2026 Journal Metrics Score
3.5
Updated August 2026 · 2-year citation average from OpenAlex data
The Journal Metrics Score is the two-year mean citedness of a journal, computed from OpenAlex (CC0) data: citations received in the most recent complete year to works published in the two prior years, divided by the number of those works. Quartiles rank journals within each OpenAlex subfield by score. Data source: OpenAlex (CC0).
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| Category | Quartile |
|---|---|
| Orthopedics and Sports Medicine | Q1 |
| Epidemiology | Q1 |
| Physiology | Q1 |
| Developmental and Educational Psychology | Q1 |
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BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine's 2026 Journal Metrics Score is 3.5, updated August 2026 from OpenAlex citation data. The journal is ranked Q1 in this Journal Metrics record.
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Ranked #1,048 in Medicine by Journal Metrics Score and #1,042 among Q1 Medicine journals. This context helps compare BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine against journals publishing in the same field.
2026 Journal Metrics Scores for 13 of 24 BMJ journals published by BMJ, highest score first. Each journal is scored separately; there is no combined score for the BMJ family.
Published 722 papers across the last 5 recorded years with a current Journal Metrics Score of 3.5.
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