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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	British Journal of Sports Medicine	55
2	Sports Medicine	49
3	Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy	42
4	American Journal of Sports Medicine	41
5	Journal of Sport and Health Science	40
6	Arthroscopy-The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery	39
7	Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery	33
8	Sports Medicine-Open	32
-	Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation	32
10	Journal of Applied Physiology	29
11	Gait & Posture	27
-	Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine	27
-	Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise	27
14	Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports	26
-	Biology of Sport	26
-	Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy	26
-	Psychology of Sport and Exercise	26
18	Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport	25
19	BMC Sports Science Medicine and Rehabilitation	24
-	Journal of Sports Sciences	24
-	European Journal of Applied Physiology	24
22	International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance	23
-	Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research	23
24	PM&R	22
25	Journal of Exercise Science & Fitness	21
26	American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation	19
-	Sports Health-A Multidisciplinary Approach	19
28	Applied Physiology Nutrition and Metabolism	18
-	European Journal of Sport Science	18
-	Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma	18
-	Physical Therapy in Sport	18
-	Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition	18
-	Knee	18
34	Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology	17
-	Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews	17
-	Science and Medicine in Football	17
37	Clinical Biomechanics	16
-	International Journal of Sports Medicine	16
-	Sport Education and Society	16
-	Human Movement Science	16
-	Journal of Sport Management	16
42	Qualitative Research in Sport Exercise and Health	15
-	Journal of Athletic Training	15
44	Journal of Aging and Physical Activity	14
45	Clinics in Sports Medicine	13
-	Journal of Applied Sport Psychology	13
-	Journal of Sport Rehabilitation	13
-	Journal of Teaching in Physical Education	13
-	Sports Biomechanics	13
-	International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism	13

-	Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport	13
52	Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness	12
-	Physician and Sportsmedicine	12
54	Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology	11
-	Research in Sports Medicine	11
-	Wilderness & Environmental Medicine	11
-	Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine	11
-	Sociology of Sport Journal	11
59	International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport	10
-	Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly	10
-	Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy Review	10
62	Journal of Applied Biomechanics	9
-	Journal of Motor Behavior	9
-	Motor Control	9
-	Science & Sports	9
-	Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science	9
67	Acsms Health & Fitness Journal	8
-	Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part P-Journal of Sports Engineering and Technology	8
-	Pediatric Exercise Science	8
-	Quest	8
71	Kinesiology	7
-	Revista Brasileira de Medicina do Esporte	7
-	Sport Psychologist	7
74	Isokinetics and Exercise Science	6
-	Operative Techniques in Sports Medicine	6
76	Physikalische Medizin Rehabilitationsmedizin Kurortmedizin	4
-	Revista Internacional de Medicina y Ciencias de la Actividad Fisica y del Deporte	4
78	Medicina Dello Sport	3
-	Sportverletzung-Sportschaden	3