Table 2a. Top 10 journals publishing original human studies on the topic of varicocele.
| Ranking | Top 10 journals | Country of origin | Journal impact factor (2021) | SJR quartile (overall) | SJR quartileb (subject-based) | Number of publications |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Journal of Urology | US | 7.450 | Q1 | Q1 | 132 |
| 2 | Andrologia | Germany | 2.775 | Q3 | Q2 | 126 |
| 3 | Urology | US | 2.649 | Q3 | Q2 | 124 |
| 4 | Fertility and Sterility | US | 7.329 | Q1 | Q1 | 82 |
| 5 | Zhonghua Nan Ke Xue (National Journal of Andrology) | China | NA | NA | Q4 | 46 |
| 6 | BJU International a | England | 5.588 | Q1 | Q1 | 36 |
| 7 | British Journal of Urology a | England | - | - | - | 33 |
| 8 | International Urology and Nephrology | Netherlands | 2.370 | Q3 | Q2 | 31 |
| 9 | Urologia Internationalis | Switzerland | 2.089 | Q3 | Q2 | 30 |
| 10 | European Urology | Netherlands | 20.096 | Q1 | Q1 | 28 |
aBJU International was formerly known as the British Journal of Urology (1929–1999).
bAll subject-based SJR quartiles are based on the subject of Urology, except for Fertility and Sterility (Reproductive Medicine) and Zhonghua Nan Ke Xue National Journal of Andrology (Medicine [miscellaneous]).
SJR: Scimago Journal Ranking (based on Scopus data as of April 2021), NA: not available.