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 2020-05-01 to 2024-05-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	Journal of Arthroplasty	41
2	American Journal of Sports Medicine	39
3	Osteoarthritis and Cartilage	37
-	Bone & Joint Journal	37
5	Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery-American Volume	35
-	Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery	35
-	Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy	35
-	Arthroscopy-The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery	35
9	Spine Journal	34
10	BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders	32
11	Injury-International Journal of the Care of the Injured	31
-	Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research	31
13	Physical Therapy	30
14	Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons	29
-	Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research	29
16	International Orthopaedics	28
-	European Spine Journal	28
18	EFORT Open Reviews	26
-	Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine	26
20	Journal of Orthopaedic Translation	25
21	Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy	24
-	Spine	24
-	Foot & Ankle International	24
-	Global Spine Journal	24
-	Orthopaedics & Traumatology-Surgery & Research	24
26	Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery	23
-	Gait & Posture	23
28	Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma	22
-	Bone & Joint Research	22
-	Journal of Orthopaedic Research	22
31	Orthopaedic Surgery	21
-	Skeletal Radiology	21
33	Archives of Osteoporosis	20
-	Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine	20
35	Journal of Hand Surgery-American Volume	19
-	Cartilage	19
-	Acta Orthopaedica	19
-	Brazilian Journal of Physical Therapy	19
-	Foot and Ankle Surgery	19
40	Knee	18
-	Journal of Orthopaedic Science	18
42	JOR Spine	17
-	Journal of Physiotherapy	17
44	Journal of Foot & Ankle Surgery	16
-	Clinical Biomechanics	16
46	Journal of Back and Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation	15
-	Journal of Hand Surgery-European Volume	15
-	Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics	15
49	Journal of Hand Therapy	14
-	Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology	14

-	Orthopedics	14
-	HSS Journal	14
-	Indian Journal of Orthopaedics	14
54	Clinical Spine Surgery	13
-	Hand Surgery & Rehabilitation	13
-	Physician and Sportsmedicine	13
-	Clinics in Orthopedic Surgery	13
-	Connective Tissue Research	13
59	Journal of Knee Surgery	12
-	Journal of Childrens Orthopaedics	12
-	Hip International	12
62	Journal of Foot and Ankle Research	11
-	Prosthetics and Orthotics International	11
-	Foot and Ankle Clinics	11
-	Journal of Hip Preservation Surgery	11
-	Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery	11
-	Orthopedic Clinics of North America	11
68	Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics-Part B	9
-	Journal of Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery	9
-	Operative Orthopadie und Traumatologie	9
-	Zeitschrift fuer Orthopadie und Unfallchirurgie	9
-	Hand Clinics	9
73	Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica	8
-	Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association	8
75	Orthopaedic Nursing	7
-	Clinics in Podiatric Medicine and Surgery	7
77	Isokinetics and Exercise Science	6
-	Acta Ortopedica Brasileira	6
79	Sportverletzung-Sportschaden	4