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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	JAMA Surgery	60
2	American Journal of Transplantation	58
3	Annals of Surgery	43
4	Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry	41
5	Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery	40
6	Transplantation	38
7	Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation	37
-	Endoscopy	37
-	Annals of Thoracic Surgery	37
-	Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy	37
11	Arthroscopy-The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery	36
12	Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery	35
-	Journal of Vascular Surgery	35
-	British Journal of Surgery	35
15	World Neurosurgery	33
-	International Journal of Surgery	33
-	JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery	33
18	Bone & Joint Journal	32
-	Surgery	32
-	Injury-International Journal of the Care of the Injured	32
-	Annals of Surgical Oncology	32
-	Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery-American Volume	32
23	Obesity Surgery	31
24	Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research	30
-	Frontiers in Surgery	30
-	EJSO	30
-	European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery	30
28	Journal of Neurointerventional Surgery	29
-	Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery	29
30	Aesthetic Surgery Journal	28
-	Journal of Neurosurgery	28
-	Journal of Surgical Education	28
-	Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques	28
34	Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery	27
-	World Journal of Emergency Surgery	27
-	Journal of the American College of Surgeons	27
-	Liver Transplantation	27
38	American Journal of Surgical Pathology	26
-	Journal of Pediatric Surgery	26
-	Digestive Endoscopy	26
-	American Journal of Surgery	26
-	Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery	26
43	Burns	25
-	Neurosurgery	25
-	Neurosurgical Focus	25
-	International Wound Journal	25
-	Journal of Vascular Surgery-Venous and Lymphatic Disorders	25
48	World Journal of Surgical Oncology	24
-	Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery	24
-	BJS Open	24

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

176	Journal of Neurological Surgery Part B-Skull Base	7
-	Annals of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery	7
-	Pediatric Neurosurgery	7
-	European Surgery-Acta Chirurgica Austriaca	7
-	Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery	7
-	Journal of Cosmetic and Laser Therapy	7
-	Plastic Surgery	7
183	Operative Techniques in Sports Medicine	6
-	Acta Chirurgica Belgica	6
-	Annales de Chirurgie Plastique Esthetique	6
-	Neurocirugia	6
-	Digestive Surgery	6
188	Turk Gogus Kalp Damar Cerrahisi Dergisi-Turkish Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery	5
-	Zentralblatt fuer Chirurgie	5
190	Cirugia y Cirujanos	4
-	Computer Assisted Surgery	4
-	Handchirurgie Mikrochirurgie Plastische Chirurgie	4
-	Turkish Neurosurgery	4
194	Ceska A Slovenska Neurologie A Neurochirurgie	3
-	Bariatric Surgical Practice and Patient Care	3
-	South African Journal of Surgery	3
197	International Surgery	2