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Best Rehabilitation journals

171 Scopus-active journals are ranked in Rehabilitation. The top 100 by CiteScore percentile are listed below — 43 of them sit in quartile Q1. Every title links to a full profile with Scopus, Web of Science, ABDC, DOAJ and open-access details.

# Journal CiteScore Percentile Quartile WoS ABDC OA
1 IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering 11 99th Q1 SCIE Yes
2 Annals of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine 8.9 99th Q1 SCIE No
3 Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation 8.6 98th Q1 SCIE Yes
4 JMIR Serious Games 8.5 97th Q1 SCIE Yes
5 Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair 6.9 97th Q1 SCIE No
6 Journal of Neurologic Physical Therapy 6.7 96th Q1 SCIE No
7 European Journal of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine 6.5 96th Q1 SCIE Yes
8 Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 6.2 95th Q1 SCIE No
9 Clinical Rehabilitation 6.2 95th Q1 SCIE No
10 Assistive Technology 6 94th Q1 SSCI No
11 Games for Health Journal 5.9 93th Q1 SSCI No
12 Robotica 5.7 93th Q1 SCIE No
13 Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology 5.6 92th Q1 SSCI No
14 Disability and Rehabilitation 5.5 92th Q1 SCIE, SSCI No
15 Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation 5.5 91th Q1 SCIE No
16 JMIR Rehabilitation and Assistive Technologies 5.4 90th Q1 ESCI Yes
17 Supportive Care in Cancer 5.3 90th Q1 SCIE No
18 Gait and Posture 5.3 89th Q1 SCIE No
19 Neuropsychological Rehabilitation 5.3 89th Q1 SCIE No
20 Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation 5.1 88th Q1 SCIE, SSCI No
21 Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation 5.1 88th Q1 SSCI No
22 Sports Medicine and Health Science 5.1 87th Q1 ESCI Yes
23 Journal of Neurorestoratology 5 86th Q1 ESCI Yes
24 Wearable Technologies 4.9 86th Q1 ESCI Yes
25 Prosthesis 4.8 85th Q1 ESCI No
26 Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin 4.8 85th Q1 SSCI No
27 Archives of Physiotherapy 4.7 84th Q1 ESCI Yes
28 Spinal Cord 4.7 84th Q1 SCIE No
29 Brazilian Journal of Physical Therapy 4.6 83th Q1 SCIE No
30 Annals of Rehabilitation Medicine 4.6 82th Q1 ESCI Yes
31 BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation 4.6 82th Q1 SCIE Yes
32 Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation and Prevention 4.5 81th Q1 SCIE No
33 Arthroscopy, Sports Medicine, and Rehabilitation 4.4 80th Q1 Yes
34 Current Trauma Reports 4.4 80th Q1 ESCI No
35 Journal of Biomechanics 4.3 79th Q1 SCIE No
36 PM&R 4.3 79th Q1 SCIE No
37 Rehabilitation Psychology 4.2 78th Q1 SSCI No
38 Journal of Special Education 4.1 78th Q1 SSCI No
39 Osteoarthritis and Cartilage Open 4.1 77th Q1 ESCI Yes
40 AAC: Augmentative and Alternative Communication 4 77th Q1 SCIE, SSCI No
41 Journal of Intellectual Disability Research 3.9 76th Q1 SSCI No
42 Journal of Enabling Technologies 3.9 75th Q1 ESCI No
43 Physical Activity and Health 3.9 75th Q1 Yes
44 Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine 3.8 74th Q2 SCIE Yes
45 Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases 3.8 74th Q2 SCIE Yes
46 Journal of Geriatric Physical Therapy 3.7 73th Q2 SCIE No
47 Journal of Science in Sport and Exercise 3.7 72th Q2 ESCI No
48 Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics of North America 3.7 72th Q2 SCIE No
49 American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 3.7 71th Q2 SCIE No
50 Montenegrin Journal of Sports Science and Medicine 3.7 71th Q2 ESCI Yes
51 Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences 3.5 70th Q2 ESCI Yes
52 International Journal of Telerehabilitation 3.5 70th Q2 ESCI Yes
53 Journal of Back and Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation 3.5 69th Q2 SCIE No
54 Joint Diseases and Related Surgery 3.5 68th Q2 SCIE No
55 Journal of Aging and Physical Activity 3.4 68th Q2 SCIE, SSCI No
56 International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy 3.4 67th Q2 ESCI Yes
57 Journal of Burn Care and Research 3.3 67th Q2 SCIE No
58 Retos 3.3 66th Q2 Yes
59 International Journal of Art Therapy: Inscape 3.3 65th Q2 ESCI No
60 Research and Practice in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities 3.3 65th Q2 ESCI No
61 Journal of Sport Rehabilitation 3.2 64th Q2 SCIE No
62 NeuroRehabilitation 3.2 64th Q2 SCIE, SSCI No
63 Archives of Rehabilitation Research and Clinical Translation 3.2 63th Q2 ESCI Yes
64 Journal of Hand Therapy 3.2 63th Q2 SCIE No
65 Journal of Disability Research 3.1 62th Q2 Yes
66 Geriatric Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation 3.1 61th Q2 SCIE Yes
67 Sexuality and Disability 3.1 61th Q2 SSCI No
68 Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal 3 60th Q2 SSCI No
69 Shoulder and Elbow 2.9 60th Q2 ESCI No
70 Work 2.9 59th Q2 SSCI No
71 Physical and Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics 2.8 59th Q2 SCIE, SSCI No
72 Developmental Neurorehabilitation 2.7 58th Q2 SCIE No
73 African Journal of Disability 2.7 57th Q2 ESCI Yes
74 JMIR Neurotechnology 2.7 56th Q2 Yes
75 International Journal of Rehabilitation Research 2.6 56th Q2 SCIE, SSCI No
76 Prosthetics and Orthotics International 2.5 55th Q2 SCIE No
77 Asia-Pacific Journal of Sports Medicine, Arthroscopy, Rehabilitation and Technology 2.3 54th Q2 ESCI Yes
78 Turkish Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2.3 54th Q2 SCIE No
79 Journal of Applied Biomechanics 2.3 53th Q2 SCIE No
80 Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation 2.2 53th Q2 ESCI No
81 Cardiopulmonary Physical Therapy Journal 2.1 52th Q2 No
82 Topics in Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation 2.1 52th Q2 ESCI No
83 Physical Therapy Reviews 2.1 51th Q2 ESCI No
84 Current Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Reports 2.1 50th Q2 ESCI No
85 Hand Surgery and Rehabilitation 2 50th Q2 SCIE No
86 Journal of Physical Therapy Education 2 49th Q3 ESCI No
87 Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness 2 49th Q3 SSCI No
88 Journal of Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine 2 48th Q3 ESCI Yes
89 Journal of Poetry Therapy 1.9 47th Q3 ESCI No
90 Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Mental Health 1.9 47th Q3 No
91 Biomechanics (Switzerland) 1.9 46th Q3 ESCI Yes
92 Journal of Hand Surgery Global Online 1.9 46th Q3 Yes
93 Justice, Opportunities, and Rehabilitation 1.9 45th Q3 No
94 Health, Sport, Rehabilitation 1.8 45th Q3 Yes
95 JSES Reviews, Reports, and Techniques 1.8 44th Q3 Yes
96 Advances in Rehabilitation 1.8 43th Q3 Yes
97 Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions 1.7 43th Q3 ESCI No
98 IEEE International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics 1.7 42th Q3 No
99 Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies 1.7 42th Q3 ESCI No
100 Journal of Prosthetics and Orthotics 1.6 41th Q3 ESCI No

Rank and percentile are within the Rehabilitation Scopus subject table (CiteScore 2025, dataset 2026-06-09). A journal can rank differently in its other subject areas — open its profile for the full picture.

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