Journal rankings · indicator year 2012
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Subfield ranking · 2012
Surgery journal rankings 2012
610 ranked journals · Subfield in Medicine
Surgery has 610 ranked journals in 2012. The median journal has an OJR of 0.46, below the world average of 1.00, up 0.01 on 2011; Q1 starts at OJR 1.03. The top three are The American Journal of Sports Medicine, Gastroenterology, and Diabetes.
Ranks and citation indicators: 2012. Journal access status and listed APC: source snapshot September 23, 2026.
Journals whose main subfield sits in this category and that published at least 30 citable documents (articles, reviews and conference papers) in 2009–2011, the window the 2012 score is computed on.
The OpenJournalRank Indicator (OJR) is a free, publicly available metric of a journal’s field-normalized citation impact, computed from open OpenAlex citation data. It compares citations to a journal’s papers from the previous three years with the world average for papers of the same subfield, year and type, so 1.00 is the world average and values can be compared across fields. It is computed with the NCI3 method.
The middle OJR among ranked journals in this category: half score higher, half lower. 1.00 is the world average for papers of the same subfield, year and type.
The dot is this category, the solid tick is the median of all ranked journals and the dashed line is the world average.
Share of ranked journals in this category that are fully open access, so every paper is free to read. Hybrid journals, which sell subscriptions and open single papers for a fee, are not counted.
Median list price of the article processing charge, in US dollars, among ranked journals in this category that list a price above zero. Journals with a listed APC of $0 and journals with no known price are left out of this median. The At a glance table below gives a second median that includes the $0 prices.
Subfields of Medicine (42)
- Surgery610
- Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine245
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health213
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine209
- Oncology153
- Epidemiology147
- Infectious Diseases144
- Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism124
- Neurology120
- Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging112
- Physiology110
- Psychiatry and Mental health109
Show all 42 subfields
- Orthopedics and Sports Medicine85
- Ophthalmology67
- Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health67
- Dermatology64
- Hematology60
- Obstetrics and Gynecology55
- Rheumatology53
- Nephrology40
- Pharmacology38
- Complementary and alternative medicine37
- Reproductive Medicine37
- Geriatrics and Gerontology34
- Emergency Medicine32
- Otorhinolaryngology28
- Rehabilitation21
- Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine20
- Pathology and Forensic Medicine20
- Hepatology16
- Genetics14
- Immunology and Allergy13
- Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine10
- Urology10
- Gastroenterology6
- Internal Medicine4
- Family Practice2
- Transplantation2
- Anatomy0
- Biochemistry0
- Health Informatics0
- Microbiology0
610 ranked journals
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Rank is the position by OJR within the list on screen; 1 is the highest. | OJR is field-normalized 3-year citation impact: 1.00 is the world average for papers of the same subfield, year and type, so values compare across fields. The badge is the journal’s quartile in this list. | Citations per paper over a two-year window, counted from OpenAlex. It is not field-normalized, so compare it only between journals of the same field. ▲ or ▼ is the change from 2011. This is OpenJournalRank’s own count, not Clarivate’s Journal Impact Factor. | Citable documents (articles, reviews and conference papers) published in 2009–2011, the window the 2012 OJR is computed on. A journal needs at least 30 to be ranked. | Share of the journal’s 2009–2011 papers that are free to read in any open-access form. The green OA tag next to a title marks a fully open-access journal. | List price of the article processing charge in US dollars. “$0 listed” means the listed price is zero; a dash means no price is listed. | The line is the journal’s OJR from 2003 to 2012. | Compare |
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1The American Journal of Sports MedicineSAGE Publishing · United States | 4.11Q1 | 6.69 0.58 up from 2011 | 925 | 12% | $4,400 | ||
2GastroenterologyElsevier BV · United States | 3.85Q1 | 8.75 0.24 down from 2011 | 1,864 | 39% | $4,180 | ||
3DiabetesAmerican Diabetes Association · United States | 3.76Q1 | 8.32 0.26 down from 2011 | 1,144 | 93% | — | ||
4Annals of SurgeryLippincott Williams & Wilkins · United States | 3.28Q1 | 6.41 0.05 up from 2011 | 1,259 | 13% | — | ||
5MedicineOAWolters Kluwer · United States | 3.20Q1 | 6.43 0.44 down from 2011 | 142 | 32% | $1,950 | ||
6The American Journal of Surgical PathologyLippincott Williams & Wilkins · United States | 3.02Q1 | 6.45 0.12 up from 2011 | 667 | 21% | — | ||
7GutBMJ · United Kingdom | 3.01Q1 | 6.36 0.05 down from 2011 | 1,103 | 83% | — | ||
8Journal of Bone and Joint SurgeryWolters Kluwer · United States | 3.00Q1 | 4.73 0.29 down from 2011 | 1,374 | 14% | — | ||
9Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic SurgeonsPublisher not listed | 2.96Q1 | 4.19 0.08 down from 2011 | 273 | 3% | — | ||
10RadiographicsRadiological Society of North America · United States | 2.92Q1 | 4.75 0.38 down from 2011 | 431 | 4% | — | ||
11British Medical BulletinOxford University Press · United Kingdom | 2.73Q1 | 6.15 1.10 down from 2011 | 126 | 28% | $4,362 | ||
12Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - British VolumeBritish Editorial Society of Bone & Joint Surgery · United Kingdom | 2.72Q1 | 4.44 0.16 up from 2011 | 852 | 11% | — | ||
13HelicobacterWiley · United Kingdom | 2.64Q1 | 4.87 0.52 up from 2011 | 223 | 18% | $4,150 | ||
14Current Opinion in GastroenterologyLippincott Williams & Wilkins · United States | 2.60Q1 | 5.48 0.33 up from 2011 | 246 | 19% | — | ||
15American Journal of TransplantationElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 2.58Q1 | 5.63 0.49 down from 2011 | 1,255 | 93% | $4,300 | ||
16Gastroenterology Clinics of North AmericaElsevier BV · United States | 2.41Q1 | 4.39 0.28 up from 2011 | 151 | 4% | $3,560 | ||
17The Journal of Heart and Lung TransplantationElsevier BV · United States | 2.37Q1 | 5.00 0.94 up from 2011 | 741 | 8% | $3,606 | ||
18Seminars in Pediatric SurgeryElsevier BV · United States | 2.35Q1 | 3.90 0.83 up from 2011 | 106 | 6% | $3,420 | ||
19Arthroscopy The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related SurgeryElsevier BV · United States | 2.35Q1 | 4.05 0.24 up from 2011 | 772 | 42% | $3,500 | ||
20Journal of the American College of SurgeonsLippincott Williams & Wilkins · United States | 2.32Q1 | 4.55 0.31 up from 2011 | 838 | 8% | $3,600 | ||
21The American Journal of GastroenterologyLippincott Williams & Wilkins · United States | 2.30Q1 | 5.61 0.57 up from 2011 | 1,509 | 2% | $4,390 | ||
22Tissue Engineering Part AMary Ann Liebert, Inc. · United States | 2.26Q1 | 5.23 0.20 up from 2011 | 940 | 64% | — | ||
23Acta OrthopaedicaOATaylor & Francis · Sweden | 2.21Q1 | 3.71 0.34 up from 2011 | 415 | 100% | $1,779 | ||
24Best Practice & Research Clinical GastroenterologyElsevier BV · Netherlands | 2.19Q1 | 5.08 1.34 up from 2011 | 223 | 9% | $3,620 | ||
25Current Opinion in LipidologyLippincott Williams & Wilkins · United Kingdom | 2.18Q1 | 5.19 0.11 up from 2011 | 272 | 16% | — | ||
26British Journal of AnaesthesiaElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 2.17Q1 | 4.23 0.13 up from 2011 | 1,057 | 83% | $4,450 | ||
27Annals of MedicineOAInforma · United Kingdom | 2.11Q1 | 4.82 0.51 up from 2011 | 239 | 100% | $2,557 | ||
28AnesthesiologyLippincott Williams & Wilkins · United States | 2.09Q1 | 4.23 0.22 down from 2011 | 1,355 | 63% | — | ||
29Current Opinion in AnaesthesiologyLippincott Williams & Wilkins · United Kingdom | 2.09Q1 | 3.72 0.27 down from 2011 | 377 | 3% | — | ||
30Clinical Orthopaedics and Related ResearchLippincott Williams & Wilkins · United States | 2.08Q1 | 3.41 0.30 up from 2011 | 1,407 | 100% | — | ||
31Journal of Orthopaedic Research®Wiley · United States | 2.03Q1 | 3.43 0.05 down from 2011 | 789 | 71% | $3,970 | ||
32Obesity SurgerySpringer Science+Business Media · United States | 2.03Q1 | 3.80 0.07 up from 2011 | 739 | 18% | $4,590 | ||
33Regional Anesthesia & Pain MedicineBMJ · United Kingdom | 1.99Q1 | 3.66 0.26 down from 2011 | 448 | 7% | — | ||
34Clinical Journal of PainLippincott Williams & Wilkins · United States | 1.98Q1 | 3.46 0.16 down from 2011 | 413 | 17% | — | ||
35Surgical EndoscopySpringer Science+Business Media · United States | 1.95Q1 | 3.76 0.09 down from 2011 | 1,648 | 18% | $4,390 | ||
36Archives of SurgeryAmerican Medical Association · United States | 1.91Q1 | 3.15 0.48 down from 2011 | 887 | 21% | — | ||
37British journal of surgeryOxford University Press · United Kingdom | 1.90Q1 | 4.50 0.14 up from 2011 | 993 | 36% | $5,007 | ||
38Cancer CytopathologyWiley · United States | 1.87Q1 | 4.09 0.16 up from 2011 | 178 | 56% | $3,000 | ||
39TrialsOASpringer Science+Business Media · United Kingdom | 1.86Q1 | 3.09 0.68 down from 2011 | 556 | 100% | $2,790 | ||
40Surgery for Obesity and Related DiseasesElsevier BV · United States | 1.86Q1 | 2.62 0.32 down from 2011 | 465 | 23% | $3,800 | ||
41Anesthesia & AnalgesiaLippincott Williams & Wilkins · China | 1.84Q1 | 3.42 0.07 down from 2011 | 1,957 | 8% | — | ||
42Clinics in Sports MedicineElsevier BV · United States | 1.82Q1 | 3.50 0.87 up from 2011 | 143 | 17% | $3,000 | ||
43Immunology and Allergy Clinics of North AmericaElsevier BV · United States | 1.81Q1 | 3.37 0.78 down from 2011 | 156 | 9% | $3,360 | ||
44BMC Musculoskeletal DisordersOABioMed Central · United Kingdom | 1.81Q1 | 3.30 0.47 up from 2011 | 742 | 100% | $3,090 | ||
45Orthopedic Clinics of North AmericaElsevier BV · United States | 1.80Q1 | 2.80 0.43 down from 2011 | 161 | 3% | $3,950 | ||
46Journal of Shoulder and Elbow SurgeryElsevier BV · United States | 1.79Q1 | 2.84 0.31 down from 2011 | 784 | 13% | $3,850 | ||
47SpineLippincott Williams & Wilkins · United States | 1.79Q1 | 2.98 0.04 down from 2011 | 2,265 | 7% | — | ||
48Clinical BiomechanicsElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.78Q1 | 2.64 0.04 down from 2011 | 495 | 35% | $2,980 | ||
49Current Opinion in Organ TransplantationLippincott Williams & Wilkins · United States | 1.78Q1 | 4.25 0.36 up from 2011 | 339 | 15% | — | ||
50Surgical Clinics of North AmericaElsevier BV · United States | 1.78Q1 | 3.28 0.13 down from 2011 | 255 | 1% | $3,190 |
Subfields of Medicine, with Surgery highlighted.
- Surgery610
- Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine245
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health213
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine209
- Oncology153
- Epidemiology147
- Infectious Diseases144
- Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism124
- Neurology120
- Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging112
- Physiology110
- Psychiatry and Mental health109
- Orthopedics and Sports Medicine85
- Ophthalmology67
- Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health67
- Dermatology64
- Hematology60
- Obstetrics and Gynecology55
- Rheumatology53
- Nephrology40
- Pharmacology38
- Complementary and alternative medicine37
- Reproductive Medicine37
- Geriatrics and Gerontology34
- Emergency Medicine32
- Otorhinolaryngology28
- Rehabilitation21
- Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine20
- Pathology and Forensic Medicine20
- Hepatology16
- Genetics14
- Immunology and Allergy13
- Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine10
- Urology10
- Gastroenterology6
- Internal Medicine4
- Family Practice2
- Transplantation2
- Anatomy0
- Biochemistry0
- Health Informatics0
- Microbiology0
Journals
Citations made in 2012. Corpus-wide, 75.7% of core-journal articles and reviews published that year have at least one matched reference; the share varies by journal and field.
222 additional Surgery journals with metrics are unranked under this release’s eligibility rules: a journal needs at least 30 citable documents in 2009–2011, at least 80% of them with a subfield, and a positive world-average expectation. Ranks are within the whole category; filters hide rows without re-ranking. OJR excludes self-citations.
At a glance
Indicator year: 2012. Publication window: 2009–2011. How these summaries are calculated
- Ranked journals
- 610
- Window papers (baseline)
- 221,967 +17.9% from indicator year 2009
- Median OJR
- 0.463 +7.1% from indicator year 2009
- Rising journals (2025)
- 87
Window papers are the baseline paper population: citable papers (articles, reviews and conference papers) from 2009–2011 in all journals of the world-average baseline, including non-core journals, counted by each paper’s own subfield. They are not the papers of the ranked journals alone.
| Measure | Year series | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ranked journals | 316 | 336 | 358 | 378 | 391 | 409 | 428 | 444 | 474 | 500 | 531 | 570 | 610 | 675 | 734 | 773 | 821 | 852 | 901 | 936 | 962 | 985 | 1,001 | 993 | 980 | 945 | |
| Window papers (baseline) | 91,365 | 104,064 | 110,345 | 118,403 | 120,545 | 132,135 | 144,236 | 159,671 | 171,317 | 188,308 | 202,162 | 216,202 | 221,967 | 228,874 | 238,791 | 247,306 | 252,044 | 254,527 | 263,607 | 275,745 | 288,629 | 304,057 | 320,840 | 331,064 | 332,656 | 336,566 | |
| Median OJR | 0.350 | 0.33 | 0.336 | 0.342 | 0.3484 | 0.3482 | 0.37 | 0.452 | 0.443 | 0.43 | 0.4390 | 0.4538 | 0.463 | 0.461 | 0.470 | 0.50 | 0.471 | 0.486 | 0.483 | 0.484 | 0.493 | 0.458 | 0.4386 | 0.446 | 0.4542 | 0.448 |
How to read these rankings
- OJR, the OpenJournalRank Indicator
- A field-normalized 3-year citation impact, computed from OpenAlex with the NCI3 method. It divides the citations a journal’s papers received by the world average for papers of the same subfield, year and type, so 1.00 is the world average and 2.00 means twice as many citations as expected. Because it is normalized, it can be compared across fields. Read the methodology
- Quartiles
- Q1 to Q4 split the ranked journals of the list you are viewing into four equal groups by OJR. A journal’s quartile depends on the list: the same journal can be Q1 in its subfield and Q2 among all journals.
- Impact factor (2-year)
- Citations per paper over a two-year window, counted from OpenAlex. It is easy to compare with familiar impact factors but is not field-normalized, so compare it only within a field. It is not Clarivate’s Journal Impact Factor. Why it differs from the Journal Impact Factor
- Rank ranges
- Each rank in the latest year carries a likely range from 1,000 resamples of the journal’s papers. Where two journals’ ranges overlap, the data cannot tell them apart, so treat neighbouring ranks as ties.