Pain Management and Treatment
Pain Management and Treatment is a research topic within Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine. Science Explorer counts 18k research works in it since 1950. 16.7% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the treatment and mechanisms of complex pain syndromes, particularly related to spinal cord stimulation, complex regional pain syndrome, phantom limb pain, and neuropathic pain. It also explores cortical reorganization, mirror therapy, chronic back pain, neurostimulation, reflex sympathetic dystrophy, and the role of the peripheral nervous system in these conditions.
- Spinal Cord Stimulation
- Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
- Phantom Limb Pain
- Neuropathic Pain
- Cortical Reorganization
- Mirror Therapy
- Chronic Back Pain
- Neurostimulation
- Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy
- Peripheral Nervous System
- Research works
- 18k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 3k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 16.7% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +32% the tick is no change
This ranks research output and citation impact. It says nothing about the quality of diagnosis, treatment or care.
Which countries lead Pain Management and Treatment research?
By volume, the United States and China publish the most (1.3k and 402 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 1.3k works
- 2 China 402 works
- 3 United Kingdom 197 works
- 4 Germany 155 works
- 5 India 155 works
- 6 Italy 132 works
- 7 Japan 125 works
- 8 Canada 124 works
- 9 Spain 122 works
- 10 Brazil 117 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Pain Management and Treatment research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Harvard University publishes the most Pain Management and Treatment research, followed by Mayo Clinic in Arizona and Massachusetts General Hospital.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Harvard UniversityUnited States 22 works
- 2 Mayo Clinic in ArizonaUnited States 19 works
- 3 Massachusetts General HospitalUnited States 17 works
- 4 University of Wisconsin–MadisonUnited States 16 works
- 5 Pain Management InstituteUnited States 15 works
- 6 All India Institute of Medical SciencesIndia 14 works
- 7 Ain Shams UniversityEgypt 13 works
- 8 Emory UniversityUnited States 13 works
- 9 University of TorontoCanada 13 works
- 10 Johns Hopkins UniversityUnited States 13 works
Who are the leading researchers in Pain Management and Treatment?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Pain Management and Treatment include Patrick W. Serruys and Philip Kim.
- 1 Patrick W. Serruys Netherlands 3.6k citations
- 2 Philip Kim United States 3.5k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Pain Management and Treatment research done?
The largest centres of Pain Management and Treatment research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), London (United Kingdom), Boston (United States) and New York (United States).
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where is the best place to study Pain Management and Treatment?
Among universities, judged by research, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Harvard University and University of Utah score highest, combining excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.
One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Wisconsin–MadisonUnited States | 65.8 | 30.5% | 4.3× | 16 | +271.3% |
| 2 | Harvard UniversityUnited States | 58.9 | 20.5% | 4.4× | 22 | +24.8% |
| 3 | University of UtahUnited States | 51.1 | 29.7% | 3.9× | 10 | +162.2% |
| 4 | Emory UniversityUnited States | 45.3 | 8.6% | 5.0× | 13 | +505.6% |
| 5 | The University of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonUnited States | 43.2 | 12.7% | 8.4× | 10 | — |
| 6 | Aalborg UniversityDenmark | 41.9 | 15.4% | 5.2× | 11 | -1.9% |
| 7 | All India Institute of Medical SciencesIndia | 40.8 | 10.3% | 5.9× | 14 | +78.4% |
| 8 | University of TorontoCanada | 40.4 | 20.2% | 2.4× | 13 | -8.5% |
| 9 | University of Missouri–Kansas CityUnited States | 39.3 | 0.8% | 20.0× | 11 | — |
| 10 | Washington University in St. LouisUnited States | 37.3 | 24.7% | 3.2× | 9 | +60.4% |
Universities only. Score blends excellence (30%), specialisation (25%), size (20%), growth (15%) and international reach (10%), 2015–2022; growth compares 2010–14 with 2015–19.
Is Pain Management and Treatment research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 32% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Pain Management and Treatment.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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