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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	JAMA Surgery	57
2	American Journal of Transplantation	53
3	Annals of Surgery	46
4	Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy	42
5	Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry	40
6	Arthroscopy-The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery	39
7	Annals of Thoracic Surgery	38
-	Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery	38
9	Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation	37
10	Endoscopy	35
-	Annals of Surgical Oncology	35
-	Journal of Vascular Surgery	35
-	Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques	35
14	International Journal of Surgery	34
-	British Journal of Surgery	34
-	Obesity Surgery	34
17	JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery	33
-	World Neurosurgery	33
-	Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery	33
-	Transplantation	33
21	Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery-American Volume	32
-	European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery	32
23	Frontiers in Surgery	31
-	Bone & Joint Journal	31
25	EJSO	30
-	Journal of Neurointerventional Surgery	30
27	Injury-International Journal of the Care of the Injured	29
-	Surgery	29
-	International Wound Journal	29
-	Journal of Neurosurgery	29
31	Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery	28
-	Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery	28
-	Journal of the American College of Surgeons	28
34	World Journal of Emergency Surgery	27
-	American Journal of Surgery	27
-	BJS Open	27
-	Digestive Endoscopy	27
-	Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery	27
39	Burns	26
-	Neurosurgery	26
-	Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery	26
-	American Journal of Surgical Pathology	26
-	Neurospine	26
44	Journal of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery	25
-	Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research	25
-	World Journal of Surgical Oncology	25
-	Aesthetic Surgery Journal	25
-	Journal of Pediatric Surgery	25
-	Liver Transplantation	25
50	Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases	24

-	World Journal of Surgery	24
-	International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery	24
-	Journal of Surgical Research	24
-	Journal of Vascular Surgery-Venous and Lymphatic Disorders	24
-	Orthopaedics & Traumatology-Surgery & Research	24
56	Surgeon-Journal of the Royal Colleges of Surgeons of Edinburgh and Ireland	23
-	Journal of Hand Surgery-American Volume	23
-	Aesthetic Plastic Surgery	23
-	Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons	23
-	Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery	23
61	Diseases of the Colon & Rectum	22
-	Head and Neck-Journal for the Sciences and Specialties of the Head and Neck	22
-	Journal of Neurosurgery-Spine	22
-	Journal of Refractive Surgery	22
65	Techniques in Coloproctology	21
-	Hepatobiliary Surgery and Nutrition	21
-	Journal of Surgical Education	21
-	Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery	21
69	Asian Journal of Surgery	20
-	Neurosurgical Focus	20
-	Colorectal Disease	20
-	European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery	20
-	HPB	20
-	Updates in Surgery	20
-	Annals of Vascular Surgery	20
-	BMC Surgery	20
-	Clinical Transplantation	20
78	Journal of Surgical Oncology	19
-	Anz Journal of Surgery	19
-	British Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery	19
-	World Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery	19
-	Wound Repair and Regeneration	19
-	Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery	19
84	International Journal of Medical Robotics and Computer Assisted Surgery	18
-	Journal of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Sciences	18
-	Knee	18
-	Shock	18
88	Surgical Clinics of North America	17
-	Surgery Today	17
-	Surgical Oncology-Oxford	17
-	American Surgeon	17
-	Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery	17
93	Journal of Cardiac Surgery	16
-	Journal of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery	16
-	Journal of Foot & Ankle Surgery	16
-	Annals of Plastic Surgery	16
-	Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal	16
-	Journal of Burn Care & Research	16
-	Journal of Craniofacial Surgery	16
-	Journal of Endovascular Therapy	16
-	Journal of Hand Surgery-European Volume	16
-	Childs Nervous System	16
103	Gland Surgery	15
-	Surgical Oncology Clinics of North America	15
-	Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England	15
-	Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery	15
-	Seminars in Pediatric Surgery	15
-	Dermatologic Surgery	15
109	Hernia	14
-	Journal of Hand Therapy	14
-	Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society	14
-	Journal of Neurosurgery-Pediatrics	14
-	Neurologia Medico-Chirurgica	14
-	Operative Neurosurgery	14
-	Perioperative Medicine	14
-	Facial Plastic Surgery Clinics of North America	14
-	Surgical Innovation	14
-	Journal of Investigative Surgery	14
-	Journal of Laparoendoscopic & Advanced Surgical Techniques	14
-	Canadian Journal of Surgery	14
121	Hand Surgery & Rehabilitation	13
-	Surgical Infections	13
-	Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery	13
-	Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery	13
-	Journal of Visceral Surgery	13
-	Current Problems in Surgery	13
-	General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery	13
-	Advances in Skin & Wound Care	13
-	Neurosurgery Clinics of North America	13
-	Clinics in Plastic Surgery	13
131	Photobiomodulation Photomedicine and Laser Surgery	12
-	Thoracic Surgery Clinics	12
-	Transplantation Proceedings	12
-	Journal of Neurosurgical Anesthesiology	12
-	Lasers in Surgery and Medicine	12
-	Microsurgery	12
-	Neurochirurgie	12
-	Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery	12
-	International Journal of Lower Extremity Wounds	12
-	International Journal of Surgical Pathology	12
-	Annals of Surgical Treatment and Research	12
142	European Journal of Pediatric Surgery	11
-	Scandinavian Journal of Surgery	11
-	Facial Plastic Surgery	11
-	International Journal of Colorectal Disease	11
-	Journal of Minimal Access Surgery	11
-	European Surgical Research	11
-	Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery	11
-	Acta Cirurgica Brasileira	11
-	Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences	11
-	Jsls-Journal of the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons	11
-	British Journal of Neurosurgery	11
153	Clinics in Colon and Rectal Surgery	10
-	Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon	10
-	Annals of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery	10
-	Minimally Invasive Therapy & Allied Technologies	10
157	Seminars in Plastic Surgery	9
-	HSS Journal	9
-	Vascular and Endovascular Surgery	9
-	Acta Neurochirurgica	9
-	Progress in Transplantation	9
162	Plastic Surgery	8
-	Heart Surgery Forum	8
-	Journal of Neurological Surgery Part A-Central European Neurosurgery	8
-	Cirugia Espanola	8
-	Pediatric Surgery International	8
-	Indian Journal of Surgery	8
-	Visceral Medicine	8
-	Journal of Neurological Surgery Part B-Skull Base	8
-	Pediatric Neurosurgery	8
171	European Surgery-Acta Chirurgica Austriaca	7
-	Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery	7
-	Journal of Cosmetic and Laser Therapy	7
-	Acta Chirurgica Belgica	7
-	Journal of Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery	7

-	Digestive Surgery	7
177	Zentralblatt fuer Chirurgie	6
-	Annales de Chirurgie Plastique Esthetique	6
-	Turk Gogus Kalp Damar Cerrahisi Dergisi-Turkish Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery	6
-	Neurocirugia	6
-	Operative Techniques in Sports Medicine	6
-	Computer Assisted Surgery	6
183	Turkish Neurosurgery	5
-	Handchirurgie Mikrochirurgie Plastische Chirurgie	5
-	Cirugia y Cirujanos	5
186	South African Journal of Surgery	3
-	Bariatric Surgical Practice and Patient Care	3
188	International Surgery	2
-	Ceska A Slovenska Neurologie A Neurochirurgie	2