Journal of Pain Research

pISSN: 1178-7090• JCR: J PAIN RESDove Medical PressNew Zealand
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2026 Impact Factor

3.1

Released June 2026 · Based on 2025 citation data

↑ 0.6 (+24.0%) vs last year

Impact Factor History

  1. Metric year 2025

    Released

    3.1
  2. Metric year 2024

    2.5

JCR Category Rankings

Journal Citation Reports category rankings
CategoryIndexesQuartile
CLINICAL NEUROLOGYSCIEQ2
Q2
JCR Quartile
B3
CAS Block

Journal of Pain Research current release and JCR quartile

Journal of Pain Research's newest impact factor is 3.1, released June 17, 2026 and based on 2025 citation data. The journal is listed as JCR Q2 in this Journal Metrics record.

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Ranking position in Medicine

Ranked #2,015 in Medicine by impact factor and #558 among Q2 Medicine journals. This context helps compare Journal of Pain Research against journals publishing in the same field.

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Journal of Pain Research publication trend

Published 1,892 papers across the last 5 recorded years with a current impact factor of 3.1.

2026 vs 2025: -448
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Journal Details

Total Articles
4,155
H-Index
95
Open Access
Yes
APC
$2,836 USD
Subject Areas
PharmacologyPhysiologySurgeryPathology and Forensic Medicine

Article Volume

2022
331
2023
350
2024
409
2025
625
2026
177
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