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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	British Journal of Sports Medicine	50
2	Sports Medicine	49
3	Journal of Sport and Health Science	41
4	American Journal of Sports Medicine	38
5	Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy	37
6	Arthroscopy-The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery	36
7	Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery	35
8	Journal of Applied Physiology	33
9	Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation	32
10	Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise	30
11	Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine	29
12	Sports Medicine-Open	28
13	Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports	27
14	Psychology of Sport and Exercise	26
-	Gait & Posture	26
16	Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy	25
-	Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport	25
-	Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research	25
19	European Journal of Applied Physiology	24
20	International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance	23
21	Applied Physiology Nutrition and Metabolism	22
-	European Journal of Sport Science	22
-	Journal of Sports Sciences	22
24	Biology of Sport	21
-	BMC Sports Science Medicine and Rehabilitation	21
26	PM&R	20
-	American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation	20
28	Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma	19
29	Sports Health-A Multidisciplinary Approach	18
-	Physical Therapy in Sport	18
31	Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews	17
-	Journal of Athletic Training	17
-	Journal of Exercise Science & Fitness	17
-	Knee	17
35	Journal of Sport Management	16
-	Science and Medicine in Football	16
-	Sports Biomechanics	16
38	Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine	15
-	Human Movement Science	15
-	Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition	15
-	International Journal of Sports Medicine	15
-	Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology	15
43	International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism	14
-	Clinical Biomechanics	14
-	Sport Education and Society	14
46	Physician and Sportsmedicine	13
-	Journal of Sport Rehabilitation	13
-	Journal of Teaching in Physical Education	13
-	Qualitative Research in Sport Exercise and Health	13
50	Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness	12

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