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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01)
Rank Journal Papers
1 British Journal of Surgery13047
2 Asian Journal of Surgery9017
3 Annals of Surgical Oncology7480
4 World Neurosurgery7271
5 Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation7101
6 Journal of Vascular Surgery6452
7 HPB5871
8 EJSO5440
9 Transplantation5004
10 Endoscopy4768
11 Frontiers in Surgery4706
12 American Journal of Transplantation4370
13 Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery4318
14 Neurosurgery4219
15 Journal of the American College of Surgeons4070
16 Journal of Craniofacial Surgery3761
17 Annals of Thoracic Surgery3503
18 Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques3392
19 Journal of Surgical Research3117
20 Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery3073
21 Surgery2993
22 Journal of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery2834
23 Injury-International Journal of the Care of the Injured2788
24 Annals of Vascular Surgery2765
25 International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery2709
26 Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases2672
27 Arthroscopy-The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery2666
28 Aesthetic Plastic Surgery2615
29 Anz Journal of Surgery2596
30 European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery2497
31 Obesity Surgery2492
32 Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery2398
33 Journal of Burn Care & Research2396
34 American Surgeon2320
35 Journal of Pediatric Surgery2243
36 Cirugia Espanola2197
37 American Journal of Surgery2193
38 International Wound Journal2022
39 Transplantation Proceedings1952
40 Journal of Neurosurgery1893
41 Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery1869
42 Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery1845
43 Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy1821
44 Operative Neurosurgery1808
45 BMC Surgery1778
46 Annals of Surgery1752
47 World Journal of Surgery1744
48 Colorectal Disease1715
49 British Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery1708
50 JAMA Surgery1702
51 Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research1701
52 Hand Surgery & Rehabilitation1661
53 Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery1644
54 Journal of Surgical Oncology1636
55 Dermatologic Surgery1624
56 Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery1618
57 Childs Nervous System1592
58 World Journal of Surgical Oncology1577
59 Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery-American Volume1566
60 Annals of Plastic Surgery1531
61 Head and Neck-Journal for the Sciences and Specialties of the Head and Neck1506
62 Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry1502
63 Diseases of the Colon & Rectum1471
64 Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery1457
65 Journal of Hand Surgery-American Volume1440
66 Journal of Neurological Surgery Part B-Skull Base1418
67 Clinical Transplantation1374
68 Journal of Cardiac Surgery1363
69 Journal of Neurointerventional Surgery1351
70 Indian Journal of Surgery1328
71 World Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery1285
72 Aesthetic Surgery Journal1268
73 Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons1266
74 Orthopaedics & Traumatology-Surgery & Research1252
75 Burns1236
76 Updates in Surgery1205
77 Journal of Vascular Surgery-Venous and Lymphatic Disorders1181
78 Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery1171
79 Journal of Surgical Education1147
80 Liver Transplantation1064
81 Digestive Endoscopy1054
82 JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery1046
83 International Journal of Surgery1030
84 Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery985
85 Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal983
86 Journal of Hand Surgery-European Volume979
87 Journal of Foot & Ankle Surgery946
88 Journal of Endovascular Therapy907
89 Gland Surgery883
90 International Journal of Surgical Pathology876
91 Bone & Joint Journal863
92 Journal of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery860
93 Journal of Neurosurgery-Spine845
94 Shock820
95 Knee799
96 Hepatobiliary Surgery and Nutrition768
97 Journal of Laparoendoscopic & Advanced Surgical Techniques765
98 Surgery Today752
99 Journal of Neurosurgery-Pediatrics743
100 Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England734
101 Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon724
102 Techniques in Coloproctology688
103 BJS Open682
104 Zentralblatt fuer Chirurgie681
105 Neurosurgical Focus672
106 American Journal of Surgical Pathology668
107 Journal of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Sciences649
108 Advances in Skin & Wound Care644
109 Cirugia y Cirujanos619
110 Surgical Infections616
111 European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery612
112 Microsurgery600
113 Neurocirugia587
114 Heart Surgery Forum581
115 Neurospine567
116 Surgeon-Journal of the Royal Colleges of Surgeons of Edinburgh and Ireland543
117 Journal of Refractive Surgery539
118 Vascular and Endovascular Surgery531
119 Surgical Clinics of North America528
120 Lasers in Surgery and Medicine522
121 Surgical Oncology-Oxford521
122 Neurochirurgie510
123 General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery499
124 Journal of Minimal Access Surgery484
125 Journal of Hand Therapy482
126 Facial Plastic Surgery481
127 International Journal of Medical Robotics and Computer Assisted Surgery480
128 Current Problems in Surgery476
129 Journal of Visceral Surgery465
- Turkish Neurosurgery465
131 International Journal of Lower Extremity Wounds441
132 Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery439
133 British Journal of Neurosurgery436
134 Turk Gogus Kalp Damar Cerrahisi Dergisi-Turkish Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery430
135 Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society411
136 Wound Repair and Regeneration409
137 Canadian Journal of Surgery402
138 Photobiomodulation Photomedicine and Laser Surgery392
139 Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery391
140 Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences390
141 Perioperative Medicine365
- Journal of Neurological Surgery Part A-Central European Neurosurgery365
- Clinics in Colon and Rectal Surgery365
144 Annales de Chirurgie Plastique Esthetique353
145 Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery348
146 Plastic Surgery340
147 Surgical Innovation339
148 Facial Plastic Surgery Clinics of North America338
149 Surgical Oncology Clinics of North America334
150 Clinics in Plastic Surgery322
- Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery322
152 Neurosurgery Clinics of North America321
153 Annals of Surgical Treatment and Research320
154 Handchirurgie Mikrochirurgie Plastische Chirurgie318
155 Thoracic Surgery Clinics315
156 Acta Cirurgica Brasileira305
157 European Journal of Pediatric Surgery300
158 Seminars in Pediatric Surgery278
159 HSS Journal277
160 Neurologia Medico-Chirurgica263
161 Journal of Investigative Surgery261
162 Journal of Neurosurgical Anesthesiology258
163 World Journal of Emergency Surgery248
164 Ceska A Slovenska Neurologie A Neurochirurgie236
165 Acta Chirurgica Belgica232
166 Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery224
167 Annals of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery215
168 South African Journal of Surgery210
169 Minimally Invasive Therapy & Allied Technologies204
- Visceral Medicine204
171 Seminars in Plastic Surgery194
172 Progress in Transplantation190
173 Operative Techniques in Sports Medicine180
174 Scandinavian Journal of Surgery177
175 Jsls-Journal of the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons171
176 Hernia170
177 Pediatric Neurosurgery166
178 Bariatric Surgical Practice and Patient Care160
179 European Surgery-Acta Chirurgica Austriaca156
180 Digestive Surgery132
181 Transplant International129
182 Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery123
183 Acta Neurochirurgica121
184 Journal of Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery116
185 European Surgical Research115
186 International Journal of Colorectal Disease108
187 Journal of Cosmetic and Laser Therapy105
188 International Surgery102
189 Pediatric Surgery International92
190 Langenbecks Archives of Surgery79
191 International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery74
192 Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy55
193 Computer Assisted Surgery49
194 Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery20
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