What are the best journals for Oral Surgery?

From a 17,782-venue index, the highest-ranked Oral Surgery journals include International Endodontic Journal, Clinical Oral Investigations, Clinical Implant Dentistry and Related Research, Clinical Oral Implants Research, Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. The top 40 of 138 ranked venues are listed on this page; 36 are Scimago Q1 and 4 Q2. Each shows its open-access status and indexing, and predatory venues are excluded. For a shortlist matched to your specific paper, use the Journal Finder (15 credits; free account starts with 25).

How were these Oral Surgery journals ranked?

Journals are placed by two independent classifications, OpenAlex's and Scimago's, plus any documented corrections. A journal both place under Oral Surgery ranks ahead, within its Scimago quartile, of one only OpenAlex places there — because Scimago does not cover it, files it as Multidisciplinary, or files it under a neighbouring subject or only under a broad “(miscellaneous)” category (which counts as agreement when Oral Surgery is the journal's main OpenAlex subfield). By Scimago quartile first (Q1 → Q4, then venues without one). Within a quartile, journals both sources place under Oral Surgery come first, then venues whose main OpenAlex subfield is Oral Surgery come before those that list it second or third, and ties go to OpenAlex cites/paper over a 2-year window. A venue whose main subfield is unrelated to Oral Surgery — fewer than a quarter of the venues filed under that subfield (or fewer than five) are also filed under Oral Surgery — is listed after all the others. Cites/paper is a transparent citation rate, not a licensed Impact Factor, and journals flagged as predatory are excluded.

Why don't all Oral Surgery journals show a quartile?

Scimago doesn't cover every journal — many strong regional and open-access venues are absent from it. We show "no Scimago quartile" for those rather than hide them; it's a coverage gap, not a quality judgement.

How do I find the best journal for my specific Oral Surgery paper?

Paste your title and abstract into the Journal Finder — it returns a shortlist matched to your paper's topic from the same index, with acceptance-fit signals, open-access status, and predatory flags. A free account starts with 25 welcome credits; each run costs 15.

Oral Surgery · 138 journals ranked · top 40 listed

Best journals for Oral Surgery

The top 40 of 138 Oral Surgery journals, ranked by Scimago quartile, then by whether OpenAlex and Scimago agree on the subject and how central Oral Surgery is to each journal, then OpenAlex cites/paper (2-year window), leaving out journals both place in another discipline, drawn from a 17,782-venue index. Predatory venues are excluded; the FAQ below gives the exact ranking rule. These are field-wide rankings — for a shortlist matched to your specific paper, paste your title and abstract into the Journal Finder (a free account starts with 25 welcome credits).

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All Best open-access journals

1
International Endodontic Journal
4.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Wiley
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2
Clinical Oral Investigations
3.7 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Nature
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3
Clinical Implant Dentistry and Related Research
3.4 cites/paper · Q1 · Wiley
ScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
4
Clinical Oral Implants Research
3.4 cites/paper · Q1 · Wiley
ScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
5
Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
3.3 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Science+Business Media
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6
Journal of Endodontics
3.3 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
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7
Dentomaxillofacial Radiology
3.2 cites/paper · Q1 · Oxford University Press
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8
Dental and Medical Problems
3.2 cites/paper · Q1 · Wroclaw Medical University Press
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9
Dentistry Journal
3.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
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10
Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry
2.6 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
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11
Journal of Dental Sciences
2.3 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
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12
Odontology
1.9 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Science+Business Media
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13
Journal of Stomatology Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
1.7 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
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14
International Journal of Dentistry
1.4 cites/paper · Q1 · Hindawi Publishing Corporation
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15
The Journal of the American Dental Association
1.3 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
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16
Journal of Prosthodontic Research
2.6 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
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17
Journal of Oral Pathology and Medicine
1.5 cites/paper · Q1 · Wiley
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18
Dental Press Journal of Orthodontics
1.3 cites/paper · Q1 · Dental Press Editora
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19
Periodontology 2000
14.4 cites/paper · Q1 · Wiley
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20
Journal Of Clinical Periodontology
4.8 cites/paper · Q1 · Wiley
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21
Journal of Dentistry
4.7 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
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22
BMC Oral Health
3.5 cites/paper · Q1 · BioMed Central
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23
Journal of Esthetic and Restorative Dentistry
3.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Wiley
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24
The Korean Journal of Orthodontics
2.6 cites/paper · Q1
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25
Journal of Periodontology
2.6 cites/paper · Q1 · Wiley
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26
Clinical and Experimental Dental Research
2.5 cites/paper · Q1 · Wiley
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27
Journal of Applied Oral Science
2.4 cites/paper · Q1 · University of São Paulo
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28
Journal of Prosthodontics
2.3 cites/paper · Q1 · Wiley
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29
Dental Materials
2.3 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
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30
International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry
2.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Wiley
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31
Australian Dental Journal
1.6 cites/paper · Q1 · Wiley
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32
Journal of Evidence Based Dental Practice
1.5 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
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33
European Archives of Paediatric Dentistry
1.5 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Science+Business Media
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34
International Dental Journal
0.9 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
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35
Journal of Dental Research
5.4 cites/paper · Q1 · SAGE Publishing
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36
Journal of Oral Rehabilitation
2.5 cites/paper · Q1 · Wiley
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37
Restorative Dentistry & Endodontics
4.0 cites/paper · Q2 · Korean Academy of Conservative Dentistry
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38
Imaging Science in Dentistry
2.6 cites/paper · Q2
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39
Journal of Oral Biology and Craniofacial Research
2.2 cites/paper · Q2 · Elsevier BV
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40
The Saudi Dental Journal
2.2 cites/paper · Q2 · Elsevier BV
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“Cites/paper” is the OpenAlex 2-year citation rate — a transparent signal, not a licensed Impact Factor. Many regional and open-access journals are strong but aren’t covered by Scimago, so they show “no Scimago quartile”; that’s a coverage gap, not a quality judgement.