Impact Factor
3.01
Journal Citation Impact
Estimated influence, citation density, publishing volume, and citation integrity from the analytics table.
Citation rate
1.95
272 total citations
h5-index
19
h5 depth signal
Cited share
66.4%
95 of 143
Total citations
272
Citation footprint
Metric signal
2.40
External metric anchor
Self-citation
2.9%
8 self-citations
Citations Trend
Monthly Publications Cadence
Citing Geographic Demographics
United States
416
United Kingdom
89
Brazil
53
Canada
40
Italy
39
Citing Fields of Research
Anesthetic & Pain Medicine
586
Musculoskeletal Disorders
226
Migraines & Headaches
95
Nervous System Disorders
90
Substance Abuse
41
Publishing Activity & Reach
Volume, recency, access pattern, and citing-community signals from the journal analytics record.
All-time article footprint
1,247
Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set
143
95 cited publications
Last 12 months
174
14.5 publications/month
Open access share
12.6%
22 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country
United States
416 citing publications
Leading citing field
Anesthetic & Pain Medicine
586 citing publications
Latest tracked publication
15 October 2026
10 recent records available
Coverage & Indexing History
v4n1, Jan. 2014-
v4n1, Jan. 2014- ; selected citations only before this date
Active Coverage
Research Focus & Classification
Indexed Subjects
Anesthetic & Pain Medicine
Musculoskeletal Disorders
Migraines & Headaches
Broad Categories
Psychophysiology
Anesthetic & Pain Medicine
Musculoskeletal Disorders
Migraines & Headaches
MeSH Descriptors
Analgesics
Pain Management
Palliative Care
Latest Publications
Recent article records with DOI-first linking and condensed abstracts.
01
DOI 10.1080/17581869.2026.2748301
Open DOI
Changes in functional outcomes following activity management training in individuals with chronic low back pain: associations with cognitive functions, body awareness, and fatigue
1. Recognized as one of the leading causes of disability worldwide [1], low back pain (LBP) is a significant public health issue that negatively impacts individuals’ functional ability [1,2], quali...
02
DOI 10.1080/17581869.2026.2748288
Open DOI
OneRF radiofrequency ablation system for the minimally invasive treatment of trigeminal neuralgia: initial clinical experience
03
DOI 10.1080/17581869.2026.2744714
Open DOI
Same trials, different answers: reconciling four meta-analyses of anti-CGRP antibodies in cluster headache
04
05
DOI 10.1080/17581869.2026.2744709
Open DOI
Integrating culture, religion, and clinical practice of pain experience
06
DOI 10.1080/17581869.2026.2744716
Open DOI
Fasting-induced headache in Ramadan: a scoping review with implications for clinical practice
1. Headache is one of the most common pain symptoms encountered in clinical practice. Among headache disorders, migraine is recognized as a complex neurovascular disorder and represents a leading c...
07
DOI 10.1080/17581869.2026.2738449
Open DOI
Persistent and recurrent musculoskeletal pain in young athletes: an overlooked biopsychosocial determinant of return to sport trajectories – a focused narrative review
1. Pain is common in youth sport, yet its persistence and recurrence are often overlooked. In young athletes, musculoskeletal pain is frequently normalized as part of training and competition and i...
08
DOI 10.1080/17581869.2026.2736033
Open DOI
Prehospital analgesia in adults using inhaled methoxyflurane: a feasibility study
09
DOI 10.1080/17581869.2026.2738419
Open DOI
Multi-center, randomized controlled efficacy and comparative-effectiveness study evaluating ketamine, stellate ganglion blocks, combination treatment, and sham treatments for posttraumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury-associated headache: a study protocol
1. Traumatic brain injury and PTSD are signature injuries of war, and along with chronic pain, are known as the polytrauma triad. Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) affects approximately 50,000,000 peopl...
10
DOI 10.1080/17581869.2026.2739418
Open DOI
Virtual reality in musculoskeletal pain management
1. In recent years, virtual reality (VR) has become an increasingly popular treatment for both acute and chronic pain conditions. It has also received more and more attention from researchers. A bi...
Bibliographical & Catalog Notes
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