psychological factors.

    Bradley La;Richter Je;Pulliam Tj;Haile Jm

  • Pain and behavioral medicine: A cognitive-behavioral perspective

    Laurence A. Bradley

Frequent Co-Authors

Roger B. Fillingim
Roger B. Fillingim University of Florida
Graciela S. Alarcón
Graciela S. Alarcón University of Alabama at Birmingham
Roland Staud
Roland Staud University of Florida
Yenisel Cruz-Almeida
Yenisel Cruz-Almeida University of Florida
Francis J. Keefe
Francis J. Keefe Duke University
Tuhina Neogi
Tuhina Neogi Boston University
David T. Felson
David T. Felson Boston University
Jeffrey C. Edberg
Jeffrey C. Edberg University of Alabama at Birmingham
Joel E. Richter
Joel E. Richter University of South Florida
Lars Arendt-Nielsen
Lars Arendt-Nielsen Aalborg University

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