OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Journal of Sports Sciences is 24. 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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)

Article	Citations
Associations among metabolic health, weight status, and various physical fitness components in Japanese adolescents: a cross-sectional study (NICE EVIDENCE study- Agano 3)	73
Physical activity during recess in elementary schoolchildren in Belgium and Ecuador: The role of the physical environment at school	66
Influence of sidestepping expertise and core stability on knee joint loading during change of direction	54
That’s out! How expert umpires make leg-before-wicket judgements in cricket	38
The impact of a multicomponent training program on physical fitness and joint injuries in Spanish male professional soccer players	37
An investigation into the relationships between technical collision behaviours and physical characteristics in world-class, international female rugby players	36
Study State Dynamics of Team Passing Networks in Soccer Games	36
What explains adolescents’ physical activity and sports participation during the COVID-19 pandemic? – an interpretable machine learning approach	32
Injury incidence and burden differ between season phases in male academy football (soccer) players	31
Self-selected music enhances bench press performance compared to no-music alone and mood compared to stimulative and no-music conditions	30
Clustering of match running and performance indicators to assess between- and within-playing position similarity in professional rugby league	29
The reliability, variability and minimal detectable change of multiplanar isometric trunk strength testing using a fixed digital dynamometer	29
Monocular markerless position tracking of elite amateur boxing fighters in real combat situation	28
Effects of different types of chronic physical activities and sports on executive functions among children and adolescents: A systematic review and meta-analysis	28
Correction	27
A comprehensive analysis of one-foot and two-foot approach jump reliability in youth basketball athletes	27
Functional threshold power and the critical-power controversy	27
Acrobatic gymnastics: The effect of experience, interpersonal coordination and variability in partner-assisted flight	27
Nasal dilator and physiological parameters associated to running performance: A systematic review and meta-analysis	26
Age of peak performance in professional road cycling	26
Prospective associations between adherence to 24-hour movement guidelines and mental well-being in Chinese adolescents	26
The impact of an early childhood educator e-Learning course on young children’s fundamental movement skills: A cluster randomized controlled trial	26
Children’s outdoor time and multisport participation predict motor competence three years later	25
A data mining approach for determining biomechanical adaptations in runners who experienced and recovered from patellofemoral pain syndrome	25