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 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	British Journal of Sports Medicine	50
2	Sports Medicine	46
3	American Journal of Sports Medicine	39
4	Journal of Sport and Health Science	37
5	Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery	35
-	Arthroscopy-The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery	35
7	Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy	33
-	Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation	33
9	Journal of Applied Physiology	30
10	Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research	29
11	Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine	27
12	Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise	26
13	Psychology of Sport and Exercise	25
-	Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports	25
15	Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy	24
-	Gait & Posture	24
17	Sports Medicine-Open	23
18	International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance	22
-	Journal of Sports Sciences	22
-	Applied Physiology Nutrition and Metabolism	22
-	European Journal of Sport Science	22
22	PM&R	21
-	Biology of Sport	21
24	Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma	20
25	Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition	19
-	Sports Health-A Multidisciplinary Approach	19
27	Journal of Athletic Training	18
-	Sports Biomechanics	18
-	American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation	18
30	BMC Sports Science Medicine and Rehabilitation	17
-	Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine	17
32	Knee	16
-	Science and Medicine in Football	16
-	Journal of Sport Management	16
-	Physical Therapy in Sport	16
36	Physician and Sportsmedicine	15
-	Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews	15
-	Human Movement Science	15
-	Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology	15
-	International Journal of Sports Medicine	15
41	Journal of Sport Rehabilitation	14
-	Clinical Biomechanics	14
-	Qualitative Research in Sport Exercise and Health	14
44	Journal of Exercise Science & Fitness	13
-	International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism	13
-	Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness	13
-	Research in Sports Medicine	13
48	Journal of Teaching in Physical Education	12
-	Wilderness & Environmental Medicine	12
-	Clinics in Sports Medicine	12

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