SciSight Ecosystem
WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q1SCImago #3,578CAS 2区Top JournalHybrid

Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine

Abbreviation (ISO):REGION ANESTH PAIN M
Country: United States•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q1•Scopus SJR: 1.211•SCImago Rank: #3,578•Identifier (ISSN):1098-7339(Print)/1532-8651(Online)•Articles / Year: 156•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $3,503 USD
Clarivate IF (2026)Q1
4
↑ +0.5

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (2021)
95

95 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRTop Tier
Self-Citation Rate11.8%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
156articles/year
16.77% Gold OA•87.69% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

Quyết định số 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN ngày 11/7/2025 (Mục quốc tế)

2.50pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20262.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4)
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20252.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 3.5)
🔵 Computed
20243.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 5.1)
🔵 Computed
20233.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 5.1)
🔵 Computed
20223.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 5.564)
🔵 Computed
20213.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 6.288)
🔵 Computed
20203.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 7.015)
🔵 Computed
20193.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 5.113)
🔵 Computed
20182.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4.382)
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Note: Domestic journal scores are officially collected from annual HĐGSNN decisions across councils. International journal scores are dynamically computed according to Decision 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN based on quartile and citation metrics in the publication year.

Aims & Scope

Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine, the official publication of the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (ASRA), is a monthly journal that publishes peer-reviewed scientific and clinical studies to advance the understanding and clinical application of regional techniques for surgical anesthesia and postoperative analgesia. Coverage includes intraoperative regional techniques, perioperative pain, chronic pain, obstetric anesthesia, pediatric anesthesia, outcome studies, and complications. Published for over thirty years, this respected journal also serves as the official publication of the European Society of Regional Anaesthesia and Pain Therapy (ESRA), the Asian and Oceanic Society of Regional Anesthesia (AOSRA), the Latin American Society of Regional Anesthesia (LASRA), the African Society for Regional Anesthesia (AFSRA), and the Academy of Regional Anaesthesia of India (AORA).

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Medicine99.9%Anesthesia76.3%Surgery73.4%Biology69.6%Internal medicine47.5%Psychology44.9%Radiology39.4%Psychiatry31.8%Anatomy30.1%Pharmacology30%Pathology26.4%Neuroscience25.2%
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #3,578Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1979-1980, 1990, 1994, 1998-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Medicine
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
1.211

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1
Scopus H-Index (2025)
136

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
3.35

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,503 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations1,677
3-Year Documents552
Citable Documents379

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)2

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate34.9%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

Anesthesiology and Pain MedicineQ1
Medicine (miscellaneous)Q1

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
2区 (Zone 2)Medicine
Minor Category (Specific Field):
3区ANESTHESIOLOGY
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Publisher Review Speed
Updating
Average time to first editorial decision
Online Publication Speed
Updating
Time from acceptance to online publication
Official Acceptance Rate
Updating
Manuscript acceptance rate confirmed by the publisher
Open Access Model
Hybrid
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd.
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Bimonthly
Founding Year
1998
Editorial Address
W B SAUNDERS CO-ELSEVIER INC, 1600 JOHN F KENNEDY BOULEVARD, STE 1800, PHILADELPHIA, USA, PA, 19103-2899
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
ANESTHESIOLOGY
JCRSCIE
12/72Q1
ANESTHESIOLOGY
JCISCIE
10/72Q1

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—18687
20253.52611,055
20245.12391,209
20235.12342,369
20225.5641872,035
20216.2882304,815
20207.0152955,821
20195.1133407,524
20184.3821717,334
2017—1796,833
2016—1827,961
2015—1575,875
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine

WoS Q1
2479201820192020202120222023202420253.50
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:3.5

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 11.8%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Similar Journals in Discipline

Journals in the same research field with comparable impact metrics

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Database Updated: 2026-10-01