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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01)
Rank Journal Papers
1 British Journal of Surgery10768
2 Asian Journal of Surgery10034
3 Annals of Surgical Oncology7772
4 Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation7140
5 World Neurosurgery7115
6 HPB6748
7 Endoscopy6398
8 EJSO6142
9 Journal of Vascular Surgery5787
10 Transplantation5161
11 Frontiers in Surgery4796
12 American Journal of Transplantation4319
13 Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery4165
14 Neurosurgery4085
15 Journal of Craniofacial Surgery3896
16 Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques3583
17 Annals of Thoracic Surgery3371
18 Journal of Surgical Research3160
19 Surgery3053
20 Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery2931
21 Journal of the American College of Surgeons2888
22 Annals of Vascular Surgery2842
23 Aesthetic Plastic Surgery2837
24 Injury-International Journal of the Care of the Injured2786
25 Journal of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery2746
26 International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery2691
27 Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases2635
28 Obesity Surgery2603
29 European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery2587
30 Arthroscopy-The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery2573
31 Anz Journal of Surgery2471
32 Journal of Burn Care & Research2384
33 Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery2368
34 Journal of Pediatric Surgery2312
35 American Surgeon2241
36 American Journal of Surgery2238
37 British Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery2234
38 Cirugia Espanola2184
39 Journal of Neurological Surgery Part B-Skull Base2079
40 International Wound Journal2009
41 BMC Surgery1972
42 Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy1952
43 Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery1948
44 Transplantation Proceedings1858
45 Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery1847
46 Journal of Neurosurgery1824
47 Operative Neurosurgery1805
48 World Journal of Surgery1797
49 Colorectal Disease1698
50 Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research1694
51 Annals of Surgery1683
52 World Journal of Surgical Oncology1676
53 JAMA Surgery1675
54 Childs Nervous System1655
55 Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery-American Volume1618
56 Dermatologic Surgery1617
57 Journal of Surgical Oncology1613
58 Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery1594
59 Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery1583
60 Annals of Plastic Surgery1545
61 Hand Surgery & Rehabilitation1516
62 Head and Neck-Journal for the Sciences and Specialties of the Head and Neck1501
63 Diseases of the Colon & Rectum1490
64 Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry1489
65 Journal of Hand Surgery-American Volume1438
66 World Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery1411
67 Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery1388
68 Clinical Transplantation1385
69 Journal of Neurointerventional Surgery1348
70 Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons1300
71 Indian Journal of Surgery1289
72 Aesthetic Surgery Journal1261
73 Burns1260
74 Updates in Surgery1252
75 Orthopaedics & Traumatology-Surgery & Research1203
76 Journal of Surgical Education1159
77 Journal of Cardiac Surgery1151
78 Journal of Vascular Surgery-Venous and Lymphatic Disorders1142
79 Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery1102
80 JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery1074
81 Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery1035
82 Digestive Endoscopy1026
83 Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal1017
84 Liver Transplantation1004
85 Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon970
86 Journal of Hand Surgery-European Volume968
87 Journal of Foot & Ankle Surgery938
88 International Journal of Surgery921
89 International Journal of Surgical Pathology919
90 Journal of Endovascular Therapy906
91 Knee887
92 Zentralblatt fuer Chirurgie886
93 Bone & Joint Journal879
94 Gland Surgery875
95 Journal of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery874
96 Journal of Neurosurgery-Spine872
97 Surgery Today786
98 Hepatobiliary Surgery and Nutrition775
99 Shock751
100 Journal of Neurosurgery-Pediatrics720
- Journal of Laparoendoscopic & Advanced Surgical Techniques720
102 Neurosurgical Focus701
103 Techniques in Coloproctology694
104 Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England690
105 BJS Open669
106 American Journal of Surgical Pathology644
107 Journal of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Sciences633
108 Advances in Skin & Wound Care632
109 Neurocirugia627
110 Surgical Infections607
111 Microsurgery606
112 Heart Surgery Forum571
- European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery571
114 Cirugia y Cirujanos564
115 Journal of Refractive Surgery562
116 Current Problems in Surgery546
117 Neurospine545
118 Journal of Hand Therapy544
119 Vascular and Endovascular Surgery543
120 Lasers in Surgery and Medicine517
121 Neurochirurgie516
122 Surgeon-Journal of the Royal Colleges of Surgeons of Edinburgh and Ireland514
123 Turkish Neurosurgery505
- Surgical Clinics of North America505
125 Facial Plastic Surgery489
- General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery489
127 Journal of Minimal Access Surgery488
128 Surgical Oncology-Oxford481
129 International Journal of Medical Robotics and Computer Assisted Surgery469
- Journal of Visceral Surgery469
131 Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery454
132 Wound Repair and Regeneration411
133 Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society406
- Turk Gogus Kalp Damar Cerrahisi Dergisi-Turkish Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery406
135 International Journal of Lower Extremity Wounds405
136 Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery395
137 Perioperative Medicine394
138 Canadian Journal of Surgery386
139 Clinics in Colon and Rectal Surgery383
140 British Journal of Neurosurgery380
141 Annales de Chirurgie Plastique Esthetique375
142 Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences373
143 Annals of Surgical Treatment and Research353
144 Photobiomodulation Photomedicine and Laser Surgery352
145 Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery346
146 Surgical Innovation344
147 Neurosurgery Clinics of North America342
148 Plastic Surgery339
149 Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery338
- Clinics in Plastic Surgery338
151 Facial Plastic Surgery Clinics of North America328
152 Surgical Oncology Clinics of North America327
153 Acta Cirurgica Brasileira325
154 Journal of Neurological Surgery Part A-Central European Neurosurgery315
155 Handchirurgie Mikrochirurgie Plastische Chirurgie314
156 Thoracic Surgery Clinics304
157 Neurologia Medico-Chirurgica303
158 European Journal of Pediatric Surgery293
159 HSS Journal274
160 Seminars in Pediatric Surgery271
161 World Journal of Emergency Surgery255
162 Journal of Neurosurgical Anesthesiology248
163 Journal of Investigative Surgery247
- Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery247
165 Annals of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery230
166 South African Journal of Surgery225
167 Jsls-Journal of the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons219
168 Acta Chirurgica Belgica215
169 Ceska A Slovenska Neurologie A Neurochirurgie212
170 Visceral Medicine208
171 Minimally Invasive Therapy & Allied Technologies203
172 Seminars in Plastic Surgery194
173 Scandinavian Journal of Surgery193
174 Progress in Transplantation170
175 Pediatric Neurosurgery168
176 European Surgery-Acta Chirurgica Austriaca166
177 Operative Techniques in Sports Medicine164
178 Bariatric Surgical Practice and Patient Care158
179 Digestive Surgery137
180 Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery123
181 Hernia117
182 International Surgery109
- European Surgical Research109
184 Journal of Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery99
185 Journal of Cosmetic and Laser Therapy96
186 Computer Assisted Surgery61
187 International Journal of Colorectal Disease45
188 Pediatric Surgery International36
189 Acta Neurochirurgica30
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