Journal profile

The Surgical clinics of North America

Publisher: W.B. Saunders
ISSN0039-6109 | 1558-3171 FormatPrint StatusCurrently indexed

Journal Citation Impact

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

Impact Factor
3.15
Citation rate 2.30 586 total citations
h5-index 27 h5 depth signal
Cited share 57.1% 161 of 282
Total citations 586 Citation footprint
Metric signal 1.96 External metric anchor
Self-citation 0.0% 0 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

United States 961
Canada 22
India 3
United Kingdom 3
Ghana 2

Citing Fields of Research

Abdominal Surgery 291
Digestive Disorders 191
Patient Care 99
Oncology 80
Liver & Colon Cancer 71

Publishing Activity & Reach

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

All-time article footprint 11,005 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 282 161 cited publications
Last 12 months 105 10.5 publications/month
Open access share 0.0% 0 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country United States 961 citing publications
Leading citing field Abdominal Surgery 291 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 14 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v45n5,Oct. 1965-
PubMed
v45n5,Oct. 1965-
OLDMEDLINE
Active Coverage
Abridged index medicus
Active Coverage
Index medicus
Active Coverage

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Inflammatory Bowel Diseases & Infections Abdominal Surgery Digestive Disorders Dermatology Oncology

Broad Categories

General Surgery Digestive Disorders Abdominal Surgery Vascular Disorders Musculoskeletal Disorders Inflammatory Bowel Diseases & Infections Liver & Colon Cancer

MeSH Descriptors

General Surgery

Latest Publications

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

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

Issues for June 1943-Dec. 1958 have no vol. numbering but constitute v. 23, no. 3-v. 38, no. 6.

Also issued online.

Microfilm. v. 48 (1968)-v. 49 (1969) . 4 microfilm reels : negative ; 35 mm.

Indexes: Issues for 1940- have cumulative indexes for the two preceding years and the current year.

Vol. 75, no. 1 (FEB 1995)19950520 Notice not published Printed on acid-free paper