Sport Sciences: Journal Rankings

Journal Rankings

TQCC Average citations Median citations H4-Index Number of Papers Impact Factor

(The Journal Impact Factor, or JIF, denotes the average number of citations a paper of a given journal accrues within a two-year timespan, as calculated by Clarivate Analytics' database Web of Science; note that the journal coverage here at OOIR might deviate slightly from Web of Science's. The JIFs that used to have more than one decimal point are rounded here for copyright-related reasons.)

Rank	Journal	Impact Factor 2024
1	British Journal of Sports Medicine	ca. 15.5
2	Journal of Sport and Health Science	ca. 13.1
3	Sports Medicine	ca. 11
4	Arthroscopy-The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery	ca. 6.9
-	Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy	ca. 6.9
6	Biology of Sport	ca. 6.4
7	Sports Medicine-Open	ca. 6.2
8	Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy	ca. 5.5
9	American Journal of Sports Medicine	ca. 5.4
10	Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews	ca. 5.2
11	Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition	ca. 4.9
12	Journal of Sport Management	ca. 4.6
13	Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport	ca. 4.5
14	Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports	ca. 4
-	Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation	ca. 4
-	Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise	ca. 4
17	Psychology of Sport and Exercise	ca. 3.9
18	Journal of Applied Physiology	ca. 3.7
-	Journal of Exercise Science & Fitness	ca. 3.7
20	Journal of Applied Sport Psychology	ca. 3.6
21	Science and Medicine in Football	ca. 3.5
22	Qualitative Research in Sport Exercise and Health	ca. 3.4
-	BMC Sports Science Medicine and Rehabilitation	ca. 3.4
-	Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery	ca. 3.4
25	International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance	ca. 3.3
26	Journal of Sports Sciences	ca. 3.1
-	Sports Health-A Multidisciplinary Approach	ca. 3.1
28	Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology	ca. 3
-	European Journal of Sport Science	ca. 3
-	Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research	ca. 3
31	European Journal of Applied Physiology	ca. 2.9
-	Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine	ca. 2.9
33	Sport Education and Society	ca. 2.7
-	Gait & Posture	ca. 2.7
-	Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology	ca. 2.7
36	Journal of Athletic Training	ca. 2.6
-	Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly	ca. 2.6
38	International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism	ca. 2.5
39	Research in Sports Medicine	ca. 2.4
-	Applied Physiology Nutrition and Metabolism	ca. 2.4
-	Sociology of Sport Journal	ca. 2.4
-	Knee	ca. 2.4
43	American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation	ca. 2.3
-	Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine	ca. 2.3
-	Physical Therapy in Sport	ca. 2.3
-	International Journal of Sports Medicine	ca. 2.3
47	Quest	ca. 2.2
48	Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport	ca. 2.1
-	Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine	ca. 2.1
-	International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport	ca. 2.1

51	Sports Biomechanics	ca. 2
-	PM&R	ca. 2
-	Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma	ca. 2
54	Acsms Health & Fitness Journal	ca. 1.9
-	Human Movement Science	ca. 1.9
56	Clinical Biomechanics	ca. 1.8
57	Journal of Aging and Physical Activity	ca. 1.7
-	Journal of Sport Rehabilitation	ca. 1.7
59	Wilderness & Environmental Medicine	ca. 1.6
-	Journal of Teaching in Physical Education	ca. 1.6
-	Motor Control	ca. 1.6
-	Journal of Applied Biomechanics	ca. 1.6
-	Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science	ca. 1.6
-	Physician and Sportsmedicine	ca. 1.6
65	Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy Review	ca. 1.5
66	Current Sports Medicine Reports	ca. 1.4
67	Clinics in Sports Medicine	ca. 1.3
-	Sport Psychologist	ca. 1.3
-	Journal of Motor Behavior	ca. 1.3
-	Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness	ca. 1.3
-	Pediatric Exercise Science	ca. 1.3
72	Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part P-Journal of Sports Engineering and Technology	ca. 1.2
-	Science & Sports	ca. 1.2
-	Kinesiology	ca. 1.2
75	Isokinetics and Exercise Science	ca. 0.8
76	Physikalische Medizin Rehabilitationsmedizin Kurortmedizin	ca. 0.7
-	Operative Techniques in Sports Medicine	ca. 0.7
78	Medicina Dello Sport	ca. 0.5
-	Sportverletzung-Sportschaden	ca. 0.5