Annals of Surgery

Aims & Scope

Annals of Surgery, the world's most highly referenced surgery journal, provides the international medical community with information on significant contributions to the advancement of surgical science and practice.

Surgeons look to Annals of Surgery first for innovations in practice and technique.

Special editorial features include "Advances in Surgical T​echnique," which provides up-to-the-minute coverage of current clinical issues, and monthly review articles that cover the most current practice concerns.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	6.4
2024	7.50

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	2.593

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	903

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	11339

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science
• Medline
• Embase

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Medicine, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

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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.

• Classification of Surgical Complications

  Citation: 26062

  Authors: Daniel, Nicolas, Pierre-Alain

• The Clavien-Dindo Classification of Surgical Complications

  Citation: 9350

  Authors: Pierre A., Jeffrey, Michelle L., Jean Nicolas, Daniel, Richard D., Eduardo, Juan, Ksenija, Claudio, Rolf, René, Robert, John L., Masatoshi

• Clinical Score for Predicting Recurrence After Hepatic Resection for Metastatic Colorectal Cancer

  Citation: 3001

  Authors: Yuman, Joseph, Ruth L., Murray F., Leslie H.

• Neonatal Necrotizing Enterocolitis

  Citation: 2863

  Authors: MARTIN J., JESSIE L., RALPH D., JAMES P., RICHARD, LESLIE, THOMAS

• Lymphatic Mapping and Sentinel Lymphadenectomy for Breast Cancer

  Citation: 2243

  Authors: Armando E., Daniel M., J. Michael, Donald L.

• Virtual Reality Training Improves Operating Room Performance

  Citation: 2209

  Authors: Neal E., Anthony G., Sanziana A., Michael K., Vipin K., Dana K., Richard M.

• Two Hundred Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors

  Citation: 1890

  Authors: Ronald P., Jonathan J., Denis, Satvinder S., James M., Murray F.

• Thickness, Cross-Sectional Areas and Depth of Invasion in the Prognosis of Cutaneous Melanoma

  Citation: 1850

  Authors: Alexander

• Who Would Have Thought It? An Operation Proves to Be the Most Effective Therapy for Adult-Onset Diabetes Mellitus

  Citation: 1742

  Authors: Walter J., Melvin S., Kenneth G., Stuart B., Patricia G., Brenda M., Hisham A., Richard A., Gay, Jeanette M., Lynis

• Burnout and Medical Errors Among American Surgeons

  Citation: 1612

  Authors: Tait D., Charles M., Gerald, Tom, Lotte, Daniel, Paul, Paul J., Jeff, Julie

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