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Status
Active
Coverage
1946–present
Source type
Journal
Open access
Yes
CiteScore
5.5
SJR · SCImago
1.328
Q1 SJR quartile
H-index
229
Best quartile
Q1 · 91st pctile
| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surgery | 54 / 597 | 91st | Q1 |
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Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery is Scopus-indexed (Q1, CiteScore 5.5), WoS SCIE. It is covered by India's One Nation One Subscription scheme for reading access. Published by Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.
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ISSN 0032-1052Verify ISSN ↗1529-4242Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
Scopus · Q1WoS · SCIEOpen AccessONOS
5.5
CiteScore 2025
Q1
Best quartile
2
Indexed in
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This journal is part of the ONOS national subscription — readers at an ONOS-subscribed Indian institution get full-text access to its articles at no cost.
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Quick answers
Is Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 1946–present, best quartile Q1, CiteScore 5.5.
What quartile is Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery in Scopus?
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery is Q1 in Surgery (rank 54 of 597), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery?
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery is indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded, so it may have a Journal Impact Factor in Clarivate's Journal Citation Reports. JCR is paid, so check it for the current value. The closest free measure is its Scopus CiteScore 5.5, which places it in quartile Q1 at the 91st percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 1.328, quartile Q1, with an H-index of 229.
Who publishes Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and what is its ISSN?
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery is published by Lippincott Williams and Wilkins. Its print ISSN is 0032-1052 and its online ISSN is 1529-4242.
Is Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery covered under ONOS in India?
Yes. It is part of the One Nation One Subscription (ONOS) national subscription, so readers at participating Indian institutions get its full text. ONOS does not cover its article processing charge.
Is Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded.
Is Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery open access?
Yes — it is an open-access journal per Scopus.
How well cited is Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery has an h-index of 310 and a 2-year mean of 1.71 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 5.5, quartile Q1. On 2-year citations it ranks #162 of 585 Scopus journals in Surgery.
310
h-index
1.71
2-yr mean citations
22,304
i10-index
79,435
works indexed
1,316,107
total citations
2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject
#162 of 585 Top 28% Surgery
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery published 616 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2019 with 1,074. 2026* is the year so far.
Main topics
h-index, i10-index and 2-year mean citedness are open, licence-clear metrics from OpenAlex — not a proprietary impact factor. The subject rank counts only journals that OpenAlex has a figure for; it is not a Scopus or Clarivate ranking. Updated 2026-10-14.
Who publishes in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery? — latest 89 articles, 2026
In its latest 89 research articles (2026), authors are most often from United States (56.2%), China (5.1%) and Japan (4.5%). More than half of recent authorship comes from one country.
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Active. 23 retracted papers are recorded (0.3 per 1,000 papers). The Problematic Paper Screener flags 1 of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
- Scopus statusActive
- Retracted papers 23 · 0.3 per 1,000 papers
- Problematic Paper Screener flags 1 · 0 per 1,000 papers — mostly tortured phrases
- Author concentration56.2% of recent authorship from United States
Retractions from OpenAlex; flags from the Problematic Paper Screener (Cabanac, Labbé & Magazinov, CC BY), 2026-09-21 export. A flag marks a paper for a closer look; it is not a finding against the journal.
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