Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery® is designed to provide the scientific basis to optimize care of the severely injured and critically ill surgical patient.

Thus, the Journal has a high priority for basic and translation research to fulfill this objectives.

Additionally, the Journal is enthusiastic to publish randomized prospective clinical studies to establish care predicated on a mechanistic foundation.

Finally, the Journal is seeking systematic reviews, guidelines and algorithms that incorporate the best evidence available.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	3.7
2024	2.90

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	3132

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	3329

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.290

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	217

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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

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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.

• Death on the battlefield (2001–2011)

  Citation: 1362

  Authors: Brian J., Robert L., Peter, Joyce, Terrill, Paul, Olga, Tamara, Lynne, Todd E., Frank K., Russell S., John B., Charles, Howard, Mimi, Leon, Lorne H.

• Persistent inflammation and immunosuppression

  Citation: 648

  Authors: Lori F., Alex G., Philip A., Darwin, Azra, Bruce A., Lyle L., Frederick A.

• Are the frail destined to fail? Frailty index as predictor of surgical morbidity and mortality in the elderly

  Citation: 453

  Authors: Joseph S., Vic, Anthony J., H. Mathilda, Andrew, Joe H., Ilan S.

• Organ injury scaling 2018 update: Spleen, liver, and kidney

  Citation: 436

  Authors: Rosemary A., Marie, Kathirkamanthan, Ben L., Mike, Chris, Krista, Kevin, Gail T.

• Damage control resuscitation in patients with severe traumatic hemorrhage

  Citation: 394

  Authors: Jeremy W., Mansoor A., Ali S., Mitchell J., John J., Bryan A., Joseph J., Erin E., Kenji, Carlos J., John B., Juan C.

• Hyperfibrinolysis, physiologic fibrinolysis, and fibrinolysis shutdown

  Citation: 390

  Authors: Hunter B., Ernest E., Eduardo, Michael P., Theresa L., Christopher C., Anirban, Angela

• The AAST prospective Aortic Occlusion for Resuscitation in Trauma and Acute Care Surgery (AORTA) registry

  Citation: 389

  Authors: Joseph J., Thomas M., Megan, Dimitra, Kenji, Jeremy, Laura, John, David, Cassra N., Andrew, James, David, Nathaniel

• The excess morbidity and mortality of emergency general surgery

  Citation: 375

  Authors: Joaquim M., Allan B., Woo S., Zara, Edward, Reza, Gally, Ali

• A clinical series of resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta for hemorrhage control and resuscitation

  Citation: 372

  Authors: Megan L., Laura J., Joseph J., George H., Michelle K., Rondel P., John B., Thomas M., Todd E.

• Selective nonoperative management of blunt splenic injury

  Citation: 360

  Authors: Nicole A., Indermeet, Julius D., Marie L., Randall S., Oscar D., Randeep S., Adrian A., Thomas J., Ayodele, Kevin M., Mark J., Kathryn M., Ben L., Andrew J.

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