OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Pain is 38. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Prevalence of chronic pain among adults in the United States	401
Chronic nociplastic pain affecting the musculoskeletal system: clinical criteria and grading system	247
Low back pain and the social determinants of health: a systematic review and narrative synthesis	132
Global, regional, and national burden of migraine in 204 countries and territories, 1990 to 2019	123
Cannabinoids, the endocannabinoid system, and pain: a review of preclinical studies	114
A global study of pain prevalence across 52 countries: examining the role of country-level contextual factors	103
Time course prevalence of post-COVID pain symptoms of musculoskeletal origin in patients who had survived severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection: a systematic review and meta-analys	90
Short-term impact of combining pain neuroscience education with exercise for chronic musculoskeletal pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis	90
The Valencia consensus-based adaptation of the IASP complex regional pain syndrome diagnostic criteria	86
Systematic review and meta-analysis of cannabinoids, cannabis-based medicines, and endocannabinoid system modulators tested for antinociceptive effects in animal models of injury-related or pathologic	84
Sex differences in neuroimmune and glial mechanisms of pain	74
At my own pace, space, and place: a systematic review of qualitative studies of enablers and barriers to telehealth interventions for people with chronic pain	69
Cross-sectional study of psychosocial and pain-related variables among patients with chronic pain during a time of social distancing imposed by the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic	69
Prevalence and risk factors of musculoskeletal pain symptoms as long-term post-COVID sequelae in hospitalized COVID-19 survivors: a multicenter study	62
Mechanisms of injustice: what we (do not) know about racialized disparities in pain	62
Barriers and enablers influencing healthcare professionals' adoption of a biopsychosocial approach to musculoskeletal pain: a systematic review and qualitative evidence synthesis	62
Myalgia as a symptom at hospital admission by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection is associated with persistent musculoskeletal pain as long-term post-COVID sequelae: a case-cont	56
Open-label placebo vs double-blind placebo for irritable bowel syndrome: a randomized clinical trial	55
Cannabidiol treatment in hand osteoarthritis and psoriatic arthritis: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial	55
What do patients value learning about pain? A mixed-methods survey on the relevance of target concepts after pain science education	55
Core outcome set for pediatric chronic pain clinical trials: results from a Delphi poll and consensus meeting	53
Demise of nociceptive Schwann cells causes nerve retraction and pain hyperalgesia	49
Classification of chronic pain for the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11): results of the 2017 international World Health Organization field testing	47
Internet-delivered cognitive and behavioural based interventions for adults with chronic pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials	45
Efficacy of nonpharmacological interventions for individual features of fibromyalgia: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials	44

Beyond Black vs White: racial/ethnic disparities in chronic pain including Hispanic, Asian, Native American, and multiracial US adults	44
Efficacy and safety of pharmacological, physical, and psychological interventions for the management of chronic pain in children: a WHO systematic review and meta-analysis	44
Piezo2 mechanosensitive ion channel is located to sensory neurons and nonneuronal cells in rat peripheral sensory pathway: implications in pain	44
Efficacy and safety of strong opioids for chronic noncancer pain and chronic low back pain: a systematic review and meta-analyses	42
Developing consensus on core outcome domains for assessing effectiveness in perioperative pain management: results of the PROMPT/IMI-PainCare Delphi Meeting	42
Opening of BKCa channels causes migraine attacks: a new downstream target for the treatment of migraine	41
Composite outcomes for pain clinical trials: considerations for design and interpretation	40
Profiling the molecular signature of satellite glial cells at the single cell level reveals high similarities between rodents and humans	40
Research design considerations for randomized controlled trials of spinal cord stimulation for pain: Initiative on Methods, Measurement, and Pain Assessment in Clinical Trials/Institute of Neuromodula	40
The prevalence of chronic pain in young adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis	39
Cage-lid hanging behavior as a translationally relevant measure of pain in mice	39
The biopsychosocial model of pain 40 years on: time for a reappraisal?	39
Patient outcomes after opioid dose reduction among patients with chronic opioid therapy	38