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Best Orthopedics and Sports Medicine journals

338 Scopus-active journals are ranked in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine. The top 100 by CiteScore percentile are listed below — 85 of them sit in quartile Q1. Every title links to a full profile with Scopus, Web of Science, ABDC, DOAJ and open-access details.

# Journal CiteScore Percentile Quartile WoS ABDC OA
1 British Journal of Sports Medicine 22.1 99th Q1 SCIE No
2 Journal of Sport and Health Science 21.4 99th Q1 SCIE, SSCI Yes
3 Sports Medicine 20.4 99th Q1 SCIE No
4 Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle 16.9 98th Q1 SCIE Yes
5 Osteoarthritis and Cartilage 16.2 98th Q1 SCIE No
6 Journal of Orthopaedic Translation 14.5 98th Q1 SCIE Yes
7 Journal of Bone and Mineral Research 12.3 98th Q1 SCIE No
8 Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy 11.9 97th Q1 SSCI No
9 Biology of Sport 10.7 97th Q1 SCIE Yes
10 Sports Medicine - Open 10.3 97th Q1 SCIE Yes
11 Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy 10.1 96th Q1 SCIE No
12 American Journal of Sports Medicine 9.7 96th Q1 SCIE No
13 Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews 9.4 96th Q1 SCIE No
14 Science and Medicine in Football 9.3 96th Q1 SCIE No
15 Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery 9.3 95th Q1 SCIE No
16 Annals of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine 8.9 95th Q1 SCIE No
17 Current Reviews in Musculoskeletal Medicine 8.4 95th Q1 SCIE No
18 European Physical Education Review 8.2 94th Q1 SSCI No
19 Spine Journal 8.2 94th Q1 SCIE No
20 Therapeutic Advances in Musculoskeletal Disease 7.8 94th Q1 SCIE Yes
21 Bone and Joint Journal 7.7 93th Q1 SCIE No
22 Knee Surgery and Related Research 7.7 93th Q1 ESCI Yes
23 International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance 7.5 93th Q1 SCIE No
24 Bone and Joint Research 7.4 93th Q1 SCIE Yes
25 EFORT Open Reviews 7.3 92th Q1 SCIE Yes
26 Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports 7.3 92th Q1 SCIE No
27 Sport, Education and Society 7.2 92th Q1 SCIE, SSCI B No
28 Journal of Sport Management 7.1 91th Q1 SCIE, SSCI A No
29 Arthroplasty 7.1 91th Q1 ESCI Yes
30 Global Spine Journal 7.1 91th Q1 SCIE Yes
31 Calcified Tissue International 7 91th Q1 SCIE No
32 Skeletal Muscle 6.9 90th Q1 SCIE Yes
33 Sports Health 6.9 90th Q1 SCIE No
34 Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport 6.7 90th Q1 SCIE No
35 Journal of Arthroplasty 6.6 89th Q1 SCIE No
36 European Journal of Sport Science 6.5 89th Q1 SCIE Yes
37 Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology 6.5 89th Q1 SCIE Yes
38 Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research 6.5 88th Q1 SCIE No
39 Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery 6.3 88th Q1 SCIE Yes
40 Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research 6.2 88th Q1 SCIE No
41 Spine 6.1 88th Q1 SCIE No
42 Journal of Physiological Anthropology 6.1 87th Q1 SCIE Yes
43 Sports Biomechanics 6.1 87th Q1 SCIE No
44 Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery 6 87th Q1 SCIE No
45 Asian Spine Journal 5.9 86th Q1 ESCI Yes
46 Orthopedic Reviews 5.8 86th Q1 ESCI Yes
47 Orthopaedics and Traumatology: Surgery and Research 5.7 86th Q1 SCIE No
48 Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology 5.6 86th Q1 SSCI No
49 Journal of Orthopaedic Research 5.6 85th Q1 SCIE No
50 Archives of Osteoporosis 5.5 85th Q1 SCIE No
51 European Journal of Applied Physiology 5.4 85th Q1 SCIE No
52 International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism 5.4 84th Q1 SCIE No
53 Journal of Thermal Biology 5.4 84th Q1 SCIE No
54 Research in Sports Medicine 5.4 84th Q1 SCIE No
55 Gait and Posture 5.3 83th Q1 SCIE No
56 European Spine Journal 5.2 83th Q1 SCIE No
57 Journal of Sports Science and Medicine 5.2 83th Q1 SCIE No
58 Strength and Conditioning Journal 5.2 83th Q1 SCIE No
59 European Journal for Sport and Society 5.2 82th Q1 ESCI No
60 International Orthopaedics 5.2 82th Q1 SCIE No
61 Foot and Ankle Surgery 5.1 82th Q1 SCIE No
62 Foot and Ankle International 5.1 81th Q1 SCIE No
63 JOR Spine 5.1 81th Q1 SCIE Yes
64 Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons 5.1 81th Q1 SCIE No
65 Sports Medicine and Health Science 5.1 81th Q1 ESCI Yes
66 European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery 5.1 80th Q1 SCIE No
67 Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery 5 80th Q1 SCIE No
68 Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research 5 80th Q1 SCIE Yes
69 Journal of Athletic Training 5 79th Q1 SCIE No
70 JBJS Open Access 4.9 79th Q1 ESCI Yes
71 Journal of Bone and Mineral Metabolism 4.9 79th Q1 SCIE No
72 Bone Reports 4.8 78th Q1 ESCI Yes
73 Physician and Sportsmedicine 4.7 78th Q1 SCIE No
74 Physiology International 4.7 78th Q1 SCIE No
75 Connective Tissue Research 4.6 78th Q1 SCIE No
76 Brazilian Journal of Physical Therapy 4.6 77th Q1 SCIE No
77 Journal of Knee Surgery 4.6 77th Q1 SCIE No
78 Patient Safety in Surgery 4.6 77th Q1 ESCI Yes
79 BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation 4.6 76th Q1 SCIE Yes
80 Bone and Joint Open 4.6 76th Q1 ESCI Yes
81 Journal of ISAKOS 4.6 76th Q1 ESCI Yes
82 Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport 4.6 76th Q1 SCIE, SSCI No
83 Orthopaedic Surgery 4.6 75th Q1 SCIE Yes
84 BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 4.5 75th Q1 SCIE Yes
85 International Journal of Sports Medicine 4.5 75th Q1 SCIE No
86 Footwear Science 4.5 74th Q2 ESCI No
87 Journal of Bone Metabolism 4.5 74th Q2 No
88 Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science 4.4 74th Q2 SCIE, SSCI No
89 Acta Orthopaedica 4.4 73th Q2 SCIE Yes
90 Arthroscopy, Sports Medicine, and Rehabilitation 4.4 73th Q2 Yes
91 Current Trauma Reports 4.4 73th Q2 ESCI No
92 Journal of Sports Sciences 4.4 73th Q2 SCIE No
93 Physical Therapy in Sport 4.4 72th Q2 SCIE No
94 Sociology of Sport Journal 4.3 72th Q2 SCIE, SSCI A No
95 Journal of Biomechanics 4.3 72th Q2 SCIE No
96 German Journal of Exercise and Sport Research 4.3 71th Q2 ESCI No
97 Journal of Foot and Ankle Research 4.3 71th Q2 SCIE Yes
98 Sports 4.3 71th Q2 ESCI Yes
99 JBJS Reviews 4.2 71th Q2 ESCI No
100 Injury 4.2 70th Q2 SCIE No

Rank and percentile are within the Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Scopus subject table (CiteScore 2025, dataset 2026-06-09). A journal can rank differently in its other subject areas — open its profile for the full picture.

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