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 2020-07-01 to 2024-07-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	British Journal of Sports Medicine	51
2	Sports Medicine	45
3	American Journal of Sports Medicine	40
-	Journal of Sport and Health Science	40
5	Arthroscopy-The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery	35
-	Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery	35
-	Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy	35
8	Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation	33
9	Journal of Applied Physiology	31
-	Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research	31
11	Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise	28
12	European Journal of Applied Physiology	27
13	Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport	26
-	Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports	26
15	Psychology of Sport and Exercise	25
-	Gait & Posture	25
-	Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine	25
18	Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy	24
-	Applied Physiology Nutrition and Metabolism	24
-	European Journal of Sport Science	24
-	Journal of Sports Sciences	24
22	International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance	23
-	Sports Medicine-Open	23
24	Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma	21
25	Journal of Athletic Training	20
-	PM&R	20
-	American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation	20
28	Biology of Sport	19
-	Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine	19
-	Sports Health-A Multidisciplinary Approach	19
31	Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews	18
-	Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition	18
-	Physical Therapy in Sport	18
-	Sports Biomechanics	18
35	Science and Medicine in Football	17
36	Journal of Sport Management	16
-	Knee	16
-	BMC Sports Science Medicine and Rehabilitation	16
-	International Journal of Sports Medicine	16
-	Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology	16
-	Sport Education and Society	16
42	Human Movement Science	15
-	Journal of Sport Rehabilitation	15
44	Physician and Sportsmedicine	14
-	Clinical Biomechanics	14
-	Journal of Teaching in Physical Education	14
-	Qualitative Research in Sport Exercise and Health	14
48	International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism	13
-	Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness	13
-	Clinics in Sports Medicine	13

-	Research in Sports Medicine	13
52	Journal of Aging and Physical Activity	12
-	Journal of Exercise Science & Fitness	12
-	Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport	12
-	Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy Review	12
-	International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport	12
57	Wilderness & Environmental Medicine	11
58	Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science	10
-	Journal of Applied Sport Psychology	10
-	Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology	10
-	Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part P-Journal of Sports Engineering and Technology	10
-	Science & Sports	10
63	Pediatric Exercise Science	9
-	Quest	9
-	Sociology of Sport Journal	9
-	Sport Psychologist	9
-	Acsms Health & Fitness Journal	9
-	Journal of Motor Behavior	9
69	Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly	8
-	Journal of Applied Biomechanics	8
-	Motor Control	8
-	Revista Brasileira de Medicina do Esporte	8
73	Isokinetics and Exercise Science	6
74	Operative Techniques in Sports Medicine	5
-	Kinesiology	5
-	Physikalische Medizin Rehabilitationsmedizin Kurortmedizin	5
77	Revista Internacional de Medicina y Ciencias de la Actividad Fisica y del Deporte	4
-	Sportverletzung-Sportschaden	4
-	Medicina Dello Sport	4