New: Think Tank Rankings 2026
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 2022-07-01 to 2026-07-01)
Rank Journal Papers
1 Asian Journal of Surgery11166
2 British Journal of Surgery10777
3 Endoscopy7823
4 Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation7515
5 American Journal of Transplantation6602
6 World Neurosurgery6549
7 Journal of Vascular Surgery5882
8 HPB5881
9 EJSO5789
10 Transplantation5145
11 Frontiers in Surgery4653
12 Neurosurgery4583
13 Journal of Craniofacial Surgery4430
14 Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery4226
15 Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques3592
16 Cirugia Espanola3393
17 Journal of Surgical Research3204
18 Annals of Thoracic Surgery3175
19 Aesthetic Plastic Surgery3055
20 Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases2995
21 Journal of the American College of Surgeons2994
22 Surgery2959
23 Annals of Vascular Surgery2936
24 Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery2881
25 Injury-International Journal of the Care of the Injured2800
26 Journal of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery2777
27 International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery2744
28 European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery2656
29 Obesity Surgery2623
30 Journal of Burn Care & Research2616
31 Arthroscopy-The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery2571
32 Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery2419
33 Anz Journal of Surgery2402
34 Journal of Pediatric Surgery2362
35 BMC Surgery2238
36 American Journal of Surgery2179
37 British Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery2135
38 International Wound Journal2069
39 American Surgeon1988
- Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy1988
41 Operative Neurosurgery1807
42 World Journal of Surgery1803
43 Journal of Neurosurgery1802
44 Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery1784
45 Transplantation Proceedings1782
46 World Journal of Surgical Oncology1756
47 Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research1739
48 Dermatologic Surgery1718
49 Annals of Surgery1717
50 World Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery1707
51 Colorectal Disease1695
52 Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery1669
53 JAMA Surgery1656
54 Journal of Neurological Surgery Part B-Skull Base1644
55 Annals of Plastic Surgery1580
56 Journal of Surgical Oncology1558
57 Hand Surgery & Rehabilitation1510
58 Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery1507
59 Diseases of the Colon & Rectum1468
60 Journal of Hand Surgery-American Volume1460
61 Childs Nervous System1457
62 Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery-American Volume1443
63 Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery1433
64 Clinical Transplantation1405
65 Updates in Surgery1389
66 Burns1322
67 Journal of Neurointerventional Surgery1315
68 Aesthetic Surgery Journal1216
69 Journal of Surgical Education1183
70 Indian Journal of Surgery1162
71 Orthopaedics & Traumatology-Surgery & Research1151
72 Journal of Vascular Surgery-Venous and Lymphatic Disorders1128
73 Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery1101
74 JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery1070
- Neurocirugia1070
76 Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal1037
77 Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery1019
78 Liver Transplantation1015
79 Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry1006
80 Annals of Surgical Oncology1000
81 Digestive Endoscopy983
82 Journal of Hand Surgery-European Volume976
83 Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon950
84 Gland Surgery941
85 International Journal of Surgical Pathology921
86 Journal of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery900
87 Knee895
- Journal of Endovascular Therapy895
89 Journal of Foot & Ankle Surgery886
90 Zentralblatt fuer Chirurgie883
91 Bone & Joint Journal881
92 Journal of Neurosurgery-Spine871
93 Surgery Today829
94 Hepatobiliary Surgery and Nutrition804
95 Journal of Laparoendoscopic & Advanced Surgical Techniques741
96 Journal of Neurosurgery-Pediatrics736
97 Techniques in Coloproctology711
98 Neurosurgical Focus702
99 Shock694
100 BJS Open679
101 Journal of Cardiac Surgery672
102 Advances in Skin & Wound Care663
103 American Journal of Surgical Pathology654
104 Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England644
105 Journal of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Sciences639
106 Microsurgery637
107 Current Problems in Surgery613
108 Journal of Refractive Surgery595
109 Surgical Infections577
110 Journal of Hand Therapy555
111 Journal of Minimal Access Surgery552
112 Neurospine542
113 Heart Surgery Forum541
114 Cirugia y Cirujanos538
115 Lasers in Surgery and Medicine528
116 Surgical Clinics of North America523
- Neurochirurgie523
118 Surgical Oncology-Oxford518
119 Surgeon-Journal of the Royal Colleges of Surgeons of Edinburgh and Ireland513
120 Vascular and Endovascular Surgery499
121 General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery498
122 Facial Plastic Surgery487
123 Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery464
124 International Journal of Medical Robotics and Computer Assisted Surgery463
- Journal of Visceral Surgery463
126 Turk Gogus Kalp Damar Cerrahisi Dergisi-Turkish Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery457
127 International Journal of Surgery447
128 Perioperative Medicine443
129 Turkish Neurosurgery423
130 Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery412
131 European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery406
- Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society406
133 Wound Repair and Regeneration404
134 International Journal of Lower Extremity Wounds386
135 Annales de Chirurgie Plastique Esthetique382
136 Clinics in Colon and Rectal Surgery380
137 Photobiomodulation Photomedicine and Laser Surgery377
138 Canadian Journal of Surgery373
139 Plastic Surgery371
140 Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences358
141 Surgical Oncology Clinics of North America356
142 British Journal of Neurosurgery348
143 Surgical Innovation340
144 Clinics in Plastic Surgery331
145 Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery328
146 Annals of Surgical Treatment and Research320
147 Neurologia Medico-Chirurgica318
148 Handchirurgie Mikrochirurgie Plastische Chirurgie310
149 Thoracic Surgery Clinics308
150 Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery303
151 Facial Plastic Surgery Clinics of North America299
152 European Journal of Pediatric Surgery297
153 Journal of Neurological Surgery Part A-Central European Neurosurgery286
154 Journal of Neurosurgical Anesthesiology282
155 HSS Journal280
156 Seminars in Pediatric Surgery265
157 World Journal of Emergency Surgery262
158 Acta Cirurgica Brasileira252
159 Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery240
160 Journal of Investigative Surgery226
161 South African Journal of Surgery222
162 Ceska A Slovenska Neurologie A Neurochirurgie210
163 Minimally Invasive Therapy & Allied Technologies204
164 Seminars in Plastic Surgery203
165 Annals of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery198
166 Jsls-Journal of the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons196
167 Scandinavian Journal of Surgery192
168 Acta Chirurgica Belgica186
169 European Surgery-Acta Chirurgica Austriaca185
170 Operative Techniques in Sports Medicine180
171 Visceral Medicine165
172 Progress in Transplantation151
173 Bariatric Surgical Practice and Patient Care149
174 Pediatric Neurosurgery143
175 International Surgery119
176 Digestive Surgery109
177 Journal of Cosmetic and Laser Therapy105
178 European Surgical Research85
179 Computer Assisted Surgery62
180 Journal of Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery59
181 Hernia26
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