SciSight Ecosystem
WoS SCIE Q3Scopus Q2SCImago #10,219CAS 4区Hybrid

Lasers in Surgery and Medicine

Abbreviation (ISO):LASERS SURG. MED
Country: United States•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q3•Scopus SJR: 0.58•SCImago Rank: #10,219•Identifier (ISSN):0196-8092(Print)/1096-9101(Online)•Articles / Year: 212•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $3,136 USD
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Not Indexed in Latest JCR
Clarivate IF (2026)Q3
2.1
↑ +0.2

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (2021)
103

103 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ3
Self-Citation Rate9.1%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
212articles/year
37.15% Gold OA•100% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

Quyết định số 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN ngày 11/7/2025 (Mục quốc tế)

1.75pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 2.1)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20261.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 2.1)
🔵 Computed
20251.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 1.9)
🔵 Computed
20241.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 2.2)
🔵 Computed
20231.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 2.4)
🔵 Computed
20211.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 4.025)
🔵 Computed
20201.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 3.02)
🔵 Computed
20191.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 3.262)
🔵 Computed
20181.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 2.726)
🔵 Computed

Note: Domestic journal scores are officially collected from annual HĐGSNN decisions across councils. International journal scores are dynamically computed according to Decision 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN based on quartile and citation metrics in the publication year.

Aims & Scope

Lasers in Surgery and Medicine publishes the highest quality research and clinical manuscripts in areas relating to the use of lasers in medicine and biology. The journal publishes basic and clinical studies on the therapeutic and diagnostic use of lasers in all the surgical and medical specialties. Contributions regarding clinical trials, new therapeutic techniques or instrumentation, laser biophysics and bioengineering, photobiology and photochemistry, outcomes research, cost-effectiveness, and other aspects of biomedicine are welcome. Using a process of rigorous yet rapid review of submitted manuscripts, findings of high scientific and medical interest are published with a minimum delay.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Medicine92.9%Physics65.8%Biology61.3%Optics58.2%Quantum mechanics57.8%Internal medicine47.7%Laser47.1%Surgery46.2%Chemistry44.5%Genetics40.9%Pathology37.3%Materials science36.3%Engineering34.6%Organic chemistry24.6%Radiology22.6%Biochemistry22.5%Biomedical engineering21.3%
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #10,219Scopus Q2SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1980-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Medicine
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q2
0.58

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q2
Scopus H-Index (2025)
135

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
2.06

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,136 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations744
3-Year Documents329
Citable Documents310

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)0

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate46.1%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

DermatologyQ2
SurgeryQ2

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
4区 (Zone 4)Medicine
Minor Category (Specific Field):
3区DERMATOLOGY
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Publisher Review Speed
Updating
Average time to first editorial decision
Online Publication Speed
Updating
Time from acceptance to online publication
Official Acceptance Rate
Updating
Manuscript acceptance rate confirmed by the publisher
Open Access Model
Hybrid
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
Wiley-Liss Inc.
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Monthly
Editorial Address
WILEY-LISS, DIV JOHN WILEY & SONS INC, 111 RIVER ST, HOBOKEN, USA, NJ, 07030
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
DERMATOLOGY
JCRSCIE
53/99Q3
SURGERY
JCRSCIE
128/321Q2
DERMATOLOGY
JCISCIE
34/99Q2
SURGERY
JCISCIE
107/321Q2

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—12516
20251.9124161
20242.2132424
20232.4132652
2022—129779
20214.0251541,874
20203.021712,527
20193.2621862,854
20182.7261533,363
2017—1592,889
2016—1654,260
2015—1604,468
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Lasers in Surgery and Medicine

WoS Q3
124520182019202020212023202420251.90
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:1.9

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 9.1%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Similar Journals in Discipline

Journals in the same research field with comparable impact metrics

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Database Updated: 2026-10-01