Obesity Surgery

Aims & Scope

Obesity Surgery is the official journal of the International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity & Metabolic Disorders.

The journal represents one of the premier forums for the dissemination of research and clinical knowledge within the international community of bariatric/metabolic treatment providers of all disciplines.

Obesity Surgery communicates the latest research, surgical and endoscopic techniques, and most recent advances in the integrated health care for the treatment of obesity and metabolic disorders.

The journal publishes highly selective invited and unsolicited peer-reviewed articles involving all aspects of the management and care of patients suffering from obesity.

Though there is an emphasis on bariatric/metabolic surgery, the journal is comprehensive in covering the medical management of obesity, general surgery, endoscopy, nutritional science, behavioral science, anesthesia, plastic surgery after weight loss, exercise physiology, endocrinology, diabetology, treatment for eating disorders, and medicolegal issues.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	3.1
2024	2.90

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.148

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	164

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	3845

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	4866

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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
• Embase

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Medicine and Nursing, 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.

• Bariatric Surgery Worldwide 2013

  Citation: 1250

  Authors: L., A., P., G., H., N.

• Metabolic/Bariatric Surgery Worldwide 2011

  Citation: 1142

  Authors: Henry, Danette M.

• IFSO Worldwide Survey 2016: Primary, Endoluminal, and Revisional Procedures

  Citation: 822

  Authors: Luigi, A., P., A., K., J., H., N.

• Biliopancreatic Diversion with a Duodenal Switch

  Citation: 711

  Authors: Douglas S., Douglas W.

• Bariatric Surgery Worldwide: Baseline Demographic Description and One-Year Outcomes from the Fourth IFSO Global Registry Report 2018

  Citation: 673

  Authors: Richard, Marianne, Robin, John, Ronald, Johan, Almino, Villy, Salman, Wendy, Ricardo, Peter, Jacques

• Metabolic/Bariatric Surgery Worldwide 2008

  Citation: 669

  Authors: Henry, Danette M.

• Early Experience with Two-Stage Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass as an Alternative in the Super-Super Obese Patient

  Citation: 666

  Authors: J. P., W. B., M., A.

• Long-Term Outcomes After Bariatric Surgery: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Weight Loss at 10 or More Years for All Bariatric Procedures and a Single-Centre Review of 20-Year Outcomes After Adjustable Gastric Banding

  Citation: 623

  Authors: Paul E., Annemarie, Leah, Stewart, Paul, Andrew, Gary, Wendy

• Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass, Roux-en-Y: Preliminary Report of Five Cases

  Citation: 622

  Authors: Alan C., G. Wesley, Laurier J.

• Bariatric Surgery and Endoluminal Procedures: IFSO Worldwide Survey 2014

  Citation: 601

  Authors: L., A., P., A., N., H., N.

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