OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Journal of Pain is 32. 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
Editorial commitment to trust and integrity in science: Implications for pain and anesthesiology research	100
Effectiveness of Different Electrical Stimulation Modalities for Pain and Masticatory Function in Temporomandibular Disorders: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	99
High Blood Glucose and Excess Body fat Enhance Pain Sensitivity and Weaken Pain Inhibition in Healthy Adults: A Single-blind Cross-over Randomized Controlled Trial	95
Table of Contents	77
Opioid-Induced Axon Degeneration is Associated with Toll-Like Receptor 4	76
Development of a G-protein Biased Peripherally Restricted Cannabinoid Receptor 1 Agonist	70
Older Adults with Lower Chronic Pain Self-Efficacy Have Worse Function and Quality of Life	66
Exploration of Associations Between Expectations and Pain Improvement in Painful Peripheral Neuropathy Clinical Trials	65
Socioeconomic Factors Predict Low Back Pain But Not Lumbar Disc Health: Data From The UK Biobank Image Dataset	55
Human Molecular Mechanisms of Lumbar disc degeneration: A Scoping Review	53
Comparison of cAMP-Dependent Signaling Pathways in Mouse Sensory Neurons and the HD10.6 Human Sensory Neuron-Derived Cell Line	53
Don’t Judge Me: Relationships Between Fear of Pain and Anxiety with Perceived Exertion and Pain During Isometric Exercise in Youth with Chronic Pain	50
From Opium Wars to Opioid Crisis: Racialized Narratives and Implications for Pain Care Equity	49
Objective and Subjective Sleep of Individuals with and Without Chronic Pain	48
Microglia Mediated Neuroinflammation Contributes to Hyperalgesia in a Rodent Model of Chronic, Widespread Pain	47
Barriers and Facilitators to Providers’ Use of a Patient Value Identification and Goal-Setting Tool for Chronic Pain Care	46
Single-Nuclei Ribonucleic Acid Sequencing Reveals Mechanosensitive and Inflammatory Drivers of Disc-Associated Chronic Low Back Pain	45
Latent Profile Analysis of Canadian Military Veterans With Chronic Pain Identifies 5 Meaningful Classes Through Self-Report Measures	43
Racial Disparities in Opioid Use and Lumbar Spine Surgery for Chronic Pain and in Pain and Function Over 3 Years: A Retrospective Cohort Study	43
Masthead	41
Language errors in pain medicine: An umbrella review	40
Dynamic Assessment of Pain and Negative Emotion During Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Chronic Pain Using Ecological Momentary Assessment	40
Contemporary media campaigns for musculoskeletal pain: A systematic review and meta-analysis with social marketing benchmarking	38
Table of Contents	35
Systematic review of autistic representation in the treatment literature for pediatric chronic pain	34

How Well Can We Measure Chronic Pain Impact in Existing Longitudinal Cohort Studies? Lessons Learned	33
Inadequate Analgesia in African Americans with Cancer Pain	33
The use of abstract animations and a graphical body image for assessing pain outcomes among adults with sickle cell disease	33
Masthead	33
Optimal Screening for Prediction of Referral and Outcome (OSPRO) for Musculoskeletal Pain Conditions in the Emergency Department	33
Social Media Recruitment of Survivors Who Have Lost Someone to Suicide with Pain Following a Prescription Opioid Change	32
Facilitators and Barriers to Implementation of a Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation Intervention in a Pragmatic Clinical Trial	32
Sex Specific Role of RNA-binding Protein, AUF1, in the Evolution of Acute to Chronic Pain after Repetitive Ischemia with Reperfusion Injury	32
The Role of Amygdala Calcitonin Gene-related Peptide (CGRP) Receptors in the Development of Persistent Bladder Pain	32