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List of top Surgery journals


This web page aims to provide a latest list of top Surgery journals. The journals are Web of Science (SCI) indexed with high impact factor. Moreover, the listed journals are UGC CARE approved, Scopus indexed. The journals are sorted based on Scopus SJR score.

Top Surgery journals

Top Surgery Journals
S. No.Journal TitlePublisherISSNSJR
1JAMA SurgeryAmerican Medical Association21686262, 216862543.623
2Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and PsychiatryBMJ Publishing Group1468330X, 002230503.178
3Annals of SurgeryLippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd.15281140, 000349322.951
4Journal of Heart and Lung TransplantationElsevier USA15573117, 105324982.71
5European urology oncologyElsevier BV258893112.597
6International Journal of SurgeryElsevier BV17439191, 174391592.597
7Bone and Joint JournalBritish Editorial Society of Bone and Joint Surgery20494408, 204943942.149
8British Journal of SurgeryOxford University Press00071323, 136521682.108
9American Journal of Surgical PathologyLippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd.15320979, 014751852.064
10Journal of Vascular SurgeryMosby Inc.10976809, 074152142.027
11Journal of NeuroInterventional SurgeryBMJ Publishing Group17598486, 175984782.01
12Journal of Bone and Joint SurgeryLippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd.15351386, 002193551.996
13Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular SurgeryMosby Inc.00225223, 1097685X1.876
14JAMA Otolaryngology - Head and Neck SurgeryAmerican Medical Association2168619X, 216861811.835
15Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, ArthroscopySpringer Verlag09422056, 143373471.789
16World Journal of Emergency SurgeryBioMed Central Ltd.174979221.712
17Clinical Oral Implants ResearchBlackwell Munksgaard16000501, 090571611.691
18Foot and Ankle InternationalSAGE Publications Inc.107110071.672
19Journal of Shoulder and Elbow SurgeryMosby Inc.15326500, 105827461.666
20Acta OrthopaedicaMedical Journals Sweden AB17453682, 174536741.612
21Bone and Joint ResearchBritish Editorial Society of Bone and Joint Surgery204637581.607
22Spine JournalElsevier Inc.15299430, 187816321.562
23Liver TransplantationJohn Wiley and Sons Ltd15276465, 152764731.548
24Journal of the American College of SurgeonsLippincott Williams and Wilkins18791190, 107275151.534
25Bone and Joint OpenBritish Editorial Society of Bone and Joint Surgery263314621.419
26JBJS Open AccessLippincott Williams and Wilkins247272451.385
27Clinical Implant Dentistry and Related ResearchWiley-Blackwell152308991.382
28Plastic and Reconstructive SurgeryLippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd.15294242, 003210521.353
29Otolaryngology - Head and Neck SurgerySAGE Publications Inc.10976817, 019459981.348
30European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular SurgeryW.B. Saunders Ltd15322165, 107858841.341
31EFORT Open ReviewsBritish Editorial Society of Bone and Joint Surgery20585241, 239675441.325
32Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, TheLippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd.19405480, 1067151X1.323
33Annals of Thoracic SurgeryElsevier USA15526259, 000349751.276
34Oral OncologyElsevier Ltd.18790593, 136883751.271
35BreastChurchill Livingstone15323080, 096097761.269
36Journal of Cranio-Maxillo-Facial SurgeryChurchill Livingstone18784119, 101051821.263
37NeurosurgeryWolters Kluwer Medknow Publications15244040, 0148396X1.221
38Surgery for Obesity and Related DiseasesElsevier Inc.155072891.219
39Aesthetic Surgery JournalOxford University Press1090820X, 1527330X1.2
40Journal of Neurosurgery: SpineAmerican Association of Neurological Surgeons15475646, 154756541.192
41Neurosurgical FocusAmerican Association of Neurological Surgeons109206841.188
42Clinical Orthopaedics and Related ResearchSpringer New York15281132, 0009921X1.186
43European Journal of Cardio-thoracic SurgeryElsevier1873734X, 101079401.183
44Knee Surgery and Related ResearchBioMed Central Ltd.22340726, 223424511.183
45Clinical NeurosurgeryLippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd.26317117, 006948271.18
46SurgeryMosby Inc.15327361, 003960601.16
47Transplantation ReviewsW.B. Saunders Ltd0955470X1.158
48Journal of Prosthetic DentistryMosby Inc.00223913, 109768411.154
49BJS openOxford University Press247498421.149
50Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck SurgeryDecker Publishing19160216, 191602081.142
51Journal of NeurosurgeryAmerican Association of Neurological Surgeons19330693, 002230851.138
52Annals of Surgical OncologySpringer New York10689265, 153446811.133
53Obesity SurgerySpringer New York09608923, 170804281.127
54Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional TechniquesSpringer New York14322218, 093027941.124
55Scandinavian Journal of SurgerySAGE Publications Inc.17997267, 145749691.115
56Journal of Endovascular TherapySAGE Publications Inc.15451550, 152660281.114
57Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma SurgerySpringer Verlag14343916, 093680511.113
58Journal of Trauma and Acute Care SurgeryLippincott Williams and Wilkins21630755, 216307631.11
59Dental TraumatologyBlackwell Munksgaard16009657, 160044691.103
60European Journal of Surgical OncologyW.B. Saunders Ltd15322157, 074879831.097
61Journal of Hand SurgeryW.B. Saunders Ltd03635023, 153165641.093
62Orthopaedics and Traumatology: Surgery and ResearchElsevier Masson s.r.l.187705681.081
63Journal of Spine SurgeryAME Publishing Company2414469X, 241446301.061
64Neuro-Oncology AdvancesOxford University Press263224981.052
65Annals of Gastroenterological SurgeryWiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd247503281.043
66Global Spine JournalSAGE Publications Inc.21925682, 219256901.043
67Journal of Orthopaedic TraumaLippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd.08905339, 153122911.043
68Journal of Reconstructive MicrosurgeryThieme Medical Publishers Inc.0743684X, 109889471.005
69Journal of Knee SurgeryThieme Medical Publishers19382480, 153885061
70Journal of Prosthodontic ResearchJapan Prosthodontic Society22124632, 188319580.996
71Asian Spine JournalKorean Society of Spine Surgery19767846, 197619020.992
72International OrthopaedicsSpringer Verlag14325195, 034126950.988
73Journal of Gastrointestinal SurgerySpringer New York1091255X, 187346260.97
74International Journal of Clinical OncologySpringer Japan13419625, 143777720.968
75Orthodontics and Craniofacial ResearchWiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd16016335, 160163430.965
76NeurospineKorean Spinal Neurosurgery Society25866583, 258665910.958
77European Spine JournalSpringer Verlag09406719, 143209320.942
78Journal of Orthopaedics and TraumatologySpringer-Verlag Italia Srl15909921, 159099990.941
79International Journal of Oral ImplantologyQuintessence Publishing Company26316420, 263164390.937
80Journal of Surgical EducationElsevier Inc.193172040.935
81Clinical and Experimental OtorhinolaryngologyKorean Society of Otolaryngology19768710, 200507200.934
82Journal of Vascular Surgery: Venous and Lymphatic DisordersElsevier Inc.2213333X, 221333480.93
83Burns and TraumaOxford University Press23213868, 232138760.928
84Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgerySpringer Paris12654906, 124892040.925
85Implant DentistryLippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd.10566163, 153829820.922
86JBJS ReviewsJournal of Bone and Joint Surgery Inc.232991850.913
87Clinics in Orthopedic SurgeryKorean Orthopaedic Association20054408, 2005291X0.904
88Journal of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic SciencesWiley-Blackwell18686982, 186869740.903
89World Journal of SurgerySpringer New York03642313, 143223230.902
90International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial SurgeryChurchill Livingstone90150270.884
91Pediatric Cardiac Surgery AnnualW.B. Saunders Ltd10929126, 187646650.879
92Journal of Hand Surgery: European VolumeSAGE Publications Ltd20436289, 175319340.874
93Journal of Pediatric SurgeryW.B. Saunders Ltd00223468, 153150370.873
94Neurosurgery Clinics of North AmericaW.B. Saunders Ltd15581349, 104236800.87
95American Journal of SurgeryElsevier Inc.00029610, 187918830.85
96Musculoskeletal SurgerySpringer Verlag20355114, 203551060.837
97Journal of Surgical OncologyWiley-Liss Inc.10969098, 002247900.836
98International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgerySpringer Verlag18616410, 186164290.831
99Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic SurgeryChurchill Livingstone174868150.826
100Clinics in Plastic SurgeryW.B. Saunders Ltd00941298, 155805040.82
101Facial Plastic Surgery and Aesthetic MedicineMary Ann Liebert Inc.26893622, 268936140.818
102Foot and Ankle ClinicsW.B. Saunders Ltd15581934, 108375150.815
103Techniques in ColoproctologySpringer-Verlag Italia Srl1128045X, 112363370.815
104Digestive SurgeryS. Karger AG14219883, 025348860.813
105Journal of Neurosurgery: PediatricsAmerican Association of Neurological Surgeons19330707, 193307150.812
106Arthroplasty TodayElsevier Inc.235234410.808
107MicrosurgeryWiley-Liss Inc.10982752, 073810850.808
108Neurosurgical ReviewSpringer Verlag03445607, 143723200.808
109Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular SurgeryW.B. Saunders Ltd15329488, 104306790.802
110Breast CareS. Karger AG16613791, 166138050.798
111HIP InternationalWichtig Publishing Srl17246067, 112070000.787
112Journal of Surgical ResearchAcademic Press Inc.10958673, 002248040.785
113Journal of Advanced ProsthodonticsThe Korean Academy of prosthodontics20057814, 200578060.784
114Journal of Neurosurgical AnesthesiologyLippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd.15371921, 089849210.774
115World Journal of Surgical OncologyBioMed Central Ltd.147778190.774
116Journal of Adhesive DentistryQuintessence Publishing Company146151850.77
117Facial Plastic Surgery Clinics of North AmericaW.B. Saunders Ltd10647406, 155819260.756
118Surgery TodaySpringer Japan14362813, 094112910.753
119International Journal of ProsthodonticsQuintessence Publishing Company11399791, 089321740.752
120Surgical Clinics of North AmericaW.B. Saunders Ltd00396109, 155831710.751
121International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial ImplantsQuintessence Publishing Company88227860.746
122Seminars in Plastic SurgeryThieme Medical Publishers Inc.15360067, 153521880.745
123Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and ResearchBioMed Central Ltd.1749799X0.744
124Journal of Orofacial OrthopedicsUrban und Vogel16156714, 143452930.742
125Journal of Cataract and Refractive SurgeryWolters Kluwer Health18734502, 088633500.741
126Surgical Pathology ClinicsW.B. Saunders Ltd18759157, 187591810.741
127Patient Safety in SurgeryBioMed Central Ltd.175494930.738
128Wound Repair and RegenerationWiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd10671927, 1524475X0.737
129Aesthetic Plastic SurgerySpringer New York0364216X, 143252410.728
130HSS JournalSAGE Publications Ltd15563324, 155633160.725
131Langenbeck's Archives of SurgerySpringer Verlag14352451, 143524430.721
132European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and TraumatologySpringer Verlag14321068, 163380650.72
133Acta NeurochirurgicaSpringer-Verlag Wien00016268, 094209400.718
134BurnsElsevier Ltd.03054179, 187914090.714
135Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular DiseasesW.B. Saunders Ltd10523057, 153285110.713
136Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Clinics of North AmericaW.B. Saunders Ltd15581365, 104236990.713
137HandSAGE Publications Inc.15589447, 155894550.711
138Laryngoscope investigative otolaryngologyWiley-Blackwell237880380.701
139InjuryElsevier Ltd.00201383, 187902670.698
140International Wound JournalWiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd1742481X, 174248010.693
141Neurologia Medico-ChirurgicaJapan Neurosurgical Society13498029, 03872572, 047081050.691
142Journal of Bone and Joint InfectionCopernicus GmbH220635520.684
143Current Transplantation ReportsSpringer International Publishing AG219630290.683
144Clinical Spine SurgeryLippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd.23800194, 238001860.682
145Journal of Oral Pathology and MedicineWiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd16000714, 090425120.682
146JSES InternationalElsevier BV266663830.68
147Journal of Refractive SurgerySlack Incorporated19382391, 1081597X0.679
148Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive SurgeryBioMed Central Ltd.22888101, 228885860.678
149Journal of Cutaneous Medicine and SurgerySAGE Publications Inc.16157109, 120347540.673
150Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery - Global OpenLippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd.216975740.671
151European Annals of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck DiseasesElsevier Masson s.r.l.18797296, 1879730X0.666
152Lasers in Surgery and MedicineWiley-Liss Inc.01968092, 109691010.665
153Hand ClinicsW.B. Saunders Ltd15581969, 074907120.664
154International Journal of Periodontics and Restorative DentistryQuintessence Publishing Company19875690.662
155Updates in SurgerySpringer-Verlag Italia Srl2038131X, 203833120.658
156Interventional NeurologyS. Karger AG16645545, 166497370.656
157Operations Research for Health CareElsevier Science & Technology221169230.654
158Annals of Vascular SurgeryElsevier Inc.16155947, 089050960.65
159Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive SurgeryLippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd.21544212, 215183780.65
160Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial SurgeryW.B. Saunders Ltd15315053, 027823910.649
161JointsCIC Edizioni Internazionali s.r.l.228243240.648
162Surgical OncologyElsevier BV09607404, 187933200.647
163JBJS Essential Surgical TechniquesLippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd.216022040.644
164World Neurosurgery: XElsevier Inc.259013970.636
165Orthopaedic surgeryBlackwell Publishing Asia Pty Ltd17577853, 175778610.634
166SICOT-JEDP Sciences242688870.634
167Journal of ISAKOSElsevier Inc.20597762, 205977540.632
168Foot and Ankle SpecialistSAGE Publications Ltd19387636, 193864000.625
169Trauma Surgery and Acute Care OpenBMJ Publishing Group239757760.624
170Journal of Foot and Ankle SurgeryAcademic Press Inc.15422224, 106725160.616
171Annals of Plastic SurgeryLippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd.01487043, 153637080.608
172SurgeonElsevier Ltd.1479666X0.607
173Congenital Heart DiseaseTech Science Press17470803, 1747079X0.605
174Clinics in Colon and Rectal SurgeryThieme Medical Publishers Inc.15310043, 153096810.603
175Expert Review of Medical DevicesTaylor and Francis Ltd.174344400.6
176Journal of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic SurgerySpringer Verlag09441166, 143606910.592
177International Journal of Spine SurgeryElsevier USA221145990.591
178World NeurosurgeryElsevier Inc.18788769, 187887500.591
179Medicina Oral, Patologia Oral y Cirugia BucalMedicina Oral, Patologia Oral y Cirugia Bucal16986946, 169844470.587
180OTO OpenSAGE Publications Inc.2473974X0.585
181Journal of Cardiovascular SurgeryEdizioni Minerva Medica S.p.A.2195090.584
182Pediatric Surgery InternationalSpringer Verlag14379813, 017903580.575
183Auris Nasus LarynxElsevier Ireland Ltd18791476, 038581460.567
184Geriatric Orthopaedic Surgery and RehabilitationSAGE Publications Inc.21514593, 215145850.567
185World Journal of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck SurgeryTaylor and Francis Ltd.25891081, 209588110.567
186European Journal of Trauma and Emergency SurgerySpringer International Publishing AG18639933, 186399410.565
187Journal of Robotic SurgerySpringer London18632483, 186324910.564
188Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and Oral RadiologyElsevier USA22124403, 221244110.561
189Dermatologic SurgeryLippincott Williams and Wilkins10760512, 152447250.56
190Thoracic Surgery ClinicsW.B. Saunders Ltd15474127, 155850690.556
191British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial SurgeryChurchill Livingstone15321940, 026643560.553
192European Journal of Pediatric SurgeryThieme Medical Publishers Inc.09397248, 1439359X0.552
193Thoracic and Cardiovascular SurgeonGeorg Thieme Verlag14391902, 017164250.551
194Seminars in Vascular SurgeryW.B. Saunders Ltd15584518, 089579670.549
195Hand Surgery and RehabilitationElsevier BV246812290.547
196Cleft Palate-Craniofacial JournalAmerican Cleft Palate Craniofacial Association10556656, 154515690.545
197International Journal of Medical Robotics and Computer Assisted SurgeryJohn Wiley and Sons Ltd1478596X, 147859510.545
198Journal of Neuroscience NursingLippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd.88803950.544
199Journal of Clinical NeuroscienceChurchill Livingstone09675868, 153226530.54
200Operative Techniques in Thoracic and Cardiovascular SurgeryW.B. Saunders Ltd15328627, 152229420.539



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