Sport Sciences: Journal Rankings

Journal Rankings

TQCC Average citations Median citations H4-Index Number of Papers Impact Factor

(A journal has H4-Index of h when h of its past four year's publications has h citations, whereby h is the highest possible number that renders the former statement true. The citation data are based on CrossRef. The ranking can be re-used under a CC0-license.)

(Using publications from roughly 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	British Journal of Sports Medicine	56
2	Sports Medicine	52
3	Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy	42
4	American Journal of Sports Medicine	40
5	Journal of Sport and Health Science	39
6	Arthroscopy-The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery	36
7	Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery	34
8	Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation	31
9	Journal of Applied Physiology	30
10	Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports	27
-	Gait & Posture	27
-	Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine	27
-	Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise	27
14	Sports Medicine-Open	26
-	Psychology of Sport and Exercise	26
16	Journal of Sports Sciences	25
-	Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy	25
18	BMC Sports Science Medicine and Rehabilitation	24
-	International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance	24
-	Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport	24
21	Biology of Sport	23
22	Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research	22
23	European Journal of Applied Physiology	21
24	Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition	20
-	Knee	20
26	Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma	19
-	Sports Health-A Multidisciplinary Approach	19
-	Journal of Exercise Science & Fitness	19
-	PM&R	19
30	Applied Physiology Nutrition and Metabolism	18
-	Science and Medicine in Football	18
32	American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation	17
-	European Journal of Sport Science	17
34	Clinical Biomechanics	16
-	Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology	16
-	Physical Therapy in Sport	16
-	Qualitative Research in Sport Exercise and Health	16
-	Human Movement Science	16
-	Journal of Athletic Training	16
40	International Journal of Sports Medicine	15
-	Journal of Sport Management	15
42	Journal of Sport Rehabilitation	14
-	Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews	14
44	Sport Education and Society	13
-	Sports Biomechanics	13
-	Clinics in Sports Medicine	13
-	Journal of Teaching in Physical Education	13
-	International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism	13
-	Journal of Aging and Physical Activity	13
50	Wilderness & Environmental Medicine	12

-	International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport	12
-	Journal of Applied Sport Psychology	12
-	Sociology of Sport Journal	12
54	Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology	11
-	Motor Control	11
-	Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine	11
-	Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness	11
-	Physician and Sportsmedicine	11
-	Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport	11
60	Science & Sports	10
-	Research in Sports Medicine	10
62	Acsms Health & Fitness Journal	9
-	Journal of Applied Biomechanics	9
-	Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly	9
-	Quest	9
66	Journal of Motor Behavior	8
-	Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part P-Journal of Sports Engineering and Technology	8
-	Sport Psychologist	8
-	Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy Review	8
-	Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science	8
-	Pediatric Exercise Science	8
72	Kinesiology	7
-	Revista Brasileira de Medicina do Esporte	7
74	Isokinetics and Exercise Science	6
75	Operative Techniques in Sports Medicine	5
-	Revista Internacional de Medicina y Ciencias de la Actividad Fisica y del Deporte	5
77	Physikalische Medizin Rehabilitationsmedizin Kurortmedizin	4
78	Medicina Dello Sport	3
-	Sportverletzung-Sportschaden	3