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 2022-07-01 to 2026-07-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	British Journal of Sports Medicine	56
2	Sports Medicine	51
3	Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy	43
4	Journal of Sport and Health Science	41
5	American Journal of Sports Medicine	40
6	Arthroscopy-The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery	37
7	Journal of Applied Physiology	28
-	Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine	28
9	Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise	27
-	Psychology of Sport and Exercise	27
-	Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports	27
-	Gait & Posture	27
13	Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy	26
-	Journal of Sports Sciences	26
15	Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport	25
-	BMC Sports Science Medicine and Rehabilitation	25
17	Sports Medicine-Open	24
-	Biology of Sport	24
19	International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance	23
20	Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research	22
21	European Journal of Applied Physiology	21
-	Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition	21
-	Knee	21
-	Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation	21
25	Journal of Exercise Science & Fitness	20
26	Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma	19
-	PM&R	19
-	Sports Health-A Multidisciplinary Approach	19
29	Applied Physiology Nutrition and Metabolism	18
30	Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology	17
-	European Journal of Sport Science	17
-	Journal of Athletic Training	17
-	American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation	17
34	Human Movement Science	16
-	Clinical Biomechanics	16
-	Physical Therapy in Sport	16
-	Qualitative Research in Sport Exercise and Health	16
-	Science and Medicine in Football	16
39	Journal of Sport Management	15
-	International Journal of Sports Medicine	15
41	Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews	14
-	International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism	14
-	Journal of Sport Rehabilitation	14
44	Journal of Applied Sport Psychology	13
-	Sport Education and Society	13
-	Clinics in Sports Medicine	13
-	Journal of Teaching in Physical Education	13
48	Wilderness & Environmental Medicine	12
-	Motor Control	12
-	Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport	12

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