Frontiers in Surgery

Published by Frontiers Media SA

Abbrev: Front. Surg.

ISSN 2296-875XEISSN 2296-875X

Database Coverage

Scopus
PubMed
PMC
SCIE
Scilit
DOAJ

Journal Articles

All-time journal articles: 7,630
2025 journal articles: 973

Subject

Musculoskeletal Disorders
Abdominal Surgery
Vascular Disorders
Digestive Disorders
Cosmetic Surgery
Musculoskeletal & Nerve Cancer

Publications Analysis

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Publications in 2016-2026

Open Access Publications in 2016-2026

Top Subjects

Publications in 2016-2026.

Subject	Publications
Abdominal Surgery	1,731
Musculoskeletal Disorders	1,675
Digestive Disorders	581
Vascular Disorders	520
Urology	462
Anesthetic & Pain Medicine	436
Liver & Colon Cancer	432
Oncology	426
Musculoskeletal & Nerve Cancer	403
Cosmetic Surgery	397

Top Countries

Publications in 2016-2026.

Country	Publications
China	4,458
United States	497
Italy	479
Germany	358
United Kingdom	181
Switzerland	163
Turkey	115
South Korea	113
Greece	98
Japan	91

Citation analysis

Publications published in 2023-2024 and cited in 2025.

Total Citations: 4,310
Total Publications: 1,838
Average Citations: 2.34
Cited Publications: 1,291
Cited Publications %: 70.2%
Self Citations: 82
Self Citations %: 1.9%

Metrics

2025 Integrated Impact Indicators

I3: 3178
I3/N: 1.13
h5_index: 53
Monthly Citation Metric (MCM): 2.59

Monthly Citation Metric

Citations per year

All citations in 2016-2026

Citation Distribution

All citations to publications in 2023-2024.

Q1: 2
Med: 4
Q3: 8
99%: 38
Max: 130

Citation Origins

Publications published in 2023-2024 and cited in 2025.

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