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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)

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)	74
An investigation into the relationships between technical collision behaviours and physical characteristics in world-class, international female rugby players	50
Self-selected music enhances bench press performance compared to no-music alone and mood compared to stimulative and no-music conditions	42
Injury incidence and burden differ between season phases in male academy football (soccer) players	42
Age of peak performance in professional road cycling	38
A data mining approach for determining biomechanical adaptations in runners who experienced and recovered from patellofemoral pain syndrome	37
That’s out! How expert umpires make leg-before-wicket judgements in cricket	36
Acrobatic gymnastics: The effect of experience, interpersonal coordination and variability in partner-assisted flight	35
Effect of supervised sprint interval training on cardiorespiratory fitness and body composition in adolescent boys with obesity	35
Burnout profiles among esports players: Associations with mental toughness and resilience	35
Functional threshold power and the critical-power controversy	35
The effects of lengthened-partial range of motion resistance training of the limbs on arm and thigh muscle area: A multi-site randomised trial	33
Impact of the second‑contact rule change on Setter performance, referee home advantage, and rally dynamics in NCAA volleyball	32
What explains adolescents’ physical activity and sports participation during the COVID-19 pandemic? – an interpretable machine learning approach	31
A comprehensive analysis of one-foot and two-foot approach jump reliability in youth basketball athletes	30
Correction	30
Coach perceptions of “playing-up” in youth football	29
Physical activity during recess in elementary schoolchildren in Belgium and Ecuador: The role of the physical environment at school	29
The reliability, variability and minimal detectable change of multiplanar isometric trunk strength testing using a fixed digital dynamometer	28
Children’s outdoor time and multisport participation predict motor competence three years later	27
Nasal dilator and physiological parameters associated to running performance: A systematic review and meta-analysis	26
Prospective associations between adherence to 24-hour movement guidelines and mental well-being in Chinese adolescents	25
Compliance to prescribed training among recreational swimmers using augmented-reality swim goggles: A randomised controlled trial	25
Associations between the risk of eating disorders, performance level and sport type during adolescence	24
Impact of muscular fatigue and sex on supraspinatus occupation ratio during bench press in competitive powerlifters	24

Clustering of match running and performance indicators to assess between- and within-playing position similarity in professional rugby league