Surgery journals indexed in Scopus

This blog post aims to provide a list of Surgery journals indexed in Scopus. We are providing below the top 100 Surgery journals based on their CiteScore. We also have described below in the Frequently Asked Questions section how to download the complete list of Scopus indexed Surgery journals.

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Top Surgery journals indexed in Scopus

Below we have listed the top 100 Scopus-indexed Surgery journals. Many of these research journals are also indexed in the Web of Science.

S. No.	Journal Title	CiteScore	SJR	Publisher
1	International Journal of Surgery	23.9	2.597	Wolters Kluwer Health
2	JAMA Surgery	20.4	3.623	American Medical Association
3	Annals of SurgeryOpen Access	16.2	2.951	Wolters Kluwer Health
4	Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry	15.9	3.178	BMJ Publishing Group
5	World Journal of Emergency SurgeryOpen Access	12.4	1.712	Springer Nature
6	British Journal of Surgery	11.9	2.108	Oxford University Press
7	Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation	11.7	2.71	Elsevier
8	Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery	10.7	2.01	BMJ Publishing Group
9	American Journal of Surgical Pathology	10.6	2.064	Wolters Kluwer Health
10	Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery	10.5	1.876	Elsevier
11	JAMA Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery	10.2	1.835	American Medical Association
12	Bone and Joint Journal	9.1	2.149	British Editorial Society of Bone and Joint Surgery
13	Journal of Bone and Joint SurgeryOpen Access	8.2	1.996	Wolters Kluwer Health
14	Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy	8.2	1.789	Wiley-Blackwell
15	Journal of Neurosurgery	8.1	1.138	American Association of Neurological Surgeons
16	Liver Transplantation	8.0	1.548	Wolters Kluwer Health
17	Burns and TraumaOpen Access	7.8	0.928	Oxford University Press
18	European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery	7.5	1.341	Elsevier
19	Spine Journal	7.5	1.562	Elsevier
20	Journal of the American College of Surgeons	7.4	1.534	Wolters Kluwer Health
21	Neurosurgery	7.4	1.221	Wolters Kluwer Health
22	Bone and Joint ResearchOpen Access	7.3	1.607	British Editorial Society of Bone and Joint Surgery
23	Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery	7.2	1.348	Wiley-Blackwell
24	EFORT Open ReviewsOpen Access	7.1	1.325	British Editorial Society of Bone and Joint Surgery
25	Journal of Vascular Surgery	7.1	2.027	Elsevier
26	Breast	6.7	1.269	Elsevier
27	Journal of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck SurgeryOpen Access	6.7	1.142	SAGE
28	Neurosurgical Focus	6.5	1.188	American Association of Neurological Surgeons
29	European Journal of Surgical Oncology	6.4	1.097	Elsevier
30	Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases	6.3	1.219	Elsevier
31	Transplantation Reviews	6.3	1.158	Elsevier
32	International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery	6.2	0.831	Springer Nature
33	International Orthopaedics	6.2	0.988	Springer Nature
34	Neurosurgery Clinics of North America	6.2	0.87	Elsevier
35	Patient Safety in SurgeryOpen Access	6.2	0.738	Springer Nature
36	Journal of Neurosurgical Anesthesiology	6.1	0.774	Wolters Kluwer Health
37	Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery	6.1	1.666	Elsevier
38	Wound Repair and Regeneration	6.1	0.737	Wiley-Blackwell
39	Aesthetic Surgery Journal	6.0	1.2	Oxford University Press
40	International Journal of Clinical Oncology	6.0	0.968	Springer Nature
41	Surgical Clinics of North America	6.0	0.751	Elsevier
42	Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques	6.0	1.124	Springer Nature
43	Acta OrthopaedicaOpen Access	5.9	1.612	Medical Journals Sweden AB
44	Clinical and Experimental OtorhinolaryngologyOpen Access	5.9	0.934	Korean Society of Otolaryngology
45	Plastic and Reconstructive SurgeryOpen Access	5.9	1.353	Wolters Kluwer Health
46	Obesity Surgery	5.8	1.127	Springer Nature
47	European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery	5.7	1.183	European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery
48	The Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons	5.7	1.323	Wolters Kluwer Health
49	Annals of Thoracic Surgery	5.6	1.276	Elsevier
50	Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research	5.6	1.186	Wolters Kluwer Health
51	International Wound JournalOpen Access	5.6	0.693	Wiley-Blackwell
52	Journal of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery	5.6	1.263	Elsevier
53	World Journal of Surgery	5.6	0.902	Wiley-Blackwell
54	Annals of Gastroenterological SurgeryOpen Access	5.5	1.043	Wiley-Blackwell
55	Annals of Surgical Oncology	5.5	1.133	Springer Nature
56	Expert Review of Medical Devices	5.5	0.6	Taylor & Francis
57	Journal of Vascular Surgery: Venous and Lymphatic Disorders	5.5	0.93	Elsevier
58	Techniques in Coloproctology	5.5	0.815	Springer Nature
59	World Neurosurgery: XOpen Access	5.5	0.636	Elsevier
60	Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine	5.4	1.192	American Association of Neurological Surgeons
61	Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery	5.4	1.11	Wolters Kluwer Health
62	Surgery (United States)	5.4	1.16	Elsevier
63	Lasers in Surgery and Medicine	5.3	0.665	Wiley-Blackwell
64	NeurospineOpen Access	5.3	0.958	Korean Spinal Neurosurgery Society
65	BJS OpenOpen Access	5.2	1.149	Oxford University Press
66	Digestive Surgery	5.2	0.813	Karger
67	Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery	5.2	0.97	Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract
68	Journal of Surgical Education	5.1	0.935	Elsevier
69	Foot and Ankle International	5.0	1.672	SAGE
70	Global Spine JournalOpen Access	5.0	1.043	SAGE
71	International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery	5.0	0.884	Elsevier
72	Orthodontics and Craniofacial Research	5.0	0.965	Wiley-Blackwell
73	Journal of Endovascular Therapy	4.9	1.114	SAGE
74	Journal of Spine Surgery	4.9	1.061	AME Publishing Company
75	Journal of Surgical Oncology	4.9	0.836	Wiley-Blackwell
76	Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Clinics of North America	4.9	0.713	Elsevier
77	Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery	4.9	0.802	Elsevier
78	Surgical Pathology Clinics	4.9	0.741	Elsevier
79	Computer Assisted SurgeryOpen Access	4.8	0.37	Taylor & Francis
80	Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery	4.8	0.925	Springer Nature
81	Neurosurgical Review	4.8	0.808	Springer Nature
82	Orthopaedics and Traumatology: Surgery and Research	4.8	1.081	Elsevier
83	Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery	4.7	1.113	Springer Nature
84	Asian Spine JournalOpen Access	4.7	0.992	Korean Society of Spine Surgery
85	European Spine Journal	4.7	0.942	Springer Nature
86	Journal of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Sciences	4.7	0.903	Wiley-Blackwell
87	Journal of Knee Surgery	4.7	1.0	Thieme
88	Journal of Pediatric Surgery	4.7	0.873	Elsevier
89	Journal of Refractive Surgery	4.7	0.679	Slack, Inc.
90	World Journal of Surgical OncologyOpen Access	4.7	0.774	Springer Nature
91	American Journal of Surgery	4.6	0.85	Elsevier
92	CosmeticsOpen Access	4.6	0.509	Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
93	Current Problems in Surgery	4.6	0.515	Elsevier
94	International Journal of Lower Extremity Wounds	4.6	0.33	SAGE
95	Journal of Robotic Surgery	4.6	0.564	Springer Nature
96	Medicina Oral, Patologia Oral y Cirugia Bucal	4.6	0.587	Medicina Oral, Patologia Oral y Cirugia Bucal
97	Innovative Surgical SciencesOpen Access	4.5	0.426	Walter de Gruyter
98	International Journal of Medical Robotics and Computer Assisted Surgery	4.5	0.545	Wiley-Blackwell
99	JBJS Open AccessOpen Access	4.5	1.385	Wolters Kluwer Health
100	Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery	4.5	0.741	Wolters Kluwer Health

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