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Best Surgery journals

597 Scopus-active journals are ranked in Surgery. The top 100 by CiteScore percentile are listed below — 100 of them sit in quartile Q1. Every title links to a full profile with Scopus, Web of Science, ABDC, DOAJ and open-access details.

# Journal CiteScore Percentile Quartile WoS ABDC OA
1 JAMA Surgery 20 99th Q1 SCIE No
2 Burns and Trauma 15.7 99th Q1 SCIE Yes
3 Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry 15.1 99th Q1 SCIE No
4 Annals of Surgery 14.7 99th Q1 SCIE No
5 Breast 12.6 99th Q1 SCIE Yes
6 European Urology Oncology 10.7 99th Q1 SCIE No
7 Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation 10.6 98th Q1 SCIE No
8 World Journal of Emergency Surgery 10.3 98th Q1 SCIE Yes
9 Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy 10.1 98th Q1 SCIE No
10 Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 10 98th Q1 SCIE No
11 Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery 9 98th Q1 SCIE No
12 Neurospine 8.4 98th Q1 SCIE Yes
13 American Journal of Surgical Pathology 8.3 97th Q1 SCIE No
14 Annals of Thoracic Surgery 8.3 97th Q1 SCIE No
15 JAMA Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery 8.2 97th Q1 SCIE No
16 Spine Journal 8.2 97th Q1 SCIE No
17 European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery 7.8 97th Q1 SCIE No
18 Knee Surgery and Related Research 7.7 97th Q1 ESCI Yes
19 Bone and Joint Journal 7.7 96th Q1 SCIE No
20 Bone and Joint Research 7.4 96th Q1 SCIE Yes
21 EFORT Open Reviews 7.3 96th Q1 SCIE Yes
22 British Journal of Surgery 7.2 96th Q1 SCIE No
23 Arthroplasty 7.1 96th Q1 ESCI Yes
24 Global Spine Journal 7.1 96th Q1 SCIE Yes
25 Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 7 95th Q1 SCIE No
26 Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases 7 95th Q1 SCIE No
27 Journal of Vascular Surgery 6.9 95th Q1 SCIE No
28 Journal of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Sciences 6.8 95th Q1 SCIE No
29 Journal of Liver Cancer 6.7 95th Q1 ESCI Yes
30 Journal of Neurosurgery 6.7 95th Q1 SCIE No
31 International Wound Journal 6.7 94th Q1 SCIE Yes
32 Liver Transplantation 6.6 94th Q1 SCIE No
33 Aesthetic Surgery Journal 6.5 94th Q1 SCIE No
34 Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research 6.5 94th Q1 SCIE No
35 Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology 6.5 94th Q1 SCIE Yes
36 Journal of Investigative Surgery 6.4 94th Q1 SCIE Yes
37 Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery 6.3 93th Q1 SCIE Yes
38 Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine 6.3 93th Q1 SCIE No
39 Cosmetics 6 93th Q1 ESCI Yes
40 Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery 6 93th Q1 SCIE No
41 Wound Repair and Regeneration 6 93th Q1 SCIE No
42 Neuro-Oncology Advances 5.9 93th Q1 ESCI Yes
43 Asian Spine Journal 5.9 92th Q1 ESCI Yes
44 BJS Open 5.9 92th Q1 SCIE Yes
45 Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery 5.9 92th Q1 SCIE No
46 Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery 5.9 92th Q1 SCIE No
47 Journal of Vascular Surgery: Venous and Lymphatic Disorders 5.9 92th Q1 SCIE Yes
48 Clinical and Experimental Otorhinolaryngology 5.8 92th Q1 SCIE Yes
49 International Journal of Lower Extremity Wounds 5.7 91th Q1 SCIE No
50 Orthopaedics and Traumatology: Surgery and Research 5.7 91th Q1 SCIE No
51 Surgical Endoscopy 5.7 91th Q1 SCIE No
52 European Heart Journal Open 5.6 91th Q1 ESCI Yes
53 Surgical Clinics of North America 5.6 91th Q1 SCIE No
54 Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 5.5 91th Q1 SCIE Yes
55 Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery 5.5 90th Q1 SCIE Yes
56 Neurosurgery 5.5 90th Q1 SCIE No
57 European Surgical Research 5.4 90th Q1 SCIE Yes
58 European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery 5.3 90th Q1 SCIE No
59 International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery 5.3 90th Q1 SCIE No
60 Obesity Surgery 5.3 90th Q1 SCIE No
61 European Spine Journal 5.2 89th Q1 SCIE No
62 International Orthopaedics 5.2 89th Q1 SCIE No
63 Journal of the American College of Surgeons 5.2 89th Q1 SCIE No
64 Transplantation Reviews 5.2 89th Q1 SCIE No
65 International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery 5.1 89th Q1 SCIE No
66 Surgeon 5.1 89th Q1 SCIE No
67 Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery 5.1 88th Q1 SCIE No
68 European Journal of Surgical Oncology 5.1 88th Q1 SCIE No
69 Foot and Ankle International 5.1 88th Q1 SCIE No
70 International Journal of Medical Robotics and Computer Assisted Surgery 5.1 88th Q1 SCIE No
71 Journal of Refractive Surgery 5.1 88th Q1 SCIE No
72 Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons 5.1 88th Q1 SCIE No
73 European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery 5.1 87th Q1 SCIE No
74 Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery 5 87th Q1 SCIE No
75 Journal of Neurosurgical Anesthesiology 5 87th Q1 SCIE No
76 Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research 5 87th Q1 SCIE Yes
77 Journal of Robotic Surgery 4.9 87th Q1 SCIE No
78 Neurologia i Neurochirurgia Polska 4.9 87th Q1 SCIE No
79 JBJS Open Access 4.9 86th Q1 ESCI Yes
80 International Journal of Clinical Oncology 4.8 86th Q1 SCIE No
81 Neurosurgical Focus 4.7 86th Q1 SCIE No
82 Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery 4.7 86th Q1 SCIE No
83 Surgery (United States) 4.7 86th Q1 SCIE No
84 Surgical Oncology 4.7 86th Q1 SCIE No
85 Annals of Surgical Oncology 4.7 85th Q1 SCIE No
86 Archives of Plastic Surgery 4.7 85th Q1 ESCI Yes
87 Burns 4.7 85th Q1 SCIE No
88 Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery 4.7 85th Q1 SCIE No
89 Surgical Oncology Clinics of North America 4.7 85th Q1 SCIE No
90 Seminars in Vascular Surgery 4.6 85th Q1 SCIE No
91 Bone and Joint Open 4.6 84th Q1 ESCI Yes
92 Hernia 4.6 84th Q1 SCIE No
93 Journal of Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery 4.6 84th Q1 SCIE No
94 Journal of Knee Surgery 4.6 84th Q1 SCIE No
95 Lasers in Surgery and Medicine 4.6 84th Q1 SCIE No
96 Patient Safety in Surgery 4.6 84th Q1 ESCI Yes
97 Journal of ISAKOS 4.6 83th Q1 ESCI Yes
98 Orthopaedic Surgery 4.6 83th Q1 SCIE Yes
99 Journal of Endovascular Therapy 4.5 83th Q1 SCIE No
100 Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 4.5 83th Q1 ESCI Yes

Rank and percentile are within the Surgery Scopus subject table (CiteScore 2025, dataset 2026-06-09). A journal can rank differently in its other subject areas — open its profile for the full picture.

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