2026 Laxmaiah Manchikanti: Medicine Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Medicine	119	3906	3658	2136	1977	694	51234

Overview

Laxmaiah Manchikanti is affiliated with the University of Louisville in the United States and focuses research primarily within the field of Medicine, with a significant emphasis on Surgery, Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Pharmacology, Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, and Physiology. Their work encompasses a variety of interrelated topics centered on pain management and musculoskeletal conditions.

The scientist's research topics prominently include:

Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology
Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
Shoulder Injury and Treatment
Anesthesia and Pain Management
Pain Management and Opioid Use
Pain Mechanisms and Treatments
Pelvic and Acetabular Injuries

Manchikanti has contributed extensively to publication venues that focus on pain and headache research as well as pain therapy. Frequent publication venues include:

Pain Physician
Current Pain and Headache Reports
Pain and Therapy
Psychopharmacology Bulletin
Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine

Their recent scholarly papers showcase contributions in both clinical and guideline literature related to pain and critically ill patients. Notable papers include:

Expanded Umbilical Cord Mesenchymal StemCells (UC-MSCs) as a Therapeutic Strategy In Managing Critically Ill COVID-19 Patients: The Case for Compassionate Use (2020, Pain Physician)
Comprehensive Evidence-Based Guidelines for Facet Joint Interventions in the Management of Chronic Spinal Pain: American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (ASIPP) Guidelines (2020, Pain Physician)

Collaboration is a key aspect of Manchikanti's research, with frequent coauthors including:

Alan D. Kaye
Mahendra Sanapati
Joshua A Hirsch
Ivan Urits
Omar Viswanath

The scientist's research output broadly addresses the pathology, pharmacology, surgical approaches, and anesthesia techniques relevant to managing pain and musculoskeletal disorders, particularly related to spinal and shoulder injuries. The work often intersects clinical guidelines and therapeutic strategies to inform evidence-based practice in these areas.

Best Publications

Opioid Epidemic in the United States

Laxmaiah Manchikanti;Standiford Helm Ii;Bert Fellows;Jeffrey W. Janata

1345
Citations
A comprehensive review of opioid-induced hyperalgesia.

Marion Lee;Sanford M Silverman;Hans Hansen;Vikram B Patel

1265
Citations
Comprehensive review of epidemiology, scope, and impact of spinal pain.

Manchikanti L;Singh;Datta S;Cohen Sp

992
Citations
Therapeutic opioids: a ten-year perspective on the complexities and complications of the escalating use, abuse, and nonmedical use of opioids.

Laxmaiah Manchikanti;Angelie Singh

751
Citations
Interventional Techniques: Evidence-based Practice Guidelines in the Management of Chronic Spinal Pain

Mark V. Boswell;Andrea M. Trescot;Sukdeb Datta;Sukdeb Datta;David M. Schultz

716
Citations
Therapeutic use, abuse, and nonmedical use of opioids: a ten-year perspective

Manchikanti L;Fellows B;Ailinani H;Pampati

713
Citations
Epidemiology of Low Back Pain in Adults

Laxmaiah Manchikanti;Vijay Singh;Frank J. E. Falco;Ramsin M. Benyamin

706
Citations
An update of comprehensive evidence-based guidelines for interventional techniques in chronic spinal pain. Part II: guidance and recommendations.

Laxmaiah Manchikanti;Salahadin Abdi;Sairam Atluri;Ramsin M. Benyamin

640
Citations
Opioids in the management of chronic non-cancer pain: an update of American Society of the Interventional Pain Physicians' (ASIPP) Guidelines.

Andrea M Trescot;Standiford Helm;Hans Hansen;Ramsin Benyamin

617
Citations
Epidural steroids in the management of chronic spinal pain: a systematic review.

Salahadin Abdi;Sukdeb Datta;Andrea M. Trescot;David M. Schultz

567
Citations
American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (ASIPP) Guidelines for Responsible Opioid Prescribing in Chronic Non-Cancer Pain: Part 2 - Guidance

Laxmaiah Manchikanti;Salahadin Abdi;Sairam Atluri;Carl C. Balog

554
Citations
Prevalence of facet joint pain in chronic spinal pain of cervical, thoracic, and lumbar regions

Laxmaiah Manchikanti;Mark V Boswell;Vijay Singh;Vidyasagar Pampati

532
Citations
Epidemiology of low back pain.

Laxmaiah Manchikanti

526
Citations
Evaluation of the Relative Contributions of Various Structures in Chronic Low Back Pain

Laxmaiah Manchikanti;Vijay Singh;Vidyasagar Pampati;Kim S. Damron

496
Citations
Comprehensive Evidence-Based Guidelines for Interventional Techniques in the Management of Chronic Spinal Pain

Laxmaiah Manchikanti;Mark V. Boswell;Vijay Singh;Ramsin M. Benyamin

495
Citations
Responsible, Safe, and Effective Prescription of Opioids for Chronic Non-Cancer Pain: American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (ASIPP) Guidelines.

Laxmaiah Manchikanti;Adam M. Kaye;Nebojsa Nick Knezevic;Heath McAnally

438
Citations
Prescription Opioid Abuse in Chronic Pain: A Review of Opioid Abuse Predictors and Strategies to Curb Opioid Abuse

Nalini Sehgal;Laxmaiah Manchikanti;Howard S. Smith

393
Citations
Opioid guidelines in the management of chronic non-cancer pain.

Andrea M. Trescot;Mark V. Boswell;Sairam L. Atluri;Hans C. Hansen

379
Citations
Opioids in the management of chronic non-cancer pain

Andrea M. Trescot;Standiford Helm;Hans Hansen;Ramsin Benyamin

11
Citations
American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (ASIPP) guidelines for responsible opioid prescribing in chronic non-cancer pain

Laxmaiah Manchikanti;Salahadin Abdi;Sairam Atluri;Carl C. Balog

5
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Joshua A Hirsch Harvard University

Miguel A. Pappolla The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston

Pamela W. Schaefer Harvard University

Javier Romero Harvard University

David Fiorella Stony Brook University

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