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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Neuroscience 45 6818 6271 574 543 114 11776

Rainer Freynhagen publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Rainer Freynhagen between 2005 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Rainer Freynhagen published across 22 years, from 2005 to 2026, averaging 5.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 12 publications in 2007. 2 of the 118 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2005 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 12. Peak 12 publications in 2007. 2005: 5 publications 2006: 8 publications 2007: 12 publications 2008: 11 publications 2009: 8 publications 2010: 9 publications 2011: 4 publications 2012: 4 publications 2013: 7 publications 2014: 2 publications 2015: 3 publications 2016: 7 publications 2017: 9 publications 2018: 3 publications 2019: 5 publications 2020: 5 publications 2021: 8 publications 2022: 1 publication 2023: 3 publications 2024: 2 publications 2025: 1 publication 2026: 1 publication
2005 2026

118 publications in total across all disciplines

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Rainer Freynhagen: publications per year, 2005 to 2026
Year Publications
2005 5
2006 8
2007 12
2008 11
2009 8
2010 9
2011 4
2012 4
2013 7
2014 2
2015 3
2016 7
2017 9
2018 3
2019 5
2020 5
2021 8
2022 1
2023 3
2024 2
2025 1
2026 1
Total 118
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Rainer Freynhagen 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 Rainer Freynhagen sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400 500
Bar chart with 86 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 38–47 to 887+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 539. Most scientists, 539, have 98–107 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 887 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 108–117 publications, is where this scientist sits. 38–47 publications: 18 scientists 48–57 publications: 79 scientists 58–67 publications: 193 scientists 68–77 publications: 323 scientists 78–87 publications: 406 scientists 88–97 publications: 452 scientists 98–107 publications: 539 scientists 108–117 publications: 505 scientists 118–127 publications: 522 scientists 128–137 publications: 469 scientists 138–147 publications: 456 scientists 148–157 publications: 459 scientists 158–167 publications: 397 scientists 168–177 publications: 383 scientists 178–187 publications: 350 scientists 188–197 publications: 302 scientists 198–207 publications: 306 scientists 208–217 publications: 262 scientists 218–227 publications: 242 scientists 228–237 publications: 220 scientists 238–247 publications: 203 scientists 248–257 publications: 174 scientists 258–267 publications: 176 scientists 268–277 publications: 175 scientists 278–287 publications: 125 scientists 288–297 publications: 116 scientists 298–307 publications: 127 scientists 308–317 publications: 128 scientists 318–327 publications: 99 scientists 328–337 publications: 89 scientists 338–347 publications: 78 scientists 348–357 publications: 96 scientists 358–367 publications: 66 scientists 368–377 publications: 59 scientists 378–387 publications: 65 scientists 388–397 publications: 54 scientists 398–407 publications: 48 scientists 408–417 publications: 49 scientists 418–427 publications: 34 scientists 428–437 publications: 31 scientists 438–447 publications: 30 scientists 448–457 publications: 31 scientists 458–467 publications: 36 scientists 468–477 publications: 40 scientists 478–487 publications: 35 scientists 488–497 publications: 30 scientists 498–507 publications: 23 scientists 508–517 publications: 26 scientists 518–527 publications: 20 scientists 528–537 publications: 23 scientists 538–547 publications: 20 scientists 548–557 publications: 20 scientists 558–567 publications: 17 scientists 568–577 publications: 14 scientists 578–587 publications: 20 scientists 588–597 publications: 20 scientists 598–607 publications: 19 scientists 608–617 publications: 18 scientists 618–627 publications: 17 scientists 628–637 publications: 11 scientists 638–647 publications: 11 scientists 648–657 publications: 11 scientists 658–667 publications: 8 scientists 668–677 publications: 7 scientists 678–687 publications: 11 scientists 688–697 publications: 10 scientists 698–707 publications: 4 scientists 708–717 publications: 6 scientists 718–727 publications: 5 scientists 728–737 publications: 5 scientists 738–747 publications: 9 scientists 748–757 publications: 9 scientists 758–767 publications: 3 scientists 768–777 publications: 7 scientists 778–787 publications: 7 scientists 788–797 publications: 6 scientists 798–807 publications: 2 scientists 808–817 publications: 2 scientists 818–827 publications: 7 scientists 828–837 publications: 0 scientists 838–847 publications: 9 scientists 848–857 publications: 3 scientists 858–867 publications: 1 scientist 868–877 publications: 3 scientists 878–886 publications: 6 scientists 887+ publications: 100 scientists
38–47 publications 887+

This scientist: 114 publications — 25th percentile

25% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Neuroscience scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,597 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
38–47 18
48–57 79
58–67 193
68–77 323
78–87 406
88–97 452
98–107 539
108–117 505 114
118–127 522
128–137 469
138–147 456
148–157 459
158–167 397
168–177 383
178–187 350
188–197 302
198–207 306
208–217 262
218–227 242
228–237 220
238–247 203
248–257 174
258–267 176
268–277 175
278–287 125
288–297 116
298–307 127
308–317 128
318–327 99
328–337 89
338–347 78
348–357 96
358–367 66
368–377 59
378–387 65
388–397 54
398–407 48
408–417 49
418–427 34
428–437 31
438–447 30
448–457 31
458–467 36
468–477 40
478–487 35
488–497 30
498–507 23
508–517 26
518–527 20
528–537 23
538–547 20
548–557 20
558–567 17
568–577 14
578–587 20
588–597 20
598–607 19
608–617 18
618–627 17
628–637 11
638–647 11
648–657 11
658–667 8
668–677 7
678–687 11
688–697 10
698–707 4
708–717 6
718–727 5
728–737 5
738–747 9
748–757 9
758–767 3
768–777 7
778–787 7
788–797 6
798–807 2
808–817 2
818–827 7
828–837 0
838–847 9
848–857 3
858–867 1
868–877 3
878–886 6
887+ 100
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Rainer Freynhagen 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 Rainer Freynhagen sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
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Bar chart with 68 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30–31 to 163+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 512. Most scientists, 512, have 46–47 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 163 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 44–45 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30–31 D-Index: 42 scientists 32–33 D-Index: 172 scientists 34–35 D-Index: 296 scientists 36–37 D-Index: 435 scientists 38–39 D-Index: 459 scientists 40–41 D-Index: 456 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 467 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 478 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 512 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 435 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 425 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 418 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 392 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 357 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 334 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 328 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 260 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 278 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 239 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 250 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 210 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 200 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 189 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 170 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 146 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 113 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 126 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 100 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 84 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 99 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 84 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 85 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 72 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 76 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 45 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 49 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 43 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 32 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 45 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 50 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 32 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 39 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 32 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 29 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 27 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 19 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 23 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 27 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 16 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 24 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 13 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 21 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 17 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 14 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 15 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 10 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 10 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 13 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 9 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 8 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 6 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 6 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 7 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 7 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 10 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 4 scientists 162 D-Index: 8 scientists 163+ D-Index: 100 scientists
30–31 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 45 D-Index — 29th percentile

29% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Neuroscience scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,597 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30–31 42
32–33 172
34–35 296
36–37 435
38–39 459
40–41 456
42–43 467
44–45 478 45
46–47 512
48–49 435
50–51 425
52–53 418
54–55 392
56–57 357
58–59 334
60–61 328
62–63 260
64–65 278
66–67 239
68–69 250
70–71 210
72–73 200
74–75 189
76–77 170
78–79 146
80–81 113
82–83 126
84–85 100
86–87 84
88–89 99
90–91 84
92–93 85
94–95 72
96–97 76
98–99 45
100–101 49
102–103 43
104–105 32
106–107 45
108–109 50
110–111 32
112–113 39
114–115 32
116–117 29
118–119 27
120–121 19
122–123 23
124–125 27
126–127 16
128–129 24
130–131 13
132–133 21
134–135 17
136–137 14
138–139 15
140–141 10
142–143 10
144–145 13
146–147 9
148–149 8
150–151 6
152–153 6
154–155 7
156–157 7
158–159 10
160–161 4
162 8
163+ 100
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Overview

Rainer Freynhagen is affiliated with the Technical University of Munich in Germany and has made contributions primarily in the field of medicine, with a focus on understanding and treating pain. Their research spans several subfields including physiology, pharmacology, neurology, anesthesiology, pain medicine, and cognitive neuroscience.

The scientist's body of work focuses on topics related to pain mechanisms and treatments, musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation, botulinum toxin and related neurological disorders, pain management including opioid use, the placebo effect, and myofascial pain diagnosis and treatment. These areas highlight a comprehensive engagement with both the physiological and clinical aspects of pain research.

Freynhagen has coauthored multiple papers with frequent collaborators including Ralf Baron, Thomas R. Tölle, Rolf-Detlef Treede, Nadine Attal, and Per Hansson. These collaborations have been instrumental in advancing various aspects of pain research.

The scientist has published extensively in several journals, with the most frequent venues being:

  • Pain
  • Current Medical Research and Opinion
  • PAIN Reports
  • Pain Medicine
  • Journal of Neural Transmission

The following are selected recent publications by Rainer Freynhagen:

  • No pain, still gain (of function): the relation between sensory profiles and the presence or absence of self-reported pain in a large multicenter cohort of patients with neuropathy, 2020, Pain
  • Progressive Response to Repeat Application of Capsaicin 179 mg (8% w/w) Cutaneous Patch in Peripheral Neuropathic Pain: Comprehensive New Analysis and Clinical Implications, 2021, Pain Medicine
  • When to consider "mixed pain"? The right questions can make a difference!, 2020, Current Medical Research and Opinion
  • Botulinum neurotoxin injections for muscle-based (dystonia and spasticity) and non-muscle-based (neuropathic pain) pain disorders: a meta-analytic study, 2020, Journal of Neural Transmission
  • Contralateral Sensory and Pain Perception Changes in Patients With Unilateral Neuropathy, 2021, Neurology

These publications reflect an ongoing investigation into neuropathic pain, sensory profiles, treatment with agents like capsaicin and botulinum toxin, and clinical considerations in differentiating pain types.

Best Publications

  • painDETECT: a new screening questionnaire to identify neuropathic components in patients with back pain

    Rainer Freynhagen;Ralf Baron;Ulrich Gockel;Thomas R. Tölle

  • Using screening tools to identify neuropathic pain

    Michael I. Bennett;Nadine Attal;Miroslav M. Backonja;Ralf Baron

  • Peripheral neuropathic pain: a mechanism-related organizing principle based on sensory profiles.

    Ralf Baron;Christoph Maier;Nadine Attal;Andreas Binder

  • Efficacy of pregabalin in neuropathic pain evaluated in a 12-week, randomised, double-blind, multicentre, placebo-controlled trial of flexible- and fixed-dose regimens

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  • A cross-sectional cohort survey in 2100 patients with painful diabetic neuropathy and postherpetic neuralgia: Differences in demographic data and sensory symptoms

    Ralf Baron;Thomas R. Tölle;Ulrich Gockel;Mathias Brosz

  • Ziconotide for treatment of severe chronic pain

    Achim Schmidtko;Jörn Lötsch;Rainer Freynhagen;Gerd Geisslinger

  • The evaluation of neuropathic components in low back pain

    Rainer Freynhagen;Ralf Baron

  • Duloxetine and pregabalin: high-dose monotherapy or their combination? The "COMBO-DN study"--a multinational, randomized, double-blind, parallel-group study in patients with diabetic peripheral neuropathic pain.

    Solomon Tesfaye;Stefan Wilhelm;Alberto Lledo;Alexander Schacht

  • Pregabalin for relief of neuropathic pain associated with diabetic neuropathy: a randomized, double-blind study.

    Thomas Tölle;Rainer Freynhagen;Mark Versavel;Uwe Trostmann

  • Nitric oxide and pro-inflammatory cytokines correlate with pain intensity in chronic pain patients.

    A. Koch;K. Zacharowski;O. Boehm;M. Stevens

  • Pseudoradicular and radicular low-back pain – A disease continuum rather than different entities? Answers from quantitative sensory testing

    Rainer Freynhagen;Roman Rolke;Ralf Baron;Thomas R. Tölle

  • Diagnosis and management of neuropathic pain

    R. J. Freynhagen;Michael I. Bennett

  • A cross-sectional survey of 3035 patients with fibromyalgia: subgroups of patients with typical comorbidities and sensory symptom profiles

    Stefanie E Rehm;Jana Koroschetz;Ulrich Gockel;Mathias Brosz

  • The painDETECT project – far more than a screening tool on neuropathic pain

    Rainer Freynhagen;Thomas R. Tölle;Ulrich Gockel;Ralf Baron

  • Current understanding of the mixed pain concept: a brief narrative review

    Rainer Freynhagen;Harold Arevalo Parada;Carlos Alberto Calderon-Ospina;Juythel Chen

  • Stratifying patients with peripheral neuropathic pain based on sensory profiles : algorithm and sample size recommendations

    Jan Vollert;Jan Vollert;Christoph Maier;Nadine Attal;David L H Bennett

  • The efficacy and safety of pregabalin in the treatment of neuropathic pain associated with chronic lumbosacral radiculopathy.

    Ralf Baron;Rainer Freynhagen;Thomas R. Tölle;Christian Cloutier

  • Screening of neuropathic pain components in patients with chronic back pain associated with nerve root compression: a prospective observational pilot study (MIPORT)

    Rainer Freynhagen;Ralf Baron;Thomas Tölle;Edgar Stemmler

  • Fibromyalgia and neuropathic pain - differences and similarities. A comparison of 3057 patients with diabetic painful neuropathy and fibromyalgia

    Jana Koroschetz;Stefanie E Rehm;Ulrich Gockel;Mathias Brosz

  • Cross-sectional analysis of the influence of currently known pharmacogenetic modulators on opioid therapy in outpatient pain centers.

    Jörn Lötsch;Nils von Hentig;Rainer Freynhagen;Norbert Griessinger

  • Neuropathic pain phenotyping as a predictor of treatment response in painful diabetic neuropathy: Data from the randomized, double-blind, COMBO-DN study

    Didier Bouhassira;Stefan Wilhelm;Alexander Schacht;Serge Perrot

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas R. Tölle
Thomas R. Tölle Technical University of Munich
Ralf Baron
Ralf Baron Kiel University
Rolf-Detlef Treede
Rolf-Detlef Treede Heidelberg University
Didier Bouhassira
Didier Bouhassira Grenoble Alpes University
Troels S. Jensen
Troels S. Jensen Aarhus University
Per Hansson
Per Hansson Karolinska Institute
Christoph Maier
Christoph Maier Ruhr University Bochum
Märta Segerdahl
Märta Segerdahl Karolinska Institute
Nadine Attal
Nadine Attal Grenoble Alpes University
Roman Rolke
Roman Rolke RWTH Aachen University

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