Pediatric Surgery International

Aims & Scope

Pediatric Surgery International is a journal devoted to the publication of new and important information from the entire spectrum of pediatric surgery.

The major purpose of the journal is to promote postgraduate training and further education in the surgery of infants and children.

The contents will include articles in clinical and experimental surgery, as well as related fields.

One section of each issue is devoted to a special topic, with invited contributions from recognized authorities.

Other sections will include: -Review articles- Original articles- Technical innovations- Letters to the editor

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.6
2024	1.50

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.557

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	78

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	10459

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	1367

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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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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.

• Probiotics up-regulate MUC-2 mucin gene expression in a Caco-2 cell-culture model

  Citation: 248

  Authors: Mattar, Daniel, Drongowski, Yongyi, Harmon, Coran

• Management of trichobezoar: case report and literature review

  Citation: 218

  Authors: R. R., C. M. F., E. C. J. L., D. C., H. A.

• Intralesional bleomycin injection (IBI) treatment for haemangiomas and congenital vascular malformations

  Citation: 199

  Authors: T., M., P., N., G. O.

• Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of Hirschsprung-associated enterocolitis

  Citation: 182

  Authors: Ankush, Philip K., Robert A., John, Marc, David H., Jacob C., Allan M.

• The long-term follow-up of patients with a congenital diaphragmatic hernia: a broad spectrum of morbidity

  Citation: 164

  Authors: M. G., H. A., C. M. F., A. F., J., R. J. B. J.

• Congenital cystic lung disease: contemporary antenatal and postnatal management

  Citation: 158

  Authors: Richard G., Timothy M.

• Classification, identification, and assessment of surgical treatment of anorectal anomalies

  Citation: 142

  Authors: F.D., E.Durham

• Duodenal atresia: associated anomalies, prenatal diagnosis and outcome

  Citation: 139

  Authors: M. S., N., P., K.

• Colonic transit studies: normal values for adults and children with comparison of radiological and scintigraphic methods

  Citation: 135

  Authors: Bridget R., Melanie C. C., Jonathan, John M.

• The epidemiology of neonatal tumours

  Citation: 134

  Authors: S. W., D., A. J., A., J.

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