| Title | Pain |
| Abbreviation | Pain |
| Publication Type | Journal |
| Subject Area, Categories, Scope | Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine (Q1); Neurology (Q1); Neurology (clinical) (Q1); Pharmacology (Q1) |
| h-index | 306 |
| Overall Rank/Ranking | 1410 |
| SCImago Journal Rank (SJR) | 2.017 |
| Impact Score | 5.02 |
| Publisher | Lippincott Williams and Wilkins |
| Country | United States |
| ISSN | 18726623, 03043959 |
| Best Quartile | Q1 |
| Coverage History | 1975-2025 |
Pain is a journal covering the technologies/fields/categories related to Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine (Q1); Neurology (Q1); Neurology (clinical) (Q1); Pharmacology (Q1). It is published by Lippincott Williams and Wilkins. The overall rank of Pain is 1410. According to SCImago Journal Rank (SJR), this journal is ranked 2.017. SCImago Journal Rank is an indicator, which measures the scientific influence of journals. It considers the number of citations received by a journal and the importance of the journals from where these citations come. SJR acts as an alternative to the Journal Impact Factor (or an average number of citations received in last 2 years). This journal has an h-index of 306. The best quartile for this journal is Q1.
The ISSN of Pain journal is 18726623, 03043959. An International Standard Serial Number (ISSN) is a unique code of 8 digits. It is used for the recognition of journals, newspapers, periodicals, and magazines in all kind of forms, be it print-media or electronic. Pain is cited by a total of 5327 articles during the last 3 years (Preceding 2024).
The Impact IF 2024 of Pain is 5.02, which is computed in 2025 as per its definition. Pain IF is decreased by a factor of 0.34 and approximate percentage change is -6.34% when compared to preceding year 2023, which shows a falling trend. The impact IF, also denoted as Journal impact score (JIS), of an academic journal is a measure of the yearly average number of citations to recent articles published in that journal. It is based on Scopus data.
Impact IF 2024 of Pain is 5.02. If the same downward trend persists, Impact IF may fall in 2025 as well.
| Year | Impact IF |
|---|---|
| 2025/2026 | Coming Soon |
| 2024 | 5.02 |
| 2023 | 5.36 |
| 2022 | 6.50 |
| 2021 | 6.30 |
| 2020 | 5.33 |
| 2019 | 4.70 |
| 2018 | 5.25 |
| 2017 | 4.76 |
| 2016 | 4.59 |
| 2015 | 5.12 |
| 2014 | 4.84 |
Pain has an h-index of 306. It means 306 articles of this journal have more than 306 number of citations. The h-index is a way of measuring the productivity and citation impact of the publications. The h-index is defined as the maximum value of h such that the given journal/author has published h papers that have each been cited at least h number of times.
The ISSN of Pain is 18726623, 03043959. ISSN stands for International Standard Serial Number.
An ISSN is a unique code of 8 digits. It is used for the recognition of journals, newspapers, periodicals, and magazines in all kind of forms, be it print-media or electronic.
The overall rank of Pain is 1410. According to SCImago Journal Rank (SJR), this journal is ranked 2.017. SCImago Journal Rank is an indicator, which measures the scientific influence of journals. It considers the number of citations received by a journal and the importance of the journals from where these citations come.
| Year | SJR |
|---|---|
| 2025/2026 | Coming Soon |
| 2024 | 2.017 |
| 2023 | 2.376 |
| 2022 | 2.445 |
| 2021 | 2.135 |
| 2020 | 2.524 |
| 2019 | 2.563 |
| 2018 | 2.766 |
| 2017 | 2.671 |
| 2016 | 3.009 |
| 2015 | 3.107 |
| 2014 | 3.326 |
| Year | Ranking |
|---|---|
| 2025/2026 | Coming Soon |
| 2024 | 1410 |
| 2023 | 1011 |
| 2022 | 929 |
| 2021 | 1115 |
| 2020 | 897 |
| 2019 | 868 |
| 2018 | 762 |
| 2017 | 816 |
| 2016 | 637 |
| 2015 | 611 |
| 2014 | 549 |
Pain is published by Lippincott Williams and Wilkins. It's publishing house is located in United States. Coverage history of this journal is as following: 1975-2025. The organization or individual who handles the printing and distribution of printed or digital publications is known as Publisher.
Visit the official website of the journal/conference to check the further details about the call for papers.
The IS0 4 standard abbreviation of Pain is Pain. This abbreviation ('Pain') is well recommended and approved for the purpose of indexing, abstraction, referencing and citing goals. It meets all the essential criteria of ISO 4 standard.
ISO 4 (International Organization for Standardization 4) is an international standard that defines a uniform and consistent system for abbreviating serial publication titles and journals.
If your research field is/are related to Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine (Q1); Neurology (Q1); Neurology (clinical) (Q1); Pharmacology (Q1), then please visit the official website of this journal.
The acceptance rate/percentage of any academic journal/conference depends upon many parameters. Some of the critical parameters are listed below.
It is essential to understand that the acceptance rate/rejection rate of papers varies among journals. Some Journals considers all the manuscripts submissions as a basis of acceptance rate computation. On the other hand, few consider the only manuscripts sent for peer review or few even not bother about the accurate maintenance of total submissions. Hence, it can provide a rough estimation only.
The best way to find out the acceptance rate is to reach out to the associated editor or to check the official website of the Journal/Conference.
Pain latest impact IF is 5.02. It's evaluated in the year 2024. The highest and the lowest impact IF or impact score of this journal are 6.50 (2022) and 4.59 (2016), respectively, in the last 11 years. Moreover, its average IS is 5.25 in the previous 11 years.
The Pain has an SJR (SCImago Journal Rank) of 2.017, according to the latest data. It is computed in the year 2025. In the past 11 years, this journal has recorded a range of SJR, with the highest being 3.326 in 2014 and the lowest being 2.017 in 2024. Furthermore, the average SJR of the Pain over the previous 11-year period stands at 5.25.
The latest h-index of the Pain is 306.
The Pain is published by the Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, with its country of publication being the United States.
The Pain is currently ranked 1410 out of 27955 Journals, Conferences, and Book Series in the latest ranking. Over the course of the last 11 years, this journal has experienced varying rankings, reaching its highest position of 549 in 2014 and its lowest position of 1410 in 2024.
The standard ISO4 abbreviation for the Pain is Pain.
Pain is classified as a journal that the Lippincott Williams and Wilkins publishes.
The Pain encompasses the following areas:
For a more comprehensive understanding of its scope, check the official website of this journal.
The Pain is assigned the following International Standard Serial Numbers (ISSN): 18726623, 03043959.
The best quartile for the Pain is Q1 (2024).
The Pain coverage history can be summarized as follows: 1975-2025.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Sex Education | journal | 6348 | Routledge | 51 | 2.49 |
| Archives of the Balkan Medical Union | journal | 26504 | Balkan Medical Union | 13 | 0.20 |
| Epigenetics | journal | 4304 | Taylor and Francis Ltd. | 117 | 3.37 |
| Nigerian journal of medicine : journal of the National Association of Resident Doctors of Nigeria | journal | 25905 | National Association of Resident Doctors of Nigeria | 25 | 0.00 |
| Proceedings of the ACM SIGKDD International Conference on Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining | conference and proceedings | 4334 | 192 | 0.00 | |
| European Journal of Cancer, Supplement | journal | 13149 | Elsevier Ltd | 30 | 0.00 |
| Year | Impact Score (IS) |
|---|---|
| 2025/2026 | Coming Soon |
| 2024 | 5.02 |
| 2023 | 5.36 |
| 2022 | 6.50 |
| 2021 | 6.30 |
| 2020 | 5.33 |
| 2019 | 4.70 |
| 2018 | 5.25 |
| 2017 | 4.76 |
| 2016 | 4.59 |
| 2015 | 5.12 |
| 2014 | 4.84 |
