J Pain Res 2023 (Oct 2): 16: 3325-3341
Table 1.
Top 10 Prolific Journals from 1993 to 2023
Rank Low Back Pain in Older Adults Low Back Pain in Working-Age Adults Journal Papers (%) IF 2022a 5-Year IFb WoS Categories (Q)c Journal Papers (%) IF 2022a 5-Year IFb WoS Categories (Q)c 1 Spine 228 (5.4) 3 3.5 Clinical Neurology (3);
Orthopedics (2)Spine 3066 (6.1) 3 3.5 Clinical Neurology (3);
Orthopedics (2)2 Pain Medicine 125 (3.0) 3.1 3.4 Anesthesiology (2);
Medicine, General & Internal (2)European Spine Journal 1435 (2.8) 2.8 3.2 Clinical Neurology (3);
Orthopedics (2)3 European Spine Journal 105 (2.5) 2.8 3.2 Clinical Neurology (3);
Orthopedics (2)BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 1016 (2.0) 2.3 2.8 Orthopedics (2);
Rheumatology (4)4 BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 93 (2.2) 2.3 2.8 Orthopedics (2);
Rheumatology (4)Pain 911 (1.8) 7.4 7.7 Anesthesiology (1);
Clinical Neurology (1);
Neurosciences (1)5 Pain 81 (1.9) 7.4 7.7 Anesthesiology (1);
Clinical Neurology (1);
Neurosciences (1)Spine Journal 760 (1.5) 4.5 4.6 Clinical Neurology (2);
Orthopedics (1)6 Spine Journal 75 (1.8) 4.5 4.6 Clinical Neurology (2);
Orthopedics (1)Pain Medicine 684 (1.4) 3.1 3.4 Anesthesiology (2);
Medicine, General & Internal (2)7 Clinical Journal of Pain 55 (1.3) 2.9 3.8 Anesthesiology (2);
Clinical Neurology (3)Clinical Journal of Pain 644 (1.3) 2.9 3.8 Anesthesiology (2);
Clinical Neurology (3)8 Osteoporosis International 48 (1.1) 4 4.6 Endocrinology & Metabolism (2) Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics 640 (1.3) 1.3 1.8 Health Care Sciences & Services (4)
Integrative & Complementary Medicine (4);
Rehabilitation (4)9 PLOS One 47 (1.1) 3.7 3.8 Multidisciplinary Sciences (2) Journal of Back and Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation 545 (1.1) 1.6 1.7 Orthopedics (3);
Rehabilitation (3)10 Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics 45 (1.1) 1.3 1.8 Health Care Sciences & Services (4)
Integrative & Complementary Medicine (4);
Rehabilitation (4)Pain Physician 522 (1.0) 3.7 3.9 Anesthesiology (2);
Clinical Neurology (2)Notes: a,bIF and cQ in category according to Journal Citation Reports ™ 2022.
Abbreviations:
aIF, impact factor;
b5-year, 2018–2022;
cQ, quartile.