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 2022-07-01 to 2026-07-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	British Journal of Sports Medicine	56
2	Sports Medicine	51
3	Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy	43
4	Journal of Sport and Health Science	41
5	American Journal of Sports Medicine	40
6	Arthroscopy-The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery	37
7	Journal of Applied Physiology	28
-	Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine	28
9	Gait & Posture	27
-	Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise	27
-	Psychology of Sport and Exercise	27
-	Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports	27
13	Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy	26
-	Journal of Sports Sciences	26
15	Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport	25
-	BMC Sports Science Medicine and Rehabilitation	25
17	Sports Medicine-Open	24
-	Biology of Sport	24
19	International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance	23
20	Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research	22
21	Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition	21
-	Knee	21
-	Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation	21
-	European Journal of Applied Physiology	21
25	Journal of Exercise Science & Fitness	20
26	Sports Health-A Multidisciplinary Approach	19
-	Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma	19
-	PM&R	19
29	Applied Physiology Nutrition and Metabolism	18
30	Journal of Athletic Training	17
-	American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation	17
-	European Journal of Sport Science	17
-	Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology	17
34	Physical Therapy in Sport	16
-	Qualitative Research in Sport Exercise and Health	16
-	Science and Medicine in Football	16
-	Clinical Biomechanics	16
-	Human Movement Science	16
39	International Journal of Sports Medicine	15
-	Journal of Sport Management	15
41	Journal of Sport Rehabilitation	14
-	International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism	14
-	Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews	14
44	Journal of Teaching in Physical Education	13
-	Clinics in Sports Medicine	13
-	Journal of Applied Sport Psychology	13
-	Sport Education and Society	13
48	Motor Control	12
-	Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport	12
-	Sociology of Sport Journal	12

-	Wilderness & Environmental Medicine	12
52	International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport	11
-	Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology	11
-	Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness	11
-	Physician and Sportsmedicine	11
-	Research in Sports Medicine	11
-	Sports Biomechanics	11
-	Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine	11
59	Journal of Aging and Physical Activity	10
-	Science & Sports	10
61	Acsms Health & Fitness Journal	9
-	Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly	9
63	Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part P-Journal of Sports Engineering and Technology	8
-	Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy Review	8
-	Journal of Motor Behavior	8
-	Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science	8
-	Pediatric Exercise Science	8
68	Kinesiology	7
-	Sport Psychologist	7
-	Revista Brasileira de Medicina do Esporte	7
71	Isokinetics and Exercise Science	6
72	Operative Techniques in Sports Medicine	5
73	Physikalische Medizin Rehabilitationsmedizin Kurortmedizin	4
-	Revista Internacional de Medicina y Ciencias de la Actividad Fisica y del Deporte	4
75	Medicina Dello Sport	3
-	Sportverletzung-Sportschaden	3