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 2021-07-01 to 2025-07-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	British Journal of Sports Medicine	50
-	Sports Medicine	50
3	American Journal of Sports Medicine	40
4	Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy	37
-	Arthroscopy-The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery	37
6	Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery	33
7	Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation	31
8	Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise	30
9	Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports	27
10	Psychology of Sport and Exercise	26
-	Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy	26
-	Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research	26
-	Gait & Posture	26
14	Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport	25
15	European Journal of Applied Physiology	24
16	Biology of Sport	23
-	International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance	23
18	Journal of Sports Sciences	21
-	PM&R	21
20	Sports Health-A Multidisciplinary Approach	20
21	Applied Physiology Nutrition and Metabolism	19
-	European Journal of Sport Science	19
23	American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation	18
-	Journal of Exercise Science & Fitness	18
-	Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma	18
26	Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews	17
-	Knee	17
-	Physical Therapy in Sport	17
29	International Journal of Sports Medicine	16
-	Journal of Athletic Training	16
-	Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition	16
-	Sports Biomechanics	16
-	Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology	16
34	Human Movement Science	15
-	Sport Education and Society	15
-	Clinical Biomechanics	15
-	Journal of Sport Management	15
38	International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism	14
39	Journal of Sport Rehabilitation	13
-	Journal of Teaching in Physical Education	13
-	Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine	13
-	Clinics in Sports Medicine	13
-	Journal of Aging and Physical Activity	13
44	Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness	12
-	Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science	12
-	Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport	12
-	Journal of Applied Sport Psychology	12
48	Physician and Sportsmedicine	11
-	Research in Sports Medicine	11
-	Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy Review	11

-	Wilderness & Environmental Medicine	11
-	Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology	11
53	Sociology of Sport Journal	10
-	Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly	10
-	Journal of Motor Behavior	10
56	Motor Control	9
-	Acsms Health & Fitness Journal	9
-	Science & Sports	9
59	Pediatric Exercise Science	8
-	Journal of Applied Biomechanics	8
61	Revista Brasileira de Medicina do Esporte	7
-	Sport Psychologist	7
-	Isokinetics and Exercise Science	7
-	Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part P-Journal of Sports Engineering and Technology	7
-	Quest	7
66	Kinesiology	6
-	Operative Techniques in Sports Medicine	6
68	Physikalische Medizin Rehabilitationsmedizin Kurortmedizin	5
69	Revista Internacional de Medicina y Ciencias de la Actividad Fisica y del Deporte	4
70	Sportverletzung-Sportschaden	3
71	Medicina Dello Sport	2