Digestive Surgery

Aims & Scope

Digestive Surgery presents a comprehensive overview in the field of gastrointestinal surgery.

Interdisciplinary in scope, the journal keeps the specialist aware of advances in all fields that contribute to improvements in the diagnosis and treatment of gastrointestinal disease.

Particular emphasis is given to articles that evaluate not only recent clinical developments, especially clinical trials and technical innovations such as new endoscopic and laparoscopic procedures, but also relevant translational research.

Each contribution is carefully aligned with the need of the digestive surgeon.

Thus, the journal is an important component of the continuing medical education of surgeons who want their practice to benefit from a familiarity with new knowledge in all its dimensions.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.2
2024	1.80

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.622

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	80

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	9308

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	164

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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

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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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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.

• Peritoneal Adhesions: Etiology, Pathophysiology, and Clinical Significance

  Citation: 510

  Authors: Theodoros, Nikolaos, Paul M., Christos, Ronald L.

• Liver Anatomy: Portal (and Suprahepatic) or Biliary Segmentation

  Citation: 315

  Authors: C.

• How Much Remnant Is Enough in Liver Resection?

  Citation: 290

  Authors: Alfredo, Andrea, Simone, Alessandro, Calogero

• Recalling Superior Mesenteric Artery Syndrome

  Citation: 269

  Authors: Thilo, Markus W., Peter

• Sentinel Node Mapping Guided by Indocyanine Green Fluorescence Imaging: A New Method for Sentinel Node Navigation Surgery in Gastrointestinal Cancer

  Citation: 256

  Authors: Mitsuo, Yusuke, Kimiyasu, Masanori, Makoto, Mitsuharu

• Results and Complications after Ileal Pouch Anal Anastomosis: A Meta-Analysis of 43 Observational Studies Comprising 9,317 Patients

  Citation: 254

  Authors: Willem E., Erik, Ingeborg, Hein G., Cees J.H.M.

• Pancreatic Fistula Rate after Pancreatic Resection

  Citation: 251

  Authors: Claudio, Giovanni, Enrico, Giuseppe, Roberto, Massimo, Andrew, Paolo

• Circulatory and Respiratory Complications of Carbon Dioxide Insufflation

  Citation: 230

  Authors: C.N., T., A., P., A., T., M.W.

• Cervical or Thoracic Anastomosis after Esophagectomy for Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

  Citation: 216

  Authors: S.S.A.Y., K.W., M.A., D.L.

• Management of Complications after Pancreaticoduodenectomy in a High Volume Centre: Results on 150 Consecutive Patients / with Invited Commentary

  Citation: 208

  Authors: Claudio, Massimo, Roberto, Giuseppe, Enrico, Paolo

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