OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of European Journal of Pain is 23. 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 2021-02-01 to 2025-02-01.)

Article	Citations
USP48 alleviates bone cancer pain and regulates MrgC stabilization in spinal cord neurons of male mice	79
Perception of repeated pain relief with controllable and uncontrollable pain	72
Changes in spinal motor behaviour are associated with reduction in disability in chronic low back pain: A longitudinal cohort study with 1‐year follow‐up	68
Comments on the importance of visualizing the distribution of pain‐related data	64
Assessment of the concordance between DN4 scores performed by the patient (self‐assessment) or by the physician (hetero‐assessment) to detect subacute neuropathic postoperative pain	59
Guided internet‐based acceptance and commitment therapy for provoked vestibulodynia: A randomized controlled trial	46
Comments on ‘a systematic review and meta‐analysis of radiofrequency procedures on innervation to the shoulder joint for relieving chronic pain’ by Pushparaj et al	45
Social influences on pain beyond the here and now, commentary on Bajcar et al.	41
Moving towards the use of artificial intelligence in pain management	38
Exploring the impact of perioperative analgesia on postoperative chronic analgesic prescriptions in patients with lung cancer undergoing minimally invasive thoracic surgery: A retrospective observatio	37
The Role of Negative Affect and Experiential Avoidance in Postsurgical Pain and Fatigue Among Norwegian Women With Breast Cancer	36
Aerobic Exercise Prescription for Pain Reduction in Fibromyalgia: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis	36
Adolescent predictors of substance use in young adulthood among individuals with childhood‐onset chronic pain: A follow‐up study	32
Pain catastrophizing and trunk co‐contraction during lifting in people with and without chronic low back pain: A cross sectional study	31
Mindfulness‐based stress reduction for chronic pain: Enhancing psychological well‐being without altering attentional biases towards pain faces	29
Painful stimulation increases functional connectivity between supplementary motor area and thalamus in patients with small fibre neuropathy	29
Issue Information	28
Recommendations on the management of pudendal nerve entrapment syndrome: A formalised expert consensus	28
Phantom limb pain after unilateral arm amputation is associated with decreased heat pain thresholds in the face	26
Different effects might be introduced by blinding in acupuncture: Comments on Wang et al's “Placebo response varies between different types of sham acupuncture: A randomized double‐blind trial in neck	25
Short‐ and long‐term effects of conventional spinal cord stimulation on chronic pain and health perceptions: A longitudinal controlled trial	24
Patient selection for spinal cord stimulation: The importance of an integrated assessment of clinical and psychosocial factors	24
Small‐fibre damage is associated with distinct sensory phenotypes in patients with fibromyalgia and small‐fibre neuropathy	24
Issue Information	23
Is there an added value in more real‐world cannabinoids studies?	23

Reconceptualizing pain‐related behaviour: Introducing the concept of bodily doubt	23
Does pain medication influence outcomes in elderly people seeking care for back pain? BACE cohort study	23