Journal profile · SURGERY
Surgical Technology International-International Developments in Surgery and Surgical Research
ISSN 1090-3941 · Universal Medical Press
Surgical Technology International-International Developments in Surgery and Surgical Research: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 42 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Surgical Technology International-International Developments in Surgery and Surgical Research is published by Universal Medical Press and is in Zone 4 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes, Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty and Minimally Invasive Surgical Techniques, together about 31% of its articles. Its main subfields are Surgery. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): SURGERY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Total Knee Arthroplasty OutcomesMedicine14%
- Orthopaedic implants and arthroplastyMedicine10.5%
- Minimally Invasive Surgical TechniquesMedicine6.6%
- Wound Healing and TreatmentsMedicine6%
- Knee injuries and reconstruction techniquesMedicine5.8%
- Hip disorders and treatmentsMedicine4.9%
- Hernia repair and managementMedicine4.7%
- Surgical Simulation and TrainingMedicine4.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Surgery | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Surgery | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surgery | Q3 | 301/568 | 47th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.3LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.36LetPub ·
- h-index
- 13OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 35OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.97OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 9.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 53LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 396 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 196 |
| 2025 | 42 | 1 | 350 |
| 2024 | 47 | 2 | 335 |
| 2023 | 86 | 0 | 238 |
| 2022 | 86 | 4 | 150 |
| 2021 | 128 | 7 | 23 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Universal Medical Press
- ISSN
- 1090-3941
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Surgical Technology International-International Developments in Surgery and Surgical Research
What CAS zone is Surgical Technology International-International Developments in Surgery and Surgical Research in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Surgical Technology International-International Developments in Surgery and Surgical Research is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Surgery. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index Surgical Technology International-International Developments in Surgery and Surgical Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Surgical Technology International-International Developments in Surgery and Surgical Research is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Surgical Technology International-International Developments in Surgery and Surgical Research open access, and what is the APC?
Surgical Technology International-International Developments in Surgery and Surgical Research is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .