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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	Journal of Arthroplasty	44
2	Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy	43
3	American Journal of Sports Medicine	41
4	Osteoarthritis and Cartilage	40
5	Arthroscopy-The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery	38
-	Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research	38
7	Spine Journal	36
8	Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery-American Volume	33
-	BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders	33
-	Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery	33
11	Bone & Joint Journal	32
-	European Spine Journal	32
13	Injury-International Journal of the Care of the Injured	31
-	Journal of Orthopaedic Translation	31
15	Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine	29
16	Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research	28
-	Spine	28
18	Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy	26
-	Gait & Posture	26
-	International Orthopaedics	26
21	Orthopaedic Surgery	25
22	Global Spine Journal	24
-	Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons	24
-	Bone & Joint Research	24
25	Journal of Hand Surgery-American Volume	23
-	Physical Therapy	23
-	Skeletal Radiology	23
28	Knee	22
-	Foot and Ankle Surgery	22
-	Orthopaedics & Traumatology-Surgery & Research	22
31	Journal of Physiotherapy	21
32	Foot & Ankle International	20
-	JOR Spine	20
-	Journal of Orthopaedic Research	20
35	Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma	19
-	Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics	19
37	Brazilian Journal of Physical Therapy	18
-	Acta Orthopaedica	18
-	Journal of Hand Surgery-European Volume	18
-	Journal of Orthopaedic Science	18
41	Clinical Biomechanics	17
-	Cartilage	17
-	Indian Journal of Orthopaedics	17
44	Clinics in Orthopedic Surgery	16
-	Journal of Childrens Orthopaedics	16
46	Journal of Back and Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation	15
47	Hand Surgery & Rehabilitation	14
-	Clinical Spine Surgery	14
-	Journal of Foot & Ankle Surgery	14
-	Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery	14

51	Foot and Ankle Clinics	13
-	HSS Journal	13
-	Journal of Hand Therapy	13
-	Orthopedic Clinics of North America	13
55	Journal of Foot and Ankle Research	12
-	Prosthetics and Orthotics International	12
-	Archives of Osteoporosis	12
-	Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine	12
59	Connective Tissue Research	11
-	Journal of Knee Surgery	11
-	Orthopedics	11
-	Physician and Sportsmedicine	11
63	Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica	10
-	Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology	10
-	Hand Clinics	10
-	Hip International	10
-	Journal of Hip Preservation Surgery	10
68	Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics-Part B	9
-	Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association	9
70	Operative Orthopadie und Traumatologie	8
-	Clinics in Podiatric Medicine and Surgery	8
72	Acta Ortopedica Brasileira	7
73	Journal of Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery	6
-	Orthopaedic Nursing	6
-	Zeitschrift fuer Orthopadie und Unfallchirurgie	6
76	Isokinetics and Exercise Science	5
77	Sportverletzung-Sportschaden	3