Impact Factor
3.69
Journal Citation Impact
Estimated influence, citation density, publishing volume, and citation integrity from the analytics table.
Citation rate
4.46
341 total citations
h5-index
31
h5 depth signal
Cited share
88.0%
73 of 83
Total citations
341
Citation footprint
Metric signal
4.19
External metric anchor
Self-citation
5.6%
19 self-citations
Citations Trend
Monthly Publications Cadence
Citing Geographic Demographics
United Kingdom
212
Australia
146
Germany
66
United States
43
Netherlands
34
Citing Fields of Research
Sports Science
528
Musculoskeletal Disorders
66
Nutrition & Dietetics
18
Chronobiology
12
Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism
11
Publishing Activity & Reach
Volume, recency, access pattern, and citing-community signals from the journal analytics record.
All-time article footprint
556
Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set
83
73 cited publications
Last 12 months
37
3.4 publications/month
Open access share
59.5%
22 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country
United Kingdom
212 citing publications
Leading citing field
Sports Science
528 citing publications
Latest tracked publication
16 October 2026
10 recent records available
Coverage & Indexing History
v5n1, 2021-
v5n1, 2021-
Research Focus & Classification
Indexed Subjects
Sports Science
Issuing & Sponsoring Bodies
publisher
Taylor & Francis
Broad Categories
Sports Medicine
Sports Science
MeSH Descriptors
Athletic Injuries
Soccer
Latest Publications
Recent article records with DOI-first linking and condensed abstracts.
01
DOI 10.1080/24733938.2026.2743077
Open DOI
Injuries and illnesses in the CONMEBOL Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana men’s football tournaments 2022–2024
02
DOI 10.1080/24733938.2026.2747391
Open DOI
UEFA consensus guidelines on anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury in Women’s football – part one: risk factors and prevention
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05
DOI 10.1080/24733938.2026.2741064
Open DOI
Individual effects of a nutritional supplementation blend on sleep in professional under-17 footballers: a replicate crossover trial
06
DOI 10.1080/24733938.2026.2726162
Open DOI
Rectus femoris scarring as a marker of greater muscle injury risk in young football players: a prospective observational study
07
DOI 10.1080/24733938.2026.2727018
Open DOI
A new match-heading index for male professional football players based on objective and video sources – SoccHealth
Assessing exposures that are considered potential health hazards in professional sports poses substantial challenges. This is particularly true for contact sports such as football (soccer), where a...
08
DOI 10.1080/24733938.2026.2728065
Open DOI
Temporal trends in the relative age effect in five major European men’s football leagues, 2000–2025
The relative age effect (RAE) refers to the systematic overrepresentation, within any age-grouped competitive cohort, of individuals born early in the annual selection year relative to those born n...
09
DOI 10.1080/24733938.2026.2726164
Open DOI
Reconceptualising game understanding in youth football: implications for applied research and practice
As coaches and researchers, we recognise ‘game understanding’ as a key concept in football that influences players’ decision making within a dynamic interaction of cooperation and opposition, where...
10
DOI 10.1080/24733938.2026.2713527
Open DOI
Understanding working conditions in elite women’s football: a scoping review
Women’s football (soccer) has grown rapidly in the last two decades, marked by increased professionalisation and global visibility. Despite this growth, concerns have been raised by players, coache...
Bibliographical & Catalog Notes
Previously published as a regular special issue of Journal of Sports Sciences [ISSN 1466-447X].
Some issues from 2021- accompanied by separately paged supplements.
Also issued in print.