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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	Osteoarthritis and Cartilage	41
2	American Journal of Sports Medicine	40
3	Journal of Arthroplasty	39
4	Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy	38
5	Arthroscopy-The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery	37
6	BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders	35
-	Spine Journal	35
8	Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research	33
9	Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery	32
10	Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery-American Volume	30
-	Bone & Joint Journal	30
12	Injury-International Journal of the Care of the Injured	29
-	Journal of Orthopaedic Translation	29
-	Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine	29
15	Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research	27
-	European Spine Journal	27
17	Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy	26
-	Gait & Posture	26
-	International Orthopaedics	26
20	Physical Therapy	25
21	Orthopaedic Surgery	24
-	Spine	24
-	Bone & Joint Research	24
-	Global Spine Journal	24
25	Journal of Hand Surgery-American Volume	23
-	Orthopaedics & Traumatology-Surgery & Research	23
-	Skeletal Radiology	23
28	Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons	22
29	Cartilage	20
-	Foot & Ankle International	20
-	Journal of Orthopaedic Research	20
32	EFORT Open Reviews	19
-	Journal of Physiotherapy	19
-	Brazilian Journal of Physical Therapy	19
-	Foot and Ankle Surgery	19
36	Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma	18
-	Knee	18
38	Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology	17
-	Archives of Osteoporosis	17
-	JOR Spine	17
-	Journal of Orthopaedic Science	17
42	Journal of Hand Surgery-European Volume	16
-	Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics	16
-	Acta Orthopaedica	16
45	Journal of Back and Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation	15
-	Clinical Biomechanics	15
-	Clinics in Orthopedic Surgery	15
-	Indian Journal of Orthopaedics	15
49	Journal of Foot and Ankle Research	14
-	Clinical Spine Surgery	14

-	Hand Surgery & Rehabilitation	14
52	Journal of Hand Therapy	13
-	Prosthetics and Orthotics International	13
-	Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine	13
-	Journal of Childrens Orthopaedics	13
-	Journal of Foot & Ankle Surgery	13
-	Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery	13
-	Orthopedic Clinics of North America	13
59	Connective Tissue Research	12
60	Orthopedics	11
-	Foot and Ankle Clinics	11
-	Physician and Sportsmedicine	11
-	Hand Clinics	11
64	Journal of Knee Surgery	10
-	HSS Journal	10
-	Journal of Hip Preservation Surgery	10
-	Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery	10
68	Journal of Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery	9
-	Operative Orthopadie und Traumatologie	9
-	Hip International	9
71	Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics-Part B	8
-	Clinics in Podiatric Medicine and Surgery	8
-	Acta Ortopedica Brasileira	8
74	Isokinetics and Exercise Science	7
-	Orthopaedic Nursing	7
-	Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association	7
77	Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica	5
-	Zeitschrift fuer Orthopadie und Unfallchirurgie	5
79	Sportverletzung-Sportschaden	3