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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	American Journal of Transplantation	56
-	JAMA Surgery	56
3	Annals of Surgery	42
4	Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry	41
5	Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery	39
-	Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation	39
7	Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy	38
8	Annals of Thoracic Surgery	37
-	Arthroscopy-The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery	37
10	Transplantation	36
11	British Journal of Surgery	35
-	International Journal of Surgery	35
-	Endoscopy	35
14	Journal of Vascular Surgery	34
15	Annals of Surgical Oncology	33
16	Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery	32
-	Obesity Surgery	32
-	JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery	32
-	Frontiers in Surgery	32
20	EJSO	31
-	Journal of Neurointerventional Surgery	31
22	European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery	30
-	Surgery	30
-	Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery-American Volume	30
-	Bone & Joint Journal	30
-	World Neurosurgery	30
27	Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery	29
-	Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques	29
-	Injury-International Journal of the Care of the Injured	29
30	Journal of Neurosurgery	28
31	Journal of Pediatric Surgery	27
-	Journal of the American College of Surgeons	27
-	Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research	27
-	Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery	27
35	Neurosurgery	26
-	Neurosurgical Focus	26
-	Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery	26
-	BJS Open	26
-	Liver Transplantation	26
-	Digestive Endoscopy	26
-	International Wound Journal	26
-	World Journal of Emergency Surgery	26
43	American Journal of Surgery	25
-	Aesthetic Surgery Journal	25
-	American Journal of Surgical Pathology	25
-	Journal of Surgical Education	25
-	Burns	25
48	Journal of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery	24
-	World Journal of Surgical Oncology	24
-	Journal of Surgical Research	24

-	Journal of Vascular Surgery-Venous and Lymphatic Disorders	24
-	Neurospine	24
-	Surgeon-Journal of the Royal Colleges of Surgeons of Edinburgh and Ireland	24
-	Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases	24
-	Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery	24
56	Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery	23
-	Orthopaedics & Traumatology-Surgery & Research	23
-	Journal of Hand Surgery-American Volume	23
-	Diseases of the Colon & Rectum	23
-	Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery	23
-	World Journal of Surgery	23
62	Aesthetic Plastic Surgery	22
-	Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons	22
-	European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery	22
-	HPB	22
-	International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery	22
67	Head and Neck-Journal for the Sciences and Specialties of the Head and Neck	21
-	Journal of Neurosurgery-Spine	21
-	Journal of Refractive Surgery	21
-	Surgical Oncology-Oxford	21
71	Hepatobiliary Surgery and Nutrition	20
-	Journal of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Sciences	20
-	Annals of Vascular Surgery	20
-	British Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery	20
-	Colorectal Disease	20
76	Clinical Transplantation	19
-	Updates in Surgery	19
-	Journal of Cardiac Surgery	19
-	Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery	19
80	Journal of Surgical Oncology	18
-	Anz Journal of Surgery	18
-	BMC Surgery	18
-	Knee	18
-	Shock	18
-	Techniques in Coloproctology	18
-	World Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery	18
-	Wound Repair and Regeneration	18
-	Journal of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery	18
-	Asian Journal of Surgery	18
90	Annals of Plastic Surgery	17
-	Surgery Today	17
-	Surgical Clinics of North America	17
-	International Journal of Medical Robotics and Computer Assisted Surgery	17
-	Hernia	17
-	Journal of Craniofacial Surgery	17
96	Journal of Neurosurgery-Pediatrics	16
-	International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery	16
-	American Surgeon	16
-	Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery	16
-	International Journal of Colorectal Disease	16
-	Journal of Endovascular Therapy	16
-	Journal of Hand Surgery-European Volume	16
103	Acta Neurochirurgica	15
-	Dermatologic Surgery	15
-	Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal	15
-	Operative Neurosurgery	15
-	Gland Surgery	15
-	Transplant International	15
-	Journal of Burn Care & Research	15
-	Journal of Investigative Surgery	15
111	Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery	14
-	Langenbecks Archives of Surgery	14
-	Canadian Journal of Surgery	14
-	Lasers in Surgery and Medicine	14
-	Childs Nervous System	14
-	Seminars in Pediatric Surgery	14
-	Surgical Infections	14
-	Surgical Oncology Clinics of North America	14
-	Advances in Skin & Wound Care	14
-	Hand Surgery & Rehabilitation	14
121	Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery	13
-	Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England	13
-	Journal of Visceral Surgery	13
-	Microsurgery	13
-	Perioperative Medicine	13
-	Facial Plastic Surgery Clinics of North America	13
-	Journal of Foot & Ankle Surgery	13
-	Journal of Hand Therapy	13
-	Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society	13
-	Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery	13
-	Photobiomodulation Photomedicine and Laser Surgery	13
-	International Journal of Lower Extremity Wounds	13
-	Journal of Laparoendoscopic & Advanced Surgical Techniques	13
134	British Journal of Neurosurgery	12
-	General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery	12
-	Transplantation Proceedings	12
-	Minimally Invasive Therapy & Allied Technologies	12
-	Neurosurgery Clinics of North America	12
-	Pediatric Surgery International	12
140	Journal of Minimal Access Surgery	11
-	Journal of Neurosurgical Anesthesiology	11
-	Neurochirurgie	11
-	Neurologia Medico-Chirurgica	11
-	Clinics in Plastic Surgery	11
-	Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery	11
-	Thoracic Surgery Clinics	11
-	Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences	11
-	Lasers in Medical Science	11
-	Current Problems in Surgery	11
-	Facial Plastic Surgery	11
-	Scandinavian Journal of Surgery	11
-	Seminars in Plastic Surgery	11
-	Surgical Innovation	11
-	International Journal of Surgical Pathology	11
155	Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery	10
-	Visceral Medicine	10
-	Annals of Surgical Treatment and Research	10
-	Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery	10
-	Clinics in Colon and Rectal Surgery	10
-	HSS Journal	10
161	European Surgical Research	9
-	Progress in Transplantation	9
-	Indian Journal of Surgery	9
-	Journal of Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery	9
-	Jsls-Journal of the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons	9
-	Neurosurgical Review	9
-	European Journal of Pediatric Surgery	9
-	Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy	9
-	Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon	9
-	Acta Cirurgica Brasileira	9
171	Journal of Neurological Surgery Part A-Central European Neurosurgery	8
-	Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery	8
-	Annals of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery	8
-	Cirugia Espanola	8
-	Heart Surgery Forum	8

-	Vascular and Endovascular Surgery	8
177	Digestive Surgery	7
-	Pediatric Neurosurgery	7
-	Journal of Cosmetic and Laser Therapy	7
-	Journal of Neurological Surgery Part B-Skull Base	7
181	Annales de Chirurgie Plastique Esthetique	6
-	Operative Techniques in Sports Medicine	6
-	Turk Gogus Kalp Damar Cerrahisi Dergisi-Turkish Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery	6
-	Acta Chirurgica Belgica	6
-	Neurocirugia	6
-	European Surgery-Acta Chirurgica Austriaca	6
-	Plastic Surgery	6
188	Computer Assisted Surgery	5
-	Zentralblatt fuer Chirurgie	5
190	Cirugia y Cirujanos	4
-	Handchirurgie Mikrochirurgie Plastische Chirurgie	4
-	Turkish Neurosurgery	4
193	Bariatric Surgical Practice and Patient Care	3
-	Ceska A Slovenska Neurologie A Neurochirurgie	3
-	South African Journal of Surgery	3
196	International Surgery	2