Human Movement Science

Aims & Scope

Human Movement Science provides a medium for publishing disciplinary and multidisciplinary studies on human movement.

It brings together psychological, biomechanical and neurophysiological research on the control, organization and learning of human movement, including the perceptual support of movement.

The overarching goal of the journal is to publish articles that help advance theoretical understanding of the control and organization of human movement, as well as changes therein as a function of development, learning and rehabilitation.

The nature of the research reported may vary from fundamental theoretical or empirical studies to more applied studies in the fields of, for example, sport, dance and rehabilitation with the proviso that all studies have a distinct theoretical bearing.

Also, reviews and meta-studies advancing the understanding of human movement are welcome.

These aims and scope imply that purely descriptive studies are not acceptable, while methodological articles are only acceptable if the methodology in question opens up new vistas in understanding the control and organization of human movement.

The same holds for articles on exercise physiology, which in general are not supported, unless they speak to the control and organization of human movement.

In general, it is required that the theoretical message of articles published in Human Movement Science is, to a certain extent, innovative and not dismissible as just "more of the same."

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.9
2024	1.60

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	9447

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	685

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.614

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	109

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science
• Medline

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Health Professions, Medicine and Psychology, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• A gait analysis data collection and reduction technique

  Citation: 2495

  Authors: Roy B., Sylvia, Dennis, James R.

• Human movement variability, nonlinear dynamics, and pathology: Is there a connection?

  Citation: 793

  Authors: Nicholas, Leslie M.

• Gait dynamics, fractals and falls: Finding meaning in the stride-to-stride fluctuations of human walking

  Citation: 680

  Authors: Jeffrey M.

• Kinematic and kinetic patterns in human gait: Variability and compensating effects

  Citation: 592

  Authors: David A.

• Rocking together: Dynamics of intentional and unintentional interpersonal coordination

  Citation: 557

  Authors: Michael J., Kerry L., Robert W., Justin R.L., R.C.

• The ‘extrapolated center of mass’ concept suggests a simple control of balance in walking

  Citation: 500

  Authors: At L.

• The role of early fine and gross motor development on later motor and cognitive ability

  Citation: 468

  Authors: Jan P., Lisa, Leigh M., Natalie

• A review of the contextual interference effect in motor skill acquisition

  Citation: 458

  Authors: Richard A., Kellie G.

• The six determinants of gait and the inverted pendulum analogy: A dynamic walking perspective

  Citation: 443

  Authors: Arthur D.

• Prediction of hip joint centre location from external landmarks

  Citation: 437

  Authors: Alexander L., Richard A., Douglas R.

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