OOIR: Observatory of International Research

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 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Fatigue recovery and connected factors following paediatric concussion	938
Female athletes with ADHD: time to level the playing field	768
Evolving roles of medical and healthcare professionals: where do we go from here?	531
Exercise as medicine in hip osteoarthritis: an investigation of exercise type, muscle power and predictive factors (PhD Academy Award)	356
Infographic. Having pelvic health conversations within sports settings	267
Polygenic risk analysis in physical activity and health: why are the same results interpreted differently?	218
From Fitbits to chatbots: can digital humans help solve the physical inactivity pandemic?	207
Impaired neuromusculoskeletal response to training stimuli associated with low energy availability: a systematic review	203
Youth athletes’ quests for gold: does opportunity supersede undue risk?	158
Infographic. Getting to the bottom of saddle sores: an infographic	157
Socioecological approach for building stronger youth for life	146
Efficacy of the FIFA cooling break heat policy during an intermittent treadmill football simulation in hot conditions in trained males	145
Changes in physical activity and all-cause mortality among individuals with dementia: a cohort study using the National Health Insurance Service Database in Korea	143
Forecasting feels-like temperatures as a strategy to reduce heat illnesses during sport events	142
Retraction: A cause for concern?	137
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)	117
Is it time for evidence-based protective strategies for heading in youth football?	115
Orthopedic Humanitarian Initiatives (Ortho HI), Inc: facilitating movement by connecting cultures	112
Make or break: psychotropic medications have off-label effects on neuromuscular performance	108
Body composition, exercise-related performance parameters and associated health factors of transgender women, cisgender women and cisgender men volleyball players	105
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 trial	105
Active commuting and atherosclerosis in a population-based sample of middle-aged adults: the Swedish CArdioPulmonary bioImage study (SCAPIS)	105
Infographic. All health professionals should talk about physical activity with patients	100
Adherence to aerobic and muscle-strengthening activities guidelines: a systematic review and meta-analysis of 3.3 million participants across 32 countries	97
Applying the principles of risk management in male professional football: a feasibility study, introducing the Aspetar sports injury and illness risk management tool	96

An update to terminology describing abnormal uterine bleeding in female athletes: facilitating cross-disciplinary health care	96
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)	94
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-analyses	94
Effect of a coaching intervention to enhance physical activity and prevent falls in community-dwelling people aged 60+ years: a cluster randomised controlled trial	88
Protecting the stars of tomorrow: do international cardiovascular preparticipation screening policies account for the paediatric athlete? A systematic review and quality appraisal	88
Prevalence of and factors associated with osteoarthritis and pain in retired Olympians compared with the general population: part 2 – the spine and upper limb	87
Effective fall prevention exercise in residential aged care: an intervention component analysis from an updated systematic review	87
Meniscal procedures are not increased with delayed ACL reconstruction and rehabilitation: results from a randomised controlled trial	84
International Olympic Committee (IOC) consensus statement on acute respiratory illness in athletes part 1: acute respiratory infections	83
The intention-behaviour gap in physical activity: a systematic review and meta-analysis of the action control framework	79
Sports and exercise medicine rising to the challenge	79
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 consensus	77
Accelerometer-measured intensity-specific physical activity, genetic risk and incident type 2 diabetes: a prospective cohort study	75
London International Consensus and Delphi study on hamstring injuries part 1: classification	74
International Delphi consensus on bone stress injuries in athletes	74
Women’s preferences for pelvic floor screening in sport and exercise: a mixed-methods study integrating survey and interview data in Australian women	73
Sport and exercise medicine/physiotherapy publishing has a gender/sex equity problem: we need action now!	72
Injury epidemiology and prevention in youth rugby union (PhD Academy Award)	71
Injury incidence according to athlete impairment type during the 2012 and 2016 Summer Paralympic Games: a combined analysis of 101 108 athlete days	71
Sport PRactice and its Effects on aortic size and valve function in bicuspid Aortic valve Disease: a cross-sectional report from the SPREAD study	71
Hearts, knees and reducing disease through exercise – what is happening this year in the world of sport and exercise medicine in Australasia?	70
It’s high time for a change	70
Pelvic organ prolapse and physical activity: directions for future research	69
Optimising exercise training prescription in cardiac rehabilitation beyond clinical guideline recommendations	66
Severe pincer morphology is associated with incident hip osteoarthritis: prospective individual participant data from 18 935 hips from the World COACH consortium	66
Randomised three-armed trial investigation of the Copenhagen Achilles tendon Rupture Treatment Algorithm (CARTA) for individualised treatment of acute Achilles tendon rupture	65
Strength training in later life: narrowing the evidence-to-practice gap	61
Pressure points: ethical dilemmas in sports mental health research involving athletes	61
Moving for a healthier mind and stronger community: how Je Bouge Pour Mon Moral transforms lives in France	60
Making a splash: how to conduct on-water cardiopulmonary resuscitation in sailing sports – guidance from SailGP	60
Successful 10-second one-legged stance performance predicts survival in middle-aged and older individuals	56
Concussion in football: the case for temporary concussion substitutions	56