Headache

Aims & Scope

Headache publishes original articles on all aspects of head and face pain including communications on clinical and basic research, diagnosis and management, epidemiology, genetics, and pathophysiology of primary and secondary headaches, cranial neuralgias, and pains referred to the head and face.

Monthly issues feature case reports, short communications, review articles, letters to the editor, and news items regarding AHS plus medicolegal and socioeconomic aspects of head pain.

This is the official journal of the American Headache Society.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	4
2024	5.40

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	2608

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	2062

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.426

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	146

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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
• Embase

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Medicine and Neuroscience, 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.

• Prevalence and Burden of Migraine in the United States: Data From the American Migraine Study II

  Citation: 1786

  Authors: Richard B., Walter F., Seymour, Merle L., Michael

• The <scp>CARE</scp> Guidelines: Consensus‐Based Clinical Case Reporting Guideline Development

  Citation: 1016

  Authors: Joel J., Gunver, Douglas G., David, Harold, David

• OnabotulinumtoxinA for Treatment of Chronic Migraine: Pooled Results From the Double‐Blind, Randomized, Placebo‐Controlled Phases of the PREEMPT Clinical Program

  Citation: 795

  Authors: David W., Catherine C., Ronald E., Sheena K., Stephen D., Richard B., Hans‐Christoph, Mitchell F.

• Acute Migraine Medications and Evolution From Episodic to Chronic Migraine: A Longitudinal Population‐Based Study

  Citation: 681

  Authors: Marcelo E., Daniel, Dawn, Ann, Walter F., Richard B.

• Migraine Diagnosis and Treatment: Results From the American Migraine Study II

  Citation: 569

  Authors: Richard B., Seymour, Michael, Merle L., Walter F.

• The American Headache Society Consensus Statement: Update on integrating new migraine treatments into clinical practice

  Citation: 528

  Authors: Jessica, Rebecca C., Matthew S.

• Epidemiology of Chronic Daily Headache in the General Population

  Citation: 522

  Authors: Jesús, Pedro, Victoria, Julio

• Periaqueductal Gray Matter Dysfunction in Migraine: Cause or the Burden of Illness?

  Citation: 495

  Authors: K.M.A., Vijaya, Sheena K., Neil

• Prevalence of Frequent Headache in a Population Sample

  Citation: 467

  Authors: Ann I., Walter F., Joshua, Richard B.

• The Acute Treatment of Migraine in Adults: The <scp>A</scp>merican <scp>H</scp>eadache <scp>S</scp>ociety Evidence Assessment of Migraine Pharmacotherapies

  Citation: 463

  Authors: Michael J., Stephen D., Todd J.

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