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Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
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Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Neuroscience 375 14 17 6
Medicine 519 214 658 34

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 397
Documents by Best Scientists*: 831
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 12
SCIMAGO H-index: 171
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.205
Impact Factor: 3.5

Overview

Top Research Topics at Journal of Pain and Symptom Management?

The journal facilitates discussions on Palliative care, Nursing, Context (language use), Family medicine and Physical therapy. Issues in Palliative care were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Cancer, Health care, MEDLINE, Quality of life (healthcare) and Intensive care medicine. It is concerned with the study of Cancer and Internal medicine in general.

The Internal medicine study featured in Journal of Pain and Symptom Management draws connections with the study of Oncology. Context (language use) research presented in it encompasses a variety of subjects, including Psychological intervention, End-of-life care, Quality of life, Randomized controlled trial and Clinical psychology. The journal dives deep in exploring the relationship between the study of Physical therapy and Cancer pain.

It connects research in Cancer pain with the related topic of Opioid.

  • Palliative care (35.97%)
  • Nursing (20.57%)
  • Context (language use) (19.09%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Measuring fatigue and other anemia-related symptoms with the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy (FACT) measurement system (1356 citations)
  • Studies Comparing Numerical Rating Scales, Verbal Rating Scales, and Visual Analogue Scales for Assessment of Pain Intensity in Adults: A Systematic Literature Review (1258 citations)
  • International Association for the Study of Pain: update on WHO-IASP activities. (1204 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Journal of Pain and Symptom Management:

The journal papers are organized to address concerns in the fields of Palliative care, Physical therapy, Anesthesia, MEDLINE and Internal medicine. The most cited papers hold forums on Palliative care that merge themes from other disciplines such as Context (language use), Health care, Family medicine and Intensive care medicine. The journal publications address concerns in the field of Anesthesia by exploring it in line with topics in Cancer pain which intersect with Pain assessment subjects.

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

  • Internal medicine
  • Disease
  • Surgery

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The topics of Context (language use), Palliative care, Family medicine, Nursing and Cancer are the focal point of discussions in the journal. Topics in Context (language use) explored in it were investigated in conjunction with research in Psychological intervention, Advance care planning, Health care, End-of-life care and Internal medicine. The research on Palliative care featured in the journal combines topics in other fields like Specialty, Intervention (counseling), Quality of life (healthcare), Emergency medicine and Pandemic.

While Family medicine is the focus of the journal, it also provided insights into the studies of Cross-sectional study and Response rate (survey). Many of the studies tackled connect Nursing with a similar field of study like Qualitative research. The studies tackled, which mainly focus on Cancer, apply to Randomized controlled trial as well.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • The Challenges of Caring for People Dying From COVID-19: A Multinational, Observational Study (CovPall). (21 citations)
  • Psychological Risk Factors of Functional Impairment After COVID-19 Deaths. (17 citations)
  • Prevalence of Fatigue in Patients With Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. (11 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 Journal of Pain and Symptom Management (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Eduardo Bruera (247 papers) published 7 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • Tatsuya Morita (120 papers) published 11 papers at the last edition, 6 more than at the previous edition,
  • David C. Currow (111 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • Sebastiano Mercadante (96 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Arif H. Kamal (91 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 8 less than at the previous 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 Journal of Pain and Symptom Management (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center (278 papers) published 12 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • Harvard University (260 papers) published 55 papers at the last edition, 22 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of California, San Francisco (254 papers) published 16 papers at the last edition, 17 less than at the previous edition,
  • Duke University (187 papers) published 17 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of Washington (173 papers) published 21 papers at the last edition, 4 less 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, 24.05% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 38.94% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 8.04% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 15.58% of all publications and 37.44% 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.

Speech Language Pathology and Its Intersection with Pain and Symptom Management

One of the more interesting intersections in the field of medical research is that between pain and symptom management and speech language pathology. Profound considerations are specifically tied to cancer patients and those in need of intensive care. The difficulties that they encounter in regards to language and communication use are aspects that the Journal of Pain and Symptom Management also delves into, albeit more infrequently. Speech-language pathologists play a vital role in managing the symptoms and improving the quality of life for patients with cognitive communication disorders and degenerative diseases. In fact, the field of speech-language pathology has a significant overlap with many of the issues discussed in the Journal, including cancer care, end-of-life care, and improving the quality of life in patients. In many scenarios, patients suffering from these ailments have to take a different approach to communication. New clues have to be deciphered, and an altered system of understanding language needs to be cultivated. Speech therapists and language pathologists help to instigate this change and bring about a better quality of life for such patients. If you're interested in this career path and want to make a difference in these patients' lives, you might want to consider learning how to become a speech therapist in Michigan. This guide provides comprehensive information on the educational and licensure requirements, salary prospects, and job outlook for speech language pathologists in Michigan. Understanding these cross-disciplinary relationships helps forge a more complete image of the internal intricacies of medicine and health care today.

Top Publications

  • Redefining Palliative Care—A New Consensus-Based Definition

    Lukas Radbruch;Liliana De Lima;Felicia Knaul;Roberto Wenk

    (2020)
    1162 Citations
  • A Comparison of Burnout Frequency Among Oncology Physicians and Nurses Working on the Frontline and Usual Wards During the COVID-19 Epidemic in Wuhan, China.

    Yuan Wu;Jun Wang;Chenggang Luo;Sheng Hu

    (2020)
    577 Citations
  • The Role and Response of Palliative Care and Hospice Services in Epidemics and Pandemics: A Rapid Review to Inform Practice During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

    Simon N. Etkind;Anna E. Bone;Natasha Lovell;Rachel L. Cripps

    (2020)
    275 Citations
  • Mapping Levels of Palliative Care Development in 198 Countries: The Situation in 2017.

    David Clark;Nicole Baur;David Clelland;Eduardo Garralda

    (2020)
    254 Citations
  • Characteristics, Symptom Management, and Outcomes of 101 Patients With COVID-19 Referred for Hospital Palliative Care.

    Natasha Lovell;Natasha Lovell;Matthew Maddocks;Simon N. Etkind;Simon N. Etkind;Katie Taylor

    (2020)
    222 Citations
  • Supporting Adults Bereaved Through COVID-19: A Rapid Review of the Impact of Previous Pandemics on Grief and Bereavement.

    Catriona R. Mayland;Catriona R. Mayland;Andrew J.E. Harding;Nancy Preston;Sheila Payne

    (2020)
    189 Citations
  • International standards for pediatric palliative care: from IMPaCCT to GO-PPaCS.

    (2022)
    183 Citations
  • The Urgency of Spiritual Care: COVID-19 and the Critical Need for Whole-Person Palliation.

    Betty R. Ferrell;George Handzo;Tina Picchi;Christina Puchalski

    (2020)
    132 Citations
  • Creating a Palliative Care Inpatient Response Plan for COVID-19-The UW Medicine Experience.

    James Fausto;Lianne Hirano;Daniel Lam;Amisha Mehta

    (2020)
    118 Citations
  • Stress and Symptom Burden in Oncology Patients During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

    Christine Miaskowski;Steven M. Paul;Karin Snowberg;Maura Abbott

    (2020)
    101 Citations

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