Physiotherapy Research International

Physiotherapy Research International is an international peer reviewed journal dedicated to the exchange of knowledge that is directly relevant to specialist areas of physiotherapy theory, practice, and research. Our aim is to promote a high level of scholarship and build on the current evidence base to inform the advancement of the physiotherapy profession. We publish original research on a wide range of topics e.g. Primary research testing new physiotherapy treatments; methodological research; measurement and outcome research and qualitative research of interest to researchers, clinicians and educators. Further, we aim to publish high quality papers that represent the range of cultures and settings where physiotherapy services are delivered. We attract a wide readership from physiotherapists and others working in diverse clinical and academic settings. We aim to promote an international debate amongst the profession about current best evidence based practice. Papers are directed primarily towards the physiotherapy profession, but can be relevant to a wide range of professional groups. The growth of interdisciplinary research is also key to our aims and scope, and we encourage relevant submissions from other professional groups. The journal actively encourages submissions which utilise a breadth of different methodologies and research designs to facilitate addressing key questions related to the physiotherapy practice. PRI seeks to encourage good quality topical debates on a range of relevant issues and promote critical reflection on decision making and implementation of physiotherapy interventions.

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Category	Year	Quartile
Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation	1999	Q2
Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation	2000	Q2
Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation	2001	Q3
Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation	2002	Q2
Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation	2003	Q2
Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation	2004	Q2
Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation	2005	Q2
Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation	2006	Q2
Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation	2007	Q2
Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation	2008	Q2
Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation	2009	Q1
Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation	2010	Q2
Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation	2011	Q1
Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation	2012	Q2
Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation	2013	Q2
Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation	2014	Q2
Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation	2015	Q2
Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation	2016	Q2
Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation	2017	Q2
Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation	2018	Q1
Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation	2019	Q2
Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation	2020	Q2
Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation	2021	Q2
Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation	2022	Q2
Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation	2023	Q2

SJR

The SJR is a size-independent prestige indicator that ranks journals by their 'average prestige per article'. It is based on the idea that 'all citations are not created equal'. SJR is a measure of scientific influence of journals that accounts for both the number of citations received by a journal and the importance or prestige of the journals where such citations come from It measures the scientific influence of the average article in a journal, it expresses how central to the global scientific discussion an average article of the journal is.

Year	SJR
1999	0.290
2000	0.271
2001	0.211
2002	0.342
2003	0.471
2004	0.461
2005	0.329
2006	0.290
2007	0.255
2008	0.355
2009	1.011
2010	0.561
2011	0.640
2012	0.322
2013	0.420
2014	0.485
2015	0.575
2016	0.805
2017	0.522
2018	1.279
2019	0.481
2020	0.509
2021	0.469
2022	0.531
2023	0.608

Total Documents

Evolution of the number of published documents. All types of documents are considered, including citable and non citable documents.

Year	Documents
1999	28
2000	26
2001	26
2002	24
2003	19
2004	26
2005	30
2006	28
2007	27
2008	25
2009	24
2010	31
2011	27
2012	31
2013	28
2014	27
2015	29
2016	31
2017	28
2018	47
2019	47
2020	72
2021	47
2022	39
2023	60

Citations per document

This indicator counts the number of citations received by documents from a journal and divides them by the total number of documents published in that journal. The chart shows the evolution of the average number of times documents published in a journal in the past two, three and four years have been cited in the current year. The two years line is equivalent to journal impact factor ™ (Thomson Reuters) metric.

Cites per document	Year	Value
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	1999	0.494
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2000	0.658
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2001	0.560
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2002	0.667
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2003	1.029
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2004	0.832
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2005	1.000
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2006	0.939
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2007	0.951
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2008	0.919
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2009	1.527
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2010	1.606
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2011	1.804
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2012	1.215
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2013	1.469
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2014	1.590
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2015	1.690
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2016	1.817
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2017	1.704
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2018	1.643
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2019	1.556
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2020	1.725
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2021	1.835
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2022	2.136
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2023	2.341
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	1999	0.494
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2000	0.489
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2001	0.471
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2002	0.663
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2003	0.816
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2004	0.855
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2005	1.014
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2006	0.853
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2007	0.762
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2008	0.929
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2009	1.713
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2010	1.553
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2011	1.563
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2012	1.085
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2013	1.281
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2014	1.616
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2015	1.593
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2016	1.750
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2017	1.598
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2018	1.352
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2019	1.387
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2020	1.746
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2021	1.849
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2022	2.084
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2023	2.019
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	1999	0.355
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2000	0.390
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2001	0.463
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2002	0.462
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2003	0.760
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2004	0.721
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2005	0.778
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2006	0.518
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2007	0.741
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2008	1.055
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2009	1.288
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2010	1.000
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2011	1.236
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2012	1.052
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2013	1.224
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2014	1.458
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2015	1.673
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2016	1.464
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2017	1.567
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2018	1.220
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2019	1.373
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2020	1.660
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2021	1.891
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2022	1.672
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2023	1.907

Total Cites

Self-Cites

Evolution of the total number of citations and journal's self-citations received by a journal's published documents during the three previous years.
Journal Self-citation is defined as the number of citation from a journal citing article to articles published by the same journal.

Cites	Year	Value
Self Cites	1999	0
Self Cites	2000	0
Self Cites	2001	0
Self Cites	2002	0
Self Cites	2003	0
Self Cites	2004	0
Self Cites	2005	0
Self Cites	2006	0
Self Cites	2007	0
Self Cites	2008	6
Self Cites	2009	7
Self Cites	2010	2
Self Cites	2011	3
Self Cites	2012	4
Self Cites	2013	2
Self Cites	2014	0
Self Cites	2015	3
Self Cites	2016	4
Self Cites	2017	1
Self Cites	2018	3
Self Cites	2019	3
Self Cites	2020	7
Self Cites	2021	8
Self Cites	2022	8
Self Cites	2023	8
Total Cites	1999	44
Total Cites	2000	44
Total Cites	2001	40
Total Cites	2002	53
Total Cites	2003	62
Total Cites	2004	59
Total Cites	2005	70
Total Cites	2006	64
Total Cites	2007	64
Total Cites	2008	79
Total Cites	2009	137
Total Cites	2010	118
Total Cites	2011	125
Total Cites	2012	89
Total Cites	2013	114
Total Cites	2014	139
Total Cites	2015	137
Total Cites	2016	147
Total Cites	2017	139
Total Cites	2018	119
Total Cites	2019	147
Total Cites	2020	213
Total Cites	2021	307
Total Cites	2022	346
Total Cites	2023	319

External Cites per Doc

Cites per Doc

Evolution of the number of total citation per document and external citation per document (i.e. journal self-citations removed) received by a journal's published documents during the three previous years. External citations are calculated by subtracting the number of self-citations from the total number of citations received by the journal’s documents.

Cites	Year	Value
External Cites per document	1999	0.494
External Cites per document	2000	0.489
External Cites per document	2001	0.471
External Cites per document	2002	0.663
External Cites per document	2003	0.816
External Cites per document	2004	0.855
External Cites per document	2005	1.014
External Cites per document	2006	0.853
External Cites per document	2007	0.762
External Cites per document	2008	0.859
External Cites per document	2009	1.625
External Cites per document	2010	1.526
External Cites per document	2011	1.525
External Cites per document	2012	1.037
External Cites per document	2013	1.258
External Cites per document	2014	1.616
External Cites per document	2015	1.558
External Cites per document	2016	1.702
External Cites per document	2017	1.586
External Cites per document	2018	1.318
External Cites per document	2019	1.358
External Cites per document	2020	1.689
External Cites per document	2021	1.801
External Cites per document	2022	2.036
External Cites per document	2023	1.968
Cites per document	1999	0.494
Cites per document	2000	0.489
Cites per document	2001	0.471
Cites per document	2002	0.663
Cites per document	2003	0.816
Cites per document	2004	0.855
Cites per document	2005	1.014
Cites per document	2006	0.853
Cites per document	2007	0.762
Cites per document	2008	0.929
Cites per document	2009	1.713
Cites per document	2010	1.553
Cites per document	2011	1.563
Cites per document	2012	1.085
Cites per document	2013	1.281
Cites per document	2014	1.616
Cites per document	2015	1.593
Cites per document	2016	1.750
Cites per document	2017	1.598
Cites per document	2018	1.352
Cites per document	2019	1.387
Cites per document	2020	1.746
Cites per document	2021	1.849
Cites per document	2022	2.084
Cites per document	2023	2.019

% International Collaboration

International Collaboration accounts for the articles that have been produced by researchers from several countries. The chart shows the ratio of a journal's documents signed by researchers from more than one country; that is including more than one country address.

Year	International Collaboration
1999	0.00
2000	3.85
2001	7.69
2002	8.33
2003	0.00
2004	0.00
2005	0.00
2006	0.00
2007	0.00
2008	24.00
2009	20.83
2010	25.81
2011	11.11
2012	9.68
2013	10.71
2014	18.52
2015	34.48
2016	22.58
2017	28.57
2018	19.15
2019	29.79
2020	33.33
2021	27.66
2022	30.77
2023	28.33

Citable documents

Non-citable documents

Not every article in a journal is considered primary research and therefore "citable", this chart shows the ratio of a journal's articles including substantial research (research articles, conference papers and reviews) in three year windows vs. those documents other than research articles, reviews and conference papers.

Documents	Year	Value
Non-citable documents	1999	20
Non-citable documents	2000	21
Non-citable documents	2001	16
Non-citable documents	2002	15
Non-citable documents	2003	13
Non-citable documents	2004	12
Non-citable documents	2005	11
Non-citable documents	2006	14
Non-citable documents	2007	15
Non-citable documents	2008	17
Non-citable documents	2009	16
Non-citable documents	2010	15
Non-citable documents	2011	14
Non-citable documents	2012	12
Non-citable documents	2013	14
Non-citable documents	2014	11
Non-citable documents	2015	8
Non-citable documents	2016	4
Non-citable documents	2017	6
Non-citable documents	2018	9
Non-citable documents	2019	10
Non-citable documents	2020	6
Non-citable documents	2021	5
Non-citable documents	2022	2
Non-citable documents	2023	2
Citable documents	1999	69
Citable documents	2000	69
Citable documents	2001	69
Citable documents	2002	65
Citable documents	2003	63
Citable documents	2004	57
Citable documents	2005	58
Citable documents	2006	61
Citable documents	2007	69
Citable documents	2008	68
Citable documents	2009	64
Citable documents	2010	61
Citable documents	2011	66
Citable documents	2012	70
Citable documents	2013	75
Citable documents	2014	75
Citable documents	2015	78
Citable documents	2016	80
Citable documents	2017	81
Citable documents	2018	79
Citable documents	2019	96
Citable documents	2020	116
Citable documents	2021	161
Citable documents	2022	164
Citable documents	2023	156

Cited documents

Uncited documents

Ratio of a journal's items, grouped in three years windows, that have been cited at least once vs. those not cited during the following year.

Documents	Year	Value
Uncited documents	1999	64
Uncited documents	2000	60
Uncited documents	2001	57
Uncited documents	2002	47
Uncited documents	2003	40
Uncited documents	2004	33
Uncited documents	2005	35
Uncited documents	2006	47
Uncited documents	2007	52
Uncited documents	2008	41
Uncited documents	2009	35
Uncited documents	2010	32
Uncited documents	2011	33
Uncited documents	2012	38
Uncited documents	2013	38
Uncited documents	2014	25
Uncited documents	2015	33
Uncited documents	2016	29
Uncited documents	2017	29
Uncited documents	2018	38
Uncited documents	2019	40
Uncited documents	2020	33
Uncited documents	2021	47
Uncited documents	2022	51
Uncited documents	2023	33
Cited documents	1999	25
Cited documents	2000	30
Cited documents	2001	28
Cited documents	2002	33
Cited documents	2003	36
Cited documents	2004	36
Cited documents	2005	34
Cited documents	2006	28
Cited documents	2007	32
Cited documents	2008	44
Cited documents	2009	45
Cited documents	2010	44
Cited documents	2011	47
Cited documents	2012	44
Cited documents	2013	51
Cited documents	2014	61
Cited documents	2015	53
Cited documents	2016	55
Cited documents	2017	58
Cited documents	2018	50
Cited documents	2019	66
Cited documents	2020	89
Cited documents	2021	119
Cited documents	2022	115
Cited documents	2023	125