Frontiers in Surgery: Impact Factor 2026, APC, Indexing and Published Papers

01Impact factor

02Indexing

Indexing of Frontiers in Surgery

ISSN

2296-875X

Publisher

Frontiers Media SA

Country

Switzerland

Language

English

Scopus source type

Journal

Web of Science categories

Surgery

From the indexing lists used on ScholarsColab, updated 1 March 2026. Indexing can change: confirm on the Web of Science Master Journal List or the Scopus source list before submitting. Official Journal Impact Factors and JCR quartiles are published by Clarivate; the impact factor and quartile on this page are calculated from OpenAlex open data (see how the impact factor works).

03What it publishes

What Frontiers in Surgery publishes: real papers

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04Published papers

Papers published in Frontiers in Surgery

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1. Case Report: Application of the LVIS stent as a bridging device for salvage treatment of malapposed lattice flow diverter in a giant posterior circulation aneurysm …20260 citations
2. A decision tree model suggests a strong interaction effect between tumor size and a close surgical margin on the prognosis of limb salvage surgery in high-grade …20260 citations
3. Effects of lumbosacral and lumbopelvic fixation and fusion on hip joint motor function: a single-center prospective cohort study using gait analysis20260 citations
4. Total hip arthroplasty and perioperative management of a patient with hip osteonecrosis secondary to hypopituitarism due to Sheehan syndrome: a case report and …20260 citations
5. Emerging applications and research trends of 3D printing and bioprinting in thoracic surgery: a bibliometric and visualized analysis20260 citations
6. Biomechanical analysis of ponte osteotomy and PSO osteotomy in the treatment of ankylosing spondylitis with thoracolumbar kyphotic deformity20260 citations
7. Biomechanical evaluation of a novel hockey-stick locking plate featuring a pes anserinus-sparing design: a finite element analysis20260 citations
8. Artificial Intelligence in Neurovascular Surgery: Advancing Diagnosis, Treatment, and Outcomes20260 citations
9. Predictive modelling of vascular surgery trends using machine learning: a comparative study of Irish public and private tertiary referral centres20260 citations
10. AI-Assisted surgical vision: evaluating YOLOv8 and YOLOv12 for real-time detection in colon cancer surgery20260 citations
11. Lymphovenous anastomosis: microsurgical innovation and clinical outcomes in breast cancer-related lymphedema care20260 citations
12. Diagnosis of SLAP lesions on shoulder MRI using a 2.5 D deep learning and ensemble learning framework20260 citations
13. Ting Dai1, Honghui Zhang2* and Yuting Xiao220260 citations
14. Morphological classification of the temporalis muscle: anatomical, radiological, and surgical perspectives20260 citations
15. Construction and validation of a high-precision annotated dataset for developing intelligent critical vein recognition models in laparoscopic pancreatic surgery20260 citations
16. Intracranial neuromodulation for pediatric drug-resistant epilepsy: early institutional experience20250 citations
17. Analysis of influencing factors on postoperative complications of closed approach autologous granular rib cartilage rhinoplasty and construction and verification of …20250 citations
18. Visualisation of research hotspots in the surgical management of inflammatory bowel disease based on the web of science database20250 citations
19. Research progress and clinical application of all-inside reconstruction techniques: narrative review20250 citations
20. Neuroinflammation and acute ischemic stroke: Impact on translational research and clinical care20250 citations
21. Clinical efficacy analysis of anterior superior iliac spine 3D-printed guide plate-assisted sacroiliac screw placement for the treatment of pelvic fractures20250 citations
22. Application of a hybrid virtual-physical teaching model integrating mixed reality and 3D printing in clinical joint orthopedic education20250 citations
23. Clinical efficacy evaluation of TiRobot-assisted minimally invasive treatment for calcaneal fractures based on enhanced recovery after surgery principles20250 citations
24. Inguinodynia following inguinal hernia repair: a comparative analysis of open Lichtenstein and laparoscopic TAPP techniques in a two-center cohort20250 citations
25. Preoperative remote consultation for a green bariatric surgery: can telemedicine be safe for patients and sustainable for the environment?20250 citations
26. Robotic-assisted bronchoscopy—advancing lung cancer management20250 citations
27. Augmented reality navigation technology in atlantoaxial pedicle screw fixation for atlantoaxial dislocation treatment20250 citations
28. Rare and misdiagnosed neurosurgical conditions volume II20250 citations
29. Machine learning-based real-time prediction of duodenal stump leakage from gastrectomy in gastric cancer patients20250 citations
30. Efficacy analysis of minimally invasive treatment for scapular coracoid fractures assisted by TiRobot ForcePro Superior20250 citations
31. Development and validation of a practical prediction model for post-ERCP pancreatitis using machine learning20250 citations
32. Quantifying lens obstructions in minimally invasive surgery: the impact on performance and outcomes20250 citations
33. Efficacy and safety of the integrated puncture method vs. the conventional puncture method in Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter placement for cancer patients20250 citations
34. A machine learning-based predictive model for complication risks in vacuum-assisted breast biopsy20250 citations
35. Challenges in the diagnosis of primary squamous cell carcinoma of the prostate: a case report and literature review20250 citations
36. Prediction of risk factors for preoperative deep vein thrombosis in patients with pelvic fracture20250 citations
37. Single-site treatment of cystic intestinal duplication malformations via the umbilicus20250 citations
38. Three-dimensional anatomical characterization of the sustentaculum tali in asymptomatic adults: a computed tomography-based morphometric analysis20250 citations
39. Comparison of the efficacy of Philos plate and Multiloc intramedullary nail in the treatment of complex proximal humeral fractures with osteoporosis in the elderly20250 citations
40. Development of a risk prediction model for acute kidney injury in liver transplant recipients20250 citations
41. Comparison of the perioperative complications of high intensity focused ultrasound vs. laparoscopic surgery for uterine fibroids: a retrospective study20250 citations
42. MRI to digital medicine diagnosis: integrating deep learning into clinical decision-making for lumbar degenerative diseases20250 citations
43. Digitalization in orthopaedics: a narrative review20240 citations
44. Case Report: A young man with frontal traumatic sinus pericranii20240 citations
45. Intraoperative application of mixed and augmented reality for digital surgery: a systematic review of ethical issues20240 citations
46. The importance of social networks in neurosurgery training in low/middle income countries20240 citations
47. Machine learning perioperative applications in visceral surgery: a narrative review20240 citations
48. Treatment of complex limb fractures with 3D printing technology combined with personalized plates: A retrospective study of case series and literature review20240 citations
49. Complications of tunneled and non-tunneled peripherally inserted central catheter placement in chemotherapy-treated cancer patients: a meta-analysis20240 citations
50. Outcomes of balloon angioplasty and stent placement for iliac artery lesions classified as TASC II A, B: a single-center study20240 citations
51. Current and future applications of artificial intelligence in surgery: implications for clinical practice and research20240 citations
52. ChatGPT in orthopedics: a narrative review exploring the potential of artificial intelligence in orthopedic practice20230 citations
53. The effects of mechanical force on fibroblast behavior in cutaneous injury20230 citations
54. Optimization of surgical tourniquet usage to improve patient outcomes: Translational cross-disciplinary implications of a surgical practice survey20230 citations
55. Advances in artificial intelligence, robotics, augmented and virtual reality in neurosurgery20230 citations
56. Postsurgical morbidity and mortality favorably informs deep brain stimulation for new indications including schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder20230 citations
57. Telemedicine and telementoring in urology: a glimpse of the past and a leap into the future20220 citations
58. Prediction of knee prosthesis using patient gender and BMI with non-marked X-ray by deep learning20220 citations
59. Machine learning-based surgical planning for neurosurgery: artificial intelligent approaches to the cranium20220 citations
60. Bibliometric analysis of Mexican publications on stereotactic and functional neurosurgery from 1949 to 202120220 citations
61. Machine vision navigation in spine surgery20210 citations
62. To predict the length of hospital stay after total knee arthroplasty in an orthopedic center in China: the use of machine learning algorithms20210 citations
63. The role of machine learning in spine surgery: the future is now20200 citations

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