Plastic and Aesthetic Research Reaches CiteScore 2025 of 2.6 and Achieves Q2 Ranking in Medicine (Surgery)
On June 3, 2026, Elsevier officially released the 2025 CiteScore metrics calculated based on data from the Scopus database. The journal Plastic and Aesthetic Research (PAR) recorded a CiteScore of 2.6, increasing from 2.1 in the previous reporting year, representing a 23.8% growth.
At the same time, PAR has continued to advance its position in Medicine (Surgery), now ranking among the top 42% of surgical journals worldwide. The journal remains firmly positioned in Q2 and continues to progress steadily toward a higher tier of international academic impact.
This achievement not only underscores the journal's remarkable progress in advancing high-quality scholarly content, internationalization, and academic dissemination in recent years, but also reflects the broad recognition and continued support it has received from the global editorial board, authors, peer reviewers, and readership community.
Looking ahead, the journal will continue to uphold its commitment to publishing excellence, with a sustained focus on plastic and aesthetic research. It aims to further strengthen its role as an open, high-impact platform for academic exchange, while fostering greater collaboration among researchers worldwide.
About CiteScore
CiteScore™ is a journal-level citation metric introduced by Elsevier in 2016. It is designed to provide an objective assessment of a publication's citation impact by calculating the number of citations received by documents published in a journal during the preceding four-year period. This metric is applicable to serial publications, including journals, book series, and conference proceedings, and provides a straightforward and stable indicator of the peer-reviewed research's academic influence.
Calculation Method
CiteScore is calculated using data from more than 28,000 journals indexed in the Scopus database, spanning approximately 330 subject areas. It is updated annually and freely available through an open search platform, providing the academic community with a transparent and comprehensive evaluation tool.
The journal's broader aim is to advance a more objective and open system of research assessment, facilitate the dissemination and exchange of high-quality scholarship, and contribute to the continued refinement of the scholarly publishing ecosystem.
Editor: Frida Yuan
Language Editor: Amir Khan
Production Editor: Ting Xu
Respectfully submitted by the Editorial Office of Plastic and Aesthetic Research
