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 2020-09-01 to 2024-09-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	American Journal of Transplantation	62
2	JAMA Surgery	58
3	Annals of Surgery	53
4	Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry	43
5	Annals of Thoracic Surgery	42
6	Transplantation	40
7	Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery	39
8	Endoscopy	38
9	Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation	37
-	Journal of Vascular Surgery	37
-	International Journal of Surgery	37
12	Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery	36
-	Arthroscopy-The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery	36
14	Bone & Joint Journal	35
-	World Neurosurgery	35
-	Annals of Surgical Oncology	35
17	Surgery	34
-	JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery	34
-	British Journal of Surgery	34
-	Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy	34
-	European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery	34
22	Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery-American Volume	33
-	EJSO	33
24	Obesity Surgery	31
25	Journal of Neurointerventional Surgery	30
-	Injury-International Journal of the Care of the Injured	30
-	Journal of Surgical Education	30
-	Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques	30
29	Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery	29
-	Journal of Neurosurgery	29
-	Neurosurgery	29
32	American Journal of Surgical Pathology	28
-	Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research	28
-	Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery	28
-	Journal of Surgical Research	28
-	Journal of the American College of Surgeons	28
-	Liver Transplantation	28
38	Neurosurgical Focus	27
-	American Journal of Surgery	27
40	Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery	26
-	Aesthetic Surgery Journal	26
-	Digestive Endoscopy	26
-	Frontiers in Surgery	26
-	World Journal of Emergency Surgery	26
-	Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery	26
-	Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery	26
-	Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases	26
48	World Journal of Surgical Oncology	25
-	Journal of Pediatric Surgery	25
-	Burns	25

-	Colorectal Disease	25
-	Orthopaedics & Traumatology-Surgery & Research	25
-	International Journal of Colorectal Disease	25
-	Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery	25
-	European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery	25
-	International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery	25
57	BJS Open	24
-	Journal of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Sciences	24
-	Journal of Vascular Surgery-Venous and Lymphatic Disorders	24
-	HPB	24
61	Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons	23
-	Diseases of the Colon & Rectum	23
-	Journal of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery	23
64	International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery	22
-	International Wound Journal	22
-	Annals of Vascular Surgery	22
-	Journal of Surgical Oncology	22
-	Shock	22
-	World Journal of Surgery	22
-	Acta Neurochirurgica	22
71	Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery	21
-	Transplant International	21
-	Clinical Transplantation	21
-	Neurosurgical Review	21
-	Head and Neck-Journal for the Sciences and Specialties of the Head and Neck	21
-	Surgeon-Journal of the Royal Colleges of Surgeons of Edinburgh and Ireland	21
77	Techniques in Coloproctology	20
-	Asian Journal of Surgery	20
-	British Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery	20
-	Langenbecks Archives of Surgery	20
-	Aesthetic Plastic Surgery	20
-	Neurospine	20
-	Hepatobiliary Surgery and Nutrition	20
-	Surgical Oncology-Oxford	20
85	Wound Repair and Regeneration	19
-	Journal of Neurosurgery-Spine	19
-	Journal of Refractive Surgery	19
-	International Journal of Medical Robotics and Computer Assisted Surgery	19
-	Journal of Hand Surgery-American Volume	19
-	BMC Surgery	19
91	Updates in Surgery	18
-	Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery	18
-	Journal of Endovascular Therapy	18
-	American Surgeon	18
-	Hernia	18
-	Journal of Cardiac Surgery	18
-	Journal of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery	18
-	Anz Journal of Surgery	18
99	Gland Surgery	17
-	Surgery Today	17
-	Surgical Infections	17
-	Annals of Plastic Surgery	17
-	Lasers in Medical Science	17
-	Dermatologic Surgery	17
-	Operative Neurosurgery	17
-	Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy	17
107	Transplantation Proceedings	16
-	Journal of Laparoendoscopic & Advanced Surgical Techniques	16
-	Knee	16
-	Journal of Foot & Ankle Surgery	16
-	Journal of Neurosurgery-Pediatrics	16
-	Childs Nervous System	16
113	World Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery	15
-	Journal of Craniofacial Surgery	15
-	Journal of Hand Surgery-European Volume	15
-	Journal of Investigative Surgery	15
-	Advances in Skin & Wound Care	15
-	Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery	15
-	Perioperative Medicine	15
-	British Journal of Neurosurgery	15
-	Pediatric Surgery International	15
122	Lasers in Surgery and Medicine	14
-	Microsurgery	14
-	Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery	14
-	HSS Journal	14
-	Surgical Clinics of North America	14
-	Neurosurgery Clinics of North America	14
-	Scandinavian Journal of Surgery	14
129	Journal of Burn Care & Research	13
-	Journal of Visceral Surgery	13
-	Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal	13
-	Neurochirurgie	13
-	Facial Plastic Surgery	13
-	Seminars in Pediatric Surgery	13
-	Surgical Oncology Clinics of North America	13
-	International Journal of Lower Extremity Wounds	13
-	Journal of Hand Therapy	13
-	Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England	13
-	Journal of Robotic Surgery	13
-	Canadian Journal of Surgery	13
141	Visceral Medicine	12
-	Hand Surgery & Rehabilitation	12
-	Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society	12
-	Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery	12
-	Clinics in Plastic Surgery	12
-	Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery	12
-	Photobiomodulation Photomedicine and Laser Surgery	12
-	Facial Plastic Surgery Clinics of North America	12
-	Seminars in Plastic Surgery	12
-	Surgical Innovation	12
151	Neurologia Medico-Chirurgica	11
-	Clinics in Colon and Rectal Surgery	11
-	European Journal of Pediatric Surgery	11
-	Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery	11
-	General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery	11
-	Indian Journal of Surgery	11
157	Thoracic Surgery Clinics	10
-	International Journal of Surgical Pathology	10
-	Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences	10
-	Annals of Surgical Treatment and Research	10
-	Cirugia Espanola	10
-	Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon	10
-	Vascular and Endovascular Surgery	10
-	Journal of Neurological Surgery Part A-Central European Neurosurgery	10
-	Journal of Neurosurgical Anesthesiology	10
-	Jsls-Journal of the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons	10
-	Minimally Invasive Therapy & Allied Technologies	10
-	Digestive Surgery	10
169	Acta Cirurgica Brasileira	9
-	Journal of Neurological Surgery Part B-Skull Base	9
-	Journal of Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery	9
-	Current Problems in Surgery	9
-	Heart Surgery Forum	9
-	Journal of Minimal Access Surgery	9
175	Annals of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery	8

-	Progress in Transplantation	8
-	European Surgical Research	8
-	Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery	8
179	Pediatric Neurosurgery	7
-	European Surgery-Acta Chirurgica Austriaca	7
-	Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery	7
-	Journal of Cosmetic and Laser Therapy	7
-	Annales de Chirurgie Plastique Esthetique	7
-	Plastic Surgery	7
185	Turk Gogus Kalp Damar Cerrahisi Dergisi-Turkish Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery	6
-	Operative Techniques in Sports Medicine	6
-	Acta Chirurgica Belgica	6
-	Computer Assisted Surgery	6
189	Zentralblatt fuer Chirurgie	5
-	Bariatric Surgical Practice and Patient Care	5
-	Cirugia y Cirujanos	5
-	Neurocirugia	5
-	Handchirurgie Mikrochirurgie Plastische Chirurgie	5
194	Ceska A Slovenska Neurologie A Neurochirurgie	4
-	Turkish Neurosurgery	4
196	South African Journal of Surgery	3
197	International Surgery	2