349 Surgery journals (Medicine) in ORBIT Tier 1 with at least 10 papers in 2025. ORBIT Tier 1: top quarter of Medicine by citation impact, our own ranking. Not a Scopus or Web of Science quartile.
As of 2 October 2026. From OpenAlex, Crossref and DOAJ. ORBIT Tier is our own ranking within a field, not a Scopus or Web of Science quartile.
| Journal | ISSN | Papers in 2025 | ORBIT Tier | Fee to publish | Open access | DOAJ | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medicina | 1010-660X | 2,287 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,07,585 to publish | Yes | Yes | Lithuania |
| International Journal of Surgery | 1743-9159 | 2,267 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Annals of Medicine and Surgery | 2049-0801 | 1,677 | 1 | ≈ ₹1,78,208 to publish | Yes | No | United Kingdom |
| BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders | 1471-2474 | 1,202 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,92,758 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research | 1749-799X | 1,170 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,03,641 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| European Spine Journal | 0940-6719 | 1,058 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Germany |
| The Journal of Arthroplasty | 0883-5403 | 1,044 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| Surgical Endoscopy | 0930-2794 | 1,023 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| Frontiers in Surgery | 2296-875X | 970 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,63,273 to publish | Yes | Yes | Switzerland |
| BMC Gastroenterology | 1471-230X | 966 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,14,524 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine | 2325-9671 | 938 | 1 | ≈ ₹1,44,493 to publish | Yes | Yes | United States |
| Aesthetic Plastic Surgery | 0364-216X | 915 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| Atherosclerosis | 0021-9150 | 906 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Netherlands |
| The Laryngoscope | 0023-852X | 877 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| American Journal of Translational Research | 1943-8141 | 870 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Journal of Robotic Surgery | 1863-2483 | 860 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Digestive Diseases and Sciences | 0163-2116 | 827 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| Journal of Surgical Research | 0022-4804 | 804 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| Obesity Surgery | 0960-8923 | 800 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| Surgery | 0039-6060 | 767 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| Drug Design Development and Therapy | 1177-8881 | 762 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,79,535 to publish | Yes | Yes | New Zealand |
| BMC Surgery | 1471-2482 | 712 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,92,758 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| BMC Anesthesiology | 1471-2253 | 703 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,14,524 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| International Wound Journal | 1742-4801 | 676 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,44,856 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Journal of Plastic Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery | 1748-6815 | 657 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Netherlands |
| Injury | 0020-1383 | 656 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| The Spine Journal | 1529-9430 | 641 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Singapore |
| Journal of Pediatric Surgery | 0022-3468 | 638 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| Journal of Pain Research | 1178-7090 | 625 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,79,535 to publish | Yes | Yes | New Zealand |
| Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery | 0032-1052 | 617 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| The Annals of Thoracic Surgery | 0003-4975 | 614 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| Anesthesia & Analgesia | 0003-2999 | 585 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | China |
| World Journal of Gastroenterology | 1007-9327 | 573 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Journal of ISAKOS Joint Disorders & Orthopaedic Sports Medicine | 2059-7754 | 562 | 1 | ≈ ₹1,92,657 to publish | Yes | Yes | United States |
| Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology | 1542-3565 | 538 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| The American Journal of Surgery | 0002-9610 | 532 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| Arthroscopy The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery | 0749-8063 | 527 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| World Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery | 1948-9366 | 523 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | United States |
| Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy | 0942-2056 | 519 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Germany |
| Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery | 1058-2746 | 509 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery | 0021-9355 | 497 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Journal of Orthopaedics | 0972-978X | 484 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Netherlands |
| Journal of Experimental Orthopaedics | 2197-1153 | 480 | 1 | ≈ ₹1,86,877 to publish | Yes | Yes | Germany |
| Global Spine Journal | 2192-5682 | 478 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,55,271 to publish | Yes | Yes | Germany |
| The American Surgeon | 0003-1348 | 476 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery & Traumatology | 0948-4817 | 465 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | France |
| World Journal of Surgery | 0364-2313 | 463 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research | 0009-921X | 452 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery | 0936-8051 | 443 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Germany |
| Clinical and Experimental Medicine | 1591-8890 | 437 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Italy |
| Journal of the American College of Surgeons | 1072-7515 | 436 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| Updates in Surgery | 2038-131X | 423 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Italy |
| Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology | 0815-9319 | 418 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Journal of clinical lipidology | 1876-4789 | 406 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| Colorectal Disease | 1462-8910 | 404 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Annals of Plastic Surgery | 0148-7043 | 389 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| The American Journal of Sports Medicine | 0363-5465 | 388 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| Annals of Surgery | 0003-4932 | 386 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Otolaryngology | 0161-6439 | 386 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| Head & Neck | 1043-3074 | 385 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| Gut | 0017-5749 | 377 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Diseases of the Colon & Rectum | 0012-3706 | 371 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons | 1067-151X | 371 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Clinical Transplantation | 0902-0063 | 368 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Denmark |
| European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery | 1863-9933 | 366 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Germany |
| Archiv für Pathologische Anatomie und Physiologie und für Klinische Medicin | 0945-6317 | 363 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Germany |
| Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery | 1091-255X | 363 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| Pediatric Radiology | 0301-0449 | 362 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Germany |
| Spine | 0362-2436 | 362 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| The Journal Of Hand Surgery | 0363-5023 | 346 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| JAMA Surgery | 2168-6254 | 343 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Journal of surgical education | 1878-7452 | 340 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| Pediatric Surgery International | 0179-0358 | 328 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Germany |
| International Orthopaedics | 0341-2695 | 325 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Germany |
| World Journal of Clinical Cases | 2307-8960 | 325 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | United States |
| Journal of Clinical Anesthesia | 0952-8180 | 317 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics | 0271-6798 | 314 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Journal of Surgical Oncology | 0022-4790 | 306 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| JPRAS Open | 2352-5878 | 306 | 1 | ≈ ₹1,84,951 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Hernia | 1248-9204 | 295 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | France |
| JAMA Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery | 2168-6181 | 286 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| The Knee | 0968-0160 | 282 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Netherlands |
| Aesthetic Surgery Journal | 1090-820X | 275 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| Arthroplasty Today | 2352-3441 | 273 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,40,821 to publish | Yes | Yes | United States |
| JHLT Open | 2950-1334 | 267 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,40,821 to publish | Yes | Yes | |
| Pediatric Transplantation | 1397-3142 | 262 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine | 1098-7339 | 261 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery | 1861-6410 | 257 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Germany |
| Postgraduate Medical Journal | 0032-5473 | 256 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Anaesthesia Critical Care & Pain Medicine | 2352-5568 | 252 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | France |
| Journal of Hand Surgery (European Volume) | 1753-1934 | 251 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Skeletal Radiology | 0364-2348 | 250 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Germany |
| International Journal of Colorectal Disease | 0179-1958 | 249 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Germany |
| Gastro Hep Advances | 2772-5723 | 248 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,11,923 to publish | Yes | Yes | United States |
| Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery | 1432-9417 | 248 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Germany |
| Saudi Medical Journal | 0379-5284 | 238 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Saudi Arabia |
| Gland Surgery | 2227-684X | 235 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Hong Kong SAR China |
| Journal of Orthopaedic Research® | 0736-0266 | 234 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy | 0930-1038 | 234 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | France |
| Digestive Endoscopy | 0915-5635 | 233 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Australia |
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