Journal profile

Operative Orthopädie und Traumatologie

Publisher: Springer
ISSN0934-6694 | 1439-0981 FormatPrint StatusCurrently indexed

Journal Citation Impact

Estimated influence, citation density, publishing volume, and citation integrity from the analytics table.

Impact Factor
2.47
Citation rate 1.24 108 total citations
h5-index 12 h5 depth signal
Cited share 54.5% 48 of 88
Total citations 108 Citation footprint
Metric signal 0.97 External metric anchor
Self-citation 8.3% 9 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

Germany 324
Switzerland 64
Austria 36
United States 17
Netherlands 12

Citing Fields of Research

Musculoskeletal Disorders 97
Abdominal Surgery 31
Cosmetic Surgery 16
Antibiotic & Antibacterial Agents 6
Musculoskeletal & Nerve Cancer 5

Publishing Activity & Reach

Volume, recency, access pattern, and citing-community signals from the journal analytics record.

All-time article footprint 1,779 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 88 48 cited publications
Last 12 months 41 3.4 publications/month
Open access share 17.1% 7 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country Germany 324 citing publications
Leading citing field Musculoskeletal Disorders 97 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 23 September 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v17n1, Feb. 2005-
PubMed
v17n1, Feb. 2005-

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Musculoskeletal Disorders

Broad Categories

Orthopedics Traumatology Musculoskeletal Disorders Antibiotic & Antibacterial Agents

MeSH Descriptors

Orthopedics Wounds and Injuries

Latest Publications

Recent article records with DOI-first linking and condensed abstracts.

03
van Veelen, Nicole Maria, Klaas Victor et al.
Objective: Present the olecranon flip osteotomy approach for the treatment of distal humerus fractures as an alternative to the chevron osteotomy or previously described triceps-sparing approaches. Indications: Distal humerus fractures r...
05
John M. Ibrahim, Bryan J. M. van de Wall, Christian Michelitsch et al.
Objective: To describe a medial epicondyle osteotomy technique to approach the coronoid from the medial side and to present the outcome of our patients. Indications: Displaced coronoid fractures (particularly O’Driscoll anteromedial subt...

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

Also issued online.

In German; table of contents also in English.

Absorbed: Orthopedics and traumatology.