Paediatric Anaesthesia

Aims & Scope

Devoted to the dissemination of research of interest and importance to practising anesthetists everywhere, the scientific and clinical content of Pediatric Anesthesia covers a wide selection of medical disciplines in all areas relevant to paediatric anaesthesia, pain management and peri-operative medicine.

The International Editorial Board is supported by the Editorial Advisory Board and a team of Senior Advisors, to ensure that the journal is publishing the best work from the front line of research in the field.

The journal publishes high-quality, relevant scientific and clinical research papers, reviews, commentaries, pro-con debates, historical vignettes, correspondence, case presentations and book reviews.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.7
2024	1.70

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.658

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	102

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	8723

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	996

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Abstracting & Indexing

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

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• 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.

• The revised FLACC observational pain tool: improved reliability and validity for pain assessment in children with cognitive impairment

  Citation: 415

  Authors: SHOBHA, TERRI, CONSTANCE, SANDRA, ALAN R.

• Perioperative anaesthetic morbidity in children: a database of 24 165 anaesthetics over a 30‐month period

  Citation: 412

  Authors: Isabelle, Isabelle, Hélène

• Patient handover from surgery to intensive care: using Formula 1 pit‐stop and aviation models to improve safety and quality

  Citation: 410

  Authors: KEN R., MARC R., ANGUS, NICK, MARTIN J., ANNETTE, CAROL, ALLAN J.

• Propofol infusion syndrome in children

  Citation: 382

  Authors:

• CRIES: a new neonatal postoperative pain measurement score. Initial testing of validity and reliability

  Citation: 379

  Authors: SUSAN W., JUDY

• Paracetamol (Acetaminophen): mechanisms of action

  Citation: 355

  Authors: BRIAN J.

• Epidemiology and morbidity of regional anesthesia in children: a follow-up one-year prospective survey of the French-Language Society of Paediatric Anaesthesiologists (ADARPEF)

  Citation: 306

  Authors: CLAUDE, FRÉDÉRIC, ELISABETH, GILLES, PHILIPPE

• High dose dexmedetomidine as the sole sedative for pediatric MRI

  Citation: 276

  Authors: KEIRA P., DAVID, STEVEN E., CAROLINE D., MAUREEN, PAUL R., JAMES A.

• Analysis of behavioural and physiological parameters for the assessment of postoperative analgesic demand in newborns, infants and young children: a comprehensive report on seven consecutive studies

  Citation: 267

  Authors: W., W.

• Incidence and risk factors of perioperative respiratory adverse events in children undergoing elective surgery

  Citation: 264

  Authors: Chantal, Walid, Cécile, Constance, Alfredo

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