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 2020-09-01 to 2024-09-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	British Journal of Sports Medicine	54
2	Sports Medicine	47
3	American Journal of Sports Medicine	40
4	Journal of Sport and Health Science	39
5	Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery	36
-	Arthroscopy-The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery	36
7	Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation	34
-	Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy	34
9	Journal of Applied Physiology	31
10	Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research	30
11	Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise	27
-	European Journal of Applied Physiology	27
13	Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport	26
-	Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine	26
-	Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports	26
16	Psychology of Sport and Exercise	25
-	Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy	25
-	Gait & Posture	25
19	Applied Physiology Nutrition and Metabolism	24
20	International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance	23
-	Journal of Sports Sciences	23
-	Sports Medicine-Open	23
23	European Journal of Sport Science	22
24	Journal of Athletic Training	21
-	Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma	21
26	PM&R	20
-	Biology of Sport	20
28	Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition	19
-	Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine	19
-	American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation	19
31	Sports Health-A Multidisciplinary Approach	18
-	Sports Biomechanics	18
33	Journal of Sport Management	17
-	Science and Medicine in Football	17
-	Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews	17
-	Physical Therapy in Sport	17
-	BMC Sports Science Medicine and Rehabilitation	17
38	Knee	16
-	Sport Education and Society	16
40	Physician and Sportsmedicine	15
-	Human Movement Science	15
-	International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism	15
-	Qualitative Research in Sport Exercise and Health	15
-	Clinical Biomechanics	15
-	International Journal of Sports Medicine	15
-	Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology	15
47	Journal of Sport Rehabilitation	14
48	Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness	13
-	Journal of Exercise Science & Fitness	13
-	Journal of Teaching in Physical Education	13

-	Research in Sports Medicine	13
-	Clinics in Sports Medicine	13
53	Wilderness & Environmental Medicine	12
54	Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science	11
-	Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy Review	11
-	Journal of Aging and Physical Activity	11
-	Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology	11
-	Science & Sports	11
-	International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport	11
-	Journal of Applied Sport Psychology	11
61	Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport	10
-	Sport Psychologist	10
63	Sociology of Sport Journal	9
-	Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly	9
-	Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part P-Journal of Sports Engineering and Technology	9
-	Acsms Health & Fitness Journal	9
-	Journal of Motor Behavior	9
68	Pediatric Exercise Science	8
-	Quest	8
-	Revista Brasileira de Medicina do Esporte	8
-	Journal of Applied Biomechanics	8
72	Motor Control	7
73	Operative Techniques in Sports Medicine	6
-	Isokinetics and Exercise Science	6
75	Kinesiology	5
76	Revista Internacional de Medicina y Ciencias de la Actividad Fisica y del Deporte	4
-	Sportverletzung-Sportschaden	4
-	Physikalische Medizin Rehabilitationsmedizin Kurortmedizin	4
79	Medicina Dello Sport	3