World Journal of Surgery

Aims & Scope

World Journal of Surgery is the official publication of the International Society of Surgery/Societe Internationale de Chirurgie (iss-sic.com).

Under the editorship of Dr.

Julie Ann Sosa, World Journal of Surgery provides an in-depth, international forum for the most authoritative information on major clinical problems in the fields of clinical and experimental surgery, surgical education, and socioeconomic aspects of surgical care.

Contributions are reviewed and selected by a group of distinguished surgeons from across the world who make up the Editorial Board.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2.5
2024	2.30

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.771

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	176

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	7123

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	2546

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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.

• Guidelines for Perioperative Care in Elective Colorectal Surgery: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS^®) Society Recommendations: 2018

  Citation: 1612

  Authors: U. O., M. J., M., J., N., N., T. A., T. M., A. G., M., H. D., R. D., G. J., A., H., F., E. E., W. J., F., D. N., K. E., A., G., B., O.

• Resection of colorectal liver metastases

  Citation: 1152

  Authors: Johannes, Richard, Annelore, Martin

• Guidelines for Perioperative Care in Elective Colonic Surgery: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS^®) Society Recommendations

  Citation: 959

  Authors: U. O., M. J., W., N., D., N., C. E., J., A. S., M., A., R. H., D. N., K., O.

• Aging and Wound Healing

  Citation: 790

  Authors: Ankush, Luisa A.

• Enhanced Recovery Program in Colorectal Surgery: A Meta‐analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

  Citation: 703

  Authors: Massimiliano, Giovanni, Luigi, Marco, Nicolò, Marco

• Complications of Thyroid Surgery: Analysis of a Multicentric Study on 14,934 Patients Operated on in Italy over 5 Years

  Citation: 626

  Authors: Lodovico, Nicola, Paolo, Maurizio, Giuseppe, Pier Giorgio, Maria Rosa, Luciano

• An Observational Trial for Papillary Thyroid Microcarcinoma in Japanese Patients

  Citation: 610

  Authors: Yasuhiro, Akira, Hiroyuki, Mitsuhiro, Minoru, Takuya, Chisato, Yuuki, Kaoru, Akihiro

• The treatment of complicated groin and incisional hernias

  Citation: 605

  Authors: René E.

• Surgical anatomy and anatomical surgery of the liver

  Citation: 585

  Authors: Henri

• Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma Managed at the Mayo Clinic during Six Decades (1940–1999): Temporal Trends in Initial Therapy and Long‐term Outcome in 2444 Consecutively Treated Patients

  Citation: 566

  Authors: Ian D., Geoffrey B., Clive S., Eric J., Catherine E., Colum A., Megan S., Bryan, Brian P., Ann L., Claudia C., Jon A., John R.

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