OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Journal of Pain Research is 30. 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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Analgesic Quality Improvement in Paravertebral Blocks for Pediatric Nuss Procedure: An Exploratory Report on the Effects of Perineural Combined Glucocorticoids [Response to Letter]	95
Core Outcome Sets for Pain Disorders: A Systematic Review of Research and Reporting Quality	89
Restoration of the Activity of the Prefrontal Cortex to the Nucleus Accumbens Core Pathway Relieves Fentanyl-Induced Hyperalgesia in Male Rats	87
The Pain Injustice Experience Questionnaire: Measurement Invariance Across Gender and Racial/Ethnic Minority Status	77
Comment on “Intravenous Lidocaine Compared with Quadratus Lumborum Block on Postoperative Analgesia Following Laparoscopic Renal Surgery: Protocol for a Randomized Noninferiority Trial” [Response to L	76
The Efficacy of Botulinum Toxin Use in Service Members and Veterans with Migraine and Post-Traumatic Headache Disorders: A Scoping Review	65
On the Principle and Value of Test Signaling (“Pinging”) in Pain Pathways: A Part of an Overarching Principle in Psychophysical Phenomena?	62
Sleep Disorders, Depression, and Chronic Pain: Clinical Implications for Multidisciplinary Integrated Treatment [Letter]	56
Druggable Genome-Wide Mendelian Randomization Identifies Distinct Therapeutic Targets for Low Back Pain, Intervertebral Disk Degeneration, and Sciatica	55
Sufentanil Improves the Analgesia Effect of Continuous Femoral Nerve Block After Total Knee Arthroplasty	55
The Role of IL-6 and TMEM100 in Lumbar Discogenic Pain and the Mechanism of the Glycine-Serine-Threonine Metabolic Axis: A Metabolomic and Molecular Biology Study	52
Effects of Integrative Approaches for the Management of Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy in Colorectal Cancer Patients: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials and Quasi-Experime	48
Effect of Liposomal Bupivacaine in Peripheral Nerve Block Following Thoracoscopic Lung Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	41
Cortical Activation and Functional Connectivity Response to Different Interactive Modes of Virtual Reality (VR)-Induced Analgesia: A Prospective Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS) Study	41
Spinal Cord Stimulators’ Displacement: Systematic Review and Single-Institution Case Series with Anchoring Technique	41
A Comprehensive Review of the Clinical Utility and Reliability of a Quantitative Electrical Stimulation Device for Objective Pain Assessment	37
Efficacy, Safety, and Economic Evaluation of Gamidaeganghwal-Tang in Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis: Protocol for a Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind, Controlled Trial	36
Advances in Epidural Labor Analgesia for Obese Parturients	35
Application of Continuous Sacral Block Guided by Ultrasound After Comprehensive Sacral Canal Scanning in Children Undergoing Laparoscopic Surgery: A Prospective, Randomized, Double-Blind Study	35
Diabetic Neuropathic Pain and Circadian Rhythm: A Future Direction Worthy of Study	35
A Cross-Sectional Study on Current Perioperative Pain Management and Nurses’ Pain Management Self-Efficacy in China’s Interventional Department	35
Eosinophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio and Eosinophil Count as New Predictive Markers for Osteoarthritis	34
Using a Two-Steps Clustering and PCA Analysis for Stratified Chronic Non-Cancer Pain Care: A Retrospective Cross-Sectional Study	34
Reviewing the Potential Role of Artificial Intelligence in Delivering Personalized and Interactive Pain Medicine Education for Chronic Pain Patients	33
Pulsed Radiofrequency 2 Hz Preserves the Dorsal Root Ganglion Neuron Physiological Ca2+ Influx, Cytosolic ATP Level, Δψm, and pERK Compared to 4 Hz: An Insight on the Safety of Pulsed Radiofrequency i	33

Comparison of Swiss versus Standard Acupuncture in Patients with Chronic Low Back Pain. A Study Protocol for a Randomized, Controlled, Single-Blind, Parallel Trial	32
Digital Subtraction Angiography-Guided Percutaneous Kyphoplasty in Treatment of Multi-Segmental Osteoporotic Vertebral Compression Fracture: A retrospective single-Center study	32
Transcutaneous Electrical Acupoint Stimulation for Moderate to Severe Pain in Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial	32
Misinformation Persists in Complementary Health: Evaluating the Reliability and Quality of YouTube-Based Information on the Use of Acupuncture for Chronic Pain	31
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome or Limb Pain: A Plea for a Critical Approach	30