British Journal of Sports Medicine

Papers
(The H4-Index of British Journal of Sports Medicine is 52. 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 2020-03-01 to 2024-03-01.)
ArticleCitations
World Health Organization 2020 guidelines on physical activity and sedentary behaviour3807
Physical inactivity is associated with a higher risk for severe COVID-19 outcomes: a study in 48 440 adult patients431
The Stanford Hall consensus statement for post-COVID-19 rehabilitation416
Physical inactivity and non-communicable disease burden in low-income, middle-income and high-income countries205
Sleep and the athlete: narrative review and 2021 expert consensus recommendations184
Systematic video analysis of ACL injuries in professional male football (soccer): injury mechanisms, situational patterns and biomechanics study on 134 consecutive cases164
Cardiorespiratory considerations for return-to-play in elite athletes after COVID-19 infection: a practical guide for sport and exercise medicine physicians156
Recalibrating the risk of hamstring strain injury (HSI): A 2020 systematic review and meta-analysis of risk factors for index and recurrent hamstring strain injury in sport154
Joint associations of accelerometer-measured physical activity and sedentary time with all-cause mortality: a harmonised meta-analysis in more than 44 000 middle-aged and older individuals151
Do smartphone applications and activity trackers increase physical activity in adults? Systematic review, meta-analysis and metaregression147
International Olympic Committee (IOC) Sport Mental Health Assessment Tool 1 (SMHAT-1) and Sport Mental Health Recognition Tool 1 (SMHRT-1): towards better support of athletes’ mental health142
Is the COVID-19 lockdown nudging people to be more active: a big data analysis137
Implementing the 27 PRISMA 2020 Statement items for systematic reviews in the sport and exercise medicine, musculoskeletal rehabilitation and sports science fields: the PERSiST (implementing Prisma in134
Physical activity and the risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection, severe COVID-19 illness and COVID-19 related mortality in South Korea: a nationwide cohort study104
Resurgence of sport in the wake of COVID-19: cardiac considerations in competitive athletes103
UEFA expert group statement on nutrition in elite football. Current evidence to inform practical recommendations and guide future research100
How the menstrual cycle and menstruation affect sporting performance: experiences and perceptions of elite female rugby players99
Football cannot restart soon during the COVID-19 emergency! A critical perspective from the Italian experience and a call for action95
Infographic. Graduated return to play guidance following COVID-19 infection92
Making football safer for women: a systematic review and meta-analysis of injury prevention programmes in 11 773 female football (soccer) players90
Consensus statement on concussion in sport: the 6th International Conference on Concussion in Sport–Amsterdam, October 202289
Sleep and physical activity in relation to all-cause, cardiovascular disease and cancer mortality risk88
Which treatment is most effective for patients with Achilles tendinopathy? A living systematic review with network meta-analysis of 29 randomised controlled trials87
Successful return to professional men’s football (soccer) competition after the COVID-19 shutdown: a cohort study in the German Bundesliga83
Injury rates decreased in men’s professional football: an 18-year prospective cohort study of almost 12 000 injuries sustained during 1.8 million hours of play82
Anterior cruciate ligament injury: towards a gendered environmental approach80
A CHecklist for statistical Assessment of Medical Papers (the CHAMP statement): explanation and elaboration79
When can professional sport recommence safely during the COVID-19 pandemic? Risk assessment and factors to consider78
Effectiveness of physical activity interventions for improving depression, anxiety and distress: an overview of systematic reviews78
Effects of sedentary behaviour interventions on biomarkers of cardiometabolic risk in adults: systematic review with meta-analyses76
The Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) and National Eating Disorders Collaboration (NEDC) position statement on disordered eating in high performance sport75
Mental health management of elite athletes during COVID-19: a narrative review and recommendations74
Physical activity as a protective factor for dementia and Alzheimer’s disease: systematic review, meta-analysis and quality assessment of cohort and case–control studies71
How does hormone transition in transgender women change body composition, muscle strength and haemoglobin? Systematic review with a focus on the implications for sport participation69
Levels of domain-specific physical activity at work, in the household, for travel and for leisure among 327 789 adults from 104 countries69
Effects of wearing a cloth face mask on performance, physiological and perceptual responses during a graded treadmill running exercise test67
Arthroscopic partial meniscectomy for a degenerative meniscus tear: a 5 year follow-up of the placebo-surgery controlled FIDELITY (Finnish Degenerative Meniscus Lesion Study) trial66
Muscle-strengthening activities are associated with lower risk and mortality in major non-communicable diseases: a systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort studies65
How does occupational physical activity influence health? An umbrella review of 23 health outcomes across 158 observational studies65
Physical activity and health in Chinese children and adolescents: expert consensus statement (2020)64
Resuming professional football (soccer) during the COVID-19 pandemic in a country with high infection rates: a prospective cohort study64
Customary physical activity and odds of depression: a systematic review and meta-analysis of 111 prospective cohort studies63
Aetiology and incidence of sudden cardiac arrest and death in young competitive athletes in the USA: a 4-year prospective study63
Effects of yoga on depressive symptoms in people with mental disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis61
Joint association between accelerometry-measured daily combination of time spent in physical activity, sedentary behaviour and sleep and all-cause mortality: a pooled analysis of six prospective cohor60
How can global physical activity surveillance adapt to evolving physical activity guidelines? Needs, challenges and future directions59
GRANADA consensus on analytical approaches to assess associations with accelerometer-determined physical behaviours (physical activity, sedentary behaviour and sleep) in epidemiological studies58
Athletes as community; athletes in community: covid-19, sporting mega-events and athlete health protection57
Exercise as medicine for depressive symptoms? A systematic review and meta-analysis with meta-regression54
Clinical patterns, recovery time and prolonged impact of COVID-19 illness in international athletes: the UK experience54
Is extensive cardiopulmonary screening useful in athletes with previous asymptomatic or mild SARS-CoV-2 infection?53
Effectiveness of progressive tendon-loading exercise therapy in patients with patellar tendinopathy: a randomised clinical trial53
0.029189109802246