OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Perceptual and Motor Skills is 4. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Initial Validation of the Coach-Athlete Relationship Questionnaire in a Sample of Portuguese Athletes	84
Developing Children’s Motor Skills by Having Fun With Orff’s Approach	57
The Effects of Listening to Non-preferred or Self-Selected Music during Short-Term Maximal Exercise at Varied Times of Day	52
Sustained Effect of Auditory Entrainment With Coordinated Movement Varies With Temporal Complexity of Sequential Tapping	40
Mental Toughness and Resilience in Trail Runner’s Performance	40
Cardiovascular and Perceptual Responses to Resistance Training with Practical Blood Flow Restriction Induced by a Non-Elastic Band vs. Pneumatic Cuff: A Crossover Randomized Study	32
The Effect of Using Goggles and Snorkel for Aquatic Skills Acquisition in Youth Learn-to-Swim Programs	30
A Feasibility Study of Bilateral Wrist Sensors for Measuring Motor Traits in Children With Autism	27
Sensorimotor Synchronization Abilities for Polyrhythmic Tasks in Artistic Swimming: A Comparison Between Elite, Novice, and Non-Artistic Swimmers	26
Evaluation of Athletes' Gender-Related Postural Differences	24
Importance of Motor Control in “Static Situations” Where the Situation Does not Seem to Change	21
The Developmental Eye Movement Test as a Screening Tool for Reading Difficulties: Insights From a Large-Scale Study in French Schoolchildren	20
Transforming Psychological Testing With Saccadic Responses: Internal Consistency is High for Rorschach and Facial Expressions	19
Young Basketball Players’ Multiple Object Tracking Skills Were Unaffected by Stroop-Induced Mental Fatigue	19
Turkish Translation/Cultural Adaptation and Psychometric Analyses of the Affordances in the Home Environment for Motor Development-Infant Scale (AHEMD-IS)	18
Ankle Inversion Proprioception Impairment in Persons with Chronic Ankle Instability Is Task-Specific	18
Measuring Cognitive and Social Interactive Attributes of Digital Natives: Development and Validation of a Scale	17
Inventories of Human Lateral Preference: A Systematic Review	16
Exploring Throwing Yips in Youth Baseball Players: Prevalence, Symptoms, Players’ Psychological Characteristics, and Triggers	16
Effect of the Visual Illusion on Stepping-Over Action and Its Association with Gaze Behavior	16
The Impact of Audio-Visual, Visual and Auditory Cues on Multiple Object Tracking Performance in Children with Autism	16
Attention Load Regulates the Facilitation of Audio-Visual Information on Landing Perception in Badminton	16
An Introduction to the Special Issue on the Role of Psycho-Affective Factors in Second/Foreign Language (L2) Learning	16
The Development and Validation of the English Writing Enjoyment Scale	15
Association of Body Image Perception / (Dis)Satisfaction and Symptoms of Eating Disorders in University Students of Health Sciences	15

Lower Blood Lactate Concentration and More Positive Affective Valence in Response to Reduced Exertion High Intensity Training (REHIT) on the Rowing Ergometer Compared to Cycle Ergometry	15
Increased Cognitive Demands Affect Agility Performance in Female Athletes - Implications for Testing and Training of Agility in Team Ball Sports	15
Accuracy of Predicted Intraset Repetitions in Reserve (RIR) in Single- and Multi-Joint Resistance Exercises Among Trained and Untrained Men and Women	14
Student-Athlete Identity Variation Across the Undergraduate Period: A Mixed-Methods Study	14
The Disconnect Between Soccer Players’ Perceived and Actual Electromyographic-Measured Muscle Activation	13
Does Skill Performance Influence Young Children’s Perceived Physical Competence?	13
Effects of Different Sources of Low-Dose Caffeine on Mood/Arousal and Cognitive Performance	13
Cognitive and Autonomic Effects of a Single HRV Biofeedback Session During a Time-Pressured Chess Task: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Study	13
Reducing Big Data to Principal Components for Position-Specific Futsal Training	13
Adolescents’ Flexibility Can Affect Motor Competence: The Pathway from Health Related Physical Fitness to Motor Competence	12
Machine Learning Recognizes Frequency-Following Responses in American Adults: Effects of Reference Spectrogram and Stimulus Token	12
Transfer of Technical and Tactical Skills from Futsal to Soccer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the ‘Donor Sport’ Concept	11
Ideal L2 Self, Mindfulness, and Academic Buoyancy as Predictors of Foreign Language Achievement in EFL Learners	11
Effects of Ten Biofeedback Sessions on Athletes’ Physiological, Psychological, and Cognitive Functioning: A Randomized Controlled Trial with International Tennis Players	11
Test-Retest Reliability of Dynamic Subjective Visual Vertical and Visual Dependency in Older Adults Using Virtual Reality Methods	11
A Mixed-Methods Investigation into the Interplay Between Supportive Work Environment, Achievement Emotions, and Teaching for Creativity as Perceived by Chinese EFL Teachers	10
Comparisons of Types of Schematic Diagrams and Time of Day of Instruction for Teaching Soccer Tactics	10
Positivism, Postmodernism, and Dichotomizing the Edinburgh Handedness Inventory: Can the Philosophy of Science Help Researchers Think about How to Classify Handedness?	10
Multifractal Nonlinearity Moderates Feedforward and Feedback Responses to Suprapostural Perturbations	10
Sex-Based Differences in Acute Physiological and Psychological Responses to a Classical HIFT Tabata Protocol Modified with Short Efforts	10
Evaluation of Predictive Motor Control With Two Touchscreen Tablet-Based Tests: Reliability and Validity in School-Aged Children	10
Criterion Validity and Reliability of the IPAQ-SF for Assessing Sedentary Behavior in Adults Using Different Accelerometer Cut-Off Points	10
Towards Identifying a Dosage Effect for Improving Fundamental Motor Skills of Preschool Children with a Mastery Motivational Climate Intervention	9
Aging Suit and Motor Performance in Young Adults: Effects Depend on Why the Suit is Worn!	9
Acute Effects of a Haptic Anchor System on Postural Sway of Individuals with Parkinson’s Disease: A Preliminary Study	9
Experimental Study: Children’s Perceptions Expressed Through Drawings and Coloring	9
Special Section: Relationships Between Executive Function and Sports / Exercise	9
Effects of Music Listening on Postural Balance in Adolescents with Visual Impairment	8
Ecological Perspectives on Épée Fencing Footwork: A Delphi Study of Coaching and Progression	8
Association Between Spinal Curvature and Mobility and Balance Abilities in Young Soccer Players	8
Benefits of a Light-Painting Technique for Learning to Write New Characters: A Proof of Concept With Adults	8
A Comparison of the Functioning and Disability Levels of Children With Hemiplegic and Diplegic Cerebral Palsy Based on ICF-CY Components	8
Relationship Between Mindfulness and Physical Activity in College Students: The Mediating Effect of Eudaimonic Well-Being	8
Exploring the Relationship Between Students’ Emotions in Emotion-Based Activities, Creativity, and Psychological Well-Being	8
Assessing Lower-Extremity Visuo-Motor Reaction Time in Young Male Soccer Players: Test-Retest Reliability and Minimum Detectable Change of the Brain Pro System	8
An Examination of the Sport Commitment Model for Athletes With Physical Disabilities	8
Association Between Cross-Limb Transfer and Practice Organization	8
Null Effects on Learning the Basketball Free Throw From a Self-Controlled Demonstration With Different Amounts of Practice	8
Using Social Network Analysis to Study Relationships Between Young Soccer Players’ Bone Age, Body Size, and the Centrality of Their Pass Interactions	8
The Relationships Among Emotions, Self-Efficacy, and Engagement in Virtual Reality-Assisted Foreign Language Learning: A Social Cognitive Theory-Based Study	8
Executive Functions, Physical Abilities, and Their Relationship with Tactical Performance in Young Soccer Players	8
An Adaptation Effect in Bilingual Adults Who Stutter Suggests Their Motor Learning is Influenced by Language Factors	7
Cognitive and Technical-Tactical Adaptations to Rapid Weight Loss in Elite Judoka	7
A Randomized Controlled Trial of Post-Operative Telerehabilitation in Patients After Lumbar Spinal Decompression Surgery	7
Principal Technique Components for Young Swimmers Evaluation. Enhancing the Free Observation Method	7
Examining the Role of Fan Support on Home Advantage and Home Win Percentage in Professional Women’s Basketball	7
Modeling the Contribution of Grit, Enjoyment, and Boredom to Predict English as a Foreign Language Students’ Willingness to Communicate in a Blended Learning Environment	7
Effects of Cervical Mobilization on Balance and Gait Parameters in Individuals With Stroke: A Randomized Controlled Trial	7
Optimizing Basketball Tactics Learning in Physical Education: The Impact of Modality and Video Control	7
Validity of the Five Times Sit to Stand Test in Healthy Older Men	7

Does Viewing Mirror-Reflected Body Image Affect Static and Dynamic Standing Balance?	7
The Acute Effects of Short- and Long-Duration CrossFit® Session on Tissue Damage, Autonomic Response, and Fatigue: A Crossover Study	7
Perceptual-Motor Patterns in European Elite Basketball: Efficiency and Usage of Offensive Play-Types Across Six Male Leagues	7
Does the Gestational Trimester Influence Walking Parameters in Pregnant Women During a Dual-Task Activity?	7
Effect of a Ten-week Sensorimotor Exercise Program on the Side-to-Side LAM Asymmetry of Adolescent Football Players: A Randomized Control Trial	7
The Effect of Physical Exercise on Academic Burnout Among College Students: The Chain Mediating Role of Psychological Distress and Mobile Phone Addiction	7
Impact of Spectators, League and Team Ability on Home Advantage in Professional European Basketball	7
The Use of a Just Noticeable Difference Approach to Improve Perceptual Acuity Ability in Male Runners	7
Reliabilities of the Two-Point Discrimination Test and the Two-Point Estimation Test for Use in the Lumbar Spine Area in Healthy Young Adults	7
Evaluation of Motor Skills and Neurocognitive Functions in School-Age Children Diagnosed With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder	7
Adaptation and Initial Validation of the Interpersonal Behaviors Questionnaire—Self with Spanish Physical Education Pre-Service Teachers	7
Can Prolongate Use of Social Media Immediately Before Training Worsen High Level Male Volleyball Players’ Visuomotor Skills?	6
The Relationships Between Reaction Time Scores and False Start Penalties of Offensive Linemen in the National Football League (NFL)	6
Gaze Behavior and Postural Control in Aging: The Role of Entropy in Balance Stability	6
Evaluation of Skipping in College Students with and without Autism Spectrum Disorder	6
Differences Between Consistent and Inconsistent Handedness Remain Consistently Interesting: Ten Years of Research on the Consistency of Handedness With the Edinburgh Handedness Inventory	6
The Effect of a Table Tennis Exercise Program With a Task-Oriented Approach on Visual Perception and Motor Performance of Adolescents With Developmental Coordination Disorder	6
Construction and Assessment of the Physical Activity and Physical Education Importance for Parents Scale	6
Physiological and Psychological Responses in Elite Archers: Heart Rate Variability, Salivary Biomarkers, and Performance Outcomes	6
The Mediational Role of Perceived Physical Literacy: A Longitudinal Study From a Motor Development Perspective	6
Motor Processing in Children With Cochlear Implants as Assessed by Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy	6
The Canadian Agility and Movement Skill Assessment: A Systematic Review on its Psychometric Properties and Discrimination Power	6
Traditional Chinese Exercises for Cardiovascular Diseases: A Bibliometric Analysis	6
The Effect of a Short-Term Mindfulness Program on Motor Skills and on Psychological and Social Behavior in Preschool Children: A Randomized Controlled Trial	6
Sex Does Not Sell: The Effect of Sexual Content on Advertisement Effectiveness and Interference with Memory for Program Information	6
Effects of Time Pressure, Reward, and Information Involvement on User Management of Fake News on a Social Media Platform	6
Effects of Different Exercise Modes on Gait Performance of Parkinson’s Disease Patients: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis	5
Pre-Adolescent Learners’ Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Profiles and Correlates: Insights From Chinese Primary School Students of English	5
Predicting Perceived Sport Performance via Self-Determination Theory	5
Mapping Risk Judgment and Risk Taking in Mountain Hiking: An Information Integration Approach	5
A Randomized Cross-Over Analysis of the 6-Minute Step Test When Administered in Different Music Listening Conditions to Healthy Young Adults	5
Differences in Obese and Underweight 5- to 8-Year-Old Children’s Physical Fitness and Motor Skills and Associations With Body Composition: The ExAMIN Youth and BC-IT SA Study	5
Comparative Analysis of Backcourt Feinting Plays in Women’s Handball: Asia vs. Europe	5
Evaluating the Efficacy of an Inline Skating Intervention for Improving Physical and Cognitive Functions in Taiwanese Children With ADHD: A Pilot Randomized Trial	5
Advancing Auditory Processing by Detecting Frequency-Following Responses Through a Specialized Machine Learning Model	5
Snowboard Landings from Different Heights: Electroencephalography Activity in Motor Preparation and Lower Limb Electromyography Changes	5
More on the Use of Goggles and Snorkel in Learning-to-Swim: New Results for Children Without Fear of Water	5
The Effects of Robot-Assisted Therapy on Upper Extremity Functions and Functional Independence in Geriatric Individuals With Chronic Stroke: A Randomized Controlled Study	5
From Gaze to Movement: Observational Learning in Dance	5
The Effect of Coach’s Drawing and Visuospatial Abilities on Visual Attention and Soccer Tactics Memorization: An Eye-Tracking Study	5
Myopia: Its Status and Environmental Correlations Among School Students in Fushun, China	5
Investigating the Construct Validity and Reliability of the Test of Motor Competence Across Iranians’ Lifespan	5
Adolescent Athletes’ Self-Presentations on Social Media and Their Self-Esteem as Moderated by Their Perceptions of Responsiveness by Others	5
Age and Gender Differences in Achievement Goal Orientations in Relation to Physical Activity	4
Preservation of Temporal Organisation of Tennis Service Following Ageing in Recreational Players	4
Writing Hand Preference and Eating Disorder Symptoms in Adolescence: Findings From a UK Birth Cohort Study	4
Either Autonomy Support or Enhanced Expectancies Delivered Via Virtual-Reality Benefits Frontal-Plane Single-Leg Squatting Kinematics	4
Differences in Marathon Times and Pacing Between Men and Women Based on Age, Distance, and Place Order	4
Do Motivational Placebo Cues Influence Resistance Training Adaptations?	4
Predicting Teaching Enjoyment from Teachers’ Perceived School Climate, Self-Efficacy, and Psychological Wellbeing at Work: EFL Teachers	4
Exploring the Dynamics of Athletes’ Enjoyment and Self-Determined Motivation, and of the Motivational Climate in Youth Football: A Longitudinal Perspective	4
Ball-In-Play Running Demands in Women’s Rugby Sevens: A Comparative Study of Pool Stage and Knockout Matches in the 2023 Super Sevens Championship	4
The Use of Self-Selected Interval is not Effective in Eliciting Post-activation Performance Enhancement in Untrained Individuals	4
Reliability and Validity of the Godin Leisure-Time Exercise Questionnaire Health Contribution Score in its Use with Adults with ADHD	4
Ghost Fat: Altered Female Body Perception After Bariatric Surgery	4
Proceedings of the 11th Meeting of the Expertise and Skill Acquisition Network	4
Psychosocial and Environmental Correlates of Physical Activity in Korean Adults	4
Changes in Intraset Repetitions in Reserve Prediction Accuracy During Six Weeks of Bench Press Training in Trained Men	4
Anxiety Reduction Training and EFL Learners’ Foreign Language Anxiety and Negative Emotions	4
Individual vs. Group Setting Play-Based Movement in Physical Education: Differential Effects on Social and Cognitive Development in Primary School Children	4
How Serve Tactics Shape Game Dynamics in Professional Men’s Padel	4
Does Mental Fatigue Affect Physical Performance in Wheelchair Basketball Players? An Individualized Cognitive Load Approach	4
Inceptive Investigation of Audio-Visual Homogenization on Dissociative Neurological Symptoms	4
Paralympic Versus Olympic Canoe Sprint: Comprehension of the Development Trajectory of the Kayak 200 Meters	4
Impaired Perception of Body-Weight Distribution Marks Functional Mobility Problems in Patients Undergoing Total Hip Arthroplasty	4
The Psychometric Validation of Turkish Versions of Four Scales: The Foreign Language Enjoyment, Peace of Mind, Boredom, and Classroom Anxiety Scales	4
Development of a Virtual-Reality Eye Movements-Based System to Assess Basketball Players’ Decision Making	4
Assessment of Balance During a Single-Limb Stance Task in Healthy Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study	4
The Road to the Hoop: Relative Age Effects and Game-Related Performance in Youth Basketball	4
Effects of Unilateral Balance Training on Balance Abilities of the Untrained Leg in Healthy People and Patients With Musculoskeletal Disorders: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	4
Effects of Small-Sided Games on Physical Performance and Decision-Making in Futsal: A Systematic Review	4
Perceptual-Cognitive Skills of Basketball Referees: On-The-Court Visual Search Behavior	4
Effects of a Psychological Intervention Program on Competitive Anxiety and Psychological Profile in Young Soccer Players	4
The Effects of Adolescent Athletes’ Narcissism on Aggression: The Moderating Effect of Emotional Intelligence	4
Evaluating the Stroop Test With Older Adults: Construct Validity, Short Term Test-Retest Reliability, and Sensitivity to Mental Fatigue	4