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South African Journal of Surgery

South African Journal of Surgery is a journal indexed in SJR in Surgery with an H index of 26. It has an SJR impact factor of 0,22 and it has a best quartile of Q3. It is published in English. It has an SJR impact factor of 0,22.

ISSN: 0038-2361

Publisher: Medpharm Publications

Category: Surgery

Indexation: verifiedScopus / SJR verifiedWeb of Science

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SJR Impact Factor trending_up

0,22 Q3

H-index 26

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39%

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SJR Impact

0,22

H-index

Docs (year)

102

Docs 3y

178

Total refs

1470

Cites 3y

101

Citable 3y

169

Cites/Doc 2y

0.56

Ref/Doc

14.41

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Best articles by citations

Axillary lymph node dissection for patients with invasive breast cancer at Charlotte Maxeke and Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospitals

Unexpected intra-operative diagnosis of a large cystic phaeochromocytoma and secondary nifedipine pharmacobezoar

Developing a clinical model to predict the need for relaparotomy in severe intra-abdominal sepsis secondary to complicated appendicitis

Demographic and histological subtypes of Hurthle cell tumours of the thyroid in a South African setting

David Raoul de Villiers

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Comparison between preoperative biopsy and post-excision histology results in sarcoma: Experience at Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital, Johannesburg, South Africa

Can an Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) programme improve colorectal cancer outcomes in South Africa?

Bilateral synchronous testicular germ cell tumours in a patient with bilateral cryptorchidism

Bilateral blunt carotid artery injury: A case report and review of the literature

Beware the left-sided gallbladder

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Advanced radiological investigations and findings amongst community assault victims admitted to a tertiary South African hospital

Admissions for post-discharge surgical site infection at a quaternary South African public sector hospital

Abdominal wall reconstruction with reconstructive tissue matrix

AAST grade III pancreatic injury following blunt abdominal trauma

A selective vacuum assisted mesh mediated fascial traction approach following temporary abdominal containment for trauma laparotomy is effective in achieving closure

A review of the complications encountered in a quaternary trauma intensive care unit in South Africa

A comparison of oesophageal cancer between the public and private sectors in KwaZulu-Natal

A comparison of four weight estimation systems for paediatric resuscitation

A case of Amyand's hernia in a preterm infant

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South African Journal of Surgery has an SJR of 0,22 (best quartile Q3) in the CountryOfPapers database.

Immediate OA APC is not available (NPD).

The acceptance rate recorded for South African Journal of Surgery is 39%.

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