Table 1 Medical journals included in the study

Surgery

  Annals of Surgery (Ann Surg)

7.446

8.460

9.203

9.476

  JAMAS surgery (JAMA Surg)

N/A

N/A

8.498

10.668

  British Journal of Surgery (Br J Surg)

4.304

4.921

5.433

5.572

Urology

  Nature Reviews Urology (Nat Rev Urol)

N/A

N/A

8.089

9.333

  Journal of Urology (J Urol)

4.053

3.952

5.381

5.647

  BJU International (BJU Int)

2.751

2.704

4.524

4.688

Gynecology

  American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Am J Obstet Gynecol)

2.917

3.453

5.732

6.120

  Obstetrics and Gynecology (Obstet Gynecol)

4.282

4.397

4.982

4.965

  BJOG – an international journal of obstetrics and gynecology (BJOG: Int J Obstet Gynaecol)

2.666

3.101

4.876

5.193

Pediatrics

  Pediatrics (Pediatrics)

4.473

4.789

5.515

5.401

  Journal of Adolescent Health (J Adolesc Health)

2.387

2.910

4.098

4.021

  Journal of Pediatrics (J Pediatr)

4.282

4.397

 N/A

N/A