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Spine

Country

United States

Universities and research institutions in United States
Media Ranking in United States

Subject Area and Category

Publisher

Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd.

H-Index

279

Publication type

Journals

ISSN

03622436, 15281159

Coverage

1976-2022

Information

Homepage

How to publish in this journal

lorettapickett06@gmail.com​

Scope

Lippincott Williams & Wilkins is a leading international publisher of professional health information for physicians, nurses, specialized clinicians and students. For a complete listing of titles currently published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins and detailed information about print, online, and other offerings, please visit the LWW Online Store. Recognized internationally as the leading journal in its field, Spine is an international, peer-reviewed, bi-weekly periodical that considers for publication original articles in the field of Spine. It is the leading subspecialty journal for the treatment of spinal disorders. Only original papers are considered for publication with the understanding that they are contributed solely to Spine. The Journal does not publish articles reporting material that has been reported at length elsewhere. Join the conversation about this journal
Quartiles

The set of journals have been ranked according to their SJR and divided into four equal groups, four quartiles. Q1 (green) comprises the quarter of the journals with the highest values, Q2 (yellow) the second highest values, Q3 (orange) the third highest values and Q4 (red) the lowest values.

CategoryYearQuartile
Neurology (clinical)1999Q1
Neurology (clinical)2000Q1
Neurology (clinical)2001Q1
Neurology (clinical)2002Q1
Neurology (clinical)2003Q1
Neurology (clinical)2004Q1
Neurology (clinical)2005Q1
Neurology (clinical)2006Q1
Neurology (clinical)2007Q1
Neurology (clinical)2008Q1
Neurology (clinical)2009Q1
Neurology (clinical)2010Q1
Neurology (clinical)2011Q1
Neurology (clinical)2012Q1
Neurology (clinical)2013Q1
Neurology (clinical)2014Q1
Neurology (clinical)2015Q1
Neurology (clinical)2016Q1
Neurology (clinical)2017Q1
Neurology (clinical)2018Q1
Neurology (clinical)2019Q1
Neurology (clinical)2020Q1
Neurology (clinical)2021Q1
Neurology (clinical)2022Q1
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine1999Q1
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine2000Q1
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine2001Q1
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine2002Q1
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine2003Q1
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine2004Q1
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine2005Q1
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine2006Q1
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine2007Q1
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine2008Q1
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine2009Q1
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine2010Q1
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine2011Q1
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine2012Q1
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine2013Q1
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine2014Q1
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine2015Q1
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine2016Q1
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine2017Q1
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine2018Q1
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine2019Q1
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine2020Q1
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine2021Q1
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine2022Q1
Sports Science1999Q1
Sports Science2000Q1
Sports Science2001Q1
Sports Science2002Q1
Sports Science2003Q1
Sports Science2004Q1
Sports Science2005Q1
Sports Science2006Q1
Sports Science2007Q1
Sports Science2008Q1
Sports Science2009Q1
Sports Science2010Q1
Sports Science2011Q1
Sports Science2012Q1
Sports Science2013Q1
Sports Science2014Q1
Sports Science2015Q1
Sports Science2016Q1
Sports Science2017Q1
Sports Science2018Q1
Sports Science2019Q1
Sports Science2020Q1
Sports Science2021Q1
Sports Science2022Q1
SJR

The SJR is a size-independent prestige indicator that ranks journals by their 'average prestige per article'. It is based on the idea that 'all citations are not created equal'. SJR is a measure of scientific influence of journals that accounts for both the number of citations received by a journal and the importance or prestige of the journals where such citations come from It measures the scientific influence of the average article in a journal, it expresses how central to the global scientific discussion an average article of the journal is.

YearSJR
19991.070
20001.319
20011.078
20021.336
20031.220
20041.349
20051.285
20061.536
20071.534
20081.781
20091.785
20101.709
20111.680
20121.730
20131.903
20141.920
20152.045
20162.070
20171.736
20181.742
20191.589
20201.657
20211.386
20221.197
Total Documents

Evolution of the number of published documents. All types of documents are considered, including citable and non citable documents.

YearDocuments
1999447
2000534
2001661
2002641
2003644
2004609
2005655
2006765
2007698
2008683
2009719
2010748
2011673
2012613
2013634
2014590
2015490
2016563
2017532
2018497
2019427
2020508
2021459
2022309
Citations per document

This indicator counts the number of citations received by documents from a journal and divides them by the total number of documents published in that journal. The chart shows the evolution of the average number of times documents published in a journal in the past two, three and four years have been cited in the current year. The two years line is equivalent to journal impact factor ™ (Thomson Reuters) metric.

Cites per documentYearValue
Cites / Doc. (4 years)19992.054
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20002.670
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20012.641
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20022.810
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20032.976
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20043.113
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20053.005
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20063.373
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20073.350
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20083.485
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20093.541
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20103.337
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20113.110
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20123.294
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20133.196
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20143.253
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20153.231
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20163.337
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20173.322
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20183.386
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20193.040
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20203.345
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20213.208
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20223.221
Cites / Doc. (3 years)19992.054
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20002.512
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20012.378
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20022.632
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20032.808
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20042.713
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20052.768
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20063.116
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20073.146
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20083.340
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20093.272
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20103.057
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20112.805
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20123.000
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20132.943
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20143.153
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20153.105
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20163.150
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20173.004
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20183.167
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20192.885
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20203.140
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20213.056
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20223.050
Cites / Doc. (2 years)19991.790
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20002.062
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20012.131
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20022.305
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20032.270
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20042.326
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20052.320
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20062.725
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20072.818
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20082.871
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20092.991
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20102.613
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20112.302
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20122.450
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20132.731
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20142.872
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20152.773
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20162.618
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20172.741
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20182.880
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20192.614
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20202.981
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20212.763
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20222.626
Total Cites 
Self-Cites

Evolution of the total number of citations and journal's self-citations received by a journal's published documents during the three previous years.
Journal Self-citation is defined as the number of citation from a journal citing article to articles published by the same journal.

CitesYearValue
Self Cites1999633
Self Cites2000774
Self Cites2001625
Self Cites2002777
Self Cites2003958
Self Cites2004716
Self Cites2005942
Self Cites20061124
Self Cites20071169
Self Cites20081017
Self Cites20091066
Self Cites2010950
Self Cites2011719
Self Cites2012770
Self Cites2013842
Self Cites2014775
Self Cites2015643
Self Cites2016591
Self Cites2017509
Self Cites2018458
Self Cites2019439
Self Cites2020290
Self Cites2021203
Self Cites2022241
Total Cites19992869
Total Cites20003424
Total Cites20013405
Total Cites20024321
Total Cites20035155
Total Cites20045280
Total Cites20055243
Total Cites20065945
Total Cites20076384
Total Cites20087074
Total Cites20097021
Total Cites20106419
Total Cites20116030
Total Cites20126421
Total Cites20135986
Total Cites20146054
Total Cites20155703
Total Cites20165399
Total Cites20174935
Total Cites20185019
Total Cites20194593
Total Cites20204572
Total Cites20214376
Total Cites20224252
External Cites per Doc 
Cites per Doc

Evolution of the number of total citation per document and external citation per document (i.e. journal self-citations removed) received by a journal's published documents during the three previous years. External citations are calculated by subtracting the number of self-citations from the total number of citations received by the journal’s documents.

CitesYearValue
External Cites per document19991.763
External Cites per document20002.163
External Cites per document20012.150
External Cites per document20022.398
External Cites per document20032.578
External Cites per document20042.710
External Cites per document20052.663
External Cites per document20062.899
External Cites per document20072.899
External Cites per document20083.158
External Cites per document20093.062
External Cites per document20102.878
External Cites per document20112.758
External Cites per document20122.940
External Cites per document20132.790
External Cites per document20143.008
External Cites per document20153.050
External Cites per document20163.114
External Cites per document20172.957
External Cites per document20183.126
External Cites per document20192.816
External Cites per document20203.165
External Cites per document20213.171
External Cites per document20223.176
Cites per document19992.054
Cites per document20002.512
Cites per document20012.378
Cites per document20022.632
Cites per document20032.808
Cites per document20042.713
Cites per document20052.768
Cites per document20063.116
Cites per document20073.146
Cites per document20083.340
Cites per document20093.272
Cites per document20103.057
Cites per document20112.805
Cites per document20123.000
Cites per document20132.943
Cites per document20143.153
Cites per document20153.105
Cites per document20163.150
Cites per document20173.004
Cites per document20183.167
Cites per document20192.885
Cites per document20203.140
Cites per document20213.056
Cites per document20223.050
% International Collaboration

International Collaboration accounts for the articles that have been produced by researchers from several countries. The chart shows the ratio of a journal's documents signed by researchers from more than one country; that is including more than one country address.

YearInternational Collaboration
199910.07
200013.67
20018.32
20025.62
200310.87
200411.33
200515.73
200615.69
200717.48
200820.94
200917.52
201017.38
201119.17
201215.66
201316.25
201421.19
201522.45
201619.72
201717.11
201816.30
201918.27
202017.32
202118.52
202218.45
Citable documents 
Non-citable documents

Not every article in a journal is considered primary research and therefore "citable", this chart shows the ratio of a journal's articles including substantial research (research articles, conference papers and reviews) in three year windows vs. those documents other than research articles, reviews and conference papers.

DocumentsYearValue
Non-citable documents1999129
Non-citable documents2000138
Non-citable documents2001139
Non-citable documents2002164
Non-citable documents2003208
Non-citable documents2004262
Non-citable documents2005279
Non-citable documents2006245
Non-citable documents2007230
Non-citable documents2008200
Non-citable documents2009201
Non-citable documents2010200
Non-citable documents2011224
Non-citable documents2012218
Non-citable documents2013190
Non-citable documents2014165
Non-citable documents2015178
Non-citable documents2016170
Non-citable documents2017146
Non-citable documents2018126
Non-citable documents2019117
Non-citable documents2020103
Non-citable documents2021116
Non-citable documents2022131
Citable documents19991268
Citable documents20001225
Citable documents20011293
Citable documents20021478
Citable documents20031628
Citable documents20041684
Citable documents20051615
Citable documents20061663
Citable documents20071799
Citable documents20081918
Citable documents20091945
Citable documents20101900
Citable documents20111926
Citable documents20121922
Citable documents20131844
Citable documents20141755
Citable documents20151659
Citable documents20161544
Citable documents20171497
Citable documents20181459
Citable documents20191475
Citable documents20201353
Citable documents20211316
Citable documents20221263
Cited documents 
Uncited documents

Ratio of a journal's items, grouped in three years windows, that have been cited at least once vs. those not cited during the following year.

DocumentsYearValue
Uncited documents1999477
Uncited documents2000428
Uncited documents2001460
Uncited documents2002538
Uncited documents2003649
Uncited documents2004718
Uncited documents2005642
Uncited documents2006547
Uncited documents2007562
Uncited documents2008549
Uncited documents2009581
Uncited documents2010559
Uncited documents2011655
Uncited documents2012620
Uncited documents2013527
Uncited documents2014448
Uncited documents2015480
Uncited documents2016455
Uncited documents2017419
Uncited documents2018395
Uncited documents2019405
Uncited documents2020349
Uncited documents2021346
Uncited documents2022351
Cited documents1999920
Cited documents2000935
Cited documents2001972
Cited documents20021104
Cited documents20031187
Cited documents20041228
Cited documents20051252
Cited documents20061361
Cited documents20071467
Cited documents20081569
Cited documents20091565
Cited documents20101541
Cited documents20111495
Cited documents20121520
Cited documents20131507
Cited documents20141472
Cited documents20151357
Cited documents20161259
Cited documents20171224
Cited documents20181190
Cited documents20191187
Cited documents20201107
Cited documents20211086
Cited documents20221043
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