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Best Rehabilitation journals

170 Scopus-active journals are ranked in Rehabilitation. All are listed below, ranked by CiteScore percentile — 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 93rd Q1 SSCI – No
12 Robotica 5.7 93rd Q1 SCIE – No
13 Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology 5.6 92nd Q1 SSCI – No
14 Disability and Rehabilitation 5.5 92nd Q1 SCIE, SSCI – No
15 Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation 5.5 91st 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 – No
28 Spinal Cord 4.7 84th Q1 SCIE – No
29 Brazilian Journal of Physical Therapy 4.6 83rd Q1 SCIE – No
30 Annals of Rehabilitation Medicine 4.6 82nd Q1 ESCI – Yes
31 BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation 4.6 82nd Q1 SCIE – Yes
32 Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation and Prevention 4.5 81st 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 73rd Q2 SCIE – No
47 Journal of Science in Sport and Exercise 3.7 72nd Q2 ESCI – No
48 Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics of North America 3.7 72nd Q2 SCIE – No
49 American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 3.7 71st Q2 SCIE – No
50 Montenegrin Journal of Sports Science and Medicine 3.7 71st 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 International Journal of Art Therapy: Inscape 3.3 65th Q2 ESCI – No
59 Research and Practice in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities 3.3 65th Q2 ESCI – No
60 Journal of Sport Rehabilitation 3.2 64th Q2 SCIE – No
61 NeuroRehabilitation 3.2 64th Q2 SCIE, SSCI – No
62 Archives of Rehabilitation Research and Clinical Translation 3.2 63rd Q2 ESCI – Yes
63 Journal of Hand Therapy 3.2 63rd Q2 SCIE – No
64 Journal of Disability Research 3.1 62nd Q2 – – Yes
65 Geriatric Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation 3.1 61st Q2 SCIE – Yes
66 Sexuality and Disability 3.1 61st Q2 SSCI – No
67 Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal 3 60th Q2 SSCI – No
68 Shoulder and Elbow 2.9 60th Q2 ESCI – No
69 Work 2.9 59th Q2 SSCI – No
70 Physical and Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics 2.8 59th Q2 SCIE, SSCI – No
71 Developmental Neurorehabilitation 2.7 58th Q2 SCIE – No
72 African Journal of Disability 2.7 57th Q2 ESCI – Yes
73 JMIR Neurotechnology 2.7 56th Q2 – – Yes
74 International Journal of Rehabilitation Research 2.6 56th Q2 SCIE, SSCI – No
75 Prosthetics and Orthotics International 2.5 55th Q2 SCIE – No
76 Asia-Pacific Journal of Sports Medicine, Arthroscopy, Rehabilitation and Technology 2.3 54th Q2 ESCI – Yes
77 Turkish Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2.3 54th Q2 SCIE – No
78 Journal of Applied Biomechanics 2.3 53rd Q2 SCIE – No
79 Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation 2.2 53rd Q2 ESCI – No
80 Cardiopulmonary Physical Therapy Journal 2.1 52nd Q2 – – No
81 Topics in Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation 2.1 52nd Q2 ESCI – No
82 Physical Therapy Reviews 2.1 51st Q2 ESCI – No
83 Current Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Reports 2.1 50th Q2 ESCI – No
84 Hand Surgery and Rehabilitation 2 50th Q2 SCIE – No
85 Journal of Physical Therapy Education 2 49th Q3 ESCI – No
86 Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness 2 49th Q3 SSCI – No
87 Journal of Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine 2 48th Q3 ESCI – Yes
88 Journal of Poetry Therapy 1.9 47th Q3 ESCI – No
89 Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Mental Health 1.9 47th Q3 – – No
90 Biomechanics (Switzerland) 1.9 46th Q3 ESCI – Yes
91 Journal of Hand Surgery Global Online 1.9 46th Q3 – – Yes
92 Justice, Opportunities, and Rehabilitation 1.9 45th Q3 ESCI – No
93 Health, Sport, Rehabilitation 1.8 45th Q3 – – Yes
94 JSES Reviews, Reports, and Techniques 1.8 44th Q3 – – Yes
95 Advances in Rehabilitation 1.8 43rd Q3 – – Yes
96 Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions 1.7 43rd Q3 ESCI – No
97 IEEE International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics 1.7 42nd Q3 – – No
98 Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies 1.7 42nd Q3 ESCI – No
99 Journal of Prosthetics and Orthotics 1.6 41st Q3 ESCI – No
100 Journal of Disability and Religion 1.6 40th Q3 – – No
101 Technology and Disability 1.6 40th Q3 ESCI – No
102 Die Rehabilitation 1.5 39th Q3 SCIE – No
103 Journal of Medical Extended Reality 1.5 39th Q3 – – No
104 Egyptian Rheumatology and Rehabilitation 1.4 38th Q3 ESCI – Yes
105 International Journal of Special Education 1.4 38th Q3 – – Yes
106 Canadian Prosthetics and Orthotics Journal 1.3 37th Q3 – – Yes
107 Evidence-Based Communication Assessment and Intervention 1.3 36th Q3 – – No
108 Iranian Rehabilitation Journal 1.3 36th Q3 – – Yes
109 Middle East Journal of Rehabilitation and Health Studies 1.3 35th Q3 – – No
110 Topics in Geriatric Rehabilitation 1.3 35th Q3 SSCI – No
111 Fizicna Reabilitacia ta Rekreacijno-Ozdorovci Tehnologii 1.3 34th Q3 – – Yes
112 International Biomechanics 1.3 34th Q3 – – Yes
113 Physikalische Medizin Rehabilitationsmedizin Kurortmedizin 1.2 33rd Q3 SCIE – No
114 Journal of Orthopaedics, Trauma and Rehabilitation 1.2 32nd Q3 ESCI – Yes
115 Journal of the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America 1.2 32nd Q3 ESCI – Yes
116 Physical and Occupational Therapy in Geriatrics 1.1 31st Q3 ESCI – No
117 Rehabilitation Nursing 1.1 31st Q3 SCIE, SSCI – No
118 Rehabilitation Oncology 1.1 30th Q3 ESCI – No
119 Acta Ortopedica Brasileira 1.1 29th Q3 SCIE – Yes
120 Frontiers in Stroke 1.1 29th Q3 ESCI – Yes
121 Rehabilitacion 1.1 28th Q3 ESCI – No
122 Assistive Technology Outcomes and Benefits 1 28th Q3 – – No
123 Physical Treatments 1 27th Q3 – – Yes
124 Torture 1 27th Q3 – – Yes
125 Journal of the International Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine 0.9 26th Q3 – – Yes
126 Ortopedia Traumatologia Rehabilitacja 0.9 25th Q3 – – No
127 Reabilitacijos Mokslai: Slauga, Kineziterapija, Ergoterapija 0.9 25th Q3 – – Yes
128 Journal of Applied Rehabilitation Counseling 0.9 24th Q4 – – No
129 Revista Colombiana de Reumatologia 0.9 24th Q4 ESCI – No
130 Human Research in Rehabilitation 0.9 23rd Q4 – – Yes
131 Fisioterapia em Movimento 0.8 22nd Q4 – – Yes
132 Travmatologiya i Ortopediya Rossii 0.8 22nd Q4 ESCI – Yes
133 Chinese Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma 0.8 21st Q4 – – No
134 International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation 0.8 21st Q4 ESCI – No
135 Hrvatska Revija Za Rehabilitacijska Istrazivanja 0.8 20th Q4 – – Yes
136 Journal of Modern Rehabilitation 0.8 20th Q4 – – Yes
137 Revista Chilena de Fonoaudiologia 0.7 19th Q4 – – Yes
138 Journal of Musculoskeletal Surgery and Research 0.7 18th Q4 ESCI – No
139 Rehabilitation and Recreation 0.7 18th Q4 – – No
140 Annual Review of CyberTherapy and Telemedicine 0.7 17th Q4 ESCI – No
141 Sportske Nauke i Zdravlje 0.7 16th Q4 – – Yes
142 Voprosy Kurortologii Fizioterapii i Lechebnoi Fizicheskoi Kultury / Problems of Balneology, Physiotherapy and Therapeutic Physical Culture 0.7 16th Q4 – – No
143 Complex Issues of Cardiovascular Diseases 0.6 15th Q4 – – No
144 Physiotherapy Practice and Research 0.6 15th Q4 ESCI – No
145 Turkish Journal of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation 0.6 14th Q4 ESCI – Yes
146 Vestnik Vosstanovitel'noj Mediciny 0.6 14th Q4 – – Yes
147 International Journal of Medicine and Health Development 0.6 13th Q4 ESCI – Yes
148 Journal de Traumatologie du Sport 0.6 13th Q4 – – No
149 Sports Medicine: Research and Practice 0.6 12th Q4 – – Yes
150 Critical Reviews in Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine 0.6 11th Q4 – – No
151 Arteterapia 0.5 11th Q4 ESCI – Yes
152 CardioSomatics 0.5 10th Q4 – – Yes
153 International Journal of Athletic Therapy and Training 0.5 10th Q4 ESCI – No
154 Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine 0.5 9th Q4 – – No
155 Motricite Cerebrale 0.5 9th Q4 – – No
156 Revista Portuguesa de Enfermagem de Reabilitacao 0.4 8th Q4 – – Yes
157 Journal of Cancer Rehabilitation 0.4 7th Q4 – – Yes
158 Phytotherapy Journal 0.4 7th Q4 – – No
159 Rehabilitace a Fyzikalni Lekarstvi 0.4 6th Q4 – – No
160 Revista Pesquisa em Fisioterapia 0.4 6th Q4 – – Yes
161 Rehabilitacja Medyczna 0.4 5th Q4 – – Yes
162 Geriatric Care 0.3 4th Q4 – – Yes
163 Neurologie und Rehabilitation 0.3 4th Q4 – – No
164 Kinesitherapie 0.3 3rd Q4 – – No
165 Rehabilitacia 0.3 3rd Q4 – – No
166 International Journal on Disability and Human Development 0.3 2nd Q4 – – No
167 Ukraine. Nation's Health 0.2 2nd Q4 – – No
168 Revista Cubana de Ortopedia y Traumatologia 0.1 1st Q4 – – No
169 Advances in Learning and Behavioral Disabilities 0.1 0th Q4 – – No
170 Advanced Spine Journal 0 0th Q4 – – Yes

Rank and percentile are within the Rehabilitation Scopus subject table (CiteScore 2025, dataset 2026-10-04). A journal can rank differently in its other subject areas — open its profile for the full picture.

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