Orthopedics: Journal Rankings

Journal Rankings

TQCC Average citations Median citations H4-Index Number of Papers Impact Factor

(A journal has H4-Index of h when h of its past four year's publications has h citations, whereby h is the highest possible number that renders the former statement true. The citation data are based on CrossRef. The ranking can be re-used under a CC0-license.)

(Using publications from roughly 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	Journal of Arthroplasty	43
2	Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy	42
3	Osteoarthritis and Cartilage	41
4	American Journal of Sports Medicine	40
5	Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research	37
6	Arthroscopy-The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery	36
7	Spine Journal	35
8	Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery	34
9	BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders	33
-	Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery-American Volume	33
11	Bone & Joint Journal	31
-	Injury-International Journal of the Care of the Injured	31
13	European Spine Journal	30
-	Journal of Orthopaedic Translation	30
15	Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research	27
-	Gait & Posture	27
-	International Orthopaedics	27
-	Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine	27
-	Spine	27
20	Orthopaedic Surgery	26
21	Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy	25
22	Skeletal Radiology	24
-	Bone & Joint Research	24
-	Global Spine Journal	24
-	Journal of Hand Surgery-American Volume	24
26	Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons	23
27	Foot and Ankle Surgery	22
-	Orthopaedics & Traumatology-Surgery & Research	22
-	Physical Therapy	22
30	JOR Spine	20
-	Journal of Physiotherapy	20
-	Knee	20
33	Journal of Orthopaedic Research	19
-	Foot & Ankle International	19
-	Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma	19
36	Journal of Hand Surgery-European Volume	18
-	Journal of Orthopaedic Science	18
-	Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics	18
-	Acta Orthopaedica	18
-	Cartilage	18
41	Brazilian Journal of Physical Therapy	17
42	Clinical Biomechanics	16
-	Indian Journal of Orthopaedics	16
-	Journal of Back and Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation	16
-	Archives of Osteoporosis	16
46	Clinics in Orthopedic Surgery	15
-	Journal of Childrens Orthopaedics	15
-	Journal of Foot & Ankle Surgery	15
-	Hand Surgery & Rehabilitation	15
50	Clinical Spine Surgery	14

51	Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery	13
-	Orthopedic Clinics of North America	13
-	Foot and Ankle Clinics	13
-	Journal of Hand Therapy	13
-	Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology	13
56	HSS Journal	12
-	Journal of Foot and Ankle Research	12
-	Prosthetics and Orthotics International	12
59	Connective Tissue Research	11
-	Physician and Sportsmedicine	11
-	Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine	11
-	Journal of Knee Surgery	11
-	Orthopedics	11
64	Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica	10
-	Hand Clinics	10
-	Hip International	10
-	Journal of Hip Preservation Surgery	10
68	Clinics in Podiatric Medicine and Surgery	9
-	Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics-Part B	9
70	Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association	8
-	Operative Orthopadie und Traumatologie	8
72	Zeitschrift fuer Orthopadie und Unfallchirurgie	6
-	Acta Ortopedica Brasileira	6
-	Isokinetics and Exercise Science	6
-	Journal of Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery	6
76	EFORT Open Reviews	5
-	Orthopaedic Nursing	5
78	Sportverletzung-Sportschaden	3