Journal rankings · indicator year 2017
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Subfield ranking · 2017
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine journal rankings 2017
107 ranked journals · Subfield in Medicine
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine has 107 ranked journals in 2017. The median OJR rose 0.07 on 2016 to 0.56, below the world average of 1.00; Q1 starts at OJR 1.16. The top three are Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, Sports Medicine, and Current Osteoporosis Reports.
Ranks and citation indicators: 2017. 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 2014–2016, the window the 2017 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)
- Surgery852
- Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine324
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health270
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine266
- Oncology213
- Infectious Diseases198
- Epidemiology185
- Neurology157
- Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism156
- Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging144
- Physiology143
- Psychiatry and Mental health142
- Orthopedics and Sports Medicine107
Show all 42 subfields
- Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health97
- Ophthalmology87
- Dermatology83
- Hematology74
- Obstetrics and Gynecology68
- Rheumatology65
- Nephrology58
- Reproductive Medicine50
- Complementary and alternative medicine47
- Pharmacology46
- Emergency Medicine38
- Geriatrics and Gerontology35
- Otorhinolaryngology32
- Rehabilitation29
- Pathology and Forensic Medicine25
- Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine23
- Hepatology23
- Genetics21
- Immunology and Allergy20
- Urology13
- Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine12
- Gastroenterology7
- Internal Medicine4
- Family Practice3
- Transplantation3
- Health Informatics2
- Anatomy0
- Biochemistry0
- Microbiology0
107 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 2016. This is OpenJournalRank’s own count, not Clarivate’s Journal Impact Factor. | Citable documents (articles, reviews and conference papers) published in 2014–2016, the window the 2017 OJR is computed on. A journal needs at least 30 to be ranked. | Share of the journal’s 2014–2016 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 2008 to 2017. | Compare |
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1Journal of Bone and Mineral ResearchOxford University Press · United States | 2.49Q1 | 5.70 0.42 down from 2016 | 744 | 77% | $3,780 | ||
2Sports MedicineSpringer Science+Business Media · Switzerland | 2.46Q1 | 7.65 0.32 up from 2016 | 497 | 53% | $5,790 | ||
3Current Osteoporosis ReportsSpringer Science+Business Media · United States | 2.33Q1 | 5.69 0.86 up from 2016 | 153 | 51% | $4,790 | ||
4British Journal of Sports MedicineBMJ · United Kingdom | 2.27Q1 | 6.76 0.61 up from 2016 | 873 | 22% | — | ||
5Medicine & Science in Sports & ExerciseLippincott Williams & Wilkins · United States | 2.25Q1 | 4.36 0.42 up from 2016 | 977 | 5% | — | ||
6Journal of science and medicine in sportElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.99Q1 | 3.73 0.29 up from 2016 | 432 | 14% | $3,720 | ||
7BoneElsevier BV · United States | 1.95Q1 | 4.75 0.03 up from 2016 | 940 | 40% | $3,960 | ||
8Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in SportsWiley · United Kingdom | 1.88Q1 | 3.79 0.44 up from 2016 | 619 | 35% | $4,550 | ||
9European Journal of Sport ScienceOATaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 1.80Q1 | 2.75 0.02 up from 2016 | 336 | 33% | $2,680 | ||
10Osteoporosis InternationalSpringer Science+Business Media · United Kingdom | 1.78Q1 | 4.03 0.32 up from 2016 | 1,039 | 39% | $5,090 | ||
11Journal of Sports SciencesTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 1.75Q1 | 2.93 0.07 up from 2016 | 988 | 38% | — | ||
12International Journal of Sports Physiology and PerformanceHuman Kinetics · United States | 1.72Q1 | 3.12 0.31 up from 2016 | 631 | 40% | — | ||
13Archives of OsteoporosisSpringer Science+Business Media · United Kingdom | 1.68Q1 | 2.99 0.42 up from 2016 | 126 | 29% | $3,990 | ||
14BMC Sports Science Medicine and RehabilitationOABioMed Central · United Kingdom | 1.67Q1 | 3.32 0.39 up from 2016 | 118 | 100% | $2,890 | ||
15Foot & Ankle InternationalSAGE Publishing · United States | 1.63Q1 | 3.16 0.64 up from 2016 | 619 | 10% | $4,150 | ||
16Open Access Journal of Sports MedicineOADove Medical Press · New Zealand | 1.63Q1 | 2.78 0.47 up from 2016 | 93 | 100% | $2,320 | ||
17Sports Medicine - OpenOASpringer Nature · Switzerland | 1.62Q1 | 3.95 0.59 up from 2016 | 67 | 100% | $4,290 | ||
18Calcified Tissue InternationalSpringer Science+Business Media · United States | 1.53Q1 | 3.80 0.50 up from 2016 | 371 | 43% | $3,990 | ||
19European Journal of Applied PhysiologySpringer Science+Business Media · Germany | 1.52Q1 | 3.18 0.59 up from 2016 | 698 | 37% | $2,890 | ||
20Research Quarterly for Exercise and SportTaylor & Francis · United States | 1.51Q1 | 1.83 0.75 down from 2016 | 194 | 28% | — | ||
21BMJ Open Sport & Exercise MedicineOABMJ · United Kingdom | 1.41Q1 | 2.54 1.54 up from 2016 | 95 | 100% | $1,839 | ||
22Journal of Clinical DensitometryElsevier BV · United States | 1.39Q1 | 2.39 1.27 down from 2016 | 236 | 21% | $3,000 | ||
23The Journal of Strength and Conditioning ResearchLippincott Williams & Wilkins · United States | 1.35Q1 | 2.77 0.43 up from 2016 | 1,408 | 28% | — | ||
24International Journal of Sports MedicineThieme Medical Publishers (Germany) · Germany | 1.26Q1 | 2.41 0.50 up from 2016 | 503 | 26% | — | ||
25Pediatric Exercise ScienceHuman Kinetics · United States | 1.21Q1 | 1.59 0.22 down from 2016 | 184 | 29% | — | ||
26Seminars in Musculoskeletal RadiologyThieme Medical Publishers (Germany) · United States | 1.17Q1 | 2.23 0.24 up from 2016 | 156 | 12% | — | ||
27Foot and Ankle ClinicsElsevier BV · United States | 1.16Q1 | 1.40 0.51 down from 2016 | 153 | 0% | $3,000 | ||
28Journal of Human KineticsOADe Gruyter Open · Poland | 1.16Q2 | 1.92 0.34 up from 2016 | 374 | 100% | — | ||
29Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise ScienceTaylor & Francis · United States | 1.15Q2 | 2.04 0.20 up from 2016 | 71 | 26% | — | ||
30Journal of Bone MetabolismThe Korean Society for Bone and Mineral Research · South Korea | 1.13Q2 | 2.18 1.27 down from 2016 | 96 | 100% | — | ||
31International Journal of Performance Analysis in SportTaylor & Francis · United States | 1.12Q2 | 1.99 0.73 up from 2016 | 193 | 19% | — | ||
32The Physician and SportsmedicineTaylor & Francis · United States | 1.08Q2 | 2.27 0.28 up from 2016 | 191 | 20% | — | ||
33Biology of SportOATermedia Publishing House · Poland | 1.08Q2 | 2.22 0.26 up from 2016 | 144 | 100% | $480 | ||
34Research in Sports MedicineTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 1.07Q2 | 2.33no change | 116 | 33% | — | ||
35Sports BiomechanicsTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 1.01Q2 | 1.73 0.06 up from 2016 | 134 | 26% | — | ||
36Physical Therapy in SportElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.00Q2 | 1.64 0.36 down from 2016 | 202 | 13% | $2,990 | ||
37Journal of Bone and Mineral MetabolismSpringer Science+Business Media · Japan | 0.99Q2 | 2.40 0.03 up from 2016 | 248 | 12% | $3,790 | ||
38Clinical cases in mineral and bone metabolismOACIC Edizioni Internazionali · Italy | 0.96Q2 | 1.63 0.69 down from 2016 | 159 | 100% | — | ||
39International Journal of Sports Science & CoachingSAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 0.89Q2 | 1.24 0.12 up from 2016 | 286 | 23% | $3,650 | ||
40Journal of OsteoporosisOAHindawi Publishing Corporation · United Kingdom | 0.88Q2 | 2.21 0.28 up from 2016 | 42 | 100% | $1,000 | ||
41Asian Journal of Sports MedicineOAIran | 0.88Q2 | 1.60 0.29 up from 2016 | 151 | 98% | — | ||
42KinesiologyOAUniversity of Zagreb · Croatia | 0.82Q2 | 1.07 1.07 up from 2016 | 30 | 100% | — | ||
43Foot and Ankle SurgeryElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 0.79Q2 | 1.27 0.13 down from 2016 | 255 | 2% | $4,300 | ||
44Science of Gymnastics JournalOASlovenia | 0.75Q2 | 0.94 0.77 up from 2016 | 71 | 100% | — | ||
45Journal of Sport RehabilitationHuman Kinetics · United States | 0.74Q2 | 1.20 0.04 down from 2016 | 224 | 25% | — | ||
46Foot & Ankle SpecialistSAGE Publishing · United States | 0.67Q2 | 1.04 0.12 down from 2016 | 239 | 10% | $3,900 | ||
47The Journal of Foot & Ankle SurgeryElsevier BV · United States | 0.67Q2 | 1.51 0.40 up from 2016 | 683 | 12% | $3,900 | ||
48The FootElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 0.64Q2 | 1.42 0.47 up from 2016 | 144 | 4% | $3,250 | ||
49Clinics in Podiatric Medicine and SurgeryElsevier BV · United States | 0.62Q2 | 0.97 0.13 down from 2016 | 132 | 1% | $3,000 | ||
50SportsOAMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute · Switzerland | 0.59Q2 | 1.13 0.63 up from 2016 | 97 | 100% | $2,172 |
Subfields of Medicine, with Orthopedics and Sports Medicine highlighted.
- Surgery852
- Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine324
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health270
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine266
- Oncology213
- Infectious Diseases198
- Epidemiology185
- Neurology157
- Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism156
- Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging144
- Physiology143
- Psychiatry and Mental health142
- Orthopedics and Sports Medicine107
- Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health97
- Ophthalmology87
- Dermatology83
- Hematology74
- Obstetrics and Gynecology68
- Rheumatology65
- Nephrology58
- Reproductive Medicine50
- Complementary and alternative medicine47
- Pharmacology46
- Emergency Medicine38
- Geriatrics and Gerontology35
- Otorhinolaryngology32
- Rehabilitation29
- Pathology and Forensic Medicine25
- Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine23
- Hepatology23
- Genetics21
- Immunology and Allergy20
- Urology13
- Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine12
- Gastroenterology7
- Internal Medicine4
- Family Practice3
- Transplantation3
- Health Informatics2
- Anatomy0
- Biochemistry0
- Microbiology0
Journals
Citations made in 2017. Corpus-wide, 77.7% of core-journal articles and reviews published that year have at least one matched reference; the share varies by journal and field.
34 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 2014–2016, 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: 2017. Publication window: 2014–2016. How these summaries are calculated
- Ranked journals
- 107
- Window papers (baseline)
- 28,850 +14.4% from indicator year 2014
- Median OJR
- 0.563 -1.6% from indicator year 2014
- Rising journals (2025)
- 7
Window papers are the baseline paper population: citable papers (articles, reviews and conference papers) from 2014–2016 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.