ACSM's Health and Fitness Journal
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SCImago
Q3
WOS
Q3
Impact factor
1.6
SJR
0.297
CiteScore
1.9
Categories
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Sports Science
Areas
Health Professions
Medicine
Years of issue
1998-2025
journal names
ACSM's Health and Fitness Journal
ACSMʼs Health & Fitness Journal
ACSMS HEALTH FIT J
Top-3 citing journals

ACSM's Health and Fitness Journal
(538 citations)

Frontiers in Physiology
(46 citations)
Top-3 organizations

Arizona State University
(4 publications)

University of Arizona
(3 publications)

University of Texas at Austin
(3 publications)

Northwestern University
(1 publication)

University of Minnesota Duluth
(1 publication)

Virginia Tech
(1 publication)
Most cited in 5 years
Top-100
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ACSM's Health and Fitness Journal
538 citations, 14.19%
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International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
172 citations, 4.54%
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Frontiers in Physiology
46 citations, 1.21%
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Nutrients
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Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research
44 citations, 1.16%
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Frontiers in Public Health
37 citations, 0.98%
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PLoS ONE
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JMIR mHealth and uHealth
31 citations, 0.82%
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Sustainability
31 citations, 0.82%
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Sports
31 citations, 0.82%
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American Journal of Health Promotion
30 citations, 0.79%
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Strength and Conditioning Journal
29 citations, 0.76%
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Sensors
29 citations, 0.76%
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Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
28 citations, 0.74%
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Sport Sciences for Health
24 citations, 0.63%
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Frontiers in Sports and Active Living
24 citations, 0.63%
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Healthcare
23 citations, 0.61%
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Sports Medicine
23 citations, 0.61%
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Scientific Reports
23 citations, 0.61%
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Psychology of Sport and Exercise
21 citations, 0.55%
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BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation
20 citations, 0.53%
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Applied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism
20 citations, 0.53%
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American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine
20 citations, 0.53%
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Frontiers in Psychology
19 citations, 0.5%
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Applied Sciences (Switzerland)
18 citations, 0.47%
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Diseases
18 citations, 0.47%
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Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise
17 citations, 0.45%
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Sports Medicine - Open
17 citations, 0.45%
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BMC Public Health
17 citations, 0.45%
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Heliyon
17 citations, 0.45%
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Current Sports Medicine Reports
17 citations, 0.45%
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Translational Journal of the American College of Sports Medicine
16 citations, 0.42%
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Journal of Sports Sciences
15 citations, 0.4%
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Journal of Clinical Medicine
15 citations, 0.4%
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Recreational Sports Journal
15 citations, 0.4%
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PeerJ
14 citations, 0.37%
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British Journal of Sports Medicine
14 citations, 0.37%
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Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport
14 citations, 0.37%
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Cureus
14 citations, 0.37%
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JMIR Research Protocols
14 citations, 0.37%
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Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies
13 citations, 0.34%
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Kinesiology Review
13 citations, 0.34%
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European Journal of Sport Science
13 citations, 0.34%
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Journal for the Measurement of Physical Behaviour
13 citations, 0.34%
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Trials
12 citations, 0.32%
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European Journal of Applied Physiology
12 citations, 0.32%
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Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness
12 citations, 0.32%
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International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology
11 citations, 0.29%
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Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology
10 citations, 0.26%
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BMJ Open
10 citations, 0.26%
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Complementary Therapies in Medicine
10 citations, 0.26%
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Mental Health and Physical Activity
10 citations, 0.26%
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Journal of Physical Activity and Health
10 citations, 0.26%
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Journal of Physical Education, Recreation and Dance
10 citations, 0.26%
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Journal of Science in Sport and Exercise
10 citations, 0.26%
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Physiology and Behavior
9 citations, 0.24%
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Sports Health
9 citations, 0.24%
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Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications
9 citations, 0.24%
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International Journal of Sports Science and Coaching
9 citations, 0.24%
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Journal of Exercise Science and Fitness
9 citations, 0.24%
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Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport
9 citations, 0.24%
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Revista Brasileira de Medicina do Esporte
9 citations, 0.24%
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Perceptual and Motor Skills
8 citations, 0.21%
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Work
8 citations, 0.21%
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Disability and Rehabilitation
8 citations, 0.21%
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Antioxidants
8 citations, 0.21%
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BMJ Open Sport and Exercise Medicine
8 citations, 0.21%
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Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports
7 citations, 0.18%
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Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation and Prevention
7 citations, 0.18%
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International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
7 citations, 0.18%
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Physiological Reports
7 citations, 0.18%
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Journal of Affective Disorders
7 citations, 0.18%
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Preventing chronic disease
7 citations, 0.18%
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International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism
7 citations, 0.18%
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SSRN Electronic Journal
7 citations, 0.18%
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Technologies
7 citations, 0.18%
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Obesity
6 citations, 0.16%
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Journal of Sport Rehabilitation
6 citations, 0.16%
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Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice
6 citations, 0.16%
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Journal of American College Health
6 citations, 0.16%
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Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
6 citations, 0.16%
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Lecture Notes in Bioengineering
6 citations, 0.16%
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Medicine (United States)
6 citations, 0.16%
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Journal of Aging and Physical Activity
6 citations, 0.16%
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International Journal of Sports Marketing and Sponsorship
6 citations, 0.16%
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Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition
6 citations, 0.16%
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International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance
6 citations, 0.16%
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International Journal of Kinesiology in Higher Education
6 citations, 0.16%
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Obesity Pillars
6 citations, 0.16%
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American Journal of Physiology - Advances in Physiology Education
5 citations, 0.13%
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Physician and Sportsmedicine
5 citations, 0.13%
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Science and Sports
5 citations, 0.13%
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BioMed Research International
5 citations, 0.13%
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Supportive Care in Cancer
5 citations, 0.13%
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Digital Health
5 citations, 0.13%
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Physiological Measurement
5 citations, 0.13%
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Preventive Medicine
5 citations, 0.13%
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Medicina
5 citations, 0.13%
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Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases
5 citations, 0.13%
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International Journal of Behavioral Medicine
5 citations, 0.13%
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Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
736 citations, 19.41%
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MDPI
483 citations, 12.74%
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Springer Nature
428 citations, 11.29%
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Elsevier
406 citations, 10.71%
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Taylor & Francis
235 citations, 6.2%
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SAGE
179 citations, 4.72%
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Frontiers Media S.A.
165 citations, 4.35%
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Wiley
133 citations, 3.51%
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JMIR Publications
96 citations, 2.53%
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Human Kinetics
76 citations, 2%
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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
42 citations, 1.11%
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BMJ
42 citations, 1.11%
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
38 citations, 1%
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Emerald
34 citations, 0.9%
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Hindawi Limited
27 citations, 0.71%
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Canadian Science Publishing
21 citations, 0.55%
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SciELO
21 citations, 0.55%
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Edizioni Minerva Medica
20 citations, 0.53%
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Oxford University Press
17 citations, 0.45%
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IOS Press
16 citations, 0.42%
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Georg Thieme Verlag KG
15 citations, 0.4%
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PeerJ
15 citations, 0.4%
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Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
14 citations, 0.37%
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14 citations, 0.37%
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Walter de Gruyter
12 citations, 0.32%
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American Physiological Society
11 citations, 0.29%
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Mary Ann Liebert
11 citations, 0.29%
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IGI Global
11 citations, 0.29%
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Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
10 citations, 0.26%
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Bentham Science Publishers Ltd.
8 citations, 0.21%
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IOP Publishing
8 citations, 0.21%
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Research Square Platform LLC
8 citations, 0.21%
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
7 citations, 0.18%
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Cambridge University Press
6 citations, 0.16%
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The Japanese Society of Physical Fitness and Sports Medicine
6 citations, 0.16%
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Hans Publishers
6 citations, 0.16%
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Japan Society of Sports Industry
6 citations, 0.16%
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Academy of Physical Education
5 citations, 0.13%
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Social Science Electronic Publishing
5 citations, 0.13%
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Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
4 citations, 0.11%
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Index Copernicus
4 citations, 0.11%
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Masaryk University Press
4 citations, 0.11%
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Australian Physiotherapy Association
4 citations, 0.11%
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Medknow
4 citations, 0.11%
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Annual Reviews
4 citations, 0.11%
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Mark Allen Group
4 citations, 0.11%
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Centre for Evaluation in Education and Science (CEON/CEES)
4 citations, 0.11%
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The Society of Materials Engineering for Resources of Japan
4 citations, 0.11%
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F1000 Research
4 citations, 0.11%
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Hogrefe Publishing Group
4 citations, 0.11%
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SLACK
4 citations, 0.11%
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Japan Society of Physical Education, Health and Sport Sciences
4 citations, 0.11%
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American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)
3 citations, 0.08%
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American Medical Association (AMA)
3 citations, 0.08%
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Massachusetts Medical Society
3 citations, 0.08%
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American Physical Therapy Association
3 citations, 0.08%
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S. Karger AG
3 citations, 0.08%
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The Society of Physical Therapy Science
3 citations, 0.08%
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Scientific Research Publishing
3 citations, 0.08%
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Baishideng Publishing Group
3 citations, 0.08%
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IntechOpen
3 citations, 0.08%
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South Florida Publishing LLC
3 citations, 0.08%
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XMLink
3 citations, 0.08%
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The Korean Society of Sports Medicine
3 citations, 0.08%
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American Chemical Society (ACS)
2 citations, 0.05%
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EDP Sciences
2 citations, 0.05%
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American Diabetes Association
2 citations, 0.05%
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Springer Publishing Company
2 citations, 0.05%
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Universidade Estadual de Campinas
2 citations, 0.05%
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American Speech Language Hearing Association
2 citations, 0.05%
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Gazi University
2 citations, 0.05%
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Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
2 citations, 0.05%
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National Medical Association
2 citations, 0.05%
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Tissue Viability Society
2 citations, 0.05%
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Palacky University
2 citations, 0.05%
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Instituto Nacional de Salud Publica
2 citations, 0.05%
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National Athletic Trainers Association, Inc.
2 citations, 0.05%
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Colegio Brasileiro de Ciencias do Esporte (CBCE)
2 citations, 0.05%
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2 citations, 0.05%
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Akademiai Kiado
2 citations, 0.05%
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Ubiquity Press
2 citations, 0.05%
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PAGEPress Publications
2 citations, 0.05%
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Japan Society for Occupational Health
2 citations, 0.05%
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Brieflands
2 citations, 0.05%
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Korea Society for Exercise Nutrition
2 citations, 0.05%
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Tech Science Press
2 citations, 0.05%
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Apex Publishing
2 citations, 0.05%
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Norwegian Medical Association
2 citations, 0.05%
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American Marketing Association
1 citation, 0.03%
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World Scientific
1 citation, 0.03%
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John Benjamins Publishing Company
1 citation, 0.03%
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University of Bialystok
1 citation, 0.03%
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Begell House
1 citation, 0.03%
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Liverpool University Press
1 citation, 0.03%
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American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
1 citation, 0.03%
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The Royal Society
1 citation, 0.03%
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1 citation, 0.03%
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Hacettepe University
1 citation, 0.03%
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Arizona State University
4 publications, 0.17%
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University of Arizona
3 publications, 0.13%
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University of Texas at Austin
3 publications, 0.13%
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Ohio State University
2 publications, 0.09%
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Emory University
2 publications, 0.09%
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Cornell University
1 publication, 0.04%
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University of Birmingham
1 publication, 0.04%
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Yale University
1 publication, 0.04%
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University of Sydney
1 publication, 0.04%
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Pennsylvania State University
1 publication, 0.04%
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Northwestern University
1 publication, 0.04%
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Virginia Tech
1 publication, 0.04%
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Duke University Hospital
1 publication, 0.04%
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Towson University
1 publication, 0.04%
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Harvard University
1 publication, 0.04%
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Georgia State University
1 publication, 0.04%
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University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
1 publication, 0.04%
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University of Minnesota Duluth
1 publication, 0.04%
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University of Minnesota
1 publication, 0.04%
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Boise State University
1 publication, 0.04%
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Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
1 publication, 0.04%
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University of Cincinnati
1 publication, 0.04%
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University of Rhode Island
1 publication, 0.04%
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University of Texas at San Antonio
1 publication, 0.04%
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University of Texas Medical Branch
1 publication, 0.04%
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University of Alabama at Birmingham
1 publication, 0.04%
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University of Tennessee
1 publication, 0.04%
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Northwestern University
1 publication, 0.12%
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Virginia Tech
1 publication, 0.12%
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University of Minnesota Duluth
1 publication, 0.12%
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USA, 32, 1.36%
USA
32 publications, 1.36%
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Russia
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Russia, 1, 0.04%
Russia
1 publication, 0.04%
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Australia
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Australia, 1, 0.04%
Australia
1 publication, 0.04%
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United Kingdom
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United Kingdom, 1, 0.04%
United Kingdom
1 publication, 0.04%
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Italy
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Italy, 1, 0.04%
Italy
1 publication, 0.04%
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Mexico
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Mexico, 1, 0.04%
Mexico
1 publication, 0.04%
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Norway
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Norway, 1, 0.04%
Norway
1 publication, 0.04%
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USA, 4, 0.46%
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4 publications, 0.46%
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1 profile journal article
Ekkekakis Panteleimon

Michigan State University
112 publications,
7 997 citations
h-index: 43