OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of European Journal of Pain is 26. 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 2020-05-01 to 2024-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Evidence‐based treatment recommendations for neck and low back pain across Europe: A systematic review of guidelines	193
Prevalence and characteristics of new‐onset pain in COVID‐19 survivours, a controlled study	67
Prescription of exercises for the treatment of chronic pain along the continuum of nociplastic pain: A systematic review with meta‐analysis	58
The pharmacokinetics, efficacy, and safety of a novel selective‐dose cannabis inhaler in patients with chronic pain: A randomized, double‐blinded, placebo‐controlled trial	57
Is Europe also facing an opioid crisis?—A survey of European Pain Federation chapters	55
Medical cannabis treatment for chronic pain: Outcomes and prediction of response	54
European* clinical practice recommendations on opioids for chronic noncancer pain – Part 1: Role of opioids in the management of chronic noncancer pain	53
Human surrogate models of central sensitization: A critical review and practical guide	50
Internet‐delivered acceptance and commitment therapy as microlearning for chronic pain: A randomized controlled trial with 1‐year follow‐up	39
A meta‐analysis of the associations of elements of the fear‐avoidance model of chronic pain with negative affect, depression, anxiety, pain‐related disability and pain intensity	38
Psychosocial factors associated with pain and sexual function in women with Vulvodynia: A systematic review	37
Effects of neurofeedback in the management of chronic pain: A systematic review and meta‐analysis of clinical trials	36
Refinement and validation of a tool for stratifying patients with musculoskeletal pain	35
The burden of pain in rheumatoid arthritis: Impact of disease activity and psychological factors	35
Is Europe facing an opioid epidemic: What does European monitoring data tell us?	34
Prevalence and incidence of phantom limb pain, phantom limb sensations and telescoping in amputees: A systematic rapid review	32
The effect of experimental pain on the excitability of the corticospinal tract in humans: A systematic review and meta‐analysis	32
Inhibition of ferroptosis‐like cell death attenuates neuropathic pain reactions induced by peripheral nerve injury in rats	32
Distraction from pain: The role of selective attention and pain catastrophizing	32
Systemic inflammatory markers in neck pain: A systematic review with meta‐analysis	32
Longitudinal outcome evaluations of Interdisciplinary Multimodal Pain Treatment programmes for patients with chronic primary musculoskeletal pain: A systematic review and meta‐analysis	31
Comparison of five conditioned pain modulation paradigms and influencing personal factors in healthy adults	29
Activation of the descending pain modulatory system using cuff pressure algometry: Back translation from man to rat	29
Challenges and opportunities in translational pain research – An opinion paper of the working group on translational pain research of the European pain federation (EFIC)	28
Insight into pain syndromes in acute phase of mild‐to‐moderate COVID‐19: Frequency, clinical characteristics, and associated factors	27

Spinal manipulation for the management of cervicogenic headache: A systematic review and meta‐analysis	27
Neurophysiological mechanisms of chiropractic spinal manipulation for spine pain	26
Preoperative sleep quality and adverse pain outcomes after total hip arthroplasty	26