Journal of Sports Sciences

Papers
(The median citation count of Journal of Sports Sciences is 2. 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.)
ArticleCitations
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 school66
Influence of sidestepping expertise and core stability on knee joint loading during change of direction54
That’s out! How expert umpires make leg-before-wicket judgements in cricket38
The impact of a multicomponent training program on physical fitness and joint injuries in Spanish male professional soccer players37
An investigation into the relationships between technical collision behaviours and physical characteristics in world-class, international female rugby players36
Study State Dynamics of Team Passing Networks in Soccer Games36
What explains adolescents’ physical activity and sports participation during the COVID-19 pandemic? – an interpretable machine learning approach32
Injury incidence and burden differ between season phases in male academy football (soccer) players31
Self-selected music enhances bench press performance compared to no-music alone and mood compared to stimulative and no-music conditions30
The reliability, variability and minimal detectable change of multiplanar isometric trunk strength testing using a fixed digital dynamometer29
Clustering of match running and performance indicators to assess between- and within-playing position similarity in professional rugby league29
Monocular markerless position tracking of elite amateur boxing fighters in real combat situation28
Effects of different types of chronic physical activities and sports on executive functions among children and adolescents: A systematic review and meta-analysis28
Functional threshold power and the critical-power controversy27
Acrobatic gymnastics: The effect of experience, interpersonal coordination and variability in partner-assisted flight27
Correction27
A comprehensive analysis of one-foot and two-foot approach jump reliability in youth basketball athletes27
Prospective associations between adherence to 24-hour movement guidelines and mental well-being in Chinese adolescents26
The impact of an early childhood educator e-Learning course on young children’s fundamental movement skills: A cluster randomized controlled trial26
Nasal dilator and physiological parameters associated to running performance: A systematic review and meta-analysis26
Age of peak performance in professional road cycling26
Children’s outdoor time and multisport participation predict motor competence three years later25
A data mining approach for determining biomechanical adaptations in runners who experienced and recovered from patellofemoral pain syndrome25
Effect of supervised sprint interval training on cardiorespiratory fitness and body composition in adolescent boys with obesity23
Compliance to prescribed training among recreational swimmers using augmented-reality swim goggles: A randomised controlled trial23
Association between childcare movement behaviour compositions with health and development among preschoolers: Finding the optimal combinations of physical activities and sedentary time22
Burnout profiles among esports players: Associations with mental toughness and resilience22
Mental fatigue and technical performance in elite rugby league22
Young athletes’ social goals during the children-to-youth sport transition: A latent profile and latent transition analysis21
The effects of lengthened-partial range of motion resistance training of the limbs on arm and thigh muscle area: A multi-site randomised trial21
The Application of non-linear methods to quantify changes to movement dynamics during running: A scoping review21
Impact of the second‑contact rule change on Setter performance, referee home advantage, and rally dynamics in NCAA volleyball21
The British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences abstracts20
Field- and Laboratory-derived Power-Cadence Profiles in World-Class and Elite Track Sprint Cyclists20
A self-determination theory based investigation of life skills development in youth sport20
Sleep and lucid dreaming in adolescent athletes and non-athletes19
Performance and micro-pacing in sprint cross-country skiing: A comparison of individual time-trial and head-to-head race formats19
Seam or swing? Identifying the most effective type of bowling variation for fast bowlers in men’s international 50-over cricket19
Is coaches’ perceived team performance associated with their intentions to persist in coaching? The mediating role of coaches’ psychological needs and motivation18
Force–velocity–power profiling in flywheel squats: Differences between sports and association with countermovement jump and change of direction performance18
Sports medicine and biomechanics – synergies and nuances18
Physiological and performance effects of dietary nitrate and N-acetylcysteine supplementation during prolonged heavy-intensity cycling17
Criterion validity of neural networks to assess lower limb motion during cycling17
What gaps exist in biomechanics and motor control research in Paralympic sports? A scoping review focussed on performance and injury risk17
An examination of perceptual-motor recalibration in a 1-vs-1 anticipation test17
Reallocation of time between preschoolers’ 24-h movement behaviours and executive functions: A compositional data analysis17
Alterations in Achilles tendon stress and strain across a range of running velocities17
The impact of co-acting competitors on shooting performance in elite biathletes16
Lower limb movement asymmetry exists during volleyball stop-jump landing: Insights from markerless motion capture16
Acute effects of a physically constraining tool on different phases of tennis serve technique16
Enhanced personalized prediction of baseball-related upper extremity injuries through novel features and explainable artificial intelligence16
Current biomechanical methods and practices of physical training load monitoring in women’s artistic gymnastics: A scoping review16
Children with high actual and perceived motor skill competence are more physically active: A pooled latent profile analysis of cross-sectional data15
Acute effects of resistance training at different range of motions on plantar flexion mechanical properties and force15
Time to expand the circle of care – General practitioners’ experiences of managing concussion in the community15
Longitudinal development and physical performance in young judo athletes: The influence of maturation and training15
Estimating repetitions in reserve through movement velocity: Applicability across bench press exercise modes and sexes15
Tracking of time-dependent changes in concentric and eccentric quadriceps and hamstring torques and powers after a half-marathon14
Influence of physical and psychological stress on decision-making performance of soccer referees14
Professional soccer players perceptions of the English Football Association 4 corner model in supporting first team transitions14
A conceptual framework and review of multi-method approaches for 3D markerless motion capture in sports and exercise13
Acute effects of fatigue on internal and external load variables determining cyclists’ power profile13
Changes in the continuous leaping performance of Finnish adolescents between 1979 and 202013
Athlete monitoring practices in elite sport in the United Kingdom13
Accentuated eccentric resistance training: Effects on physical performance in male and female athletes13
Influence of slope and speed on spatio-temporal variability of recreational runners13
Chronological age-based vs. Bio-banded friendly football tournament: Effects on physical performance and spatial exploration behaviour in 7v7 match play13
Effects of a six-week multimodal training programme on the sprinting ability of adolescent rugby sevens players13
Sociodemographic moderators of longitudinal changes in active play between childhood and adolescence in Australia13
Acute and long-term effects of stroboscopic training on sport performance: A systematic review and meta-analysis12
Human foot muscle strength and its association with sprint acceleration, cutting and jumping performance, and kinetics in high-level athletes12
Population characteristics associated with adherence to prenatal group-based exercise programs12
The training and detraining effects of 8-week dynamic stretching of hip flexors on hip range of motion, pain, and physical performance in male professional football players with low back pain. A rando12
Home is where the hustle is: the influence of crowds on effort and home advantage in the National Basketball Association12
Decision-making and climbing performance under time constraints in Olympic bouldering12
Association between anthropometric, biomechanical and strength parameters and throwing velocity in elite water polo players12
The prevalence of relative age effects and the influence of the talent pool size on Australian male and female youth football12
Validating an algorithm from a trunk-mounted wearable sensor for detecting stroke events in tennis12
Fluid intake is a strong predictor of outdoor team sport pre-season training performance12
The effects of different fatigue types on action anticipation and physical performance in high-level volleyball players12
Trigger force and pistol motion of air pistol shooters of different skill levels12
Coping strategies and brain activity in table tennis players faced with discrepancies between predicted and actual outcomes12
The effects of simulated vision impairment on performance in football12
Perceived teacher’s support and engagement among students with obesity in physical education: The mediating role of basic psychological needs and autonomous motivation12
Stepping up with GGIR: Validity of step cadence derived from wrist-worn research-grade accelerometers using the verisense step count algorithm11
Taking the plunge: When is best for hot water immersion to complement exercise in heat and hypoxia11
Off-ball behavior in association football: A data-driven model to measure changes in individual defensive pressure11
Associations between objective measures of performance-related characteristics and perceived stress in young cross-country skiers during pre-season training11
An approach to determine the net predictive multivariate association pattern between cardiorespiratory fitness and a high-resolution physical activity spectrum in the presence of multicollinear covari11
Effects of flywheel resistance training on countermovement jump performance and vastus lateralis muscle stiffness: A controlled study11
Relative age effect in male and female elite international amateur boxing11
Self-report or coach-rating? The predictive validity of different approaches to assess athletes’ achievement motivation in team and individual sports11
Elite North American soccer performance in thermally challenging environments: An explorative approach to tracking outcomes11
An ecological approach for skill development and performance in soccer goalkeeper training: Empirical evidence and coaching applications11
A prospective randomised controlled trial investigating the impact of a musculoskeletal injury prevention warm-up program for youth badminton: A preliminary study11
Statistical heterogeneity in meta-analysis of hypertension and exercise training: A meta-review11
Examining mindfulness as a strategy to improve the exercise experience11
Substitutions in football – what coaches think and what coaches do11
Self-reported walking pace: A simple screening tool with lowest risk of all-cause mortality in those that ‘walk the talk’11
Relative age effect inverts when looking at career performance in elite youth academy soccer11
A comparison between novice and elite cyclists movement stability during cycling11
Perceived motor competence and cardiorespiratory fitness predict physical activity in children: Insights from an allometric longitudinal model10
Applying the constraints-led approach to facilitate exploratory learning of the volleyball serve10
Mental fatigue, skill performance and activity profile in elite male Australian Football match play10
Personality predictors of exercise addiction in competitive sport10
Effects of coach extraversion and educational environment on transformational leadership and athlete outcomes: A moderated mediation model10
Effects of tendon elastic energy and electromyographic activity pattern on jumping height and pre-stretch augmentation during jumps with different pre-stretch intensity10
Stride length mediates the correlation between movement coordination and sprint velocity10
Validation of LEOMO inertial measurement unit sensors with marker-based three-dimensional motion capture during maximum sprinting in track cyclists10
The effect of tyrosine supplementation on whole-body endurance performance in physically active population: A systematic review and meta-analysis including GRADE qualification10
Are we there yet? A systematic review and meta-analysis of the validity and reliability of automated markerless motion capture systems during jumping tasks10
Bio-banding influences talent experts’ ratings of psycho-social behaviours during 11 v 11 soccer match-play10
The interaction between attacker and environment predicts successfulness in one-on-one dribbles in male elite football10
The development and validation of an open-source accelerometery algorithm for measuring jump height and frequency in ballet10
Dose-response and temporal ergogenic effects of ginseng supplementation in athletes and active participants: A systematic review and meta-analysis10
The effects of a land-based home exercise program on surfing performance in recreational surfers10
Reliability of radar-derived measures of sprint performance in female field sport athletes10
Development, validation and reliability of the Coach Feedback Analysis System10
Changes in children’s physical fitness, BMI and health-related quality of life after the first 2020 COVID-19 lockdown in England: A longitudinal study9
Beyond the podium: A Delphi approach aimed at empowering coaches with practical strategies to identify and support athlete mental health9
Post-exercise hypotension and recreational futsal: Effects of a 3-month intervention and association with resting blood pressure adaptations9
Physiological characteristics and performance of a world-record breaking tower runner9
Physical and psychological demands of walking football in tournaments: Implications for older adults9
A preliminary multi-club project: Understanding player technical outcomes in European football academies training sessions9
Biomechanical characteristics of concussive and sub-concussive impacts in youth sports athletes: A systematic review and meta-analysis9
Pilot randomized controlled trial of a game-based intervention for teaching basketball in Chinese primary school physical education9
Profiles of stroke regulations discriminate between finishing positions during international open water races9
Understanding the influence of irrational beliefs and body image inflexibility on exercise dependence and psychological well-being: A latent profile analysis approach9
A practitioner’s guide to isometric hip adduction and abduction test selection: Maximal force, asymmetry, and muscle activity comparisons between assessment positions9
Metabolic power in the men’s European handball championship 20209
Foot-dominance does not influence force variability during ankle dorsiflexion and foot adduction9
One size does not fit all: Influence of sex and maturation on temporal-spatial parameters for adolescent long-distance runners9
Hypoalgesia after aerobic exercise in healthy subjects: A systematic review and meta-analysis9
Classification of moderate-intensity overground walking speed in 21- to 85-year-old adults9
Mechanics and muscular activity characteristics of the pinch grip across varying hold widths and climber skill levels9
Associations between physical activity and health-related factors in childhood and adolescence during COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review9
Effects of a daily physical activity intervention on the health-related fitness status of primary school children: A cluster randomized controlled trial9
Enhancing our understanding of sport practitioner perspectives on developing effective sporting environments9
Changes in submaximal and maximal measures of cardio-respiratory fitness resulting from 6-days of mountain walking8
Factors that affect handball execution in Australian Football8
Unlocking the power of ‘us’: Longitudinal evidence that identity leadership predicts team functioning and athlete well-being8
Multivariate physical activity association patterns for fundamental motor skills and physical fitness in preschool children aged 3–5 years8
Sex difference in soccer instep kicking8
Application of mobility training methods in sporting populations: A systematic review of performance adaptations8
Skeletal site-specific effects of jump training on bone mineral density in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis8
High-intensity interval training to promote cerebral oxygenation and affective valence during exercise in individuals with obesity8
Subjective recovery in professional soccer players: A machine learning and mediation approach8
Analysis of the motor behaviour of people without specific dance training in improvisation tasks: Influence of mirror and partner8
“I must do this!”: A latent profile analysis approach to understanding the role of irrational beliefs and motivation regulation in mental and physical health8
Verbal instructions for attentional focus influence the results of tests for return to sport after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction8
Cycling position optimisation – a systematic review of the impact of positional changes on biomechanical and physiological factors in cycling8
Interunit reliability of STATSports APEX global navigation satellite system and accelerometer-derived metrics during shuttle run protocols of varied distances and change of direction frequency8
Validation of polar verity sense for heart rate monitoring during school-based high-intensity interval training in adolescents8
Compositional data analysis of 24-hour movement behaviors as a predictor for cardiometabolic health outcomes among school-aged youth: A systematic review8
Observational longitudinal association between waking movement behaviours and psychological distress among adolescents using isotemporal analysis: DADOS study8
The effects of hip flexion angle on quadriceps femoris muscle hypertrophy in the leg extension exercise8
Motor competence interventions in children and adolescents – theoretical and atheoretical approaches: A systematic review8
Foot strike determines the center of pressure behavior and affects impact severity in heel-toe running8
Hip and knee joint angle patterns and kicking velocity in female and male professional soccer players: A principal component analysis of waveforms approach8
The immediate effect of multidirectional elastic tape on the passive mechanical properties of the ankle joint8
The concurrent validity of a portable force plate system for measuring isometric mid-thigh pull8
Exploring the relationship between basketball rotation and competitive performance using substitution network analysis8
Enhancing running injury prevention strategies with real-time biofeedback: A systematic review and meta-analysis8
Do the feet of male and female netball players differ in shape? Implications for shoe design8
“I am open to self-belief”: A study examining the impact of open-label effects on postexercise affect and postintervention exercise behaviour8
Exploratory research in sport and exercise science: Perceptions, challenges, and recommendations8
Adolescents running in conventional running shoes have lower vertical instantaneous loading rates but greater asymmetry than running barefoot or in partial-minimal shoes8
The influence of midsole horizontal and vertical deformation on soft tissue vibrations and bone acceleration during running8
International performance level in adult ice hockey: The role of the talent environment in youth7
Artificial intelligence in sport: A narrative review of applications, challenges and future trends7
Postural adjustments preceding string release in trained archers7
Active recovery vs hot- or cold-water immersion for repeated sprint ability after a strenuous exercise training session in elite skaters7
It’s never simple! People, power and relationships in the United Kingdom Olympic sport policy system. A commentary7
Bi-directional associations between physical activity and growth indicators of pre-school aged children7
Coupling heart rate and power data in professional road cycling: Shorter heart rate response indicate better 10-min time trial power output7
Near infrared spectroscopy to evaluate the effect of a hybrid exercise programme on peripheral muscle metabolism in patients with intermittent claudication: an exploratory PROSECO-IC sub study7
Understanding the mediating role of anthropometry and body composition in the relationship between biological maturation and sport-specific performance in young swimmers7
Reliability and criterion-related validity of the Cooper test in pre-adolescents and adolescents: A systematic review and meta-analysis7
Influence of acute heat mitigation strategies on core temperature, heart rate and aerobic performance in females: A systematic literature review7
The effectiveness of neuromuscular training warm-up program for injury prevention in adolescent male basketball players7
Centre of pressure golf swing movement strategies are better defined using a continuous approach than by segregated styles7
Validation of a bluetooth-enabled load cell for objective and accessible assessment of lower extremity strength7
Correction7
A Coach Development Program: A Guided Online Reflective Practice Intervention Study7
The effect of metformin treatment on volumes of free-living physical activity and sedentary behaviour: A post-hoc analysis of the PRE-D trial7
A methodological proof-of-concept of the teeter-totter effect7
The relationship between authentic leadership and athlete burnout: A longitudinal study7
“I literally played seven minutes and then got scouted for England”: Player experiences of talent identification and development in women’s blind football7
Correction7
Kinematics of recreational male runners in “super”, minimalist and habitual shoes7
Perceived social pressure and intention to play through injuries in junior ice hockey: The sporting environment matters7
Physiological, perceptual, and biomechanical differences between treadmill and overground walking in healthy adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis7
Physical preparation of the Australian national male field hockey team exceeded the movement demands of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games tournament7
Lower-limb wearable resistance overloads joint angular velocity during early acceleration sprint running7
Factors affecting NBA game performance over the course of a season7
Independent association between sarcopenic obesity and knee osteoarthritis: A cross-sectional study7
Recovery in elite youth basketball players: The responsiveness of the psychophysiological measurements and the role of testosterone concentration7
Kinetic and kinematic strategies integrating the trunk and lower limbs for a powerful soccer kick in amateur players7
Relationships between coordination, strength and performance during initial sprint acceleration7
Determination of change of direction deficit thresholds across a spectrum of angles in basketball players7
Athletes with meditation experience counteract the detrimental effect of mental fatigue on endurance performance and neurocognitive functions7
Mechanistic influence of the torque cadence relationship on power output during exhaustive all-out field tests in professional cyclists6
Decoding injury risk: Exploring the impact of asymptomatic hypermobility on lower limb injury risk factors in young female volleyball players6
Determining the definition and components of successful soccer referee performance6
Head control and head-trunk coordination as a function of anticipation in sidestepping6
Acute impact of autoregulation of applied blood flow restriction pressures on bilateral single-joint upper limb resistance exercise6
Effects of high-intensity interval training and its different protocols on lipid profile and glycaemic control in type 2 diabetes: A meta-analysis6
Identifying profiles of actual and perceived motor competence measured with aligned instruments: Differences in (enjoyment of) physical fitness6
The effects of concentric and eccentric exercise performed at long muscle length on muscle damage6
Increasing cadence with a metronome and running barefoot changes the sagittal kinematics of the lower limbs and trunk6
Between-devices agreement in obtaining raw bioelectrical parameters after a lifestyle intervention targeting weight loss in former athletes6
A time-series analysis of the momentum of the athlete-discus system in the discus throw6
Jump and sprint force velocity profile of young soccer players differ according to playing position6
The effect of an intensive lifestyle intervention on sleep outcomes in type 2 diabetic patients: Secondary analyses from the randomised U-TURN trial6
Association between cardiorespiratory fitness and low back pain is anxiety-dependent: A prospective cohort study among adults and older adults6
Science beyond borders: Publishing and funding in a contemporary geographical context6
Structural equation analysis of the role of appearance-related self-conscious emotions on flow in athletes: The mediating role of autonomous motivation6
Evaluation of a markerless motion capture system for measuring mechanical work during tennis strokes6
Impact of limb occlusion pressure assessment position on performance, cardiovascular, and perceptual responses in blood flow restricted low-load resistance exercise: A randomized crossover trial6
Bayesian analysis of changes in standing horizontal and vertical jump after different modes of resistance training6
Positive body image, multidimensional sport-confidence and subjective performance in Botswana athletes: The contributing role of perceived body acceptance by coaches and teammates6
Physical and technical attributes associated with on-water rowing performance in junior and elite rowers6
Changes in muscle activation in response to abdominal bracing and stabilization belt use during a loaded squat6
A two-year examination of the relation between internal and external load and heart rate variability in Australian Rules Football6
Don’t stop focusing when it gets harder! The positive effects of focused attention on affective experience at high intensities6
Effects of strength training on the biomechanics and coordination of short-term maximal cycling6
Understanding passing network characteristics and their link to match outcome in elite Netball6
Go big or spin fast? Biomechanical deterministic models for snowboard freestyle tricks performed on a trampoline6
Testing the validity of 360-video for analysing visual exploratory activity in soccer6
Understanding the use of superstitious rituals in sports people6
Effects of plyometric training on physical performance and mental well-being in young soccer players6
Physical literacy and adult mental health: A cross-sectional survey study6
Single joint posterior chain isometric testing using force plates: A systematic review of the methodologies and reliability of testing methods6
Lumbar bone stress injuries and risk factors in adolescent cricket fast bowlers6
Preferred reporting items for resistance exercise studies (PRIRES) explanation and elaboration6
Motor competence, physical activity, and perceived motor competence: A relational systems approach6
Assessing moderate-to-vigorous physical activity in hip and knee osteoarthritis using accelerometers: Implications of different patterns and cut-points for health and well-being6
The role of working memory capacity in the integration of action preferences in fast decision-making in sport6
Athletes' physical fitness changes after cluster resistance training using a flywheel compared to a traditional barbell5
Quantifying differences in head kinematics associated with tackle form in youth football5
Upper limb biomechanics and dynamics of a core skill on floor exercise in female gymnastics5
Mitral valve prolapse and physical performance in Asian military males: The CHIEF Heart study5
Repeated-sprint training in hypoxia: A review with 10 years of perspective5
Examining the concurrent validity of markerless motion capture in dual-athlete team sports movements5
Reliability and validity of using the global school-based student health survey to assess 24 hour movement behaviours in adolescents from Saudi Arabia5
The meta-cognitive role of thought morality in attitude change and behavioural intentions related to doping5
Correction5
Associations of “weekend warrior” and other physical activity patterns with the risk of metabolic syndrome and its components: From NHANES 2007–20185
One size should not fit all: An individualised approach to enhancing talent development environments5
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