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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy	42
-	Osteoarthritis and Cartilage	42
-	Journal of Arthroplasty	42
4	American Journal of Sports Medicine	40
5	Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research	37
6	Spine Journal	35
-	Arthroscopy-The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery	35
8	Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery	33
-	BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders	33
10	Bone & Joint Journal	32
11	Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery-American Volume	31
12	European Spine Journal	30
-	Injury-International Journal of the Care of the Injured	30
14	Journal of Orthopaedic Translation	29
15	International Orthopaedics	28
-	Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research	28
17	Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine	27
-	Gait & Posture	27
-	Spine	27
20	Orthopaedic Surgery	26
21	Global Spine Journal	25
-	Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy	25
23	Journal of Hand Surgery-American Volume	24
-	Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons	24
-	Bone & Joint Research	24
26	Skeletal Radiology	23
27	Orthopaedics & Traumatology-Surgery & Research	22
-	Foot and Ankle Surgery	22
-	Physical Therapy	22
30	JOR Spine	20
-	Journal of Orthopaedic Research	20
-	Journal of Physiotherapy	20
33	Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics	19
-	Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma	19
-	Knee	19
-	Foot & Ankle International	19
37	Journal of Hand Surgery-European Volume	18
-	Journal of Orthopaedic Science	18
-	Acta Orthopaedica	18
-	Cartilage	18
41	Brazilian Journal of Physical Therapy	17
42	Journal of Back and Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation	16
-	Clinical Biomechanics	16
-	Archives of Osteoporosis	16
45	Indian Journal of Orthopaedics	15
-	Journal of Childrens Orthopaedics	15
-	Clinics in Orthopedic Surgery	15
48	Journal of Foot & Ankle Surgery	14
-	Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery	14
-	Hand Surgery & Rehabilitation	14

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