OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport is 3. 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.)

Article	Citations
Stay Positive: Self-Talk in Relation to Motivational Climate, Goal Orientation, and Self-Talk Encouragement in Tennis	16
Assessment Practices in K–12 Physical Education in the United States: A Scoping Review of Research, 2000–2020	15
REVIEW PANEL CHAIRS AND REVIEWERS	12
Full Issue PDF, Volume 95, Supplement 1	11
Aerobic Versus Resistance Training: Leptin and Metabolic Parameters Improvement in Type 2 Diabetes Obese Men	10
PREFACE	10
PEER-REVIEWED SYMPOSIA	10
Predicting Hamstring Strains in Soccer Players Based on ROM: An Analysis From a Gender Perspective	9
Matching Learning Tasks With Students’ Conative Stages in Badminton: Effects on Situational Interest	9
Impact of Warm-Up on Muscle Temperature and Athletic Performance	9
Associations Between College/University Physical Activity Requirements and Student Physical Activity	9
Resistance Exercise Breaks Improve Ratings of Discomfort and Sleepiness in College Students	8
Physical Activity Levels and Body Mass Index in Sport Education. Is There a Difference?	8
Associations of Motor Competence, Cardiorespiratory Fitness, and Physical Activity: The Mediating Role of Cardiorespiratory Fitness	8
PREFACE	8
Heart Rate Responses and Cardiovascular Adaptations to Resistance Training Programs Differing in Set Configuration: A Randomized Controlled Trial	8
Evidence Supporting the Essential Components of Physical Education as a Measure of Quality	7
Is Prescription of Specific Movement Form Necessary for Optimal Skill Development? A Nonlinear Pedagogy Approach	7
Adapting Active Science to PE Curricula: Examining Feasibility and Acceptability in Low-Income, Urban Public Schools	7
The Impact of Sport Education on Chinese Physical Education Majors’ Volleyball Content Knowledge and Performance	7
Effects of Coordinative Exercise on Sustained Attention and Perceptual Discrimination in Elementary School Physical Education	7
An Examination of Motor Competence Profiles in Preschool Children: A Latent Profile Analysis	7
Reliability and Validity of the Kickboxing Anaerobic Speed Test	7
Duration of Water-Based Exercise on Hemodynamic and Sleep Quality: An of Hypertensives and Normotensives Subanalysis	7
Full Issue PDF, Volume 94, Supplement 1	7

Jazz Dance on Menopausal Symptoms and Psychological Aspects: A Randomized Clinical Trial Pilot Study With Follow-Up	7
The Effects of “Physical BEMER® Vascular Therapy” on Work Performed During Repeated Wingate Sprints	6
Development of ELIP to Assess Physical Literacy for Emerging Adults: A Methodological and Epistemological Challenge	6
Youth Sport Participation by Metropolitan Status: 2018–2019 National Survey of Children’s Health (NSCH)	6
Developing Nutrition Knowledge and Attitude Measures for Athletes With the Knowledge–Attitude–Behavior Model	6
Season-Long Changes in the Body Composition Profiles of Competitive Female Rugby Union Players Assessed via Dual Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry	6
Fan Cooling Improves Submaximal Exercise Capacity in an Indoor Thermoneutral Environment	6
Using Physiological Laboratory Tests and Neuromuscular Functions to Predict Extreme Ultratriathlon Performance	6
Muscle Oxidative Capacity in Vivo Is Associated With Physiological Parameters in Trained Rowers	6
Impact of Seated Movement Incorporation on Middle School Classroom Physical Activity Levels and Academic Engagement	6
The Effectiveness of Coaching the Australian Recommended Fundamental Overarm Throwing Skill Criteria for Less-Skilled Adolescents	6
Attitude, Habit Strength, and the Relationship Between Intention and Leisure-Time Physical Activity Behavior Among College Students	6
Water-Based Training Programs Improve Functional Capacity, Cognitive and Hemodynamic Outcomes? The ACTIVE Randomized Clinical Trial	6
Effect of High-Intensity Interval Treadmill Exercise on Subsequent Lower and Upper Limb Strength Performance	6
Fishing Downstream: Does CSPAP Promotion During PETE Transfer to Teaching Practice by K–12 Physical Educators?	5
Association Among Different Aerobic Threshold Markers and FATmax in Men With Obesity	5
Appropriate Instructional Practice in Physical Education: A Systematic Review of Literature From 2000 to 2020	5
I Sit but I Don’t Know Why: Investigating the Multiple Precursors of Leisure-Time Sedentary Behaviors	5
SKIPping With PALS: Exploring Parental Engagement in a Motor Intervention for Their Preschool Children	5
How Does Ball Possession Affect the Physical Demands in Spanish LaLiga? A Multilevel Approach	5
Psychophysiological Responses to Self-Selected Exercise Intensity Over the Menstrual Cycle: A Randomized Crossover Phase Trial	5
Are the Positions in the Word Ranking of Competitive Alpine Skiers Explainable by Prominent Polymorphisms in Regulatory Genes of Mechanical and Metabolic Muscle Functioning?	5
Instructors’ Perspectives of Social and Motor Influences on Participation in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder	5
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Does Not Affect Sprint Performance or the Horizontal Force-Velocity Profile	5
A Qualitative Evaluation of a Community-Based Intervention on Health-Related Behaviors in Disadvantaged Women	5
Diurnal Variation of Specific Tests’ Performance and Related Psychological Aspects in Young Judo Athletes	5
Effects of Different Eccentric Cycling Intensities on Brachial Artery Endothelial Shear Stress and Blood Flow Patterns	5
Educator-Perceived Barriers and Facilitators to Structured-Physical Activity in Early Childhood Centres: A Systematic Review	5
Two vs. One Resistance Exercise Sessions in One Day: Acute Effects on Recovery and Performance	5
Effects of High-Intensity Exercise Repetition Number During Warm-up on Physiological Responses, Perceptions, Readiness, and Performance	5
The Effects of Training Load During Dietary Intervention Upon Fat Loss: A Randomized Crossover Trial	5
Have the Fundamental Movement Skills of U.S. Children Changed?	4
A Comparison of Methods to Identify the Mean Response Time of Ramp-Incremental Exercise for Exercise Prescription	4
Promoting Exploration During Learning: Effect of Imposed and Self-Controlled Practice Schedules on Learners’ Behavioral Flexibility	4
What Influences the Likelihood of Gross Motor Developmental Delay Among Preschoolers in the Rural United States?	4
Muscle Hypertrophy and Strength Adaptations to Systematically Varying Resistance Exercises	4
Feasibility of Project Mentor: A Mentoring Program Based on Self-Determination Theory for Adolescents Classified as Overweight	4
The Meaning of Physical Education Practice in Students with Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)	4
The Effect of Isometric Handgrip Training With and Without Blood Flow Restriction on Changes in Resting Blood Pressure	4
Dose-Response Effects on LBP, Sleep, and Depression of Online Pre-Partum and Post-Partum Pilates-Based Programs	4
Aspects of Physical Activity and Quality of Life in Adults with Cerebral Palsy	4
Proposal of a New Specific Test to Assess the Aerobic Performance in Judo	4
The Effect of Attention Focus Instructions on Strength and Balance in Subjects With Generalized Joint Hypermobility	4
Classical Ballet for Women Aged Over 50 Years: Investigating Balance, Strength, and Range of Motion	4
Non-Local Muscle Fatigue Impairs Mean Propulsive Velocity During Strength Loading in Strength-Trained Men	4
Assessing the Validity of Two Non-Exercise Regression Equations for Predicting Maximal Oxygen Consumption	4
Worst Case Scenarios in Soccer Training and Competition: Analysis of Playing Position, Congested Periods, and Substitutes	4
Collegiate Athletes’ Cognitive Beliefs Related to Setback Anxiety and Rumination in Sport	4
Effects of 6-Week Whole-Body Vibration Training on Isokinetic Trunk Muscle Strength, Postural Stability, and Jump Performance in Female Adults – A Randomized Controlled Trial	4
Chronic Effects of Inter-Set Static Stretching on Morphofunctional Outcomes in Recreationally Resistance-Trained Male and Female	4

Peer-Reviewed Abstracts	4
Immediate Effects of High-Intensity Blood Flow Restriction Training on Muscle Performance and Muscle Soreness	3
RESEARCH PROGRAM	3
Peer-Reviewed Symposia	3
Epstein–Barr Virus (EBV) DNA as a Potential Marker of in vivo Immunity in Professional Footballers	3
Impact of Diversification on Movement Self-Perception and Movement Performance in University Sports Students	3
Identification of EIMD Level Differences Between Long- and Short Head of Biceps Brachii Using Echo Intensity and GLCM Texture Features	3
Acute Intraocular Pressure Responses to Resistance Training in Combination With Blood Flow Restriction	3
RESEARCH PROGRAM	3
Effects of Core Strength Training on Skiing Economy in Elite Junior Cross-Country Skiers	3
Relative Age Effect and ACTN3 R577X and ACE I/D Polymorphisms in Brazilian Football Players: An Association Genetic Study	3
Design and Validation of the Tactical Assessment Instrument in Football (TAIS)	3
Children’s Enjoyment, Perceived Competency, and Vigorous Physical Activity During High-Intensity Interval Training in Physical Education	3
2021 Charles H. McCloy Lecture: “You’re Not in Kansas Anymore” by Charles H. McCloy	3
Effect of Whole-, Upper-, and Lower-Body High-Intensity Rowing Exercise on Skin Temperature Measured by Thermography	3
A Metabolic Profile of Peripheral Heart Action Training	3
The Reliability of a Single-Trial Measurement of Maximal Accumulated Oxygen Deficit Determined via Perceptually-Regulated Exercise	3
Kinetics, Kinematics, and Fixed Postures: An Exploration of How Attentional Focus Manipulation Enhances Movement	3
REVIEW PANEL CHAIRS AND REVIEWERS	3
Reliability and Validity of the 30–15 Intermittent Field Test With and Without a Soccer Ball	3
Surveillance of Meeting the Youth Physical Activity Guideline: Impact of Including Vigorous-Intensity and Bone-Strengthening Activities	3
PEER-REVIEWED ABSTRACTS	3
PEER-REVIEWED ABSTRACTS	3
Acute Physiological Responses to Moderate-Intensity Continuous, High-Intensity Interval, and Variable-Intensity Intermittent Exercise	3
Increased Cerebellar Gray Matter Volume in Athletes: A Voxel-Wise Coordinate-Based Meta-Analysis	3