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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Evaluation of Athletes' Gender-Related Postural Differences	54
Young Basketball Players’ Multiple Object Tracking Skills Were Unaffected by Stroop-Induced Mental Fatigue	28
Turkish Translation/Cultural Adaptation and Psychometric Analyses of the Affordances in the Home Environment for Motor Development-Infant Scale (AHEMD-IS)	27
Developing Children’s Motor Skills by Having Fun With Orff’s Approach	25
Sustained Effect of Auditory Entrainment With Coordinated Movement Varies With Temporal Complexity of Sequential Tapping	24
Do Perfectionism Traits Predict Team Cohesion and Group Conflict Among Youth Athletes?	24
Initial Validation of the Coach-Athlete Relationship Questionnaire in a Sample of Portuguese Athletes	22
Importance of Motor Control in “Static Situations” Where the Situation Does not Seem to Change	19
Sensorimotor Synchronization Abilities for Polyrhythmic Tasks in Artistic Swimming: A Comparison Between Elite, Novice, and Non-Artistic Swimmers	19
Construct Validity Evidence in the Motor Coordination Test with Ball - MCTB	19
The Effect of Using Goggles and Snorkel for Aquatic Skills Acquisition in Youth Learn-to-Swim Programs	18
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	17
A Feasibility Study of Bilateral Wrist Sensors for Measuring Motor Traits in Children With Autism	17
Transforming Psychological Testing With Saccadic Responses: Internal Consistency is High for Rorschach and Facial Expressions	16
The Effects of Listening to Non-preferred or Self-Selected Music during Short-Term Maximal Exercise at Varied Times of Day	16
Incremental Visual Occlusion During Split-Belt Treadmill Walking Has No Gradient Effect on Adaptation or Retention	15
Mental Toughness and Resilience in Trail Runner’s Performance	15
Aquatic Exercise for Health Promotion: A 31-Year Bibliometric Analysis	15
Exercisers’ Affective and Enjoyment Responses: A Meta-Analytic and Meta-Regression Review	15
Ankle Inversion Proprioception Impairment in Persons with Chronic Ankle Instability Is Task-Specific	14
Exercise Duration Affects Session Ratings of Perceived Exertion as a Function of Exercise Intensity	14
Exploring Throwing Yips in Youth Baseball Players: Prevalence, Symptoms, Players’ Psychological Characteristics, and Triggers	13
Inventories of Human Lateral Preference: A Systematic Review	13
The Roles of Grit and Motivation in Predicting Children’s Leisure-Time Physical Activity: One-Year Effects	13
An Introduction to the Special Issue on the Role of Psycho-Affective Factors in Second/Foreign Language (L2) Learning	13

Analysis of Verticality Perception in Older Adults With and Without Acute Stroke in Half-Lying Versus Sitting Positions	12
Strenuous Exercise Habits and Spatial Mnemonic Discrimination Ability in Young Adult Men and Women	12
Comparing the Cognitive Functioning Effects of Aerobic and Pilates Exercises for Inactive Young Adults: A Randomized Controlled Trial	11
Effect of the Visual Illusion on Stepping-Over Action and Its Association with Gaze Behavior	11
Measuring Cognitive and Social Interactive Attributes of Digital Natives: Development and Validation of a Scale	11
Transcultural Adaptation and Psychometric Support for a Brazilian Portuguese Version of the Flow State Scale (FSS-2)	10
Attention Load Regulates the Facilitation of Audio-Visual Information on Landing Perception in Badminton	10
Student-Athlete Identity Variation Across the Undergraduate Period: A Mixed-Methods Study	10
Music-Assisted Training for Dart Throwing Novices: Post-Training Effects on Heart Rate and Performance Accuracy	10
Increased Cognitive Demands Affect Agility Performance in Female Athletes - Implications for Testing and Training of Agility in Team Ball Sports	10
The Development and Validation of the English Writing Enjoyment Scale	10
Association of Body Image Perception / (Dis)Satisfaction and Symptoms of Eating Disorders in University Students of Health Sciences	10
The Impact of Audio-Visual, Visual and Auditory Cues on Multiple Object Tracking Performance in Children with Autism	10
Effects of Mental Fatigue Induced by Social Media Use on Volleyball Decision-Making, Endurance, and Countermovement Jump Performance	10
Adolescents’ Flexibility Can Affect Motor Competence: The Pathway from Health Related Physical Fitness to Motor Competence	9
Investigating Chinese University Students’ Enjoyment in a Web-Based Language Learning Environment: Validation of the Online Foreign Language Enjoyment Scale	9
The Disconnect Between Soccer Players’ Perceived and Actual Electromyographic-Measured Muscle Activation	9
Accuracy of Predicted Intraset Repetitions in Reserve (RIR) in Single- and Multi-Joint Resistance Exercises Among Trained and Untrained Men and Women	9
Effects of Different Sources of Low-Dose Caffeine on Mood/Arousal and Cognitive Performance	9
Evaluation of Predictive Motor Control With Two Touchscreen Tablet-Based Tests: Reliability and Validity in School-Aged Children	8
Video Game Play Does Not Improve Spatial Skills When Controlling for Speed-Accuracy Trade-Off: Evidence From Mental-Rotation and Mental-Folding Tasks	8
Does Skill Performance Influence Young Children’s Perceived Physical Competence?	8
Effect of Teaching Method on Exercise Execution in Adolescents’ Use of Outdoor Fitness Equipment	8
Acute Effects of a Haptic Anchor System on Postural Sway of Individuals with Parkinson’s Disease: A Preliminary Study	8
“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	8
Machine Learning Recognizes Frequency-Following Responses in American Adults: Effects of Reference Spectrogram and Stimulus Token	8
Aging Suit and Motor Performance in Young Adults: Effects Depend on Why the Suit is Worn!	8
Separating the Novel Speech Sound Perception of Lexical Tone Chimeras From Their Auditory Signal Manipulations: Behavioral and Electroencephalographic Evidence	8
Effects of Ten Biofeedback Sessions on Athletes’ Physiological, Psychological, and Cognitive Functioning: A Randomized Controlled Trial with International Tennis Players	8
Reducing Big Data to Principal Components for Position-Specific Futsal Training	8
Semantic Versus Orthographic Preferences in Aphasia: Behavioral Evidence	8
Test-Retest Reliability of Dynamic Subjective Visual Vertical and Visual Dependency in Older Adults Using Virtual Reality Methods	7
Multifractal Nonlinearity Moderates Feedforward and Feedback Responses to Suprapostural Perturbations	7
Executive Functions, Physical Abilities, and Their Relationship with Tactical Performance in Young Soccer Players	7
The Relationships Among Emotions, Self-Efficacy, and Engagement in Virtual Reality-Assisted Foreign Language Learning: A Social Cognitive Theory-Based Study	7
The Effect of a Functional Strength Training Intervention on Movement Quality and Physical Fitness in Adolescents	7
Comparisons of Types of Schematic Diagrams and Time of Day of Instruction for Teaching Soccer Tactics	7
A Mixed-Methods Investigation into the Interplay Between Supportive Work Environment, Achievement Emotions, and Teaching for Creativity as Perceived by Chinese EFL Teachers	7
A Comparison of the Functioning and Disability Levels of Children With Hemiplegic and Diplegic Cerebral Palsy Based on ICF-CY Components	7
Effects of Music Listening on Postural Balance in Adolescents with Visual Impairment	7
Special Section: Relationships Between Executive Function and Sports / Exercise	7
Towards Identifying a Dosage Effect for Improving Fundamental Motor Skills of Preschool Children with a Mastery Motivational Climate Intervention	7
Experimental Study: Children’s Perceptions Expressed Through Drawings and Coloring	7
Using Social Network Analysis to Study Relationships Between Young Soccer Players’ Bone Age, Body Size, and the Centrality of Their Pass Interactions	7
An Examination of the Sport Commitment Model for Athletes With Physical Disabilities	6
Benefits of a Light-Painting Technique for Learning to Write New Characters: A Proof of Concept With Adults	6
A Neuro-Integrative Assessment of Perceptual-Motor Performance and Wellness in ROTC Cadets	6
Evaluation of Conscious Monitoring and Movement Control Efforts Among Dental Students	6
Relationships Between University Students’ Gender and Physical Activity (PA) and Their Exercise Self-Schemas, Processing of PA-Related Information, and PA Decision-Making	6
Relationship Between Mindfulness and Physical Activity in College Students: The Mediating Effect of Eudaimonic Well-Being	6

Does Viewing Mirror-Reflected Body Image Affect Static and Dynamic Standing Balance?	6
Examining the Role of Fan Support on Home Advantage and Home Win Percentage in Professional Women’s Basketball	6
Null Effects on Learning the Basketball Free Throw From a Self-Controlled Demonstration With Different Amounts of Practice	6
Association Between Cross-Limb Transfer and Practice Organization	6
Uncovering the Nexus Between Cooperative Learning Contexts and Achievement Goals in Physical Education	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
Impact of Spectators, League and Team Ability on Home Advantage in Professional European Basketball	6
Assessing Lower-Extremity Visuo-Motor Reaction Time in Young Male Soccer Players: Test-Retest Reliability and Minimum Detectable Change of the Brain Pro System	6
The Effects of Manipulating Task Difficulty and Feedback Frequency on Children’s Dart Throwing Accuracy and Consistency	5
Traditional Chinese Exercises for Cardiovascular Diseases: A Bibliometric Analysis	5
The Influence of the Psychophysical Assessment Paradigm on Pitch Discrimination for Adults (and a Pilot Sample of Children)	5
An Adaptation Effect in Bilingual Adults Who Stutter Suggests Their Motor Learning is Influenced by Language Factors	5
An Intervention-Related Comparison of Preschoolers’ Scores on the TGMD-2 and TGMD-3	5
Optimizing Basketball Tactics Learning in Physical Education: The Impact of Modality and Video Control	5
Effects of Time Pressure, Reward, and Information Involvement on User Management of Fake News on a Social Media Platform	5
Sex Differences in the Visuomotor Control of Obstacle Crossing When Walking Are Not Age Related	5
Adaptation and Initial Validation of the Interpersonal Behaviors Questionnaire—Self with Spanish Physical Education Pre-Service Teachers	5
Effect of a Ten-week Sensorimotor Exercise Program on the Side-to-Side LAM Asymmetry of Adolescent Football Players: A Randomized Control Trial	5
The Relationships Between Reaction Time Scores and False Start Penalties of Offensive Linemen in the National Football League (NFL)	5
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	5
Modeling the Contribution of Grit, Enjoyment, and Boredom to Predict English as a Foreign Language Students’ Willingness to Communicate in a Blended Learning Environment	5
Evaluation of Skipping in College Students with and without Autism Spectrum Disorder	5
Sex Does Not Sell: The Effect of Sexual Content on Advertisement Effectiveness and Interference with Memory for Program Information	5
The Use of a Just Noticeable Difference Approach to Improve Perceptual Acuity Ability in Male Runners	5
Construction and Assessment of the Physical Activity and Physical Education Importance for Parents Scale	5
The Impact of Parkinson’s Disease on General and Specific Motor Aptitudes: A Study of Older Brazilian Adults	5
Motor Processing in Children With Cochlear Implants as Assessed by Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy	5
Effects of Cervical Mobilization on Balance and Gait Parameters in Individuals With Stroke: A Randomized Controlled Trial	5
The Effect of an 8-Week Aerobic Dance Program on Executive Function in Children	5
Effects of Different Exercise Modes on Gait Performance of Parkinson’s Disease Patients: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis	4
Effects of an 8-Week Intervention Targeting the Veridicality of Actual and Perceived Motor Competence Among Irish Adolescents in Project FLAME	4
Investigating the Construct Validity and Reliability of the Test of Motor Competence Across Iranians’ Lifespan	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
Physical Exercise Affects Quality of Life and Cardiac Autonomic Modulation in Patients With Chronic Kidney Failure Submitted to Hemodialysis: A Randomized Clinical Trial	4
Effects of a Psychological Intervention Program on Competitive Anxiety and Psychological Profile in Young Soccer Players	4
Advancing Auditory Processing by Detecting Frequency-Following Responses Through a Specialized Machine Learning Model	4
Predicting Perceived Sport Performance via Self-Determination Theory	4
The Effect of a Short-Term Mindfulness Program on Motor Skills and on Psychological and Social Behavior in Preschool Children: A Randomized Controlled Trial	4
Can Prolongate Use of Social Media Immediately Before Training Worsen High Level Male Volleyball Players’ Visuomotor Skills?	4
Exploring the Impact of Mental Fatigue and Emotional Suppression on the Performance of High-Intensity Endurance Exercise	4
Inceptive Investigation of Audio-Visual Homogenization on Dissociative Neurological Symptoms	4
Snowboard Landings from Different Heights: Electroencephalography Activity in Motor Preparation and Lower Limb Electromyography Changes	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
Does Mental Fatigue Affect Physical Performance in Wheelchair Basketball Players? An Individualized Cognitive Load Approach	4
Differences Between Consistent and Inconsistent Handedness Remain Consistently Interesting: Ten Years of Research on the Consistency of Handedness With the Edinburgh Handedness Inventory	4
Effects of Sleep Restriction on Self-Reported Putting Performance in Golf	4
Perceptual-Cognitive Skills of Basketball Referees: On-The-Court Visual Search Behavior	4
Physical Activity Time and Intensity in Physical Education During the COVID-19 Pandemic	4
Mapping Risk Judgment and Risk Taking in Mountain Hiking: An Information Integration Approach	4
The Road to the Hoop: Relative Age Effects and Game-Related Performance in Youth Basketball	4
The Bilateral Deficit Phenomenon in Elbow Flexion: Explanations for Its Inconsistent Occurrence and Detection	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