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 2020-04-01 to 2024-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Effects of Preferred and Nonpreferred Warm-Up Music on Exercise Performance	32
Yoga Meditation Enhances Proprioception and Balance in Individuals Diagnosed With Parkinson’s Disease	26
Physical Activity Among Adults With Autism: Participation, Attitudes, and Barriers	25
Effect of Pre-Exercise Music on Bench Press Power, Velocity, and Repetition Volume	22
Fundamental Movement Skill Proficiency Among British Primary School Children: Analysis at a Behavioral Component Level	22
Predicting Teaching Enjoyment from Teachers’ Perceived School Climate, Self-Efficacy, and Psychological Wellbeing at Work: EFL Teachers	20
Examining Reliability and Validity of the Jebsen-Taylor Hand Function Test Among Children With Cerebral Palsy	20
Smartphone Use Among High Level Swimmers Is Associated With Mental Fatigue and Slower 100- and 200- but Not 50-Meter Freestyle Racing	18
Preferred Music Genre Benefits During Strength Tests: Increased Maximal Strength and Strength-Endurance and Reduced Perceived Exertion	17
Flipping the Script: Measuring Both Performance Validity and Cognitive Ability with the Forced Choice Recognition Trial of the RCFT	16
Short and Long-Term Effects of Whole-Body Vibration on Spasticity and Motor Performance in Children With Hemiparetic Cerebral Palsy	15
Validity of Recreational Marathon Runners’ Self-Reported Anthropometric Data	15
Enhancing Executive Functions and Handwriting with a Concentrative Coordination Exercise in Children with ADHD: A Randomized Clinical Trial	15
Effects of Mental Fatigue Induced by Social Media Use on Volleyball Decision-Making, Endurance, and Countermovement Jump Performance	15
Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on HOME Advantage in Different European Professional Basketball Leagues	14
A Portuguese Adaptation of the Teruel Orthorexia Scale and a Test of Its Utility with Brazilian Young Adults	14
Validity and Reliability of the Interpersonal Behaviors Questionnaire in Physical Education With Spanish Secondary School Students	14
Mental Fatigue Reduces Training Volume in Resistance Exercise: A Cross-Over and Randomized Study	13
Pursuing Artful Movement Science in Music Performance: Single Subject Motor Analysis With Two Elite Pianists	13
The Impact of Classroom Chatter Noise on Comprehension: A Systematic Review	12
Sex Differences in Relationships Between Perceived Coach-Induced Motivational Climates, Basic Psychological Needs, and Behavior Regulation Among Young Swimmers	12
Mental Fatigue From Smartphone Use Reduces Volume-Load in Resistance Training: A Randomized, Single-Blinded Cross-Over Study	12
Blood Flow Restriction Exercise: Effects of Sex, Cuff Width, and Cuff Pressure on Perceived Lower Body Discomfort	12
Effects of Low Back Pain Exercises on Pain Symptoms and Activities of Daily Living: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	11
The Effects of Heat Exposure During Intermittent Exercise on Physical and Cognitive Performance Among Team Sport Athletes	11

Validation of a Portable Force Plate for Evaluating Postural Sway	11
Body Awareness and its Relation to Quality of Life in Individuals with Idiopathic Scoliosis	11
Investigating Chinese University Students’ Enjoyment in a Web-Based Language Learning Environment: Validation of the Online Foreign Language Enjoyment Scale	11
Effect of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation on Professional Female Soccer Players’ Recovery Following Official Matches	10
Positive Affective and Enjoyment Responses to Four High-Intensity Interval Exercise Protocols	10
The Effects of Biofeedback on Performance and Technique of the Boxing Jab	10
Effects of Self-selected Resistance Training on Physical Fitness and Psychophysiological Responses in Physically Inactive Older Women: A Randomized Controlled Study	10
The Effect of an 8-Week Aerobic Dance Program on Executive Function in Children	10
Wellness Survey Responses and Smartphone App Response Efficiency: Associations With Remote History of Sport-Related Concussion	10
Single Leg Balance Training: A Systematic Review	10
Exercisers’ Affective and Enjoyment Responses: A Meta-Analytic and Meta-Regression Review	10
Effects of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Over the Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex (PFC) on Cognitive-Motor Dual Control Skills	9
Predicting Perceived Sport Performance via Self-Determination Theory	9
Effectiveness of a Telerehabilitative Home Exercise Program on Elder Adults’ Physical Performance, Depression and Fear of Falling	8
Life Skills Development Through Sport in Brazil: A Study Based on Self-Determination Theory	8
Assessing the Development of Fine Motor Control in Elementary School Children Using Drawing and Tracing Tasks	8
Cross-Gender Differences in English/French Bilingual Speakers: A Multiparametric Study	8
Increased Cognitive Demands Affect Agility Performance in Female Athletes - Implications for Testing and Training of Agility in Team Ball Sports	8
Neurocognitive Correlates of Internet Search Skills for eHealth Fact and Symptom Information in a Young Adult Sample	8
Information Processing and Technical Knowledge Contribute to Self-Controlled Video Feedback for Children Learning the Snatch Movement in Weightlifting	8
Differences between Young Children’s Actual, Self-perceived and Parent-perceived Aquatic Skills	8
Eating Behavior of Brazilian College Students: Influences of Lifestyle, Negative Affectivity, and Personal Characteristics	8
Exercise-Based Interventions Aimed at Improving Balance in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Meta-Analysis	7
Exploring the Relationship Between Disordered Eating and Executive Function in a Non-Clinical Sample	7
Screening Youth Soccer Players by Means of Cognitive Function and Agility Testing	7
The Pen Is Not Always Mightier: Different Ways of Measuring Handedness With the Edinburgh Handedness Inventory Yield Different Handedness Conclusions	7
Comparison of Treadmill and Overground Walking in Children and Adolescents	7
Effects of Music Listening on Postural Balance in Adolescents with Visual Impairment	7
Exercise Promotion: Reviewing the Importance of Health Professionals’ Interpersonal Behaviors on Exercisers’ Basic Psychological Needs	6
Adolescent Athletes’ Perceptions of Both Their Coachs’ Leadership and Their Personal Motivation	6
Exploring Correlates of Preschool-Aged Children’s Locomotor Skills: Individual and Parent Demographics and Home Environment	6
A Point-Light Display Model for Teaching Motor Skills to Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder: An Eye-Tracking Study	6
Motor Compensation Strategies for Reduced Upper Limb Function Among Individuals With Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy	6
Grouping Students by Skill Level in Mini-Volleyball: Effect on Game Performance and Knowledge in Sport Education	6
Multifractal Nonlinearity Moderates Feedforward and Feedback Responses to Suprapostural Perturbations	6
The Effect of a Functional Strength Training Intervention on Movement Quality and Physical Fitness in Adolescents	6
Sex Differences in Thermal Comfort, Perception, Feeling, Stress and Focus During Exercise Hyperthermia	6
Psychometric Suitability of Adaptations to the Special Judo Fitness Test for Athletes With Visual Impairment	6
The Effect of a Brief-Mindfulness Intervention on Psychophysiological Exertion and Flow-State Among Sedentary Adults	6
Effects of Baby Swimming on Motor and Cognitive Development: A Pilot Trial	6
Measuring Perceived Social Support in Elite Athletes: Psychometric Properties of the Romanian Version of the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support	6
Construct Validation of a New Instrument to Measure Declarative Tactical Knowledge in Basketball	6
Weight Selection Attempts of Elite Classic Powerlifters	6
Men Exhibit Greater Pain Pressure Thresholds and Times to Task Failure but Not Performance Fatigability Following Self-Paced Exercise	5
How Does Cognitive Effort Influence the Tactical Behavior of Soccer Players?	5
Adaptation and Validation of a Portuguese Version of the Sports Motivation Scale-II (SMS-II-P) Showing Invariance for Gender and Sport Type	5
Development and Psychometric Properties of the Self-Acceptance Scales for Pregnant and Postpartum Women	5
Topical Review: Optometric Considerations in Sports Versus E-Sports	5
Mind–Muscle Connection: Limited Effect of Verbal Instructions on Muscle Activity in a Seated Row Exercise	5
Improving Balance in Adults With Intellectual Developmental Disorder via Virtual Environments	5

Semantic Clustering During Verbal List Learning Is Associated With Employment Status in a Community Sample	5
Does Physical Activity Improve Inhibition in Kindergarteners? A Pilot Study	5
External (Versus Internal) Facial Features Contribute Most to Repetition Priming in Facial Recognition: ERP Evidence	5
Can Prolongate Use of Social Media Immediately Before Training Worsen High Level Male Volleyball Players’ Visuomotor Skills?	5
An Intervention-Related Comparison of Preschoolers’ Scores on the TGMD-2 and TGMD-3	5
A Demonstration of Machine Learning in Detecting Frequency Following Responses in American Neonates	5
School-Time Movement Behaviors and Fundamental Movement Skills in Preschoolers: An Isotemporal Reallocation Analysis	5
Effects of Exercise on Explicit Memory Function: Incidental and Intentional Encoding May Depend on Exercise Timing	5
Exploring the Impact of Mental Fatigue and Emotional Suppression on the Performance of High-Intensity Endurance Exercise	5
Null Effects of Different Amounts of Task Variation in Both Contextual Interference and Differential Learning Paradigms	5
Relatively Easy Criteria for Success Enhances Motor Learning by Altering Perceived Competence	5
Exploring the Importance of Motor Competence for Behavioral and Health Outcomes in Youth	5
The Impact of Acute Exercise Timing on Memory Interference	5
Effects of Cognitive Over Postural Demands on Upright Standing Among Young Adults	5
The Relative Age Effect in Male and Female Brazilian Elite Volleyball Athletes of Varied Competitive Levels	5
Dispositional Mindfulness May Have Protected Athletes from Psychological Distress During COVID-19 in Australia	5
Listening to Fast-Tempo Music During a Post-Exercise Passive Rest Period Improved Subsequent Sprint Cycling	5
Early Motor Skills in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders Are Marked by Less Frequent Hand and Knees Crawling	4
Basic Cognitive Abilities Relevant to Male Adolescents’ Soccer Performance	4
Physical and Cognitive Performance During Upper-Extremity Versus Full-Body Exercise Under Dual Tasking Conditions	4
Assessing Motor Performance in Preschool Children: The Zurich Neuromotor Assessment-2 and the Movement Assessment Battery for Children-2	4
Assessing Proprioception in an Older Population: Reliability of a Protocol Based on Active Movement Extent Discrimination	4
The Development of Executive Functions in High-Level Female Soccer Players	4
Effects of a Short Video Physical Activity Program on Physical Fitness Among Physical Education Students	4
Thinking Aloud: Stress and Coping in Junior Cricket Batsmen During Challenge and Threat States	4
Effects of an 8-Week Intervention Targeting the Veridicality of Actual and Perceived Motor Competence Among Irish Adolescents in Project FLAME	4
Practical Applications for Designing Soccer’ Training Tasks From Multivariate Data Analysis: A Systematic Review Emphasizing Tactical Training	4
The Roles of Grit and Motivation in Predicting Children’s Leisure-Time Physical Activity: One-Year Effects	4
Do Perfectionism Traits Predict Team Cohesion and Group Conflict Among Youth Athletes?	4
Improving Soccer Knowledge From Computerized Game Diagrams: Benefits of Sequential Instructional Arrows	4
Affective Change With Variations in Zumba Fitness Intensity as Measured by a Smartwatch	4
Predicting Physical Activity and Lifelong Health Through Personal Control and Educational Attainment	4
Dynamic Visual Acuity After Small Incision Lenticule Extraction for Myopia Patients	4
Mind-Muscle Connection: Verbal Instructions Alter Electromyographic Activity for Elbow Flexors and Extensors During Co-Contraction Training	4
The Relationship Between Exercise, Cathepsin B, and Cognitive Functions: Systematic Review	4
A Proposed Postural Control Theory Synthesizing Optimal Feedback Control Theory, Postural Motor Learning, and Cerebellar Supervision Learning	4
A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Effects of Outdoor Education Programs on Adolescents’ Self-Efficacy	4
The Effects of Listening to Non-preferred or Self-Selected Music during Short-Term Maximal Exercise at Varied Times of Day	4
A Feasibility Study of Bilateral Wrist Sensors for Measuring Motor Traits in Children With Autism	4
Distribution of Practice Combined with Observational Learning Has Time Dependent Effects on Motor Skill Acquisition	4
Participation in Leisure Activities by Portuguese Children With Cerebral Palsy	4
An Italian Validation of ABILHAND-Kids for Children With Cerebral Palsy	4
Optimizing Feedback Frequency in Motor Learning: Self-Controlled and Moderate Frequency KR Enhance Skill Acquisition	4
Motor Competence in Children With and Without Ambliopia	4
Age-Related Differences Between Young and Old Adults: Effects of Advance Information on Task Switching	4
Health-Related and Motor Performance-Related Fitness and Physical Activity Among Youth With Cystic Fibrosis	4
Listening to Preferred and Loud Music Enhances Taekwondo Physical Performances in Adolescent Athletes	4