Table 3.
Most influential journals in TI research.
| Rank | Journal | h-index | g-index | m-index | Total TI citations | Total TI publications | First TI publication | Scimagojr h-index | Field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Journal of Sports Sciences | 41 | 85 | 1.413 | 7,481 | 114 | 1994 | 145 | Sports |
| 2 | International Journal of Human Resource Management | 26 | 41 | 1.444 | 1,839 | 73 | 2005 | 123 | Management |
| 3 | Journal of World Business | 24 | 24 | 1.846 | 2,893 | 24 | 2010 | 121 | Management |
| 4 | Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research | 23 | 40 | 1.211 | 1,641 | 47 | 2004 | 140 | Sports |
| 5 | Human Resource Management Review | 17 | 24 | 1 | 2,780 | 24 | 2006 | 101 | Management |
| 6 | Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport | 16 | 25 | 0.8 | 853 | 25 | 2003 | 108 | Sports |
| 7 | Plos One | 14 | 25 | 1.167 | 639 | 27 | 2011 | 367 | Multidisciplinary |
| 8 | International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management | 13 | 27 | 0.867 | 777 | 30 | 2008 | 100 | Management |
| 9 | Human Resource Management | 12 | 18 | 0.667 | 702 | 18 | 2005 | 100 | Multidisciplinary |
| 10 | International Journal of Sports Physiology And Performance | 12 | 19 | 0.8 | 391 | 23 | 2008 | 76 | Sports |
| 11 | International Journal of Sports Science and Coaching | 12 | 18 | 1 | 404 | 35 | 2011 | 31 | Multidisciplinary |
| 12 | European Journal of Sport Science | 11 | 21 | 0.687 | 481 | 23 | 2007 | 65 | Sports |
| 13 | Frontiers in Psychology | 11 | 18 | 1.222 | 381 | 38 | 2014 | 133 | Psychology |
| 14 | Gifted Child Quarterly | 11 | 18 | 0.244 | 364 | 23 | 1978 | 54 | Education |
| 15 | Journal of Human Kinetics | 11 | 19 | 0.786 | 392 | 23 | 2009 | 44 | Sports |
| 16 | Employee Relations | 10 | 24 | 1.428 | 602 | 29 | 2016 | 57 | Management |
| 17 | European Journal of International Management | 10 | 16 | 0.833 | 398 | 16 | 2011 | 28 | Management |
| 18 | Human Resource Development International | 10 | 14 | 0.714 | 334 | 14 | 2009 | 53 | Management |
| 19 | Industrial and Commercial Training | 10 | 17 | 0.667 | 383 | 17 | 2008 | 37 | Management |
| 20 | Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness | 10 | 16 | 0.5 | 263 | 16 | 2003 | 68 | Sports |
| 21 | International Journal of Sports Medicine | 9 | 11 | 0.643 | 743 | 11 | 2009 | 112 | Sports |
| 22 | Biology of Sport | 8 | 11 | 0.444 | 275 | 11 | 2005 | 33 | Sports |
| 23 | Harvard Business Review | 8 | 13 | 0.421 | 457 | 13 | 2004 | 190 | Management |
| 24 | Personnel Review | 8 | 14 | 0.615 | 291 | 14 | 2010 | 77 | Management |
| 25 | Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports | 8 | 10 | 0.667 | 342 | 10 | 2011 | 123 | Sports |
| 26 | Science and Medicine in Football | 8 | 14 | 1.333 | 219 | 25 | 2017 | 18 | Sports |
| 27 | Thunderbird International Business Review | 8 | 12 | 0.727 | 160 | 19 | 2012 | 42 | Management |
| 28 | European Journal of Training and Development | 7 | 12 | 0.636 | 237 | 12 | 2012 | 60 | Management |
| 29 | International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport | 7 | 10 | 0.538 | 122 | 10 | 2010 | 34 | Sports |
| 30 | Journal of Management Development | 7 | 15 | 0.438 | 245 | 15 | 2007 | 63 | Management |
h-index = h articles with h citations, g-index = top g articles with g citations, m-index = h-index divided by total number of active years. Total citations, number of publications, and year of first TI publication as found in the Scopus and WOS merged database. Scimagojr h-index = total h-index for all journal publications.