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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
142
Citations
1 293
h-index
17
Publications
63
Citations
1 164
Top-3 citing journals
Top-3 countries
USA (29 publications)
Germany (28 publications)
Japan (18 publications)
Germany (15 publications)
USA (7 publications)
Brazil (6 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, 4.1%
Frontiers in Physiology
39 citations, 3.02%
Frontiers in Sports and Active Living
39 citations, 3.02%
Sports
34 citations, 2.63%
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
29 citations, 2.24%
PLoS ONE
29 citations, 2.24%
Journal of Sports Sciences
28 citations, 2.17%
Sports Medicine
27 citations, 2.09%
Sensors
27 citations, 2.09%
International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance
25 citations, 1.93%
Applied Sciences (Switzerland)
23 citations, 1.78%
European Journal of Applied Physiology
23 citations, 1.78%
International Journal of Sports Medicine
21 citations, 1.62%
Sport Sciences for Health
20 citations, 1.55%
Scientific Reports
19 citations, 1.47%
European Journal of Sport Science
18 citations, 1.39%
Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology
17 citations, 1.31%
Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports
16 citations, 1.24%
PeerJ
15 citations, 1.16%
Science and Medicine in Football
15 citations, 1.16%
Sports Medicine - Open
14 citations, 1.08%
Strength and Conditioning Journal
13 citations, 1.01%
Sports Biomechanics
13 citations, 1.01%
BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation
13 citations, 1.01%
Healthcare
10 citations, 0.77%
Nutrients
9 citations, 0.7%
Frontiers in Psychology
9 citations, 0.7%
Journal of Human Kinetics
9 citations, 0.7%
Cureus
9 citations, 0.7%
Research in Sports Medicine
8 citations, 0.62%
Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport
8 citations, 0.62%
Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine
8 citations, 0.62%
Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness
8 citations, 0.62%
Journal of Clinical Medicine
8 citations, 0.62%
Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies
7 citations, 0.54%
Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise
7 citations, 0.54%
Sports Medicine International Open
7 citations, 0.54%
Science and Sports
6 citations, 0.46%
International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport
6 citations, 0.46%
Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part P: Journal of Sports Engineering and Technology
5 citations, 0.39%
British Journal of Sports Medicine
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%
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, 0.23%
GeroScience
3 citations, 0.23%
Dentistry Journal
3 citations, 0.23%
Motriz. Revista de Educacao Fisica
3 citations, 0.23%
International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology
3 citations, 0.23%
Clinics in Sports Medicine
3 citations, 0.23%
Journal of Experimental Biology
3 citations, 0.23%
Journal of Healthcare Engineering
3 citations, 0.23%
Physiological Reports
3 citations, 0.23%
Movement and Sports Sciences - Science et Motricite
3 citations, 0.23%
Frontiers in Nutrition
3 citations, 0.23%
International Journal of Molecular Sciences
3 citations, 0.23%
Diagnostics
3 citations, 0.23%
Lecture Notes in Bioengineering
3 citations, 0.23%
Journal of Aging and Physical Activity
3 citations, 0.23%
Revista Brasileira de Medicina do Esporte
3 citations, 0.23%
Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine
3 citations, 0.23%
Symmetry
3 citations, 0.23%
Dental Traumatology
3 citations, 0.23%
Current Sports Medicine Reports
3 citations, 0.23%
JMIR Formative Research
3 citations, 0.23%
Journal of Science in Sport and Exercise
3 citations, 0.23%
Translational Sports Medicine
3 citations, 0.23%
Sports Medicine and Health Science
3 citations, 0.23%
The Journal of Physical Fitness and Sports Medicine
3 citations, 0.23%
Journal of Dance Medicine & Science
3 citations, 0.23%
Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual International Conference
3 citations, 0.23%
German Journal of Exercise and Sport Research
2 citations, 0.15%
Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery
2 citations, 0.15%
World Journal of Clinical Cases
2 citations, 0.15%
Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics
2 citations, 0.15%
Journal of Sports Science and Medicine
2 citations, 0.15%
Clinical Research in Cardiology
2 citations, 0.15%
International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation
2 citations, 0.15%
Journal of Dental Sciences
2 citations, 0.15%
BMJ Open
2 citations, 0.15%
Journal of Foot and Ankle Research
2 citations, 0.15%
Seminars in Musculoskeletal Radiology
2 citations, 0.15%
Trials
2 citations, 0.15%
Facial Plastic Surgery
2 citations, 0.15%
Journal of Applied Biomechanics
2 citations, 0.15%
American Journal of Sports Medicine
2 citations, 0.15%
IEEE Sensors Journal
2 citations, 0.15%
Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
2 citations, 0.15%
Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience
2 citations, 0.15%
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Citing publishers

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Springer Nature
208 citations, 16.09%
MDPI
204 citations, 15.78%
Elsevier
118 citations, 9.13%
Taylor & Francis
115 citations, 8.89%
Frontiers Media S.A.
107 citations, 8.28%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
90 citations, 6.96%
Wiley
47 citations, 3.63%
Human Kinetics
39 citations, 3.02%
Georg Thieme Verlag KG
37 citations, 2.86%
SAGE
34 citations, 2.63%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
30 citations, 2.32%
JMIR Publications
19 citations, 1.47%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
18 citations, 1.39%
BMJ
18 citations, 1.39%
PeerJ
15 citations, 1.16%
Edizioni Minerva Medica
12 citations, 0.93%
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
12 citations, 0.93%
Oxford University Press
9 citations, 0.7%
Academy of Physical Education
9 citations, 0.7%
Hindawi Limited
9 citations, 0.7%
American Physiological Society
6 citations, 0.46%
University of Wales Institute, Cardiff
6 citations, 0.46%
SciELO
6 citations, 0.46%
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, 0.23%
Baishideng Publishing Group
3 citations, 0.23%
South Florida Publishing LLC
3 citations, 0.23%
The Japanese Society of Physical Fitness and Sports Medicine
3 citations, 0.23%
Bentham Science Publishers Ltd.
2 citations, 0.15%
Mary Ann Liebert
2 citations, 0.15%
The Royal Society
2 citations, 0.15%
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
2 citations, 0.15%
2 citations, 0.15%
Department of Sports Medicine, Medical Faculty of Uludag University
2 citations, 0.15%
Gazi University
2 citations, 0.15%
2 citations, 0.15%
eLife Sciences Publications
2 citations, 0.15%
Association of Military Surgeons of the US
2 citations, 0.15%
Canadian Science Publishing
2 citations, 0.15%
Mark Allen Group
2 citations, 0.15%
IntechOpen
2 citations, 0.15%
The Korean Society of Physical Therapy
2 citations, 0.15%
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
7 publications, 4.93%
Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora
5 publications, 3.52%
Nanyang Technological University
3 publications, 2.11%
Nord University
3 publications, 2.11%
UiT The Arctic University of Norway
3 publications, 2.11%
Auckland University of Technology
3 publications, 2.11%
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
3 publications, 2.11%
German Sport University Cologne
3 publications, 2.11%
Pablo de Olavide University
3 publications, 2.11%
Saarland University
3 publications, 2.11%
Leipzig University
3 publications, 2.11%
University of Beira Interior
3 publications, 2.11%
University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro
3 publications, 2.11%
Polytechnic Institute of Santarém
3 publications, 2.11%
Aix-Marseille University
2 publications, 1.41%
Umeå University
2 publications, 1.41%
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
2 publications, 1.41%
Manchester Metropolitan University
2 publications, 1.41%
St Olav's University Hospital
2 publications, 1.41%
Loughborough University
2 publications, 1.41%
Massey University
2 publications, 1.41%
Auburn University
2 publications, 1.41%
Duke University Hospital
2 publications, 1.41%
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
2 publications, 1.41%
Wayne State University
2 publications, 1.41%
University of Minnesota
2 publications, 1.41%
Sapporo Medical University
2 publications, 1.41%
University of Potsdam
2 publications, 1.41%
Kiel University
2 publications, 1.41%
Waseda University
2 publications, 1.41%
Niigata University of Health and Welfare
2 publications, 1.41%
University of Porto
2 publications, 1.41%
University of Murcia
2 publications, 1.41%
University of Colorado Boulder
2 publications, 1.41%
Polytechnic Institute of Bragança
2 publications, 1.41%
King Saud University
1 publication, 0.7%
Majmaah University
1 publication, 0.7%
Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University
1 publication, 0.7%
Prince Sultan Military Medical City
1 publication, 0.7%
Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University
1 publication, 0.7%
University of Tübingen
1 publication, 0.7%
National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences
1 publication, 0.7%
Post graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research
1 publication, 0.7%
Tel Aviv University
1 publication, 0.7%
Meir Medical Center
1 publication, 0.7%
ASPETAR - Qatar Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital
1 publication, 0.7%
University of Zurich
1 publication, 0.7%
University of Bern
1 publication, 0.7%
University of Lausanne
1 publication, 0.7%
Autonomous University of Barcelona
1 publication, 0.7%
Medical University of Vienna
1 publication, 0.7%
University College London
1 publication, 0.7%
Aalborg University
1 publication, 0.7%
Liverpool John Moores University
1 publication, 0.7%
Copenhagen University Hospital
1 publication, 0.7%
Aarhus University
1 publication, 0.7%
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
1 publication, 0.7%
Drexel University
1 publication, 0.7%
Solent University
1 publication, 0.7%
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
1 publication, 0.7%
Cairo University
1 publication, 0.7%
Foro Italico University of Rome
1 publication, 0.7%
University of Canterbury
1 publication, 0.7%
University of Newcastle Australia
1 publication, 0.7%
James Cook University
1 publication, 0.7%
Stellenbosch University
1 publication, 0.7%
Colorado State University
1 publication, 0.7%
Duke University
1 publication, 0.7%
Syracuse University
1 publication, 0.7%
Towson University
1 publication, 0.7%
Harvard University
1 publication, 0.7%
University of California, Los Angeles
1 publication, 0.7%
University of California, Irvine
1 publication, 0.7%
Nagoya University
1 publication, 0.7%
Dublin City University
1 publication, 0.7%
Democritus University of Thrace
1 publication, 0.7%
Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
1 publication, 0.7%
Chemnitz University of Technology
1 publication, 0.7%
Ruhr University Bochum
1 publication, 0.7%
McMaster University
1 publication, 0.7%
University Hospital Erlangen
1 publication, 0.7%
University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf
1 publication, 0.7%
Hamburg University
1 publication, 0.7%
University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
1 publication, 0.7%
Justus Liebig University Giessen
1 publication, 0.7%
Goethe University Frankfurt
1 publication, 0.7%
University Medical Center Göttingen
1 publication, 0.7%
Federal University of Uberlândia
1 publication, 0.7%
University Hospital Aachen
1 publication, 0.7%
University Hospital Regensburg
1 publication, 0.7%
University of Konstanz
1 publication, 0.7%
Paderborn University
1 publication, 0.7%
Tokai University
1 publication, 0.7%
BG University Hospital Bergmannsheil Bochum
1 publication, 0.7%
Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte
1 publication, 0.7%
Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
1 publication, 0.7%
Innsbruck Medical University
1 publication, 0.7%
University of Innsbruck
1 publication, 0.7%
Leeds Beckett University
1 publication, 0.7%
University of Tokyo
1 publication, 0.7%
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University of Duisburg-Essen
7 publications, 11.11%
Duke University Hospital
2 publications, 3.17%
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
2 publications, 3.17%
German Sport University Cologne
2 publications, 3.17%
Saarland University
2 publications, 3.17%
Kiel University
2 publications, 3.17%
University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro
2 publications, 3.17%
Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora
2 publications, 3.17%
Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University
1 publication, 1.59%
ASPETAR - Qatar Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital
1 publication, 1.59%
Umeå University
1 publication, 1.59%
University of Bern
1 publication, 1.59%
Medical University of Vienna
1 publication, 1.59%
Aalborg University
1 publication, 1.59%
Copenhagen University Hospital
1 publication, 1.59%
Manchester Metropolitan University
1 publication, 1.59%
Drexel University
1 publication, 1.59%
Loughborough University
1 publication, 1.59%
Foro Italico University of Rome
1 publication, 1.59%
Stellenbosch University
1 publication, 1.59%
Duke University
1 publication, 1.59%
Syracuse University
1 publication, 1.59%
Democritus University of Thrace
1 publication, 1.59%
Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
1 publication, 1.59%
Wayne State University
1 publication, 1.59%
Ruhr University Bochum
1 publication, 1.59%
McMaster University
1 publication, 1.59%
University Hospital Erlangen
1 publication, 1.59%
University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf
1 publication, 1.59%
University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
1 publication, 1.59%
Justus Liebig University Giessen
1 publication, 1.59%
Federal University of Uberlândia
1 publication, 1.59%
University Hospital Regensburg
1 publication, 1.59%
University of Konstanz
1 publication, 1.59%
Tokai University
1 publication, 1.59%
University of Potsdam
1 publication, 1.59%
BG University Hospital Bergmannsheil Bochum
1 publication, 1.59%
Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte
1 publication, 1.59%
Leipzig University
1 publication, 1.59%
Innsbruck Medical University
1 publication, 1.59%
University of Innsbruck
1 publication, 1.59%
Waseda University
1 publication, 1.59%
Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine
1 publication, 1.59%
St. Marianna University School of Medicine
1 publication, 1.59%
Niigata University of Health and Welfare
1 publication, 1.59%
University of Exeter
1 publication, 1.59%
Texas A&M University
1 publication, 1.59%
Portland State University
1 publication, 1.59%
Coventry University
1 publication, 1.59%
Federal University of Minas Gerais
1 publication, 1.59%
University of São Paulo
1 publication, 1.59%
Federal University of Santa Maria
1 publication, 1.59%
Universidade Federal do Piauí
1 publication, 1.59%
University of North Georgia
1 publication, 1.59%
Universidade Estadual de Londrina
1 publication, 1.59%
Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná
1 publication, 1.59%
University of Pittsburgh
1 publication, 1.59%
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USA, 29, 20.42%
USA
29 publications, 20.42%
Germany, 28, 19.72%
Germany
28 publications, 19.72%
Japan, 18, 12.68%
Japan
18 publications, 12.68%
Brazil, 13, 9.15%
Brazil
13 publications, 9.15%
United Kingdom, 12, 8.45%
United Kingdom
12 publications, 8.45%
Norway, 11, 7.75%
Norway
11 publications, 7.75%
Portugal, 8, 5.63%
Portugal
8 publications, 5.63%
France, 5, 3.52%
France
5 publications, 3.52%
New Zealand, 5, 3.52%
New Zealand
5 publications, 3.52%
Spain, 4, 2.82%
Spain
4 publications, 2.82%
Canada, 4, 2.82%
Canada
4 publications, 2.82%
Saudi Arabia, 4, 2.82%
Saudi Arabia
4 publications, 2.82%
Greece, 3, 2.11%
Greece
3 publications, 2.11%
Denmark, 3, 2.11%
Denmark
3 publications, 2.11%
Singapore, 3, 2.11%
Singapore
3 publications, 2.11%
Switzerland, 3, 2.11%
Switzerland
3 publications, 2.11%
Sweden, 3, 2.11%
Sweden
3 publications, 2.11%
Australia, 2, 1.41%
Australia
2 publications, 1.41%
Austria, 1, 0.7%
Austria
1 publication, 0.7%
Egypt, 1, 0.7%
Egypt
1 publication, 0.7%
Israel, 1, 0.7%
Israel
1 publication, 0.7%
India, 1, 0.7%
India
1 publication, 0.7%
Ireland, 1, 0.7%
Ireland
1 publication, 0.7%
Italy, 1, 0.7%
Italy
1 publication, 0.7%
Qatar, 1, 0.7%
Qatar
1 publication, 0.7%
Lithuania, 1, 0.7%
Lithuania
1 publication, 0.7%
Serbia, 1, 0.7%
Serbia
1 publication, 0.7%
Slovenia, 1, 0.7%
Slovenia
1 publication, 0.7%
South Africa, 1, 0.7%
South Africa
1 publication, 0.7%
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Germany, 15, 23.81%
Germany
15 publications, 23.81%
USA, 7, 11.11%
USA
7 publications, 11.11%
Brazil, 6, 9.52%
Brazil
6 publications, 9.52%
Japan, 5, 7.94%
Japan
5 publications, 7.94%
Portugal, 2, 3.17%
Portugal
2 publications, 3.17%
United Kingdom, 2, 3.17%
United Kingdom
2 publications, 3.17%
Greece, 2, 3.17%
Greece
2 publications, 3.17%
Denmark, 2, 3.17%
Denmark
2 publications, 3.17%
Austria, 1, 1.59%
Austria
1 publication, 1.59%
Italy, 1, 1.59%
Italy
1 publication, 1.59%
Canada, 1, 1.59%
Canada
1 publication, 1.59%
Qatar, 1, 1.59%
Qatar
1 publication, 1.59%
Norway, 1, 1.59%
Norway
1 publication, 1.59%
Saudi Arabia, 1, 1.59%
Saudi Arabia
1 publication, 1.59%
Switzerland, 1, 1.59%
Switzerland
1 publication, 1.59%
Sweden, 1, 1.59%
Sweden
1 publication, 1.59%
South Africa, 1, 1.59%
South Africa
1 publication, 1.59%
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