Journal metric profile

SURGERY

Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based Journal Impact Factor, five-year Impact Factor, quartile, category rank, publisher, identifiers and citation profile for the 2025 metric year.

JCR-based Impact Factor 2.700 2025 metric year
5-Year Impact Factor 3.200 Longer citation window
JCR Quartile Q1 Subject-category quartile
JCR Category Rank 64/312 Recorded category rank

SURGERY JCR impact factor overview

This profile summarizes the journal metrics and publication information available in the current directory record.

Page reviewed August 6, 2026

SURGERY metric snapshot

SURGERY has a bibliometric profile in this directory for 2025. The publisher recorded for the journal is MOSBY-ELSEVIER. Its listed Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based Journal Impact Factor is 2.700. The five-year Journal Impact Factor is 3.200, giving a second citation window for comparison. The journal is recorded in quartile Q1 for its listed JCR category.

Category position and quartile

The recorded JCR category position is 64 out of 312 journals. Based on that rank position, the journal sits within approximately the top 21% of the listed category. Its listed quartile is Q1. Category ranks and quartiles are field-specific and are not measures of the quality of an individual article.

How the citation indicators compare

The five-year Journal Impact Factor (3.200) is 0.500 points higher than the standard Journal Impact Factor (2.700). Without journal self-citations, the Impact Factor is 2.500, a difference of 0.200 points from the listed standard value. The Journal Citation Indicator (JCI) is recorded as 1.390. These measures use different definitions or citation windows, so they are most useful when read together rather than treated as interchangeable scores.

Citation and publication counts

For 2025, the directory record for SURGERY lists total cites: 21,842; total articles: 415; citable items: 425. These fields describe different parts of the JCR record and should not be combined into an article-level quality score.

Citation half-life profile

The cited half-life is 9.6 years, indicating the median age of items that contributed citations to the journal in the reporting framework. The citing half-life is 6.9 years, indicating the median age of references used by the journal’s articles.

Identifiers and verification

SURGERY is identified in this directory by print ISSN 0039-6060. The publisher is recorded as MOSBY-ELSEVIER. When making submission, library, or research-evaluation decisions, verify the title and identifiers against the journal publisher and the official Clarivate Journal Citation Reports record.

Complete journal information

Use this table to verify the individual metric values, identifiers and publication details stored for this journal.

Journal nameSURGERY
Abbreviated journalSURGERY
PublisherMOSBY-ELSEVIER
Metric year2025
Overall rank5,704
ISSN0039-6060
eISSNNot available
Total cites21,842
Total articles415
Citable items425
Cited half-life9.6 years
Citing half-life6.9 years
JCR-based Journal Impact Factor2.700
5-Year Impact Factor3.200
Impact Factor without journal self-cites2.500
Journal Citation Indicator1.390
JCR Impact Factor quartileQ1
JCR category rank64/312
Database record updated

Frequently asked questions

What is the 2025 JCR-based Journal Impact Factor of SURGERY?

The Journal Impact Factor recorded in this directory as a Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based value for SURGERY is 2.700 for the 2025 metric year.

What are the JCR quartile and category rank of SURGERY?

SURGERY is listed with quartile Q1 and category rank 64/312. These values are category-specific and should be verified against the official JCR record when used for formal assessment.

What is the five-year Journal Impact Factor of SURGERY?

The five-year Journal Impact Factor recorded for SURGERY is 3.200. It uses a longer citation window than the standard Journal Impact Factor.

Who publishes SURGERY?

SURGERY is listed in this directory as being published by MOSBY-ELSEVIER.

Additional records from the same publisher or with a similar listed JCR Impact Factor.

Research Area

Subject: Medicine
Specialty: Surgery

Subject assignments on this website are used for navigation and are separate from official Journal Citation Reports categories.