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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	British Journal of Sports Medicine	51
-	Sports Medicine	51
3	American Journal of Sports Medicine	40
-	Journal of Sport and Health Science	40
5	Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy	38
6	Arthroscopy-The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery	37
7	Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery	32
8	Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation	30
-	Journal of Applied Physiology	30
10	Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise	29
-	Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine	29
12	Sports Medicine-Open	28
13	Psychology of Sport and Exercise	27
-	Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports	27
15	Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy	26
-	Gait & Posture	26
17	Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research	25
18	European Journal of Applied Physiology	24
-	Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport	24
20	Biology of Sport	23
-	International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance	23
22	BMC Sports Science Medicine and Rehabilitation	22
23	PM&R	21
-	Journal of Sports Sciences	21
25	Sports Health-A Multidisciplinary Approach	20
-	European Journal of Sport Science	20
27	American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation	19
-	Applied Physiology Nutrition and Metabolism	19
29	Knee	18
-	Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma	18
31	Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews	17
-	Journal of Exercise Science & Fitness	17
-	Science and Medicine in Football	17
34	Human Movement Science	16
-	Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition	16
-	Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology	16
-	Physical Therapy in Sport	16
-	Sports Biomechanics	16
39	Journal of Athletic Training	15
-	Journal of Sport Management	15
-	Clinical Biomechanics	15
-	International Journal of Sports Medicine	15
-	Qualitative Research in Sport Exercise and Health	15
-	Sport Education and Society	15
45	Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine	13
-	International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism	13
-	Journal of Aging and Physical Activity	13
-	Clinics in Sports Medicine	13
-	Journal of Applied Sport Psychology	13
-	Journal of Sport Rehabilitation	13

-	Journal of Teaching in Physical Education	13
52	Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport	12
-	Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy Review	12
-	Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology	12
-	Wilderness & Environmental Medicine	12
56	Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness	11
-	Physician and Sportsmedicine	11
-	Journal of Motor Behavior	11
59	Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly	10
-	Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science	10
-	Sociology of Sport Journal	10
-	International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport	10
-	Research in Sports Medicine	10
64	Pediatric Exercise Science	9
-	Acsms Health & Fitness Journal	9
-	Motor Control	9
-	Science & Sports	9
68	Journal of Applied Biomechanics	8
-	Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part P-Journal of Sports Engineering and Technology	8
70	Quest	7
-	Sport Psychologist	7
-	Isokinetics and Exercise Science	7
-	Revista Brasileira de Medicina do Esporte	7
74	Operative Techniques in Sports Medicine	6
-	Kinesiology	6
76	Physikalische Medizin Rehabilitationsmedizin Kurortmedizin	5
77	Revista Internacional de Medicina y Ciencias de la Actividad Fisica y del Deporte	4
78	Sportverletzung-Sportschaden	3
79	Medicina Dello Sport	2