Journal rankings · indicator year 2015
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Subfield ranking · 2015
Surgery journal rankings 2015
773 ranked journals · Subfield in Medicine
Surgery has 773 ranked journals in 2015. The median journal has an OJR of 0.50, below the world average of 1.00, up 0.03 on 2014; Q1 starts at OJR 1.03. The top three are Gastroenterology, The American Journal of Sports Medicine, and Obesity Facts.
Ranks and citation indicators: 2015. 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 2012–2014, the window the 2015 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)
- Surgery773
- Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine297
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health252
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine238
- Oncology188
- Infectious Diseases182
- Epidemiology176
- Neurology151
- Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism141
- Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging138
- Physiology129
- Psychiatry and Mental health123
Show all 42 subfields
- Orthopedics and Sports Medicine95
- Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health85
- Dermatology74
- Ophthalmology74
- Hematology71
- Obstetrics and Gynecology61
- Rheumatology58
- Nephrology49
- Reproductive Medicine45
- Complementary and alternative medicine42
- Pharmacology42
- Emergency Medicine36
- Geriatrics and Gerontology36
- Otorhinolaryngology34
- Rehabilitation29
- Pathology and Forensic Medicine23
- Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine22
- Genetics19
- Hepatology19
- Immunology and Allergy17
- Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine12
- Urology11
- Gastroenterology6
- Internal Medicine5
- Family Practice3
- Transplantation3
- Health Informatics1
- Anatomy0
- Biochemistry0
- Microbiology0
773 ranked journals
Filters
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 2014. This is OpenJournalRank’s own count, not Clarivate’s Journal Impact Factor. | Citable documents (articles, reviews and conference papers) published in 2012–2014, the window the 2015 OJR is computed on. A journal needs at least 30 to be ranked. | Share of the journal’s 2012–2014 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 2006 to 2015. | Compare |
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1GastroenterologyElsevier BV · United States | 4.39Q1 | 10.06 0.70 up from 2014 | 1,531 | 16% | $4,180 | ||
2The American Journal of Sports MedicineSAGE Publishing · United States | 4.19Q1 | 6.77 0.53 down from 2014 | 1,017 | 15% | $4,400 | ||
3Obesity FactsOAKarger Publishers · Switzerland | 3.87Q1 | 12.65 6.85 up from 2014 | 192 | 100% | $3,590 | ||
4Annals of SurgeryLippincott Williams & Wilkins · United States | 3.60Q1 | 6.64 1.09 down from 2014 | 1,379 | 23% | — | ||
5Journal of Bone and Joint SurgeryWolters Kluwer · United States | 3.41Q1 | 5.48 0.08 down from 2014 | 1,448 | 22% | — | ||
6The American Journal of GastroenterologyLippincott Williams & Wilkins · United States | 3.20Q1 | 7.51 0.06 down from 2014 | 949 | 2% | $4,390 | ||
7DiabetesAmerican Diabetes Association · United States | 3.15Q1 | 7.04 0.61 down from 2014 | 1,567 | 57% | — | ||
8The American Journal of Surgical PathologyLippincott Williams & Wilkins · United States | 2.81Q1 | 5.95 0.57 down from 2014 | 707 | 24% | — | ||
9Best Practice & Research Clinical GastroenterologyElsevier BV · Netherlands | 2.61Q1 | 5.57 0.82 up from 2014 | 241 | 16% | $3,620 | ||
10The Journal of Heart and Lung TransplantationElsevier BV · United States | 2.60Q1 | 5.28 0.56 down from 2014 | 739 | 61% | $3,606 | ||
11JAMA SurgeryAmerican Medical Association · United States | 2.58Q1 | 4.44 0.71 up from 2014 | 554 | 25% | — | ||
12Journal of the American College of SurgeonsLippincott Williams & Wilkins · United States | 2.49Q1 | 4.42 0.66 down from 2014 | 960 | 8% | $3,600 | ||
13GutBMJ · United Kingdom | 2.47Q1 | 5.91 0.60 up from 2014 | 1,604 | 37% | — | ||
14RadiographicsRadiological Society of North America · United States | 2.44Q1 | 4.04 0.26 up from 2014 | 451 | 10% | — | ||
15HelicobacterWiley · United Kingdom | 2.44Q1 | 4.49 0.40 down from 2014 | 242 | 30% | $4,150 | ||
16American Journal of TransplantationElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 2.43Q1 | 5.72 0.14 up from 2014 | 1,279 | 96% | $4,300 | ||
17The Bone & Joint JournalBritish Editorial Society of Bone & Joint Surgery · United Kingdom | 2.42Q1 | 4.29 0.88 up from 2014 | 650 | 7% | — | ||
18Acta OrthopaedicaOATaylor & Francis · Sweden | 2.40Q1 | 3.68 0.11 down from 2014 | 377 | 100% | $1,779 | ||
19AnesthesiologyLippincott Williams & Wilkins · United States | 2.31Q1 | 4.54 0.28 down from 2014 | 1,243 | 43% | — | ||
20Current Opinion in GastroenterologyLippincott Williams & Wilkins · United States | 2.30Q1 | 4.78 0.94 down from 2014 | 257 | 25% | — | ||
21Journal of clinical lipidologyElsevier BV · United States | 2.29Q1 | 5.50 1.17 up from 2014 | 231 | 44% | $3,510 | ||
22Arthroscopy The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related SurgeryElsevier BV · United States | 2.28Q1 | 4.64 0.25 down from 2014 | 853 | 32% | $3,500 | ||
23Bone and Joint ResearchOAJournal of Bone and Joint Surgery · United Kingdom | 2.22Q1 | 3.78 0.73 up from 2014 | 137 | 100% | $1,594 | ||
24British Journal of AnaesthesiaElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 2.22Q1 | 4.49 0.02 down from 2014 | 1,257 | 87% | $4,450 | ||
25British journal of surgeryOxford University Press · United Kingdom | 2.10Q1 | 5.79 0.41 up from 2014 | 879 | 45% | $5,007 | ||
26World Journal of OrthopedicsOASpringer Science+Business Media · United States | 2.06Q1 | 3.52 1.05 up from 2014 | 169 | 100% | — | ||
27Obesity SurgerySpringer Science+Business Media · United States | 2.05Q1 | 4.24 0.72 down from 2014 | 891 | 22% | $4,590 | ||
28Health Technology AssessmentOANIHR Journals Library · United Kingdom | 2.04Q1 | 8.81 0.33 down from 2014 | 150 | 100% | — | ||
29Clinical Orthopaedics and Related ResearchLippincott Williams & Wilkins · United States | 2.04Q1 | 3.43 0.01 up from 2014 | 1,582 | 99% | — | ||
30Current Opinion in LipidologyLippincott Williams & Wilkins · United Kingdom | 2.04Q1 | 4.49 0.16 down from 2014 | 267 | 32% | — | ||
31Regional Anesthesia & Pain MedicineBMJ · United Kingdom | 2.02Q1 | 3.26 0.64 down from 2014 | 380 | 8% | — | ||
32Digestive DiseasesKarger Publishers · Switzerland | 2.02Q1 | 5.45 2.54 up from 2014 | 397 | 32% | — | ||
33Gastroenterology Clinics of North AmericaElsevier BV · United States | 2.01Q1 | 4.27 0.08 up from 2014 | 169 | 9% | $3,560 | ||
34Journal of Shoulder and Elbow SurgeryElsevier BV · United States | 1.99Q1 | 3.46 0.05 up from 2014 | 862 | 7% | $3,850 | ||
35Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic SurgeonsPublisher not listed | 1.96Q1 | 2.56 0.25 up from 2014 | 569 | 3% | — | ||
36Current Atherosclerosis ReportsSpringer Science+Business Media · United States | 1.94Q1 | 3.88 0.62 down from 2014 | 250 | 14% | $5,190 | ||
37British Medical BulletinOxford University Press · United Kingdom | 1.91Q1 | 4.52 0.67 down from 2014 | 112 | 31% | $4,362 | ||
38Tissue Engineering Part AMary Ann Liebert, Inc. · United States | 1.90Q1 | 3.89 0.42 down from 2014 | 844 | 52% | — | ||
39Seminars in Pediatric SurgeryElsevier BV · United States | 1.90Q1 | 2.65 0.62 down from 2014 | 145 | 1% | $3,420 | ||
40Surgery for Obesity and Related DiseasesElsevier BV · United States | 1.88Q1 | 3.20 0.60 down from 2014 | 593 | 8% | $3,800 | ||
41Clinical and Experimental GastroenterologyOADove Medical Press · New Zealand | 1.88Q1 | 4.45 2.36 up from 2014 | 100 | 100% | $2,320 | ||
42Journal of Pain ResearchOADove Medical Press · New Zealand | 1.88Q1 | 3.71 0.05 up from 2014 | 225 | 100% | $2,836 | ||
43The Journal of ArthroplastyElsevier BV · United States | 1.87Q1 | 3.75 0.89 up from 2014 | 1,304 | 13% | $4,650 | ||
44SurgeryElsevier BV · United States | 1.86Q1 | 3.92 0.49 up from 2014 | 962 | 20% | $4,130 | ||
45Journal of Neurosurgery SpineUnited States | 1.86Q1 | 3.16 0.12 down from 2014 | 608 | 81% | — | ||
46Annals of MedicineOAInforma · United Kingdom | 1.83Q1 | 4.72 0.10 down from 2014 | 183 | 99% | $2,557 | ||
47Surgical EndoscopySpringer Science+Business Media · United States | 1.81Q1 | 3.66 0.26 down from 2014 | 1,799 | 19% | $4,390 | ||
48SpineLippincott Williams & Wilkins · United States | 1.78Q1 | 3.30 0.25 up from 2014 | 1,576 | 14% | — | ||
49Clinical Journal of PainLippincott Williams & Wilkins · United States | 1.77Q1 | 2.86 0.01 down from 2014 | 463 | 30% | — | ||
50AtherosclerosisElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.77Q1 | 4.28 0.15 down from 2014 | 1,453 | 17% | $4,020 |
Subfields of Medicine, with Surgery highlighted.
- Surgery773
- Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine297
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health252
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine238
- Oncology188
- Infectious Diseases182
- Epidemiology176
- Neurology151
- Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism141
- Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging138
- Physiology129
- Psychiatry and Mental health123
- Orthopedics and Sports Medicine95
- Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health85
- Dermatology74
- Ophthalmology74
- Hematology71
- Obstetrics and Gynecology61
- Rheumatology58
- Nephrology49
- Reproductive Medicine45
- Complementary and alternative medicine42
- Pharmacology42
- Emergency Medicine36
- Geriatrics and Gerontology36
- Otorhinolaryngology34
- Rehabilitation29
- Pathology and Forensic Medicine23
- Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine22
- Genetics19
- Hepatology19
- Immunology and Allergy17
- Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine12
- Urology11
- Gastroenterology6
- Internal Medicine5
- Family Practice3
- Transplantation3
- Health Informatics1
- Anatomy0
- Biochemistry0
- Microbiology0
Journals
Citations made in 2015. Corpus-wide, 78.1% of core-journal articles and reviews published that year have at least one matched reference; the share varies by journal and field.
232 additional Surgery journals with metrics are unranked under this release’s eligibility rules: a journal needs at least 30 citable documents in 2012–2014, 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: 2015. Publication window: 2012–2014. How these summaries are calculated
- Ranked journals
- 773
- Window papers (baseline)
- 247,306 +11.4% from indicator year 2012
- Median OJR
- 0.50 +8.0% from indicator year 2012
- Rising journals (2025)
- 87
Window papers are the baseline paper population: citable papers (articles, reviews and conference papers) from 2012–2014 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.