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 2021-12-01 to 2025-12-01.)

Article	Citations
The Effect of Using Goggles and Snorkel for Aquatic Skills Acquisition in Youth Learn-to-Swim Programs	70
Construct Validity Evidence in the Motor Coordination Test with Ball - MCTB	47
Young Basketball Players’ Multiple Object Tracking Skills Were Unaffected by Stroop-Induced Mental Fatigue	43
Developing Children’s Motor Skills by Having Fun With Orff’s Approach	41
Sustained Effect of Auditory Entrainment With Coordinated Movement Varies With Temporal Complexity of Sequential Tapping	33
Initial Validation of the Coach-Athlete Relationship Questionnaire in a Sample of Portuguese Athletes	27
Sensorimotor Synchronization Abilities for Polyrhythmic Tasks in Artistic Swimming: A Comparison Between Elite, Novice, and Non-Artistic Swimmers	27
Importance of Motor Control in “Static Situations” Where the Situation Does not Seem to Change	25
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	24
Turkish Translation/Cultural Adaptation and Psychometric Analyses of the Affordances in the Home Environment for Motor Development-Infant Scale (AHEMD-IS)	23
Transforming Psychological Testing With Saccadic Responses: Internal Consistency is High for Rorschach and Facial Expressions	22
Do Perfectionism Traits Predict Team Cohesion and Group Conflict Among Youth Athletes?	22
Mental Toughness and Resilience in Trail Runner’s Performance	22
Evaluation of Athletes' Gender-Related Postural Differences	22
A Feasibility Study of Bilateral Wrist Sensors for Measuring Motor Traits in Children With Autism	20
The Effects of Listening to Non-preferred or Self-Selected Music during Short-Term Maximal Exercise at Varied Times of Day	19
An Introduction to the Special Issue on the Role of Psycho-Affective Factors in Second/Foreign Language (L2) Learning	18
Analysis of Verticality Perception in Older Adults With and Without Acute Stroke in Half-Lying Versus Sitting Positions	17
Exploring Throwing Yips in Youth Baseball Players: Prevalence, Symptoms, Players’ Psychological Characteristics, and Triggers	17
Measuring Cognitive and Social Interactive Attributes of Digital Natives: Development and Validation of a Scale	16
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	16
The Impact of Audio-Visual, Visual and Auditory Cues on Multiple Object Tracking Performance in Children with Autism	15
Effect of the Visual Illusion on Stepping-Over Action and Its Association with Gaze Behavior	14
Association of Body Image Perception / (Dis)Satisfaction and Symptoms of Eating Disorders in University Students of Health Sciences	14
Inventories of Human Lateral Preference: A Systematic Review	14

Attention Load Regulates the Facilitation of Audio-Visual Information on Landing Perception in Badminton	14
Ankle Inversion Proprioception Impairment in Persons with Chronic Ankle Instability Is Task-Specific	13
Transcultural Adaptation and Psychometric Support for a Brazilian Portuguese Version of the Flow State Scale (FSS-2)	13
Ideal L2 Self, Mindfulness, and Academic Buoyancy as Predictors of Foreign Language Achievement in EFL Learners	12
The Development and Validation of the English Writing Enjoyment Scale	12
Adolescents’ Flexibility Can Affect Motor Competence: The Pathway from Health Related Physical Fitness to Motor Competence	12
Increased Cognitive Demands Affect Agility Performance in Female Athletes - Implications for Testing and Training of Agility in Team Ball Sports	12
Machine Learning Recognizes Frequency-Following Responses in American Adults: Effects of Reference Spectrogram and Stimulus Token	11
Student-Athlete Identity Variation Across the Undergraduate Period: A Mixed-Methods Study	11
“I Can Help Them Become Better Teachers, But I Can’t Help Them With Educative Teacher Performance Assessment”: Cooperating Teachers’ Knowledge and Experience of the Educative Teacher Performance Asses	11
The Disconnect Between Soccer Players’ Perceived and Actual Electromyographic-Measured Muscle Activation	11
Effect of Teaching Method on Exercise Execution in Adolescents’ Use of Outdoor Fitness Equipment	11
Does Skill Performance Influence Young Children’s Perceived Physical Competence?	11
Video Game Play Does Not Improve Spatial Skills When Controlling for Speed-Accuracy Trade-Off: Evidence From Mental-Rotation and Mental-Folding Tasks	11
Reducing Big Data to Principal Components for Position-Specific Futsal Training	10
Effects of Different Sources of Low-Dose Caffeine on Mood/Arousal and Cognitive Performance	10
Aging Suit and Motor Performance in Young Adults: Effects Depend on Why the Suit is Worn!	10
Effects of Ten Biofeedback Sessions on Athletes’ Physiological, Psychological, and Cognitive Functioning: A Randomized Controlled Trial with International Tennis Players	10
Acute Effects of a Haptic Anchor System on Postural Sway of Individuals with Parkinson’s Disease: A Preliminary Study	10
Accuracy of Predicted Intraset Repetitions in Reserve (RIR) in Single- and Multi-Joint Resistance Exercises Among Trained and Untrained Men and Women	10
Evaluation of Predictive Motor Control With Two Touchscreen Tablet-Based Tests: Reliability and Validity in School-Aged Children	10
Sex-Based Differences in Acute Physiological and Psychological Responses to a Classical HIFT Tabata Protocol Modified with Short Efforts	10
Special Section: Relationships Between Executive Function and Sports / Exercise	9
Test-Retest Reliability of Dynamic Subjective Visual Vertical and Visual Dependency in Older Adults Using Virtual Reality Methods	9
Towards Identifying a Dosage Effect for Improving Fundamental Motor Skills of Preschool Children with a Mastery Motivational Climate Intervention	9
Multifractal Nonlinearity Moderates Feedforward and Feedback Responses to Suprapostural Perturbations	9
Positivism, Postmodernism, and Dichotomizing the Edinburgh Handedness Inventory: Can the Philosophy of Science Help Researchers Think about How to Classify Handedness?	9
Comparisons of Types of Schematic Diagrams and Time of Day of Instruction for Teaching Soccer Tactics	9
Experimental Study: Children’s Perceptions Expressed Through Drawings and Coloring	9
Semantic Versus Orthographic Preferences in Aphasia: Behavioral Evidence	9
Benefits of a Light-Painting Technique for Learning to Write New Characters: A Proof of Concept With Adults	8
Relationship Between Mindfulness and Physical Activity in College Students: The Mediating Effect of Eudaimonic Well-Being	8
Executive Functions, Physical Abilities, and Their Relationship with Tactical Performance in Young Soccer Players	8
Effects of Music Listening on Postural Balance in Adolescents with Visual Impairment	8
An Examination of the Sport Commitment Model for Athletes With Physical Disabilities	8
A Comparison of the Functioning and Disability Levels of Children With Hemiplegic and Diplegic Cerebral Palsy Based on ICF-CY Components	8
Using Social Network Analysis to Study Relationships Between Young Soccer Players’ Bone Age, Body Size, and the Centrality of Their Pass Interactions	8
A Mixed-Methods Investigation into the Interplay Between Supportive Work Environment, Achievement Emotions, and Teaching for Creativity as Perceived by Chinese EFL Teachers	8
Null Effects on Learning the Basketball Free Throw From a Self-Controlled Demonstration With Different Amounts of Practice	8
Association Between Spinal Curvature and Mobility and Balance Abilities in Young Soccer Players	8
Exploring the Relationship Between Students’ Emotions in Emotion-Based Activities, Creativity, and Psychological Well-Being	7
Does Viewing Mirror-Reflected Body Image Affect Static and Dynamic Standing Balance?	7
Association Between Cross-Limb Transfer and Practice Organization	7
Relationships Between University Students’ Gender and Physical Activity (PA) and Their Exercise Self-Schemas, Processing of PA-Related Information, and PA Decision-Making	7
A Neuro-Integrative Assessment of Perceptual-Motor Performance and Wellness in ROTC Cadets	7
Assessing Lower-Extremity Visuo-Motor Reaction Time in Young Male Soccer Players: Test-Retest Reliability and Minimum Detectable Change of the Brain Pro System	7
The Relationships Among Emotions, Self-Efficacy, and Engagement in Virtual Reality-Assisted Foreign Language Learning: A Social Cognitive Theory-Based Study	7
The Use of a Just Noticeable Difference Approach to Improve Perceptual Acuity Ability in Male Runners	7
A Randomized Controlled Trial of Post-Operative Telerehabilitation in Patients After Lumbar Spinal Decompression Surgery	6
Reliabilities of the Two-Point Discrimination Test and the Two-Point Estimation Test for Use in the Lumbar Spine Area in Healthy Young Adults	6

Modeling the Contribution of Grit, Enjoyment, and Boredom to Predict English as a Foreign Language Students’ Willingness to Communicate in a Blended Learning Environment	6
Effects of Cervical Mobilization on Balance and Gait Parameters in Individuals With Stroke: A Randomized Controlled Trial	6
Optimizing Basketball Tactics Learning in Physical Education: The Impact of Modality and Video Control	6
Examining the Role of Fan Support on Home Advantage and Home Win Percentage in Professional Women’s Basketball	6
Principal Technique Components for Young Swimmers Evaluation. Enhancing the Free Observation Method	6
An Adaptation Effect in Bilingual Adults Who Stutter Suggests Their Motor Learning is Influenced by Language Factors	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
Perceptual-Motor Patterns in European Elite Basketball: Efficiency and Usage of Offensive Play-Types Across Six Male Leagues	6
The Impact of Parkinson’s Disease on General and Specific Motor Aptitudes: A Study of Older Brazilian Adults	6
Impact of Spectators, League and Team Ability on Home Advantage in Professional European Basketball	6
The Acute Effects of Short- and Long-Duration CrossFit® Session on Tissue Damage, Autonomic Response, and Fatigue: A Crossover Study	6
Effect of a Ten-week Sensorimotor Exercise Program on the Side-to-Side LAM Asymmetry of Adolescent Football Players: A Randomized Control Trial	6
Adaptation and Initial Validation of the Interpersonal Behaviors Questionnaire—Self with Spanish Physical Education Pre-Service Teachers	6
Cognitive and Technical-Tactical Adaptations to Rapid Weight Loss in Elite Judoka	6
Sex Does Not Sell: The Effect of Sexual Content on Advertisement Effectiveness and Interference with Memory for Program Information	5
Effects of Time Pressure, Reward, and Information Involvement on User Management of Fake News on a Social Media Platform	5
Predicting Perceived Sport Performance via Self-Determination Theory	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
Validity of the Five Times Sit to Stand Test in Healthy Older Men	5
The Effect of an 8-Week Aerobic Dance Program on Executive Function in Children	5
The Effect of a Short-Term Mindfulness Program on Motor Skills and on Psychological and Social Behavior in Preschool Children: A Randomized Controlled Trial	5
Differences Between Consistent and Inconsistent Handedness Remain Consistently Interesting: Ten Years of Research on the Consistency of Handedness With the Edinburgh Handedness Inventory	5
Construction and Assessment of the Physical Activity and Physical Education Importance for Parents Scale	5
Can Prolongate Use of Social Media Immediately Before Training Worsen High Level Male Volleyball Players’ Visuomotor Skills?	5
Motor Processing in Children With Cochlear Implants as Assessed by Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy	5
Traditional Chinese Exercises for Cardiovascular Diseases: A Bibliometric Analysis	5
Evaluation of Skipping in College Students with and without Autism Spectrum Disorder	5
Sex Differences in the Visuomotor Control of Obstacle Crossing When Walking Are Not Age Related	5
Effects of Different Exercise Modes on Gait Performance of Parkinson’s Disease Patients: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis	5
Physiological and Psychological Responses in Elite Archers: Heart Rate Variability, Salivary Biomarkers, and Performance Outcomes	5
Effects of Sleep Restriction on Self-Reported Putting Performance in Golf	5
Does the Gestational Trimester Influence Walking Parameters in Pregnant Women During a Dual-Task Activity?	5
The Effect of Physical Exercise on Academic Burnout Among College Students: The Chain Mediating Role of Psychological Distress and Mobile Phone Addiction	5
The Relationships Between Reaction Time Scores and False Start Penalties of Offensive Linemen in the National Football League (NFL)	5
Snowboard Landings from Different Heights: Electroencephalography Activity in Motor Preparation and Lower Limb Electromyography Changes	4
How Serve Tactics Shape Game Dynamics in Professional Men’s Padel	4
The Effect of Coach’s Drawing and Visuospatial Abilities on Visual Attention and Soccer Tactics Memorization: An Eye-Tracking Study	4
Reliability and Validity of the Godin Leisure-Time Exercise Questionnaire Health Contribution Score in its Use with Adults with ADHD	4
Anxiety Reduction Training and EFL Learners’ Foreign Language Anxiety and Negative Emotions	4
Either Autonomy Support or Enhanced Expectancies Delivered Via Virtual-Reality Benefits Frontal-Plane Single-Leg Squatting Kinematics	4
The Use of Self-Selected Interval is not Effective in Eliciting Post-activation Performance Enhancement in Untrained Individuals	4
Physical Activity Time and Intensity in Physical Education During the COVID-19 Pandemic	4
Inceptive Investigation of Audio-Visual Homogenization on Dissociative Neurological Symptoms	4
Does Mental Fatigue Affect Physical Performance in Wheelchair Basketball Players? An Individualized Cognitive Load Approach	4
Exploring the Dynamics of Athletes’ Enjoyment and Self-Determined Motivation, and of the Motivational Climate in Youth Football: A Longitudinal Perspective	4
Physical Exercise Affects Quality of Life and Cardiac Autonomic Modulation in Patients With Chronic Kidney Failure Submitted to Hemodialysis: A Randomized Clinical Trial	4
The Bilateral Deficit Phenomenon in Elbow Flexion: Explanations for Its Inconsistent Occurrence and Detection	4
Exploring the Impact of Mental Fatigue and Emotional Suppression on the Performance of High-Intensity Endurance Exercise	4
Paralympic Versus Olympic Canoe Sprint: Comprehension of the Development Trajectory of the Kayak 200 Meters	4
The Road to the Hoop: Relative Age Effects and Game-Related Performance in Youth Basketball	4
Predicting Teaching Enjoyment from Teachers’ Perceived School Climate, Self-Efficacy, and Psychological Wellbeing at Work: EFL Teachers	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
Mapping Risk Judgment and Risk Taking in Mountain Hiking: An Information Integration Approach	4
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	4
Effects of a Psychological Intervention Program on Competitive Anxiety and Psychological Profile in Young Soccer Players	4
The Canadian Agility and Movement Skill Assessment: A Systematic Review on its Psychometric Properties and Discrimination Power	4
Investigating the Construct Validity and Reliability of the Test of Motor Competence Across Iranians’ Lifespan	4
Perceptual-Cognitive Skills of Basketball Referees: On-The-Court Visual Search Behavior	4
Changes in Intraset Repetitions in Reserve Prediction Accuracy During Six Weeks of Bench Press Training in Trained Men	4
The Effects of Adolescent Athletes’ Narcissism on Aggression: The Moderating Effect of Emotional Intelligence	4
Adolescent Athletes’ Self-Presentations on Social Media and Their Self-Esteem as Moderated by Their Perceptions of Responsiveness by Others	4
Myopia: Its Status and Environmental Correlations Among School Students in Fushun, China	4
Advancing Auditory Processing by Detecting Frequency-Following Responses Through a Specialized Machine Learning Model	4
More on the Use of Goggles and Snorkel in Learning-to-Swim: New Results for Children Without Fear of Water	4
A Randomized Cross-Over Analysis of the 6-Minute Step Test When Administered in Different Music Listening Conditions to Healthy Young Adults	4