Journal profile

The Knee

Publisher: Elsevier
ISSN0968-0160 | 1873-5800 FormatPrint StatusCurrently indexed

Journal Citation Impact

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

Impact Factor
3.37
Citation rate 2.48 1,019 total citations
h5-index 31 h5 depth signal
Cited share 65.6% 275 of 419
Total citations 1,019 Citation footprint
Metric signal 2.46 External metric anchor
Self-citation 4.9% 50 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

United States 513
United Kingdom 362
Japan 330
China 163
South Korea 137

Citing Fields of Research

Musculoskeletal Disorders 2,321
Sports Science 192
Postural Control 101
Abdominal Surgery 92
Anesthetic & Pain Medicine 87

Publishing Activity & Reach

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

All-time article footprint 5,158 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 419 275 cited publications
Last 12 months 341 28.4 publications/month
Open access share 19.6% 67 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country United States 513 citing publications
Leading citing field Musculoskeletal Disorders 2,321 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 17 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v8n1, Mar. 2001-
PubMed
v8n1, Mar. 2001-
Index medicus
Active Coverage

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Musculoskeletal Disorders

Broad Categories

Orthopedics Musculoskeletal Disorders

MeSH Descriptors

Knee Injuries Knee Joint Knee Prosthesis Knee

Latest Publications

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

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

Title from cover.

Also issued online.