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Sports Medicine International Open

Georg Thieme Verlag KG
Georg Thieme Verlag KG
ISSN: 23671890

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Years of issue
2024-2025
journal names
Sports Medicine International Open
Publications
141
Citations
1 274
h-index
17
Publications
62
Citations
1 146
Top-3 citing journals
Top-3 countries
USA (29 publications)
Germany (27 publications)
Japan (18 publications)
Germany (14 publications)
USA (8 publications)
Brazil (7 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

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Top-100

Citing journals

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Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research
53 citations, 4.16%
Frontiers in Physiology
39 citations, 3.06%
Frontiers in Sports and Active Living
38 citations, 2.98%
Sports
33 citations, 2.59%
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
29 citations, 2.28%
PLoS ONE
29 citations, 2.28%
Journal of Sports Sciences
27 citations, 2.12%
Sensors
27 citations, 2.12%
International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance
25 citations, 1.96%
Sports Medicine
24 citations, 1.88%
Applied Sciences (Switzerland)
23 citations, 1.81%
European Journal of Applied Physiology
23 citations, 1.81%
Sport Sciences for Health
20 citations, 1.57%
International Journal of Sports Medicine
20 citations, 1.57%
Scientific Reports
18 citations, 1.41%
European Journal of Sport Science
18 citations, 1.41%
Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology
17 citations, 1.33%
Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports
16 citations, 1.26%
PeerJ
15 citations, 1.18%
Science and Medicine in Football
15 citations, 1.18%
Sports Medicine - Open
14 citations, 1.1%
Strength and Conditioning Journal
13 citations, 1.02%
Sports Biomechanics
13 citations, 1.02%
BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation
13 citations, 1.02%
Healthcare
10 citations, 0.78%
Nutrients
9 citations, 0.71%
Frontiers in Psychology
9 citations, 0.71%
Journal of Human Kinetics
9 citations, 0.71%
Cureus
9 citations, 0.71%
Research in Sports Medicine
8 citations, 0.63%
Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine
8 citations, 0.63%
Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness
8 citations, 0.63%
Journal of Clinical Medicine
8 citations, 0.63%
Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies
7 citations, 0.55%
Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise
7 citations, 0.55%
Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport
7 citations, 0.55%
Sports Medicine International Open
7 citations, 0.55%
Science and Sports
6 citations, 0.47%
International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport
6 citations, 0.47%
Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part P: Journal of Sports Engineering and Technology
5 citations, 0.39%
Isokinetics and Exercise Science
5 citations, 0.39%
International Journal of Sports Science and Coaching
5 citations, 0.39%
JMIR mHealth and uHealth
5 citations, 0.39%
Medicina
5 citations, 0.39%
Journal of Biomechanics
5 citations, 0.39%
BMJ Open Sport and Exercise Medicine
5 citations, 0.39%
Heliyon
5 citations, 0.39%
British Journal of Sports Medicine
4 citations, 0.31%
Physician and Sportsmedicine
4 citations, 0.31%
Journal of Sport Rehabilitation
4 citations, 0.31%
Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport
4 citations, 0.31%
BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
4 citations, 0.31%
Journal of Applied Physiology
4 citations, 0.31%
Life
4 citations, 0.31%
Biomechanics
4 citations, 0.31%
Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology
3 citations, 0.24%
GeroScience
3 citations, 0.24%
Motriz. Revista de Educacao Fisica
3 citations, 0.24%
International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology
3 citations, 0.24%
Clinics in Sports Medicine
3 citations, 0.24%
Journal of Experimental Biology
3 citations, 0.24%
Journal of Healthcare Engineering
3 citations, 0.24%
Physiological Reports
3 citations, 0.24%
Movement and Sports Sciences - Science et Motricite
3 citations, 0.24%
Frontiers in Nutrition
3 citations, 0.24%
International Journal of Molecular Sciences
3 citations, 0.24%
Diagnostics
3 citations, 0.24%
Lecture Notes in Bioengineering
3 citations, 0.24%
Journal of Aging and Physical Activity
3 citations, 0.24%
Revista Brasileira de Medicina do Esporte
3 citations, 0.24%
Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine
3 citations, 0.24%
Symmetry
3 citations, 0.24%
Dental Traumatology
3 citations, 0.24%
JMIR Formative Research
3 citations, 0.24%
Journal of Science in Sport and Exercise
3 citations, 0.24%
Sports Medicine and Health Science
3 citations, 0.24%
The Journal of Physical Fitness and Sports Medicine
3 citations, 0.24%
Journal of Dance Medicine & Science
3 citations, 0.24%
Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual International Conference
3 citations, 0.24%
German Journal of Exercise and Sport Research
2 citations, 0.16%
Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery
2 citations, 0.16%
Dentistry Journal
2 citations, 0.16%
World Journal of Clinical Cases
2 citations, 0.16%
Journal of Sports Science and Medicine
2 citations, 0.16%
Clinical Research in Cardiology
2 citations, 0.16%
International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation
2 citations, 0.16%
Journal of Dental Sciences
2 citations, 0.16%
BMJ Open
2 citations, 0.16%
Journal of Foot and Ankle Research
2 citations, 0.16%
Seminars in Musculoskeletal Radiology
2 citations, 0.16%
Trials
2 citations, 0.16%
Facial Plastic Surgery
2 citations, 0.16%
Journal of Applied Biomechanics
2 citations, 0.16%
American Journal of Sports Medicine
2 citations, 0.16%
IEEE Sensors Journal
2 citations, 0.16%
Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
2 citations, 0.16%
Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience
2 citations, 0.16%
Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology
2 citations, 0.16%
Journal of Alzheimer's Disease
2 citations, 0.16%
Psychology of Sport and Exercise
2 citations, 0.16%
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Citing publishers

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Springer Nature
203 citations, 15.93%
MDPI
202 citations, 15.86%
Elsevier
115 citations, 9.03%
Taylor & Francis
114 citations, 8.95%
Frontiers Media S.A.
106 citations, 8.32%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
89 citations, 6.99%
Wiley
46 citations, 3.61%
Human Kinetics
39 citations, 3.06%
Georg Thieme Verlag KG
36 citations, 2.83%
SAGE
34 citations, 2.67%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
30 citations, 2.35%
JMIR Publications
19 citations, 1.49%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
17 citations, 1.33%
BMJ
17 citations, 1.33%
PeerJ
15 citations, 1.18%
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
12 citations, 0.94%
Edizioni Minerva Medica
11 citations, 0.86%
Oxford University Press
9 citations, 0.71%
Academy of Physical Education
9 citations, 0.71%
Hindawi Limited
9 citations, 0.71%
American Physiological Society
6 citations, 0.47%
University of Wales Institute, Cardiff
6 citations, 0.47%
SciELO
6 citations, 0.47%
IOS Press
5 citations, 0.39%
EDP Sciences
4 citations, 0.31%
Research Square Platform LLC
4 citations, 0.31%
The Company of Biologists
3 citations, 0.24%
Baishideng Publishing Group
3 citations, 0.24%
South Florida Publishing LLC
3 citations, 0.24%
The Japanese Society of Physical Fitness and Sports Medicine
3 citations, 0.24%
Bentham Science Publishers Ltd.
2 citations, 0.16%
Mary Ann Liebert
2 citations, 0.16%
The Royal Society
2 citations, 0.16%
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
2 citations, 0.16%
2 citations, 0.16%
Department of Sports Medicine, Medical Faculty of Uludag University
2 citations, 0.16%
Gazi University
2 citations, 0.16%
2 citations, 0.16%
eLife Sciences Publications
2 citations, 0.16%
Association of Military Surgeons of the US
2 citations, 0.16%
Canadian Science Publishing
2 citations, 0.16%
Mark Allen Group
2 citations, 0.16%
IntechOpen
2 citations, 0.16%
The Korean Society of Physical Therapy
2 citations, 0.16%
Cambridge University Press
1 citation, 0.08%
Walter de Gruyter
1 citation, 0.08%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
1 citation, 0.08%
1 citation, 0.08%
AIP Publishing
1 citation, 0.08%
American Diabetes Association
1 citation, 0.08%
Radcliffe Media Media Ltd
1 citation, 0.08%
ifmbe proceedings
1 citation, 0.08%
AME Publishing Company
1 citation, 0.08%
Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO)
1 citation, 0.08%
IOP Publishing
1 citation, 0.08%
Tissue Viability Society
1 citation, 0.08%
American Medical Association (AMA)
1 citation, 0.08%
Wageningen Academic Publishers
1 citation, 0.08%
Korean Society of Exercise Rehabilitation
1 citation, 0.08%
American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT)
1 citation, 0.08%
Aging and Disease
1 citation, 0.08%
Korean Orthopaedic Association
1 citation, 0.08%
Moffitt Cancer Center
1 citation, 0.08%
1 citation, 0.08%
Radiological Society of North America (RSNA)
1 citation, 0.08%
Medknow
1 citation, 0.08%
Akademiai Kiado
1 citation, 0.08%
Social Science Electronic Publishing
1 citation, 0.08%
A and V Publications
1 citation, 0.08%
The Society of Physical Therapy Science
1 citation, 0.08%
Ubiquity Press
1 citation, 0.08%
Media Sphere Publishing House
1 citation, 0.08%
International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy
1 citation, 0.08%
Korean Society of Environmental Health
1 citation, 0.08%
Hogrefe Publishing Group
1 citation, 0.08%
Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia
1 citation, 0.08%
Japan Society of Physical Education, Health and Sport Sciences
1 citation, 0.08%
Scientific Research Institute - Ochapovsky Regional Clinical Hospital No 1
1 citation, 0.08%
Society of Biomechanisms Japan
1 citation, 0.08%
Apex Publishing
1 citation, 0.08%
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Publishing organizations

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University of Duisburg-Essen
6 publications, 4.26%
Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora
5 publications, 3.55%
Nanyang Technological University
3 publications, 2.13%
Nord University
3 publications, 2.13%
UiT The Arctic University of Norway
3 publications, 2.13%
Auckland University of Technology
3 publications, 2.13%
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
3 publications, 2.13%
Pablo de Olavide University
3 publications, 2.13%
Leipzig University
3 publications, 2.13%
University of Beira Interior
3 publications, 2.13%
University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro
3 publications, 2.13%
Polytechnic Institute of Santarém
3 publications, 2.13%
Aix-Marseille University
2 publications, 1.42%
Umeå University
2 publications, 1.42%
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
2 publications, 1.42%
Manchester Metropolitan University
2 publications, 1.42%
St Olav's University Hospital
2 publications, 1.42%
Loughborough University
2 publications, 1.42%
Massey University
2 publications, 1.42%
Auburn University
2 publications, 1.42%
Duke University Hospital
2 publications, 1.42%
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
2 publications, 1.42%
German Sport University Cologne
2 publications, 1.42%
Wayne State University
2 publications, 1.42%
University of Minnesota
2 publications, 1.42%
Saarland University
2 publications, 1.42%
Sapporo Medical University
2 publications, 1.42%
University of Potsdam
2 publications, 1.42%
Kiel University
2 publications, 1.42%
Waseda University
2 publications, 1.42%
Niigata University of Health and Welfare
2 publications, 1.42%
University of Porto
2 publications, 1.42%
University of Murcia
2 publications, 1.42%
University of Colorado Boulder
2 publications, 1.42%
Polytechnic Institute of Bragança
2 publications, 1.42%
King Saud University
1 publication, 0.71%
Majmaah University
1 publication, 0.71%
Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University
1 publication, 0.71%
Prince Sultan Military Medical City
1 publication, 0.71%
Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University
1 publication, 0.71%
University of Tübingen
1 publication, 0.71%
National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences
1 publication, 0.71%
Post graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research
1 publication, 0.71%
Tel Aviv University
1 publication, 0.71%
Meir Medical Center
1 publication, 0.71%
ASPETAR - Qatar Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital
1 publication, 0.71%
University of Zurich
1 publication, 0.71%
University of Bern
1 publication, 0.71%
University of Lausanne
1 publication, 0.71%
Autonomous University of Barcelona
1 publication, 0.71%
Medical University of Vienna
1 publication, 0.71%
University College London
1 publication, 0.71%
Aalborg University
1 publication, 0.71%
Liverpool John Moores University
1 publication, 0.71%
Copenhagen University Hospital
1 publication, 0.71%
Aarhus University
1 publication, 0.71%
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
1 publication, 0.71%
Drexel University
1 publication, 0.71%
Solent University
1 publication, 0.71%
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
1 publication, 0.71%
Cairo University
1 publication, 0.71%
Foro Italico University of Rome
1 publication, 0.71%
University of Canterbury
1 publication, 0.71%
University of Newcastle Australia
1 publication, 0.71%
James Cook University
1 publication, 0.71%
Stellenbosch University
1 publication, 0.71%
Colorado State University
1 publication, 0.71%
Duke University
1 publication, 0.71%
Syracuse University
1 publication, 0.71%
Towson University
1 publication, 0.71%
Harvard University
1 publication, 0.71%
University of California, Los Angeles
1 publication, 0.71%
University of California, Irvine
1 publication, 0.71%
Nagoya University
1 publication, 0.71%
Dublin City University
1 publication, 0.71%
Democritus University of Thrace
1 publication, 0.71%
Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
1 publication, 0.71%
Chemnitz University of Technology
1 publication, 0.71%
Ruhr University Bochum
1 publication, 0.71%
McMaster University
1 publication, 0.71%
University Hospital Erlangen
1 publication, 0.71%
University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf
1 publication, 0.71%
Hamburg University
1 publication, 0.71%
University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
1 publication, 0.71%
Justus Liebig University Giessen
1 publication, 0.71%
Goethe University Frankfurt
1 publication, 0.71%
University Medical Center Göttingen
1 publication, 0.71%
Federal University of Uberlândia
1 publication, 0.71%
University Hospital Aachen
1 publication, 0.71%
University Hospital Regensburg
1 publication, 0.71%
University of Konstanz
1 publication, 0.71%
Paderborn University
1 publication, 0.71%
Tokai University
1 publication, 0.71%
BG University Hospital Bergmannsheil Bochum
1 publication, 0.71%
Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte
1 publication, 0.71%
Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
1 publication, 0.71%
Innsbruck Medical University
1 publication, 0.71%
University of Innsbruck
1 publication, 0.71%
Leeds Beckett University
1 publication, 0.71%
University of Tokyo
1 publication, 0.71%
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University of Duisburg-Essen
6 publications, 9.68%
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
3 publications, 4.84%
Duke University Hospital
2 publications, 3.23%
Kiel University
2 publications, 3.23%
University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro
2 publications, 3.23%
Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora
2 publications, 3.23%
Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University
1 publication, 1.61%
ASPETAR - Qatar Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital
1 publication, 1.61%
Umeå University
1 publication, 1.61%
University of Bern
1 publication, 1.61%
Medical University of Vienna
1 publication, 1.61%
Nanyang Technological University
1 publication, 1.61%
Aalborg University
1 publication, 1.61%
Copenhagen University Hospital
1 publication, 1.61%
Manchester Metropolitan University
1 publication, 1.61%
Drexel University
1 publication, 1.61%
Loughborough University
1 publication, 1.61%
Foro Italico University of Rome
1 publication, 1.61%
Stellenbosch University
1 publication, 1.61%
Auburn University
1 publication, 1.61%
Duke University
1 publication, 1.61%
Syracuse University
1 publication, 1.61%
Democritus University of Thrace
1 publication, 1.61%
German Sport University Cologne
1 publication, 1.61%
Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
1 publication, 1.61%
Wayne State University
1 publication, 1.61%
Ruhr University Bochum
1 publication, 1.61%
McMaster University
1 publication, 1.61%
University Hospital Erlangen
1 publication, 1.61%
University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf
1 publication, 1.61%
University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
1 publication, 1.61%
Justus Liebig University Giessen
1 publication, 1.61%
Saarland University
1 publication, 1.61%
Federal University of Uberlândia
1 publication, 1.61%
University Hospital Regensburg
1 publication, 1.61%
University of Konstanz
1 publication, 1.61%
Tokai University
1 publication, 1.61%
University of Potsdam
1 publication, 1.61%
BG University Hospital Bergmannsheil Bochum
1 publication, 1.61%
Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte
1 publication, 1.61%
Leipzig University
1 publication, 1.61%
Innsbruck Medical University
1 publication, 1.61%
University of Innsbruck
1 publication, 1.61%
Waseda University
1 publication, 1.61%
Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine
1 publication, 1.61%
St. Marianna University School of Medicine
1 publication, 1.61%
Niigata University of Health and Welfare
1 publication, 1.61%
University of Porto
1 publication, 1.61%
University of Beira Interior
1 publication, 1.61%
Western University
1 publication, 1.61%
Nippon Sport Science University
1 publication, 1.61%
University of Exeter
1 publication, 1.61%
Portland State University
1 publication, 1.61%
Coventry University
1 publication, 1.61%
Federal University of Minas Gerais
1 publication, 1.61%
University of São Paulo
1 publication, 1.61%
Federal University of Santa Maria
1 publication, 1.61%
Universidade Federal do Piauí
1 publication, 1.61%
Polytechnic Institute of Bragança
1 publication, 1.61%
Polytechnic Institute of Santarém
1 publication, 1.61%
University of North Georgia
1 publication, 1.61%
Universidade Estadual de Londrina
1 publication, 1.61%
Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná
1 publication, 1.61%
University of Pittsburgh
1 publication, 1.61%
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USA, 29, 20.57%
USA
29 publications, 20.57%
Germany, 27, 19.15%
Germany
27 publications, 19.15%
Japan, 18, 12.77%
Japan
18 publications, 12.77%
Brazil, 13, 9.22%
Brazil
13 publications, 9.22%
United Kingdom, 12, 8.51%
United Kingdom
12 publications, 8.51%
Norway, 11, 7.8%
Norway
11 publications, 7.8%
Portugal, 8, 5.67%
Portugal
8 publications, 5.67%
France, 5, 3.55%
France
5 publications, 3.55%
New Zealand, 5, 3.55%
New Zealand
5 publications, 3.55%
Spain, 4, 2.84%
Spain
4 publications, 2.84%
Canada, 4, 2.84%
Canada
4 publications, 2.84%
Saudi Arabia, 4, 2.84%
Saudi Arabia
4 publications, 2.84%
Greece, 3, 2.13%
Greece
3 publications, 2.13%
Denmark, 3, 2.13%
Denmark
3 publications, 2.13%
Singapore, 3, 2.13%
Singapore
3 publications, 2.13%
Switzerland, 3, 2.13%
Switzerland
3 publications, 2.13%
Sweden, 3, 2.13%
Sweden
3 publications, 2.13%
Australia, 2, 1.42%
Australia
2 publications, 1.42%
Austria, 1, 0.71%
Austria
1 publication, 0.71%
Egypt, 1, 0.71%
Egypt
1 publication, 0.71%
Israel, 1, 0.71%
Israel
1 publication, 0.71%
India, 1, 0.71%
India
1 publication, 0.71%
Ireland, 1, 0.71%
Ireland
1 publication, 0.71%
Italy, 1, 0.71%
Italy
1 publication, 0.71%
Qatar, 1, 0.71%
Qatar
1 publication, 0.71%
Lithuania, 1, 0.71%
Lithuania
1 publication, 0.71%
Serbia, 1, 0.71%
Serbia
1 publication, 0.71%
Slovenia, 1, 0.71%
Slovenia
1 publication, 0.71%
South Africa, 1, 0.71%
South Africa
1 publication, 0.71%
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Germany, 14, 22.58%
Germany
14 publications, 22.58%
USA, 8, 12.9%
USA
8 publications, 12.9%
Brazil, 7, 11.29%
Brazil
7 publications, 11.29%
Japan, 6, 9.68%
Japan
6 publications, 9.68%
Portugal, 4, 6.45%
Portugal
4 publications, 6.45%
Greece, 3, 4.84%
Greece
3 publications, 4.84%
United Kingdom, 2, 3.23%
United Kingdom
2 publications, 3.23%
Denmark, 2, 3.23%
Denmark
2 publications, 3.23%
Canada, 2, 3.23%
Canada
2 publications, 3.23%
Austria, 1, 1.61%
Austria
1 publication, 1.61%
Italy, 1, 1.61%
Italy
1 publication, 1.61%
Qatar, 1, 1.61%
Qatar
1 publication, 1.61%
Norway, 1, 1.61%
Norway
1 publication, 1.61%
Saudi Arabia, 1, 1.61%
Saudi Arabia
1 publication, 1.61%
Singapore, 1, 1.61%
Singapore
1 publication, 1.61%
Switzerland, 1, 1.61%
Switzerland
1 publication, 1.61%
Sweden, 1, 1.61%
Sweden
1 publication, 1.61%
South Africa, 1, 1.61%
South Africa
1 publication, 1.61%
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