British Journal of Sports Medicine

Papers
(The H4-Index of British Journal of Sports Medicine is 56. 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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)
ArticleCitations
Fatigue recovery and connected factors following paediatric concussion904
Female athletes with ADHD: time to level the playing field742
Evolving roles of medical and healthcare professionals: where do we go from here?501
Exercise as medicine in hip osteoarthritis: an investigation of exercise type, muscle power and predictive factors (PhD Academy Award)349
Infographic. Having pelvic health conversations within sports settings256
Polygenic risk analysis in physical activity and health: why are the same results interpreted differently?210
Keep moving: overcoming physical, mental and pandemic challenges to stay active199
From Fitbits to chatbots: can digital humans help solve the physical inactivity pandemic?195
Impaired neuromusculoskeletal response to training stimuli associated with low energy availability: a systematic review154
Applying the principles of risk management in male professional football: a feasibility study, introducing the Aspetar sports injury and illness risk management tool148
Youth athletes’ quests for gold: does opportunity supersede undue risk?140
Infographic. Getting to the bottom of saddle sores: an infographic139
Socioecological approach for building stronger youth for life138
Applying systems thinking approaches to investigate the complex interrelationships of risk factors affecting acute non-contact lower limb injuries in team sports (PhD Academy Award)138
Effect of a coaching intervention to enhance physical activity and prevent falls in community-dwelling people aged 60+ years: a cluster randomised controlled trial134
An update to terminology describing abnormal uterine bleeding in female athletes: facilitating cross-disciplinary health care132
Efficacy of the FIFA cooling break heat policy during an intermittent treadmill football simulation in hot conditions in trained males115
Changes in physical activity and all-cause mortality among individuals with dementia: a cohort study using the National Health Insurance Service Database in Korea112
Forecasting feels-like temperatures as a strategy to reduce heat illnesses during sport events110
Role of sit-to-stand muscle power in healthy ageing: assessing validity, clinical relevance, decline and interventions in older adults with and without chronic conditions (PhD Academy Award)103
Retraction: A cause for concern?103
Is it time for evidence-based protective strategies for heading in youth football?102
Orthopedic Humanitarian Initiatives (Ortho HI), Inc: facilitating movement by connecting cultures97
Body composition, exercise-related performance parameters and associated health factors of transgender women, cisgender women and cisgender men volleyball players95
Grading the evidence on the effects of exercise interventions in children and adolescents during and beyond cancer treatment: an umbrella review of systematic reviews with meta-analyses95
Make or break: psychotropic medications have off-label effects on neuromuscular performance95
Active commuting and atherosclerosis in a population-based sample of middle-aged adults: the Swedish CArdioPulmonary bioImage study (SCAPIS)94
Does a corticosteroid injection plus exercise or exercise alone add to the effect of patient advice and a heel cup for patients with plantar fasciopathy? A randomised clinical trial94
Infographic. All health professionals should talk about physical activity with patients93
Sports and exercise medicine rising to the challenge86
Protecting the stars of tomorrow: do international cardiovascular preparticipation screening policies account for the paediatric athlete? A systematic review and quality appraisal85
Adherence to aerobic and muscle-strengthening activities guidelines: a systematic review and meta-analysis of 3.3 million participants across 32 countries83
International Delphi consensus on bone stress injuries in athletes81
Effective fall prevention exercise in residential aged care: an intervention component analysis from an updated systematic review81
Meniscal procedures are not increased with delayed ACL reconstruction and rehabilitation: results from a randomised controlled trial79
International Olympic Committee (IOC) consensus statement on acute respiratory illness in athletes part 1: acute respiratory infections78
Long-term quality of life, work limitation, physical activity, economic cost and disease burden following ACL and meniscal injury: a systematic review and meta-analysis for the OPTIKNEE consensus76
The intention-behaviour gap in physical activity: a systematic review and meta-analysis of the action control framework74
Accelerometer-measured intensity-specific physical activity, genetic risk and incident type 2 diabetes: a prospective cohort study73
Prevalence of and factors associated with osteoarthritis and pain in retired Olympians compared with the general population: part 2 – the spine and upper limb72
Sport and exercise medicine/physiotherapy publishing has a gender/sex equity problem: we need action now!70
Women’s preferences for pelvic floor screening in sport and exercise: a mixed-methods study integrating survey and interview data in Australian women70
Strength training in later life: narrowing the evidence-to-practice gap70
London International Consensus and Delphi study on hamstring injuries part 1: classification70
Physical activity, sedentary time and breast cancer risk: a Mendelian randomisation study69
Sport PRactice and its Effects on aortic size and valve function in bicuspid Aortic valve Disease: a cross-sectional report from the SPREAD study69
Injury incidence according to athlete impairment type during the 2012 and 2016 Summer Paralympic Games: a combined analysis of 101 108 athlete days68
Injury epidemiology and prevention in youth rugby union (PhD Academy Award)67
Pelvic organ prolapse and physical activity: directions for future research65
It’s high time for a change65
Hearts, knees and reducing disease through exercise – what is happening this year in the world of sport and exercise medicine in Australasia?65
Severe pincer morphology is associated with incident hip osteoarthritis: prospective individual participant data from 18 935 hips from the World COACH consortium63
Moving for a healthier mind and stronger community: how Je Bouge Pour Mon Moral transforms lives in France61
Making a splash: how to conduct on-water cardiopulmonary resuscitation in sailing sports – guidance from SailGP60
Comprehensive evaluation of training in long-distance runners (PhD Academy Award)59
Correction: Review of the scientific rationale, development and validation of the International Olympic Committee Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport Clinical Assessment Tool: V.2 (IOC REDs CAT2)—by a56
Concussion in football: the case for temporary concussion substitutions56
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