Journal profile

JAMA surgery

Publisher: American Medical Association
ISSN2168-6254 | 2168-6262 FormatPrint StatusCurrently indexed
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Journal Citation Impact

Estimated influence, citation density, publishing volume, and citation integrity from the analytics table.

Impact Factor
4.26
Citation rate 6.21 4,937 total citations
h5-index 95 h5 depth signal
Cited share 58.8% 485 of 825
Total citations 4,937 Citation footprint
Metric signal 6.73 External metric anchor
Self-citation 1.9% 96 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

United States 3,125
Canada 221
China 188
United Kingdom 156
Netherlands 135

Citing Fields of Research

Abdominal Surgery 1,389
Patient Care 865
Digestive Disorders 432
Healthcare Policy 413
Anesthetic & Pain Medicine 345

Publishing Activity & Reach

Volume, recency, access pattern, and citing-community signals from the journal analytics record.

All-time article footprint 5,409 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 825 485 cited publications
Last 12 months 389 32.4 publications/month
Open access share 7.7% 30 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country United States 3,125 citing publications
Leading citing field Abdominal Surgery 1,389 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 14 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v148n1, Jan. 2013-
PubMed
v148n1, Jan. 2013-
Abridged index medicus
Active Coverage

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Abdominal Surgery Patient Care Digestive Disorders Anesthetic & Pain Medicine Musculoskeletal Disorders Liver & Colon Cancer

Issuing & Sponsoring Bodies

issuing body
American Medical Association
issuing body
New England Surgical Society
issuing body
Pacific Coast Surgical Association
issuing body
Association of Veterans Administration Surgeons (U.S.)

Broad Categories

General Surgery Patient Care Digestive Disorders Musculoskeletal Disorders Abdominal Surgery Liver & Colon Cancer Nutrition & Dietetics

MeSH Descriptors

Surgical Procedures, Operative

Latest Publications

Recent article records with DOI-first linking and condensed abstracts.

01
Open DOI
Alessandro Pruna, Anna Mara Scandroglio, Chong Lei et al.
Importance: Female patients undergoing cardiac surgery have a higher transfusion burden, yet they remain underrepresented in randomized clinical trials. Although the ANH trial showed no significant reduction in the proportion of patients...
03
Open DOI
Kelly Dougherty, Nathaniel Hendrix, Michael Topmiller et al.
Importance: Despite a 43% higher age-adjusted mortality rate among rural working-age adults and a 29.1% decline in general surgeon supply between 2001 and 2019, the public health impact of the family medicine–general surgery (FM-GS) spec...
05
Open DOI
Cecilia Radkiewicz, Giola Santoni, Joonas H. Kauppila et al.
Importance: Obesity is associated with elevated risks for multiple cancers. How bariatric surgery influences these risks across age and sex is insufficiently understood. Objective: To evaluate the association between bariatric surgery an...

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

Also issued online.