Lasers in Surgery and Medicine

Aims & Scope

Lasers in Surgery and Medicine publishes the highest quality research and clinical manuscripts in areas relating to the use of lasers in medicine and biology.

The journal publishes basic and clinical studies on the therapeutic and diagnostic use of lasers in all the surgical and medical specialties.

Contributions regarding clinical trials, new therapeutic techniques or instrumentation, laser biophysics and bioengineering, photobiology and photochemistry, outcomes research, cost-effectiveness, and other aspects of biomedicine are welcome.

Using a process of rigorous yet rapid review of submitted manuscripts, findings of high scientific and medical interest are published with a minimum delay.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.9
2024	2.20

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.816

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	130

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	6589

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	1025

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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.

• Fractional Photothermolysis: A New Concept for Cutaneous Remodeling Using Microscopic Patterns of Thermal Injury

  Citation: 1288

  Authors: Dieter, G. Scott, R. Kehl, Heather, R. Rox

• Lasers in Surgery and Medicine

  Citation: 891

  Authors:

• Photodynamic therapy in the treatment of microbial infections: Basic principles and perspective applications

  Citation: 686

  Authors: Giulio, Clara, Marina, Stefania, Olimpia, Donata, Lia, Giacomo, Gabrio

• The biomedical effects of laser application

  Citation: 585

  Authors: Endre, Andrew F., Adam

• Experimental studies of the application of the Er:YAG laser on dental hard substances: I. Measurement of the ablation rate

  Citation: 539

  Authors: Raimund, Ulrich

• Microvasculature Can Be Selectively Damaged Using Dye Lasers: A Basic Theory and Experimental Evidence in Human Skin

  Citation: 494

  Authors: R., John A.

• Photodynamic therapy for infections: Clinical applications

  Citation: 466

  Authors: Gitika B., Sulbha K., Ying-Ying, Tianhong, Michael R.

• Skin responses to fractional photothermolysis

  Citation: 423

  Authors: Hans‐Joachim, Zeina, R. Rox, Dieter

• Laser in situ keratomileusis

  Citation: 413

  Authors: Loannis G., Maria E., Evdoxia Z., Oliver, Anthimos

• Optical properties of intralipid: A phantom medium for light propagation studies

  Citation: 393

  Authors: Stephen T., Steven L., Brian C., Willem M., Martin J. C.

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