Bibliometric Analysis
Journal Bibliometric Report (2021)
The Journal Bibliometric Report is based on all publications in Medline/Pubmed that were cited by Medline/Pubmed publications in 2021.
Journals for Sports Medicine
For each journal, the table below lists the year of the most recent citable publication (Last Year); the total number of times citable publications were cited in 2021 (Total Cites); the average number of times citable publications from 2019 and 2020 were cited by publications in 2021 (Impact Factor); the average number of times citable publications from 2016 through 2020 were cited by publications in 2021 (5-Year Impact); the average number of times citable publications from 2021 were cited by publications in 2021 (Immediacy Index); the number of citable publications in 2021 (Articles); and the median age in years of citable publications that were cited by publications in 2021 (Cited Half-Life). Citable publications are those whose Medline/Pubmed type is "Journal Article", which in general includes things like original research, meta-analysis, and reviews, but does not include editorials or letters. The data in the table below includes self-citations.
| Rank | Journal | Last Year | Total Cites | Impact Factor | 5-Year Impact | Immediacy Index | Articles | CitedHalfLife | JournalDetails |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adapt Phys Activ Q | 2026 | 325 | 0.394 | 0.659 | 0.302 | 43 | 7 | Details |
| 2 | Am J Sports Med | 2026 | 23880 | 2.878 | 3.505 | 0.365 | 468 | 9 | Details |
| 3 | Appl Physiol Nutr Metab | 2026 | 4305 | 1.473 | 1.995 | 0.303 | 155 | 6 | Details |
| 4 | Aust J Sci Med Sport | 1997 | 34 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 25 | Details |
| 5 | Br J Sports Med | 2026 | 15967 | 5.622 | 5.796 | 1.726 | 146 | 6 | Details |
| 6 | Can J Appl Physiol | 2005 | 360 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 19 | Details |
| 7 | Can J Appl Sport Sci | 1986 | 177 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 36 | Details |
| 8 | Can J Sport Sci | 1992 | 164 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 29 | Details |
| 9 | Clin J Sport Med | 2026 | 2333 | 1.249 | 1.437 | 0.466 | 208 | 10 | Details |
| 10 | Clin Sports Med | 2025 | 1374 | 1.133 | 1.369 | 0.173 | 52 | 11 | Details |
| 11 | Curr Sports Med Rep | 2026 | 1256 | 0.976 | 0.938 | 0.093 | 118 | 8 | Details |
| 12 | Diving Hyperb Med | 2026 | 386 | 0.871 | 1.005 | 0.241 | 54 | 5 | Details |
| 13 | Eur J Sport Sci | 2026 | 2557 | 1.842 | 1.983 | 0.335 | 218 | 4 | Details |
| 14 | Exerc Sport Sci Rev | 2026 | 2349 | 3.897 | 3.600 | 1.094 | 32 | 10 | Details |
| 15 | Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act | 2026 | 9223 | 5.611 | 5.902 | 1.104 | 163 | 6 | Details |
| 16 | Int J Sport Nutr | 1999 | 174 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 26 | Details |
| 17 | Int J Sport Nutr Exerc Metab | 2026 | 2144 | 2.175 | 2.511 | 0.333 | 63 | 7 | Details |
| 18 | Int J Sports Med | 2026 | 5345 | 1.442 | 1.454 | 0.268 | 142 | 11 | Details |
| 19 | Int J Sports Physiol Perform | 2026 | 4228 | 1.830 | 2.256 | 0.615 | 257 | 5 | Details |
| 20 | J Appl Biomech | 2026 | 828 | 0.491 | 0.732 | 0.043 | 69 | 8 | Details |
| 21 | J Athl Train | 2026 | 4125 | 1.690 | 1.895 | 0.542 | 153 | 8 | Details |
| 22 | J Dance Med Sci | 2026 | 134 | 0.192 | 0.414 | 0.083 | 36 | 7 | Details |
| 23 | J Int Soc Sports Nutr | 2026 | 1829 | 2.917 | 3.757 | 1.535 | 71 | 4 | Details |
| 24 | J ISAKOS | 2026 | 27 | 0.615 | 0.839 | 0.026 | 39 | 1 | Details |
| 25 | J Orthop Sports Phys Ther | 2026 | 4813 | 1.667 | 1.879 | 0.394 | 66 | 10 | Details |
| 26 | J Phys Act Health | 2026 | 3356 | 1.571 | 1.621 | 0.510 | 196 | 7 | Details |
| 27 | J Sci Med Sport | 2026 | 5154 | 1.891 | 2.231 | 0.196 | 153 | 6 | Details |
| 28 | J Sport Exerc Psychol | 2026 | 1057 | 0.671 | 1.128 | 0.283 | 46 | 9 | Details |
| 29 | J Sport Health Sci | 2026 | 1854 | 5.056 | 3.988 | 0.817 | 71 | 2 | Details |
| 30 | J Sport Rehabil | 2026 | 1058 | 0.849 | 0.954 | 0.122 | 148 | 5 | Details |
| 31 | J Sports Med | 1975 | 24 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 47 | Details |
| 32 | J Sports Med Phys Fitness | 2026 | 2352 | 0.756 | 0.898 | 0.214 | 281 | 6 | Details |
| 33 | J Sports Sci | 2026 | 8382 | 1.744 | 1.811 | 0.279 | 251 | 8 | Details |
| 34 | J Sports Sci Med | 2026 | 2549 | 2.106 | 1.970 | 0.402 | 87 | 7 | Details |
| 35 | Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc | 2026 | 12653 | 2.090 | 2.311 | 0.437 | 412 | 6 | Details |
| 36 | Med Sci Sports | 1979 | 193 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 45 | Details |
| 37 | Med Sci Sports Exerc | 2026 | 23257 | 2.958 | 3.021 | 0.732 | 306 | 12 | Details |
| 38 | Med Sport Sci | 2017 | 247 | 0.000 | 1.692 | 0.000 | 0 | 11 | Details |
| 39 | Pediatr Exerc Sci | 2026 | 834 | 0.986 | 1.159 | 0.154 | 39 | 7 | Details |
| 40 | Phys Sportsmed | 2026 | 1076 | 0.938 | 1.199 | 0.213 | 89 | 6 | Details |
| 41 | Phys Ther Sport | 2026 | 1191 | 1.118 | 1.245 | 0.204 | 147 | 4 | Details |
| 42 | Psychol Sport Exerc | 2026 | 160 | 3.368 | 3.034 | 0.750 | 12 | 3 | Details |
| 43 | Res Q | 1979 | 70 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 47 | Details |
| 44 | Res Q Exerc Sport | 2026 | 2064 | 0.787 | 0.937 | 0.032 | 63 | 14 | Details |
| 45 | Res Sports Med | 2026 | 779 | 1.473 | 1.642 | 0.391 | 110 | 4 | Details |
| 46 | Scand J Med Sci Sports | 2026 | 6994 | 2.200 | 2.335 | 0.481 | 206 | 7 | Details |
| 47 | Schweiz Z Med Traumatol | 1994 | 3 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 27 | Details |
| 48 | Schweiz Z Sportmed | 1993 | 7 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 29 | Details |
| 49 | Sci Med Footb | 2026 | 78 | 1.077 | 1.077 | 0.468 | 77 | 1 | Details |
| 50 | Sports Biomech | 2026 | 818 | 0.685 | 0.955 | 0.149 | 174 | 4 | Details |
| 51 | Sports Health | 2026 | 1988 | 2.014 | 2.356 | 0.418 | 122 | 6 | Details |
| 52 | Sports Med | 2026 | 13887 | 6.579 | 6.860 | 1.714 | 203 | 7 | Details |
| 53 | Sports Med Arthrosc Rev | 2026 | 661 | 1.159 | 1.395 | 0.263 | 38 | 7 | Details |
| 54 | Sportverletz Sportschaden | 2026 | 165 | 0.395 | 0.480 | 0.095 | 21 | 8 | Details |
| 55 | Undersea Hyperb Med | 2026 | 585 | 0.545 | 0.513 | 0.136 | 44 | 8 | Details |