Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Papers
(The H4-Index of Journal of the American College of Surgeons is 27. 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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)
ArticleCitations
A Systematic Review of Current Surgical Literature Available Across Resource Settings: A Call to Action in Academic Medicine120
When to Start Pharmacologic Thromboprophylaxis90
Closing Thoughts Regarding Surgical Attire72
Improvements in Liver Transplantation Outcomes in Patients with Hepatitis C Virus/HIV Coinfection after the Introduction of Direct-Acting Antiviral Therapies68
A New Era in Assessment of Applicants to General Surgery Residency-Simulated Skills Tests for 3 Domains67
Advanced Surgical Skills for Exposure in Trauma Improves Confidence in Military Surgeons59
Does Local Administration of Antibiotic Powder Increase the Risk of Nonunion in Tibial Plateau and Tibial Pilon Fractures?55
Message from the Editor: Gratitude for 202154
Patients with Colon Cancer Undergoing Elective Minimally Invasive Surgery Have Lower Opioid Requirements than Patients Undergoing Surgery for Benign Disease48
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 Effusions45
Clinical Insignificance of Percutaneous Hepatic Perfusion-Associated Troponin Elevation39
Timely Intubation in Severe Traumatic Brain Injury: An Indicator of Trauma Center Performance37
Effectiveness of the Video-Assisted Umbilical Fascial Closure in Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: Prospective Randomized Clinical Trial of 240 Patients36
Urological Surgery36
Enoxaparin Sodium Use in Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury: An Institutional Review36
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 California32
Experimental Study on Biocompatibility of NdFeB Magnetic Rings by Surface Modification with Titanium Nitride31
Meta-Analysis of Robotic vs Laparoscopic Distal Pancreatectomy30
Sulfasalazine Prevents Arteriovenous Fistula Failure and Inhibits Endothelial-Mesenchymal Transition29
Impact of Race on Outcomes in Craniotomy for Tumor: A Systematic Narrative Review28
Impact of COVID-19 on Surgical Cases of Acute Appendicitis28
Exploring the Perception of Venous Disease Within Vascular Surgery28
National Trends in Adherence to Gastric Cancer Quality Measures: 2004 to 201827
Mesenteric Recurrence of Colon Cancer: Evidence for the Use of Oncologic Complete Mesocolic Excision27
Single-Incision Laparoscopic Clockwise Continuous Total Abdominal Colectomy with End Ileostomy for Ulcerative Colitis27
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