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 2020-09-01 to 2024-09-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	American Journal of Sports Medicine	40
2	Journal of Arthroplasty	38
3	Arthroscopy-The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery	36
-	Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery	36
-	Osteoarthritis and Cartilage	36
6	Bone & Joint Journal	35
-	Spine Journal	35
8	Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy	34
9	BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders	33
-	Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery-American Volume	33
11	Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research	32
12	Injury-International Journal of the Care of the Injured	30
13	Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research	28
14	Physical Therapy	27
15	European Spine Journal	26
-	Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine	26
-	EFORT Open Reviews	26
18	Gait & Posture	25
-	International Orthopaedics	25
-	Journal of Orthopaedic Translation	25
-	Orthopaedics & Traumatology-Surgery & Research	25
-	Global Spine Journal	25
-	Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy	25
-	Spine	25
25	Bone & Joint Research	24
26	Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons	23
27	Journal of Orthopaedic Research	22
-	Foot & Ankle International	22
29	Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery	21
-	Skeletal Radiology	21
-	Archives of Osteoporosis	21
-	Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma	21
-	Orthopaedic Surgery	21
34	Brazilian Journal of Physical Therapy	20
-	Foot and Ankle Surgery	20
36	Journal of Physiotherapy	19
-	Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine	19
-	Journal of Hand Surgery-American Volume	19
39	Acta Orthopaedica	18
-	JOR Spine	18
-	Journal of Orthopaedic Science	18
-	Cartilage	18
43	Journal of Foot & Ankle Surgery	16
-	Knee	16
45	Clinical Biomechanics	15
-	Journal of Hand Surgery-European Volume	15
-	Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics	15
-	Physician and Sportsmedicine	15
49	Clinics in Orthopedic Surgery	14
-	Indian Journal of Orthopaedics	14

-	Journal of Back and Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation	14
-	HSS Journal	14
-	Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology	14
-	Orthopedics	14
55	Hip International	13
-	Clinical Spine Surgery	13
-	Foot and Ankle Clinics	13
-	Journal of Foot and Ankle Research	13
-	Journal of Hand Therapy	13
60	Connective Tissue Research	12
-	Hand Surgery & Rehabilitation	12
-	Journal of Knee Surgery	12
63	Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery	11
-	Orthopedic Clinics of North America	11
-	Prosthetics and Orthotics International	11
66	Hand Clinics	10
-	Journal of Childrens Orthopaedics	10
68	Journal of Hip Preservation Surgery	9
-	Zeitschrift fuer Orthopadie und Unfallchirurgie	9
-	Journal of Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery	9
-	Operative Orthopadie und Traumatologie	9
72	Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association	8
-	Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica	8
-	Clinics in Podiatric Medicine and Surgery	8
-	Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics-Part B	8
76	Orthopaedic Nursing	7
77	Acta Ortopedica Brasileira	6
-	Isokinetics and Exercise Science	6
79	Sportverletzung-Sportschaden	4