Orthopedics: Journal Rankings

Journal Rankings

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

(The TQCC is the top quartile citation count: if all publications of a journal are sorted by citation count in descending order, then the TQCC is the citation count of the publication residing at the end of the top quartile; for example, given 100 publications, the TQCC is the citation count of the 25th ranked paper. The 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	TQCC
1	EFORT Open Reviews	20
2	Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology	15
3	Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery	13
4	Journal of Orthopaedic Translation	12
5	American Journal of Sports Medicine	10
-	Archives of Osteoporosis	10
-	Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy	10
8	Bone & Joint Journal	9
-	Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy	9
-	Bone & Joint Research	9
11	Cartilage	7
-	Journal of Arthroplasty	7
13	Arthroscopy-The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery	6
-	Foot and Ankle Surgery	6
-	Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery	6
-	Orthopaedics & Traumatology-Surgery & Research	6
-	BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders	6
-	Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery-American Volume	6
-	Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research	6
-	Physical Therapy	6
21	Acta Orthopaedica	5
-	Clinics in Orthopedic Surgery	5
-	European Spine Journal	5
-	International Orthopaedics	5
-	JOR Spine	5
-	Journal of Orthopaedic Research	5
-	Foot & Ankle International	5
-	Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma	5
-	Knee	5
-	Orthopaedic Surgery	5
-	Spine	5
32	Clinical Biomechanics	4
-	Journal of Childrens Orthopaedics	4
-	Journal of Foot & Ankle Surgery	4
-	Journal of Orthopaedic Science	4
-	Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery	4
-	Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics	4
-	Physician and Sportsmedicine	4
-	Skeletal Radiology	4
-	Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica	4
-	Global Spine Journal	4
-	Injury-International Journal of the Care of the Injured	4
-	Journal of Foot and Ankle Research	4
-	Journal of Hand Surgery-American Volume	4
-	Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons	4
46	Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research	3
-	Connective Tissue Research	3
-	Gait & Posture	3
-	Journal of Back and Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation	3
-	Journal of Hand Surgery-European Volume	3

-	Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine	3
-	Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine	3
-	Foot and Ankle Clinics	3
-	Journal of Hand Therapy	3
-	Journal of Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery	3
-	Orthopedics	3
-	Prosthetics and Orthotics International	3
58	Hand Clinics	2
-	Hip International	2
-	Indian Journal of Orthopaedics	2
-	Journal of Physiotherapy	2
-	Orthopedic Clinics of North America	2
-	Clinical Spine Surgery	2
-	HSS Journal	2
-	Journal of Knee Surgery	2
-	Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics-Part B	2
-	Operative Orthopadie und Traumatologie	2
68	Spine Journal	1
-	Acta Ortopedica Brasileira	1
-	Brazilian Journal of Physical Therapy	1
-	Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association	1
-	Clinics in Podiatric Medicine and Surgery	1
-	Isokinetics and Exercise Science	1
74	Zeitschrift fuer Orthopadie und Unfallchirurgie	0
-	Journal of Hip Preservation Surgery	0
-	Osteoarthritis and Cartilage	0
-	Sportverletzung-Sportschaden	0
-	Hand Surgery & Rehabilitation	0
-	Orthopaedic Nursing	0