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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	British Journal of Sports Medicine	56
2	Sports Medicine	53
3	Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy	43
4	American Journal of Sports Medicine	41
5	Journal of Sport and Health Science	39
6	Arthroscopy-The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery	38
7	Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery	33
8	Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation	31
9	Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine	29
-	Journal of Applied Physiology	29
11	Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise	28
12	Journal of Sports Sciences	27
-	Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports	27
-	Psychology of Sport and Exercise	27
15	BMC Sports Science Medicine and Rehabilitation	26
-	Gait & Posture	26
-	Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy	26
18	Biology of Sport	25
-	Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport	25
20	International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance	24
21	Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research	23
22	European Journal of Applied Physiology	22
-	Knee	22
24	Sports Medicine-Open	21
-	Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition	21
26	Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma	19
-	Sports Health-A Multidisciplinary Approach	19
-	Journal of Exercise Science & Fitness	19
29	European Journal of Sport Science	18
-	Journal of Athletic Training	18
31	American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation	17
-	Applied Physiology Nutrition and Metabolism	17
-	Clinical Biomechanics	17
-	Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology	17
-	Human Movement Science	17
36	International Journal of Sports Medicine	16
-	Physical Therapy in Sport	16
-	PM&R	16
39	Journal of Sport Rehabilitation	15
-	Qualitative Research in Sport Exercise and Health	15
-	Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews	15
-	Journal of Sport Management	15
-	Science and Medicine in Football	15
44	Journal of Applied Sport Psychology	14
-	Sport Education and Society	14
-	International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism	14
47	Journal of Teaching in Physical Education	13
48	Sports Biomechanics	12
-	Wilderness & Environmental Medicine	12
-	Clinics in Sports Medicine	12

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