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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	British Journal of Sports Medicine	56
2	Sports Medicine	53
3	Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy	42
4	Journal of Sport and Health Science	40
-	American Journal of Sports Medicine	40
6	Arthroscopy-The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery	35
7	Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery	33
8	Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation	32
9	Journal of Applied Physiology	29
10	Sports Medicine-Open	28
11	Gait & Posture	27
-	Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine	27
-	Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise	27
-	Psychology of Sport and Exercise	27
15	Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports	26
16	Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy	25
-	Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport	25
18	Journal of Sports Sciences	24
19	BMC Sports Science Medicine and Rehabilitation	23
-	International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance	23
21	Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research	22
-	Biology of Sport	22
23	Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition	21
-	PM&R	21
25	European Journal of Applied Physiology	20
26	Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma	19
-	Applied Physiology Nutrition and Metabolism	19
-	Journal of Exercise Science & Fitness	19
-	Knee	19
-	Sports Health-A Multidisciplinary Approach	19
31	European Journal of Sport Science	18
-	Physical Therapy in Sport	18
33	American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation	17
-	Science and Medicine in Football	17
35	Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology	16
-	Qualitative Research in Sport Exercise and Health	16
-	Clinical Biomechanics	16
-	Human Movement Science	16
-	Journal of Athletic Training	16
-	Journal of Sport Management	16
41	International Journal of Sports Medicine	15
-	Sport Education and Society	15
43	Journal of Sport Rehabilitation	14
-	Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews	14
45	Journal of Teaching in Physical Education	13
-	Sports Biomechanics	13
-	Clinics in Sports Medicine	13
-	International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism	13
-	Journal of Aging and Physical Activity	13
-	Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport	13

51	Journal of Applied Sport Psychology	12
-	Research in Sports Medicine	12
-	Wilderness & Environmental Medicine	12
-	Sociology of Sport Journal	12
-	Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine	12
56	International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport	11
-	Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology	11
-	Motor Control	11
-	Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness	11
-	Physician and Sportsmedicine	11
61	Science & Sports	10
62	Journal of Applied Biomechanics	9
-	Acsms Health & Fitness Journal	9
-	Quest	9
-	Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy Review	9
-	Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly	9
67	Journal of Motor Behavior	8
-	Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part P-Journal of Sports Engineering and Technology	8
-	Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science	8
-	Pediatric Exercise Science	8
-	Sport Psychologist	8
72	Revista Brasileira de Medicina do Esporte	7
73	Isokinetics and Exercise Science	6
-	Kinesiology	6
75	Operative Techniques in Sports Medicine	5
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