OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise is 26. 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 2021-02-01 to 2025-02-01.)

Article	Citations
The Association between Movement Behaviours and Mental Health Issues in Adolescents with Neurodevelopmental Disorders	353
Core Temperature Response to Cold Water Immersion in Heat Stroke Patients Is Nonlinear and Unrelated to Sex or Body Size	59
The Load–Velocity Slope Is an Indicator of the Active Drag in All Competitive Swimming Strokes	49
Effects of Obesity and Sex on Ventilatory Constraints during a Cardiopulmonary Exercise Test in Children	47
Hamstrings Hypertrophy Is Specific to the Training Exercise: Nordic Hamstring versus Lengthened State Eccentric Training	45
The Benefits of Acute Exercise for Children’s Cognition Are Associated with Trait Anxiety	42
The Physiological and Performance Development of Two Multiple Olympic Champion Rowers: A 20-Year Follow-Up Study	39
Changes in Metabolic and Inflammatory Markers after a Combined Exercise Program in Workers: A Randomized Controlled Trial	39
Acute Vigorous Exercise Decreases Subsequent Nonexercise Physical Activity and Body Temperature Linked to Weight Gain	35
Acute and Chronic Changes in Muscle Androgen Receptor Markers Are Not Associated with Muscle Hypertrophy in Women and Men	35
Polygenic Risk Score, Cardiorespiratory Fitness, and Cardiometabolic Risk Factors: WASEDA’S Health Study	32
Respiratory and Metabolic Responses of CD4+ T Cells to Acute Exercise and Their Association with Cardiorespiratory Fitness	32
Self-Supervised Machine Learning to Characterize Step Counts from Wrist-Worn Accelerometers in the UK Biobank	32
Blood Flow-Restricted Training and Time Trial Performance: A Cohort Study of World-Class Rowers	30
Associations between Leisure and Work Time Activity Behavior and 24 H Ambulatory Blood Pressure among Aging Workers	30
Capillary Red Cell Transit-Time is an Important Contributor to Exercise-Induced Pulmonary Diffusion Limitation: Response to Zavorsky	30
Sodium-glucose Cotransporter-2 Inhibition And Exercise Affect Pathways Related To Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease	29
Activation Characteristics Of Frontal Cortex In Older Adults During Turning	29
Sex Differences in Track and Field Elite Youth	29
Effect Of Tai Chi Levels (Beginner, Master, Top Master) On Working Memory Function: A Cross-sectional Study	29
Walking Energetics And Cerebral Vascular Health	28
Blood Pressure Responses To Exercise At Different Times Of Day	28
Test-retest Reliability Of A Novel Protocol To Evaluate Muscle-tendon Function In Pre- And Post-menopausal Women	27
Effect Of Blood Flow Occlusion On Changes In Torque Complexity During Intermittent Maximal-effort Contractions	27
Time-restricted Eating As A Nutrition Strategy For Individuals During Cardiac Rehabilitation: A Feasibility Study	26

Kinesiophobia And White Matter Integrity In Sedentary Middle-Aged Adults At Heightened Risk For Alzheimer’s Disease	26
Physical Activity Mediates Associations Between Sexual Orientation And Mental Health	26