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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01)
Rank Journal Papers
1 British Journal of Surgery10962
2 Asian Journal of Surgery9372
3 Annals of Surgical Oncology7612
4 World Neurosurgery7165
5 Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation7108
6 HPB6728
7 Journal of Vascular Surgery5853
8 EJSO5490
9 Transplantation5108
10 Endoscopy4812
11 Frontiers in Surgery4762
12 American Journal of Transplantation4346
13 Neurosurgery4288
14 Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery4255
15 Journal of the American College of Surgeons4136
16 Journal of Craniofacial Surgery3793
17 Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques3510
18 Annals of Thoracic Surgery3458
19 Journal of Surgical Research3214
20 Surgery3038
21 Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery3008
22 Journal of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery2788
23 Injury-International Journal of the Care of the Injured2787
24 Annals of Vascular Surgery2730
25 Aesthetic Plastic Surgery2722
26 International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery2694
27 Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases2652
28 Arthroscopy-The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery2608
29 Obesity Surgery2551
30 European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery2543
31 Anz Journal of Surgery2508
32 Journal of Burn Care & Research2390
33 Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery2388
34 American Surgeon2368
35 Journal of Pediatric Surgery2307
36 American Journal of Surgery2202
37 Cirugia Espanola2198
38 International Wound Journal2017
39 Transplantation Proceedings1925
40 Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy1896
41 Journal of Neurosurgery1869
42 Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery1860
43 Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery1855
44 BMC Surgery1837
45 Operative Neurosurgery1811
46 World Journal of Surgery1764
47 Annals of Surgery1727
48 Colorectal Disease1711
49 Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research1699
50 JAMA Surgery1692
51 British Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery1689
52 Dermatologic Surgery1646
53 Journal of Surgical Oncology1614
54 Hand Surgery & Rehabilitation1613
55 World Journal of Surgical Oncology1605
56 Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery1603
57 Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery1599
58 Childs Nervous System1589
59 Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery-American Volume1559
60 Annals of Plastic Surgery1519
61 Head and Neck-Journal for the Sciences and Specialties of the Head and Neck1502
62 Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry1500
63 Diseases of the Colon & Rectum1464
64 Journal of Hand Surgery-American Volume1438
65 Journal of Neurological Surgery Part B-Skull Base1426
66 Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery1421
67 Clinical Transplantation1374
68 Journal of Neurointerventional Surgery1355
69 Indian Journal of Surgery1318
70 Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons1291
71 Aesthetic Surgery Journal1266
72 Burns1258
73 Orthopaedics & Traumatology-Surgery & Research1251
74 Updates in Surgery1224
- Journal of Cardiac Surgery1224
76 Journal of Surgical Education1187
77 Journal of Vascular Surgery-Venous and Lymphatic Disorders1157
78 Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery1136
79 JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery1063
80 Digestive Endoscopy1040
81 Liver Transplantation1037
82 Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal1018
83 Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery1017
84 World Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery1000
85 International Journal of Surgery985
86 Journal of Hand Surgery-European Volume958
87 Journal of Foot & Ankle Surgery940
88 Journal of Endovascular Therapy903
89 International Journal of Surgical Pathology889
90 Gland Surgery881
91 Journal of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery870
92 Bone & Joint Journal866
93 Journal of Neurosurgery-Spine863
94 Knee843
95 Shock792
96 Hepatobiliary Surgery and Nutrition771
97 Journal of Laparoendoscopic & Advanced Surgical Techniques760
98 Surgery Today753
99 Journal of Neurosurgery-Pediatrics741
100 Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon726
101 Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England700
102 Neurosurgical Focus681
- Techniques in Coloproctology681
104 BJS Open673
105 Zentralblatt fuer Chirurgie661
106 American Journal of Surgical Pathology650
107 Journal of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Sciences647
108 Advances in Skin & Wound Care646
109 Neurocirugia625
110 Cirugia y Cirujanos613
111 Surgical Infections609
112 Microsurgery596
113 European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery569
114 Heart Surgery Forum563
115 Neurospine561
116 Journal of Refractive Surgery556
117 Vascular and Endovascular Surgery538
118 Surgeon-Journal of the Royal Colleges of Surgeons of Edinburgh and Ireland532
119 Journal of Hand Therapy528
120 Surgical Clinics of North America523
121 Lasers in Surgery and Medicine522
122 Neurochirurgie511
123 Current Problems in Surgery509
124 Turkish Neurosurgery491
125 General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery488
126 Facial Plastic Surgery487
127 Surgical Oncology-Oxford478
128 International Journal of Medical Robotics and Computer Assisted Surgery472
129 Journal of Visceral Surgery471
130 Journal of Minimal Access Surgery465
131 Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery453
132 International Journal of Lower Extremity Wounds430
133 British Journal of Neurosurgery415
134 Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society411
135 Wound Repair and Regeneration410
136 Turk Gogus Kalp Damar Cerrahisi Dergisi-Turkish Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery406
137 Canadian Journal of Surgery401
138 Perioperative Medicine387
139 Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences386
140 Photobiomodulation Photomedicine and Laser Surgery372
141 Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery371
142 Journal of Neurological Surgery Part A-Central European Neurosurgery367
143 Facial Plastic Surgery Clinics of North America362
144 Annales de Chirurgie Plastique Esthetique349
145 Clinics in Colon and Rectal Surgery346
146 Plastic Surgery341
- Surgical Innovation341
148 Thoracic Surgery Clinics337
- Annals of Surgical Treatment and Research337
150 Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery335
151 Neurosurgery Clinics of North America333
152 Surgical Oncology Clinics of North America320
- Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery320
154 Clinics in Plastic Surgery318
155 Acta Cirurgica Brasileira317
156 Handchirurgie Mikrochirurgie Plastische Chirurgie310
157 European Journal of Pediatric Surgery306
158 Neurologia Medico-Chirurgica289
159 Seminars in Pediatric Surgery281
160 HSS Journal275
161 Journal of Investigative Surgery248
162 World Journal of Emergency Surgery247
- Journal of Neurosurgical Anesthesiology247
164 Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery236
165 Ceska A Slovenska Neurologie A Neurochirurgie230
166 South African Journal of Surgery222
167 Annals of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery221
168 Acta Chirurgica Belgica217
169 Visceral Medicine208
170 Minimally Invasive Therapy & Allied Technologies201
171 Jsls-Journal of the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons192
172 Scandinavian Journal of Surgery188
- Seminars in Plastic Surgery188
174 Progress in Transplantation184
175 Pediatric Neurosurgery172
176 Operative Techniques in Sports Medicine171
177 Bariatric Surgical Practice and Patient Care163
178 European Surgery-Acta Chirurgica Austriaca161
179 Digestive Surgery139
180 Hernia135
181 Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery123
182 European Surgical Research112
183 International Surgery109
184 Journal of Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery105
- Journal of Cosmetic and Laser Therapy105
186 Acta Neurochirurgica71
187 International Journal of Colorectal Disease67
188 Computer Assisted Surgery54
189 Pediatric Surgery International49
190 International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery42
191 Transplant International41
192 Langenbecks Archives of Surgery35
193 Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy29
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