Aims & Scope
The American Surgeon is a monthly peer-reviewed publication published by the Southeastern Surgical Congress.
Its area of concentration is clinical general surgery, as defined by the content areas of the American Board of Surgery: alimentary tract (including bariatric surgery), abdomen and its contents, breast, skin and soft tissue, endocrine system, solid organ transplantation, pediatric surgery, surgical critical care, surgical oncology (including head and neck surgery), trauma and emergency surgery, and vascular surgery.
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Impact Factor
Year | Value |
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2025 | 0.9 |
2024 | 1.00 |
Journal Rank
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2024 | 30869 |
Journal Citation Indicator
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2024 | 2194 |
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Abstracting & Indexing
Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.
Subjects & Keywords
Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Medicine, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.
Most Cited Articles
The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.
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The Implication of Lymph Node Metastasis on Survival in Patients with Well-Differentiated Thyroid Cancer
Citation: 336
Authors: Yale D., David, Lawrence D., Joshua D.I.
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Necrotizing Fasciitis: A Fourteen-Year Retrospective Study of 163 Consecutive Patients
Citation: 271
Authors: Ben J., Louis D., Ryan, Frank R., Ellyn R., Kerby C., Douglas L., Robert A.
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Rates of Colon and Rectal Cancers are Increasing in Young Adults
Citation: 233
Authors: Jessica B., Melinda A., Jerome H., David A., Edward H., Clifford Y.
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Blood Transfusions Correlate with Infections in Trauma Patients in a Dose-Dependent Manner
Citation: 223
Authors: Jeffrey A., Robert G., Andrew M., Elizabeth C., Jeffrey S.
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Same Hospitalization Resection for Acute Diverticulitis
Citation: 216
Authors: Harry, Fuad, Omar, William
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What is Normal Intra-Abdominal Pressure?
Citation: 198
Authors: Noel C., Patty L., Jonathan M., Luke Y., Stephen D., R. Stephen
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Comparison of Laparoscopic and Open Ventral Herniorrhaphy
Citation: 198
Authors: Bruce J., Playton, Jeff, Edward M., Russell A., Titus D., Jacqueline, George W., John
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Prevalence of Sleep Apnea in Morbidly Obese Patients who Presented for Weight Loss Surgery Evaluation: More Evidence for Routine Screening for Obstructive Sleep Apnea before Weight Loss Surgery
Citation: 198
Authors: Peter P., Bianca, Carl I., Patricia M.
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Cells Isolated from Adult Human Skeletal Muscle Capable of Differentiating into Multiple Mesodermal Phenotypes
Citation: 192
Authors: John T., Shiela S., John, Andrew F., Richard G.
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Hypoalbuminemia and Clinical Outcomes: What is the Mechanism behind the Relationship?
Citation: 186
Authors: Sunghye, Stephen A., Robert G., Keith R., Ryan T.