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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	Osteoarthritis and Cartilage	42
2	Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy	41
-	American Journal of Sports Medicine	41
4	Journal of Arthroplasty	40
5	Arthroscopy-The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery	38
6	Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research	34
-	BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders	34
-	Spine Journal	34
9	Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery	33
10	Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery-American Volume	32
11	Bone & Joint Journal	31
12	Journal of Orthopaedic Translation	29
-	European Spine Journal	29
14	Injury-International Journal of the Care of the Injured	28
-	Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine	28
16	Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research	27
17	Global Spine Journal	26
-	Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy	26
19	Gait & Posture	25
-	International Orthopaedics	25
21	Orthopaedic Surgery	24
-	Spine	24
-	Bone & Joint Research	24
-	Orthopaedics & Traumatology-Surgery & Research	24
-	Skeletal Radiology	24
26	Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons	23
-	Physical Therapy	23
28	Journal of Hand Surgery-American Volume	22
29	Foot and Ankle Surgery	21
30	Cartilage	20
-	Journal of Physiotherapy	20
-	Brazilian Journal of Physical Therapy	20
-	Journal of Orthopaedic Research	20
34	Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma	19
-	Foot & Ankle International	19
-	Journal of Orthopaedic Science	19
37	Knee	18
-	Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology	18
39	Archives of Osteoporosis	17
-	JOR Spine	17
41	Acta Orthopaedica	16
-	Journal of Foot and Ankle Research	16
-	Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics	16
-	Clinics in Orthopedic Surgery	16
-	Journal of Back and Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation	16
-	Journal of Foot & Ankle Surgery	16
-	Journal of Hand Surgery-European Volume	16
48	Clinical Biomechanics	15
49	Clinical Spine Surgery	14
-	Indian Journal of Orthopaedics	14

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