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Clinical Journal of Pain
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Clinical Journal of Pain

0749-8047

Published by: Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc.

https://journals.lww.com/clinicalpain/pages/default.aspx

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Neuroscience 248 32 46 12
Medicine 1369 69 106 18

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 162
Documents by Best Scientists*: 170
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 4
SCIMAGO H-index: 149
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.86
Impact Factor: 3.1

Overview

Top Research Topics at The Clinical Journal of Pain?

The Clinical Journal of Pain facilitates discussions on Physical therapy, Anesthesia, Chronic pain, Surgery and Randomized controlled trial. The work on Physical therapy presented in it focuses on Pain catastrophizing in particular. Anesthesia research featured in the journal incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Placebo and Nociception.

Issues in Chronic pain were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Depression (differential diagnoses), Opioid, Clinical psychology and Anxiety. The Randomized controlled trial study tackled is a key component of adjacent topics in the area of Clinical trial.

  • Physical therapy (36.96%)
  • Anesthesia (27.49%)
  • Chronic pain (26.56%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Theoretical perspectives on the relation between catastrophizing and pain. (1807 citations)
  • Premature Infant Pain Profile: Development and Initial Validation (877 citations)
  • Chronic pain-associated depression: Antecedent or consequence of chronic pain? A review. (856 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at The Clinical Journal of Pain:

The journal articles primarily focus on research topics in Physical therapy, Chronic pain, Anesthesia, Pain catastrophizing and MEDLINE. The most cited papers explore research in Randomized controlled trial and overlapping concepts in Clinical trial to expand the discourse in Physical therapy. While work presented in the journal publications provide substantial information on Anesthesia, it also covers topics in Placebo, Surgery and Nociception.

What topics the last edition of the journal is best known for?

  • Internal medicine
  • Surgery
  • Disease

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The Clinical Journal of Pain investigates areas of study like Physical therapy, Chronic pain, Randomized controlled trial, Anesthesia and MEDLINE. The Physical therapy works, particularly on Pain catastrophizing are tackled in it. The studies in Chronic pain featured incorporate elements of Psychological intervention, Context (language use) and Coping (psychology), Clinical psychology.

While work presented in The Clinical Journal of Pain provided substantial information on Randomized controlled trial, it also covered topics in Physical medicine and rehabilitation, Quality of life, Meta-analysis, Placebo and Duloxetine. The journal facilitates discussions on Anesthesia that incorporate concepts from other fields like Adverse effect and Opioid. The presented MEDLINE research focuses mostly on Health care and, on occasion, topics in Cognition.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Severity of Chronic Pain in German Adolescent School Students: A Cross-sectional Study. (4 citations)
  • Toward Understanding Movement-evoked Pain (MEP) and its Measurement: A Scoping Review. (4 citations)
  • Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome (3 citations)

Papers citation over time

A key indicator for each journal is its effectiveness in reaching other researchers with the papers published at that venue.

The chart below presents the interquartile range (first quartile 25%, median 50% and third quartile 75%) of the number of citations of articles over time.

The top authors publishing in The Clinical Journal of Pain (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Mark P. Jensen (59 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Lars Arendt-Nielsen (50 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • Hubert L. Rosomoff (31 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • César Fernández-de-las-Peñas (31 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Dennis C. Turk (31 papers) absent at the last edition.

The overall trend for top authors publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top authors.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in The Clinical Journal of Pain (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of Washington (161 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 4 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Florida (62 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of Queensland (52 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Toronto (42 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Boston Children's Hospital (41 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 4 more than at the previous edition.

The overall trend for top affiliations publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top affiliations.

Publication chance based on affiliation

The publication chance index shows the ratio of articles published by the best research institutions in the journal edition to all articles published within that journal. The best research institutions were selected based on the largest number of articles published during all editions of the journal.

The chart below presents the percentage ratio of articles from top institutions (based on their ranking of total papers).Top affiliations were grouped by their rank into the following tiers: top 1-10, top 11-20, top 21-50, and top 51+. Only articles with a recognized affiliation are considered.

During the most recent 2021 edition, 9.01% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 27.72% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 9.90% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 13.86% of all publications and 48.51% were from other institutions.

Returning Authors Index

A very common phenomenon observed among researchers publishing scientific articles is the intentional selection of journals they have already attended in the past. In particular, it is worth analyzing the case when the authors participate in the same journal from year to year.

The Returning Authors Index presented below illustrates the ratio of authors who participated in both a given as well as the previous edition of the journal in relation to all participants in a given year.

Returning Institution Index

The graph below shows the Returning Institution Index, illustrating the ratio of institutions that participated in both a given and the previous edition of the conference in relation to all affiliations present in a given year.

The experience to innovation index

Our experience to innovation index was created to show a cross-section of the experience level of authors publishing in a journal. The index includes the authors publishing at the last edition of a journal, grouped by total number of publications throughout their academic career (P) and the total number of citations of these publications ever received (C).

The group intervals were selected empirically to best show the diversity of the authors' experiences, their labels were selected as a convenience, not as judgment. The authors were divided into the following groups:

  • Novice - P < 5 or C < 25 (the number of publications less than 5 or the number of citations less than 25),
  • Competent - P < 10 or C < 100 (the number of publications less than 10 or the number of citations less than 100),
  • Experienced - P < 25 or C < 625 (the number of publications less than 25 or the number of citations less than 625),
  • Master - P < 50 or C < 2500 (the number of publications less than 50 or the number of citations less than 2500),
  • Star - P ≥ 50 and C ≥ 2500 (both the number of publications greater than 50 and the number of citations greater than 2500).

The chart below illustrates experience levels of first authors in cases of publications with multiple authors.

Contributing Authors and Their Affiliations

Understanding who the contributing authors are and the institutions they are affiliated with is an essential aspect of evaluating the diversity and reach of the journal. By assessing the origin of these researchers, one can get a sense of the geographic and institutional spread of the research making its way into the journal. In the Clinical Journal of Pain, a significant number of researchers come from diverse backgrounds and institutions across the globe. Their contributions tend to enhance the overall comprehensibility and value of research published in the journal. It can be beneficial to budding researchers, especially those in fields such as physical therapy and chronic pain, to understand the landscape of contributors to this journal. For those looking to get involved in similar research or considering submitting their work, understanding the affiliations and backgrounds of contributing authors might offer valuable insights. Furthermore, for those in locations such as Illinois pursuing a career as speech-language pathologists and intending to dive deeper into areas associated with pain management or physical therapy might find value in connecting with these researchers. You can learn more about becoming a speech-language pathologist in Illinois . In conclusion, the geographical and institutional diversity among authors in The Clinical Journal of Pain is a testament to the journal's commitment to fostering comprehensive and inclusive discourse in the field of pain management and physical therapy.

Top Publications

  • A Systematic Review and Synthesis of Psychometric Properties of the Numeric Pain Rating Scale and the Visual Analog Scale for Use in People with Neck Pain.

    Shirin Modarresi;Michael J Lukacs;Maryam Ghodrati;Shahan Salim

    (2021)
    80 Citations
  • Systematic Review and Synthesis of Mechanism-based Classification Systems for Pain Experienced in the Musculoskeletal System.

    Muath A. Shraim;Hugo Massé-Alarie;Leanne M. Hall;Paul W. Hodges

    (2020)
    55 Citations
  • Association Between Inflammatory Biomarkers and Nonspecific Low Back Pain: A Systematic Review.

    Yuan Z Lim;Yuanyuan Wang;Flavia M Cicuttini;Harrison J Hughes

    (2020)
    52 Citations
  • Criteria Used for the Diagnosis of Myofascial Trigger Points in Clinical Trials on Physical Therapy: Updated Systematic Review.

    Lihui Li;Lihui Li;Lihui Li;Rahel Stoop;Rahel Stoop;Ron Clijsen;Ron Clijsen;Ron Clijsen;Erich Hohenauer

    (2020)
    44 Citations
  • Mechanisms of Mindfulness Meditation, Cognitive Therapy, and Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy for Chronic Low Back Pain.

    Melissa A. Day;L. Charles Ward;Beverly E. Thorn;John Burns

    (2020)
    36 Citations
  • Social Factors, Disability, and Depressive Symptoms in Adults With Chronic Pain.

    Ester Solé;Mélanie Racine;Catarina Tomé-Pires;Santiago Galán

    (2020)
    35 Citations
  • Impaired School Functioning in Children With Chronic Pain: A National Perspective.

    Cornelius B Groenewald;See Wan Tham;Tonya M Palermo

    (2020)
    35 Citations

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