Journal rankings · indicator year 2019
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Subfield ranking · 2019
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine journal rankings 2019
120 ranked journals · Subfield in Medicine
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine has 120 ranked journals in 2019. The median journal has an OJR of 0.60, below the world average of 1.00, up 0.03 on 2018; Q1 starts at OJR 1.17. The top three are British Journal of Sports Medicine, Sports Medicine, and Journal of Bone and Mineral Research.
Ranks and citation indicators: 2019. 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 2016–2018, the window the 2019 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)
- Surgery936
- Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine347
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health299
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine290
- Oncology234
- Infectious Diseases217
- Epidemiology198
- Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism168
- Neurology164
- Physiology160
- Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging153
- Psychiatry and Mental health142
- Orthopedics and Sports Medicine120
Show all 42 subfields
- Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health103
- Ophthalmology98
- Dermatology96
- Hematology80
- Obstetrics and Gynecology74
- Rheumatology67
- Nephrology58
- Complementary and alternative medicine54
- Pharmacology54
- Reproductive Medicine50
- Emergency Medicine44
- Geriatrics and Gerontology38
- Otorhinolaryngology35
- Rehabilitation34
- Pathology and Forensic Medicine31
- Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine24
- Genetics24
- Hepatology23
- Immunology and Allergy22
- Urology14
- Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine13
- Gastroenterology7
- Internal Medicine5
- Health Informatics4
- Family Practice3
- Transplantation3
- Biochemistry1
- Anatomy0
- Microbiology0
120 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 2018. This is OpenJournalRank’s own count, not Clarivate’s Journal Impact Factor. | Citable documents (articles, reviews and conference papers) published in 2016–2018, the window the 2019 OJR is computed on. A journal needs at least 30 to be ranked. | Share of the journal’s 2016–2018 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 2010 to 2019. | Compare |
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1British Journal of Sports MedicineBMJ · United Kingdom | 2.63Q1 | 7.80 0.60 down from 2018 | 1,015 | 57% | — | ||
2Sports MedicineSpringer Science+Business Media · Switzerland | 2.48Q1 | 10.43 1.07 up from 2018 | 505 | 53% | $5,790 | ||
3Journal of Bone and Mineral ResearchOxford University Press · United States | 2.26Q1 | 5.86 0.20 up from 2018 | 698 | 77% | $3,780 | ||
4Current Osteoporosis ReportsSpringer Science+Business Media · United States | 2.19Q1 | 5.36 0.25 up from 2018 | 193 | 49% | $4,790 | ||
5Medicine & Science in Sports & ExerciseLippincott Williams & Wilkins · United States | 2.15Q1 | 4.32 0.38 down from 2018 | 968 | 7% | — | ||
6International Journal of Sports Physiology and PerformanceHuman Kinetics · United States | 1.86Q1 | 3.60 0.79 down from 2018 | 588 | 49% | — | ||
7BoneElsevier BV · United States | 1.83Q1 | 4.43 0.12 down from 2018 | 854 | 45% | $3,960 | ||
8Open Access Journal of Sports MedicineOADove Medical Press · New Zealand | 1.78Q1 | 4.26 0.51 up from 2018 | 79 | 100% | $2,320 | ||
9Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in SportsWiley · United Kingdom | 1.73Q1 | 3.69 0.15 up from 2018 | 582 | 48% | $4,550 | ||
10Osteoporosis InternationalSpringer Science+Business Media · United Kingdom | 1.67Q1 | 4.40 0.39 up from 2018 | 941 | 39% | $5,090 | ||
11Journal of science and medicine in sportElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.66Q1 | 3.68 0.18 up from 2018 | 628 | 23% | $3,720 | ||
12Foot & Ankle InternationalSAGE Publishing · United States | 1.60Q1 | 3.18 0.23 up from 2018 | 607 | 9% | $4,150 | ||
13Journal of Sports SciencesTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 1.59Q1 | 3.19 0.03 up from 2018 | 936 | 39% | — | ||
14European Journal of Sport ScienceOATaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 1.55Q1 | 3.28 0.07 down from 2018 | 446 | 39% | $2,680 | ||
15Archives of OsteoporosisSpringer Science+Business Media · United Kingdom | 1.51Q1 | 2.72 0.27 down from 2018 | 278 | 24% | $3,990 | ||
16Research Quarterly for Exercise and SportTaylor & Francis · United States | 1.50Q1 | 2.73 0.76 up from 2018 | 189 | 31% | — | ||
17European Journal of Applied PhysiologySpringer Science+Business Media · Germany | 1.48Q1 | 3.06 0.63 down from 2018 | 714 | 39% | $2,890 | ||
18Calcified Tissue InternationalSpringer Science+Business Media · United States | 1.48Q1 | 3.82 0.24 up from 2018 | 388 | 45% | $3,990 | ||
19Bone ReportsOAElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.35Q1 | 3.55 0.76 up from 2018 | 152 | 100% | $2,540 | ||
20BMC Sports Science Medicine and RehabilitationOABioMed Central · United Kingdom | 1.32Q1 | 3.49 0.67 up from 2018 | 84 | 100% | $2,890 | ||
21BMJ Open Sport & Exercise MedicineOABMJ · United Kingdom | 1.32Q1 | 2.73 0.24 down from 2018 | 297 | 100% | $1,839 | ||
22International Journal of Sports MedicineThieme Medical Publishers (Germany) · Germany | 1.28Q1 | 3.16 0.21 up from 2018 | 432 | 29% | — | ||
23Sports Medicine - OpenOASpringer Nature · Switzerland | 1.27Q1 | 4.33 1.08 up from 2018 | 129 | 100% | $4,290 | ||
24Research in Sports MedicineTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 1.26Q1 | 2.91 0.99 down from 2018 | 174 | 42% | — | ||
25Science and Medicine in FootballTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 1.23Q1 | 2.49 0.14 up from 2018 | 114 | 42% | — | ||
26The Journal of Strength and Conditioning ResearchLippincott Williams & Wilkins · United States | 1.21Q1 | 2.55 0.13 down from 2018 | 1,602 | 26% | — | ||
27Montenegrin Journal of Sports Science and MedicineOAMontenegrin Sports Academy · Montenegro | 1.20Q1 | 1.97 0.04 up from 2018 | 30 | 100% | — | ||
28Journal of Human KineticsOADe Gruyter Open · Poland | 1.19Q1 | 2.39 0.19 up from 2018 | 357 | 100% | — | ||
29Biology of SportOATermedia Publishing House · Poland | 1.19Q1 | 2.61 0.40 down from 2018 | 155 | 100% | $480 | ||
30Pediatric Exercise ScienceHuman Kinetics · United States | 1.17Q1 | 2.48 0.45 up from 2018 | 183 | 36% | — | ||
31SportsOAMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute · Switzerland | 1.16Q2 | 2.47 0.63 up from 2018 | 334 | 100% | $2,172 | ||
32International Journal of Performance Analysis in SportTaylor & Francis · United States | 1.10Q2 | 2.15 0.34 up from 2018 | 233 | 33% | — | ||
33Journal of Bone MetabolismThe Korean Society for Bone and Mineral Research · South Korea | 1.09Q2 | 2.93 0.37 up from 2018 | 99 | 100% | — | ||
34The Physician and SportsmedicineTaylor & Francis · United States | 1.07Q2 | 2.26 0.01 down from 2018 | 226 | 25% | — | ||
35International Journal of Sports Science & CoachingSAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 1.07Q2 | 1.76 0.29 up from 2018 | 318 | 41% | $3,650 | ||
36Clinical cases in mineral and bone metabolismOACIC Edizioni Internazionali · Italy | 1.04Q2 | 2.97 1.56 up from 2018 | 120 | — | — | ||
37Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise ScienceTaylor & Francis · United States | 1.04Q2 | 1.97 0.06 down from 2018 | 98 | 32% | — | ||
38KinesiologyOAUniversity of Zagreb · Croatia | 0.97Q2 | 1.97 0.57 up from 2018 | 92 | 100% | — | ||
39Physical Therapy in SportElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 0.97Q2 | 2.11 0.20 down from 2018 | 300 | 23% | $2,990 | ||
40JBMR PlusOAWiley · United Kingdom | 0.96Q2 | 2.54 1.11 up from 2018 | 97 | 100% | $2,888 | ||
41The Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical FitnessEdizioni Minerva Medica · Italy | 0.96Q2 | 1.83 0.27 up from 2018 | 502 | 10% | — | ||
42Foot and Ankle ClinicsElsevier BV · United States | 0.95Q2 | 2.08 0.31 up from 2018 | 161 | 1% | $3,000 | ||
43Clinical Reviews in Bone and Mineral MetabolismSpringer Science+Business Media · United States | 0.91Q2 | 1.44 0.90 down from 2018 | 49 | 36% | $4,490 | ||
44German Journal of Exercise and Sport ResearchSpringer Nature · Germany | 0.89Q2 | 1.22 0.28 up from 2018 | 152 | 17% | $2,590 | ||
45Sports Medicine International OpenOAGeorg Thieme Verlag · Germany | 0.88Q2 | 1.81 0.75 up from 2018 | 62 | 100% | $1,833 | ||
46Sports BiomechanicsTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 0.87Q2 | 1.72 0.65 down from 2018 | 242 | 27% | — | ||
47Journal of Bone and Mineral MetabolismSpringer Science+Business Media · Japan | 0.86Q2 | 2.06 0.25 down from 2018 | 236 | 14% | $3,790 | ||
48Foot and Ankle SurgeryElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 0.86Q2 | 1.92 0.85 up from 2018 | 339 | 13% | $4,300 | ||
49Journal of Clinical DensitometryElsevier BV · United States | 0.84Q2 | 2.04no change | 264 | 20% | $3,000 | ||
| 0.82Q2 | 1.53 4.80 down from 2018 | 43 | 100% | — |
Subfields of Medicine, with Orthopedics and Sports Medicine highlighted.
- Surgery936
- Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine347
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health299
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine290
- Oncology234
- Infectious Diseases217
- Epidemiology198
- Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism168
- Neurology164
- Physiology160
- Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging153
- Psychiatry and Mental health142
- Orthopedics and Sports Medicine120
- Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health103
- Ophthalmology98
- Dermatology96
- Hematology80
- Obstetrics and Gynecology74
- Rheumatology67
- Nephrology58
- Complementary and alternative medicine54
- Pharmacology54
- Reproductive Medicine50
- Emergency Medicine44
- Geriatrics and Gerontology38
- Otorhinolaryngology35
- Rehabilitation34
- Pathology and Forensic Medicine31
- Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine24
- Genetics24
- Hepatology23
- Immunology and Allergy22
- Urology14
- Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine13
- Gastroenterology7
- Internal Medicine5
- Health Informatics4
- Family Practice3
- Transplantation3
- Biochemistry1
- Anatomy0
- Microbiology0
Journals
Citations made in 2019. Corpus-wide, 83.4% of core-journal articles and reviews published that year have at least one matched reference; the share varies by journal and field.
25 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 2016–2018, 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: 2019. Publication window: 2016–2018. How these summaries are calculated
- Ranked journals
- 120
- Window papers (baseline)
- 32,070 +15.7% from indicator year 2016
- Median OJR
- 0.60 +21.6% from indicator year 2016
- Rising journals (2025)
- 7
Window papers are the baseline paper population: citable papers (articles, reviews and conference papers) from 2016–2018 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.