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 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	British Journal of Sports Medicine	51
2	Sports Medicine	50
3	American Journal of Sports Medicine	38
4	Arthroscopy-The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery	37
5	Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation	32
6	Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise	28
7	Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports	26
8	Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy	24
9	Journal of Sports Sciences	23
10	American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation	19
-	Biology of Sport	19
12	Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma	18
-	Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews	18
14	Human Movement Science	15
-	Journal of Sport Management	15
16	International Journal of Sports Medicine	14
17	Clinics in Sports Medicine	13
-	Clinical Biomechanics	13
-	Journal of Teaching in Physical Education	13
-	Physician and Sportsmedicine	13
21	Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness	11
-	Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport	11
23	Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology	10
24	Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly	9
-	Sociology of Sport Journal	9
26	Journal of Motor Behavior	8
-	Pediatric Exercise Science	8
-	Science & Sports	8
29	Quest	7
-	Sport Psychologist	7
31	Medicina Dello Sport	3