Pain Mechanisms and Treatments
Pain Mechanisms and Treatments is a research topic within Physiology. Science Explorer counts 55k research works in it since 1950. 19.9% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the mechanisms, diagnosis, and treatment of neuropathic pain, focusing on central sensitization, neuroinflammation, glial activation, and the modulation of pain perception. It covers topics such as nociception, neuronal plasticity, chronic pain, hyperalgesia, and diabetic neuropathy.
- Neuropathic Pain
- Central Sensitization
- Nociception
- Neuroinflammation
- Pain Modulation
- Glial Activation
- Neuronal Plasticity
- Chronic Pain
- Hyperalgesia
- Diabetic Neuropathy
- Research works
- 55k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 11k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 19.9% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +9% 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 Mechanisms and Treatments research?
By volume, the United States and China publish the most (1.7k and 1.4k works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 1.7k works
- 2 China 1.4k works
- 3 India 371 works
- 4 Japan 321 works
- 5 Germany 276 works
- 6 United Kingdom 254 works
- 7 Brazil 218 works
- 8 Canada 197 works
- 9 Italy 192 works
- 10 Spain 172 works
How concentrated that is
The same countries as shares of everything the list above accounts for. A node where two countries do two thirds of the work and one spread evenly across twelve read alike as a ranking and not at all alike here.
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Which institutions lead Pain Mechanisms and Treatments research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Harvard University publishes the most Pain Mechanisms and Treatments research, followed by Aalborg University and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Harvard UniversityUnited States 29 works
- 2 Aalborg UniversityDenmark 29 works
- 3 Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical CollegeChina 25 works
- 4 University of MichiganUnited States 25 works
- 5 The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterUnited States 22 works
- 6 University of FloridaUnited States 22 works
- 7 Washington University in St. LouisUnited States 22 works
- 8 University of PittsburghUnited States 22 works
- 9 Johns Hopkins UniversityUnited States 20 works
- 10 Universidade de São PauloBrazil 20 works
Who are the leading researchers in Pain Mechanisms and Treatments?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Pain Mechanisms and Treatments include David J. Hunter.
- 1 David J. Hunter Australia 3.3k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Pain Mechanisms and Treatments research done?
The largest centres of Pain Mechanisms and Treatments research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Shanghai (China), Guangzhou (China) and Tokyo (Japan). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Aalborg.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- AalborgDK · 45.3 works11×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Pain Mechanisms and Treatments than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Pain Mechanisms and Treatments?
Among universities, judged by research, The University of Texas at Dallas, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University and Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine 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 | The University of Texas at DallasUnited States | 72.8 | 34.1% | 10.3× | 15 | +1093.5% |
| 2 | Zhejiang Chinese Medical UniversityChina | 68.8 | 36.9% | 9.3× | 16 | +128.9% |
| 3 | Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese MedicineChina | 66.3 | 45.8% | 8.8× | 14 | — |
| 4 | Beijing University of Chinese MedicineChina | 62.0 | 32.6% | 10.6× | 13 | +100.2% |
| 5 | Nantong UniversityChina | 60.0 | 41.5% | 6.2× | 15 | +78.7% |
| 6 | Aalborg UniversityDenmark | 58.7 | 22.5% | 7.9× | 28 | +2.8% |
| 7 | Nanjing University of Chinese MedicineChina | 57.9 | 27.6% | 9.2× | 16 | +72.4% |
| 8 | Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese MedicineChina | 56.8 | 29.1% | 10.4× | 14 | +32.6% |
| 9 | Air Force Medical UniversityChina | 56.0 | 36.5% | 10.3× | 12 | -38.9% |
| 10 | Xuzhou Medical CollegeChina | 53.5 | 24.0% | 12.7× | 18 | -30.6% |
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 Mechanisms and Treatments research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 9% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Pain Mechanisms and Treatments.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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