Journal profile

The Orthopedic clinics of North America

Publisher: W.B. Saunders
ISSN0030-5898 | 1558-1373 FormatPrint StatusCurrently indexed

Journal Citation Impact

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

Impact Factor
2.74
Citation rate 1.54 239 total citations
h5-index 20 h5 depth signal
Cited share 51.3% 82 of 160
Total citations 239 Citation footprint
Metric signal 1.21 External metric anchor
Self-citation 1.3% 3 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

United States 557
Canada 22
Brazil 6
United Kingdom 6
Switzerland 5

Citing Fields of Research

Musculoskeletal Disorders 391
Abdominal Surgery 74
Nervous System Disorders 60
Anesthetic & Pain Medicine 51
Osteopathies 44

Publishing Activity & Reach

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

All-time article footprint 4,451 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 160 82 cited publications
Last 12 months 73 6.6 publications/month
Open access share 0.0% 0 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country United States 557 citing publications
Leading citing field Musculoskeletal Disorders 391 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 20 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v1n2,Nov. 1970-
PubMed
v1n2,Nov. 1970-
Abridged index medicus
Active Coverage
Index medicus
Active Coverage

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Musculoskeletal Disorders

Broad Categories

Orthopedics Musculoskeletal Disorders Antibiotic & Antibacterial Agents Anesthetic & Pain Medicine

MeSH Descriptors

Orthopedics

Latest Publications

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

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

Also issued online.

Vol. 26, no. 1 (JAN 1995)19950516 Notice not published Printed on acid-free paper