OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Journal of Pain is 31. 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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)

Article	Citations
Table of Contents	192
Table of Contents	90
Patterns of Opioid Prescriptions in the Veterans Health Administration for Patients With Chronic Low-Back Pain After the Onset of the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Retrospective Cohort Analysis	89
Editorial commitment to trust and integrity in science: Implications for pain and anesthesiology research	88
Latent Profile Analysis of Canadian Military Veterans With Chronic Pain Identifies 5 Meaningful Classes Through Self-Report Measures	72
Microglia Mediated Neuroinflammation Contributes to Hyperalgesia in a Rodent Model of Chronic, Widespread Pain	65
Barriers and Facilitators to Providers’ Use of a Patient Value Identification and Goal-Setting Tool for Chronic Pain Care	61
Comparison of cAMP-Dependent Signaling Pathways in Mouse Sensory Neurons and the HD10.6 Human Sensory Neuron-Derived Cell Line	61
Opioid-Induced Axon Degeneration is Associated with Toll-Like Receptor 4	57
Don’t Judge Me: Relationships Between Fear of Pain and Anxiety with Perceived Exertion and Pain During Isometric Exercise in Youth with Chronic Pain	53
From Opium Wars to Opioid Crisis: Racialized Narratives and Implications for Pain Care Equity	49
Human Molecular Mechanisms of Lumbar disc degeneration: A Scoping Review	48
Socioeconomic Factors Predict Low Back Pain But Not Lumbar Disc Health: Data From The UK Biobank Image Dataset	47
Exploration of Associations Between Expectations and Pain Improvement in Painful Peripheral Neuropathy Clinical Trials	47
Objective and Subjective Sleep of Individuals with and Without Chronic Pain	45
Older Adults with Lower Chronic Pain Self-Efficacy Have Worse Function and Quality of Life	43
Single-Nuclei Ribonucleic Acid Sequencing Reveals Mechanosensitive and Inflammatory Drivers of Disc-Associated Chronic Low Back Pain	43
Development of a G-protein Biased Peripherally Restricted Cannabinoid Receptor 1 Agonist	41
The Influence of Pain Hypersensitivity and Psychological Factors on Pain and Disability in the Transition From Acute to Chronic Low Back Pain: A Longitudinal Exploratory Investigation and Cluster Anal	40
Masthead	39
Normative Preclinical Algesiometry Data on the von Frey and Radiant Heat Paw-Withdrawal Tests: An Analysis of Data from More Than 8,000 Mice Over 20 Years	38
Racial Disparities in Opioid Use and Lumbar Spine Surgery for Chronic Pain and in Pain and Function Over 3 Years: A Retrospective Cohort Study	37
Adverse Childhood Experiences and Chronic Low Back Pain in Adulthood: Role of Emotion Regulation	36
Masthead	36
Local Administration of the Phytochemical, Quercetin, Attenuates the Hyperexcitability of Rat Nociceptive Primary Sensory Neurons Following Inflammation Comparable to lidocaine	36

Optimal Screening for Prediction of Referral and Outcome (OSPRO) for Musculoskeletal Pain Conditions in the Emergency Department	34
Inadequate Analgesia in African Americans with Cancer Pain	34
Sex Specific Role of RNA-binding Protein, AUF1, in the Evolution of Acute to Chronic Pain after Repetitive Ischemia with Reperfusion Injury	33
The Role of Amygdala Calcitonin Gene-related Peptide (CGRP) Receptors in the Development of Persistent Bladder Pain	32
Social Media Recruitment of Survivors Who Have Lost Someone to Suicide with Pain Following a Prescription Opioid Change	32
Daily Fluctuations In Feelings Of State Shame Are Associated With Greater Daily Pain Severity And Interference	31
RNA Sequencing Reveals Transcriptional Changes in Muscle Tissue in Response to Muscle Pain in Exercised and Sedentary Mice	31
Veterans in a Residential Functional Restoration Program for Chronic Pain Demonstrate Improvements in Sleep Symptoms with and Without Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia	31
Facilitators and Barriers to Implementation of a Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation Intervention in a Pragmatic Clinical Trial	31