Journal profile

The American journal of sports medicine

Publisher: Sage Publications
ISSN0363-5465 | 1552-3365 FormatPrint StatusCurrently indexed
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Journal Citation Impact

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

Impact Factor
4.25
Citation rate 5.13 4,130 total citations
h5-index 66 h5 depth signal
Cited share 82.5% 673 of 816
Total citations 4,130 Citation footprint
Metric signal 5.70 External metric anchor
Self-citation 7.5% 310 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

United States 2,420
China 317
South Korea 269
Japan 198
United Kingdom 177

Citing Fields of Research

Musculoskeletal Disorders 4,311
Sports Science 699
Stem Cell Biology 224
Nervous System Disorders 100
Anesthetic & Pain Medicine 67

Publishing Activity & Reach

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

All-time article footprint 12,664 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 816 673 cited publications
Last 12 months 427 35.6 publications/month
Open access share 12.6% 54 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country United States 2,420 citing publications
Leading citing field Musculoskeletal Disorders 4,311 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 20 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v4n1, Jan./Feb. 1976-
PubMed
v4n1, Jan./Feb. 1976-
Index medicus
Active Coverage

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Musculoskeletal Disorders

Issuing & Sponsoring Bodies

Contributor
American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine

Broad Categories

Sports Medicine Musculoskeletal Disorders

MeSH Descriptors

Sports Medicine

Latest Publications

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

01
Open DOI
Lika Dzidzishvili, Brad Nelson, Kelly Santangelo et al.
Background: Short-term clinical outcomes of meniscal centralization are promising, but questions remain whether it can protect articular cartilage and delay osteoarthritis progression. Purpose: To assess cartilage status and healing pote...
02
Open DOI
Joshua T. Bram, Grace H. Saville, Meghan M. Whalen et al.
Background: For patients with open physes approaching skeletal maturity, transphyseal anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) with soft tissue autograft and metaphyseal fixation is often preferred. Although iatrogenic physeal in...
03
Open DOI
Tanner Nishioka, Napatpong Thamrongskulsiri, Felipe Casanova et al.
Background: Medial collateral ligament (MCL) pie-crusting is used during medial meniscal surgery to improve visualization and reduce the risk of chondral injuries. However, some surgeons extend the release site beyond routine incremental...
04
Open DOI
Caroline L. Kim, Ryan W. Turlip, Monika Thothadri et al.
Background: While many metrics are used to subjectively assess a patient’s knee function with patellofemoral instability (PFI), psychological readiness to return to sport (RTS) after patellar stabilization surgery is not well established...
05
Open DOI
Anton Manitiu, David Mazy, Alexia Bayol et al.
Background: Lateral extra-articular tenodesis (LET) is increasingly added to anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) to reduce graft failure and improve rotatory stability. However, concerns remain that LET may overconstrain the...
06
Open DOI
Louis S. Kang, Jason G. Ina, Andrew Johnson et al.
Background: The limb symmetry index (LSI) is a measure comparing strength and functional movement between the surgical and nonsurgical limbs, used after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) to guide rehabilitation and assess ...

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

Also issued online.

Official publication of the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine.

Vol. 23, no. 1 (JAN-FEB 1995)19950520 Notice not published Printed on acid-free paper