Journal of Sports Sciences

Papers
(The median citation count of Journal of Sports Sciences is 1. 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 2021-02-01 to 2025-02-01.)
ArticleCitations
The Application of non-linear methods to quantify changes to movement dynamics during running: A scoping review42
Bi-directional associations between physical activity and growth indicators of pre-school aged children39
Between-devices agreement in obtaining raw bioelectrical parameters after a lifestyle intervention targeting weight loss in former athletes38
Barriers and enablers to measuring resting metabolic rate in the high-performance sporting system: A qualitative exploratory study35
Irregular sleep/wake patterns in student-athletes exposed to early morning training30
Understanding elite rugby league players’ experience of collision, effective contact coaching techniques, and player contact psychology: A focus group study30
Does increasing the resistance-training volume lead to greater gains? The effects of weekly set progressions on muscular adaptations in females27
Trackman 4: Within and between-session reliability and inter-relationships of launch monitor metrics during indoor testing in high-level golfers27
The influence of age, sex and player position on skill demands in junior Australian football26
Association of resting heart rate and physical activity with cardiovascular mortality: A population-based cohort study of Korean adults26
The effect of vibration on kinematics and muscle activation during cycling25
Functional threshold power and the critical-power controversy24
Centre of pressure golf swing movement strategies are better defined using a continuous approach than by segregated styles22
Composite vignettes of former Brazilian high-performance volleyball athletes’ perspective on life skills learning and transfer22
Waveform analysis of shank loaded wearable resistance during sprint running acceleration22
The influence of growth and training loads on injury risk in competitive trampoline gymnasts22
Influence of footwear, foot-strike pattern and step frequency on spatiotemporal parameters and lower-body stiffness in running21
Identifying actual and perceived motor competence based profiles among children21
Where in a time constrained throwing task is the speed-accuracy trade-off?21
Effect of supervised sprint interval training on cardiorespiratory fitness and body composition in adolescent boys with obesity20
The relationships between passions, intentions, habit and exercise frequency20
Nasal dilator and physiological parameters associated to running performance: A systematic review and meta-analysis19
Fairness in penalty shootouts: Is it worth using dynamic sequences?19
A longitudinal examination of changes in mental health among elite Canadian athletes18
Competition scheduling patterns of emerging elite players in professional men’s tennis18
Study State Dynamics of Team Passing Networks in Soccer Games18
Registered Reports in the Journal of Sports Sciences17
Effect of a late afternoon/early evening bout of aerobic exercise on postprandial lipid and lipoprotein particle responses to a high-sugar meal breakfast the following day in postmenopausal women: a r17
Estimation of maximal oxygen uptake from the 3,000 m run in adult men and women16
Implementation of path analysis and piecewise structural equation modelling to improve the interpretation of key performance indicators in team sports: An example in professional rugby union16
The influence of playing surface on external demands and physiological responses during a soccer match simulation16
Associations between physical activity, basic motor competencies and automatic evaluations of exercise16
Physical preparation of the Australian national male field hockey team exceeded the movement demands of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games tournament15
Muscle strength explains the protective effect of physical activity against COVID-19 hospitalization among adults aged 50 years and older15
Angle specific analysis of hamstrings and quadriceps isokinetic torque identify residual deficits in soccer players following ACL reconstruction: a longitudinal investigation15
Life after lockdown: The role of sport, exercise and physical activity in ameliorating the mental health implications of COVID-19 restrictions15
#SoMe? Social media use in the sports sciences14
TGMD-3 short version: Evidence of validity and associations with sex in Irish children14
The impact of a multicomponent training program on physical fitness and joint injuries in Spanish male professional soccer players14
Recovery in elite youth basketball players: The responsiveness of the psychophysiological measurements and the role of testosterone concentration14
Jump and sprint force velocity profile of young soccer players differ according to playing position14
Effect of exercise-induced body fluid redistribution on body composition in males using dual energy X-ray absorptiometry14
Understanding passing network characteristics and their link to match outcome in elite Netball13
Clustering technical approaches of elite and world-class pole vaulters based on 10 years of measurement during competitions13
Blood flow restriction augments exercise-induced pressure pain thresholds over repetition and effort matched conditions13
Characterization of movement patterns using unsupervised learning neural networks: Exploring a novel approach for monitoring athletes during sidestepping13
Validation of a bluetooth-enabled load cell for objective and accessible assessment of lower extremity strength13
The effect of weighted vest use during in-season, small-sided games training on young soccer players’ performance13
A daily diary study of primary appraisals, emotional exhaustion, and turnover intentions in sport coaches13
Analysis of contextualized intensity in Men’s elite handball using graph-based deep learning13
Between-session reliability of dry-land and in-water tests to measure inter-limb asymmetries in swimmers12
Strength, speed, and anthropometric predictors of in-game batting performance in baseball12
Ecological momentary assessment of physical activity and sedentary behaviour in shift workers and non-shift workers: Validation study12
Setting up girls for success in fundamental motor skills: The role of balance in 8-10 year olds12
Agreement between methods and terminology used to assess the kinematics of the Nordic hamstring exercise12
Learning the High Bar Longswing:I. Task Dynamics and Emergence of the Coordination Pattern12
Associations among metabolic health, weight status, and various physical fitness components in Japanese adolescents: a cross-sectional study (NICE EVIDENCE study- Agano 3)12
Effects of shoe collar height and limb dominance on landing knee biomechanics in female collegiate volleyball players12
Postpartum sedentary behaviour and pelvic floor support: A prospective cohort study12
The impact of interval training on adiponectin to leptin ratios and on blood pressures in severely obese adolescent girls: A randomized controlled trial12
The effect of metformin treatment on volumes of free-living physical activity and sedentary behaviour: A post-hoc analysis of the PRE-D trial12
A data mining approach for determining biomechanical adaptations in runners who experienced and recovered from patellofemoral pain syndrome12
Post-meal exercise under ecological conditions improves post-prandial glucose levels but not 24-hour glucose control12
To train or not to train (on match day)? Influence of a priming session on match performance in competitive elite-level soccer12
Influence of sidestepping expertise and core stability on knee joint loading during change of direction12
Effect of a 7-week low intensity synchronous handcycling training programme on physical capacity in abled-bodied women12
Application of a continuous pressure metric for Australian football11
Assessing isometric kicking force and post-match responses using the Kicker test11
Developing guidelines for selection-deselection in high performance sport for athletes, coaches, and organisations: A delphi study11
Interpreting magnitude of change in strength and conditioning: Effect size selection, threshold values and Bayesian updating11
Urinary N-terminal fragment of titin: A surrogate marker of serum creatine kinase activity after exercise-induced severe muscle damage11
Differences in accuracy and consistency in elite lawn bowlers11
A randomized trial to promote physical activity in adult pre-hypertensive and hypertensive patients11
Effects of regular exercise on inflammasome activation-related inflammatory cytokine levels in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis11
The influence of reliability and variability of objectively measured physical activity on associations with lower body muscle strength in young children11
Preschool children’s physical activity in the home, childcare and neighbourhood environment: A latent profile analysis using device-based measures11
Age of peak performance in professional road cycling11
Effect of rest period configurations on systemic inflammatory response in resistance-trained women11
Assessing moderate-to-vigorous physical activity in hip and knee osteoarthritis using accelerometers: Implications of different patterns and cut-points for health and well-being10
Increase in foot arch asymmetry after full marathon completion10
The effect of angle on change of direction biomechanics: Comparison and inter-task relationships10
Psychological characteristics of developing excellence in talented female field hockey players10
A Coach Development Program: A Guided Online Reflective Practice Intervention Study10
Recovery of kicking kinematics and performance following repeated high-intensity running bouts in the heat: Can a rapid local cooling intervention help young soccer players?10
Exerted running results in altered impact mechanics and footstrike patterns following gait retraining10
The role of ball backspin alignment and variability in basketball shooting accuracy10
Don’t stop focusing when it gets harder! The positive effects of focused attention on affective experience at high intensities10
The use of physically constraining tools for grip-specific skill development in racket, stick and club sports: A scoping review10
Mental fatigue and technical performance in elite rugby league10
Uphill sprinting load– and force–velocity profiling: Assessment and potential applications9
An investigation into the relationships between technical collision behaviours and physical characteristics in world-class, international female rugby players9
Physical activity during recess in elementary schoolchildren in Belgium and Ecuador: The role of the physical environment at school9
Effects of strength training on the biomechanics and coordination of short-term maximal cycling9
Rate of loading, but not lower limb kinematics or muscle activity, is moderated by limb and aerial variation when surfers land aerials9
Ground reaction forces during sprint hurdles9
The effect of ball possession on physical and technical performance in UEFA Champions league matches9
Moderators of strength gains and hypertrophy in resistance training: A systematic review and meta-analysis9
Around the world in 16 days: the effect of long-distance transmeridian travel on the sleep habits and behaviours of a professional Super Rugby team9
Lumbar bone stress injuries and risk factors in adolescent cricket fast bowlers9
Bilateral deficit magnitude increases with velocity during a half-squat exercise9
A self-determination theory based investigation of life skills development in youth sport9
Auditing the representation of hormonal contraceptives in studies assessing exercise performance in women8
Forces experienced at different levels of the musculoskeletal system during horizontal decelerations8
Effects of high-intensity interval training and its different protocols on lipid profile and glycaemic control in type 2 diabetes: A meta-analysis8
Influence of grade of obesity on the achievement of VO2max using an incremental treadmill test in youths8
The PPARGC1A Gly482Ser polymorphism is associated with elite long-distance running performance8
Associations between less knee kinematic variability and worse patient-reported outcomes following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction8
Correction8
Acute sport-related concussion alters cardiac contribution to cerebral oxygenation during repeated squat stands8
Upper extremity muscle activity and joint loading changes between the standard and powerlifting bench press techniques8
How do soccer players sprint from a tactical context? Observations of an English Premier League soccer team8
Preschool physical activity and fitness predicts conceptual, verbal and perceptual skills at school8
High-intensity interval training for improving cardiometabolic health in children and adolescents: An umbrella review of systematic reviews8
The reliability, variability and minimal detectable change of multiplanar isometric trunk strength testing using a fixed digital dynamometer8
The Ability of Stryd Footpod Metrics to Reflect Changes in Metabolic Power Between Running Shoe Types8
Effects of jump training on physical fitness and athletic performance in endurance runners: A meta-analysis8
Impact of maximal strength training on countermovement jump phase characteristics in athletes with cerebral palsy8
Recovery following exercise-induced fatigue: Influence of a single heart rate clamped cycling session under systemic hypoxia8
Behind enemy lines: Expressing locomotor movements of athletes in the National Rugby League Women’s (NRLW) competition relative to opposition data7
Exercise intensity measurement using fractal analysis of heart rate variability: Reliability, agreement and influence of sex and cardiorespiratory fitness7
Applying a systems thinking lens to anti-doping: A systematic review identifying the contributory factors to doping in sport7
The porous high-press? An experimental approach investigating tactical behaviours from two pressing strategies in football7
Is the visual impairment origin a performance factor? Analysis of international-level para swimmers and para athletes7
Decreased proprioception is associated with inferior postural control during unplanned landing in individuals with chronic ankle instability7
Determinants of physical activities in settings (DE-PASS): Approach for selecting the core measures for determinants of physical activity behaviours in 9-12 old children7
Injury incidence and burden differ between season phases in male academy football (soccer) players7
The impact of an early childhood educator e-Learning course on young children’s fundamental movement skills: A cluster randomized controlled trial7
Blood flow restriction increases motor unit firing rates and input excitation of the biceps brachii during a moderate-load muscle action7
The association of stride length to ball velocity and elbow varus torque in professional pitchers7
Iron status in athletic females, a shift in perspective on an old paradigm7
Plyometric training with additional load improves jumping performance and isokinetic strength parameters of knee extensors and flexors in young male soccer players7
Prospective associations between adherence to 24-hour movement guidelines and mental well-being in Chinese adolescents7
The speed and acceleration of the ball carrier and tackler into contact during front-on tackles in rugby league7
What explains adolescents’ physical activity and sports participation during the COVID-19 pandemic? – an interpretable machine learning approach7
Coaches, parents, or peers: Who has the greatest influence on sports participants’ life skills development?7
Effects of Nordic hamstring exercise combined with glider exercise on hip flexion flexibility and hamstring passive stiffness7
Interval training causes the same exercise enjoyment as moderate-intensity training to improve cardiorespiratory fitness and body composition in young Chinese women with elevated BMI7
Clustering of match running and performance indicators to assess between- and within-playing position similarity in professional rugby league7
Exploring correlates of physical activity behaviour in UK children and their inter-relationships using a multidisciplinary approach: A concept mapping study6
Impact of advanced footwear technology on elite men’s in the evolution of road race performance6
Physical and technical attributes associated with on-water rowing performance in junior and elite rowers6
The origins of goals in the German Bundesliga6
Correction6
Acute caffeine supplementation and live match-play performance in team-sports: A systematic review (2000–2021)6
One fifth of patients with Achilles tendinopathy have symptoms after 10 years: A prospective cohort study6
Unilateral high-load resistance training induced a similar cross-education of strength between the dominant and non-dominant arm6
Training loads and microcycle periodisation in Italian Serie A youth soccer players6
That’s out! How expert umpires make leg-before-wicket judgements in cricket6
Effects of complex training compared to resistance training alone on physical fitness of healthy individuals: A systematic review with meta-analysis6
Association between match-related physical activity profiles and playing positions in different tasks: A data driven approach6
Game schedule, travel demands and contextual factors influence key game-related statistics among the top European male basketball teams6
Motor competence, physical activity, and perceived motor competence: A relational systems approach6
Bayesian analysis of changes in standing horizontal and vertical jump after different modes of resistance training6
Female basketball game performance is influenced by menstrual cycle phase, age, perceived demands and game-related contextual factors6
Association between childcare movement behaviour compositions with health and development among preschoolers: Finding the optimal combinations of physical activities and sedentary time6
Effects of different exercise interventions on cardiopulmonary function in male tobacco-dependent college students6
A methodological proof-of-concept of the teeter-totter effect6
Testing general sociocultural and coach-related appearance pressures as the factors associated with disordered eating in competitive female athletes participating in various sports6
Discrepancy between ‘contributing to’ and ‘sharing variance with’ the effective energy for height in high jump6
Burnout profiles among esports players: Associations with mental toughness and resilience6
Average optimal minimum velocity threshold: A practical variable to increase the accuracy of one-repetition maximum estimation during the free-weight back squat6
Wingate anaerobic test as a potential predictor of 500-m time in short track speed skating6
Influence of unilateral and bilateral knee extension fatigue protocols on inter-limb asymmetries assessed through countermovement jumps6
Does muscular fitness predict cardiorespiratory fitness in adolescent girls? A 3-year follow-up study6
The AFLW draft combine: Seasonal changes and relationships to draft success6
Inhibitory control expertise through sports practice: A scoping review6
Dose–response association between walking speed and all-cause mortality: A systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort studies6
A two-year examination of the relation between internal and external load and heart rate variability in Australian Rules Football6
Can period-related symptoms predict menstrual manipulation among Australian female cyclists?6
Identifying modifiable risk factors and screening strategies associated with anterior cruciate ligament injury risk in children aged 6 to 13 years: A systematic review6
Bi-directional prospective associations between sedentary time, physical activity and adiposity in 10-year old Norwegian children5
Effects of ActiGraph’s filter, epoch length and non-wearing time algorithm on step counts in people with COPD5
Two periodization strategies in professional football and their influence on accumulated training load and its distribution: Differences between starters and non-starters5
Hamstrings on focus: Are 72 hours sufficient for recovery after a football (soccer) match? A multidisciplinary approach based on hamstring injury risk factors and histology5
The application of the Lyapunov Exponent to analyse human performance: A systematic review5
Immunomodulatory effects of fucoidan in recreationally active adult males undertaking 3-weeks of intensified training5
Decreased isometric neck strength is a risk factor for head, neck and face injuries in professional rugby league players5
Performance analysis of Paralympic 2.4mR class sailing5
How wide should you view to fight? Establishing the size of the visual field necessary for grip fighting in judo5
How effective are external cues and analogies in enhancing sprint and jump performance in academy soccer players?5
The effect of individualised post-exercise blood flow restriction on recovery following strenuous resistance exercise: A randomised controlled trial5
Publication bias, statistical power and reporting practices in the Journal of Sports Sciences: potential barriers to replicability5
Influence of age and maturation status on sprint acceleration characteristics in junior Australian football5
The impact of co-acting competitors on shooting performance in elite biathletes5
The effect of countermovement on force production capacity depends on extension velocity: A study of alpine skiers and sprinters5
Determining the definition and components of successful soccer referee performance5
An examination of the relationship between sport performers’ organizational stressor dimensions, physical health, and well-being5
Test-retest reliability of a measure of perceived activity compensation in primary school children and their parents: a mixed methods study5
Association between cardiorespiratory fitness and low back pain is anxiety-dependent: A prospective cohort study among adults and older adults5
Predictors of physical activity among Chinese pregnant women during the first trimester: A cross-sectional study5
The Safe Landing warm up technique modification programme: An effective anterior cruciate ligament injury mitigation strategy to improve cutting and jump-movement qualit5
“Male athletes play well to feel good, and female athletes feel good to play well”: Attitudes, beliefs, and practices pertaining to perceived sex-related differences in communication and interp5
Retraction: Load–velocity relationship 1RM predictions: A comparison of Smith machine and free-weight exercise5
Monitoring the recovery-stress states of athletes: Psychometric properties of the acute recovery and stress scale and short recovery stress scale among Dutch and Flemish athletes5
Self-reported foot strike patterns and sonographic evidence of Achilles tendinopathy in asymptomatic marathon runners5
Palm cooling temperatures on thermal, physiological, perceptual, and ergogenic indices from rowing workouts in a thermoneutral environment5
Practicing acroyoga in the space of possibilities: Complexity profile as a heuristic device in sport and exercise research5
Associations between changes of smartphone pedometer-assessed step counts and levels of obesity-related breast cancer biomarkers in non-cancer women: A population-based observational study5
Acute effects of a vigorous-intensity warm-up on response suppression and decision-making of football referees5
Sex-related differences in the load-velocity and load-power relationships of the decline bench press exercise5
Sleep and lucid dreaming in adolescent athletes and non-athletes5
Concussion and executive functions in combat sports: A systematic review5
Mechanically demanding eccentric exercise increases nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 activity in human peripheral blood mononuclear cells5
Effect of vision impairment on match-related performance and technical variation in attacking moves in Paralympic judo5
Investigating the relationship between impairment and performance in goalball: A level playing field?5
Temporal trends in the physical fitness of Hong Kong children aged 6–12 years between 2003–04 and 2015–165
Lower extremity and trunk sagittal plane coordination strategies and kinetic distribution during landing in males and females5
Jump rope training effects on health- and sport-related physical fitness in young participants: A systematic review with meta-analysis5
Acute effects of resistance training at different range of motions on plantar flexion mechanical properties and force4
Factorial validity, predictive validity and measurement invariance of the Danish version of the coach-created Empowering Disempowering Motivational Climate Questionnaire (EDMCQ-C)4
Performance and micro-pacing in sprint cross-country skiing: A comparison of individual time-trial and head-to-head race formats4
Assessment of contact involvements and scrums in international rugby union match-play using video analysis and microsensor technology methods4
Seam or swing? Identifying the most effective type of bowling variation for fast bowlers in men’s international 50-over cricket4
What do adolescents and young adults strive for in sport and exercise? An explorative study on goal profiles in sport and exercise4
Hypoalgesia following isometric handgrip exercise with and without blood flow restriction is not mediated by discomfort nor changes in systolic blood pressure4
Sedentary behaviours and their relationship with academic performance in adolescents: A mediation analysis4
Field- and Laboratory-derived Power-Cadence Profiles in World-Class and Elite Track Sprint Cyclists4
Time to expand the circle of care – General practitioners’ experiences of managing concussion in the community4
Does earlier acquisition of motor competence promote pubertal physical activity in Japanese elementary school children: A 4-year follow-up study4
Quantifying cricket fast bowling volume, speed and perceived intensity zone using an Apple Watch and machine learning4
Fundamental movement skills proficiency in preschool-aged boys and girls: Family matters4
Head control and head-trunk coordination as a function of anticipation in sidestepping4
Investigating the kinetics of repeated sprint ability in national level adolescent hockey players4
The role of weather conditions on time spent outdoors and in moderate-to-vigorous physical activity among Norwegian preschoolers4
Association between offensive and defensive playing style variables and ranking position in a national football league4
Exercise intervention does not reduce the likelihood of VO2max underestimation in older adults with hypertension4
Go big or spin fast? Biomechanical deterministic models for snowboard freestyle tricks performed on a trampoline4
Effect of intra-session exercise sequence of an 8-week concurrent training program on the components of physical fitness in recreationally trained young adults4
Kinetic and kinematic synchronization between blind and guide sprinters4
Injury characteristics in professional modern dancers: A 15-year analysis of work-related injury rates and patterns4
Development of alternatives to estimate resting metabolic rate from anthropometric variables in paralympic swimmers4
Physical determinants of golf swing performance in competitive youth golfers4
Arm – Leg coordination profiling during the dolphin kick and the arm pull-out in elite breaststrokers4
Reliable and effective novel home-based training set-up for application of an evidence-based high-loading stimulus to improve triceps surae function4
Sequential movement pattern-mining (SMP) in field-based team-sport: A framework for quantifying spatiotemporal data and improve training specificity?4
The effect of approach velocity on pelvis and kick leg angular momentum conversion strategies during football instep kicking4
Diving into a pool of data: Using principal component analysis to optimize performance prediction in women’s short-course swimming4
Influence of physical and psychological stress on decision-making performance of soccer referees4
Identifying profiles of actual and perceived motor competence measured with aligned instruments: Differences in (enjoyment of) physical fitness4
Effects of biofeedback on whole lower limb joint kinematics and external kinetics4
Alterations in Achilles tendon stress and strain across a range of running velocities4
Physical activity assessment and vascular function in adults with cystic fibrosis and their non-CF peers4
Extraversion development in childhood, adolescence and adulthood: Testing the role of sport participation in three nationally-representative samples4
Can we predict the landing performance of simulated aerials in surfing?4
Reliability of five trunk flexion and extension endurance field-based tests in high school-aged adolescents: ISQUIOS programme4
Correction4
Effects of substitute allowance on match activity characteristics in Japanese professional football across 2019, 2020, and 2021 seasons4
Brain oxygenation during multiple sets of isometric and dynamic resistance exercise of equivalent workloads: Association with systemic haemodynamics4
Is coaches’ perceived team performance associated with their intentions to persist in coaching? The mediating role of coaches’ psychological needs and motivation4
The relationship between past exercise behavior and future exercise adherence: A sequential mediation analysis4
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