Academic Journal
Q1Pain
About Pain
Pain is a scholarly journal published by Lippincott Williams and Wilkins. SCImago 2025 places it in Q1 with an SJR of 2.127 and an H-index of 314.
Its listed coverage is 1975-2026 and its research categories include Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine (Q1); Neurology (Q1); Neurology (clinical) (Q1); Pharmacology (Q1). The 2025 dataset reports 480 documents and 5545 citations across the latest three-year reporting window.
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Aims & Scope
The journal publishes research related to Pain Mechanisms and Treatments, Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation, Pain Management and Placebo Effect, Pain Management and Opioid Use, Pediatric Pain Management Techniques, Anesthesia and Pain Management.
Recent Research Articles
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Noninvasive and objective near-real-time detection of pain changes during tonic fluctuating noxious heat stimulation
Leonard Visser, Christian Büchel
2026-09-08 · DOI: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000004118Perceived pleasantness mediates the effects of high-arousal and emotionally complex music on pain
Elise Desbarats, Darius Valevicius, Anaïs Lépine Lopez, Todd, A. Vogel et al.
2026-09-08 · DOI: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000004108Cannabidiol reverses mechanical hypersensitivity in a mouse model of apical periodontitis
Vanessa Chrepa, Josue Murillo, Stephany Villasenor, Meilinn Tram et al.
2026-09-08 · DOI: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000004121Psychosocial interventions for reducing pain and pain-related distress in infants, children, and adolescents undergoing cancer treatment: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized control trials
Karin Plummer, Mari Takashima, Julianne Richards, Amy E. Mitchell et al.
2026-09-04 · DOI: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000004095Centrally mediated pain features predict persistent pain in early inflammatory arthritis: a 2-year prospective study
Zoe Rutter-Locher, Sam Norton, Bina Menon, Tom Esterine et al.
2026-09-02 · DOI: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000004099Deep FLASH-seq profiling of purified canine sensory neurons uncovers species-specific signatures relevant to pain and itch
Paula Ledesma Fernandez, Brandi Butler, Heidi Theis, Stefan Paulusch et al.
2026-09-02 · DOI: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000004102Alexithymia moderates brain function during suppression of negative emotions in fibromyalgia
Amaia Aguirre de Cárcer Vidal, Nell Norman-Nott, Sylvia M. Gustin, Yann Quidé et al.
2026-09-01 · DOI: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000004109Momentary associations of parent psychological factors, perceived child pain, and home opioid administration for postoperative pain management
Amanda L. Stone, Andrew H. Rogers, Alan Hoang, Julianna Longo et al.
2026-08-31 · DOI: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000004093A computational account of perceptual uncertainty in paradoxical heat sensation
Jesper Fischer Ehmsen, Alexandra G. Mitchell, Camilla E. Krænge, Arthur S. Courtin et al.
2026-08-27 · DOI: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000004094Top down vs bottom up nociplastic pain
Andrew Schrepf, Daniel J. Clauw
2026-08-27 · DOI: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000004100Targeting A3 adenosine receptor signaling to enhance analgesia in nonresponders to spinal cord stimulation in male nerve-injured rats
Zhaoli Luo, Jing Liu, Xiang Cui, Ankit Uniyal et al.
2026-08-24 · DOI: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000004106Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist treatment is associated with lower frequency of diabetic peripheral neuropathy and neuropathic pain in type 2 diabetes
Pietro Falco, Alessandra Di Flaviani, Eleonora Galosi, Stefania Angotti et al.
2026-08-20 · DOI: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000004104On the Cover
2026-09 · DOI: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000004096Editorial Board
2026-09 · DOI: 10.1097/01.j.pain.0001249308.50007.02Identification of high-impact chronic pain in adolescents with musculoskeletal pain
Jewel N. White, Christopher D. King, Robert C. Coghill, Marina López-Solá et al.
2026-08-19 · DOI: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000004092On the Cover
2026-09 · DOI: 10.1097/01.j.pain.0001249312.27928.52Activating glial GPR37L1 to resolve neuropathic pain
Rajesh Khanna
2026-09 · DOI: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000004076GLP-1 receptor agonists: a role in the treatment of neuropathic pain?
Xavier Moisset, Nadine Attal
2026-08-18 · DOI: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000004103Parabrachial neuropeptide Y Y1 receptor–expressing neurons govern the sensory dimension of neuropathic pain
Heather N. Allen, Tyler S. Nelson, Nitsan Goldstein, Naomi K. Grabus et al.
2026-09 · DOI: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000004051How does the hippocampus contribute to the pain experience?
Lizbeth J. Ayoub, Sarah Nelson, Mary Pat McAndrews, Massieh Moayedi et al.
2026-09 · DOI: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000004034Reviews
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