Table 2.
The top 10 journals with the most publications and co-citations.
| Ranking | Journal | Frequency | JCR category | Category rank 2021 | Category quartile 2021 | IF 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Neuromodulation | 394 | Clinical neurology; medicine research and experimental | 131/212;96/139 | Q3;Q3 | 3.025 |
| 2 | Pain practice | 61 | Anesthesiology; clinical neurology | 20/34;128/212 | Q3;Q3 | 3.079 |
| 3 | Pain physician | 58 | Anesthesiology; clinical neurology | 11/34;77/212 | Q2;Q2 | 4.396 |
| 4 | Pain medicine | 42 | Anesthesiology; medicine, general and internal | 16/34;65/172 | Q2;Q2 | 3.637 |
| 5 | Neurosurgery | 40 | Clinical neurology; surgery | 52/212;26/213 | Q1;Q1 | 5.315 |
| 6 | Journal of pain research | 32 | Clinical neurology | 139/212 | Q3 | 2.832 |
| 7 | World neurosurgery | 30 | Clinical neurology; surgery | 170/212;124/213 | Q4;Q3 | 2.21 |
| 8 | Pain | 29 | Anesthesiology; clinical neurology; neurosciences | 5/34;21/212;33/275 | Q1;Q1;Q1 | 7.926 |
| 9 | European journal of pain | 28 | Anesthesiology; clinical neurology; neurosciences | 15/34; 103/212; 153/275 | Q2;Q2;Q3 | 3.651 |
| 10 | Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery | 21 | Neuroimaging; neurosciences; surgery | 13/14;253/275;160/213 | Q4;Q4;Q4 | 1.643 |
| Ranking | Co-cited journals | Frequency | JCR category | Category Rank 2021 | Category Quartile 2021 | IF 2021 |
| 1 | Neuromodulation | 5,622 | Clinical neurology; medicine, research and experimental | 131/212;96/139 | Q3;Q3 | 3.025 |
| 2 | Pain | 3,523 | Anesthesiology; clinical neurology; neurosciences | 5/34;21/212;33/275 | Q1;Q1;Q1 | 7.926 |
| 3 | Neurosurgery | 2,625 | Clinical neurology; surgery | 52/212;26/213 | Q1;Q1 | 5.315 |
| 4 | Spine | 1,254 | Clinical neurology; orthopedics | 117/212;29/86 | Q3;Q2 | 3.269 |
| 5 | Pain medicine | 1,181 | Anesthesiology; medicine, general and internal | 16/34;65/172 | Q2;Q2 | 3.637 |
| 6 | Journal of neurosurgery | 1,045 | Clinical neurology; surgery | 45/212;23/213 | Q1;Q1 | 5.526 |
| 7 | Pain physician | 1,044 | Anesthesiology; clinical neurology | 11/34;77/212 | Q2;Q2 | 4.396 |
| 8 | Pain practice | 869 | Anesthesiology; clinical neurology | 20/34;128/212 | Q3;Q3 | 3.079 |
| 9 | European journal of pain | 801 | Anesthesiology; clinical neurology; neurosciences | 15/34; 103/212; 153/275 | Q2;Q2;Q3 | 3.651 |
| 10 | Anesthesiology | 730 | Anesthesiology | 4/34 | Q1 | 9.198 |