Scimago Journal & Country Rank

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Country

United States

Universities and research institutions in United States
Media Ranking in United States

Subject Area and Category

Publisher

SAGE Publications Inc.

H-Index

252

Publication type

Journals

ISSN

03635465, 15523365

Coverage

1973-2022

Information

Homepage

How to publish in this journal

breider@ajsm.org

Scope

The American Journal of Sports Medicine, founded in 1972, is the official publication of the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine. It contains original articles addressed to orthopaedic surgeons specializing in sports medicine, and to team physicians, athletic trainers, and physical therapists focusing on the causes and effects of injury or disease resulting from or affected by athletic injury. Join the conversation about this journal
Quartiles

The set of journals have been ranked according to their SJR and divided into four equal groups, four quartiles. Q1 (green) comprises the quarter of the journals with the highest values, Q2 (yellow) the second highest values, Q3 (orange) the third highest values and Q4 (red) the lowest values.

CategoryYearQuartile
Medicine (miscellaneous)1999Q1
Medicine (miscellaneous)2000Q1
Medicine (miscellaneous)2001Q1
Medicine (miscellaneous)2002Q1
Medicine (miscellaneous)2003Q1
Medicine (miscellaneous)2004Q1
Medicine (miscellaneous)2005Q1
Medicine (miscellaneous)2006Q1
Medicine (miscellaneous)2007Q1
Medicine (miscellaneous)2008Q1
Medicine (miscellaneous)2009Q1
Medicine (miscellaneous)2010Q1
Medicine (miscellaneous)2011Q1
Medicine (miscellaneous)2012Q1
Medicine (miscellaneous)2013Q1
Medicine (miscellaneous)2014Q1
Medicine (miscellaneous)2015Q1
Medicine (miscellaneous)2016Q1
Medicine (miscellaneous)2017Q1
Medicine (miscellaneous)2018Q1
Medicine (miscellaneous)2019Q1
Medicine (miscellaneous)2020Q1
Medicine (miscellaneous)2021Q1
Medicine (miscellaneous)2022Q1
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine1999Q1
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine2000Q1
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine2001Q1
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine2002Q1
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine2003Q1
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine2004Q1
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine2005Q1
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine2006Q1
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine2007Q1
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine2008Q1
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine2009Q1
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine2010Q1
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine2011Q1
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine2012Q1
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine2013Q1
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine2014Q1
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine2015Q1
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine2016Q1
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine2017Q1
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine2018Q1
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine2019Q1
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine2020Q1
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine2021Q1
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine2022Q1
Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation1999Q1
Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation2000Q1
Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation2001Q1
Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation2002Q1
Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation2003Q1
Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation2004Q1
Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation2005Q1
Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation2006Q1
Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation2007Q1
Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation2008Q1
Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation2009Q1
Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation2010Q1
Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation2011Q1
Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation2012Q1
Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation2013Q1
Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation2014Q1
Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation2015Q1
Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation2016Q1
Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation2017Q1
Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation2018Q1
Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation2019Q1
Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation2020Q1
Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation2021Q1
Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation2022Q1
Sports Science1999Q1
Sports Science2000Q1
Sports Science2001Q1
Sports Science2002Q1
Sports Science2003Q1
Sports Science2004Q1
Sports Science2005Q1
Sports Science2006Q1
Sports Science2007Q1
Sports Science2008Q1
Sports Science2009Q1
Sports Science2010Q1
Sports Science2011Q1
Sports Science2012Q1
Sports Science2013Q1
Sports Science2014Q1
Sports Science2015Q1
Sports Science2016Q1
Sports Science2017Q1
Sports Science2018Q1
Sports Science2019Q1
Sports Science2020Q1
Sports Science2021Q1
Sports Science2022Q1
SJR

The SJR is a size-independent prestige indicator that ranks journals by their 'average prestige per article'. It is based on the idea that 'all citations are not created equal'. SJR is a measure of scientific influence of journals that accounts for both the number of citations received by a journal and the importance or prestige of the journals where such citations come from It measures the scientific influence of the average article in a journal, it expresses how central to the global scientific discussion an average article of the journal is.

YearSJR
19991.570
20002.333
20012.185
20022.183
20031.766
20042.138
20052.412
20061.987
20072.419
20083.093
20092.937
20103.411
20112.660
20123.897
20133.759
20143.594
20153.572
20163.494
20173.949
20183.617
20193.243
20203.021
20212.266
20222.477
Total Documents

Evolution of the number of published documents. All types of documents are considered, including citable and non citable documents.

YearDocuments
1999158
2000174
2001156
2002157
2003185
2004268
2005221
2006255
2007283
2008294
2009343
2010346
2011368
2012353
2013379
2014380
2015396
2016425
2017411
2018432
2019446
2020437
2021470
2022487
Citations per document

This indicator counts the number of citations received by documents from a journal and divides them by the total number of documents published in that journal. The chart shows the evolution of the average number of times documents published in a journal in the past two, three and four years have been cited in the current year. The two years line is equivalent to journal impact factor ™ (Thomson Reuters) metric.

Cites per documentYearValue
Cites / Doc. (4 years)19992.186
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20002.681
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20012.753
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20022.846
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20032.829
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20043.329
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20053.628
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20064.113
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20074.046
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20084.123
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20094.594
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20104.914
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20114.715
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20125.702
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20135.781
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20145.932
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20156.483
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20166.440
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20176.485
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20186.810
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20196.150
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20206.118
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20216.505
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20226.086
Cites / Doc. (3 years)19992.186
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20002.620
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20012.456
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20022.559
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20032.624
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20042.998
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20053.603
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20063.751
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20073.945
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20084.100
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20094.325
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20104.526
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20114.497
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20125.522
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20135.539
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20145.818
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20156.066
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20166.140
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20176.458
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20186.308
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20195.892
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20205.801
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20216.055
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20225.681
Cites / Doc. (2 years)19992.130
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20002.069
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20012.090
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20022.164
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20032.262
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20042.749
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20053.035
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20063.526
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20073.689
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20083.686
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20093.910
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20104.094
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20114.203
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20124.973
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20135.348
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20145.163
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20155.278
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20165.921
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20175.759
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20185.688
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20195.426
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20205.112
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20215.438
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20225.029
Total Cites 
Self-Cites

Evolution of the total number of citations and journal's self-citations received by a journal's published documents during the three previous years.
Journal Self-citation is defined as the number of citation from a journal citing article to articles published by the same journal.

CitesYearValue
Self Cites1999121
Self Cites2000165
Self Cites2001104
Self Cites2002145
Self Cites2003142
Self Cites2004203
Self Cites2005304
Self Cites2006280
Self Cites2007431
Self Cites2008478
Self Cites2009563
Self Cites2010577
Self Cites2011611
Self Cites2012650
Self Cites2013776
Self Cites2014821
Self Cites2015821
Self Cites2016805
Self Cites2017845
Self Cites2018869
Self Cites2019909
Self Cites2020949
Self Cites2021887
Self Cites2022906
Total Cites19991126
Total Cites20001263
Total Cites20011211
Total Cites20021249
Total Cites20031278
Total Cites20041493
Total Cites20052198
Total Cites20062528
Total Cites20072935
Total Cites20083112
Total Cites20093598
Total Cites20104164
Total Cites20114421
Total Cites20125837
Total Cites20135910
Total Cites20146400
Total Cites20156745
Total Cites20167092
Total Cites20177756
Total Cites20187771
Total Cites20197471
Total Cites20207477
Total Cites20217962
Total Cites20227686
External Cites per Doc 
Cites per Doc

Evolution of the number of total citation per document and external citation per document (i.e. journal self-citations removed) received by a journal's published documents during the three previous years. External citations are calculated by subtracting the number of self-citations from the total number of citations received by the journal’s documents.

CitesYearValue
External Cites per document19991.951
External Cites per document20002.278
External Cites per document20012.245
External Cites per document20022.262
External Cites per document20032.333
External Cites per document20042.590
External Cites per document20053.105
External Cites per document20063.335
External Cites per document20073.366
External Cites per document20083.470
External Cites per document20093.648
External Cites per document20103.899
External Cites per document20113.876
External Cites per document20124.907
External Cites per document20134.812
External Cites per document20145.072
External Cites per document20155.327
External Cites per document20165.443
External Cites per document20175.754
External Cites per document20185.602
External Cites per document20195.175
External Cites per document20205.064
External Cites per document20215.380
External Cites per document20225.011
Cites per document19992.186
Cites per document20002.620
Cites per document20012.456
Cites per document20022.559
Cites per document20032.624
Cites per document20042.998
Cites per document20053.603
Cites per document20063.751
Cites per document20073.945
Cites per document20084.100
Cites per document20094.325
Cites per document20104.526
Cites per document20114.497
Cites per document20125.522
Cites per document20135.539
Cites per document20145.818
Cites per document20156.066
Cites per document20166.140
Cites per document20176.458
Cites per document20186.308
Cites per document20195.892
Cites per document20205.801
Cites per document20216.055
Cites per document20225.681
% International Collaboration

International Collaboration accounts for the articles that have been produced by researchers from several countries. The chart shows the ratio of a journal's documents signed by researchers from more than one country; that is including more than one country address.

YearInternational Collaboration
19995.06
20008.05
20017.05
20027.64
20037.03
200413.81
200513.57
200610.59
200714.13
200813.61
200918.37
201015.90
201115.49
201214.73
201314.78
201415.53
201517.42
201616.47
201721.17
201824.07
201921.97
202020.82
202119.79
202222.18
Citable documents 
Non-citable documents

Not every article in a journal is considered primary research and therefore "citable", this chart shows the ratio of a journal's articles including substantial research (research articles, conference papers and reviews) in three year windows vs. those documents other than research articles, reviews and conference papers.

DocumentsYearValue
Non-citable documents199966
Non-citable documents200076
Non-citable documents200182
Non-citable documents200282
Non-citable documents200368
Non-citable documents200470
Non-citable documents200558
Non-citable documents200661
Non-citable documents200776
Non-citable documents2008108
Non-citable documents2009126
Non-citable documents2010130
Non-citable documents2011147
Non-citable documents2012165
Non-citable documents2013151
Non-citable documents2014145
Non-citable documents2015131
Non-citable documents2016138
Non-citable documents2017137
Non-citable documents2018124
Non-citable documents2019140
Non-citable documents2020147
Non-citable documents2021176
Non-citable documents2022179
Citable documents1999449
Citable documents2000406
Citable documents2001411
Citable documents2002406
Citable documents2003419
Citable documents2004428
Citable documents2005552
Citable documents2006613
Citable documents2007668
Citable documents2008651
Citable documents2009706
Citable documents2010790
Citable documents2011836
Citable documents2012892
Citable documents2013916
Citable documents2014955
Citable documents2015981
Citable documents20161017
Citable documents20171064
Citable documents20181108
Citable documents20191128
Citable documents20201142
Citable documents20211139
Citable documents20221174
Cited documents 
Uncited documents

Ratio of a journal's items, grouped in three years windows, that have been cited at least once vs. those not cited during the following year.

DocumentsYearValue
Uncited documents1999176
Uncited documents2000162
Uncited documents2001179
Uncited documents2002172
Uncited documents2003150
Uncited documents2004145
Uncited documents2005131
Uncited documents2006144
Uncited documents2007148
Uncited documents2008172
Uncited documents2009194
Uncited documents2010182
Uncited documents2011223
Uncited documents2012227
Uncited documents2013223
Uncited documents2014194
Uncited documents2015166
Uncited documents2016179
Uncited documents2017160
Uncited documents2018164
Uncited documents2019186
Uncited documents2020184
Uncited documents2021198
Uncited documents2022202
Cited documents1999339
Cited documents2000320
Cited documents2001314
Cited documents2002316
Cited documents2003337
Cited documents2004353
Cited documents2005479
Cited documents2006530
Cited documents2007596
Cited documents2008587
Cited documents2009638
Cited documents2010738
Cited documents2011760
Cited documents2012830
Cited documents2013844
Cited documents2014906
Cited documents2015946
Cited documents2016976
Cited documents20171041
Cited documents20181068
Cited documents20191082
Cited documents20201105
Cited documents20211117
Cited documents20221151
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