Journal profile

Pain medicine : the official journal of the American Academy of Pain Medicine

Publisher: published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the American Academy of Pain Medicine
ISSN1526-2375 | 1526-4637 FormatPrint StatusCurrently indexed

Journal Citation Impact

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

Impact Factor
3.41
Citation rate 2.76 808 total citations
h5-index 43 h5 depth signal
Cited share 61.6% 186 of 302
Total citations 808 Citation footprint
Metric signal 2.28 External metric anchor
Self-citation 5.2% 42 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

United States 1,883
Australia 197
Spain 183
Canada 150
China 136

Citing Fields of Research

Anesthetic & Pain Medicine 2,257
Musculoskeletal Disorders 1,037
Nervous System Disorders 298
Migraines & Headaches 184
Substance Abuse 168

Publishing Activity & Reach

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

All-time article footprint 6,187 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 302 186 cited publications
Last 12 months 177 14.8 publications/month
Open access share 19.2% 34 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country United States 1,883 citing publications
Leading citing field Anesthetic & Pain Medicine 2,257 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 19 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v4n1, Mar. 2003-
PubMed
v4n1, Mar. 2003-
Index medicus
Active Coverage

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Anesthetic & Pain Medicine Musculoskeletal Disorders

Issuing & Sponsoring Bodies

Contributor
American Academy of Pain Medicine

Broad Categories

Neurology Palliative Care Psychophysiology Anesthetic & Pain Medicine Musculoskeletal Disorders

MeSH Descriptors

Pain Management Pain

Latest Publications

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

01
Loreto C Pulido, Philipp Koehl, Alexander Schuh et al.
Objective: To characterize daily pain trajectories after standardized three-position coccygeal infiltration and explore differences by clinical and radiographic subgroups. Design: Prospective, single-arm observational cohort study. Setti...
02
Tomasz Reysner, Alicja Bartkowska-Śniatkowska, Jowita Rosada-Kurasińska et al.
SUMMARY: Introduction: Total knee arthroplasty causes substantial postoperative pain. Combined adductor canal and interspace block between the popliteal artery and posterior knee capsule (iPACK) provides motor-sparing analgesia, but its ...
04
Ali Yalfani, Zahra Raeisi, Nahid Bigdeli et al.
Design: Chronic nonspecific low back pain (CNLBP) is a leading cause of functional disability in adults. This randomized controlled trial evaluated the effectiveness of combining Cognitive Functional Therapy (CFT) with Pilates compared t...
08
Julie M Fritz, Daniel I Rhon, Nora Fino et al.
Background: Chronic musculoskeletal pain is a major problem for military beneficiaries, with incident rates increasing more than 3-fold from 2009 to 2018. Guidelines recommend nonpharmacologic, holistic approaches within a stepped care f...

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

Title from cover.

Also issued online.

v.1, no. 1 (Mar. 2000)20030311 Notice published Printed on acid-free paper that meets the full ANSI standard for Permanent Paper