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 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 Papers
1 Asian Journal of Surgery10869
2 British Journal of Surgery10771
3 Annals of Surgical Oncology7861
4 Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation7493
5 World Neurosurgery6732
6 Journal of Vascular Surgery5867
7 EJSO5778
8 Endoscopy5747
9 HPB5440
10 Transplantation5137
11 Frontiers in Surgery4685
12 Neurosurgery4562
13 American Journal of Transplantation4529
14 Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery4304
15 Journal of Craniofacial Surgery4170
16 Cirugia Espanola3399
17 Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques3365
18 Annals of Thoracic Surgery3239
19 Journal of Surgical Research3176
20 Surgery2943
21 Aesthetic Plastic Surgery2936
22 Journal of the American College of Surgeons2928
23 Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery2893
24 Annals of Vascular Surgery2811
25 Injury-International Journal of the Care of the Injured2797
26 Journal of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery2758
27 International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery2709
28 European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery2623
29 Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases2620
30 Journal of Burn Care & Research2599
31 Obesity Surgery2596
32 Arthroscopy-The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery2481
33 Anz Journal of Surgery2409
34 Journal of Pediatric Surgery2352
35 Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery2242
36 Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery2212
37 American Journal of Surgery2165
38 British Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery2163
39 BMC Surgery2127
40 American Surgeon2057
41 International Wound Journal2048
42 Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy1945
43 Transplantation Proceedings1823
44 Journal of Neurosurgery1817
45 Operative Neurosurgery1793
46 Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery1785
47 World Journal of Surgery1777
48 Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research1727
49 World Journal of Surgical Oncology1726
50 Annals of Surgery1686
51 Colorectal Disease1682
52 JAMA Surgery1655
53 Journal of Neurological Surgery Part B-Skull Base1644
54 Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery-American Volume1639
55 Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery1637
56 Dermatologic Surgery1630
57 Annals of Plastic Surgery1594
58 Journal of Surgical Oncology1585
59 Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery1562
60 Childs Nervous System1553
61 Head and Neck-Journal for the Sciences and Specialties of the Head and Neck1542
62 World Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery1537
63 Hand Surgery & Rehabilitation1495
64 Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry1481
65 Journal of Hand Surgery-American Volume1459
66 Diseases of the Colon & Rectum1444
67 Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery1419
68 Clinical Transplantation1404
69 Burns1361
70 Updates in Surgery1321
71 Journal of Neurointerventional Surgery1303
72 Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons1277
73 Aesthetic Surgery Journal1241
74 Orthopaedics & Traumatology-Surgery & Research1190
75 Journal of Surgical Education1178
76 Indian Journal of Surgery1154
77 Journal of Vascular Surgery-Venous and Lymphatic Disorders1106
78 Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery1092
79 JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery1067
80 Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery1036
81 Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal1011
82 Liver Transplantation1006
83 Digestive Endoscopy985
84 Journal of Hand Surgery-European Volume977
85 Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon954
86 International Journal of Surgical Pathology950
87 Journal of Foot & Ankle Surgery922
88 Gland Surgery909
89 Journal of Endovascular Therapy894
90 Zentralblatt fuer Chirurgie886
91 Journal of Neurosurgery-Spine872
92 Journal of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery870
93 Bone & Joint Journal863
94 Knee856
95 Journal of Cardiac Surgery802
96 Hepatobiliary Surgery and Nutrition799
97 Surgery Today787
98 Journal of Laparoendoscopic & Advanced Surgical Techniques746
99 Shock724
- Journal of Neurosurgery-Pediatrics724
101 BJS Open681
102 Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England672
103 Neurosurgical Focus670
104 Techniques in Coloproctology665
105 American Journal of Surgical Pathology650
106 Journal of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Sciences648
107 Advances in Skin & Wound Care642
108 Neurocirugia634
109 Microsurgery629
110 Surgical Infections611
111 Current Problems in Surgery596
112 Journal of Refractive Surgery577
113 Heart Surgery Forum547
114 Journal of Hand Therapy539
115 Neurospine537
116 Journal of Minimal Access Surgery528
117 Cirugia y Cirujanos527
118 Surgeon-Journal of the Royal Colleges of Surgeons of Edinburgh and Ireland526
119 Surgical Clinics of North America520
120 Vascular and Endovascular Surgery519
121 Surgical Oncology-Oxford518
122 International Journal of Surgery517
123 Lasers in Surgery and Medicine515
124 Neurochirurgie491
125 Facial Plastic Surgery478
126 General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery476
127 Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery462
128 Journal of Visceral Surgery458
129 International Journal of Medical Robotics and Computer Assisted Surgery455
130 European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery435
131 Perioperative Medicine426
132 Wound Repair and Regeneration422
133 Turk Gogus Kalp Damar Cerrahisi Dergisi-Turkish Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery420
134 Turkish Neurosurgery415
135 Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery414
136 Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society404
137 International Journal of Lower Extremity Wounds386
138 Annales de Chirurgie Plastique Esthetique385
139 Photobiomodulation Photomedicine and Laser Surgery383
140 Canadian Journal of Surgery374
141 Plastic Surgery367
142 Clinics in Colon and Rectal Surgery363
143 Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences356
144 British Journal of Neurosurgery353
145 Facial Plastic Surgery Clinics of North America348
146 Surgical Innovation338
147 Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery335
- Thoracic Surgery Clinics335
149 Surgical Oncology Clinics of North America332
150 Neurosurgery Clinics of North America331
151 Clinics in Plastic Surgery322
152 Handchirurgie Mikrochirurgie Plastische Chirurgie315
153 Neurologia Medico-Chirurgica312
154 Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery306
- Annals of Surgical Treatment and Research306
156 Journal of Neurological Surgery Part A-Central European Neurosurgery295
157 European Journal of Pediatric Surgery292
158 Seminars in Pediatric Surgery283
159 HSS Journal282
160 Journal of Neurosurgical Anesthesiology265
161 World Journal of Emergency Surgery264
162 Acta Cirurgica Brasileira261
163 South African Journal of Surgery238
164 Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery225
165 Journal of Investigative Surgery222
166 Ceska A Slovenska Neurologie A Neurochirurgie209
167 Seminars in Plastic Surgery206
168 Acta Chirurgica Belgica203
169 Minimally Invasive Therapy & Allied Technologies197
170 Scandinavian Journal of Surgery190
171 Operative Techniques in Sports Medicine187
172 Annals of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery186
173 Jsls-Journal of the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons182
174 European Surgery-Acta Chirurgica Austriaca181
175 Visceral Medicine159
176 Progress in Transplantation157
177 Bariatric Surgical Practice and Patient Care155
178 Pediatric Neurosurgery134
179 International Surgery115
180 Digestive Surgery108
181 Journal of Cosmetic and Laser Therapy103
182 European Surgical Research88
183 Journal of Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery71
184 Computer Assisted Surgery63
185 Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery52
186 Hernia47
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