Table 2.

The Top 10 most frequently cited articles on neuropathic pain in China

Title	Author	Journal	Year	IF	Times cited
Cytokine mechanisms of central sensitization: Distinct and overlapping role of interleukin-1 beta, interleukin-6, and tumor necrosis factor-beta in regulating synaptic and neuronal activity in the superficial spinal cord	Kawasaki, Yasuhiko et al	JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE	2008	5.970	504
Neural mechanism underlying acupuncture analgesia	Zhao, Zhi-Qi	PROGRESS IN NEUROBIOLOGY	2008	14.163	394
Acupuncture and endorphins	Han, JS	NEUROSCIENCE LETTERS	2004	2.159	360
Identification of gene expression profile of dorsal root ganglion in the rat peripheral axotomy model of neuropathic pain	Xiao, HS et al	PNAS	2002	9.504	342
Emerging targets in neuroinflammation-driven chronic pain	Ji, Ru-Rong et al	NATURE REVIEWS DRUG DISCOVERY	2014	50.167	196
Brain cannabinoid CB2 receptors modulate cocaine’s actions in mice	Xi, Zheng-Xiong et al	NATURE NEUROSCIENCE	2011	19.912	170
Down-regulation of mu-opioid receptors in rat and monkey dorsal root ganglion neurons and spinal cord after peripheral axotomy	Zhang, X et al	NEUROSCIENCE	1998	3.338	145
The role of tumor necrosis factor-alpha in the neuropathic pain induced by Lumbar 5 ventral root transection in rat	Xu, Ji-Tian et al	PAIN	2006	5.559	141
Emerging role of Toll-like receptors in the control of pain and itch	Liu, Tong et al	NEUROSCIENCE BULLETIN	2012	3.155	138
Spinal glial activation in a new rat model of bone cancer pain produced by prostate cancer cell inoculation of the tibia	Zhang, RX et al. Berman, BM; Lao, LX	PAIN	2005	5.559	132