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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01)
Rank Journal Papers
1 British Journal of Surgery12421
2 Asian Journal of Surgery8658
3 Annals of Surgical Oncology7398
4 World Neurosurgery7285
5 Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation7093
6 Journal of Vascular Surgery6487
7 HPB5872
8 EJSO5402
9 Transplantation5043
10 Endoscopy4720
11 Frontiers in Surgery4698
12 Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery4367
13 Neurosurgery4204
14 Journal of the American College of Surgeons4074
15 Journal of Craniofacial Surgery3702
16 Annals of Thoracic Surgery3515
17 Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques3313
18 Journal of Surgical Research3100
19 Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery3090
20 Surgery2981
21 Injury-International Journal of the Care of the Injured2847
22 Journal of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery2843
23 Annals of Vascular Surgery2836
24 International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery2718
25 Arthroscopy-The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery2688
26 Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases2672
27 Anz Journal of Surgery2611
28 Aesthetic Plastic Surgery2574
29 European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery2471
30 Obesity Surgery2469
31 Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery2392
32 Journal of Burn Care & Research2381
33 American Surgeon2328
34 Cirugia Espanola2203
35 American Journal of Surgery2191
36 Journal of Pediatric Surgery2172
37 International Wound Journal2020
38 Journal of Neurosurgery1926
39 American Journal of Transplantation1922
40 Transplantation Proceedings1920
41 Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery1903
42 Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery1868
43 Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy1810
44 Operative Neurosurgery1809
45 Annals of Surgery1764
46 World Journal of Surgery1735
47 Colorectal Disease1724
48 Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research1712
49 BMC Surgery1711
50 British Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery1681
51 JAMA Surgery1679
52 Hand Surgery & Rehabilitation1650
53 Journal of Surgical Oncology1646
54 Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery1643
55 Dermatologic Surgery1623
56 Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery1612
57 Childs Nervous System1600
58 World Journal of Surgical Oncology1582
59 Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery-American Volume1564
60 Annals of Plastic Surgery1531
61 Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry1523
62 Head and Neck-Journal for the Sciences and Specialties of the Head and Neck1490
63 Diseases of the Colon & Rectum1479
64 Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery1451
65 Journal of Cardiac Surgery1442
66 Journal of Hand Surgery-American Volume1425
67 Journal of Neurological Surgery Part B-Skull Base1410
68 Clinical Transplantation1349
69 Indian Journal of Surgery1344
70 Journal of Neurointerventional Surgery1343
71 Aesthetic Surgery Journal1270
72 Burns1251
73 Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons1249
74 World Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery1247
75 Orthopaedics & Traumatology-Surgery & Research1238
76 International Journal of Surgery1186
77 Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery1185
78 Updates in Surgery1163
79 Journal of Vascular Surgery-Venous and Lymphatic Disorders1161
80 Journal of Surgical Education1096
81 Liver Transplantation1081
82 JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery1051
- Digestive Endoscopy1051
84 Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal979
85 Journal of Hand Surgery-European Volume978
86 Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery970
87 Journal of Foot & Ankle Surgery935
88 Journal of Endovascular Therapy915
89 Gland Surgery888
90 Bone & Joint Journal867
91 Journal of Neurosurgery-Spine864
92 International Journal of Surgical Pathology861
93 Journal of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery850
94 Shock824
95 Knee822
96 Hepatobiliary Surgery and Nutrition793
97 Journal of Laparoendoscopic & Advanced Surgical Techniques786
98 Surgery Today754
99 Journal of Neurosurgery-Pediatrics751
100 Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England729
101 Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon720
102 Techniques in Coloproctology683
103 American Journal of Surgical Pathology679
104 European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery674
105 BJS Open672
106 Neurosurgical Focus666
107 Journal of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Sciences654
108 Advances in Skin & Wound Care649
109 Surgical Infections626
110 Cirugia y Cirujanos603
111 Microsurgery598
112 Heart Surgery Forum583
113 Neurocirugia575
114 Neurospine567
115 Surgeon-Journal of the Royal Colleges of Surgeons of Edinburgh and Ireland552
116 Journal of Refractive Surgery539
117 Surgical Clinics of North America538
118 Vascular and Endovascular Surgery529
119 Lasers in Surgery and Medicine527
120 Zentralblatt fuer Chirurgie524
121 Surgical Oncology-Oxford520
122 Neurochirurgie496
123 General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery495
124 Journal of Minimal Access Surgery484
125 International Journal of Medical Robotics and Computer Assisted Surgery481
126 Journal of Hand Therapy478
127 Facial Plastic Surgery473
128 Journal of Visceral Surgery468
129 British Journal of Neurosurgery467
130 Current Problems in Surgery458
131 Turkish Neurosurgery447
132 Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery446
133 International Journal of Lower Extremity Wounds444
134 Turk Gogus Kalp Damar Cerrahisi Dergisi-Turkish Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery430
135 Canadian Journal of Surgery403
136 Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society402
- Photobiomodulation Photomedicine and Laser Surgery402
138 Wound Repair and Regeneration397
139 Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences390
140 Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery387
141 Journal of Neurological Surgery Part A-Central European Neurosurgery369
142 Clinics in Colon and Rectal Surgery364
143 Perioperative Medicine361
144 Annales de Chirurgie Plastique Esthetique354
145 Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery348
146 Facial Plastic Surgery Clinics of North America343
147 Surgical Innovation336
148 Plastic Surgery335
149 Surgical Oncology Clinics of North America334
150 Thoracic Surgery Clinics330
151 Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery322
152 Neurosurgery Clinics of North America321
153 Handchirurgie Mikrochirurgie Plastische Chirurgie316
154 Annals of Surgical Treatment and Research313
155 Clinics in Plastic Surgery308
156 Acta Cirurgica Brasileira292
- European Journal of Pediatric Surgery292
158 Seminars in Pediatric Surgery278
159 HSS Journal274
160 Journal of Investigative Surgery263
161 Journal of Neurosurgical Anesthesiology261
162 Neurologia Medico-Chirurgica259
163 Ceska A Slovenska Neurologie A Neurochirurgie247
164 World Journal of Emergency Surgery244
165 Acta Chirurgica Belgica235
166 Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery218
167 Annals of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery210
168 Minimally Invasive Therapy & Allied Technologies203
169 Visceral Medicine202
170 South African Journal of Surgery195
171 Seminars in Plastic Surgery193
172 Hernia191
173 Progress in Transplantation190
174 Operative Techniques in Sports Medicine175
175 Scandinavian Journal of Surgery172
176 Jsls-Journal of the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons171
177 Pediatric Neurosurgery165
178 Transplant International161
179 Bariatric Surgical Practice and Patient Care160
180 Acta Neurochirurgica154
181 European Surgery-Acta Chirurgica Austriaca149
182 Digestive Surgery131
183 Journal of Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery125
184 International Journal of Colorectal Disease124
185 Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery123
186 Journal of Cosmetic and Laser Therapy116
- European Surgical Research116
188 Pediatric Surgery International115
189 Langenbecks Archives of Surgery110
190 International Surgery102
191 International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery99
192 Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy70
193 Computer Assisted Surgery48
194 Lasers in Medical Science33
195 Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery29
196 Neurosurgical Review21
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