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 2020-04-01 to 2024-04-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	American Journal of Transplantation	68
2	JAMA Surgery	59
3	Annals of Surgery	58
4	Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry	48
5	Transplantation	45
6	Endoscopy	43
7	Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery	41
-	International Journal of Surgery	41
9	Journal of Vascular Surgery	40
-	World Neurosurgery	40
-	Annals of Thoracic Surgery	40
12	Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation	39
-	Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery	39
14	Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery-American Volume	38
15	Bone & Joint Journal	37
-	Annals of Surgical Oncology	37
-	British Journal of Surgery	37
18	Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery	36
-	JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery	36
-	Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy	36
21	Surgery	34
-	Journal of Neurointerventional Surgery	34
-	Arthroscopy-The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery	34
-	Journal of the American College of Surgeons	34
25	EJSO	33
-	Head and Neck-Journal for the Sciences and Specialties of the Head and Neck	33
-	Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques	33
28	Obesity Surgery	32
-	Journal of Surgical Education	32
30	Neurosurgery	31
-	Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery	31
-	Injury-International Journal of the Care of the Injured	31
-	Journal of Neurosurgery	31
-	American Journal of Surgical Pathology	31
-	European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery	31
36	Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research	30
-	Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery	30
-	Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons	30
39	Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery	29
40	European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery	28
-	World Journal of Emergency Surgery	28
-	Acta Neurochirurgica	28
-	American Journal of Surgery	28
-	Liver Transplantation	28
45	Colorectal Disease	27
-	Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery	27
-	Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases	27
-	Journal of Surgical Research	27
-	Journal of Vascular Surgery-Venous and Lymphatic Disorders	27
50	Neurosurgical Focus	26

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

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