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.
| S. No. | Journal Title | Publisher | ISSN | SJR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JAMA Surgery | American Medical Association | 21686262, 21686254 | 3.623 |
| 2 | Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry | BMJ Publishing Group | 1468330X, 00223050 | 3.178 |
| 3 | Annals of Surgery | Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd. | 15281140, 00034932 | 2.951 |
| 4 | Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation | Elsevier USA | 15573117, 10532498 | 2.71 |
| 5 | European urology oncology | Elsevier BV | 25889311 | 2.597 |
| 6 | International Journal of Surgery | Elsevier BV | 17439191, 17439159 | 2.597 |
| 7 | Bone and Joint Journal | British Editorial Society of Bone and Joint Surgery | 20494408, 20494394 | 2.149 |
| 8 | British Journal of Surgery | Oxford University Press | 00071323, 13652168 | 2.108 |
| 9 | American Journal of Surgical Pathology | Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd. | 15320979, 01475185 | 2.064 |
| 10 | Journal of Vascular Surgery | Mosby Inc. | 10976809, 07415214 | 2.027 |
| 11 | Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery | BMJ Publishing Group | 17598486, 17598478 | 2.01 |
| 12 | Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery | Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd. | 15351386, 00219355 | 1.996 |
| 13 | Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery | Mosby Inc. | 00225223, 1097685X | 1.876 |
| 14 | JAMA Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery | American Medical Association | 2168619X, 21686181 | 1.835 |
| 15 | Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy | Springer Verlag | 09422056, 14337347 | 1.789 |
| 16 | World Journal of Emergency Surgery | BioMed Central Ltd. | 17497922 | 1.712 |
| 17 | Clinical Oral Implants Research | Blackwell Munksgaard | 16000501, 09057161 | 1.691 |
| 18 | Foot and Ankle International | SAGE Publications Inc. | 10711007 | 1.672 |
| 19 | Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery | Mosby Inc. | 15326500, 10582746 | 1.666 |
| 20 | Acta Orthopaedica | Medical Journals Sweden AB | 17453682, 17453674 | 1.612 |
| 21 | Bone and Joint Research | British Editorial Society of Bone and Joint Surgery | 20463758 | 1.607 |
| 22 | Spine Journal | Elsevier Inc. | 15299430, 18781632 | 1.562 |
| 23 | Liver Transplantation | John Wiley and Sons Ltd | 15276465, 15276473 | 1.548 |
| 24 | Journal of the American College of Surgeons | Lippincott Williams and Wilkins | 18791190, 10727515 | 1.534 |
| 25 | Bone and Joint Open | British Editorial Society of Bone and Joint Surgery | 26331462 | 1.419 |
| 26 | JBJS Open Access | Lippincott Williams and Wilkins | 24727245 | 1.385 |
| 27 | Clinical Implant Dentistry and Related Research | Wiley-Blackwell | 15230899 | 1.382 |
| 28 | Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery | Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd. | 15294242, 00321052 | 1.353 |
| 29 | Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery | SAGE Publications Inc. | 10976817, 01945998 | 1.348 |
| 30 | European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery | W.B. Saunders Ltd | 15322165, 10785884 | 1.341 |
| 31 | EFORT Open Reviews | British Editorial Society of Bone and Joint Surgery | 20585241, 23967544 | 1.325 |
| 32 | Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, The | Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd. | 19405480, 1067151X | 1.323 |
| 33 | Annals of Thoracic Surgery | Elsevier USA | 15526259, 00034975 | 1.276 |
| 34 | Oral Oncology | Elsevier Ltd. | 18790593, 13688375 | 1.271 |
| 35 | Breast | Churchill Livingstone | 15323080, 09609776 | 1.269 |
| 36 | Journal of Cranio-Maxillo-Facial Surgery | Churchill Livingstone | 18784119, 10105182 | 1.263 |
| 37 | Neurosurgery | Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications | 15244040, 0148396X | 1.221 |
| 38 | Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases | Elsevier Inc. | 15507289 | 1.219 |
| 39 | Aesthetic Surgery Journal | Oxford University Press | 1090820X, 1527330X | 1.2 |
| 40 | Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine | American Association of Neurological Surgeons | 15475646, 15475654 | 1.192 |
| 41 | Neurosurgical Focus | American Association of Neurological Surgeons | 10920684 | 1.188 |
| 42 | Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research | Springer New York | 15281132, 0009921X | 1.186 |
| 43 | European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery | Elsevier | 1873734X, 10107940 | 1.183 |
| 44 | Knee Surgery and Related Research | BioMed Central Ltd. | 22340726, 22342451 | 1.183 |
| 45 | Clinical Neurosurgery | Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd. | 26317117, 00694827 | 1.18 |
| 46 | Surgery | Mosby Inc. | 15327361, 00396060 | 1.16 |
| 47 | Transplantation Reviews | W.B. Saunders Ltd | 0955470X | 1.158 |
| 48 | Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry | Mosby Inc. | 00223913, 10976841 | 1.154 |
| 49 | BJS open | Oxford University Press | 24749842 | 1.149 |
| 50 | Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery | Decker Publishing | 19160216, 19160208 | 1.142 |
| 51 | Journal of Neurosurgery | American Association of Neurological Surgeons | 19330693, 00223085 | 1.138 |
| 52 | Annals of Surgical Oncology | Springer New York | 10689265, 15344681 | 1.133 |
| 53 | Obesity Surgery | Springer New York | 09608923, 17080428 | 1.127 |
| 54 | Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques | Springer New York | 14322218, 09302794 | 1.124 |
| 55 | Scandinavian Journal of Surgery | SAGE Publications Inc. | 17997267, 14574969 | 1.115 |
| 56 | Journal of Endovascular Therapy | SAGE Publications Inc. | 15451550, 15266028 | 1.114 |
| 57 | Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery | Springer Verlag | 14343916, 09368051 | 1.113 |
| 58 | Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery | Lippincott Williams and Wilkins | 21630755, 21630763 | 1.11 |
| 59 | Dental Traumatology | Blackwell Munksgaard | 16009657, 16004469 | 1.103 |
| 60 | European Journal of Surgical Oncology | W.B. Saunders Ltd | 15322157, 07487983 | 1.097 |
| 61 | Journal of Hand Surgery | W.B. Saunders Ltd | 03635023, 15316564 | 1.093 |
| 62 | Orthopaedics and Traumatology: Surgery and Research | Elsevier Masson s.r.l. | 18770568 | 1.081 |
| 63 | Journal of Spine Surgery | AME Publishing Company | 2414469X, 24144630 | 1.061 |
| 64 | Neuro-Oncology Advances | Oxford University Press | 26322498 | 1.052 |
| 65 | Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery | Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd | 24750328 | 1.043 |
| 66 | Global Spine Journal | SAGE Publications Inc. | 21925682, 21925690 | 1.043 |
| 67 | Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma | Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd. | 08905339, 15312291 | 1.043 |
| 68 | Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery | Thieme Medical Publishers Inc. | 0743684X, 10988947 | 1.005 |
| 69 | Journal of Knee Surgery | Thieme Medical Publishers | 19382480, 15388506 | 1 |
| 70 | Journal of Prosthodontic Research | Japan Prosthodontic Society | 22124632, 18831958 | 0.996 |
| 71 | Asian Spine Journal | Korean Society of Spine Surgery | 19767846, 19761902 | 0.992 |
| 72 | International Orthopaedics | Springer Verlag | 14325195, 03412695 | 0.988 |
| 73 | Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery | Springer New York | 1091255X, 18734626 | 0.97 |
| 74 | International Journal of Clinical Oncology | Springer Japan | 13419625, 14377772 | 0.968 |
| 75 | Orthodontics and Craniofacial Research | Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd | 16016335, 16016343 | 0.965 |
| 76 | Neurospine | Korean Spinal Neurosurgery Society | 25866583, 25866591 | 0.958 |
| 77 | European Spine Journal | Springer Verlag | 09406719, 14320932 | 0.942 |
| 78 | Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology | Springer-Verlag Italia Srl | 15909921, 15909999 | 0.941 |
| 79 | International Journal of Oral Implantology | Quintessence Publishing Company | 26316420, 26316439 | 0.937 |
| 80 | Journal of Surgical Education | Elsevier Inc. | 19317204 | 0.935 |
| 81 | Clinical and Experimental Otorhinolaryngology | Korean Society of Otolaryngology | 19768710, 20050720 | 0.934 |
| 82 | Journal of Vascular Surgery: Venous and Lymphatic Disorders | Elsevier Inc. | 2213333X, 22133348 | 0.93 |
| 83 | Burns and Trauma | Oxford University Press | 23213868, 23213876 | 0.928 |
| 84 | Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery | Springer Paris | 12654906, 12489204 | 0.925 |
| 85 | Implant Dentistry | Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd. | 10566163, 15382982 | 0.922 |
| 86 | JBJS Reviews | Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery Inc. | 23299185 | 0.913 |
| 87 | Clinics in Orthopedic Surgery | Korean Orthopaedic Association | 20054408, 2005291X | 0.904 |
| 88 | Journal of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Sciences | Wiley-Blackwell | 18686982, 18686974 | 0.903 |
| 89 | World Journal of Surgery | Springer New York | 03642313, 14322323 | 0.902 |
| 90 | International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery | Churchill Livingstone | 9015027 | 0.884 |
| 91 | Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Annual | W.B. Saunders Ltd | 10929126, 18764665 | 0.879 |
| 92 | Journal of Hand Surgery: European Volume | SAGE Publications Ltd | 20436289, 17531934 | 0.874 |
| 93 | Journal of Pediatric Surgery | W.B. Saunders Ltd | 00223468, 15315037 | 0.873 |
| 94 | Neurosurgery Clinics of North America | W.B. Saunders Ltd | 15581349, 10423680 | 0.87 |
| 95 | American Journal of Surgery | Elsevier Inc. | 00029610, 18791883 | 0.85 |
| 96 | Musculoskeletal Surgery | Springer Verlag | 20355114, 20355106 | 0.837 |
| 97 | Journal of Surgical Oncology | Wiley-Liss Inc. | 10969098, 00224790 | 0.836 |
| 98 | International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery | Springer Verlag | 18616410, 18616429 | 0.831 |
| 99 | Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery | Churchill Livingstone | 17486815 | 0.826 |
| 100 | Clinics in Plastic Surgery | W.B. Saunders Ltd | 00941298, 15580504 | 0.82 |
| 101 | Facial Plastic Surgery and Aesthetic Medicine | Mary Ann Liebert Inc. | 26893622, 26893614 | 0.818 |
| 102 | Foot and Ankle Clinics | W.B. Saunders Ltd | 15581934, 10837515 | 0.815 |
| 103 | Techniques in Coloproctology | Springer-Verlag Italia Srl | 1128045X, 11236337 | 0.815 |
| 104 | Digestive Surgery | S. Karger AG | 14219883, 02534886 | 0.813 |
| 105 | Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics | American Association of Neurological Surgeons | 19330707, 19330715 | 0.812 |
| 106 | Arthroplasty Today | Elsevier Inc. | 23523441 | 0.808 |
| 107 | Microsurgery | Wiley-Liss Inc. | 10982752, 07381085 | 0.808 |
| 108 | Neurosurgical Review | Springer Verlag | 03445607, 14372320 | 0.808 |
| 109 | Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery | W.B. Saunders Ltd | 15329488, 10430679 | 0.802 |
| 110 | Breast Care | S. Karger AG | 16613791, 16613805 | 0.798 |