New: Think Tank Rankings 2026
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 2022-07-01 to 2026-07-01)
Rank Journal Average citations
1 World Journal of Emergency Surgery11.870
2 International Journal of Surgery10.360
3 Annals of Surgery10.287
4 JAMA Surgery10.097
5 Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy8.163
6 Neurospine8.133
7 Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry7.822
8 Bone & Joint Journal7.763
9 American Journal of Surgical Pathology7.411
10 Hernia7.192
11 BJS Open6.720
12 JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery5.862
13 Journal of Neurosurgery5.759
14 Journal of Neurointerventional Surgery5.551
15 European Surgical Research5.388
16 Shock5.324
17 Journal of Neurosurgery-Spine5.210
18 Aesthetic Surgery Journal5.197
19 Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques5.192
20 Journal of Investigative Surgery4.942
21 Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery-American Volume4.703
22 Surgeon-Journal of the Royal Colleges of Surgeons of Edinburgh and Ireland4.671
23 Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery4.615
24 Wound Repair and Regeneration4.606
25 Arthroscopy-The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery4.553
26 Obesity Surgery4.499
27 Neurosurgical Focus4.479
28 Annals of Thoracic Surgery4.400
29 Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery4.369
30 Orthopaedics & Traumatology-Surgery & Research4.280
31 Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery4.264
32 World Journal of Surgical Oncology4.196
33 International Wound Journal4.148
34 Journal of Refractive Surgery4.123
35 Burns4.073
36 Knee3.940
37 Injury-International Journal of the Care of the Injured3.900
38 Liver Transplantation3.882
39 Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery3.807
40 Journal of Surgical Education3.794
41 Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery3.783
42 Seminars in Pediatric Surgery3.766
43 International Journal of Medical Robotics and Computer Assisted Surgery3.756
44 Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery3.752
45 American Journal of Surgery3.681
46 Perioperative Medicine3.670
47 Digestive Endoscopy3.666
48 Computer Assisted Surgery3.645
49 European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery3.640
50 Journal of Pediatric Surgery3.637
51 Neurologia Medico-Chirurgica3.626
52 Surgery3.617
53 Surgical Innovation3.612
54 World Neurosurgery3.600
55 Surgical Oncology-Oxford3.564
56 Minimally Invasive Therapy & Allied Technologies3.544
57 Techniques in Coloproctology3.488
58 Frontiers in Surgery3.485
59 Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery3.416
60 Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery3.390
61 Journal of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery3.303
62 Journal of Hand Surgery-American Volume3.297
63 Updates in Surgery3.252
64 Annals of Surgical Treatment and Research3.222
65 World Journal of Surgery3.201
66 Journal of Surgical Research3.164
67 Scandinavian Journal of Surgery3.146
68 Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research3.142
69 Journal of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Sciences3.139
70 BMC Surgery3.130
71 Clinical Transplantation3.061
72 Hepatobiliary Surgery and Nutrition3.058
73 Canadian Journal of Surgery3.046
74 Journal of Surgical Oncology3.042
75 International Journal of Lower Extremity Wounds3.034
76 Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society3.017
77 Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England3.000
78 Surgical Clinics of North America2.977
79 Surgery Today2.889
80 Journal of Vascular Surgery-Venous and Lymphatic Disorders2.872
81 Journal of Hand Surgery-European Volume2.871
82 Aesthetic Plastic Surgery2.856
83 Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery2.850
84 Journal of Neurosurgery-Pediatrics2.845
85 Journal of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery2.840
86 Journal of Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery2.831
87 HSS Journal2.800
88 Journal of Endovascular Therapy2.791
89 Diseases of the Colon & Rectum2.659
90 Lasers in Surgery and Medicine2.652
91 Annals of Surgical Oncology2.643
92 Journal of Hand Therapy2.638
93 Journal of Foot & Ankle Surgery2.626
94 Journal of Neurosurgical Anesthesiology2.603
95 Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences2.573
96 European Journal of Pediatric Surgery2.562
97 Clinics in Plastic Surgery2.544
98 Childs Nervous System2.539
99 Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery2.524
100 World Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery2.455
101 Journal of Cardiac Surgery2.448
102 Journal of Laparoendoscopic & Advanced Surgical Techniques2.428
103 Annals of Vascular Surgery2.421
104 Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery2.408
105 Annals of Plastic Surgery2.377
106 Seminars in Plastic Surgery2.360
107 Colorectal Disease2.358
- Facial Plastic Surgery Clinics of North America2.358
109 Gland Surgery2.307
110 Surgical Oncology Clinics of North America2.275
111 Journal of Cosmetic and Laser Therapy2.257
112 Jsls-Journal of the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons2.240
113 Neurochirurgie2.229
114 Surgical Infections2.210
115 Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery2.189
116 Progress in Transplantation2.146
117 Facial Plastic Surgery2.142
118 Clinics in Colon and Rectal Surgery2.137
119 Advances in Skin & Wound Care2.128
120 Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal2.095
121 Journal of Vascular Surgery2.071
- Thoracic Surgery Clinics2.071
123 General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery2.066
124 Journal of Visceral Surgery2.043
125 Microsurgery2.042
126 American Journal of Transplantation2.040
127 Acta Cirurgica Brasileira2.012
128 Photobiomodulation Photomedicine and Laser Surgery1.973
129 European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery1.916
130 Annals of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery1.874
131 Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery1.862
132 Visceral Medicine1.861
133 Current Problems in Surgery1.860
- Pediatric Neurosurgery1.860
135 Neurosurgery1.810
136 American Surgeon1.806
137 Transplantation1.791
138 Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases1.718
139 Anz Journal of Surgery1.712
140 Journal of the American College of Surgeons1.703
141 Digestive Surgery1.688
142 Dermatologic Surgery1.685
143 EJSO1.674
144 Vascular and Endovascular Surgery1.651
145 Transplantation Proceedings1.602
146 Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery1.551
147 International Journal of Surgical Pathology1.507
148 Journal of Minimal Access Surgery1.493
149 Operative Neurosurgery1.490
150 Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation1.455
151 International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery1.390
152 British Journal of Neurosurgery1.388
153 Journal of Craniofacial Surgery1.383
154 Plastic Surgery1.329
155 Journal of Neurological Surgery Part A-Central European Neurosurgery1.315
156 Heart Surgery Forum1.118
157 Acta Chirurgica Belgica1.065
158 British Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery1.055
- Endoscopy1.055
160 Journal of Burn Care & Research0.983
- Operative Techniques in Sports Medicine0.983
162 European Surgery-Acta Chirurgica Austriaca0.946
163 Turk Gogus Kalp Damar Cerrahisi Dergisi-Turkish Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery0.926
164 Annales de Chirurgie Plastique Esthetique0.908
165 British Journal of Surgery0.888
166 Hand Surgery & Rehabilitation0.854
167 Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon0.803
168 South African Journal of Surgery0.721
169 HPB0.701
170 Asian Journal of Surgery0.696
171 Handchirurgie Mikrochirurgie Plastische Chirurgie0.694
172 Cirugia y Cirujanos0.651
173 Bariatric Surgical Practice and Patient Care0.570
174 Indian Journal of Surgery0.536
175 Turkish Neurosurgery0.381
176 Zentralblatt fuer Chirurgie0.322
177 Ceska A Slovenska Neurologie A Neurochirurgie0.252
178 Journal of Neurological Surgery Part B-Skull Base0.246
179 Cirugia Espanola0.201
180 International Surgery0.168
181 Neurocirugia0.154
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