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Australian Pain Society

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Research works
24
▲ 113% vs 2018-21
Citations
321
13.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.0%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
36%
world 40%
International
44%
world 18%
Australian Pain Society

Not ranked overall: Australian Pain Society is under the volume floor below which a citation excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Australian Pain Society work in?

In all years, 77% of research at Australian Pain Society is in Health Sciences, 13% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (76%), Neuroscience (11%), Engineering (5%). It does 2.5× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 19 fractional works · 76.8% of its workMedicine: 18 fractional works · 75.6% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 4 fractional works · 18.1% of its workSurgery: 3 fractional works · 12.0% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 8.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 2 fractional works · 7.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 5.5% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 5.0% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 5.0% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 4.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workLife Sciences: 3 fractional works · 12.5% of its workNeuroscience: 3 fractional works · 10.9% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 5.0% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workDevelopmental Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workParasitology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 2 fractional works · 7.4% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 5.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 2.1% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHardware and Architecture: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiation: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKAustralian PainSociety24fractional works, all years
Life Sciences13%Physical Sciences7%Health Sciences77%Social Sciences3%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 12 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine1875.6%
    2. Health Professions01.1%
    1. Neuroscience310.9%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology01.4%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology00.3%
    1. Engineering15.1%
    2. Computer Science01.4%
    3. Physics and Astronomy00.6%
    4. Chemistry00.3%
    1. Social Sciences01.6%
    2. Psychology01.4%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.3%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 8.69× its world share, 2 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.77× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringPhysics and Astronomy: 0.59× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.38× its world share, 7 worksMedicineEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Neuroscience, 8.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 10 fields, with their numbers
  1. Neuroscience8.69×2 works
  2. Medicine3.38×7 works
  3. Engineering0.77×1 works
  4. Physics and Astronomy0.59×0 works
  5. Psychology0.45×0 works
  6. Computer Science0.40×0 works
  7. Health Professions0.39×0 works
  8. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.17×0 works
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.14×0 works
  10. Social Sciences0.11×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Australian Pain Society?

Ranked on the quality score, James Yu and Vahid Mohabbati lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Australian Pain Society.

  1. 1 James Yu Australia · #3,224,852 worldwide 60 citations · 19 works
  2. 2 Vahid Mohabbati Australia · #4,688,133 worldwide 49 citations · 39 works
All ranked researchers at Australian Pain Society

What are the most cited papers from Australian Pain Society?

The most cited paper from Australian Pain Society is "Waiting in pain: a systematic investigation into the provision of persistent pain services in Australia" (Malcolm Hogg, Stephen J. Gibson, Amal Helou et al., 2012), with 135 citations. Next come "Management of Intrathecal Catheter-Tip Inflammatory Masses: A Consensus Statement" (122) and "Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Effects of Epidural Anaesthesia" (106).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Waiting in pain: a systematic investigation into the provision of persistent pain services in Australia Malcolm Hogg, Stephen J. Gibson, Amal Helou et al. · The Medical Journal of Australia Apr 2012 135
2 Management of Intrathecal Catheter-Tip Inflammatory Masses: A Consensus Statement Samuel J. Hassenbusch, Kim J. Burchiel, Robert J. Coffey et al. · Pain Medicine Dec 2002 122
3 Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Effects of Epidural Anaesthesia Bernadette Th. Veering, Michael J. Cousins · Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Open access Dec 2000 106
4 Platelet-rich plasma injections: an emerging therapy for chronic discogenic low back pain Suja Mohammed, James Yu · Journal of Spine Surgery Open access Mar 2018 77
5 The EORTC Quality of Life Questionnaire for cancer patients ( QLQ ‐C30): Australian general population reference values Rebecca Mercieca‐Bebber, Daniel S J Costa, Richard Norman et al. · The Medical Journal of Australia Jun 2019 74
All 56 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Australian Pain Society?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Chronic Pain, Pain Management, Quality of Life, Low Back Pain, Pain Assessment Tools, Postoperative Pain, Neuropathic Pain and Clinical Trials.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in all years in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 27 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 27 words, with their numbers
  1. Chronic Pain5▲ 92×4 topics
  2. Pain Management5▲ 87×5 topics
  3. Quality of Life4▲ 12×7 topics
  4. Low Back Pain4▲ 90×2 topics
  5. Pain Assessment Tools4▲ 272×2 topics
  6. Postoperative Pain3▲ 143×2 topics
  7. Neuropathic Pain3▲ 151×2 topics
  8. Clinical Trials3▲ 18×3 topics
  9. Elderly Patients2▲ 80×3 topics
  10. Epidemiology2▲ 2.5×8 topics
  11. Cancer Pain2▲ 361×1 topic
  12. Opioid Analgesics2▲ 361×1 topic
  13. Psychological Factors2▲ 46×2 topics
  14. Complex Regional Pain Syndrome2▲ 506×1 topic
  15. Degenerative Disc Disease2▲ 91×2 topics
  16. Spinal Cord Stimulation2▲ 506×1 topic
  17. Disability2▲ 83×1 topic
  18. Global Burden2▲ 15×1 topic
  19. Intervertebral Disc2▲ 105×1 topic
  20. Lumbar Disc Degeneration2▲ 105×1 topic
  21. Pain Measurement1▲ 183×1 topic
  22. Pediatric Pain1▲ 183×1 topic
  23. Analgesia1▲ 63×1 topic
  24. Central Sensitization1▲ 60×2 topics
  25. Neural Plasticity1▲ 22×2 topics
  26. Neuronal Plasticity1▲ 55×2 topics
  27. Regional Anesthesia1▲ 81×1 topic

Which research topics does Australian Pain Society publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Pain Management and Treatment, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies, Pain Management and Opioid Use and Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation.

Pain Management and Trea…2Pain Management and Treatment: 2 fractional worksTranscranial Magnetic St…1Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies: 1 fractional worksPain Management and Opio…1Pain Management and Opioid Use: 1 fractional worksTelemedicine and Telehealth Implementation: 0 fractional worksDigital Transformation in Industry: 0 fractional worksPain Mechanisms and Treatments: 0 fractional worksCancer Treatment and Pharmacology: 0 fractional worksLaser Applications in Dentistry and Medicine: 0 fractional worksMusculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation: 0 fractional worksNeurological Disorders and Treatments: 0 fractional works
Anesthesiology and Pain MedicineNeurologyPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering4 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Pain Management and Treatment Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine 2 works
  2. 2 Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies Neurology 1 works
  3. 3 Pain Management and Opioid Use Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine 1 works
  4. 4 Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 0 works
  5. 5 Digital Transformation in Industry Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 0 works
  6. 6 Pain Mechanisms and Treatments Physiology 0 works
  7. 7 Cancer Treatment and Pharmacology Oncology 0 works
  8. 8 Laser Applications in Dentistry and Medicine Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 0 works
  9. 9 Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation Pharmacology 0 works
  10. 10 Neurological Disorders and Treatments Neurology 0 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world's own shares: the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available36.3%not open63.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors43.7%domestic only56.3%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Australian Pain Society's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 113% higher than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Australian Pain Society as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000031% in 2024.

still counting0.000050%0.00010%0.00015%Australian Pain Society0.00010% in 2025200020102020

Fractional works of Australian Pain Society over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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