Journal profile

Cephalalgia : an international journal of headache

Publisher: Sage
ISSN0333-1024 | 1468-2982 FormatPrint StatusCurrently indexed

Journal Citation Impact

Estimated influence, citation density, publishing volume, and citation integrity from the analytics table.

Impact Factor
4.25
Citation rate 6.55 1,854 total citations
h5-index 49 h5 depth signal
Cited share 88.7% 260 of 293
Total citations 1,854 Citation footprint
Metric signal 6.51 External metric anchor
Self-citation 12.0% 223 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

United States 510
Denmark 304
Italy 276
Germany 248
United Kingdom 191

Citing Fields of Research

Migraines & Headaches 1,591
Nervous System Disorders 66
Vascular Disorders 66
Anesthetic & Pain Medicine 64
Brain Neurological Disorders 59

Publishing Activity & Reach

Volume, recency, access pattern, and citing-community signals from the journal analytics record.

All-time article footprint 8,185 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 293 260 cited publications
Last 12 months 207 17.3 publications/month
Open access share 100.0% 207 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country United States 510 citing publications
Leading citing field Migraines & Headaches 1,591 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 13 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v1n1, 1981-
PubMed
v1n1, 1981-
Index medicus
Active Coverage

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Migraines & Headaches

Issuing & Sponsoring Bodies

Contributor
International Headache Society

Broad Categories

Neurology Psychophysiology Migraines & Headaches

MeSH Descriptors

Headache

Latest Publications

Recent article records with DOI-first linking and condensed abstracts.

01
Roberta Messina, Ilaria Cetta, Elisabetta Pagani et al.
Aim: Processes related to glymphatic function and fluid exchange may contribute to migraine pathophysiology. We used multimodal diffusion MRI to investigate perivascular diffusivity and the interstitial microenvironment in migraine and t...
05
Saulius Andruškevičius, Viroslava Kapustynska, Vytautas Abromavičius et al.
Background: Many migraine sufferers report difficulties in managing their attacks, leading to missed workdays, impaired cognitive function and reduced participation in social activities. This challenge underscores the importance of ident...
09
Amr Hassan, Marcio Nattan Portes Souza, Francesca Puledda et al.
Headache disorders remain one of the most disabling and prevalent neurological diseases worldwide. Headache medicine and care have evolved tremendously over the past few years. In order to foster adequate education in headache medicine i...

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

Description based on: v. 1, no. 3 (Sept. 1981); title from cover.

Supplements accompany some vols.

Also issued online.

Published on behalf of the International Headache Society, <2002->