Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Papers
(The H4-Index of Journal of the American College of Surgeons is 28. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)
ArticleCitations
A Systematic Review of Current Surgical Literature Available Across Resource Settings: A Call to Action in Academic Medicine124
When to Start Pharmacologic Thromboprophylaxis101
Closing Thoughts Regarding Surgical Attire78
Improvements in Liver Transplantation Outcomes in Patients with Hepatitis C Virus/HIV Coinfection after the Introduction of Direct-Acting Antiviral Therapies75
A New Era in Assessment of Applicants to General Surgery Residency-Simulated Skills Tests for 3 Domains68
Advanced Surgical Skills for Exposure in Trauma Improves Confidence in Military Surgeons66
Does Local Administration of Antibiotic Powder Increase the Risk of Nonunion in Tibial Plateau and Tibial Pilon Fractures?60
Message from the Editor: Gratitude for 202150
Patients with Colon Cancer Undergoing Elective Minimally Invasive Surgery Have Lower Opioid Requirements than Patients Undergoing Surgery for Benign Disease49
Training for a Disaster: Are Surgical Trainees Prepared to Care for Victims of Conflict?47
Prolonged Dwell Time with Intrapleural Tissue Plasminogen Activator Effectively Evacuates Complex Pleural Effusions42
Clinical Insignificance of Percutaneous Hepatic Perfusion-Associated Troponin Elevation40
Enoxaparin Sodium Use in Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury: An Institutional Review39
Timely Intubation in Severe Traumatic Brain Injury: An Indicator of Trauma Center Performance39
Urological Surgery38
Effectiveness of the Video-Assisted Umbilical Fascial Closure in Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: Prospective Randomized Clinical Trial of 240 Patients38
PubMed-Indexed Research Productivity in Successful Integrated Thoracic Surgical Program Applicants, 2015 to 202136
Neighborhood-Level Social Determinants of Health Are Associated with Greater Postoperative Complications in Children from a Tertiary Hospital in California35
Experimental Study on Biocompatibility of NdFeB Magnetic Rings by Surface Modification with Titanium Nitride35
Meta-Analysis of Robotic vs Laparoscopic Distal Pancreatectomy34
Impact of Race on Outcomes in Craniotomy for Tumor: A Systematic Narrative Review32
Sulfasalazine Prevents Arteriovenous Fistula Failure and Inhibits Endothelial-Mesenchymal Transition32
Impact of COVID-19 on Surgical Cases of Acute Appendicitis31
Exploring the Perception of Venous Disease Within Vascular Surgery31
National Trends in Adherence to Gastric Cancer Quality Measures: 2004 to 201831
Single-Incision Laparoscopic Clockwise Continuous Total Abdominal Colectomy with End Ileostomy for Ulcerative Colitis30
Mesenteric Recurrence of Colon Cancer: Evidence for the Use of Oncologic Complete Mesocolic Excision29
Surgery and Anesthesia Preoperative “Virtual Huddle”: Enhancing Communication Across the Drape28
Smart Identifies Dichotomous Drotrecogin Alfa Activated Treatment Effects on Mortality in Prowess Shock28
Social Vulnerability Is Associated with Worse Two-Year Survival after Lower Extremity Bypass28
The Impact of Social Determinants of Health on Short-Term Outcomes after Gastrectomy for Adenocarcinoma28
Guidance of Ultrasound in Critical Illness to Direct Euvolemia Trial: A Cluster-Randomized, Crossover, Comparative Effectiveness Trial28
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