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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	Osteoarthritis and Cartilage	40
2	Journal of Arthroplasty	39
3	American Journal of Sports Medicine	38
4	Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy	37
-	Spine Journal	37
6	Arthroscopy-The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery	36
7	BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders	35
-	Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery	35
9	Injury-International Journal of the Care of the Injured	32
-	Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery-American Volume	32
-	Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research	32
-	Bone & Joint Journal	32
13	Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research	30
14	Journal of Orthopaedic Translation	29
-	Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine	29
16	European Spine Journal	26
-	Gait & Posture	26
18	Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy	25
19	Bone & Joint Research	24
-	Physical Therapy	24
-	International Orthopaedics	24
-	Orthopaedics & Traumatology-Surgery & Research	24
23	Global Spine Journal	23
-	Skeletal Radiology	23
25	Orthopaedic Surgery	22
-	Spine	22
27	Cartilage	21
-	EFORT Open Reviews	21
-	Foot & Ankle International	21
-	Journal of Hand Surgery-American Volume	21
-	Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons	21
-	Journal of Orthopaedic Research	21
33	Foot and Ankle Surgery	20
34	Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma	19
-	Brazilian Journal of Physical Therapy	19
-	JOR Spine	19
37	Archives of Osteoporosis	18
-	Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery	18
-	Journal of Physiotherapy	18
40	Knee	17
-	Journal of Hand Surgery-European Volume	17
42	Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology	16
-	Acta Orthopaedica	16
-	Journal of Orthopaedic Science	16
-	Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics	16
46	Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine	15
-	Indian Journal of Orthopaedics	15
-	Journal of Foot & Ankle Surgery	15
49	Clinical Biomechanics	14
-	Journal of Back and Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation	14

51	Clinical Spine Surgery	13
-	Hand Surgery & Rehabilitation	13
-	Journal of Foot and Ankle Research	13
-	Journal of Hand Therapy	13
-	Physician and Sportsmedicine	13
56	Prosthetics and Orthotics International	12
-	Clinics in Orthopedic Surgery	12
-	Journal of Childrens Orthopaedics	12
-	Orthopedic Clinics of North America	12
60	Foot and Ankle Clinics	11
-	HSS Journal	11
-	Journal of Knee Surgery	11
-	Connective Tissue Research	11
-	Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery	11
65	Orthopedics	10
-	Hand Clinics	10
67	Journal of Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery	9
-	Hip International	9
69	Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics-Part B	8
-	Operative Orthopadie und Traumatologie	8
-	Journal of Hip Preservation Surgery	8
-	Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association	8
73	Isokinetics and Exercise Science	7
-	Orthopaedic Nursing	7
-	Acta Ortopedica Brasileira	7
76	Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica	6
-	Clinics in Podiatric Medicine and Surgery	6
78	Zeitschrift fuer Orthopadie und Unfallchirurgie	5
79	Sportverletzung-Sportschaden	3