The American Journal of Sports Medicine

Published by SAGE Publications

Abbrev: Am. J. Sports Med.

ISSN 0363-5465EISSN 1552-3365

Previously known as: The Journal of Sports Medicine

Database Coverage

Scopus
PubMed
MEDLINE
SCIE
Scilit

Journal Articles

All-time journal articles: 12,690
2025 journal articles: 387

Subject

Musculoskeletal Disorders

Publications Analysis

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Publications in 2016-2026

Open Access Publications in 2016-2026

Top Subjects

Publications in 2016-2026.

Subject	Publications
Musculoskeletal Disorders	4,323
Sports Science	699
Stem Cell Biology	225
Nervous System Disorders	100
Anesthetic & Pain Medicine	67
Abdominal Surgery	66
Medical Ethics	53
Osteopathies	49
Postural Control	42
Cosmetic Surgery	38

Top Countries

Publications in 2016-2026.

Country	Publications
United States	2,432
China	321
South Korea	269
Japan	198
United Kingdom	180
Germany	174
Australia	169
Canada	168
France	142
Switzerland	135

Citation analysis

Publications published in 2023-2024 and cited in 2025.

Total Citations: 4,135
Total Publications: 816
Average Citations: 5.07
Cited Publications: 674
Cited Publications %: 82.6%
Self Citations: 310
Self Citations %: 7.5%

Metrics

2025 Integrated Impact Indicators

I3: 2778
I3/N: 3.99
h5_index: 66
Monthly Citation Metric (MCM): 5.78

Monthly Citation Metric

Citations per year

All citations in 2016-2026

Citation Distribution

All citations to publications in 2023-2024.

Q1: 4
Med: 11
Q3: 18
99%: 72.4
Max: 193

Citation Origins

Publications published in 2023-2024 and cited in 2025.

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