OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Journal of Sports Sciences is 23. 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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

Article	Citations
A data mining approach for determining biomechanical adaptations in runners who experienced and recovered from patellofemoral pain syndrome	64
Associations among metabolic health, weight status, and various physical fitness components in Japanese adolescents: a cross-sectional study (NICE EVIDENCE study- Agano 3)	60
The impact of an early childhood educator e-Learning course on young children’s fundamental movement skills: A cluster randomized controlled trial	53
Nasal dilator and physiological parameters associated to running performance: A systematic review and meta-analysis	48
Physical activity during recess in elementary schoolchildren in Belgium and Ecuador: The role of the physical environment at school	37
Association between childcare movement behaviour compositions with health and development among preschoolers: Finding the optimal combinations of physical activities and sedentary time	36
The impact of a multicomponent training program on physical fitness and joint injuries in Spanish male professional soccer players	34
The reliability, variability and minimal detectable change of multiplanar isometric trunk strength testing using a fixed digital dynamometer	32
Compliance to prescribed training among recreational swimmers using augmented-reality swim goggles: A randomised controlled trial	30
Young athletes’ social goals during the children-to-youth sport transition: A latent profile and latent transition analysis	29
Study State Dynamics of Team Passing Networks in Soccer Games	28
Burnout profiles among esports players: Associations with mental toughness and resilience	28
Age of peak performance in professional road cycling	28
That’s out! How expert umpires make leg-before-wicket judgements in cricket	28
A longitudinal examination of changes in mental health among elite Canadian athletes	27
Prospective associations between adherence to 24-hour movement guidelines and mental well-being in Chinese adolescents	27
An investigation into the relationships between technical collision behaviours and physical characteristics in world-class, international female rugby players	26
What explains adolescents’ physical activity and sports participation during the COVID-19 pandemic? – an interpretable machine learning approach	26
Effect of supervised sprint interval training on cardiorespiratory fitness and body composition in adolescent boys with obesity	26
Injury incidence and burden differ between season phases in male academy football (soccer) players	25
Self-selected music enhances bench press performance compared to no-music alone and mood compared to stimulative and no-music conditions	24
A self-determination theory based investigation of life skills development in youth sport	23
Correction	23
Clustering of match running and performance indicators to assess between- and within-playing position similarity in professional rugby league	23
Monocular markerless position tracking of elite amateur boxing fighters in real combat situation	23