Table 4.
The twenty journals with the highest number of articles published on inguinal hernia in the web of science.
| Journal | No. of articles | Percentage of total articles (n = 3 795) | Impact Factora | Quartile Categoryb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hernia | 687 | 18 | 4.739 | Q1 |
| Surgical Endoscopy and other Interventional Techniques | 351 | 9 | 4.584 | Q1 |
| Journal of Laparoendoscopic & Advanced Surgical Techniques | 173 | 5 | 1.878 | Q3 |
| British Journal of Surgery | 140 | 4 | 6.939 | Q1 |
| World Journal of Surgery | 139 | 4 | 3.352 | Q2 |
| American Journal of Surgery | 136 | 4 | 2.565 | Q2 |
| American Surgeon | 120 | 3 | 0.688 | Q4 |
| Surgical Laparoscopy Endoscopy & Percutaneous Techniques | 109 | 3 | 1.719 | Q3 |
| Annals of Surgery | 98 | 3 | 12.969 | Q1 |
| International Journal of Surgery Case Reports | 85 | 2 | NA | NA |
| International Surgery | 77 | 2 | 0.056 | Q4 |
| Surgery | 75 | 2 | 3.982 | Q1 |
| Surgery Today | 72 | 2 | 2.549 | Q2 |
| Journal of The American College of Surgeons | 67 | 2 | 6.113 | Q1 |
| Surgical Endoscopy-ultrasound and Interventional Techniques | 65 | 2 | 4.584 | Q1 |
| Surgical Clinics Of North America | 61 | 2 | 2.741 | Q2 |
| Annals of The Royal College of Surgeons of England | 60 | 2 | 1.891 | Q3 |
| Indian Journal of Surgery | 60 | 2 | 0.656 | Q4 |
| Journal of Surgical Research | 58 | 2 | 2.192 | Q3 |
| BMC Surgery | 56 | 2 | 2.102 | Q3 |
a
Collected from Journal Citation Reports 2020. NA (Not available).
b
Quartile rankings based on rank for the Journal Impact Factor. In Journal Citation Reports, quartiles are defined as the following: Q1 (Highest ranked journals in a category), Q2, Q3 and Q4 (Lowest ranked journals in a category). For more details see: https://support.clarivate.com/ScientificandAcademicResearch/s/article/Journal-Citation-Reports-Quartile-rankings-and-other-metrics?language=en_US.