Orthopedics: Journal Rankings

Journal Rankings

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

(The Journal Impact Factor, or JIF, denotes the average number of citations a paper of a given journal accrues within a two-year timespan, as calculated by Clarivate Analytics' database Web of Science; note that the journal coverage here at OOIR might deviate slightly from Web of Science's. The JIFs are rounded here for copyright-related reasons.)

Rank	Journal	Impact Factor
1	Journal of Physiotherapy	ca. 12.1
2	Osteoarthritis and Cartilage	ca. 7
3	Journal of Orthopaedic Translation	ca. 6.6
4	Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy	ca. 6.1
5	Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery-American Volume	ca. 5.3
6	American Journal of Sports Medicine	ca. 4.8
7	Arthroscopy-The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery	ca. 4.7
8	Bone & Joint Research	ca. 4.6
-	Bone & Joint Journal	ca. 4.6
10	Spine Journal	ca. 4.5
11	Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research	ca. 4.2
12	Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy	ca. 3.8
13	Acta Orthopaedica	ca. 3.7
-	JOR Spine	ca. 3.7
15	Journal of Arthroplasty	ca. 3.5
16	EFORT Open Reviews	ca. 3.4
-	Brazilian Journal of Physical Therapy	ca. 3.4
18	Physical Therapy	ca. 3.2
-	Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons	ca. 3.2
20	Archives of Osteoporosis	ca. 3
-	Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery	ca. 3
-	Spine	ca. 3
23	Connective Tissue Research	ca. 2.9
-	Journal of Foot and Ankle Research	ca. 2.9
25	European Spine Journal	ca. 2.8
-	Cartilage	ca. 2.8
-	Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology	ca. 2.8
-	Journal of Orthopaedic Research	ca. 2.8
29	International Orthopaedics	ca. 2.7
-	Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine	ca. 2.7
-	Foot & Ankle International	ca. 2.7
32	Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research	ca. 2.6
-	Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine	ca. 2.6
34	Foot and Ankle Surgery	ca. 2.5
-	HSS Journal	ca. 2.5
-	Injury-International Journal of the Care of the Injured	ca. 2.5
-	Clinics in Orthopedic Surgery	ca. 2.5
38	Global Spine Journal	ca. 2.4
-	Gait & Posture	ca. 2.4
40	Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma	ca. 2.3
-	Physician and Sportsmedicine	ca. 2.3
-	Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery	ca. 2.3
-	Orthopaedics & Traumatology-Surgery & Research	ca. 2.3
-	BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders	ca. 2.3
45	Orthopaedic Surgery	ca. 2.1
-	Skeletal Radiology	ca. 2.1
47	Journal of Hand Therapy	ca. 2
48	Clinical Spine Surgery	ca. 1.9
-	Journal of Hand Surgery-American Volume	ca. 1.9
-	Knee	ca. 1.9

51	Journal of Hand Surgery-European Volume	ca. 1.8
-	Clinical Biomechanics	ca. 1.8
-	Orthopedic Clinics of North America	ca. 1.8
54	Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics	ca. 1.7
-	Journal of Knee Surgery	ca. 1.7
-	Journal of Orthopaedic Science	ca. 1.7
57	Journal of Back and Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation	ca. 1.6
-	Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery	ca. 1.6
59	Hip International	ca. 1.5
-	Prosthetics and Orthotics International	ca. 1.5
-	Journal of Hip Preservation Surgery	ca. 1.5
-	Foot and Ankle Clinics	ca. 1.5
63	Journal of Childrens Orthopaedics	ca. 1.4
64	Journal of Foot & Ankle Surgery	ca. 1.3
65	Journal of Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery	ca. 1.2
66	Hand Clinics	ca. 1.1
-	Hand Surgery & Rehabilitation	ca. 1.1
-	Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics-Part B	ca. 1.1
-	Orthopedics	ca. 1.1
70	Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica	ca. 1
-	Indian Journal of Orthopaedics	ca. 1
-	Zeitschrift fuer Orthopadie und Unfallchirurgie	ca. 1
73	Isokinetics and Exercise Science	ca. 0.7
-	Orthopaedic Nursing	ca. 0.7
-	Operative Orthopadie und Traumatologie	ca. 0.7
-	Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association	ca. 0.7
-	Sportverletzung-Sportschaden	ca. 0.7
-	Acta Ortopedica Brasileira	ca. 0.7
79	Clinics in Podiatric Medicine and Surgery	ca. 0.6