Journal of Sports Sciences

Taylor & Francis
Taylor & Francis
ISSN: 02640414, 1466447X
SCImago
Q1
WOS
Q2
Impact factor
2.3
SJR
1.115
CiteScore
6.3
Categories
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation
Sports Science
Areas
Health Professions
Medicine
Years of issue
1983-2025
journal names
Journal of Sports Sciences
J SPORT SCI
Publications
6 219
Citations
178 499
h-index
148
Publications
1 354
Citations
82 441
Top-3 citing journals
Top-3 organizations
Loughborough University
Loughborough University (280 publications)
Victoria University (Australia)
Victoria University (Australia) (118 publications)
Loughborough University
Loughborough University (47 publications)
Leeds Beckett University
Leeds Beckett University (41 publications)
Deakin University
Deakin University (36 publications)
Top-3 countries
United Kingdom (1798 publications)
Australia (986 publications)
USA (899 publications)
United Kingdom (410 publications)
Australia (320 publications)
USA (209 publications)

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30515 citations, 17.1%
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21607 citations, 12.1%
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1471 citations, 0.82%
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1282 citations, 0.72%
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964 citations, 0.54%
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