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 2021-07-01 to 2025-07-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	British Journal of Sports Medicine	50
-	Sports Medicine	50
3	American Journal of Sports Medicine	40
4	Arthroscopy-The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery	37
5	Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation	31
6	Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise	30
7	Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports	27
8	Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy	26
9	Biology of Sport	23
10	Journal of Sports Sciences	21
11	American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation	18
-	Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma	18
13	Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews	17
14	International Journal of Sports Medicine	16
15	Clinical Biomechanics	15
-	Human Movement Science	15
-	Journal of Sport Management	15
18	Journal of Teaching in Physical Education	13
-	Clinics in Sports Medicine	13
20	Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness	12
-	Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport	12
22	Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology	11
-	Physician and Sportsmedicine	11
24	Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly	10
-	Journal of Motor Behavior	10
-	Sociology of Sport Journal	10
27	Science & Sports	9
28	Pediatric Exercise Science	8
29	Sport Psychologist	7
-	Quest	7
31	Medicina Dello Sport	2