Annals of Surgery
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins · US · ISSN 00034932
SJR Q1
What the numbers say
Fewer papers are appearing and each now draws fewer citations on average.
Field-weighted citation impact moved from 3.59 to 2.72. Expect lower citedness per article compared with the journal's prior profile. Both output and citation impact declined. If citation visibility matters for your work, weigh other outlets too. Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research rose from 20.6% to 27.9% of what the journal runs. Authors in pancreatic and hepatic oncology will find stronger topical alignment here. Massachusetts General Hospital leads all institutions with 347 papers. If institutional representation matters for perceived reach, note a single center dominates publications.
Citation metrics
SJR quartile
Q1
SJR score
2.52
Citations / doc (2y)
6.15
h-index
454
Based on the Scopus and OpenAlex citation graphs. We do not provide Clarivate’s JCR Impact Factor.
Output and citation impact
Whether citation performance keeps up as output grows.
PapersField-weighted impact
2018
631
3.59
2019
618
3.82
2020
979
2.55
2021
656
2.36
2022
424
3.29
2023
394
3.98
2024
424
3.19
2025
386
2.72
Topic shift
Share in the last 24 months (2024-09 – 2026-08) versus the previous 24 (2022-09 – 2024-08).
Rising
- Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research20.6%→27.9%+7.3%pPrevNow
- Hernia repair and management0.0%→3.9%+3.9%pPrevNow
- Cholangiocarcinoma and Gallbladder Cancer Studies0.0%→3.6%+3.6%pPrevNow
- Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes2.0%→5.3%+3.2%pPrevNow
- Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics0.0%→2.6%+2.6%pPrevNow
Falling
- Diversity and Career in Medicine11.1%→4.3%−6.8%pPrevNow
- Opioid Use Disorder Treatment3.2%→0.0%−3.2%pPrevNow
- Frailty in Older Adults2.7%→0.0%−2.7%pPrevNow
- Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes5.2%→2.6%−2.6%pPrevNow
- Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes2.5%→0.0%−2.5%pPrevNow
Terms appearing more often
Wording in recent paper titles that stands out against the journal's own baseline.
perihilarpancreatoduodenectomypancreatectomyintraductalnormothermicdcdtransanastomotic
Author countries
Last 24 months (2024-09 – 2026-08) against the previous 24 (2022-09 – 2024-08).
- US52.3%→53.1%+0.8%pPrevNow
- IT6.9%→8.0%+1.1%pPrevNow
- GB9.2%→7.6%−1.6%pPrevNow
- CA8.4%→6.8%−1.6%pPrevNow
- DE6.3%→6.7%+0.4%pPrevNow
- NL6.2%→6.6%+0.3%pPrevNow
Top 5 institutions
Top 5 institutions publishing in this journal, 2018 – 2026.
Recently published
20The 20 most recent papers — not the full list.
1
Article2026
Efficacy of Splenectomy for Hematologic MalignanciesHamza Mohammed, Muhammad Talha Waheed, Vijay Trisal, I. Benjamin Paz, Laleh Melstrom, Tanya Siddiqi, Ahmed Aribi, Geoffrey Shouse, Leslie Popplewell, Stephen J. Forman, Matthew G. Mei, Monzr M. Al Malki, Haris Ali, Mustafa Raoof
SurgeryMedicine
2
Article2026
Medical Student First Authorship in High-Impact Surgical JournalsGeorgios Karamitros, Georgios Bouloukakis, Gregory A. Lamaris, Irene Papanicolas, Scott D. Lifchez, Galen Perdikis, Wesley P. Thayer, William C. Lineaweaver
OAGender StudiesSocial Sciences
3
Article2026
Radial Margin Distance in Perihilar CholangiocarcinomaRyusei Yamamoto, Shunsuke Onoe, Takashi Mizuno, Nobuyuki Watanabe, Shoji Kawakatsu, Masaki Sunagawa, Atsushi Ogura, Taisuke Baba, Mihoko Yamada, Yoshie Shimoyama, Kennosuke Karube, Takahiro Imaizumi, Ryo Emoto, Tomoki Ebata
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4
Article2026
Normothermic Machine and Regional Perfusion in U.S. DCD Liver TransplantationSergio A. Acuna, Hiren Dayala, Maggie E. Jones, Paul MacLennan, M. Chandler McLeod, Devin E. Eckhoff, Robert M. Cannon
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5
Article2026
Invited Commentary to “Reforming Surgical Graduate Medical Education Toward Accreditation Aligned with Readiness for Independent Practice” by Ellison, et alDebra F. Weinstein, Mary E. Klingensmith
OAPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthMedicine
6
Article2026
What is the Incidence of Early Antibody Formation after Resuscitation of Hemorrhage? A Comparison of RH(D)+ Whole Blood and RH(D)- Red Blood Cells in 3,531 Trauma PatientsConnor Purvis, Devi Bavishi, Mohammed Rigi, Alexandra P. Foster, Elene A. Clemens, Jan‐Michael Van Gent, Thomas W. Clements, Bryan A. Cotton
OAHematologyMedicine
7
Article2026
Expression of the High Affinity Neurotensin Receptor Defines an Immune‑cold, Poor‑prognosis Colorectal Cancer SubtypeHaoming Wu, Yang Wang, Jun Song, Baoxiang Yan, Chi Wang, Jinpeng Liu, Daheng He, Heidi L. Weiss, Piotr Rychahou, Moumita Banerjee, Jing Li, B. Mark Evers
OACellular and Molecular NeuroscienceNeuroscience
8
Article2026
5x-Multiplier Versus 3-Tier ModelBrittany C. Fields, Timothy E. Newhook, Heather A. Lillemoe, Anneliese N. Hierl, Innocent Rukundo, José A. Karam, Surena F. Matin, Larissa A. Meyer, Zhouxuan Li, Wei Qiao, Jean‐Nicolas Vauthey, Matthew H. G. Katz, Ching‐Wei D. Tzeng
OAPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthMedicine
9
Article2026
Non-technical Errors, a Hidden Contributor to Patient Mortality in Emergency General SurgeryJesse D. Ey, Anthony Vo, Victoria Kollias, Octavia Lee, Kelly Hou, Matheesha Herath, John B North, Martin Bruening, Adam J. Wells, Guy J. Maddern
OAEmergency Medical ServicesHealth Professions
10
Article2026
Automated Assessment of Surgical Quality in Distal GastrectomyJeesun Kim, Dotan Asselmann, Tamir Wolf, Seong‐Ho Kong, D J Park, H K Lee, Gerald Fried, Han-Kwang Yang
OAPulmonary and Respiratory MedicineMedicine
11
Article2026
Bivalirudin use and Outcomes in Neonates With Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Managed With Extracorporeal Life SupportAnne M. Sescleifer, Charbel Chidiac, Zane J. Hellmann, Katherine M. McDermott, Latoya A. Stewart, Alejandro V. Garcia, Daniel S. Rhee, Mark B. Slidell, Daniel Solomon, Shaun M. Kunisaki
OASurgeryMedicine
12
Article2026
A National Assessment of Well-being and Mistreatment among Academic General Surgery FacultyKellie A Brue, Sarah E. Huber, Joshua S. Eng, Brian Ruedinger, Daniela Amórtegui, Natalia Mackiewicz, Yue-Yung Hu, Karl Y. Bilimoria, Amy L. Holmstrom
OAGeneral Health ProfessionsHealth Professions
13
Article2026
Hospital-Level Variation in IVC Filter Insertion in Trauma PatientsCody L. Mullens, Anne H. Cain‐Nielsen, Scott C. Levy, Jamila K. Picart, Elizabeth Alore, John W. Scott, Lena M. Napolitano, Mark R. Hemmila
OAInternal MedicineMedicine
14
Article2026
Transanastomotic Tube Use and Anastomotic StrictureJ Lee, Katie W. Russell, Caitlin Smith, Claudia Mueller, Zachary Kastenberg, Anastasia Kahan, David Rothstein, Stephanie Chao, Shannon Acker, Jose Diaz-Miron, Aimee Kim, Lorraine Kelley-Quon, Benjamin Keller, David Lazar, Sarah Cairo, Natasha Corbitt, Benjamin Carr, Elizabeth Fialkowski, Paul Kang, Jason Fraser, Eric Scaife, Aaron Jensen, Steven Lee, Samir Pandya, Romeo Ignacio, Thomas Inge, Kenneth Azarow, Kasper Wang, Ben Padilla, Daniel Ostlie
OASurgeryMedicine
15
Article2026
Ciprofloxacin Exposure Promotes Aortic Dissection and Arterial Rupture in a Mouse Model of Vascular Ehlers–Danlos SyndromeScott A. LeMaire, Lin Zhang, Chen Zhang, Deborah Vela, Coselli Js, Ying Shen
OAGeneticsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
16
Article2026
Is 5.5 cm Still the Optimal Size Threshold to Treat AAA in Men? A Contemporary Cost-Utility AnalysisJesse A. Columbo, Salvatore T. Scali, Anders Wanhainen, Dan Neal, Aravind S. Ponukumati, Thomas S. Huber, Sebastian Debus, Rebecca E. Scully, M M Cooper, Philip P. Goodney, Gilbert Upchurch, David H. Stone
OAPulmonary and Respiratory MedicineMedicine
17
Article2026
Learning Curves and Complexity Evolution in Robotic Liver SurgeryChristoph Kuemmerli, Gabriel Fridolin Hess, Adrian T. Billeter, Cristiano Guidetti, Fabrizio Di Benedetto, Roberta Odorizzi, Iswanto Sucandy, Noa L. E. Aegerter, Caroline Berchtold, L. Bernardi, Alessandra Cristaudi, E Balzano, Davide Ghinolfi, Ye-Xin Koh, Brian K. P. Goh, Charles Chung-Wei Lin, Daisuke Fukumori, Christoph Tschuor, Sanjay Pandanaboyana, Steve White, P Von Kroge, Asmus Heumann, Céline De Meyere, M D’hondt, Fabian Haak, Daniel Seehofer, Stefan Stättner, Florian Primavesi, Haluk Morgül, A Andreou, F Ratti, Ignacio Sánchez Esquer, Ricardo Robles-Campos, Victor Lopez-Lopez, Taiga Wakabayashi, Go Wakabayashi, Martina Nebbia, Stefan Gilg, Emrullah Birgin, Nuh N. Rahbari, Stefano Ferretti, Giuseppe Ettore, Mirhasan Rahimli, RS Croner, Y Dong, P Starlinger, F Nickel, Beat P. Müller, Philip C. Müller
OAHepatologyMedicine
18
Article2026
Impact of Obesity on Clinical, Physiologic, and Durability Outcomes After Antireflux Surgery in a 2,388-Patient CohortShahin Ayazi, Sven Eriksson, Ping Zheng, Vineeth Sadda, Michelle Bojalad, Ahmed Aly, David L. Bartlett
OAGastroenterologyMedicine
19
Article2026
Financial Hardship in SurgeryDiane N. Haddad, Lisa Marie Knowlton, John W. Scott
OAEconomics and EconometricsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance
20
Article2026
The Use of Prophylactic Insulin in Surgical Patients without DiabetesJamie K. Schnuck, Ian A. Jones, Robert H. Schmicker, Bryan A. Comstock, Armando E. Rodriguez Martinez, Sara DePaoli, Erin E. Fannon, Isaac A. Knouff, Hirsch Ib, E. Patchen Dellinger, D FLUM
OAEndocrinology, Diabetes and MetabolismMedicine
Most cited
20Top 20 most cited, 2018 – 2026.
1
ReviewCitations 1,3312018
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2
ArticleCitations 6792018
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3
ArticleCitations 6472018
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SurgeryMedicine
4
ArticleCitations 6092018
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5
ArticleCitations 5332020
The American Association of Endocrine Surgeons Guidelines for the Definitive Surgical Management of Thyroid Disease in AdultsKepal N. Patel*, Linwah Yip, Carrie C. Lubitz, Elizabeth G. Grubbs, Barbra S. Miller, Wen T. Shen, Peter Angelos*, Herbert Chen, Gerard M. Doherty, Thomas J. Fahey, Electron Kebebew, Virginia A. LiVolsi, Nancy D. Perrier, Jennifer A. Sipos*, Julie Ann Sosa, David L. Steward, Ralph P. Tufano, Christopher R. McHenry, Sally E. Carty
SurgeryMedicine
6
ArticleCitations 5102018
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OACellular and Molecular NeuroscienceNeuroscience
7
ReviewCitations 4792019
The Miami International Evidence-based Guidelines on Minimally Invasive Pancreas ResectionHoracio J. Asbun*, Alma Moekotte, Frederique L. Vissers, F. Kunzler*, Federica Cipriani, Adnan Alseidi, Michael I. D’Angelica, Alberto Balduzzi*, Claudio Bassi*, Bergþór Björnsson, Ugo Boggi, Mark P. Callery, Marco Del Chiaro, Felipe José Fernández Coimbra, Claudius Conrad*, Andrew Cook, Alessandro Coppola, Christos Dervenis, Safi Dokmak, Barish H. Edil, Bjørn Edwin*, Pier Cristoforo Giulianotti, Ho‐Seong Han, Paul D. Hansen, Nicky van der Heijde, Jony van Hilst, Caitlin A. Hester, Melissa E. Hogg, Nicolás Jarufe*, D. Rohan Jeyarajah, Tobias Keck, Song Cheol Kim, Igor Khatkov, Norihiro Kokudo, David A. Kooby*, Maarten Korrel, Francisco J. de Leon, Núria Lluís, Sanne Lof, Marcel Autran C. Machado, Nicolas Demartines, John B. Martinie, Nipun B. Merchant*, I. Quintus Molenaar, Cassadie Moravek, Yiping Mou, Masafumi Nakamura, William H. Nealon, Chinnusamy Palanivelu*, Patrick Pessaux, Henry A. Pitt, Patricio M. Polanco, John N. Primrose, Arab Rawashdeh, Dominic E. Sanford, Palanisamy Senthilnathan*, Shailesh V. Shrikhande, John Stauffer, Kyoichi Takaori*, Marina Talamonti, Chung Ngai Tang, Charles M. Vollmer, Go Wakabayashi, R. Matthew Walsh, Shin-E Wang, Michael J. Zinner*, Christopher L. Wolfgang*, Amer H. Zureikat, M. Zwart, Kevin C. Conlon, Michael L. Kendrick, Herbert J. Zeh, Mohammad Abu Hilal, Marc G. Besselink
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ArticleCitations 4792020
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ReviewCitations 4052019
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ArticleCitations 3962020
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14
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ReviewCitations 3812018
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18
ArticleCitations 3752018
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19
ReviewCitations 3702020
The Carbon Footprint of Surgical OperationsChantelle Rizan*, Ingeborg Steinbach, Rosamond Nicholson, Robert Lillywhite, Malcolm Reed, Mahmood F. Bhutta*
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20
ArticleCitations 3662020
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