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Ralf Baron 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 Ralf Baron sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 516 publications — 60th percentile

60% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Ralf Baron 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 Ralf Baron sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 107 D-Index — 70th percentile

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Overview

Ralf Baron is affiliated with Kiel University in Germany and has contributed extensively to medical research, particularly in the area of pain mechanisms and treatments. Their scholarly output spans a broad range of topics within medicine, with a marked focus on physiology, pharmacology, neurology, cognitive neuroscience, and psychiatry and mental health.

The primary fields of study associated with their work include:

  • Medicine

In terms of specific subfields, Baron's research covers:

  • Physiology
  • Pharmacology
  • Neurology
  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Psychiatry and Mental health

The scientist's main research themes comprise:

  • Pain Mechanisms and Treatments
  • Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
  • Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders
  • Pain Management and Placebo Effect
  • Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research
  • Pain Management and Opioid Use
  • Pain Management and Treatment

Baron has published numerous papers in well-established scientific venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Pain
  • PAIN Reports
  • European Journal of Pain
  • Nervenheilkunde
  • Pain Medicine

Examples of recent papers encompass:

  • Chronic nociplastic pain affecting the musculoskeletal system: clinical criteria and grading system, 2021, Pain
  • Neuropathic Pain: Mechanism-Based Therapeutics, 2020, The Annual Review of Pharmacology and Toxicology
  • Persistent Spinal Pain Syndrome: A Proposal for Failed Back Surgery Syndrome and ICD-11, 2021, Pain Medicine
  • Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN): current therapies and topical treatment option with high-concentration capsaicin, 2021, Supportive Care in Cancer
  • Sensory bedside testing: a simple stratification approach for sensory phenotyping, 2020, PAIN Reports

Collaboration appears to be a significant component of Baron's research activity. Their most frequent co-authors include:

  • Janne Gierthmühlen
  • Juliane Sachau
  • Jan Vollert
  • Manon Sendel
  • Andrew S.C. Rice

Best Publications

  • Pharmacotherapy for neuropathic pain in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

    Nanna B Finnerup;Nadine Attal;Simon Haroutounian;Ewan McNicol

  • Quantitative sensory testing in the German Research Network on Neuropathic Pain (DFNS): Standardized protocol and reference values

    R. Rolke;R. Baron;C. Maier;T.R. Tölle

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

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

  • EFNS guidelines on the pharmacological treatment of neuropathic pain: 2010 revision

    N. Attal;G. Cruccu;R. Baron;M. Haanpää

  • Neuropathic pain: diagnosis, pathophysiological mechanisms, and treatment

    Ralf Baron;Andreas Binder;Gunnar Wasner

  • Recommendations for the Pharmacological Management of Neuropathic Pain: An Overview and Literature Update

    Robert H. Dworkin;Alec B. O'Connor;Joseph Audette;Ralf Baron

  • A new definition of neuropathic pain

    Troels S. Jensen;Ralf Baron;Maija Haanpää;Eija Kalso

  • NeuPSIG guidelines on neuropathic pain assessment

    Maija Haanpää;Nadine Attal;Miroslav Backonja;Ralf Baron

  • Neuropathic pain: An updated grading system for research and clinical practice

    Nanna B. Finnerup;Simon Haroutounian;Peter Kamerman;Ralf Baron

  • Quantitative sensory testing in the German Research Network on Neuropathic Pain (DFNS): Somatosensory abnormalities in 1236 patients with different neuropathic pain syndromes

    C. Maier;R. Baron;T. R. Tölle;A. Binder

  • The IASP classification of chronic pain for ICD-11: chronic neuropathic pain.

    Joachim Scholz;Nanna B. Finnerup;Nadine Attal;Qasim Aziz

  • Mechanisms of Disease: neuropathic pain—a clinical perspective

    Ralf Baron

  • Deconstructing the Neuropathic Pain Phenotype to Reveal Neural Mechanisms

    Christian A. von Hehn;Christian A. von Hehn;Ralf Baron;Clifford J. Woolf;Clifford J. Woolf

  • Do we need a third mechanistic descriptor for chronic pain states

    Eva Kosek;Milton Cohen;Ralf Baron;Gerald F Gebhart

  • Clinical features and pathophysiology of complex regional pain syndrome

    Johan Marinus;G Lorimer Moseley;G Lorimer Moseley;Frank Birklein;Ralf Baron

  • Using screening tools to identify neuropathic pain

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

  • Postherpetic Neuralgia: Irritable Nociceptors and Deafferentation

    Howard L. Fields;Michael Rowbotham;Ralf Baron;Ralf Baron

  • EFNS guidelines on neuropathic pain assessment: revised 2009.

    G. Cruccu;C. Sommer;P. Anand;N. Attal

  • Translation of symptoms and signs into mechanisms in neuropathic pain

    Troels S Jensen;Ralf Baron

  • Pharmacotherapy for Neuropathic Pain in Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

    N.B. Finnerup;N. Attal;S. Haroutounian

Frequent Co-Authors

Gunnar Wasner
Gunnar Wasner Kiel University
Rolf-Detlef Treede
Rolf-Detlef Treede Heidelberg University
Thomas R. Tölle
Thomas R. Tölle Technical University of Munich
Wilfrid Jänig
Wilfrid Jänig Kiel University
Christoph Maier
Christoph Maier Ruhr University Bochum
Troels S. Jensen
Troels S. Jensen Aarhus University
Rainer Freynhagen
Rainer Freynhagen Technical University of Munich
Andrew S.C. Rice
Andrew S.C. Rice Imperial College London
Per Hansson
Per Hansson Karolinska Institute
Nadine Attal
Nadine Attal Grenoble Alpes University

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