Journal rankings · indicator year 2024
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Subfield ranking · 2024
Surgery journal rankings 2024
980 ranked journals · Subfield in Medicine
Surgery has 980 ranked journals in 2024. The median journal has an OJR of 0.45, below the world average of 1.00, up 0.01 on 2023; Q1 starts at OJR 0.85. The top three are Nature Reviews Disease Primers, Gut, and Gastroenterology.
Ranks and citation indicators: 2024. 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 2021–2023, the window the 2024 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)
- Surgery980
- Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine364
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health316
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine289
- Infectious Diseases263
- Oncology243
- Epidemiology187
- Neurology175
- Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging161
- Physiology159
- Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism157
- Psychiatry and Mental health144
Show all 42 subfields
- Orthopedics and Sports Medicine125
- Ophthalmology100
- Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health100
- Dermatology92
- Obstetrics and Gynecology85
- Hematology83
- Rheumatology67
- Nephrology65
- Complementary and alternative medicine59
- Reproductive Medicine52
- Pharmacology49
- Emergency Medicine42
- Geriatrics and Gerontology37
- Rehabilitation34
- Otorhinolaryngology33
- Hepatology30
- Pathology and Forensic Medicine29
- Immunology and Allergy26
- Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine23
- Genetics19
- Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine14
- Urology12
- Health Informatics9
- Gastroenterology7
- Internal Medicine6
- Family Practice2
- Transplantation2
- Anatomy0
- Biochemistry0
- Microbiology0
980 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 2023. This is OpenJournalRank’s own count, not Clarivate’s Journal Impact Factor. | Citable documents (articles, reviews and conference papers) published in 2021–2023, the window the 2024 OJR is computed on. A journal needs at least 30 to be ranked. | Share of the journal’s 2021–2023 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 2015 to 2024. | Compare |
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1Nature Reviews Disease PrimersNature Portfolio · United Kingdom | 13.63Q1 | 54.45 15.91 down from 2023 | 137 | 25% | — | ||
2GutBMJ · United Kingdom | 5.03Q1 | 15.68 0.47 up from 2023 | 835 | 53% | — | ||
3GastroenterologyElsevier BV · United States | 3.47Q1 | 9.01 0.27 down from 2023 | 1,540 | 12% | $4,180 | ||
4World Journal of Emergency SurgeryOABioMed Central · United Kingdom | 2.73Q1 | 7.82 0.24 down from 2023 | 170 | 100% | $3,990 | ||
5Current Atherosclerosis ReportsSpringer Science+Business Media · United States | 2.64Q1 | 6.32 0.46 down from 2023 | 278 | 35% | $5,190 | ||
6British Medical BulletinOxford University Press · United Kingdom | 2.61Q1 | 6.48 2.91 down from 2023 | 81 | 67% | $4,362 | ||
7JAMA SurgeryAmerican Medical Association · United States | 2.52Q1 | 5.15 0.28 down from 2023 | 1,222 | 46% | — | ||
8Seminars in Plastic SurgeryThieme Medical Publishers (Germany) · United States | 2.34Q1 | 1.55 1.79 down from 2023 | 106 | 93% | — | ||
9RadiographicsRadiological Society of North America · United States | 2.29Q1 | 4.76 0.06 down from 2023 | 519 | 6% | — | ||
10Current Reviews in Musculoskeletal MedicineSpringer Science+Business Media · United States | 2.17Q1 | 5.39 0.78 up from 2023 | 194 | 100% | $4,590 | ||
11The Bone & Joint JournalBritish Editorial Society of Bone & Joint Surgery · United Kingdom | 2.16Q1 | 4.99 0.10 up from 2023 | 656 | 26% | — | ||
12JBJS Open AccessOAWolters Kluwer · United States | 2.15Q1 | 4.47 1.11 up from 2023 | 236 | 100% | $2,250 | ||
13The American Journal of Sports MedicineSAGE Publishing · United States | 2.13Q1 | 5.20 0.32 up from 2023 | 1,210 | 36% | $4,400 | ||
14Annals of SurgeryLippincott Williams & Wilkins · United States | 2.06Q1 | 5.76 0.95 up from 2023 | 1,389 | 40% | — | ||
15HelicobacterWiley · United Kingdom | 2.05Q1 | 4.89 0.39 up from 2023 | 239 | 57% | $4,150 | ||
16Obesity FactsOAKarger Publishers · Switzerland | 2.02Q1 | 5.90 0.90 up from 2023 | 207 | 100% | $3,590 | ||
17EFORT Open ReviewsOABritish Editorial Society of Bone & Joint Surgery · United Kingdom | 2.00Q1 | 5.28 0.52 down from 2023 | 289 | 100% | $1,800 | ||
18World Journal of MethodologyOAUnited States | 1.99Q1 | 2.74 3.31 down from 2023 | 112 | 100% | — | ||
19Journal of Lipid and AtherosclerosisOASouth Korea | 1.98Q1 | 5.87 1.02 up from 2023 | 79 | 100% | — | ||
20International Journal of SurgeryWolters Kluwer · United Kingdom | 1.96Q1 | 4.69 2.36 down from 2023 | 1,637 | 100% | $3,450 | ||
21ArthroplastyOABioMed Central · United Kingdom | 1.92Q1 | 5.59 2.52 up from 2023 | 158 | 100% | $2,790 | ||
22Obesity PillarsOAElsevier BV · United States | 1.91Q1 | 5.18 0.29 down from 2023 | 83 | 100% | $2,400 | ||
23World Journal of GastroenterologyBaishideng Publishing Group · United States | 1.88Q1 | 5.91 0.97 up from 2023 | 1,540 | 100% | — | ||
24The Spine JournalElsevier BV · Singapore | 1.87Q1 | 4.37 0.25 down from 2023 | 689 | 14% | $4,980 | ||
25American Journal of TransplantationElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.85Q1 | 5.05 0.90 down from 2023 | 960 | 99% | $4,300 | ||
26Gastroenterology Clinics of North AmericaElsevier BV · United States | 1.84Q1 | 4.29 1.13 up from 2023 | 174 | 16% | $3,560 | ||
27Advances in PediatricsElsevier BV · United States | 1.83Q1 | 4.50 1.79 up from 2023 | 47 | 27% | $3,450 | ||
28AnesthesiologyLippincott Williams & Wilkins · United States | 1.83Q1 | 3.77 0.76 down from 2023 | 813 | 27% | — | ||
29World Journal of Clinical PediatricsOAUnited States | 1.80Q1 | 4.19 0.46 down from 2023 | 96 | 100% | — | ||
30Best Practice & Research Clinical GastroenterologyElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.77Q1 | 4.77 0.69 up from 2023 | 101 | 35% | $3,620 | ||
31Knee Surgery and Related ResearchOABioMed Central · South Korea | 1.77Q1 | 4.97 0.47 up from 2023 | 119 | 100% | $0 listed | ||
32BioScience TrendsOAJapan | 1.76Q1 | 4.90 0.33 down from 2023 | 178 | 100% | — | ||
33Pain and TherapyOAAdis, Springer Healthcare · United Kingdom | 1.75Q1 | 3.92 1.01 down from 2023 | 288 | 100% | $7,400 | ||
34Current Gastroenterology ReportsSpringer Science+Business Media · United States | 1.73Q1 | 3.81 0.20 up from 2023 | 105 | 33% | $3,790 | ||
35AtherosclerosisElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.71Q1 | 4.98 0.34 up from 2023 | 776 | 68% | $4,020 | ||
36The Journal of Heart and Lung TransplantationElsevier BV · United States | 1.70Q1 | 4.61 0.44 down from 2023 | 739 | 82% | $3,606 | ||
37Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology ArthroscopySpringer Science+Business Media · Germany | 1.68Q1 | 5.58 1.64 up from 2023 | 1,234 | 67% | $4,300 | ||
38The American Journal of GastroenterologyLippincott Williams & Wilkins · United States | 1.68Q1 | 4.83 0.67 up from 2023 | 1,259 | 3% | $4,390 | ||
39Bone and Joint ResearchOAJournal of Bone and Joint Surgery · United Kingdom | 1.67Q1 | 4.86 0.39 up from 2023 | 251 | 100% | $1,594 | ||
40Journal of clinical lipidologyElsevier BV · United States | 1.66Q1 | 4.37 0.89 up from 2023 | 297 | 23% | $3,510 | ||
41British Journal of AnaesthesiaElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.64Q1 | 4.81 0.49 up from 2023 | 1,252 | 100% | $4,450 | ||
42Journal of Orthopaedics and TraumatologyOASpringer Nature · Italy | 1.62Q1 | 4.71 1.19 up from 2023 | 174 | 100% | $3,190 | ||
43The Journal of ArthroplastyElsevier BV · United States | 1.60Q1 | 3.98 0.34 up from 2023 | 1,789 | 35% | $4,650 | ||
44Head and Neck PathologySpringer Science+Business Media · United States | 1.58Q1 | 4.84 0.90 up from 2023 | 344 | 100% | $2,690 | ||
45Bone & Joint OpenOABritish Editorial Society of Bone & Joint Surgery · United Kingdom | 1.58Q1 | 3.51 0.25 up from 2023 | 381 | 100% | $981 | ||
46NeurospineOAKorean Spinal Neurosurgery Society · South Korea | 1.58Q1 | 4.09 0.08 up from 2023 | 348 | 100% | — | ||
47Journal of Bone and Joint SurgeryWolters Kluwer · United States | 1.58Q1 | 3.54 0.09 down from 2023 | 1,042 | 18% | — | ||
48The American Journal of Surgical PathologyLippincott Williams & Wilkins · United States | 1.57Q1 | 4.06 0.16 down from 2023 | 517 | 22% | — | ||
49Deutsches Ärzteblatt internationalDeutscher Ärzte-Verlag · Germany | 1.57Q1 | 4.39 0.87 up from 2023 | 522 | 99% | — | ||
50DiabetesAmerican Diabetes Association · United States | 1.56Q1 | 3.80 0.62 down from 2023 | 831 | 8% | — |
Subfields of Medicine, with Surgery highlighted.
- Surgery980
- Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine364
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health316
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine289
- Infectious Diseases263
- Oncology243
- Epidemiology187
- Neurology175
- Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging161
- Physiology159
- Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism157
- Psychiatry and Mental health144
- Orthopedics and Sports Medicine125
- Ophthalmology100
- Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health100
- Dermatology92
- Obstetrics and Gynecology85
- Hematology83
- Rheumatology67
- Nephrology65
- Complementary and alternative medicine59
- Reproductive Medicine52
- Pharmacology49
- Emergency Medicine42
- Geriatrics and Gerontology37
- Rehabilitation34
- Otorhinolaryngology33
- Hepatology30
- Pathology and Forensic Medicine29
- Immunology and Allergy26
- Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine23
- Genetics19
- Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine14
- Urology12
- Health Informatics9
- Gastroenterology7
- Internal Medicine6
- Family Practice2
- Transplantation2
- Anatomy0
- Biochemistry0
- Microbiology0
Journals
Citations made in 2024. Corpus-wide, 87.1% of core-journal articles and reviews published that year have at least one matched reference; the share varies by journal and field.
158 additional Surgery journals with metrics are unranked under this release’s eligibility rules: a journal needs at least 30 citable documents in 2021–2023, 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: 2024. Publication window: 2021–2023. How these summaries are calculated
- Ranked journals
- 980
- Window papers (baseline)
- 332,656 +9.4% from indicator year 2021
- Median OJR
- 0.4542 -0.9% from indicator year 2021
- Rising journals (2025)
- 87
Window papers are the baseline paper population: citable papers (articles, reviews and conference papers) from 2021–2023 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.