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 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)

Article	Citations
A Systematic Review of Teaching Games for Understanding Intervention Studies From a Practice-Referenced Perspective	16
A Single Bout of Exercise Provides a Persistent Benefit to Cognitive Flexibility	15
Youth Sport Participation Trends Across Europe: Implications for Policy and Practice	12
Effects of Isometric Strength and Plyometric Training on Running Performance: A Randomized Controlled Study	11
Perceived Motor Competence Mediates the Relationship Between Gross Motor Skills and Physical Activity in Youth With Visual Impairments	10
The Hypoalgesic Effect of Low-Load Exercise to Failure Is Not Augmented by Blood Flow Restriction	10
Essential Components of Physical Education: Policy and Environment	10
Understanding the Presence of Mental Fatigue in Elite Female Football	9
Long-Term Time-Course of Strength Adaptation to Minimal Dose Resistance Training Through Retrospective Longitudinal Growth Modeling	9
Barriers and Facilitators to Mental Health Help-Seeking in Elite Gaelic Footballers Post-Injury: A Qualitative Study	9
I Sit but I Don’t Know Why: Investigating the Multiple Precursors of Leisure-Time Sedentary Behaviors	9
Transitional Movement Skill Dependence on Fundamental Movement Skills: Testing Seefeldt’s Proficiency Barrier	9
Acute Effects of Virtual Reality Exercise Biking on College Students’ Physical Responses	8
Effects of Cognitively Engaging Physical Activity on Preschool Children’s Cognitive Outcomes	8
Recreational Physical Activity Improves Adherence and Dropout in a Non-Intensive Behavioral Intervention for Adolescents With Obesity	8
Sport Participation Associations With Child Friend Selection and Physical Activity While at Summer Care Programs	7
Expanding the Discrete Emotions in Physical Education Scale (DEPES): Evaluating Emotions With Behavior and Learning	7
Aerobic Versus Resistance Training: Leptin and Metabolic Parameters Improvement in Type 2 Diabetes Obese Men	7
National vs. Non-National Soccer Referee: Physiological, Physical, and Psychological Characteristics	7
NIRS-Derived Muscle-Deoxygenation and Microvascular Reactivity During Occlusion–Reperfusion at Rest Are Associated With Whole-Body Aerobic Fitness	7
Appropriate Instructional Practice in Physical Education: A Systematic Review of Literature From 2000 to 2020	7
SKIPping With PALS: Exploring Parental Engagement in a Motor Intervention for Their Preschool Children	7
Assessment of Peak Physical Demands in Elite Women Soccer Players: Can Contextual Variables Play a Role?	7
Referee Abuse, Intention to Quit, and Well-Being	7
Youth Sport Participation by Metropolitan Status: 2018–2019 National Survey of Children’s Health (NSCH)	7

The Effects of Verbal Instructions on Lower Limb Muscles’ Excitation in Back-Squat	7
Impact of Physical Activity-Based Interventions on Children and Adolescents’ Physical Self-Concept: A Meta-Analysis	6
Mental Rotation of Tactic Board Instructions in Basketball: Domain-Specific Expertise Improves On-Court Performance	6
Melatonin Ingestion Prevents Liver Damage and Improves Biomarkers of Renal Function Following a Maximal Exercise	6
Assessment Practices in K–12 Physical Education in the United States: A Scoping Review of Research, 2000–2020	6
The Role of Content Knowledge in Influencing Student Physical Activity, On-Task Behavior, and Skill Performance	6
Reliability and Validity of Functional Grip Strength Measures Across Holds and Body Positions in Climbers: Associations With Skill and Climbing Performance	6
Educator-Perceived Barriers and Facilitators to Structured-Physical Activity in Early Childhood Centres: A Systematic Review	6
The Contribution of Energy Systems in Repeated-Sprint Protocols: The Effect of Distance, Rest, and Repetition	6
Relationships Between Internal and External Load Measures and Fitness Level Changes in Professional Soccer Players	6
Associations Between College/University Physical Activity Requirements and Student Physical Activity	6
Water-Based Training Programs Improve Functional Capacity, Cognitive and Hemodynamic Outcomes? The ACTIVE Randomized Clinical Trial	5
Comparative Effectiveness of Active Recovery and Static Stretching During Post-Exercise Recovery in Elite Youth Basketball	5
Monitoring Muscle Oxygen Asymmetry as a Strategy to Prevent Injuries in Footballers	5
Kinetics and Vertical Stiffness of Female Volleyball Players: Effect of Low-Intensity Plyometric Training	5
Longitudinal Relationships Between Physical Fitness With Physical Self-Concept and Self-Esteem in Adolescents	5
Developing Nutrition Knowledge and Attitude Measures for Athletes With the Knowledge–Attitude–Behavior Model	5
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Does Not Affect Sprint Performance or the Horizontal Force-Velocity Profile	5
Physiological and Anthropometric Differences Among Endurance, Strength, and High-Intensity Functional Training Participants: A Cross-Sectional Study	5
Effects of Flywheel Resistance Training on Muscle Function and Sport-Specific Performance in Collegiate Club Water Polo Players	5
Sport-Specific Skills Differentiate Performance Levels Better Than Anthropometric or Physiological Factors in Beach Handball	5
A Longitudinal Study on the Evolution of the Four Main Football Leagues Using Artificial Intelligence: Analysis of the Differences in English Premier League Teams	5
Associations of Motor Competence, Cardiorespiratory Fitness, and Physical Activity: The Mediating Role of Cardiorespiratory Fitness	5
Stay Positive: Self-Talk in Relation to Motivational Climate, Goal Orientation, and Self-Talk Encouragement in Tennis	5
Coaction of Exercise and Eating Improvements Within a Behavioral Obesity Treatment: Directionality and Psychological Mechanisms	5
Classroom Activity Breaks Improve On-Task Behavior and Physical Activity Levels Regardless of Time of Day	5
Feasibility and Acceptability of a Classroom-Based Active Breaks Intervention for 8–12-Year-Old Children	5
Analyses of Isokinetic Thigh Muscle Strength: Camera-Based Assessment Alters the Magnitude, but Not the Message	5
A Qualitative Evaluation of a Community-Based Intervention on Health-Related Behaviors in Disadvantaged Women	5
High School Students’ Accelerometer-Measured Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior by Motivational Profiles Toward Physical Activity	4
Eight Weeks of Physical Training Decreases 2 Years of DNA Methylation Age of Sedentary Women	4
Ammonia Inhalants Enhance Psychophysiological Responses and Performance During Repeated High Intensity Exercise	4
The Effect of Whole-Body Fatigue on King–Devick Test and Balance	4
Psychophysiological Responses to Self-Selected Exercise Intensity Over the Menstrual Cycle: A Randomized Crossover Phase Trial	4
Is Prescription of Specific Movement Form Necessary for Optimal Skill Development? A Nonlinear Pedagogy Approach	4
Blood Pressure and Heart Rate Variability Responses to High-Intensity Interval Training in Untrained Postmenopausal Women	4
Shorter Versus Longer Durations of Rowing-Based Interval Exercise Attenuate the Physiological and Perceptual Response	4
Mental Fatigue Impairs Postural Stability in Older Adults	4
Alternative Model for Physical Activity: Active Video Games Lead to High Physiological Responses	4
Rationale for the Essential Components of Physical Education	4
Reference Accuracy in Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport: A 30-Year Follow-Up to Stull et al. (1991)	4
Effects of Coordinative Exercise on Sustained Attention and Perceptual Discrimination in Elementary School Physical Education	4
Diurnal Variation of Specific Tests’ Performance and Related Psychological Aspects in Young Judo Athletes	4
A Short-Term Eccentric HIIT Induced Greater Reduction in Cardio-Metabolic Risk Markers in Comparison With Concentric HIIT in Sedentary Overweight Men	4
How Can Learner-Oriented Scaffolding Strategies Be Implemented in Coach Education? A Case Study	4
A Single Dose of Ibuprofen Impacts IL-10 Response to 164-km Road Cycling in the Heat	4
Normative Data for Musculoskeletal Fitness in 13,217 Children and Adolescents: The Croatian Fitness (CROFIT) Study	4
The Effectiveness of Above Real Time Training for Developing Decision-Making Accuracy in Australian Football Umpires	4
How Does Ball Possession Affect the Physical Demands in Spanish LaLiga? A Multilevel Approach	4
Effect of High-Intensity Interval Treadmill Exercise on Subsequent Lower and Upper Limb Strength Performance	4

Influence of HIIRT With Fixed and Self-Selected Recovery Intervals on Physiological, Affective, and Enjoyment Responses	4
Effects of Acute Exercise on Cardiac Autonomic Response and Recovery in Non-Dialysis Chronic Kidney Disease Patients	4
Association Between Success and Unsuccess Rates on Technical Skills and Physical Qualities in Rugby Players	3
Effects of Loaded Plyometric Exercise on Post-Activation Performance Enhancement of Countermovement Jump in Sedentary Men	3
Seven-Weeks Gait-Retraining in Minimalist Footwear Has No Effect on Dynamic Stability Compared With Conventional Footwear	3
Increased Lean Body Mass After Bodyweight-Based High Intensity Interval Training in Overweight and Obese Men	3
Clustering Health Behaviors in Mexican Adolescents: The HELENA-MEX Study	3
Object Control Skill Performance Across the Lifespan: A Cross Sectional Study	3
Have the Fundamental Movement Skills of U.S. Children Changed?	3
Season-Long Changes in the Body Composition Profiles of Competitive Female Rugby Union Players Assessed via Dual Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry	3
The Effect of Acute Aerobic Exercise on Biomarkers of Renal Health and Filtration in Moderate-CKD	3
Validity of Neural Networks to Determine Body Position on the Bicycle	3
“You Throw Like a Girl!”: Young Children’s Gender Stereotypes About Object Control Skills	3
The Use of Contextual Information for Anticipation of Badminton Shots in Different Expertise Levels	3
Irrational Performance Beliefs and Mental Well-Being Upon Returning to Sport During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Test of Mediation by Intolerance of Uncertainty	3
Lower-Limb Muscle Excitation, Peak Torque, and External Load Responses to a 120-Minute Treadmill-Based Soccer-Specific Simulation	3
Resistance Exercise Breaks Improve Ratings of Discomfort and Sleepiness in College Students	3
Reliability and Validity of the Kickboxing Anaerobic Speed Test	3
Responding to Violence Against Women in Sport: Challenges Facing Sport Organizations in Victoria, Australia	3
Evaluation of Match Results of Five Successful Football Clubs With Ensemble Learning Algorithms	3
Evidence of the Essential Components: Modeling Transdisciplinary Team Science to Improve Physical Education	3
Aerobic Exercise Training Effects on Omentin-1, Insulin Resistance, and Lipid Profile Among Male Smokers	3
The Absence of Vision Impacts Attentional Focus Effects During a Balancing Task	3
Effect of Whole-, Upper-, and Lower-Body High-Intensity Rowing Exercise on Skin Temperature Measured by Thermography	3
Instructors’ Perspectives of Social and Motor Influences on Participation in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder	3
Impact of Warm-Up on Muscle Temperature and Athletic Performance	3