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 2021-10-01 to 2025-10-01)

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

51	Journal of Childrens Orthopaedics	14
-	Clinical Spine Surgery	14
53	Orthopedic Clinics of North America	13
-	Prosthetics and Orthotics International	13
-	Hand Surgery & Rehabilitation	13
-	Journal of Hand Therapy	13
57	Physician and Sportsmedicine	12
-	Connective Tissue Research	12
-	Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery	12
-	Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine	12
61	Foot and Ankle Clinics	11
62	Hand Clinics	10
-	Journal of Hip Preservation Surgery	10
-	Orthopedics	10
-	Journal of Knee Surgery	10
66	Hip International	9
-	HSS Journal	9
68	Operative Orthopadie und Traumatologie	8
-	Acta Ortopedica Brasileira	8
-	Clinics in Podiatric Medicine and Surgery	8
71	Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association	7
-	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
77	Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica	4
78	Sportverletzung-Sportschaden	3