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 2021-10-01 to 2025-10-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	British Journal of Sports Medicine	53
2	Sports Medicine	49
3	American Journal of Sports Medicine	40
4	Journal of Sport and Health Science	39
-	Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy	39
6	Arthroscopy-The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery	37
7	Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery	33
8	Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation	30
-	Sports Medicine-Open	30
10	Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine	29
11	Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise	28
-	Journal of Applied Physiology	28
13	Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports	27
14	Psychology of Sport and Exercise	26
-	Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy	26
-	Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport	26
-	Gait & Posture	26
18	Biology of Sport	25
19	Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research	24
-	European Journal of Applied Physiology	24
21	BMC Sports Science Medicine and Rehabilitation	23
22	International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance	22
-	Journal of Sports Sciences	22
24	PM&R	21
-	Sports Health-A Multidisciplinary Approach	21
26	Knee	19
-	Journal of Exercise Science & Fitness	19
-	American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation	19
-	Applied Physiology Nutrition and Metabolism	19
-	Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma	19
31	European Journal of Sport Science	18
32	Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition	17
-	Science and Medicine in Football	17
-	Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews	17
-	Physical Therapy in Sport	17
-	Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology	17
37	Human Movement Science	15
-	Journal of Athletic Training	15
-	Journal of Sport Management	15
-	Qualitative Research in Sport Exercise and Health	15
-	Sport Education and Society	15
-	Sports Biomechanics	15
-	Clinical Biomechanics	15
-	International Journal of Sports Medicine	15
45	Journal of Aging and Physical Activity	14
-	Journal of Teaching in Physical Education	14
47	Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport	13
-	International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism	13
-	Clinics in Sports Medicine	13
50	Physician and Sportsmedicine	12

-	Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine	12
-	Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness	12
-	Journal of Applied Sport Psychology	12
-	Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology	12
-	Journal of Sport Rehabilitation	12
56	Research in Sports Medicine	11
57	Sociology of Sport Journal	10
-	Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly	10
-	Wilderness & Environmental Medicine	10
-	International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport	10
61	Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science	9
-	Pediatric Exercise Science	9
-	Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy Review	9
-	Motor Control	9
-	Science & Sports	9
-	Journal of Applied Biomechanics	9
-	Journal of Motor Behavior	9
68	Quest	8
-	Sport Psychologist	8
-	Acsms Health & Fitness Journal	8
71	Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part P-Journal of Sports Engineering and Technology	7
-	Isokinetics and Exercise Science	7
73	Operative Techniques in Sports Medicine	6
-	Kinesiology	6
-	Revista Brasileira de Medicina do Esporte	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
-	Medicina Dello Sport	3