OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Journal of Sports Sciences is 22. 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.)

Article	Citations
Global levels of fundamental motor skills in children: A systematic review	113
The influence of COVID-19 measures in the United Kingdom on physical activity levels, perceived physical function and mood in older adults: A survey-based observational study	39
Changes in children’s physical fitness, BMI and health-related quality of life after the first 2020 COVID-19 lockdown in England: A longitudinal study	38
An extended challenge-based framework for practice design in sports coaching	36
Associations between meeting 24-hour movement guidelines and health in the early years: A systematic review and meta-analysis	35
Interval training versus moderate-intensity continuous training for cardiorespiratory fitness improvements in middle-aged and older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis	35
Feasibility and reliability of the Spanish version of the Youth Activity Profile questionnaire (YAP-Spain) in children and adolescents	34
Analysis of the worst-case scenarios in an elite football team: Towards a better understanding and application	30
A qualitative analysis of the perceived determinants of success in elite esports athletes	30
The influence of randomness on goals in football decreases over time. An empirical analysis of randomness involved in goal scoring in the English Premier League	27
Effects of a 10-week active recess program in school setting on physical fitness, school aptitudes, creativity and cognitive flexibility in elementary school children. A randomised-controlled trial	27
Seasonal training and match load and micro-cycle periodization in male Premier League academy soccer players	27
Cross-sectional associations between 24-hour activity behaviours and mental health indicators in children and adolescents: A compositional data analysis	26
“I’d got self-destruction down to a fine art”: a qualitative exploration of relative energy deficiency in sport (RED-S) in endurance athletes	26
Classifying the evidence for evidence-based classification in Paralympic sport	25
Unilateral vs. bilateral hamstring strength assessments: comparing reliability and inter-limb asymmetries in female soccer players	25
Iron status in athletic females, a shift in perspective on an old paradigm	24
Effects of high-intensity interval training in men soccer player’s physical fitness: A systematic review with meta-analysis of randomized-controlled and non-controlled trials	24
Training-induced changes in anterior pelvic tilt: potential implications for hamstring strain injuries management	23
The influence of exposure, growth and maturation on injury risk in male academy football players	22
The porous high-press? An experimental approach investigating tactical behaviours from two pressing strategies in football	22
Defending in 4-4-2 or 5-3-2 formation? small differences in footballers’ collective tactical behaviours	22
Improving the criterion validity of the activPAL in determining physical activity intensity during laboratory and free-living conditions	22