South African Journal of Surgery

South African Medical Association NPC
ISSN: 00382361, 20785151

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SCImago
Q3
WOS
Q4
Impact factor
0.6
SJR
0.220
CiteScore
0.7
Categories
Surgery
Areas
Medicine
Years of issue
1965-2023, 2025
journal names
South African Journal of Surgery
S AFR J SURG
Publications
564
Citations
1 079
h-index
12
Publications
307
Citations
832
Top-3 citing journals
World Journal of Surgery
World Journal of Surgery (34 citations)
Cureus
Cureus (28 citations)
Top-3 organizations
University of the Witwatersrand
University of the Witwatersrand (140 publications)
University of Cape Town
University of Cape Town (114 publications)
University of KwaZulu-Natal
University of KwaZulu-Natal (99 publications)
University of Cape Town
University of Cape Town (63 publications)
University of KwaZulu-Natal
University of KwaZulu-Natal (55 publications)
Top-3 countries
South Africa (87 publications)
United Kingdom (3 publications)
China (2 publications)
South Africa (60 publications)
China (2 publications)
Nigeria (2 publications)
Top-1 researchers by articles count

Most cited in 5 years

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Citing journals

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South African Journal of Surgery
41 citations, 3.8%
World Journal of Surgery
34 citations, 3.15%
Cureus
28 citations, 2.59%
Burns
15 citations, 1.39%
European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery
14 citations, 1.3%
African Journal of Emergency Medicine
11 citations, 1.02%
Annals of Medicine and Surgery
10 citations, 0.93%
Injury
9 citations, 0.83%
PLoS ONE
9 citations, 0.83%
Journal of Surgical Research
8 citations, 0.74%
Medicine (United States)
8 citations, 0.74%
Indian Journal of Surgery
8 citations, 0.74%
Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery
8 citations, 0.74%
Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques
7 citations, 0.65%
Journal of Clinical Medicine
7 citations, 0.65%
Health Science Reports
7 citations, 0.65%
Frontiers in Surgery
6 citations, 0.56%
Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports
6 citations, 0.56%
International Journal of Surgery Case Reports
6 citations, 0.56%
BMJ Case Reports
6 citations, 0.56%
ANZ Journal of Surgery
6 citations, 0.56%
BMC Surgery
5 citations, 0.46%
BMC Health Services Research
5 citations, 0.46%
Frontiers in Oncology
5 citations, 0.46%
South African Family Practice
5 citations, 0.46%
Medicina
5 citations, 0.46%
World Journal of Gastroenterology
5 citations, 0.46%
Journal of Surgical Case Reports
5 citations, 0.46%
African urology
5 citations, 0.46%
Frontiers in Pediatrics
4 citations, 0.37%
BMJ Open
4 citations, 0.37%
Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England
4 citations, 0.37%
World Journal of Urology
4 citations, 0.37%
American Journal of Emergency Medicine
4 citations, 0.37%
Global Health Action
4 citations, 0.37%
Annals of Vascular Surgery
4 citations, 0.37%
Heliyon
4 citations, 0.37%
Cancers
4 citations, 0.37%
Case Reports in Surgery
4 citations, 0.37%
BMC Gastroenterology
3 citations, 0.28%
Plastic Surgery
3 citations, 0.28%
Pirogov Russian Journal of Surgery = Khirurgiya. Zurnal im. N.I. Pirogova
3 citations, 0.28%
Radiology Case Reports
3 citations, 0.28%
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
3 citations, 0.28%
Frontiers in Neurology
3 citations, 0.28%
Telemedicine Journal and e-Health
3 citations, 0.28%
Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal
3 citations, 0.28%
Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery
3 citations, 0.28%
International Journal of Surgery
3 citations, 0.28%
Journal of Burn Care and Research
3 citations, 0.28%
Annals of Plastic Surgery
3 citations, 0.28%
Traffic Injury Prevention
3 citations, 0.28%
African Journal of Urology
3 citations, 0.28%
European Surgery - Acta Chirurgica Austriaca
3 citations, 0.28%
Journal of Clinical Pathology
3 citations, 0.28%
BioMed Research International
3 citations, 0.28%
Journal of Surgical Oncology
3 citations, 0.28%
Journal of Pediatric Surgery
3 citations, 0.28%
Oncology Letters
3 citations, 0.28%
European Journal of Pediatric Surgery
3 citations, 0.28%
Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
3 citations, 0.28%
Clinical Toxicology
3 citations, 0.28%
Photobiomodulation, Photomedicine, and Laser Surgery
3 citations, 0.28%
Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
3 citations, 0.28%
Scientific Reports
3 citations, 0.28%
Nature Reviews Urology
3 citations, 0.28%
Transplantation Proceedings
3 citations, 0.28%
Current Trauma Reports
3 citations, 0.28%
Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia
3 citations, 0.28%
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery - Global Open
3 citations, 0.28%
Diagnostics
3 citations, 0.28%
BMC Emergency Medicine
3 citations, 0.28%
American Surgeon
3 citations, 0.28%
The Nigerian postgraduate medical journal
3 citations, 0.28%
South African Journal of Physiotherapy
3 citations, 0.28%
Trauma
3 citations, 0.28%
Pediatric Surgery International
3 citations, 0.28%
South African Journal of Radiology
3 citations, 0.28%
Biomedicines
3 citations, 0.28%
American Journal of Surgery
3 citations, 0.28%
Health SA Gesondheid
3 citations, 0.28%
African Journal of Primary Health Care and Family Medicine
3 citations, 0.28%
Journal of Endocrinology Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa
3 citations, 0.28%
World Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery
3 citations, 0.28%
South African Journal of Oncology
3 citations, 0.28%
JCO Global Oncology
3 citations, 0.28%
Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery
2 citations, 0.19%
Annals of Global Health
2 citations, 0.19%
European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
2 citations, 0.19%
American Journal of Transplantation
2 citations, 0.19%
European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
2 citations, 0.19%
Antibiotics
2 citations, 0.19%
Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery
2 citations, 0.19%
Paediatric Anaesthesia
2 citations, 0.19%
Annals of Surgical Oncology
2 citations, 0.19%
Journal of Surgical Education
2 citations, 0.19%
Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery
2 citations, 0.19%
Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare
2 citations, 0.19%
Digestive Surgery
2 citations, 0.19%
Jundishapur Journal of Microbiology
2 citations, 0.19%
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Citing publishers

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Springer Nature
217 citations, 20.11%
Elsevier
187 citations, 17.33%
Wiley
64 citations, 5.93%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
61 citations, 5.65%
MDPI
47 citations, 4.36%
Taylor & Francis
40 citations, 3.71%
South African Medical Association NPC
34 citations, 3.15%
SAGE
31 citations, 2.87%
Frontiers Media S.A.
29 citations, 2.69%
AOSIS
26 citations, 2.41%
BMJ
23 citations, 2.13%
Hindawi Limited
18 citations, 1.67%
Georg Thieme Verlag KG
16 citations, 1.48%
Baishideng Publishing Group
14 citations, 1.3%
Medpharm Publications Ltd.
11 citations, 1.02%
Mary Ann Liebert
10 citations, 0.93%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
9 citations, 0.83%
Oxford University Press
8 citations, 0.74%
AME Publishing Company
7 citations, 0.65%
Spandidos Publications
6 citations, 0.56%
SciELO
6 citations, 0.56%
African Federation for Emergency Medicine
5 citations, 0.46%
S. Karger AG
5 citations, 0.46%
JMIR Publications
5 citations, 0.46%
The Royal College of Surgeons of England
5 citations, 0.46%
Eco-Vector LLC
4 citations, 0.37%
Medknow
4 citations, 0.37%
Bentham Science Publishers Ltd.
3 citations, 0.28%
American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)
3 citations, 0.28%
EDP Sciences
3 citations, 0.28%
Pan African Urological Surgeons Association (Pausa)
3 citations, 0.28%
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
3 citations, 0.28%
Academy of Science of South Africa
3 citations, 0.28%
Media Sphere Publishing House
3 citations, 0.28%
Brieflands
3 citations, 0.28%
F1000 Research
3 citations, 0.28%
IntechOpen
3 citations, 0.28%
Apex Publishing
3 citations, 0.28%
Index Copernicus
2 citations, 0.19%
Edizioni Minerva Medica
2 citations, 0.19%
Korean Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons
2 citations, 0.19%
Sociedade Brasileira de Angiologia e Cirurgia Vascular
2 citations, 0.19%
Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishing
2 citations, 0.19%
Ubiquity Press
2 citations, 0.19%
Scientific Research Publishing
2 citations, 0.19%
IGI Global
2 citations, 0.19%
Hans Publishers
2 citations, 0.19%
XMLink
2 citations, 0.19%
The Korean Society of Endo-Laparoscopic & Robotic Surgery
2 citations, 0.19%
Cambridge University Press
1 citation, 0.09%
Walter de Gruyter
1 citation, 0.09%
American Society for Microbiology
1 citation, 0.09%
South African Speech And Hearing Association
1 citation, 0.09%
American Academy of Pediatrics
1 citation, 0.09%
The Japanese Journal of Gastroenterological Surgery
1 citation, 0.09%
Society of Nuclear Medicine
1 citation, 0.09%
American College of Physicians
1 citation, 0.09%
IOP Publishing
1 citation, 0.09%
Vydavatelstvi Karolinum
1 citation, 0.09%
Society for Translational Oncology
1 citation, 0.09%
The Endocrine Society
1 citation, 0.09%
American Medical Association (AMA)
1 citation, 0.09%
Massachusetts Medical Society
1 citation, 0.09%
Pan African Medical Journal
1 citation, 0.09%
Russian Photodynamic Association
1 citation, 0.09%
Korean Society of Emergency Medicine
1 citation, 0.09%
Vilnius University Press
1 citation, 0.09%
Consilium Medicum
1 citation, 0.09%
Korean Society of Coloproctology
1 citation, 0.09%
Istituto di Urologia
1 citation, 0.09%
Vreden Russian Research Institute of Traumatology and Orthopedics
1 citation, 0.09%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
1 citation, 0.09%
Mark Allen Group
1 citation, 0.09%
Publishing House ABV Press
1 citation, 0.09%
Luchevaya Diagnostika
1 citation, 0.09%
National Library of Serbia
1 citation, 0.09%
Centre for Evaluation in Education and Science (CEON/CEES)
1 citation, 0.09%
The Korean Society for Vascular Surgery
1 citation, 0.09%
FSBEI HE I.P. Pavlov SPbSMU MOH Russia
1 citation, 0.09%
Negah Scientific Publisher
1 citation, 0.09%
Institute of Cytology and Genetics SB RAS
1 citation, 0.09%
Kuban State Medical University
1 citation, 0.09%
Bioscientifica
1 citation, 0.09%
DoNotEdit
1 citation, 0.09%
The Japan Society of Coloproctology
1 citation, 0.09%
South Florida Publishing LLC
1 citation, 0.09%
Center for Strategic Studies in Business and Finance SSBFNET
1 citation, 0.09%
Scientific Scholar
1 citation, 0.09%
The Medical Association of Nippon Medical School
1 citation, 0.09%
Research Institute of Microsurgery
1 citation, 0.09%
Research Square Platform LLC
1 citation, 0.09%
Journal of Graduate Medical Education
1 citation, 0.09%
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Publishing organizations

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University of the Witwatersrand
140 publications, 24.82%
University of Cape Town
114 publications, 20.21%
University of KwaZulu-Natal
99 publications, 17.55%
Stellenbosch University
53 publications, 9.4%
Groote Schuur Hospital
53 publications, 9.4%
Tygerberg Hospital
22 publications, 3.9%
University of Pretoria
21 publications, 3.72%
National Health Laboratory Services
17 publications, 3.01%
University of the Free State
9 publications, 1.6%
Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University
8 publications, 1.42%
University of Auckland
7 publications, 1.24%
Waikato Hospital
5 publications, 0.89%
Walter Sisulu University
5 publications, 0.89%
University of Botswana
5 publications, 0.89%
Auckland City Hospital
4 publications, 0.71%
University of Limpopo
3 publications, 0.53%
University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust
3 publications, 0.53%
University College London
2 publications, 0.35%
Shandong Second Medical University
2 publications, 0.35%
Shandong First Medical University
2 publications, 0.35%
Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital
2 publications, 0.35%
South African Medical Research Council
2 publications, 0.35%
Nelson Mandela University
2 publications, 0.35%
Central University of Technology Free State
2 publications, 0.35%
University of Ibadan
2 publications, 0.35%
Washington University in St. Louis
2 publications, 0.35%
University of Saskatchewan
2 publications, 0.35%
Hospital for Sick Children
2 publications, 0.35%
University of Nairobi
2 publications, 0.35%
University of Zimbabwe
2 publications, 0.35%
University of Benghazi
2 publications, 0.35%
St. James's Hospital
2 publications, 0.35%
Ankara University
1 publication, 0.18%
Firat University
1 publication, 0.18%
Banaras Hindu University
1 publication, 0.18%
Istanbul Medeniyet University
1 publication, 0.18%
King George's Medical University
1 publication, 0.18%
Kirikkale University
1 publication, 0.18%
Karadeniz Technical University
1 publication, 0.18%
Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences
1 publication, 0.18%
Soroka Medical Center
1 publication, 0.18%
Integral University
1 publication, 0.18%
University College of Medical Sciences
1 publication, 0.18%
Inonu University
1 publication, 0.18%
Dicle University
1 publication, 0.18%
Istinye University
1 publication, 0.18%
Uppsala University
1 publication, 0.18%
Karolinska Institute
1 publication, 0.18%
Lady Hardinge Medical College
1 publication, 0.18%
Ramaiah Medical College
1 publication, 0.18%
Ramaiah Memorial Hospital
1 publication, 0.18%
Örebro University
1 publication, 0.18%
Wuhan University
1 publication, 0.18%
Sun Yat-sen University
1 publication, 0.18%
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
1 publication, 0.18%
Queen Mary University of London
1 publication, 0.18%
University of Oxford
1 publication, 0.18%
University of Edinburgh
1 publication, 0.18%
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
1 publication, 0.18%
Johns Hopkins University
1 publication, 0.18%
University of Queensland
1 publication, 0.18%
Flinders Medical Centre
1 publication, 0.18%
Stanford University
1 publication, 0.18%
University of the Western Cape
1 publication, 0.18%
University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital
1 publication, 0.18%
University of Mauritius
1 publication, 0.18%
Arizona State University
1 publication, 0.18%
University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital
1 publication, 0.18%
University of Washington
1 publication, 0.18%
Zhengzhou University
1 publication, 0.18%
Kunming Medical University
1 publication, 0.18%
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
1 publication, 0.18%
University of Ioannina
1 publication, 0.18%
Democritus University of Thrace
1 publication, 0.18%
Vrije Universiteit Medical Center
1 publication, 0.18%
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
1 publication, 0.18%
Leiden University Medical Center
1 publication, 0.18%
University of Tripoli
1 publication, 0.18%
Universidade Estadual de Campinas
1 publication, 0.18%
University of Pennsylvania
1 publication, 0.18%
University of Alberta
1 publication, 0.18%
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
1 publication, 0.18%
Seattle Children's Hospital
1 publication, 0.18%
Tunis El Manar University
1 publication, 0.18%
Hopital Universitaire Habib Bourguiba
1 publication, 0.18%
Barts Health NHS Trust
1 publication, 0.18%
Montreal General Hospital
1 publication, 0.18%
University of Tuzla
1 publication, 0.18%
National University of Science and Technology, Bulawayo
1 publication, 0.18%
University of Novi Sad
1 publication, 0.18%
Oncology Institute of Vojvodina
1 publication, 0.18%
Libyan International Medical University
1 publication, 0.18%
Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires
1 publication, 0.18%
Bowen University
1 publication, 0.18%
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Publishing organizations in 5 years

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University of the Witwatersrand
69 publications, 22.48%
University of Cape Town
63 publications, 20.52%
University of KwaZulu-Natal
55 publications, 17.92%
Stellenbosch University
28 publications, 9.12%
Groote Schuur Hospital
25 publications, 8.14%
University of Pretoria
11 publications, 3.58%
Tygerberg Hospital
9 publications, 2.93%
National Health Laboratory Services
8 publications, 2.61%
University of Auckland
7 publications, 2.28%
Waikato Hospital
5 publications, 1.63%
Auckland City Hospital
4 publications, 1.3%
Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University
4 publications, 1.3%
University of the Free State
4 publications, 1.3%
Walter Sisulu University
4 publications, 1.3%
Shandong Second Medical University
2 publications, 0.65%
Shandong First Medical University
2 publications, 0.65%
South African Medical Research Council
2 publications, 0.65%
Nelson Mandela University
2 publications, 0.65%
University of Botswana
2 publications, 0.65%
University of Benghazi
2 publications, 0.65%
St. James's Hospital
2 publications, 0.65%
Ankara University
1 publication, 0.33%
Firat University
1 publication, 0.33%
Istanbul Medeniyet University
1 publication, 0.33%
Karadeniz Technical University
1 publication, 0.33%
Soroka Medical Center
1 publication, 0.33%
Integral University
1 publication, 0.33%
University College of Medical Sciences
1 publication, 0.33%
Inonu University
1 publication, 0.33%
Dicle University
1 publication, 0.33%
Istinye University
1 publication, 0.33%
Uppsala University
1 publication, 0.33%
Karolinska Institute
1 publication, 0.33%
Lady Hardinge Medical College
1 publication, 0.33%
Ramaiah Medical College
1 publication, 0.33%
Queen Mary University of London
1 publication, 0.33%
University of Edinburgh
1 publication, 0.33%
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
1 publication, 0.33%
Johns Hopkins University
1 publication, 0.33%
Flinders Medical Centre
1 publication, 0.33%
Stanford University
1 publication, 0.33%
University of the Western Cape
1 publication, 0.33%
University of Limpopo
1 publication, 0.33%
Central University of Technology Free State
1 publication, 0.33%
University of Ibadan
1 publication, 0.33%
University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital
1 publication, 0.33%
University of Mauritius
1 publication, 0.33%
Arizona State University
1 publication, 0.33%
Washington University in St. Louis
1 publication, 0.33%
University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital
1 publication, 0.33%
University of Washington
1 publication, 0.33%
Kunming Medical University
1 publication, 0.33%
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
1 publication, 0.33%
University of Ioannina
1 publication, 0.33%
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
1 publication, 0.33%
University of Tripoli
1 publication, 0.33%
Universidade Estadual de Campinas
1 publication, 0.33%
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
1 publication, 0.33%
Montreal General Hospital
1 publication, 0.33%
National University of Science and Technology, Bulawayo
1 publication, 0.33%
University of Zimbabwe
1 publication, 0.33%
University of Novi Sad
1 publication, 0.33%
Oncology Institute of Vojvodina
1 publication, 0.33%
Libyan International Medical University
1 publication, 0.33%
Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires
1 publication, 0.33%
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South Africa, 87, 15.43%
South Africa
87 publications, 15.43%
United Kingdom, 3, 0.53%
United Kingdom
3 publications, 0.53%
China, 2, 0.35%
China
2 publications, 0.35%
Nigeria, 2, 0.35%
Nigeria
2 publications, 0.35%
New Zealand, 2, 0.35%
New Zealand
2 publications, 0.35%
USA, 1, 0.18%
USA
1 publication, 0.18%
Australia, 1, 0.18%
Australia
1 publication, 0.18%
Botswana, 1, 0.18%
Botswana
1 publication, 0.18%
Greece, 1, 0.18%
Greece
1 publication, 0.18%
Zimbabwe, 1, 0.18%
Zimbabwe
1 publication, 0.18%
India, 1, 0.18%
India
1 publication, 0.18%
Jordan, 1, 0.18%
Jordan
1 publication, 0.18%
Canada, 1, 0.18%
Canada
1 publication, 0.18%
Libya, 1, 0.18%
Libya
1 publication, 0.18%
Netherlands, 1, 0.18%
Netherlands
1 publication, 0.18%
Serbia, 1, 0.18%
Serbia
1 publication, 0.18%
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Publishing countries in 5 years

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South Africa, 60, 19.54%
South Africa
60 publications, 19.54%
China, 2, 0.65%
China
2 publications, 0.65%
Nigeria, 2, 0.65%
Nigeria
2 publications, 0.65%
New Zealand, 2, 0.65%
New Zealand
2 publications, 0.65%
USA, 1, 0.33%
USA
1 publication, 0.33%
Botswana, 1, 0.33%
Botswana
1 publication, 0.33%
United Kingdom, 1, 0.33%
United Kingdom
1 publication, 0.33%
Greece, 1, 0.33%
Greece
1 publication, 0.33%
Zimbabwe, 1, 0.33%
Zimbabwe
1 publication, 0.33%
Jordan, 1, 0.33%
Jordan
1 publication, 0.33%
Libya, 1, 0.33%
Libya
1 publication, 0.33%
Netherlands, 1, 0.33%
Netherlands
1 publication, 0.33%
Serbia, 1, 0.33%
Serbia
1 publication, 0.33%
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