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Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine
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Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Medicine 1593 43 70 16

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 56
Documents by Best Scientists*: 85
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 1
SCIMAGO H-index: 130
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.411
Impact Factor: 3.5

Overview

Top Research Topics at Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine?

Anesthesia, Surgery, Nerve block, Local anesthetic and Bupivacaine are the subjects of interest in the journal. The journal investigates Anesthesia research which frequently intersects with Randomized controlled trial. The journal focused on Surgery research but expanded to cover Block (telecommunications).

The Nerve block study featured in Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine draws parallels with the field of Anatomy.

  • Anesthesia (50.61%)
  • Surgery (33.39%)
  • Nerve block (8.34%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Regional anesthesia in the patient receiving antithrombotic or thrombolytic therapy: American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine Evidence-Based Guidelines (Third Edition). (1113 citations)
  • Regional anesthesia in the anticoagulated patient: Defining the risks (the second ASRA Consensus Conference on Neuraxial Anesthesia and Anticoagulation) (801 citations)
  • The Erector Spinae Plane Block: A Novel Analgesic Technique in Thoracic Neuropathic Pain. (702 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine:

The journal publications primarily focus on research topics in Anesthesia, Surgery, Local anesthetic, Nerve block and Randomized controlled trial. Most of the Anesthesia studies addressed in the published articles also intersect with Prospective cohort study. The most cited papers dive deep in exploring the relationship between the study of Surgery and Ultrasound.

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

  • Surgery
  • Internal medicine
  • Diabetes mellitus

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal mainly deals with areas of study such as Anesthesia, Nerve block, Regional anesthesia, Surgery and Pain management. Topics in Anesthesia were tackled in line with various other fields like Total knee arthroplasty and Opioid. Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine primarily dealt with subjects of interest in Nerve block but also expanded the discussion to include studies in

  • Block (telecommunications) together with Plane (Unicode),
  • Anatomy, which have a strong connection to Ultrasonography..

The Regional anesthesia works featured in Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine incorporate elements from Pain medicine, 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak, Acute pain and Medical emergency. The journal facilitates the exploration of Surgery in relation to the field of In patient. While work presented in the journal provided substantial information on Analgesic, it also covered topics in Meta-analysis and Randomized controlled trial.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Daring discourse: should the ESP block be renamed RIP II block? (15 citations)
  • Pericapsular nerve group (PENG) block provides improved short-term analgesia compared with the femoral nerve block in hip fracture surgery: a single-center double-blinded randomized comparative trial. (13 citations)
  • Analgesia and anesthesia using the pericapsular nerve group block in hip surgery and hip fracture: a scoping review (13 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 Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Joseph M. Neal (103 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 4 more than at the previous edition,
  • Vincent W. S. Chan (92 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • Richard Brull (66 papers) published 8 papers at the last edition, 6 more than at the previous edition,
  • Brian M. Ilfeld (61 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Philip Peng (56 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 1 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 Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Virginia Mason Medical Center (182 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 4 more than at the previous edition,
  • Mayo Clinic (159 papers) published 16 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of Toronto (103 papers) published 12 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
  • University Health Network (99 papers) published 10 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
  • Toronto Western Hospital (91 papers) published 16 papers at the last edition, 10 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, 10.69% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 33.45% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 11.27% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 17.25% of all publications and 38.03% 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.

Further Career Pathways in Anesthesia and Pain Management

For those interested in delving deeper or expanding their career in anesthesia and pain management, another option is to consider training as a nurse practitioner with a specialization in anesthesia. Nurse practitioners (NPs) typically undergo rigorous didactic and clinical training to equip them to take an active role in patient care in a wide variety of settings, including surgery and chronic pain management facilities.

In the state of Connecticut, for instance, nurse practitioners are authorized to practice independently, making the role one of particular potential opportunity and autonomy. To learn more about the steps involved in becoming a nurse practitioner in Connecticut, including program prerequisites and certification options, please consider consulting our guide on nurse practitioner program requirements in Connecticut.

Becoming a nurse practitioner with a focus on anesthesia or pain management could augment previous experience and knowledge in the field, and may potentially allow for expanded career opportunities both within and beyond research work.

Top Publications

  • Consensus practice guidelines on interventions for lumbar facet joint pain from a multispecialty, international working group.

    Steven P Cohen;Arun Bhaskar;Anuj Bhatia;Asokumar Buvanendran

    (2020)
    248 Citations
  • Consensus practice guidelines on interventions for cervical spine (facet) joint pain from a multispecialty international working group

    (2021)
    118 Citations
  • Percutaneous 60-day peripheral nerve stimulation implant provides sustained relief of chronic pain following amputation: 12-month follow-up of a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial

    Christopher A Gilmore;Brian M Ilfeld;Joshua M Rosenow;Sean Li

    (2020)
    77 Citations
  • Technical considerations for genicular nerve radiofrequency ablation: optimizing outcomes

    (2021)
    73 Citations
  • Multicenter study evaluating factors associated with treatment outcome for low back pain injections

    (2021)
    45 Citations
  • Explant rates of electrical neuromodulation devices in 1177 patients in a single center over an 11-year period

    (2020)
    37 Citations
  • Comparison of cooled versus conventional radiofrequency treatment of the genicular nerves for chronic knee pain: a multicenter non-inferiority randomized pilot trial (COCOGEN trial)

    (2023)
    36 Citations
  • Role of regional anesthesia and analgesia in enhanced recovery after colorectal surgery: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials

    (2022)
    34 Citations
  • Recent cannabis use and nightly sleep duration in adults: a population analysis of the NHANES from 2005 to 2018

    (2021)
    27 Citations
  • Bipolar radiofrequency ablation of the superomedial (SM), superolateral (SL) and inferomedial (IM) genicular nerves for chronic osteoarthritis knee pain: a randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial with 12-month follow-up

    (2022)
    26 Citations

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