Surgery: Journal Rankings

Journal Rankings

TQCC Average citations Median citations H4-Index Number of Papers Impact Factor

(A journal has H4-Index of h when h of its past four year's publications has h citations, whereby h is the highest possible number that renders the former statement true. The citation data are based on CrossRef. The ranking can be re-used under a CC0-license.)

(Using publications from roughly 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	JAMA Surgery	59
2	Annals of Surgery	44
-	American Journal of Transplantation	44
4	Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy	43
5	Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation	41
6	British Journal of Surgery	39
-	Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques	39
-	Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry	39
-	Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery	39
10	Arthroscopy-The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery	38
11	Annals of Surgical Oncology	36
-	Annals of Thoracic Surgery	36
13	Obesity Surgery	33
-	International Wound Journal	33
-	World Neurosurgery	33
-	Endoscopy	33
-	Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery-American Volume	33
-	Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery	33
19	European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery	32
-	Journal of Neurosurgery	32
-	Transplantation	32
-	JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery	32
-	Journal of Vascular Surgery	32
-	Bone & Joint Journal	32
25	Frontiers in Surgery	31
-	Injury-International Journal of the Care of the Injured	31
27	Journal of Neurointerventional Surgery	30
-	International Journal of Surgery	30
29	World Journal of Emergency Surgery	29
-	Aesthetic Surgery Journal	29
-	American Journal of Surgical Pathology	29
-	Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery	29
-	Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery	29
-	Surgery	29
35	Neurospine	28
-	EJSO	28
-	Journal of Surgical Research	28
-	Neurosurgery	28
-	Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research	28
-	Aesthetic Plastic Surgery	28
-	BJS Open	28
42	Burns	27
-	Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery	27
-	World Journal of Surgical Oncology	27
-	Journal of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery	27
46	Journal of Neurosurgery-Spine	26
-	Journal of Pediatric Surgery	26
-	Journal of the American College of Surgeons	26
-	Digestive Endoscopy	26
50	Liver Transplantation	25

-	Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases	25
-	Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery	25
-	Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery	25
-	American Journal of Surgery	25
55	Head and Neck-Journal for the Sciences and Specialties of the Head and Neck	24
-	Journal of Surgical Education	24
-	BMC Surgery	24
-	Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons	24
59	Surgeon-Journal of the Royal Colleges of Surgeons of Edinburgh and Ireland	23
-	World Journal of Surgery	23
-	Journal of Hand Surgery-American Volume	23
62	Orthopaedics & Traumatology-Surgery & Research	22
-	HPB	22
-	International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery	22
-	Asian Journal of Surgery	22
-	Knee	22
67	Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery	21
-	Techniques in Coloproctology	21
-	Annals of Vascular Surgery	21
-	Journal of Vascular Surgery-Venous and Lymphatic Disorders	21
-	Colorectal Disease	21
-	Diseases of the Colon & Rectum	21
-	World Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery	21
-	Journal of Surgical Oncology	21
75	Clinical Transplantation	20
-	Hepatobiliary Surgery and Nutrition	20
-	Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery	20
-	Journal of Refractive Surgery	20
-	Shock	20
-	Updates in Surgery	20
-	Wound Repair and Regeneration	20
-	Anz Journal of Surgery	20
83	Journal of Burn Care & Research	19
-	Neurosurgical Focus	19
-	Journal of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery	19
86	Journal of Hand Surgery-European Volume	18
-	Annals of Plastic Surgery	18
88	Childs Nervous System	17
-	Dermatologic Surgery	17
-	Journal of Craniofacial Surgery	17
-	Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery	17
-	British Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery	17
-	Surgery Today	17
-	International Journal of Medical Robotics and Computer Assisted Surgery	17
-	Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England	17
96	Surgical Clinics of North America	16
-	American Surgeon	16
-	Operative Neurosurgery	16
-	Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery	16
-	Perioperative Medicine	16
-	Seminars in Pediatric Surgery	16
-	Gland Surgery	16
-	Surgical Innovation	16
-	Surgical Oncology-Oxford	16
-	Journal of Cardiac Surgery	16
-	Journal of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Sciences	16
107	Minimally Invasive Therapy & Allied Technologies	15
-	Canadian Journal of Surgery	15
-	Journal of Endovascular Therapy	15
-	Journal of Laparoendoscopic & Advanced Surgical Techniques	15
-	Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal	15
-	Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society	15
-	Journal of Neurosurgery-Pediatrics	15
114	Surgical Infections	14
-	Advances in Skin & Wound Care	14
-	Hand Surgery & Rehabilitation	14
-	Journal of Foot & Ankle Surgery	14
-	Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery	14
-	Journal of Visceral Surgery	14
120	Neurosurgery Clinics of North America	13
-	European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery	13
-	Facial Plastic Surgery Clinics of North America	13
-	Microsurgery	13
-	Neurologia Medico-Chirurgica	13
-	Current Problems in Surgery	13
-	Facial Plastic Surgery	13
-	HSS Journal	13
-	Journal of Hand Therapy	13
-	Journal of Neurosurgical Anesthesiology	13
-	Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery	13
-	Lasers in Surgery and Medicine	13
132	Clinics in Plastic Surgery	12
-	Scandinavian Journal of Surgery	12
-	General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery	12
-	Transplantation Proceedings	12
-	International Journal of Lower Extremity Wounds	12
-	International Journal of Surgical Pathology	12
-	Journal of Investigative Surgery	12
-	Annals of Surgical Treatment and Research	12
-	Neurochirurgie	12
-	Clinics in Colon and Rectal Surgery	12
-	European Journal of Pediatric Surgery	12
143	Seminars in Plastic Surgery	11
-	Thoracic Surgery Clinics	11
-	Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences	11
-	Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery	11
147	Photobiomodulation Photomedicine and Laser Surgery	10
-	Surgical Oncology Clinics of North America	10
-	Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon	10
-	Journal of Minimal Access Surgery	10
-	Acta Cirurgica Brasileira	10
152	European Surgical Research	9
-	Vascular and Endovascular Surgery	9
-	Jsls-Journal of the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons	9
-	British Journal of Neurosurgery	9
-	Cirugia Espanola	9
-	Heart Surgery Forum	9
-	Hernia	9
159	Pediatric Neurosurgery	8
-	Plastic Surgery	8
-	Annals of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery	8
-	Visceral Medicine	8
163	Computer Assisted Surgery	7
-	Indian Journal of Surgery	7
-	Progress in Transplantation	7
-	European Surgery-Acta Chirurgica Austriaca	7
-	Turk Gogus Kalp Damar Cerrahisi Dergisi-Turkish Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery	7
-	Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery	7
-	Journal of Cosmetic and Laser Therapy	7
-	Journal of Neurological Surgery Part A-Central European Neurosurgery	7
-	Annales de Chirurgie Plastique Esthetique	7
172	Neurocirugia	6
-	Cirugia y Cirujanos	6
-	Operative Techniques in Sports Medicine	6
-	Digestive Surgery	6

-	Handchirurgie Mikrochirurgie Plastische Chirurgie	6
-	Zentralblatt fuer Chirurgie	6
-	Journal of Neurological Surgery Part B-Skull Base	6
-	Acta Chirurgica Belgica	6
-	Journal of Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery	6
181	South African Journal of Surgery	4
-	Turkish Neurosurgery	4
-	Bariatric Surgical Practice and Patient Care	4
184	Ceska A Slovenska Neurologie A Neurochirurgie	2
-	International Surgery	2