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44
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7042
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R. Norman Harden 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 R. Norman Harden sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 186 publications — 58th percentile

58% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

R. Norman Harden 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 R. Norman Harden sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 44 D-Index — 27th percentile

27% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

R. Norman Harden is affiliated with Northwestern University in the United States and is an active researcher in the field of medicine, particularly focusing on pain research and management. Their work spans several subfields including pharmacology, anesthesiology and pain medicine, physiology, pathology and forensic medicine, and cell biology.

The scientist's research primarily addresses complex issues related to musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation, with additional focus areas in pain management and treatment, pain mechanisms and treatments, spine and intervertebral disc pathology, myofascial pain diagnosis and treatment, cardiac, anesthesia and surgical outcomes, and opioid use disorder treatment.

Publications by R. Norman Harden appear across several reputable venues, notably in:

  • Pain Medicine
  • Journal of Pain
  • Pain

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Harden include:

  • Complex Regional Pain Syndrome: Practical Diagnostic and Treatment Guidelines, 5th Edition (2022), Pain Medicine
  • Publishing Consensus Conference Proceedings: Can We Avoid Missed Opportunities While Effectively Managing Bias? (2020), Pain Medicine

Frequent collaborators in Harden's research have included:

  • Stephen Bruehl
  • Rollin M. Gallagher
  • Candy McCabe
  • Andreas Göebel
  • Sharon Grieve

The scientist's body of work encompasses significant contributions to the understanding and clinical guidance related to complex regional pain syndrome as well as broader topics in chronic pain medicine. This includes developing diagnostic frameworks and treatment guidelines, and addressing methodological concerns in consensus conference publishing.

R. Norman Harden's publications reflect a sustained engagement with both clinical and research communities, contributing to journals focused on pain and its management over several years. Their interdisciplinary approach integrates pharmacological and physiological perspectives aimed at advancing pain-related healthcare outcomes.

Best Publications

  • Chronic Back Pain Is Associated with Decreased Prefrontal and Thalamic Gray Matter Density

    A. Vania Apkarian;Yamaya Sosa;Sreepadma Sonty;Robert M. Levy

  • Proposed new diagnostic criteria for complex regional pain syndrome.

    R. Norman Harden;Stephen Bruehl;Michael Stanton-Hicks;Peter R. Wilson

  • Chronic Pain and the Emotional Brain: Specific Brain Activity Associated with Spontaneous Fluctuations of Intensity of Chronic Back Pain

    Marwan N. Baliki;Dante R. Chialvo;Paul Y. Geha;Robert M. Levy

  • Predicting total knee replacement pain: a prospective, observational study.

    Victoria A. Brander;S. David Stulberg;S. David Stulberg;Angela D. Adams;R. Norman Harden

  • External validation of IASP diagnostic criteria for Complex Regional Pain Syndrome and proposed research diagnostic criteria

    Stephen Bruehl;Robert N Harden;Bradley S. Galer;Samuel Saltz

  • Chronic pain patients are impaired on an emotional decision-making task.

    A. Vania Apkarian;Yamaya Sosa;Beth R. Krauss;P. Sebastian Thomas

  • Complex regional pain syndrome: practical diagnostic and treatment guidelines, 4th edition.

    R. Norman Harden;R. Norman Harden;Ann Louise Oaklander;Allen W. Burton;Roberto S. G. M. Perez

  • The brain in chronic CRPS pain: abnormal gray-white matter interactions in emotional and autonomic regions.

    Paul Y. Geha;Marwan N. Baliki;R. Norman Harden;William R. Bauer

  • Complex regional pain syndrome: are the IASP diagnostic criteria valid and sufficiently comprehensive?

    R. Norman Harden;Stephen Bruehl;Bradley S. Galer;Samuel Saltz

  • Complex regional pain syndrome: are there distinct subtypes and sequential stages of the syndrome?

    Stephen Bruehl;R Norman Harden;Bradley S Galer;Samuel Saltz

  • An Updated Interdisciplinary Clinical Pathway for CRPS: Report of an Expert Panel

    Michael D. Stanton-Hicks;Allen W. Burton;Stephen P. Bruehl;Daniel B. Carr

  • Do changes in cognitive factors influence outcome following multidisciplinary treatment for chronic pain? A cross-lagged panel analysis.

    John W. Burns;Amanda Kubilus;Stephen Bruehl;R. Norman Harden

  • Redirection of cutaneous sensation from the hand to the chest skin of human amputees with targeted reinnervation

    Todd A. Kuiken;Paul D. Marasco;Blair A. Lock;R. Norman Harden

  • Prospective examination of pain-related and psychological predictors of CRPS-like phenomena following total knee arthroplasty: a preliminary study.

    R.Norman Harden;Stephen Bruehl;Steven Stanos;Victoria Brander

  • Cognitive factors influence outcome following multidisciplinary chronic pain treatment: a replication and extension of a cross-lagged panel analysis.

    J. W. Burns;B. Glenn;S. Bruehl;Robert N Harden

  • Medication Quantification Scale Version III: update in medication classes and revised detriment weights by survey of American Pain Society Physicians.

    R. Norman Harden;Stephan R. Weinland;Thomas A. Remble;Timothy T. Houle

  • Chronic-pain medications: equivalence levels and method of quantifying usage.

    Susan Masters Steedman;Susan J. Middaugh;William G. Kee;Deborah Stier Carson

  • Chronic neuropathic pain. Mechanisms, diagnosis, and treatment.

    R Norman Harden

  • Development of a severity score for CRPS

    R. Norman Harden;Stephen Bruehl;Roberto S.G.M. Perez;Frank Birklein

  • CRPS: Current Diagnosis And Therapy

    Peter R. Wilson;Michael d'A Stanton-Hicks;R. Norman Harden

  • Diagnosis of complex regional pain syndrome: signs, symptoms, and new empirically derived diagnostic criteria.

    R Norman Harden;Stephen P Bruehl

Frequent Co-Authors

Todd A. Kuiken
Todd A. Kuiken Northwestern University
Frank Birklein
Frank Birklein Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz
A. Vania Apkarian
A. Vania Apkarian Northwestern University
Bradley S. Galer
Bradley S. Galer Endo Pharmaceuticals (United States)
John W. Burns
John W. Burns Rush University Medical Center
Richard H. Gracely
Richard H. Gracely University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Christian Maihöfner
Christian Maihöfner University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Todd B. Parrish
Todd B. Parrish Northwestern University
Roy Freeman
Roy Freeman Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Daniel B. Carr
Daniel B. Carr Tufts University

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