OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Journal of Sports Sciences is 25. 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 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01.)

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)	75
An investigation into the relationships between technical collision behaviours and physical characteristics in world-class, international female rugby players	52
Injury incidence and burden differ between season phases in male academy football (soccer) players	50
Self-selected music enhances bench press performance compared to no-music alone and mood compared to stimulative and no-music conditions	43
Age of peak performance in professional road cycling	38
That’s out! How expert umpires make leg-before-wicket judgements in cricket	37
Effect of supervised sprint interval training on cardiorespiratory fitness and body composition in adolescent boys with obesity	37
A data mining approach for determining biomechanical adaptations in runners who experienced and recovered from patellofemoral pain syndrome	37
Functional threshold power and the critical-power controversy	37
Acrobatic gymnastics: The effect of experience, interpersonal coordination and variability in partner-assisted flight	36
The effects of lengthened-partial range of motion resistance training of the limbs on arm and thigh muscle area: A multi-site randomised trial	36
Impact of the second‑contact rule change on Setter performance, referee home advantage, and rally dynamics in NCAA volleyball	35
What explains adolescents’ physical activity and sports participation during the COVID-19 pandemic? – an interpretable machine learning approach	33
Correction	32
A comprehensive analysis of one-foot and two-foot approach jump reliability in youth basketball athletes	32
Physical activity during recess in elementary schoolchildren in Belgium and Ecuador: The role of the physical environment at school	30
Coach perceptions of “playing-up” in youth football	30
The reliability, variability and minimal detectable change of multiplanar isometric trunk strength testing using a fixed digital dynamometer	29
Children’s outdoor time and multisport participation predict motor competence three years later	28
Prospective associations between adherence to 24-hour movement guidelines and mental well-being in Chinese adolescents	28
Nasal dilator and physiological parameters associated to running performance: A systematic review and meta-analysis	28
Compliance to prescribed training among recreational swimmers using augmented-reality swim goggles: A randomised controlled trial	27
Associations between the risk of eating disorders, performance level and sport type during adolescence	26
Clustering of match running and performance indicators to assess between- and within-playing position similarity in professional rugby league	25
Impact of muscular fatigue and sex on supraspinatus occupation ratio during bench press in competitive powerlifters	25

Mental fatigue and technical performance in elite rugby league	25
Predictive modeling of injury risk based on body composition and physical fitness performance tests in professional football: A four-year study	25