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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01)
Rank Journal Average citations
1 World Journal of Emergency Surgery10.928
2 International Journal of Surgery10.217
3 Annals of Surgery10.035
4 JAMA Surgery9.914
5 Bone & Joint Journal7.944
6 Neurospine7.881
7 Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy7.854
8 American Journal of Surgical Pathology7.195
9 Hernia7.149
10 BJS Open6.611
11 JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery5.731
12 Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery5.615
13 Journal of Neurosurgery5.547
14 Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry5.477
15 Journal of Neurointerventional Surgery5.470
16 Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques5.332
17 Journal of Investigative Surgery5.297
18 Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery5.195
19 Shock5.090
20 Journal of Neurosurgery-Spine5.064
21 European Surgical Research5.034
22 Aesthetic Surgery Journal4.959
23 Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery-American Volume4.660
24 Wound Repair and Regeneration4.611
25 Arthroscopy-The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery4.583
26 Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery4.573
27 Surgeon-Journal of the Royal Colleges of Surgeons of Edinburgh and Ireland4.553
28 Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery4.510
29 Neurosurgical Focus4.452
30 Journal of Refractive Surgery4.373
31 Obesity Surgery4.361
32 Orthopaedics & Traumatology-Surgery & Research4.342
33 Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery4.308
34 Annals of Thoracic Surgery4.305
35 World Journal of Surgical Oncology4.243
36 Surgical Oncology-Oxford4.191
37 Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons4.155
38 Burns4.111
39 International Journal of Medical Robotics and Computer Assisted Surgery4.031
40 International Wound Journal3.944
41 Injury-International Journal of the Care of the Injured3.915
42 Knee3.796
43 Journal of Surgical Education3.784
44 Liver Transplantation3.783
45 Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery3.772
46 Neurologia Medico-Chirurgica3.740
47 American Journal of Surgery3.731
48 Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery3.672
49 Surgical Clinics of North America3.662
50 Frontiers in Surgery3.649
51 Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery3.644
52 Techniques in Coloproctology3.629
53 Digestive Endoscopy3.599
54 Seminars in Pediatric Surgery3.576
55 Surgery3.572
56 World Neurosurgery3.516
57 European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery3.486
58 Journal of Pediatric Surgery3.481
59 Computer Assisted Surgery3.460
60 Perioperative Medicine3.439
61 Head and Neck-Journal for the Sciences and Specialties of the Head and Neck3.366
62 Surgical Innovation3.314
63 Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery3.292
64 Journal of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Sciences3.285
65 BMC Surgery3.246
66 Journal of Hand Surgery-American Volume3.232
67 Minimally Invasive Therapy & Allied Technologies3.218
68 Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery3.208
69 Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research3.184
70 Updates in Surgery3.145
71 Journal of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery3.135
72 World Journal of Surgery3.127
73 Clinical Transplantation3.074
74 Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery3.063
75 Neurosurgery Clinics of North America3.036
76 Journal of Surgical Research3.031
77 American Journal of Transplantation3.022
78 Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society2.998
79 Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England2.991
80 Journal of Surgical Oncology2.977
81 Annals of Surgical Treatment and Research2.967
82 Hepatobiliary Surgery and Nutrition2.949
83 International Journal of Lower Extremity Wounds2.940
84 Canadian Journal of Surgery2.939
85 Journal of Neurosurgery-Pediatrics2.934
86 Surgery Today2.920
87 Journal of Vascular Surgery-Venous and Lymphatic Disorders2.919
88 Scandinavian Journal of Surgery2.895
89 Facial Plastic Surgery Clinics of North America2.770
90 Journal of Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery2.761
91 Aesthetic Plastic Surgery2.703
92 Journal of Hand Surgery-European Volume2.678
93 Journal of Endovascular Therapy2.676
94 Journal of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery2.669
95 Diseases of the Colon & Rectum2.604
96 Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery2.597
97 HSS Journal2.567
98 Journal of Foot & Ankle Surgery2.565
99 Journal of Neurosurgical Anesthesiology2.555
100 Annals of Surgical Oncology2.544
101 World Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery2.532
102 Lasers in Surgery and Medicine2.528
103 Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences2.508
104 European Journal of Pediatric Surgery2.445
105 Journal of Hand Therapy2.436
106 Journal of Laparoendoscopic & Advanced Surgical Techniques2.399
107 Journal of Cardiac Surgery2.394
108 Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery2.393
109 Childs Nervous System2.384
110 Annals of Plastic Surgery2.366
111 Annals of Vascular Surgery2.355
112 Clinics in Plastic Surgery2.329
113 Surgical Infections2.318
114 Gland Surgery2.310
115 Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery2.284
116 Journal of Cosmetic and Laser Therapy2.282
117 Surgical Oncology Clinics of North America2.253
118 Colorectal Disease2.227
119 European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery2.161
120 Neurochirurgie2.134
121 Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal2.117
- Advances in Skin & Wound Care2.117
123 Seminars in Plastic Surgery2.102
124 General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery2.097
125 Clinics in Colon and Rectal Surgery2.074
126 Microsurgery2.070
127 Progress in Transplantation2.064
128 Thoracic Surgery Clinics2.063
129 Facial Plastic Surgery2.056
130 Journal of Vascular Surgery2.055
131 Journal of Visceral Surgery2.017
132 Jsls-Journal of the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons2.011
133 American Surgeon1.980
134 Photobiomodulation Photomedicine and Laser Surgery1.958
135 Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases1.883
136 Transplantation1.841
137 Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery1.824
138 Pediatric Neurosurgery1.813
139 Acta Cirurgica Brasileira1.812
140 Annals of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery1.774
141 Anz Journal of Surgery1.741
142 Neurosurgery1.737
143 Current Problems in Surgery1.720
144 Visceral Medicine1.673
145 Dermatologic Surgery1.666
146 EJSO1.641
147 Journal of the American College of Surgeons1.631
148 Transplantation Proceedings1.607
149 Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery1.578
150 International Journal of Surgical Pathology1.564
151 British Journal of Neurosurgery1.552
152 Digestive Surgery1.528
153 Journal of Minimal Access Surgery1.504
154 Operative Neurosurgery1.503
155 Endoscopy1.477
156 Vascular and Endovascular Surgery1.474
157 International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery1.411
158 Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation1.390
159 Journal of Neurological Surgery Part A-Central European Neurosurgery1.346
160 Acta Chirurgica Belgica1.335
161 Journal of Craniofacial Surgery1.323
162 Plastic Surgery1.191
163 British Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery1.140
164 Heart Surgery Forum1.077
165 Journal of Burn Care & Research0.923
166 Turk Gogus Kalp Damar Cerrahisi Dergisi-Turkish Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery0.893
167 European Surgery-Acta Chirurgica Austriaca0.884
168 Operative Techniques in Sports Medicine0.877
169 British Journal of Surgery0.861
170 Hand Surgery & Rehabilitation0.847
171 Annales de Chirurgie Plastique Esthetique0.834
172 Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon0.779
173 HPB0.756
174 South African Journal of Surgery0.752
175 Handchirurgie Mikrochirurgie Plastische Chirurgie0.695
176 Asian Journal of Surgery0.681
177 Cirugia y Cirujanos0.607
178 Bariatric Surgical Practice and Patient Care0.548
179 Indian Journal of Surgery0.528
180 Turkish Neurosurgery0.328
181 Zentralblatt fuer Chirurgie0.309
182 Neurocirugia0.263
183 Ceska A Slovenska Neurologie A Neurochirurgie0.254
184 Journal of Neurological Surgery Part B-Skull Base0.248
185 Cirugia Espanola0.197
186 International Surgery0.148
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