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American Journal of Sports Medicine

ISSN 0363-5465

• Q1Quartile
• 2.00SJR
• 292h-index
• 30papers summarised

About this journal

American Journal of Sports Medicine is a Q1 journal by SCImago Journal Rank (2025 data), with an SJR of 2.00 and an h-index of 292. Most of its papers in the Pofolia pool fall under Surgery. Pofolia holds AI summaries of 30 paper(s) from this journal; the most cited is “Risk of Secondary Injury in Younger Athletes After Anterior Cruciate Ligament…” (1340 citations).

The quartile (Q1–Q4) is the journal's percentile position within its subject area by SCImago Journal Rank; Q1 is the top 25%. What is a Q1 journal?

Papers we summarise from this journal

• Risk of Secondary Injury in Younger Athletes After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction2016 · 1340 citations
• Incidence of Second ACL Injuries 2 Years After Primary ACL Reconstruction and Return to Sport2014 · 841 citations
• Treatment With Platelet-Rich Plasma Is More Effective Than Placebo for Knee Osteoarthritis2013 · 763 citations
• Strain within the anterior cruciate ligament during hamstring and quadriceps activity*1986 · 558 citations
• Comparison Between Hyaluronic Acid and Platelet-Rich Plasma, Intra-articular Infiltration in the Treatment of Gonarthrosis2012 · 433 citations
• Platelet-Rich Plasma Versus Hyaluronic Acid for Knee Osteoarthritis: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials2020 · 419 citations
• Effect of Leukocyte Concentration on the Efficacy of Platelet-Rich Plasma in the Treatment of Knee Osteoarthritis2015 · 409 citations
• Hyaluronic Acid Versus Platelet-Rich Plasma: A Prospective, Double-Blind Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Clinical Outcomes and Effects on Intra-articular Biology for the Treatment of Knee Osteoarthritis2016 · 405 citations
• The Anti-inflammatory and Matrix Restorative Mechanisms of Platelet-Rich Plasma in Osteoarthritis2013 · 392 citations
• The Anterolateral Ligament2015 · 382 citations
• Role of the Acetabular Labrum and the Iliofemoral Ligament in Hip Stability2011 · 358 citations
• 20-Year Outcomes of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction With Hamstring Tendon Autograft: The Catastrophic Effect of Age and Posterior Tibial Slope2017 · 348 citations
• Stress fracture of the fifth metatarsal1983 · 332 citations
• Tunnel Enlargement after Anterior Cruciate Ligament Surgery2004 · 300 citations
• Patient Predictors of Early Revision Surgery After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction2014 · 201 citations
• The Influence of Muscle Fatigue on Electromyogram and Plantar Pressure Patterns as an Explanation for the Incidence of Metatarsal Stress Fractures2004 · 195 citations
• Outcome of conservative and surgical management of navicular stress fracture in athletes1992 · 192 citations
• Tibial and Femoral Tunnel Changes After ACL Reconstruction2015 · 122 citations
• Relationship between Radiographic Abnormalities of Lumbar Spine and Incidence of Low Back Pain in High School and College Football Players2004 · 116 citations
• Return to Sports and Subsequent Injury Rates After Revision Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction With Patellar Tendon Autograft2014 · 78 citations
• A Biomechanical Comparison of Fifth Metatarsal Jones Fracture Fixation Methods2018 · 53 citations
• Metatarsal stress fractures1980 · 52 citations
• Predictors of Revision Surgery After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction2016 · 45 citations
• Cannulated Screw Fixation of Refractory Olecranon Stress Fractures With and Without Associated Injuries Allows a Return to Baseball2012 · 43 citations
• Return to Play and Fracture Union After the Surgical Management of Jones Fractures in Athletes: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis2021 · 37 citations
• Tension Band Plating for Chronic Anterior Tibial Stress Fractures in High-Performance Athletes2015 · 25 citations
• Use of Publicly Obtained Data in Sports Medicine Research: A Systematic Review and Bibliometric Analysis2023 · 21 citations
• Gastrocnemius Injuries in Professional Baseball Players: An Epidemiological Study2020 · 19 citations
• Isolated ACL Reconstruction Versus Combined ACL and Anterolateral Ligament Reconstruction: Functional Outcomes, Return to Sport, and Survivorship: An Updated Meta-analysis of Comparative Studies2025 · 15 citations
• The Effectiveness of Intramedullary Screw Fixation Using the Herbert Screw for Fifth Metatarsal Stress Fractures in High-Level Athletes2021 · 7 citations

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