Sports Medicine

Papers
(The H4-Index of Sports Medicine is 46. 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 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)
ArticleCitations
Methodological Considerations for Studies in Sport and Exercise Science with Women as Participants: A Working Guide for Standards of Practice for Research on Women269
Is Physical Activity Associated with Less Depression and Anxiety During the COVID-19 Pandemic? A Rapid Systematic Review172
Effects of Regular Physical Activity on the Immune System, Vaccination and Risk of Community-Acquired Infectious Disease in the General Population: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis164
Through the Looking Glass: A Systematic Review of Longitudinal Evidence, Providing New Insight for Motor Competence and Health128
Climate Change, Physical Activity and Sport: A Systematic Review110
An Update on Secular Trends in Physical Fitness of Children and Adolescents from 1972 to 2015: A Systematic Review99
Transgender Women in the Female Category of Sport: Perspectives on Testosterone Suppression and Performance Advantage90
Neuromuscular Function of the Knee Joint Following Knee Injuries: Does It Ever Get Back to Normal? A Systematic Review with Meta-Analyses88
The Natural History of Sport-Related Concussion in Collegiate Athletes: Findings from the NCAA-DoD CARE Consortium82
Muscle Glycogen Metabolism and High-Intensity Exercise Performance: A Narrative Review81
The Connection Between Physical Exercise and Gut Microbiota: Implications for Competitive Sports Athletes77
Training During the COVID-19 Lockdown: Knowledge, Beliefs, and Practices of 12,526 Athletes from 142 Countries and Six Continents77
The Validity and Reliability of Commercially Available Resistance Training Monitoring Devices: A Systematic Review73
Training Load and Injury: Causal Pathways and Future Directions70
Overtraining Syndrome (OTS) and Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (RED-S): Shared Pathways, Symptoms and Complexities69
Mental Fatigue and Sport-Specific Psychomotor Performance: A Systematic Review68
Energetics and Biomechanics of Running Footwear with Increased Longitudinal Bending Stiffness: A Narrative Review67
The Anabolic Response to Plant-Based Protein Ingestion64
Fatigue and Human Performance: An Updated Framework63
High-Protein Plant-Based Diet Versus a Protein-Matched Omnivorous Diet to Support Resistance Training Adaptations: A Comparison Between Habitual Vegans and Omnivores63
Frailty and Physical Fitness in Elderly People: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis61
Minimal-Dose Resistance Training for Improving Muscle Mass, Strength, and Function: A Narrative Review of Current Evidence and Practical Considerations61
Physiological Characteristics of Female Soccer Players and Health and Performance Considerations: A Narrative Review61
Can High-Intensity Interval Training Promote Skeletal Muscle Anabolism?59
The Effects of Exercise Interventions on Executive Functions in Children and Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis56
Identification of Non-Invasive Exercise Thresholds: Methods, Strategies, and an Online App55
Do Sex Differences in Physiology Confer a Female Advantage in Ultra-Endurance Sport?54
Reactive Strength Index and its Associations with Measures of Physical and Sports Performance: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis54
Development of a Revised Conceptual Framework of Physical Training for Use in Research and Practice53
Recent Improvements in Marathon Run Times Are Likely Technological, Not Physiological53
Compatibility of Concurrent Aerobic and Strength Training for Skeletal Muscle Size and Function: An Updated Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis52
Training for Muscular Strength: Methods for Monitoring and Adjusting Training Intensity52
No Time to Lift? Designing Time-Efficient Training Programs for Strength and Hypertrophy: A Narrative Review52
Measuring Physical Demands in Basketball: An Explorative Systematic Review of Practices51
Sex-Specific Differences in Running Injuries: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis and Meta-Regression50
Anaerobic Speed/Power Reserve and Sport Performance: Scientific Basis, Current Applications and Future Directions50
Sex Differences in Adaptations in Muscle Strength and Size Following Resistance Training in Older Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis50
Sex Differences in Endurance Running50
Running-Related Biomechanical Risk Factors for Overuse Injuries in Distance Runners: A Systematic Review Considering Injury Specificity and the Potentials for Future Research50
Non-contact Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury Epidemiology in Team-Ball Sports: A Systematic Review with Meta-analysis by Sex, Age, Sport, Participation Level, and Exposure Type49
The Importance of ‘Durability’ in the Physiological Profiling of Endurance Athletes49
Injury Profile in Women’s Football: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis49
Implementing Ultrasound Imaging for the Assessment of Muscle and Tendon Properties in Elite Sports: Practical Aspects, Methodological Considerations and Future Directions48
Wearables for Running Gait Analysis: A Systematic Review47
Effects of Caffeine on Resistance Exercise: A Review of Recent Research47
Doping Prevalence in Competitive Sport: Evidence Synthesis with “Best Practice” Recommendations and Reporting Guidelines from the WADA Working Group on Doping Prevalence47
Temporal Trends in the Standing Broad Jump Performance of 10,940,801 Children and Adolescents Between 1960 and 201746
The Validity and Reliability of Wearable Microtechnology for Intermittent Team Sports: A Systematic Review46
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