Journal rankings · indicator year 2016
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Subfield ranking · 2016
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine journal rankings 2016
102 ranked journals · Subfield in Medicine
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine has 102 ranked journals in 2016. The median OJR fell 0.08 on 2015 to 0.49, below the world average of 1.00; Q1 starts at OJR 1.26. The top three are Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, Sports Medicine, and British Journal of Sports Medicine.
Ranks and citation indicators: 2016. Journal access status and listed APC: source snapshot September 23, 2026.
Journals whose main subfield sits in this category and that published at least 30 citable documents (articles, reviews and conference papers) in 2013–2015, the window the 2016 score is computed on.
The OpenJournalRank Indicator (OJR) is a free, publicly available metric of a journal’s field-normalized citation impact, computed from open OpenAlex citation data. It compares citations to a journal’s papers from the previous three years with the world average for papers of the same subfield, year and type, so 1.00 is the world average and values can be compared across fields. It is computed with the NCI3 method.
The middle OJR among ranked journals in this category: half score higher, half lower. 1.00 is the world average for papers of the same subfield, year and type.
The dot is this category, the solid tick is the median of all ranked journals and the dashed line is the world average.
Share of ranked journals in this category that are fully open access, so every paper is free to read. Hybrid journals, which sell subscriptions and open single papers for a fee, are not counted.
Median list price of the article processing charge, in US dollars, among ranked journals in this category that list a price above zero. Journals with a listed APC of $0 and journals with no known price are left out of this median. The At a glance table below gives a second median that includes the $0 prices.
Subfields of Medicine (42)
- Surgery821
- Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine315
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health256
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine248
- Oncology198
- Infectious Diseases189
- Epidemiology187
- Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism151
- Neurology151
- Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging142
- Psychiatry and Mental health134
- Physiology131
- Orthopedics and Sports Medicine102
Show all 42 subfields
- Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health91
- Ophthalmology80
- Dermatology78
- Hematology70
- Obstetrics and Gynecology64
- Rheumatology58
- Nephrology53
- Reproductive Medicine46
- Pharmacology44
- Complementary and alternative medicine43
- Emergency Medicine37
- Geriatrics and Gerontology35
- Otorhinolaryngology32
- Rehabilitation31
- Pathology and Forensic Medicine24
- Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine23
- Hepatology21
- Genetics20
- Immunology and Allergy19
- Urology13
- Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine12
- Gastroenterology6
- Internal Medicine4
- Family Practice3
- Transplantation3
- Health Informatics1
- Anatomy0
- Biochemistry0
- Microbiology0
102 ranked journals
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Rank is the position by OJR within the list on screen; 1 is the highest. | OJR is field-normalized 3-year citation impact: 1.00 is the world average for papers of the same subfield, year and type, so values compare across fields. The badge is the journal’s quartile in this list. | Citations per paper over a two-year window, counted from OpenAlex. It is not field-normalized, so compare it only between journals of the same field. ▲ or ▼ is the change from 2015. This is OpenJournalRank’s own count, not Clarivate’s Journal Impact Factor. | Citable documents (articles, reviews and conference papers) published in 2013–2015, the window the 2016 OJR is computed on. A journal needs at least 30 to be ranked. | Share of the journal’s 2013–2015 papers that are free to read in any open-access form. The green OA tag next to a title marks a fully open-access journal. | List price of the article processing charge in US dollars. “$0 listed” means the listed price is zero; a dash means no price is listed. | The line is the journal’s OJR from 2007 to 2016. | Compare |
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1Journal of Bone and Mineral ResearchOxford University Press · United States | 2.59Q1 | 6.12 0.36 down from 2015 | 786 | 80% | $3,780 | ||
2Sports MedicineSpringer Science+Business Media · Switzerland | 2.54Q1 | 7.33 0.26 up from 2015 | 424 | 35% | $5,790 | ||
3British Journal of Sports MedicineBMJ · United Kingdom | 2.33Q1 | 6.15 0.17 down from 2015 | 961 | 36% | — | ||
4Medicine & Science in Sports & ExerciseLippincott Williams & Wilkins · United States | 2.24Q1 | 3.93 0.04 down from 2015 | 1,093 | 5% | — | ||
5Current Osteoporosis ReportsSpringer Science+Business Media · United States | 2.13Q1 | 4.83 0.51 up from 2015 | 159 | 44% | $4,790 | ||
6Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in SportsWiley · United Kingdom | 1.97Q1 | 3.35 0.14 up from 2015 | 582 | 33% | $4,550 | ||
7BoneElsevier BV · United States | 1.94Q1 | 4.72 0.13 up from 2015 | 1,019 | 42% | $3,960 | ||
8Journal of science and medicine in sportElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.94Q1 | 3.44 0.01 down from 2015 | 451 | 41% | $3,720 | ||
9Physical Therapy in SportElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.84Q1 | 2.00 2.22 down from 2015 | 148 | 24% | $2,990 | ||
10Archives of OsteoporosisSpringer Science+Business Media · United Kingdom | 1.81Q1 | 2.57 0.89 down from 2015 | 131 | 36% | $3,990 | ||
11Journal of Clinical DensitometryElsevier BV · United States | 1.75Q1 | 3.66 0.43 up from 2015 | 257 | 11% | $3,000 | ||
12BMC Sports Science Medicine and RehabilitationOABioMed Central · United Kingdom | 1.70Q1 | 2.94 0.45 up from 2015 | 81 | 100% | $2,890 | ||
13Osteoporosis InternationalSpringer Science+Business Media · United Kingdom | 1.69Q1 | 3.71 0.46 down from 2015 | 967 | 30% | $5,090 | ||
14International Journal of Sports Physiology and PerformanceHuman Kinetics · United States | 1.67Q1 | 2.81 0.03 up from 2015 | 511 | 37% | — | ||
15Research Quarterly for Exercise and SportTaylor & Francis · United States | 1.64Q1 | 2.58 0.35 up from 2015 | 186 | 23% | — | ||
16Sports Medicine - OpenOASpringer Nature · Switzerland | 1.64Q1 | 3.36 3.36 up from 2015 | 39 | 100% | $4,290 | ||
17European Journal of Sport ScienceOATaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 1.64Q1 | 2.73 0.24 up from 2015 | 307 | 28% | $2,680 | ||
18Journal of Sports SciencesTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 1.63Q1 | 2.86 0.28 up from 2015 | 769 | 34% | — | ||
19Calcified Tissue InternationalSpringer Science+Business Media · United States | 1.59Q1 | 3.30 0.26 down from 2015 | 391 | 43% | $3,990 | ||
20European Journal of Applied PhysiologySpringer Science+Business Media · Germany | 1.45Q1 | 2.59 0.10 up from 2015 | 713 | 38% | $2,890 | ||
21Journal of Bone MetabolismThe Korean Society for Bone and Mineral Research · South Korea | 1.42Q1 | 3.45 0.06 down from 2015 | 85 | 100% | — | ||
22Foot & Ankle InternationalSAGE Publishing · United States | 1.37Q1 | 2.53 0.01 down from 2015 | 728 | 8% | $4,150 | ||
23Seminars in Musculoskeletal RadiologyThieme Medical Publishers (Germany) · United States | 1.30Q1 | 1.99 0.14 down from 2015 | 155 | 9% | — | ||
24The Journal of Strength and Conditioning ResearchLippincott Williams & Wilkins · United States | 1.29Q1 | 2.34 0.08 up from 2015 | 1,333 | 29% | — | ||
25International Journal of Sports MedicineThieme Medical Publishers (Germany) · Germany | 1.27Q1 | 1.92 0.45 down from 2015 | 526 | 31% | — | ||
26Clinical cases in mineral and bone metabolismOACIC Edizioni Internazionali · Italy | 1.26Q1 | 2.32 0.21 down from 2015 | 118 | 100% | — | ||
27Open Access Journal of Sports MedicineOADove Medical Press · New Zealand | 1.24Q2 | 2.31 0.20 up from 2015 | 100 | 100% | $2,320 | ||
28Pediatric Exercise ScienceHuman Kinetics · United States | 1.22Q2 | 1.80 0.51 down from 2015 | 154 | 25% | — | ||
29Journal of Human KineticsOADe Gruyter Open · Poland | 1.19Q2 | 1.58 0.04 down from 2015 | 345 | 100% | — | ||
30Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise ScienceTaylor & Francis · United States | 1.17Q2 | 1.84 0.54 up from 2015 | 64 | 23% | — | ||
31Foot and Ankle ClinicsElsevier BV · United States | 1.15Q2 | 1.91 0.33 up from 2015 | 145 | 1% | $3,000 | ||
32Sports BiomechanicsTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 1.13Q2 | 1.67 0.10 down from 2015 | 89 | 6% | — | ||
33Journal of Bone and Mineral MetabolismSpringer Science+Business Media · Japan | 1.11Q2 | 2.36 0.15 down from 2015 | 304 | 10% | $3,790 | ||
34Journal of OsteoporosisOAHindawi Publishing Corporation · United Kingdom | 1.07Q2 | 1.93 0.47 down from 2015 | 48 | 100% | $1,000 | ||
35The Physician and SportsmedicineTaylor & Francis · United States | 1.05Q2 | 1.98 0.19 up from 2015 | 177 | 19% | — | ||
36Research in Sports MedicineTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 0.97Q2 | 2.33 0.21 up from 2015 | 105 | 23% | — | ||
37Journal of Sport RehabilitationHuman Kinetics · United States | 0.94Q2 | 1.24 0.80 down from 2015 | 183 | 12% | — | ||
38International Journal of Performance Analysis in SportTaylor & Francis · United States | 0.94Q2 | 1.26 0.26 down from 2015 | 184 | 24% | — | ||
39Biology of SportOATermedia Publishing House · Poland | 0.91Q2 | 1.96 0.34 up from 2015 | 153 | 100% | $480 | ||
40Asian Journal of Sports MedicineOAIran | 0.88Q2 | 1.31 0.14 down from 2015 | 127 | 100% | — | ||
41Foot and Ankle SurgeryElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 0.83Q2 | 1.40 0.14 down from 2015 | 240 | 3% | $4,300 | ||
42International Journal of Sports Science & CoachingSAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 0.83Q2 | 1.12 0.18 up from 2015 | 237 | 31% | $3,650 | ||
43Foot & Ankle SpecialistSAGE Publishing · United States | 0.74Q2 | 1.16 0.03 down from 2015 | 218 | 11% | $3,900 | ||
44Journal of Bodywork and Movement TherapiesElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 0.69Q2 | 1.28 0.18 down from 2015 | 315 | 17% | $3,070 | ||
45The Journal of Foot & Ankle SurgeryElsevier BV · United States | 0.64Q2 | 1.11 0.25 down from 2015 | 674 | 8% | $3,900 | ||
46Clinics in Podiatric Medicine and SurgeryElsevier BV · United States | 0.62Q2 | 1.09 0.06 down from 2015 | 124 | 1% | $3,000 | ||
47Sports EngineeringSpringer Science+Business Media · United Kingdom | 0.62Q2 | 1.00 0.50 down from 2015 | 78 | 26% | $3,990 | ||
48BMJ Open Sport & Exercise MedicineOABMJ · United Kingdom | 0.58Q2 | 1.00no 2015 value | 36 | 100% | $1,839 | — | |
49The FootElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 0.54Q2 | 0.96 0.11 up from 2015 | 151 | 12% | $3,250 | ||
50Acta GymnicaOAPalacký University Olomouc · Czechia | 0.50Q2 | 0.82 0.36 up from 2015 | 73 | 100% | — |
Subfields of Medicine, with Orthopedics and Sports Medicine highlighted.
- Surgery821
- Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine315
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health256
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine248
- Oncology198
- Infectious Diseases189
- Epidemiology187
- Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism151
- Neurology151
- Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging142
- Psychiatry and Mental health134
- Physiology131
- Orthopedics and Sports Medicine102
- Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health91
- Ophthalmology80
- Dermatology78
- Hematology70
- Obstetrics and Gynecology64
- Rheumatology58
- Nephrology53
- Reproductive Medicine46
- Pharmacology44
- Complementary and alternative medicine43
- Emergency Medicine37
- Geriatrics and Gerontology35
- Otorhinolaryngology32
- Rehabilitation31
- Pathology and Forensic Medicine24
- Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine23
- Hepatology21
- Genetics20
- Immunology and Allergy19
- Urology13
- Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine12
- Gastroenterology6
- Internal Medicine4
- Family Practice3
- Transplantation3
- Health Informatics1
- Anatomy0
- Biochemistry0
- Microbiology0
Journals
Citations made in 2016. Corpus-wide, 77.2% of core-journal articles and reviews published that year have at least one matched reference; the share varies by journal and field.
27 additional Orthopedics and Sports Medicine journals with metrics are unranked under this release’s eligibility rules: a journal needs at least 30 citable documents in 2013–2015, at least 80% of them with a subfield, and a positive world-average expectation. Ranks are within the whole category; filters hide rows without re-ranking. OJR excludes self-citations.
At a glance
Indicator year: 2016. Publication window: 2013–2015. How these summaries are calculated
- Ranked journals
- 102
- Window papers (baseline)
- 27,721 +16.8% from indicator year 2013
- Median OJR
- 0.4933 -17.1% from indicator year 2013
- Rising journals (2025)
- 7
Window papers are the baseline paper population: citable papers (articles, reviews and conference papers) from 2013–2015 in all journals of the world-average baseline, including non-core journals, counted by each paper’s own subfield. They are not the papers of the ranked journals alone.
| Measure | Year series | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ranked journals | 45 | 44 | 47 | 47 | 51 | 54 | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 72 | 78 | 85 | 88 | 89 | 95 | 102 | 107 | 115 | 120 | 123 | 124 | 123 | 124 | 125 | 121 | |
| Window papers (baseline) | 7,949 | 8,737 | 9,282 | 9,896 | 10,548 | 11,907 | 13,366 | 14,821 | 15,878 | 17,676 | 19,144 | 20,968 | 22,242 | 23,741 | 25,227 | 26,663 | 27,721 | 28,850 | 30,205 | 32,070 | 33,837 | 36,063 | 38,759 | 40,063 | 40,334 | 40,972 | |
| Median OJR | 0.283 | 0.279 | 0.38 | 0.4313 | 0.4315 | 0.42 | 0.4931 | 0.47 | 0.571 | 0.53 | 0.51 | 0.553 | 0.546 | 0.59 | 0.572 | 0.574 | 0.4933 | 0.563 | 0.566 | 0.60 | 0.63 | 0.569 | 0.62 | 0.61 | 0.565 | 0.558 |
How to read these rankings
- OJR, the OpenJournalRank Indicator
- A field-normalized 3-year citation impact, computed from OpenAlex with the NCI3 method. It divides the citations a journal’s papers received by the world average for papers of the same subfield, year and type, so 1.00 is the world average and 2.00 means twice as many citations as expected. Because it is normalized, it can be compared across fields. Read the methodology
- Quartiles
- Q1 to Q4 split the ranked journals of the list you are viewing into four equal groups by OJR. A journal’s quartile depends on the list: the same journal can be Q1 in its subfield and Q2 among all journals.
- Impact factor (2-year)
- Citations per paper over a two-year window, counted from OpenAlex. It is easy to compare with familiar impact factors but is not field-normalized, so compare it only within a field. It is not Clarivate’s Journal Impact Factor. Why it differs from the Journal Impact Factor
- Rank ranges
- Each rank in the latest year carries a likely range from 1,000 resamples of the journal’s papers. Where two journals’ ranges overlap, the data cannot tell them apart, so treat neighbouring ranks as ties.