Academic Journal
Q1Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise
About Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise
Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise is a scholarly journal published by Lippincott Williams and Wilkins. SCImago 2025 places it in Q1 with an SJR of 1.481 and an H-index of 280.
Its listed coverage is 1969-2026 and its research categories include Orthopedics and Sports Medicine (Q1); Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation (Q1); Sports Science (Q1). The 2025 dataset reports 1314 documents and 3245 citations across the latest three-year reporting window.
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Aims & Scope
The journal publishes research related to Sports Performance and Training, Cardiovascular and exercise physiology, Sports injuries and prevention, Muscle metabolism and nutrition, Exercise and Physiological Responses, Physical Activity and Health.
Recent Research Articles
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Association of Reallocation of Movement Behaviours with Ectopic Fat Accumulation: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of the UK Biobank Cohort
Jiajin Li, Alice E. Thackray, James A. King, Emily S. Petherick et al.
2026-09-07 · DOI: 10.1249/mss.0000000000004117Pre-Exercise Caffeine Ingestion Leads to Greater Exercise-Induced Torque Reduction by Increasing Eccentric Load During Resistance Exercise
Teppei Matsumura, Shunya Nonoyama, Kosuke Endo, Kazushi Fukuzawa et al.
2026-09-07 · DOI: 10.1249/mss.0000000000004135Associations Between Characteristics of the Home and Physical Activity Behavior in Youth
Russell R. Pate, Marsha Dowda, Alexander C. McLain, Natalie Colabianchi et al.
2026-09-07 · DOI: 10.1249/mss.0000000000004140The LC-NE System as a Candidate Mechanism Linking the Acute Benefits of Exercise on Cognitive and Brain Function in Children
Christina M. Bertrand, Lauren B. Raine, Yan Luo, Tatsuya T. Shigeta et al.
2026-09-07 · DOI: 10.1249/mss.0000000000004132Energy Expenditure During Walking in Adults: Impact of Body Mass Index and Sex
Joshua S. Beaumont, Glenn A. Gaesser, Marc A. Adams, Daniel S. Peterson et al.
2026-09-07 · DOI: 10.1249/mss.0000000000004141High Reliability, Limited Validity: Assessment of a 3D Body Scanner to Estimate Anthropometric and Body Composition Measurements
Rhiannon A. Campbell, Jordan T. Andersen, AuraLea Fain, Ayden McCarty et al.
2026-09-07 · DOI: 10.1249/mss.0000000000004116Sex Differences in Prefrontal Oxygenation and Neuromuscular Fatigue to Incremental Cycling and Cognitive Testing Lead to Similar Cognitive Performance
Thomas Goepp, Marie Nivet, Guillaume Y. Millet, Mark Hayes et al.
2026-09-07 · DOI: 10.1249/mss.0000000000004136Positive Joint Work Redistribution in Running: The Role of Plantar Flexor Fatigue and the Effect of Advanced Footwear Technology
Key Nahan, Steffen Willwacher, John Kerr, Martin Héroux et al.
2026-09-07 · DOI: 10.1249/mss.0000000000004134A Comparison of Ground Reaction Forces, Tibial Forces, and Clinician Perspectives on Tibial Bone Load During Common Rehabilitation Exercises
Meredith K. Owen, Katherine M. Rodzak, Tereza Janatova, Lauren N. Erickson et al.
2026-09-07 · DOI: 10.1249/mss.0000000000004133Long-Term Career and Healthcare Impacts of Hip/Pelvic Bone Stress Injuries Sustained During Basic Combat Training: A Case-Control Study in Graduates
Garry F. Dredge, Daniel I. Rhon, Abe R. Dummar, Brian W. Noehren et al.
2026-09-04 · DOI: 10.1249/mss.0000000000004138External Validation of an Injury Risk Prediction Algorithm in US Army Paratroopers
Christopher W. Boyer, Garrett S. Bullock, Daniel I. Rhon
2026-09-04 · DOI: 10.1249/mss.0000000000004137Training Status Modulates Perceptual Responses During Constant-Load Cycling at Maximal Metabolic Steady State
Rodrigo de Araujo Bonetti de Poli, Brynn Eric Alexander Lindstrom, Pablo Rafael Fleitas-Paniagua, Rafael de Almeida Azevedo et al.
2026-09-01 · DOI: 10.1249/mss.0000000000004124Comparison of Different Exercise Modalities on Neuronal Plasticity and Spatial Memory
Tavor Ben-Zeev, Chagai Levi, Nicholas A. Ratamess, Henriette van Praag et al.
2026-09-01 · DOI: 10.1249/mss.0000000000004130Why Is the Vertical-Kilometer of Fully (Switzerland) So Fast? Physiological and Mechanical Benefits of Stair Ascent on Extreme Uphill Slopes
Louis Finiel, Valentin Luc, Tristan Cardillo, Davide Malatesta et al.
2026-09-01 · DOI: 10.1249/mss.0000000000004123Predicting DXA-Derived Body Composition in Older Women Using Anthropometry-Based Linear Regularized Regression
Felipe Lisboa, Natã Stavinski, Analiza M. Silva, Witalo Kassiano et al.
2026-09-01 · DOI: 10.1249/mss.0000000000004127Exercise Timing Influences Autonomic and Psychological Adaptations but not Functional Capacity in Cancer Patients Undergoing Treatment
Buck W. Covington II, Brooke Mattocks, Luke Krynski, Lea Haverbeck Simon et al.
2026-09-01 · DOI: 10.1249/mss.0000000000004128Pre-Exercise Caffeine Enhances Repeated Sprint Performance and Alters Physiological and Perceptual Responses with Effects Lasting up to 3.5 h
Mizuki Nishikawa, Manabu Shibasaki, Naoto Fujii
2026-09-01 · DOI: 10.1249/mss.0000000000004129Effects Of Soft/Quiet Running Cues Versus Changing to a Forefoot Strike Pattern on Gait Mechanics
Lucas Sarantos, David J. Zeppetelli, Cole A. Dempsey, Lauren K. Sara et al.
2026-09-01 · DOI: 10.1249/mss.0000000000004131More Pain, Less Strength: Higher Pain is Associated with Lower Knee Extensor Strength in Adolescents with Patellofemoral Pain—a Cross-Sectional Study
Samual A. Kayll, Rana S. Hinman, Adam L. Bryant, Kim L. Bennell et al.
2026-09-01 · DOI: 10.1249/mss.0000000000004125Maximal O2 Uptake Is Higher During Whole-Body Compared to Lower-Body Exercise due to Higher Convective, but not Diffusive, O2 Transport
Elias M. A. Lehtonen, Juha E. Peltonen, Antti-Pekka E. Rissanen, Virpi Rajala et al.
2026-08-28 · DOI: 10.1249/mss.0000000000004122Reviews
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