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 2021-10-01 to 2025-10-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	American Journal of Transplantation	55
-	JAMA Surgery	55
3	Annals of Surgery	43
4	Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry	39
-	Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy	39
6	Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation	38
-	Annals of Thoracic Surgery	38
8	Arthroscopy-The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery	37
-	Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery	37
10	Endoscopy	36
11	Journal of Vascular Surgery	35
-	British Journal of Surgery	35
13	International Journal of Surgery	34
-	Annals of Surgical Oncology	34
-	Transplantation	34
16	Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery	33
-	JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery	33
18	Obesity Surgery	32
-	World Neurosurgery	32
20	Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery-American Volume	31
-	Journal of Neurointerventional Surgery	31
-	Bone & Joint Journal	31
-	Frontiers in Surgery	31
-	Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques	31
25	EJSO	30
-	Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery	30
-	European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery	30
28	Journal of Neurosurgery	29
29	Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery	28
-	Injury-International Journal of the Care of the Injured	28
-	International Wound Journal	28
32	Surgery	27
-	Journal of Pediatric Surgery	27
-	BJS Open	27
-	Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research	27
-	Neurosurgery	27
37	Liver Transplantation	26
-	American Journal of Surgery	26
-	Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery	26
-	Digestive Endoscopy	26
41	Aesthetic Surgery Journal	25
-	American Journal of Surgical Pathology	25
-	Journal of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery	25
-	Neurospine	25
-	Burns	25
46	Orthopaedics & Traumatology-Surgery & Research	24
-	World Journal of Surgical Oncology	24
-	Journal of Surgical Education	24
-	Journal of Vascular Surgery-Venous and Lymphatic Disorders	24
-	Surgeon-Journal of the Royal Colleges of Surgeons of Edinburgh and Ireland	24

-	International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery	24
52	Journal of Hand Surgery-American Volume	23
-	Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons	23
-	Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery	23
-	Journal of Surgical Research	23
-	Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery	23
-	Diseases of the Colon & Rectum	23
-	Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases	23
-	World Journal of Emergency Surgery	23
60	European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery	22
-	Head and Neck-Journal for the Sciences and Specialties of the Head and Neck	22
-	HPB	22
-	Journal of Refractive Surgery	22
-	World Journal of Surgery	22
65	Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery	21
-	Aesthetic Plastic Surgery	21
-	Journal of Neurosurgery-Spine	21
-	Neurosurgical Focus	21
69	Annals of Vascular Surgery	20
-	Hepatobiliary Surgery and Nutrition	20
-	Techniques in Coloproctology	20
-	British Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery	20
-	Colorectal Disease	20
74	Journal of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Sciences	19
-	BMC Surgery	19
-	Knee	19
-	Clinical Transplantation	19
-	Shock	19
-	Updates in Surgery	19
-	Anz Journal of Surgery	19
-	Journal of the American College of Surgeons	19
82	Wound Repair and Regeneration	18
-	Journal of Surgical Oncology	18
-	International Journal of Medical Robotics and Computer Assisted Surgery	18
-	World Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery	18
-	Asian Journal of Surgery	18
-	Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery	18
88	American Surgeon	17
-	Journal of Craniofacial Surgery	17
-	Annals of Plastic Surgery	17
-	Surgical Oncology-Oxford	17
92	Journal of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery	16
-	Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery	16
-	Childs Nervous System	16
-	Surgery Today	16
-	Journal of Cardiac Surgery	16
-	Journal of Endovascular Therapy	16
-	Journal of Hand Surgery-European Volume	16
-	Hernia	16
100	Journal of Foot & Ankle Surgery	15
-	Journal of Neurosurgery-Pediatrics	15
-	Dermatologic Surgery	15
-	Surgical Oncology Clinics of North America	15
-	Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal	15
-	Operative Neurosurgery	15
-	Gland Surgery	15
-	International Journal of Colorectal Disease	15
-	Journal of Burn Care & Research	15
109	Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery	14
-	Seminars in Pediatric Surgery	14
-	Surgical Infections	14
-	International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery	14
-	Journal of Investigative Surgery	14
-	Acta Neurochirurgica	14
-	Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery	14
116	Journal of Hand Therapy	13
-	Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society	13
-	Advances in Skin & Wound Care	13
-	Journal of Visceral Surgery	13
-	Canadian Journal of Surgery	13
-	Clinics in Plastic Surgery	13
-	Perioperative Medicine	13
-	Surgical Clinics of North America	13
-	Transplantation Proceedings	13
-	Journal of Laparoendoscopic & Advanced Surgical Techniques	13
-	Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England	13
-	Microsurgery	13
-	Neurologia Medico-Chirurgica	13
-	Photobiomodulation Photomedicine and Laser Surgery	13
-	Hand Surgery & Rehabilitation	13
-	Surgical Innovation	13
132	Journal of Neurosurgical Anesthesiology	12
-	Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery	12
-	Langenbecks Archives of Surgery	12
-	Minimally Invasive Therapy & Allied Technologies	12
-	Neurosurgery Clinics of North America	12
-	Facial Plastic Surgery Clinics of North America	12
-	General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery	12
-	Lasers in Surgery and Medicine	12
-	Neurochirurgie	12
-	Current Problems in Surgery	12
-	International Journal of Lower Extremity Wounds	12
-	Transplant International	12
144	Journal of Minimal Access Surgery	11
-	Annals of Surgical Treatment and Research	11
-	British Journal of Neurosurgery	11
-	Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery	11
-	Thoracic Surgery Clinics	11
-	Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences	11
-	Scandinavian Journal of Surgery	11
-	Facial Plastic Surgery	11
152	Acta Cirurgica Brasileira	10
-	Progress in Transplantation	10
-	European Surgical Research	10
-	Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery	10
-	Visceral Medicine	10
-	Jsls-Journal of the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons	10
-	Clinics in Colon and Rectal Surgery	10
-	European Journal of Pediatric Surgery	10
-	International Journal of Surgical Pathology	10
161	Annals of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery	9
-	Pediatric Surgery International	9
-	HSS Journal	9
-	Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon	9
-	Vascular and Endovascular Surgery	9
166	Journal of Neurological Surgery Part A-Central European Neurosurgery	8
-	Pediatric Neurosurgery	8
-	Indian Journal of Surgery	8
-	Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery	8
-	Cirugia Espanola	8
-	Seminars in Plastic Surgery	8
-	Heart Surgery Forum	8
-	Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy	8
174	Journal of Cosmetic and Laser Therapy	7
-	Digestive Surgery	7

-	Journal of Neurological Surgery Part B-Skull Base	7
-	Journal of Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery	7
-	Plastic Surgery	7
-	European Surgery-Acta Chirurgica Austriaca	7
180	Neurocirugia	6
-	Computer Assisted Surgery	6
-	Operative Techniques in Sports Medicine	6
-	Turk Gogus Kalp Damar Cerrahisi Dergisi-Turkish Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery	6
-	Zentralblatt fuer Chirurgie	6
-	Acta Chirurgica Belgica	6
-	Annales de Chirurgie Plastique Esthetique	6
187	Cirugia y Cirujanos	4
-	Handchirurgie Mikrochirurgie Plastische Chirurgie	4
-	Turkish Neurosurgery	4
190	Bariatric Surgical Practice and Patient Care	3
-	South African Journal of Surgery	3
192	International Surgery	2
-	Ceska A Slovenska Neurologie A Neurochirurgie	2