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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	Osteoarthritis and Cartilage	44
2	Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy	42
3	Journal of Arthroplasty	41
-	American Journal of Sports Medicine	41
5	Arthroscopy-The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery	39
6	Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research	36
7	BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders	34
-	Spine Journal	34
9	Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery	33
10	Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery-American Volume	32
11	Bone & Joint Journal	31
-	Journal of Orthopaedic Translation	31
13	Injury-International Journal of the Care of the Injured	29
-	European Spine Journal	29
15	Gait & Posture	27
-	International Orthopaedics	27
-	Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine	27
18	Global Spine Journal	26
-	Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy	26
20	Spine	25
-	Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research	25
22	Bone & Joint Research	24
-	Orthopaedic Surgery	24
-	Orthopaedics & Traumatology-Surgery & Research	24
25	Journal of Hand Surgery-American Volume	23
-	Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons	23
-	Physical Therapy	23
-	Skeletal Radiology	23
29	Foot and Ankle Surgery	21
-	Journal of Orthopaedic Research	21
-	Journal of Physiotherapy	21
32	Cartilage	20
33	Foot & Ankle International	19
-	Journal of Orthopaedic Science	19
35	Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma	18
-	Knee	18
-	JOR Spine	18
-	Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics	18
39	Acta Orthopaedica	17
-	Archives of Osteoporosis	17
-	Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology	17
-	Clinics in Orthopedic Surgery	17
43	Journal of Foot and Ankle Research	16
-	Brazilian Journal of Physical Therapy	16
-	Clinical Biomechanics	16
-	Journal of Back and Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation	16
-	Journal of Foot & Ankle Surgery	16
-	Journal of Hand Surgery-European Volume	16
49	Indian Journal of Orthopaedics	15
50	Clinical Spine Surgery	14

-	Journal of Hand Therapy	14
-	Journal of Childrens Orthopaedics	14
53	Hand Surgery & Rehabilitation	13
-	Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery	13
55	Foot and Ankle Clinics	12
-	Prosthetics and Orthotics International	12
-	Connective Tissue Research	12
-	Orthopedic Clinics of North America	12
-	Physician and Sportsmedicine	12
60	Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine	11
-	Orthopedics	11
-	Hand Clinics	11
63	Journal of Knee Surgery	10
-	Journal of Hip Preservation Surgery	10
65	HSS Journal	9
-	Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica	9
-	Hip International	9
68	Clinics in Podiatric Medicine and Surgery	8
-	Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics-Part B	8
-	Operative Orthopadie und Traumatologie	8
71	Acta Ortopedica Brasileira	7
-	Journal of Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery	7
-	Orthopaedic Nursing	7
-	Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association	7
75	Isokinetics and Exercise Science	6
76	Zeitschrift fuer Orthopadie und Unfallchirurgie	5
77	EFORT Open Reviews	3
-	Sportverletzung-Sportschaden	3