Sport Sciences: Journal Rankings

Journal Rankings

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

(The Journal Impact Factor, or JIF, denotes the average number of citations a paper of a given journal accrues within a two-year timespan, as calculated by Clarivate Analytics' database Web of Science; note that the journal coverage here at OOIR might deviate slightly from Web of Science's. The JIFs that used to have more than one decimal point are rounded here for copyright-related reasons.)

Rank	Journal	Impact Factor 2024
1	British Journal of Sports Medicine	ca. 16.2
2	Journal of Sport and Health Science	ca. 10.3
3	Sports Medicine	ca. 9.4
4	Sports Medicine-Open	ca. 5.9
5	Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy	ca. 5.8
6	Arthroscopy-The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery	ca. 5.4
7	Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy	ca. 5
-	Biology of Sport	ca. 5
9	Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews	ca. 4.7
10	American Journal of Sports Medicine	ca. 4.5
11	International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance	ca. 4.3
12	Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition	ca. 3.9
-	Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise	ca. 3.9
14	Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports	ca. 3.8
15	Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation	ca. 3.7
16	Journal of Sport Management	ca. 3.5
-	Journal of Exercise Science & Fitness	ca. 3.5
-	Science and Medicine in Football	ca. 3.5
19	Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport	ca. 3.4
20	Journal of Applied Physiology	ca. 3.3
-	Psychology of Sport and Exercise	ca. 3.3
22	Journal of Applied Sport Psychology	ca. 3.2
-	Qualitative Research in Sport Exercise and Health	ca. 3.2
24	European Journal of Sport Science	ca. 3
-	Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research	ca. 3
26	Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery	ca. 2.9
27	PM&R	ca. 2.8
-	BMC Sports Science Medicine and Rehabilitation	ca. 2.8
-	Journal of Athletic Training	ca. 2.8
30	Sport Education and Society	ca. 2.7
-	European Journal of Applied Physiology	ca. 2.7
32	Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology	ca. 2.6
-	Sports Health-A Multidisciplinary Approach	ca. 2.6
-	International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism	ca. 2.6
35	Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine	ca. 2.5
-	Journal of Sports Sciences	ca. 2.5
37	Physical Therapy in Sport	ca. 2.4
-	Gait & Posture	ca. 2.4
-	American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation	ca. 2.4
40	Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology	ca. 2.3
-	Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine	ca. 2.3
42	International Journal of Sports Medicine	ca. 2.2
-	Sociology of Sport Journal	ca. 2.2
44	Applied Physiology Nutrition and Metabolism	ca. 2
-	Knee	ca. 2
-	Sports Biomechanics	ca. 2
47	Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science	ca. 1.9
-	Human Movement Science	ca. 1.9
-	Research in Sports Medicine	ca. 1.9
50	Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma	ca. 1.8

-	Acsms Health & Fitness Journal	ca. 1.8
-	Journal of Teaching in Physical Education	ca. 1.8
-	Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine	ca. 1.8
-	Physician and Sportsmedicine	ca. 1.8
-	Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy Review	ca. 1.8
56	Quest	ca. 1.7
57	Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport	ca. 1.6
-	Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly	ca. 1.6
-	International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport	ca. 1.6
-	Clinics in Sports Medicine	ca. 1.6
61	Journal of Aging and Physical Activity	ca. 1.5
-	Journal of Sport Rehabilitation	ca. 1.5
63	Clinical Biomechanics	ca. 1.4
-	Motor Control	ca. 1.4
-	Current Sports Medicine Reports	ca. 1.4
66	Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness	ca. 1.3
-	Journal of Applied Biomechanics	ca. 1.3
-	Pediatric Exercise Science	ca. 1.3
69	Journal of Motor Behavior	ca. 1.2
-	Sport Psychologist	ca. 1.2
71	Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part P-Journal of Sports Engineering and Technology	ca. 1.1
-	Wilderness & Environmental Medicine	ca. 1.1
73	Science & Sports	ca. 1
74	Kinesiology	ca. 0.9
75	Isokinetics and Exercise Science	ca. 0.7
-	Operative Techniques in Sports Medicine	ca. 0.7
77	Medicina Dello Sport	ca. 0.6
78	Physikalische Medizin Rehabilitationsmedizin Kurortmedizin	ca. 0.5
79	Sportverletzung-Sportschaden	ca. 0.4