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	Journal of Sport and Health Science	39
4	American Journal of Sports Medicine	38
5	Arthroscopy-The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery	37
6	Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy	35
7	Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery	34
8	Journal of Applied Physiology	33
9	Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation	32
10	Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine	28
-	Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise	28
12	Sports Medicine-Open	27
13	Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports	26
14	Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research	25
-	Psychology of Sport and Exercise	25
16	Gait & Posture	24
-	European Journal of Applied Physiology	24
-	Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy	24
-	Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport	24
20	Journal of Sports Sciences	23
21	European Journal of Sport Science	22
22	Applied Physiology Nutrition and Metabolism	21
-	International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance	21
24	BMC Sports Science Medicine and Rehabilitation	20
25	American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation	19
-	Biology of Sport	19
-	PM&R	19
28	Sports Biomechanics	18
-	Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma	18
-	Sports Health-A Multidisciplinary Approach	18
-	Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews	18
32	Journal of Athletic Training	17
33	Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology	16
-	Physical Therapy in Sport	16
35	Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine	15
-	Human Movement Science	15
-	Journal of Exercise Science & Fitness	15
-	Journal of Sport Management	15
-	Knee	15
40	Sport Education and Society	14
-	International Journal of Sports Medicine	14
-	Science and Medicine in Football	14
43	Qualitative Research in Sport Exercise and Health	13
-	Clinical Biomechanics	13
-	Clinics in Sports Medicine	13
-	Journal of Teaching in Physical Education	13
-	International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism	13
-	Physician and Sportsmedicine	13
49	Research in Sports Medicine	12
-	Journal of Applied Sport Psychology	12

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