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Pain Management
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Pain Management

1758-1869

Published by: Future Medicine Ltd,

https://www.futuremedicine.com/journal/pmt

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Neuroscience 407 8 9 5

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 33
Documents by Best Scientists*: 32
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 0
SCIMAGO H-index: 37
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.457
Impact Factor: 1.5

Overview

Top Research Topics at Pain management?

The journal mainly deals with areas of study such as Chronic pain, Physical therapy, Anesthesia, Surgery and Pain management. Chronic pain research presented in it encompasses a variety of subjects, including Alternative medicine, Psychological intervention, Clinical psychology and Intensive care medicine. The Alternative medicine study tackled is a key component of adjacent topics in the area of Family medicine.

The studies on Physical therapy discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Randomized controlled trial, Physical medicine and rehabilitation and Low back pain. The journal explores topics in Anesthesia which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Placebo, Adverse effect and Opioid.

  • Chronic pain (24.25%)
  • Physical therapy (23.61%)
  • Anesthesia (19.85%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Chronic pain-related remodeling of cerebral cortex – ‘pain memory’: a possible target for treatment of chronic pain (381 citations)
  • Virtual reality and pain management: current trends and future directions. (192 citations)
  • Ethnic differences in pain and pain management. (188 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Pain management:

The journal articles focus largely on the fields of Chronic pain, Physical therapy, Anesthesia, Neuropathic pain and Physical medicine and rehabilitation. The published papers tackle topics on Chronic pain, which can potentially contribute to the wider field of Psychiatry. The journal papers with studies in Physical therapy featured incorporate elements of Alternative medicine, Chronic low back pain, Intensive care medicine and Quality of life (healthcare).

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 topics of Chronic pain, Anesthesia, Physical therapy, Pain management and Opioid are the focal point of discussions in Pain management. The Chronic pain research presented falls under the domain of Psychiatry. It focuses on Anesthesia but sometimes tackles the closely related topic of Neuromodulation (medicine) which is concerned with Spinal cord stimulation.

It explores issues in Physical therapy which can be linked to other research areas like Postoperative pain, Clinical trial, Psychological intervention and Anesthesiology. The journal facilitates discussions on Opioid that incorporate concepts from other fields like Morphine, Pain control, Analgesic and Intensive care medicine. While the primary focus in the journal is Low back pain, it also dissects topics surrounding Radiofrequency ablation and Surgery as a whole.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Cannabis-based medicines and pain: a review of potential synergistic and entourage effects. (5 citations)
  • Pain relief and opioid usage in upper limb and neck pain patients after 10-kHz spinal cord stimulation treatment: subanalysis of USA studies. (5 citations)
  • Effects of physical exercise on low back pain and cortisol levels: a systematic review with meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. (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 Pain management (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Steven D. Waldman (33 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Steven D. Waldman (21 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Mark I. Johnson (12 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Laxmaiah Manchikanti (11 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Adel G. Fam (10 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 Pain management (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center (18 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Cornell University (15 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of California, San Diego (13 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition,
  • University of Washington (13 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (12 papers) published 2 papers at the last 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, 11.96% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 29.63% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 12.35% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 17.28% of all publications and 40.74% 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.

Career Opportunities in Pain Management Research

While the scope and groundbreaking nature of Pain Management research are evident, it's equally essential to discuss the career opportunities in this booming field. As pain management is a multidisciplinary field, various roles can be explored within the realms of research, clinical applications, and patient care.

One such career is becoming a Speech-Language Pathologist which overlaps with pain management through treatment of conditions like swallowing difficulties often associated with chronic pain issues. To build a career in this specific field, a glimpse into the roadmap can be insightful. Let's take a state-specific example of how one can become a Speech-Language Pathologist, in case you are planning to establish your career in Hawaii, here's your guide: how to be a speech therapist in hawaii.

Other potential career paths in pain management include, but are not limited to, anesthesiologists, physical therapists, psychiatrists and psychologists specializing in chronic pain, and surgeons specializing in pain management techniques.

Given the advancing nature of this field, investing your efforts into research in Pain Management can be a promising and rewarding career opportunity.

Top Publications

  • Management of chronic non-cancer pain: a framework.

    (2022)
    21 Citations
  • Long-term safety of spinal cord stimulation systems in a prospective, global registry of patients with chronic pain.

    (2023)
    18 Citations
  • Focus on zavegepant: the first intranasal third-generation gepant.

    (2022)
    16 Citations
  • PEARL study protocol: a real-world study of fremanezumab effectiveness in patients with chronic or episodic migraine.

    Messoud Ashina;Faisal Mohammad Amin;Pinar Kokturk;Joshua M Cohen

    (2021)
    15 Citations
  • Opioid trials: time for a new approach? Enriched enrollment randomized gradual withdrawal designs.

    (2022)
    10 Citations
  • Sensory characteristics according to chronic diseases and chronic pain in adults: cross-sectional study.

    Silvia R D T de Siqueira;Jose Tadeu T de Siqueira;Manoel Jacobsen Teixeira

    (2021)
    3 Citations
  • User Experiences of Pre-Sleep Sensory Alpha Brainwave Entrainment for People with Chronic Pain and Sleep Disturbance

    (2023)
    3 Citations
  • Patient Profiling and Outcome Assessment in Spinal Cord Stimulation for Chronic Back and/or Leg Pain (the PROSTIM study): A Study Protocol

    (2023)
    0 Citations
  • Transforaminal epidural steroid injection for radiculopathy and the evolution to surgical treatment: a pragmatic prospective observational multicenter study

    (2024)
    0 Citations

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