Pain Practice

Aims & Scope

Pain Practice, the official journal of the World Institute of Pain, publishes international multidisciplinary articles on pain and analgesia that provide its readership with up-to-date research, evaluation methods, and techniques for pain management.

Special sections including the Consultant’s Corner, Images in Pain Practice, Case Studies from Mayo, Tutorials, and the Evidence-Based Medicine combine to give pain researchers, pain clinicians and pain fellows in training a systematic approach to continuing education in pain medicine.

Prior to publication, all articles and reviews undergo peer review by at least two experts in the field.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2.7
2024	2.50

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.775

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	78

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	7078

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	783

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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.

• The Development and Psychometric Validation of the Central Sensitization Inventory

  Citation: 712

  Authors: Tom G., Randy, Howard, Krista J., Yun H., Mark J., Yoheli, Robert J.

• Opioids and the Management of Chronic Severe Pain in the Elderly: Consensus Statement of an International Expert Panel with Focus on the Six Clinically Most Often Used World Health Organization step III Opioids (Buprenorphine, Fentanyl, Hydromorphone, Methadone, Morphine, Oxycodone)

  Citation: 653

  Authors: Joseph, Rainer H, Keith, Albert, Serdar, Guy, Hans‐Georg, Richard, Rudolf, Robert B., Paola

• Intervertebral Disc: Anatomy‐Physiology‐Pathophysiology‐Treatment

  Citation: 574

  Authors: P. Prithvi

• The Numeric Rating Scale for Clinical Pain Measurement: A Ratio Measure?

  Citation: 458

  Authors: Craig T., Juliann P., Sharon

• Spinal Cord Stimulation: Clinical Efficacy and Potential Mechanisms

  Citation: 303

  Authors: Andrei D., Yun, Srinivasa N.

• The Costs and Consequences of Adequately Managed Chronic Non‐Cancer Pain and Chronic Neuropathic Pain

  Citation: 288

  Authors: R., Sheena, Rod S., Sebastian, Ceri J.

• Pelvic Girdle Pain and Low Back Pain in Pregnancy: A Review

  Citation: 270

  Authors: Era, Rajnish, Andrew

• Retrospective Review of 707 Cases of Spinal Cord Stimulation: Indications and Complications

  Citation: 268

  Authors: Nagy A., Manu, Fady, Maged, Mark N., Jianguo

• The Role of Glia and the Immune System in the Development and Maintenance of Neuropathic Pain

  Citation: 260

  Authors: Ricardo, Dana M., Laura, Ramsin

• Evolution of the Neuromatrix Theory of Pain. The Prithvi Raj Lecture: Presented at the Third World Congress of World Institute of Pain, Barcelona 2004

  Citation: 234

  Authors: Ronald

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