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Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Research
Impact Score* 9.7

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Research Impact Score*: 9.7
Impact Factor: 6.532
Citescore: 9
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.711
SCIMAGO H-index: 186
Research Ranking (Medicine) 292
Number of Best scientists*: 450
Documents by best scientists*: 1125

Journal Information

ISSN: 1072-7515
Publisher: Journal of the American College of Surgeons
Editors-in-Chief: Claire Sydow, Jonathan P. Meizoso, Vahagn Nikolian, Kevin E. Behrns, Craig M. Coopersmith, Sharmila Dissanaike, Paula Ferrada, Julie Ann Freischlag, Mary T. Hawn, Andrea Hayes-Jordan, Rachel R. Kelz, Melina R. Kibbe, Mary E. Klingensmith, Melinda Maggard-Gibbons, Leigh Neumayer, Valentine Nfonsam, Taylor S. Riall, Carol Scott-Conner, Steven C. Stain, Omaida Velazquez, James S. Economou, William R. Jarnagin, J. Nicolas Vauthey, John D. Birkmeyer, Walter L. Biffl, Justin B. Dimick, Michael T. Longaker, Keith D. Lillemoe, Kelly M. McMasters, Michael J. Zinner

Aims & Scope of the Journal

Journal of the American College of Surgeons grants a site for the dissemination of current research results in the rapidly growing areas of Surgery. The primary research topics covered in this academic venue include Surgery, Internal medicine, General surgery, Radiology and Cancer research.
Journal of the American College of Surgeons publishes original scientific contributions which go through peer review by experts in the given subject area. The journal welcomes submissions from the research community where emphasis will be placed on the novelty and the practical significance of the published findings.


Journal of the American College of Surgeons is indexed at Research.com, Web of Science and Scopus. There are a number of prestigious scholars who contributed to this journal including Clifford Y. Ko, Michael T. Longaker, Michael T. Longaker, Clifford Y. Ko and Karl Y. Bilimoria


For more details on the instructions and submission prerequisites for authors, it is recommended to see the journal website for Journal of the American College of Surgeons at https://www.journals.elsevier.com/journal-of-the-american-college-of-surgeons .

Best Scientists who published in this Journal

Michael T. Longaker

Michael T. Longaker

Stanford University

Publications: 43

Clifford Y. Ko

Clifford Y. Ko

American College of Surgeons

Publications: 41

Karl Y. Bilimoria

Karl Y. Bilimoria

Northwestern University

Publications: 35

Timothy M. Pawlik

Timothy M. Pawlik

The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center

Publications: 32

Kenji Inaba

Kenji Inaba

University of Southern California

Publications: 31

David C. Chang

David C. Chang

University of California, San Diego

Publications: 30

Demetrios Demetriades

Demetrios Demetriades

University of Southern California

Publications: 27

Justin B. Dimick

Justin B. Dimick

University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

Publications: 26

Ernest E. Moore

Ernest E. Moore

University of Colorado Denver

Publications: 25

Ali Salim

Ali Salim

Brigham and Women's Hospital

Publications: 23

Charles E. Wade

Charles E. Wade

The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Publications: 23

George C. Velmahos

George C. Velmahos

Harvard University

Publications: 21

Keith D. Lillemoe

Keith D. Lillemoe

Harvard University

Publications: 19

Cristina R. Ferrone

Cristina R. Ferrone

Harvard University

Publications: 16

William C. Chapman

William C. Chapman

Washington University in St. Louis

Publications: 15

Ronald P. DeMatteo

Ronald P. DeMatteo

University of Pennsylvania

Publications: 14

*The metrics for this journal are compiled based on the data for scientists listed under Medicine