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South African Journal of Sports Medicine

Academy of Science of South Africa
Academy of Science of South Africa
ISSN: 10155163, 2078516X

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SCImago
Q3
SJR
0.330
CiteScore
1.5
Categories
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation
Areas
Health Professions
Medicine
Years of issue
2019-2025
journal names
South African Journal of Sports Medicine
Publications
931
Citations
1 908
h-index
15
Publications
182
Citations
1 217
Top-3 organizations
University of Cape Town
University of Cape Town (145 publications)
University of Pretoria
University of Pretoria (51 publications)
University of Cape Town
University of Cape Town (19 publications)
University of Pretoria
University of Pretoria (10 publications)
Top-3 countries
South Africa (440 publications)
United Kingdom (56 publications)
USA (34 publications)
South Africa (64 publications)
United Kingdom (17 publications)
Australia (5 publications)
Top-1 researchers by articles count

Most cited in 5 years

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Top-100

Citing journals

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Journal of Sports Sciences
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Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport
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53 citations, 2.78%
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
52 citations, 2.73%
British Journal of Sports Medicine
50 citations, 2.62%
European Journal of Sport Science
46 citations, 2.41%
Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research
43 citations, 2.25%
BMJ Open Sport and Exercise Medicine
39 citations, 2.04%
PLoS ONE
36 citations, 1.89%
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34 citations, 1.78%
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28 citations, 1.47%
Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness
25 citations, 1.31%
BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation
23 citations, 1.21%
South African Journal of Physiotherapy
23 citations, 1.21%
International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance
23 citations, 1.21%
Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine
21 citations, 1.1%
Frontiers in Physiology
18 citations, 0.94%
Strength and Conditioning Journal
17 citations, 0.89%
Nutrients
17 citations, 0.89%
Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies
16 citations, 0.84%
Cureus
16 citations, 0.84%
Frontiers in Sports and Active Living
16 citations, 0.84%
Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports
15 citations, 0.79%
Frontiers in Psychology
15 citations, 0.79%
Physician and Sportsmedicine
15 citations, 0.79%
International Journal of Sports Medicine
14 citations, 0.73%
Sports Medicine - Open
12 citations, 0.63%
Psychology of Sport and Exercise
12 citations, 0.63%
BMC Research Notes
12 citations, 0.63%
Applied Sciences (Switzerland)
12 citations, 0.63%
BMC Public Health
11 citations, 0.58%
Sensors
11 citations, 0.58%
Perceptual and Motor Skills
10 citations, 0.52%
Journal of Sport Rehabilitation
10 citations, 0.52%
European Journal of Applied Physiology
10 citations, 0.52%
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9 citations, 0.47%
Journal of Clinical Medicine
9 citations, 0.47%
Sports Biomechanics
8 citations, 0.42%
Healthcare
8 citations, 0.42%
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8 citations, 0.42%
Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology
7 citations, 0.37%
Sport Sciences for Health
7 citations, 0.37%
International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport
7 citations, 0.37%
Scientific Reports
7 citations, 0.37%
Journal of Physical Activity and Health
7 citations, 0.37%
Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition
7 citations, 0.37%
Journal of Science in Sport and Exercise
7 citations, 0.37%
PeerJ
6 citations, 0.31%
BMJ Open
6 citations, 0.31%
South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition
6 citations, 0.31%
International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology
6 citations, 0.31%
American Journal of Sports Medicine
6 citations, 0.31%
Indian Journal of Orthopaedics
6 citations, 0.31%
Preventive Medicine
6 citations, 0.31%
Revista Brasileira de Medicina do Esporte
6 citations, 0.31%
Injury Prevention
6 citations, 0.31%
Science and Medicine in Football
6 citations, 0.31%
Translational Sports Medicine
6 citations, 0.31%
Journal of Postgraduate Medicine Education and Research
6 citations, 0.31%
Science and Sports
5 citations, 0.26%
Sport in Society
5 citations, 0.26%
BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
5 citations, 0.26%
Systematic Reviews
5 citations, 0.26%
Children
5 citations, 0.26%
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5 citations, 0.26%
International Quarterly of Community Health Education
4 citations, 0.21%
Asian Journal of Sports Medicine
4 citations, 0.21%
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
4 citations, 0.21%
Brain Impairment
4 citations, 0.21%
Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation
4 citations, 0.21%
South African Family Practice
4 citations, 0.21%
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4 citations, 0.21%
Performance Enhancement and Health
4 citations, 0.21%
American Journal of Men's Health
4 citations, 0.21%
Child: Care, Health and Development
4 citations, 0.21%
Nutrition Journal
4 citations, 0.21%
American Journal of Human Biology
4 citations, 0.21%
Managing Sport and Leisure
4 citations, 0.21%
African Journal of Primary Health Care and Family Medicine
4 citations, 0.21%
Journal of Physical Therapy Science
4 citations, 0.21%
Sports Medicine and Health Science
4 citations, 0.21%
Brain Sciences
3 citations, 0.16%
Journal of Sport and Health Science
3 citations, 0.16%
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics of North America
3 citations, 0.16%
International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
3 citations, 0.16%
Early Child Development and Care
3 citations, 0.16%
Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise
3 citations, 0.16%
International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics
3 citations, 0.16%
International Journal of Legal Medicine
3 citations, 0.16%
Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research
3 citations, 0.16%
Journal of Human Kinetics
3 citations, 0.16%
Foods
3 citations, 0.16%
PM and R
3 citations, 0.16%
International Journal of Molecular Sciences
3 citations, 0.16%
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3 citations, 0.16%
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3 citations, 0.16%
Journal of Athletic Training
3 citations, 0.16%
Journal of Biomechanics
3 citations, 0.16%
Physiotherapy Theory and Practice
3 citations, 0.16%
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Citing publishers

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Springer Nature
289 citations, 15.15%
Taylor & Francis
236 citations, 12.37%
Elsevier
233 citations, 12.21%
MDPI
196 citations, 10.27%
SAGE
127 citations, 6.66%
BMJ
109 citations, 5.71%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
102 citations, 5.35%
Wiley
75 citations, 3.93%
Frontiers Media S.A.
65 citations, 3.41%
Human Kinetics
49 citations, 2.57%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
38 citations, 1.99%
AOSIS
32 citations, 1.68%
Edizioni Minerva Medica
28 citations, 1.47%
Georg Thieme Verlag KG
20 citations, 1.05%
Hindawi Limited
15 citations, 0.79%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
12 citations, 0.63%
10 citations, 0.52%
Cambridge University Press
9 citations, 0.47%
Walter de Gruyter
8 citations, 0.42%
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
8 citations, 0.42%
Oxford University Press
7 citations, 0.37%
PeerJ
6 citations, 0.31%
Academy of Science of South Africa
6 citations, 0.31%
Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishing
6 citations, 0.31%
Emerald
5 citations, 0.26%
Canadian Science Publishing
5 citations, 0.26%
IOS Press
4 citations, 0.21%
SciELO
4 citations, 0.21%
The Society of Physical Therapy Science
4 citations, 0.21%
Brieflands
4 citations, 0.21%
University of Toronto Press Inc. (UTPress)
4 citations, 0.21%
3 citations, 0.16%
Academy of Physical Education
3 citations, 0.16%
University of Wales Institute, Cardiff
3 citations, 0.16%
National Athletic Trainers Association, Inc.
3 citations, 0.16%
3 citations, 0.16%
Association of Military Surgeons of the US
3 citations, 0.16%
JMIR Publications
3 citations, 0.16%
Ubiquity Press
3 citations, 0.16%
Scientific Research Publishing
3 citations, 0.16%
F1000 Research
3 citations, 0.16%
Research Square Platform LLC
3 citations, 0.16%
World Scientific
2 citations, 0.1%
EDP Sciences
2 citations, 0.1%
American Physiological Society
2 citations, 0.1%
Mary Ann Liebert
2 citations, 0.1%
South African Speech And Hearing Association
2 citations, 0.1%
Index Copernicus
2 citations, 0.1%
Unisa Press
2 citations, 0.1%
Instituto de Tecnologia de Alimentos (ITAL)
2 citations, 0.1%
Medknow
2 citations, 0.1%
Social Science Electronic Publishing
2 citations, 0.1%
IGI Global
2 citations, 0.1%
The Korean Society of Physical Therapy
2 citations, 0.1%
SLACK
2 citations, 0.1%
The Japanese Society of Physical Fitness and Sports Medicine
2 citations, 0.1%
Innovative Scholars and Researchers Alliance
2 citations, 0.1%
Bentham Science Publishers Ltd.
1 citation, 0.05%
Medpharm Publications Ltd.
1 citation, 0.05%
The Royal Society
1 citation, 0.05%
1 citation, 0.05%
1 citation, 0.05%
The Company of Biologists
1 citation, 0.05%
American Academy of Pediatrics
1 citation, 0.05%
American Speech Language Hearing Association
1 citation, 0.05%
Deutscher Arzte-Verlag GmbH
1 citation, 0.05%
Korean Academy of Rehabilitation Medicine (KARM)
1 citation, 0.05%
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
1 citation, 0.05%
Eco-Vector LLC
1 citation, 0.05%
Academy of Medicine Singapore
1 citation, 0.05%
Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)
1 citation, 0.05%
Department of Sports Medicine, Medical Faculty of Uludag University
1 citation, 0.05%
Gazi University
1 citation, 0.05%
Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
1 citation, 0.05%
1 citation, 0.05%
IOP Publishing
1 citation, 0.05%
International Society of Pteridinology
1 citation, 0.05%
Masaryk University Press
1 citation, 0.05%
Wageningen Academic Publishers
1 citation, 0.05%
Forensic Science Society
1 citation, 0.05%
1 citation, 0.05%
1 citation, 0.05%
American Roentgen Ray Society
1 citation, 0.05%
American Society for Nutrition
1 citation, 0.05%
Colegio Brasileiro de Ciencias do Esporte (CBCE)
1 citation, 0.05%
Moscow Polytechnic University
1 citation, 0.05%
Generalitat de Catalunya
1 citation, 0.05%
Academic Journals
1 citation, 0.05%
1 citation, 0.05%
Mark Allen Group
1 citation, 0.05%
American Psychological Association (APA)
1 citation, 0.05%
A and V Publications
1 citation, 0.05%
Media Sphere Publishing House
1 citation, 0.05%
Japan Society for Occupational Health
1 citation, 0.05%
Physical Therapy Rehabilitation Science
1 citation, 0.05%
American Psychiatric Association Publishing
1 citation, 0.05%
IntechOpen
1 citation, 0.05%
British Psychological Society
1 citation, 0.05%
Guilford Publications
1 citation, 0.05%
Tech Science Press
1 citation, 0.05%
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Publishing organizations

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University of Cape Town
145 publications, 15.57%
University of the Witwatersrand
81 publications, 8.7%
University of Pretoria
51 publications, 5.48%
Stellenbosch University
42 publications, 4.51%
University of Johannesburg
26 publications, 2.79%
University of KwaZulu-Natal
23 publications, 2.47%
Tshwane University of Technology
23 publications, 2.47%
University of the Free State
16 publications, 1.72%
Nelson Mandela University
16 publications, 1.72%
North-West University
12 publications, 1.29%
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
10 publications, 1.07%
Rhodes University
10 publications, 1.07%
Durban University of Technology
9 publications, 0.97%
Leeds Beckett University
9 publications, 0.97%
South African Medical Research Council
7 publications, 0.75%
Cornell University
6 publications, 0.64%
University of the Western Cape
6 publications, 0.64%
University of Zululand
6 publications, 0.64%
Vrije Universiteit Medical Center
6 publications, 0.64%
University of Amsterdam
6 publications, 0.64%
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
6 publications, 0.64%
University of Bath
6 publications, 0.64%
Cape Peninsula University of Technology
5 publications, 0.54%
University of Lagos
5 publications, 0.54%
University of North Alabama
5 publications, 0.54%
University of Alabama
5 publications, 0.54%
Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University
4 publications, 0.43%
Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University
4 publications, 0.43%
University of Limpopo
4 publications, 0.43%
University Medical Center Utrecht
4 publications, 0.43%
Amsterdam University Medical Center
4 publications, 0.43%
University of Zimbabwe
4 publications, 0.43%
Loughborough University
3 publications, 0.32%
Johns Hopkins University
3 publications, 0.32%
University of Sydney
3 publications, 0.32%
Auckland University of Technology
3 publications, 0.32%
Macquarie University
3 publications, 0.32%
Edith Cowan University
3 publications, 0.32%
Central Washington University
3 publications, 0.32%
University of Ghana
3 publications, 0.32%
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
3 publications, 0.32%
Sheffield Hallam University
3 publications, 0.32%
University of Ulster
3 publications, 0.32%
University of Brighton
3 publications, 0.32%
State University of New York Upstate Medical University
3 publications, 0.32%
University of Birmingham
2 publications, 0.21%
University of Queensland
2 publications, 0.21%
Griffith University
2 publications, 0.21%
Federation University
2 publications, 0.21%
National Health Laboratory Services
2 publications, 0.21%
University of Fort Hare
2 publications, 0.21%
Babcock University
2 publications, 0.21%
University of Illinois at Chicago
2 publications, 0.21%
Queen's University Belfast
2 publications, 0.21%
Appalachian State University
2 publications, 0.21%
University of Portsmouth
2 publications, 0.21%
University of Limerick
2 publications, 0.21%
University of Basel
1 publication, 0.11%
Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute
1 publication, 0.11%
University of Technology Sydney
1 publication, 0.11%
University College London
1 publication, 0.11%
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
1 publication, 0.11%
Manchester Metropolitan University
1 publication, 0.11%
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
1 publication, 0.11%
Nottingham Trent University
1 publication, 0.11%
Queensland University of Technology
1 publication, 0.11%
Istituto Superiore di Sanità
1 publication, 0.11%
University of Glasgow
1 publication, 0.11%
Foro Italico University of Rome
1 publication, 0.11%
University of Otago
1 publication, 0.11%
University of Canterbury
1 publication, 0.11%
University of Western Australia
1 publication, 0.11%
University of Wollongong
1 publication, 0.11%
La Trobe University
1 publication, 0.11%
University of South Australia
1 publication, 0.11%
Charles Sturt University
1 publication, 0.11%
Charles Darwin University
1 publication, 0.11%
University of Canberra
1 publication, 0.11%
Groote Schuur Hospital
1 publication, 0.11%
Human Sciences Research Council of South Africa
1 publication, 0.11%
University of Mauritius
1 publication, 0.11%
University of Technology, Mauritius
1 publication, 0.11%
University of Washington
1 publication, 0.11%
University of Aberdeen
1 publication, 0.11%
Northeastern University
1 publication, 0.11%
Harokopio University of Athens
1 publication, 0.11%
University of the West of England
1 publication, 0.11%
Cardiff Metropolitan University
1 publication, 0.11%
UMIT Tirol - Private University for Health Sciences and Health Technology
1 publication, 0.11%
University of Wisconsin–La Crosse
1 publication, 0.11%
University of Wisconsin–Madison
1 publication, 0.11%
St. Marianna University School of Medicine
1 publication, 0.11%
Universidad Rey Juan Carlos
1 publication, 0.11%
University of Calgary
1 publication, 0.11%
University of Alberta
1 publication, 0.11%
Jacksonville State University
1 publication, 0.11%
Mansoura University
1 publication, 0.11%
University of Essex
1 publication, 0.11%
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
1 publication, 0.11%
University of Stirling
1 publication, 0.11%
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University of the Witwatersrand
23 publications, 12.64%
University of Cape Town
19 publications, 10.44%
University of Pretoria
10 publications, 5.49%
University of Johannesburg
10 publications, 5.49%
Stellenbosch University
8 publications, 4.4%
Leeds Beckett University
5 publications, 2.75%
University of Bath
5 publications, 2.75%
Amsterdam University Medical Center
4 publications, 2.2%
University of Amsterdam
3 publications, 1.65%
University of Sydney
2 publications, 1.1%
North-West University
2 publications, 1.1%
Nelson Mandela University
2 publications, 1.1%
University of Zimbabwe
2 publications, 1.1%
University of Technology Sydney
1 publication, 0.55%
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
1 publication, 0.55%
Nottingham Trent University
1 publication, 0.55%
Loughborough University
1 publication, 0.55%
Istituto Superiore di Sanità
1 publication, 0.55%
University of Glasgow
1 publication, 0.55%
Foro Italico University of Rome
1 publication, 0.55%
University of Canterbury
1 publication, 0.55%
University of Queensland
1 publication, 0.55%
Macquarie University
1 publication, 0.55%
La Trobe University
1 publication, 0.55%
Charles Sturt University
1 publication, 0.55%
University of Canberra
1 publication, 0.55%
University of the Western Cape
1 publication, 0.55%
University of the Free State
1 publication, 0.55%
Tshwane University of Technology
1 publication, 0.55%
Rhodes University
1 publication, 0.55%
Cape Peninsula University of Technology
1 publication, 0.55%
University of Mauritius
1 publication, 0.55%
University of Technology, Mauritius
1 publication, 0.55%
University of Washington
1 publication, 0.55%
Northeastern University
1 publication, 0.55%
Harokopio University of Athens
1 publication, 0.55%
University of the West of England
1 publication, 0.55%
Cardiff Metropolitan University
1 publication, 0.55%
St. Marianna University School of Medicine
1 publication, 0.55%
Sheffield Hallam University
1 publication, 0.55%
Universidad Rey Juan Carlos
1 publication, 0.55%
University of Calgary
1 publication, 0.55%
University of Ulster
1 publication, 0.55%
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
1 publication, 0.55%
Midlands State University
1 publication, 0.55%
Canterbury Christ Church University
1 publication, 0.55%
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Publishing countries

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South Africa, 440, 47.26%
South Africa
440 publications, 47.26%
United Kingdom, 56, 6.02%
United Kingdom
56 publications, 6.02%
USA, 34, 3.65%
USA
34 publications, 3.65%
Australia, 20, 2.15%
Australia
20 publications, 2.15%
Netherlands, 17, 1.83%
Netherlands
17 publications, 1.83%
Belgium, 10, 1.07%
Belgium
10 publications, 1.07%
Brazil, 9, 0.97%
Brazil
9 publications, 0.97%
Nigeria, 7, 0.75%
Nigeria
7 publications, 0.75%
Ireland, 5, 0.54%
Ireland
5 publications, 0.54%
New Zealand, 5, 0.54%
New Zealand
5 publications, 0.54%
Russia, 4, 0.43%
Russia
4 publications, 0.43%
Greece, 4, 0.43%
Greece
4 publications, 0.43%
Zimbabwe, 4, 0.43%
Zimbabwe
4 publications, 0.43%
Ghana, 3, 0.32%
Ghana
3 publications, 0.32%
Canada, 3, 0.32%
Canada
3 publications, 0.32%
Switzerland, 3, 0.32%
Switzerland
3 publications, 0.32%
Iraq, 2, 0.21%
Iraq
2 publications, 0.21%
Austria, 1, 0.11%
Austria
1 publication, 0.11%
Egypt, 1, 0.11%
Egypt
1 publication, 0.11%
Spain, 1, 0.11%
Spain
1 publication, 0.11%
Italy, 1, 0.11%
Italy
1 publication, 0.11%
Cameroon, 1, 0.11%
Cameroon
1 publication, 0.11%
Luxembourg, 1, 0.11%
Luxembourg
1 publication, 0.11%
Mauritius, 1, 0.11%
Mauritius
1 publication, 0.11%
Romania, 1, 0.11%
Romania
1 publication, 0.11%
Japan, 1, 0.11%
Japan
1 publication, 0.11%
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Publishing countries in 5 years

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South Africa, 64, 35.16%
South Africa
64 publications, 35.16%
United Kingdom, 17, 9.34%
United Kingdom
17 publications, 9.34%
Australia, 5, 2.75%
Australia
5 publications, 2.75%
Brazil, 5, 2.75%
Brazil
5 publications, 2.75%
USA, 4, 2.2%
USA
4 publications, 2.2%
Netherlands, 4, 2.2%
Netherlands
4 publications, 2.2%
Greece, 2, 1.1%
Greece
2 publications, 1.1%
Zimbabwe, 2, 1.1%
Zimbabwe
2 publications, 1.1%
Ireland, 2, 1.1%
Ireland
2 publications, 1.1%
Switzerland, 2, 1.1%
Switzerland
2 publications, 1.1%
Iraq, 1, 0.55%
Iraq
1 publication, 0.55%
Spain, 1, 0.55%
Spain
1 publication, 0.55%
Italy, 1, 0.55%
Italy
1 publication, 0.55%
Canada, 1, 0.55%
Canada
1 publication, 0.55%
Luxembourg, 1, 0.55%
Luxembourg
1 publication, 0.55%
Mauritius, 1, 0.55%
Mauritius
1 publication, 0.55%
New Zealand, 1, 0.55%
New Zealand
1 publication, 0.55%
Japan, 1, 0.55%
Japan
1 publication, 0.55%
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