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JCR 2025 (released June 2026) · 38 journals · updated September 2026

Surgery journals ranked by Impact Factor (JCR 2025, 38 journals)

38 medical journals in the JCR category Surgery, ranked by 2025 Impact Factor. The highest IF is JAMA Surgery (15.6).

Journals
38 journals
Q1 (top 25%)
7 journals
Fully OA
6 journals
JCR category
Surgery

Top 5 by IF

  1. JAMA Surgery — IF 15.6, Q1
  2. British Journal of Surgery — IF 9.4, Q1
  3. International Journal of Surgery — IF 9.0, Q1
  4. World Journal of Emergency Surgery — IF 7.7, Q1
  5. Annals of Surgery — IF 7.4, Q1

All 38 Surgery journals by IF

#JournalPublisherImpact FactorQOALink
1JAMA SurgeryAMA
15.6
Q1–Journal site
2British Journal of SurgeryOxford University Press
9.4
Q1–Journal site
3International Journal of SurgeryWolters Kluwer
9.0
Q1–Journal site
4World Journal of Emergency SurgeryBMC
7.7
Q1OAJournal site
5Annals of SurgeryWolters Kluwer
7.4
Q1–Journal site
6Annals of Thoracic SurgeryElsevier
5.3
Q1–Journal site
7Asian Journal of SurgeryElsevier
5.2
Q1OAJournal site
8Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular SurgeryElsevier
4.7
––Journal site
9Journal of Trauma and Acute Care SurgeryWolters Kluwer
3.9
––Journal site
10Journal of Vascular SurgeryElsevier
3.9
––Journal site
11Annals of Surgical OncologySpringer
3.8
––Journal site
12Obesity SurgerySpringer
3.4
––Journal site
13European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic SurgeryOxford University Press
3.3
––Journal site
14HPBElsevier
3.3
––Journal site
15Surgical EndoscopySpringer
3.3
––Journal site
16Journal of the American College of SurgeonsWolters Kluwer
3.2
––Journal site
17SurgeryElsevier
3.2
––Journal site
18Diseases of the Colon & RectumWolters Kluwer
3.1
––Journal site
19Journal of Gastrointestinal SurgeryElsevier
2.8
––Journal site
20HerniaSpringer
2.7
––Journal site
21Journal of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic SciencesWiley (JSHBPS)
2.5
––Journal site
22Trauma Surgery & Acute Care OpenBMJ
2.5
–OAJournal site
23BMC SurgeryBMC
2.4
–OAJournal site
24InjuryElsevier
2.4
––Journal site
25American Journal of SurgeryElsevier
2.3
––Journal site
26Colorectal DiseaseWiley
2.3
––Journal site
27European Journal of Trauma and Emergency SurgerySpringer
2.3
––Journal site
28Surgery TodaySpringer (JSS)
2.3
––Journal site
29Langenbeck's Archives of SurgerySpringer
2.2
––Journal site
30Updates in SurgerySpringer
2.2
––Journal site
31World Journal of SurgeryWiley
2.2
––Journal site
32Scandinavian Journal of SurgerySAGE
2.1
––Journal site
33Surgical OncologyElsevier
2.1
––Journal site
34Journal of Surgical OncologyWiley
1.9
––Journal site
35Journal of Surgical ResearchElsevier
1.6
––Journal site
36ANZ Journal of SurgeryWiley
1.5
––Journal site
37Annals of Gastroenterological SurgeryWiley (JSGS)
n/a
–OAJournal site
38Surgical Case ReportsSpringer Nature (JSS)
n/a
–OAJournal site
Q1 quartile within the JCR category OA fully open access journal 2024 latest-year IF not confirmed

Frequently asked questions

Which Surgery journal has the highest Impact Factor?

JAMA Surgery (15.6, JCR 2025).

Which year's Impact Factor is this?

The 2-year Journal Impact Factor from JCR 2025, released in June 2026, compiled from values published by the publishers.

What does Q1 mean?

A journal whose IF is in the top 25% of its JCR category. 7 journals in Surgery qualify.

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