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 2020-04-01 to 2024-04-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	British Journal of Sports Medicine	53
2	Sports Medicine	42
3	American Journal of Sports Medicine	39
4	Journal of Sport and Health Science	38
5	Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery	36
-	Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy	36
7	Arthroscopy-The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery	34
8	Journal of Applied Physiology	33
-	Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation	33
10	Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research	32
11	Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport	28
-	Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise	28
13	Journal of Sports Sciences	27
14	Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine	26
-	Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports	26
-	European Journal of Applied Physiology	26
17	American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation	25
-	Psychology of Sport and Exercise	25
19	Applied Physiology Nutrition and Metabolism	24
-	European Journal of Sport Science	24
-	Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy	24
22	Sports Medicine-Open	23
23	Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma	22
-	Gait & Posture	22
-	International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance	22
26	Journal of Athletic Training	21
-	PM&R	21
28	Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine	20
29	Sports Health-A Multidisciplinary Approach	19
30	Physical Therapy in Sport	18
-	Clinical Biomechanics	18
-	Knee	18
-	Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews	18
-	Human Movement Science	18
35	International Journal of Sports Medicine	17
-	Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition	17
-	Biology of Sport	17
38	Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology	16
-	Sports Biomechanics	16
-	BMC Sports Science Medicine and Rehabilitation	16
-	Journal of Sport Management	16
-	Science and Medicine in Football	16
43	Journal of Sport Rehabilitation	15
-	Qualitative Research in Sport Exercise and Health	15
45	Sport Education and Society	14
-	Physician and Sportsmedicine	14
47	Journal of Teaching in Physical Education	13
-	Research in Sports Medicine	13
-	International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport	13
-	Journal of Exercise Science & Fitness	13

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