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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, 216862543.548
2European Urology OncologyElsevier B.V.258893113.01
3Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and PsychiatryBMJ Publishing Group1468330X, 002230502.931
4BreastChurchill Livingstone15323080, 096097762.654
5Annals of SurgeryWolters Kluwer Health15281140, 000349322.516
6Journal of Heart and Lung TransplantationElsevier Inc.15573117, 105324982.336
7Burns and TraumaOxford University Press23213868, 232138762.22
8Clinical Oral Implants ResearchBlackwell Munksgaard16000501, 090571612.011
9Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, ArthroscopyJohn Wiley and Sons Inc09422056, 143373471.998
10Journal of NeuroInterventional SurgeryBMJ Publishing Group17598486, 175984781.847
11Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular SurgeryElsevier Inc.00225223, 1097685X1.817
12NeurospineKorean Spinal Neurosurgery Society25866583, 258665911.771
13Spine JournalElsevier Inc.15299430, 187816321.77
14European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular SurgeryW.B. Saunders Ltd15322165, 107858841.75
15World Journal of Emergency SurgeryBioMed Central Ltd174979221.744
16Journal of Vascular SurgeryElsevier Inc.10976809, 074152141.728
17Knee Surgery and Related ResearchBioMed Central Ltd22340726, 223424511.682
18Journal of Shoulder and Elbow SurgeryElsevier Inc.15326500, 105827461.675
19JBJS Open AccessLippincott Williams and Wilkins247272451.673
20Journal of Liver Cancer22888128, 238350011.672
21Bone and Joint JournalBritish Editorial Society of Bone and Joint Surgery20494408, 204943941.66
22American Journal of Surgical PathologyWolters Kluwer Health15320979, 014751851.632
23EFORT Open ReviewsBritish Editorial Society of Bone and Joint Surgery20585241, 239675441.63
24JAMA Otolaryngology - Head and Neck SurgeryAmerican Medical Association2168619X, 216861811.555
25ArthroplastySpringer Nature252479481.546
26British Journal of SurgeryOxford University Press00071323, 136521681.538
27Journal of Neurosurgery: SpineAmerican Association of Neurological Surgeons15475646, 154756541.511
28Journal of Orthopaedics and TraumatologySpringer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH15909921, 159099991.481
29Journal of Trauma and Acute Care SurgeryLippincott Williams and Wilkins21630755, 216307631.453
30Journal of Bone and Joint SurgeryLippincott Williams and Wilkins15351386, 002193551.422
31Neuro-Oncology AdvancesOxford University Press263224981.421
32Journal of Cataract and Refractive SurgeryLippincott Williams and Wilkins18734502, 088633501.415
33Annals of Thoracic SurgeryElsevier Inc.15526259, 000349751.412
34European Heart Journal OpenOxford University Press275241911.41
35Clinical Implant Dentistry and Related ResearchJohn Wiley and Sons Inc15230899, 170882081.404
36Journal of NeurosurgeryAmerican Association of Neurological Surgeons19330693, 002230851.403
37Aesthetic Surgery JournalOxford University Press1090820X, 1527330X1.402
38Bone and Joint ResearchBritish Editorial Society of Bone and Joint Surgery204637581.392
39Journal of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic SciencesWiley-Blackwell18686982, 186869741.373
40Annals of Gastroenterological SurgeryWiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd247503281.356
41Plastic and Reconstructive SurgeryLippincott Williams and Wilkins15294242, 003210521.328
42BJS OpenOxford University Press247498421.326
43Global Spine JournalSAGE Publications Inc.21925682, 219256901.306
44Journal of Prosthetic DentistryElsevier Inc.00223913, 109768411.291
45Foot and Ankle InternationalSAGE Publications Inc.19447876, 107110071.288
46Oral OncologyElsevier Ltd18790593, 136883751.276
47Bone and Joint OpenBritish Editorial Society of Bone and Joint Surgery263314621.273
48Orthopaedics and Traumatology: Surgery and ResearchElsevier Masson s.r.l.187705681.266
49Journal of ISAKOSElsevier Inc.20597762, 205977541.245
50Asian Spine JournalKorean Society of Spine Surgery19767846, 197619021.241
51Liver TransplantationLippincott Williams and Wilkins15276465, 152764731.231
52Acta OrthopaedicaMedical Journals Sweden AB17453682, 174536741.228
53NeurosurgeryLippincott Williams and Wilkins15244040, 0148396X1.191
54Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research15281132, 0009921X1.183
55Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic SurgeonsLippincott Williams and Wilkins19405480, 1067151X1.174
56Journal of Prosthodontic ResearchJapan Prosthodontic Society22124632, 188319581.159
57Journal of Refractive SurgerySlack Incorporated19382391, 1081597X1.15
58European Spine JournalSpringer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH09406719, 143209321.137
59Surgery for Obesity and Related DiseasesElsevier Inc.15507289, 187875331.136
60Journal of Endometriosis and Uterine DisordersElsevier Masson s.r.l.294983841.12
61Journal of the American College of SurgeonsLippincott Williams and Wilkins18791190, 107275151.09
62Annals of Cardiothoracic SurgeryAME Publishing Company23041021, 2225319X1.084
63Journal of Hand SurgeryW.B. Saunders03635023, 153165641.066
64Obesity SurgerySpringer09608923, 170804281.058
65European Journal of Surgical OncologyW.B. Saunders Ltd15322157, 074879831.057
66Otolaryngology - Head and Neck SurgeryJohn Wiley and Sons Inc10976817, 019459981.056
67Surgery (United States)Elsevier Inc.15327361, 003960601.044
68North American Spine Society JournalElsevier Inc.266654841.04
69Clinical and Experimental OtorhinolaryngologyKorean Society of Otolaryngology19768710, 200507201.039
70Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and ResearchBioMed Central Ltd1749799X1.029
71Surgical EndoscopySpringer14322218, 093027941.025
72Annals of Surgical OncologySpringer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH10689265, 153446811.016
73Transplantation ReviewsElsevier Inc.15579816, 0955470X1.014
74Journal of Reconstructive MicrosurgeryThieme Medical Publishers, Inc.0743684X, 109889471.013
75HerniaSpringer-Verlag Italia s.r.l.12654906, 124892040.998
76JBJS ReviewsJournal of Bone and Joint Surgery Inc.232991850.994
77International Orthopaedics14325195, 034126950.987
78International Wound JournalJohn Wiley and Sons Inc1742481X, 174248010.965
79Neurosurgical FocusAmerican Association of Neurological Surgeons109206840.957
80Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma SurgerySpringer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH14343916, 093680510.952
81International Journal of Clinical OncologySpringer13419625, 143777720.945
82Journal of Robotic SurgerySpringer Nature18632483, 186324910.94
83Dental TraumatologyBlackwell Munksgaard16009657, 160044690.934
84European Journal of Cardio-thoracic SurgeryEuropean Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery1873734X, 101079400.928
85Journal of Orthopaedic TraumaWolters Kluwer Health08905339, 153122910.923
86Neurosurgical ReviewSpringer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH03445607, 143723200.911
87Aesthetic Plastic SurgerySpringer New York0364216X, 143252410.907
88Journal of Periodontal and Implant ScienceKorean Academy of Periodontology20932278, 209322860.906
89Patient Safety in SurgeryBioMed Central Ltd175494930.891
90Translational Breast Cancer ResearchAME Publishing Company221867780.891
91Neurologia Medico-ChirurgicaJapan Neurosurgical Society13498029, 047081050.869
92CiOS Clinics in Orthopedic SurgeryKorean Orthopaedic Association20054408, 2005291X0.868
93Journal of Cutaneous Medicine and SurgerySAGE Publications Inc.16157109, 120347540.867
94Wound Repair and RegenerationWiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd10671927, 1524475X0.859
95Journal of Adhesive DentistryQuintessenz Verlags-GmbH17579988, 146151850.853
96Facial Plastic Surgery Clinics of North AmericaW.B. Saunders10647406, 155819260.851
97Arthroplasty TodayElsevier Inc.235234410.846
98Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular SurgeryW.B. Saunders15329488, 104306790.842
99Current Trauma ReportsSpringer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH219860960.837
100Surgical Oncology Clinics of North AmericaW.B. Saunders10553207, 155850420.832
101JSES InternationalElsevier B.V.266663830.831
102Journal of Hand Surgery: European VolumeSAGE Publications Ltd20436289, 175319340.825
103Surgical Clinics of North AmericaW.B. Saunders00396109, 155831710.823
104Orthodontics and Craniofacial ResearchWiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd16016335, 160163430.819
105Facial Plastic Surgery and Aesthetic MedicineMary Ann Liebert Inc.26893622, 268936140.818
106Journal of Gastrointestinal SurgerySociety for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract1091255X, 187346260.814
107Journal of Pediatric SurgeryW.B. Saunders00223468, 153150370.812
108American Journal of SurgeryElsevier Inc.00029610, 187918830.811
109Journal of Vascular Surgery: Venous and Lymphatic DisordersElsevier Inc.2213333X, 221333480.811
110Frontiers in Oral HealthFrontiers Media SA267348420.802
111Seminars in Vascular SurgeryW.B. Saunders15584518, 089579670.8
112International Journal of Spine SurgeryISASS221145990.799
113JTCVS OpenElsevier B.V.266627360.797
114Surgical OncologyElsevier Ltd09607404, 187933200.797
115Cleft Palate Craniofacial JournalSAGE Publications Ltd10556656, 154515690.795
116Joint Diseases and Related SurgeryTurkish Joint Diseases Foundation268747920.795
117World Journal of SurgeryJohn Wiley and Sons Inc03642313, 143223230.794
118Journal of Neurosurgery: PediatricsAmerican Association of Neurological Surgeons19330707, 193307150.791
119Orthopaedic SurgerySociedade Brasileira de Matematica Aplicada e Computacional17577853, 175778610.791
120International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial SurgeryChurchill Livingstone13990020, 090150270.79
121European Journal of Trauma and Emergency SurgerySpringer International Publishing AG18639933, 186399410.788
122Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic SurgeryChurchill Livingstone18780539, 174868150.788
123Neurosurgery Clinics of North AmericaW.B. Saunders15581349, 104236800.788
124SICOT-JEDP Sciences242688870.786
125NeuroprotectionJohn Wiley and Sons Inc27707296, 2770730X0.781
126CosmeticsMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)207992840.78
127Techniques in ColoproctologySpringer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH1128045X, 112363370.777
128InjuryElsevier Ltd00201383, 187902670.773
129Journal of Advanced ProsthodonticsKorean Academy of Prosthodontic20057814, 200578060.772
130Clinics in Plastic SurgeryW.B. Saunders00941298, 155805040.763
131Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck SurgerySAGE Publications Inc.19160216, 191602080.761
132World Journal of Surgical OncologyBioMed Central Ltd147778190.761
133Journal of Endovascular TherapySAGE Publications Inc.15451550, 152660280.757
134HandSAGE Publications Inc.15589447, 155894550.756
135Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive SurgerySpringer22888101, 228885860.755
136International Journal of Oral ImplantologyQuintessenz Verlags-GmbH26316420, 263164390.749
137World Neurosurgery: XElsevier Inc.259013970.746
138Journal of Orofacial OrthopedicsSpringer Medizin16156714, 143452930.745
139Journal of Neurosurgical AnesthesiologyLippincott Williams and Wilkins15371921, 089849210.743
140Journal of Knee SurgeryGeorg Thieme Verlag19382480, 153885060.742
141Journal of Abdominal Wall SurgeryFrontiers Media SA281320920.737
142European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology14321068, 163380650.735
143BurnsElsevier Ltd03054179, 187914090.725
144European Endodontic JournalKare Publishing254808390.725
145Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial SurgeryW.B. Saunders15315053, 027823910.723
146Journal of Surgical EducationElsevier Inc.19317204, 187874520.718
147Langenbeck's Archives of SurgerySpringer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH14352451, 143524430.712
148Seminars in Pediatric SurgeryW.B. Saunders10558586, 153294530.708
149HIP InternationalWichtig Publishing Srl17246067, 112070000.707
150Journal of Spine SurgeryAME Publishing Company2414469X, 241446300.706
151Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Global Research and ReviewsWolters Kluwer Health247476610.704
152Clinical Spine SurgeryLippincott Williams and Wilkins23800194, 238001860.701
153Holistic Integrative OncologySpringer273145290.701
154Annals of Thoracic MedicineWolters Kluwer Medknow Publications18171737, 199835570.698
155Journal of Surgical OncologyWiley-Liss Inc.10969098, 002247900.698
156Updates in SurgerySpringer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH2038131X, 203833120.698
157Journal of Oral Pathology and MedicineWiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd16000714, 090425120.696
158MicrosurgeryWiley-Liss Inc.10982752, 073810850.694
159Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery: Pediatric Cardiac Surgery AnnualW.B. Saunders10929126, 187646650.692
160Journal of Shoulder and Elbow ArthroplastySAGE Publications Ltd247154920.691
161Laryngoscope Investigative OtolaryngologyJohn Wiley and Sons Inc237880380.691
162World Journal of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck SurgeryJohn Wiley and Sons Inc25891081, 209588110.691
163Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular DiseasesW.B. Saunders10523057, 153285110.69
164Archives of Bone and Joint SurgeryMashhad University of Medical Sciences23454644, 2345461X0.688
165Journal of Foot and Ankle SurgeryAcademic Press Inc.15422224, 106725160.687
166Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery - Global OpenLippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd.216975740.685
167Acta NeurochirurgicaSpringer00016268, 094209400.683
168HSS JournalSAGE Publications Ltd15563324, 155633160.683
169World NeurosurgeryElsevier Inc.18788769, 187887500.682
170SurgeonElsevier Ltd1479666X0.681
171Breast CareS. Karger AG16613791, 166138050.675
172Surgery TodaySpringer14362813, 094112910.674
173Frontiers in TransplantationFrontiers Media SA281324400.672
174Journal of Clinical NeuroscienceChurchill Livingstone09675868, 153226530.669
175Annals of Vascular SurgeryElsevier Inc.16155947, 089050960.668
176Scandinavian Journal of SurgerySAGE Publications Inc.17997267, 145749690.66
177Journal of Bone and Joint InfectionCopernicus Publications220635520.659
178Journal of Investigative SurgeryTaylor and Francis Ltd.15210553, 089419390.658
179International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and SurgerySpringer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH18616410, 186164290.657
180Journal of Stomatology, Oral and Maxillofacial SurgeryElsevier Masson s.r.l.24688509, 246878550.656
181Current Transplantation ReportsSpringer International Publishing AG219630290.655
182Neurologia i Neurochirurgia PolskaVia Medica00283843, 189742600.651
183Breast JournalJohn Wiley and Sons Inc1075122X, 152447410.649
184Foot and Ankle SpecialistSAGE Publications Ltd19387636, 193864000.648
185Shoulder and ElbowSAGE Publications Inc.17585740, 175857320.646
186Trauma Surgery and Acute Care OpenBMJ Publishing Group239757760.64
187Musculoskeletal SurgerySpringer Verlag20355114, 203551060.635
188BMJ Surgery, Interventions, and Health TechnologiesBMJ Publishing Group263149400.632
189Journal of Surgical ResearchAcademic Press Inc.10958673, 002248040.624
190Atlas of the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Clinics of North AmericaW.B. Saunders15584275, 106133150.618
191Asian Journal of SurgeryElsevier (Singapore) Pte Ltd02193108, 101595840.618
192Stereotactic and Functional NeurosurgeryS. Karger AG14230372, 101161250.618
193British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial SurgeryChurchill Livingstone15321940, 026643560.617
194Brain Tumor Research and TreatmentThe Korean Brain Tumor Society; The Korean Society for Neuro-Oncology; The Korean Society for Pediat22882405, 228824130.615
195Annals of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic SurgeryKorean Association of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery25085859, 250857780.613
196Thoracic Surgery ClinicsW.B. Saunders15474127, 155850690.613
197Journal of Hand Surgery Global OnlineElsevier Inc.258951410.611
198Foot and Ankle ClinicsW.B. Saunders15581934, 108375150.61
199Spine Surgery and Related ResearchJapanese Society for Spine Surgery and Related Research2432261X0.608
200Archives of Craniofacial SurgeryThe Korean Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association22871152, 228756030.607
201Lasers in Medical ScienceSpringer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH1435604X, 026889210.607
202Canadian Journal of SurgeryCanadian Medical Association0008428X, 148823100.606
203BJUI CompassJohn Wiley and Sons Inc268845260.605
204BMC SurgeryBioMed Central Ltd147124820.605
205Dental Press Journal of OrthodonticsDental Press International21776709, 217694510.604
206Methodist DeBakey Cardiovascular JournalHouston Methodist Debakey Heart and Vascular Center19476108, 194760940.604
207Journal of Wound ManagementEuropean Wound Management Association (EWMA)278857710.603
208JPRAS OpenElsevier Ltd235258780.599
209ProsthesisMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)267315920.599
210Journal of Cranio-Maxillofacial SurgeryChurchill Livingstone18784119, 101051820.598



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