Current Pain and Headache Reports

Aims & Scope

This journal aims to review the most important, recently published clinical findings regarding the diagnosis, treatment, and management of pain and headache.

By providing clear, insightful, balanced contributions by international experts, the journal intends to serve all those involved in the care and prevention of pain and headache.

We accomplish this aim by appointing international authorities to serve as Section Editors in key subject areas, such as anesthetic techniques in pain management, cluster headache, neuropathic pain, and migraine.

Section Editors, in turn, select topics for which leading experts contribute comprehensive review articles that emphasize new developments and recently published papers of major importance, highlighted by annotated reference lists.

An international Editorial Board reviews the annual table of contents, suggests articles of special interest to their country/region, and ensures that topics are current and include emerging research.

Commentaries from well-known figures in the field are also provided.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	3.5
2024	3.20

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.774

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	88

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	7082

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	1035

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science
• Medline
• Embase

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Medicine, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Worldwide Epidemiology of Fibromyalgia

  Citation: 599

  Authors: Luiz Paulo

• Low Back Pain, a Comprehensive Review: Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, and Treatment

  Citation: 431

  Authors: Ivan, Aaron, Medha, Lauren, Peter A., Vwaire, Omar, Mark R., Moises A., Boris, Alan D.

• Neuropathic Pain: Central vs. Peripheral Mechanisms

  Citation: 348

  Authors: Kathleen, Andrew, Durga P., Simon

• Resilience: A New Paradigm for Adaptation to Chronic Pain

  Citation: 311

  Authors: John A., Alex J.

• An expansion of Simons’ integrated hypothesis of trigger point formation

  Citation: 291

  Authors: Robert D., Jan, Jay P.

• Epidemiology of Migraine and Headache in Children and Adolescents

  Citation: 276

  Authors: Çiçek

• Pain outcomes: A brief review of instruments and techniques

  Citation: 268

  Authors: Jarred, Rebecca, Sean

• Virtual Reality as a Clinical Tool for Pain Management

  Citation: 256

  Authors: Ali, Steven, Alex, Tess, Neal

• Exercise Therapy for Fibromyalgia

  Citation: 248

  Authors: Angela J., Sandra C., Mary, Julia, Vanina Dal, Adrienne D., Tom J., Rachel S., Anuradha, Candice L.

• The trigeminocervical complex and migraine: Current concepts and synthesis

  Citation: 244

  Authors: T., Peter J.

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