New: Think Tank Rankings 2025
Field of Research: Clinical Medicine » Category: Surgery

Surgery

Journal Rankings
TQCC Average citations Median citations H4-Index Number of Papers Impact Factor
(The citation data are based on CrossRef. The ranking can be re-used under a CC0-license.)
(Using publications from roughly 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01)
Rank Journal Average citations
1 World Journal of Emergency Surgery11.193
2 International Journal of Surgery10.353
3 Annals of Surgery10.182
4 JAMA Surgery9.807
5 Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy8.006
6 Neurospine7.820
7 Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry7.753
8 Bone & Joint Journal7.717
9 American Journal of Surgical Pathology7.217
10 Hernia6.436
11 BJS Open6.405
12 JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery5.753
13 Journal of Neurosurgery5.645
14 Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques5.487
15 Journal of Neurointerventional Surgery5.416
16 European Surgical Research5.264
17 Shock5.225
18 Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery5.156
19 Journal of Investigative Surgery5.134
20 Aesthetic Surgery Journal5.094
21 Journal of Neurosurgery-Spine5.030
22 Wound Repair and Regeneration4.694
23 Surgeon-Journal of the Royal Colleges of Surgeons of Edinburgh and Ireland4.674
24 Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery-American Volume4.649
25 Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery4.440
26 Arthroscopy-The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery4.395
27 Obesity Surgery4.371
28 Neurosurgical Focus4.362
29 Annals of Thoracic Surgery4.318
30 Orthopaedics & Traumatology-Surgery & Research4.247
31 Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery4.224
32 Journal of Refractive Surgery4.221
33 World Journal of Surgical Oncology4.177
34 Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery4.134
35 International Wound Journal3.989
36 Burns3.958
37 Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons3.903
38 Injury-International Journal of the Care of the Injured3.900
39 Liver Transplantation3.864
40 Surgical Oncology-Oxford3.804
41 Seminars in Pediatric Surgery3.761
42 Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery3.759
43 Knee3.758
44 International Journal of Medical Robotics and Computer Assisted Surgery3.740
45 American Journal of Surgery3.734
46 Surgical Clinics of North America3.701
47 Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery3.685
48 Neurologia Medico-Chirurgica3.653
49 Digestive Endoscopy3.649
50 Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery3.640
51 Journal of Surgical Education3.609
52 Computer Assisted Surgery3.587
53 Journal of Pediatric Surgery3.570
54 Surgery3.525
55 European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery3.509
56 Frontiers in Surgery3.507
57 World Neurosurgery3.502
58 Perioperative Medicine3.487
59 Head and Neck-Journal for the Sciences and Specialties of the Head and Neck3.397
60 Techniques in Coloproctology3.342
61 Surgical Innovation3.328
62 Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery3.323
63 Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery3.307
64 Minimally Invasive Therapy & Allied Technologies3.299
65 Journal of Hand Surgery-American Volume3.235
66 Journal of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Sciences3.223
67 Journal of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery3.199
68 Updates in Surgery3.154
69 BMC Surgery3.147
70 Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research3.126
71 Neurosurgery Clinics of North America3.113
72 Scandinavian Journal of Surgery3.111
73 World Journal of Surgery3.093
74 International Journal of Lower Extremity Wounds3.045
75 Journal of Surgical Research3.039
76 Annals of Surgical Treatment and Research3.035
77 Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England3.032
78 Clinical Transplantation3.029
79 Hepatobiliary Surgery and Nutrition2.990
80 American Journal of Transplantation2.988
81 Canadian Journal of Surgery2.986
82 Journal of Surgical Oncology2.975
83 Journal of Neurosurgery-Pediatrics2.931
84 Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society2.924
85 Aesthetic Plastic Surgery2.809
86 Journal of Vascular Surgery-Venous and Lymphatic Disorders2.808
87 Surgery Today2.801
88 Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery2.785
89 Journal of Hand Surgery-European Volume2.722
90 Journal of Endovascular Therapy2.683
91 Journal of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery2.682
92 Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery2.663
93 HSS Journal2.661
94 Journal of Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery2.629
95 Clinics in Plastic Surgery2.577
96 Lasers in Surgery and Medicine2.574
97 Journal of Neurosurgical Anesthesiology2.569
98 Diseases of the Colon & Rectum2.568
99 Journal of Hand Therapy2.555
100 Annals of Surgical Oncology2.542
101 Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences2.516
102 European Journal of Pediatric Surgery2.502
103 Journal of Foot & Ankle Surgery2.492
104 Childs Nervous System2.454
105 World Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery2.421
106 Journal of Laparoendoscopic & Advanced Surgical Techniques2.408
107 Journal of Cardiac Surgery2.396
108 Annals of Vascular Surgery2.361
109 Annals of Plastic Surgery2.332
110 Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery2.323
111 Facial Plastic Surgery Clinics of North America2.321
112 Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery2.283
113 Gland Surgery2.261
114 Colorectal Disease2.251
115 Surgical Oncology Clinics of North America2.240
116 Neurochirurgie2.209
117 Seminars in Plastic Surgery2.204
118 Journal of Cosmetic and Laser Therapy2.155
119 Facial Plastic Surgery2.136
120 Surgical Infections2.134
121 Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal2.107
122 Advances in Skin & Wound Care2.097
- General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery2.097
124 Progress in Transplantation2.076
125 Journal of Vascular Surgery2.073
126 Jsls-Journal of the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons2.052
127 Journal of Visceral Surgery2.026
128 Microsurgery1.998
129 Clinics in Colon and Rectal Surgery1.992
130 Photobiomodulation Photomedicine and Laser Surgery1.968
131 Thoracic Surgery Clinics1.946
132 Acta Cirurgica Brasileira1.887
133 Annals of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery1.841
134 Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery1.829
135 Transplantation1.825
136 Pediatric Neurosurgery1.800
137 European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery1.791
138 Current Problems in Surgery1.789
139 American Surgeon1.773
140 Visceral Medicine1.770
141 Anz Journal of Surgery1.756
142 Neurosurgery1.732
143 Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases1.672
144 Dermatologic Surgery1.651
145 EJSO1.644
146 Journal of the American College of Surgeons1.632
147 Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery1.631
148 Transplantation Proceedings1.598
149 Vascular and Endovascular Surgery1.548
150 International Journal of Surgical Pathology1.522
151 Digestive Surgery1.514
152 Journal of Minimal Access Surgery1.503
153 Operative Neurosurgery1.497
154 Journal of Neurological Surgery Part A-Central European Neurosurgery1.431
155 Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation1.430
156 British Journal of Neurosurgery1.429
157 International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery1.373
158 Endoscopy1.360
159 Journal of Craniofacial Surgery1.346
160 Plastic Surgery1.260
161 Acta Chirurgica Belgica1.092
162 British Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery1.071
163 Heart Surgery Forum1.058
164 European Surgery-Acta Chirurgica Austriaca0.934
165 Journal of Burn Care & Research0.931
166 Operative Techniques in Sports Medicine0.927
167 Turk Gogus Kalp Damar Cerrahisi Dergisi-Turkish Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery0.923
168 Annales de Chirurgie Plastique Esthetique0.878
169 Hand Surgery & Rehabilitation0.877
170 British Journal of Surgery0.868
171 South African Journal of Surgery0.811
172 Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon0.778
173 HPB0.746
174 Handchirurgie Mikrochirurgie Plastische Chirurgie0.702
175 Asian Journal of Surgery0.678
176 Cirugia y Cirujanos0.613
177 Bariatric Surgical Practice and Patient Care0.566
178 Indian Journal of Surgery0.513
179 Turkish Neurosurgery0.359
180 Zentralblatt fuer Chirurgie0.315
181 Ceska A Slovenska Neurologie A Neurochirurgie0.263
182 Neurocirugia0.254
183 Journal of Neurological Surgery Part B-Skull Base0.250
184 Cirugia Espanola0.198
185 International Surgery0.171
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