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Open access

British Journal of Surgery

Wiley
Wiley
ISSN: 00071323, 13652168
SCImago
Q1
WOS
Q1
Impact factor
8.6
SJR
2.148
CiteScore
12.7
Categories
Surgery
Areas
Medicine
Years of issue
1913-2025
journal names
British Journal of Surgery
BJS (British Journal of Surgery)
BRIT J SURG
Publications
47 542
Citations
746 988
h-index
254
Publications
13 092
Citations
145 451
Top-3 citing journals
Top-3 organizations
Imperial College London
Imperial College London (548 publications)
University College London
University College London (423 publications)
Imperial College London
Imperial College London (343 publications)
University College London
University College London (273 publications)
Top-3 countries
United Kingdom (17515 publications)
USA (1883 publications)
Netherlands (1413 publications)
United Kingdom (7240 publications)
USA (642 publications)
Spain (587 publications)

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