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 2020-05-01 to 2024-05-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	American Journal of Transplantation	69
2	JAMA Surgery	59
3	Annals of Surgery	57
4	Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry	45
5	Transplantation	44
6	Endoscopy	41
-	Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery	41
-	International Journal of Surgery	41
9	Annals of Thoracic Surgery	40
10	Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation	39
-	Journal of Vascular Surgery	39
-	World Neurosurgery	39
13	Bone & Joint Journal	37
-	Annals of Surgical Oncology	37
15	Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery	36
-	JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery	36
17	Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery	35
-	Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy	35
-	Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery-American Volume	35
-	Arthroscopy-The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery	35
-	British Journal of Surgery	35
22	Journal of Neurointerventional Surgery	34
23	Surgery	33
-	EJSO	33
-	Journal of the American College of Surgeons	33
26	Journal of Neurosurgery	32
-	European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery	32
-	Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques	32
-	Journal of Surgical Education	32
30	Obesity Surgery	31
-	Injury-International Journal of the Care of the Injured	31
-	Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery	31
-	American Journal of Surgical Pathology	31
34	Neurosurgery	30
35	Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research	29
-	Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery	29
-	Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons	29
-	Head and Neck-Journal for the Sciences and Specialties of the Head and Neck	29
39	Colorectal Disease	28
-	Liver Transplantation	28
-	American Journal of Surgery	28
-	Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery	28
-	Journal of Vascular Surgery-Venous and Lymphatic Disorders	28
44	Neurosurgical Focus	27
-	Digestive Endoscopy	27
-	Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery	27
-	European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery	27
-	Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases	27
-	Acta Neurochirurgica	27
-	Journal of Surgical Research	27

51	Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery	26
-	International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery	26
-	World Journal of Emergency Surgery	26
-	World Journal of Surgery	26
55	International Journal of Colorectal Disease	25
-	International Wound Journal	25
-	World Journal of Surgical Oncology	25
-	Aesthetic Surgery Journal	25
-	Journal of Pediatric Surgery	25
-	HPB	25
61	Burns	24
-	Diseases of the Colon & Rectum	24
-	Orthopaedics & Traumatology-Surgery & Research	24
-	Journal of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery	24
65	Frontiers in Surgery	23
-	Shock	23
-	Annals of Vascular Surgery	23
-	Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery	23
-	British Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery	23
-	Clinical Transplantation	23
-	Journal of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Sciences	23
72	Langenbecks Archives of Surgery	22
-	BJS Open	22
-	Neurosurgical Review	22
75	International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery	21
-	Transplant International	21
-	Journal of Surgical Oncology	21
-	Updates in Surgery	21
-	Journal of Cardiac Surgery	21
-	Aesthetic Plastic Surgery	21
81	Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery	20
-	Journal of Endovascular Therapy	20
-	Journal of Refractive Surgery	20
-	Neurospine	20
-	Hepatobiliary Surgery and Nutrition	20
-	Techniques in Coloproctology	20
87	Hernia	19
-	Surgery Today	19
-	Surgical Clinics of North America	19
-	Surgical Oncology-Oxford	19
-	Journal of Neurosurgery-Spine	19
-	Asian Journal of Surgery	19
-	Lasers in Medical Science	19
-	Dermatologic Surgery	19
-	Operative Neurosurgery	19
-	Surgeon-Journal of the Royal Colleges of Surgeons of Edinburgh and Ireland	19
-	Journal of Hand Surgery-American Volume	19
-	Annals of Plastic Surgery	19
-	Anz Journal of Surgery	19
-	BMC Surgery	19
101	Surgical Infections	18
-	Wound Repair and Regeneration	18
-	Knee	18
-	International Journal of Medical Robotics and Computer Assisted Surgery	18
-	Journal of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery	18
106	Gland Surgery	17
-	Journal of Craniofacial Surgery	17
-	American Surgeon	17
-	Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery	17
-	Childs Nervous System	17
111	Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy	16
-	Journal of Foot & Ankle Surgery	16
-	Journal of Neurosurgery-Pediatrics	16
-	Journal of Robotic Surgery	16
115	Lasers in Surgery and Medicine	15
-	World Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery	15
-	Journal of Hand Surgery-European Volume	15
-	Journal of Investigative Surgery	15
-	Journal of Laparoendoscopic & Advanced Surgical Techniques	15
-	Journal of Visceral Surgery	15
-	Pediatric Surgery International	15
-	Photobiomodulation Photomedicine and Laser Surgery	15
-	Transplantation Proceedings	15
124	Microsurgery	14
-	Perioperative Medicine	14
-	HSS Journal	14
-	International Journal of Lower Extremity Wounds	14
-	Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery	14
-	Scandinavian Journal of Surgery	14
-	Journal of Hand Therapy	14
-	Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery	14
-	Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England	14
-	British Journal of Neurosurgery	14
134	Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal	13
-	Neurochirurgie	13
-	Seminars in Pediatric Surgery	13
-	Hand Surgery & Rehabilitation	13
-	Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery	13
-	Journal of Burn Care & Research	13
-	Advances in Skin & Wound Care	13
-	Canadian Journal of Surgery	13
-	Neurosurgery Clinics of North America	13
-	Facial Plastic Surgery Clinics of North America	13
-	General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery	13
-	Seminars in Plastic Surgery	13
-	Surgical Innovation	13
-	Thoracic Surgery Clinics	13
148	Facial Plastic Surgery	12
-	Vascular and Endovascular Surgery	12
-	Surgical Oncology Clinics of North America	12
-	Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society	12
152	Cirugia Espanola	11
-	Clinics in Colon and Rectal Surgery	11
-	European Journal of Pediatric Surgery	11
-	International Journal of Surgical Pathology	11
-	Journal of Neurological Surgery Part B-Skull Base	11
-	Clinics in Plastic Surgery	11
-	Indian Journal of Surgery	11
-	Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery	11
160	Neurologia Medico-Chirurgica	10
-	Visceral Medicine	10
-	Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences	10
-	Minimally Invasive Therapy & Allied Technologies	10
-	Journal of Neurological Surgery Part A-Central European Neurosurgery	10
-	Journal of Neurosurgical Anesthesiology	10
166	Heart Surgery Forum	9
-	Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon	9
-	Journal of Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery	9
-	Annals of Surgical Treatment and Research	9
-	Digestive Surgery	9
-	Jsls-Journal of the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons	9
172	Current Problems in Surgery	8
-	Progress in Transplantation	8
-	Acta Cirurgica Brasileira	8
-	European Surgical Research	8

-	Plastic Surgery	8
-	Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery	8
-	Journal of Minimal Access Surgery	8
179	Surgical Laparoscopy Endoscopy & Percutaneous Techniques	7
-	Annals of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery	7
-	Videosurgery and Other Miniinvasive Techniques	7
-	Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery	7
-	Annales de Chirurgie Plastique Esthetique	7
184	Pediatric Neurosurgery	6
-	European Surgery-Acta Chirurgica Austriaca	6
-	Handchirurgie Mikrochirurgie Plastische Chirurgie	6
-	Turk Gogus Kalp Damar Cerrahisi Dergisi-Turkish Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery	6
-	Journal of Cosmetic and Laser Therapy	6
-	Zentralblatt fuer Chirurgie	6
-	Acta Chirurgica Belgica	6
191	Ceska A Slovenska Neurologie A Neurochirurgie	5
-	Operative Techniques in Sports Medicine	5
-	Cirugia y Cirujanos	5
-	Neurocirugia	5
-	Computer Assisted Surgery	5
196	Turkish Neurosurgery	4
-	Bariatric Surgical Practice and Patient Care	4
198	South African Journal of Surgery	3
199	International Surgery	2