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Status
Active
Coverage
2005–present
Source type
Journal
Open access
No
CiteScore
7
SJR · SCImago
1.136
Q1 SJR quartile
H-index
119
Best quartile
Q1 · 95th pctile
| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surgery | 26 / 597 | 95th | Q1 |
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Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases
Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases is Scopus-indexed (Q1, CiteScore 7), WoS SCIE. It is covered by India's One Nation One Subscription scheme for reading access. Published by Elsevier Inc..
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ISSN 1550-7289Verify ISSN ↗1878-7533Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Elsevier Inc.
Scopus · Q1WoS · SCIEONOS
7
CiteScore 2025
Q1
Best quartile
2
Indexed in
Cost to publish: About US$3,800 to publish open access (publisher list price, via OpenAlex) — subscription publishing may be free
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ONOS · SubscriptionOne Nation One Subscription — full-text access
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 Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 2005–present, best quartile Q1, CiteScore 7.
What quartile is Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases in Scopus?
Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases is Q1 in Surgery (rank 26 of 597), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases?
Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases 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 7, which places it in quartile Q1 at the 95th percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 1.136, quartile Q1, with an H-index of 119.
How much does it cost to publish in Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases?
The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$3,800 for open access (source: OpenAlex). Many journals also publish by the subscription route at no cost to the author, so confirm on the journal's own website.
Who publishes Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases and what is its ISSN?
Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases is published by Elsevier Inc. Its print ISSN is 1550-7289 and its online ISSN is 1878-7533.
Is Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases covered under ONOS in India?
Yes. It is part of the One Nation One Subscription (ONOS) national subscription, so readers at participating Indian institutions get its full text. ONOS does not cover its article processing charge.
Is Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded.
Is Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases has an h-index of 137 and a 2-year mean of 0.84 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 7, quartile Q1. On 2-year citations it ranks #329 of 585 Scopus journals in Surgery.
137
h-index
0.84
2-yr mean citations
2,638
i10-index
11,754
works indexed
136,951
total citations
Publication fee · open access list price, US$
US$3,800
2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject
#329 of 585 Bottom 44% Surgery
Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases published 680 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2019 with 965. 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 Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases? — latest 87 articles, 2026
In its latest 87 research articles (2026), authors are most often from United States (56.2%), China (5.2%) and Australia (4%). 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 Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Active. 11 retracted papers are recorded (0.9 per 1,000 papers). The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
- Scopus statusActive
- Retracted papers 11 · 0.9 per 1,000 papers
- Problematic Paper Screener flags None flagged
- 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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