OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of British Journal of Sports Medicine is 46. 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
Including athlete voices in your sport and exercise medicine organisation – it’s time!	472
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	341
Reallocation of time between device-measured movement behaviours and risk of incident cardiovascular disease	327
Rehabilitation after anterior cruciate ligament and meniscal injuries: a best-evidence synthesis of systematic reviews for the OPTIKNEE consensus	279
New sports, COVID-19 and the heat: sports injuries and illnesses in the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics	198
Female athlete health domains: a supplement to the International Olympic Committee consensus statement on methods for recording and reporting epidemiological data on injury and illness in sport	156
Youth athletes’ quests for gold: does opportunity supersede undue risk?	146
Association of in-competition injury risk and the degree of rapid weight cutting prior to competition in division I collegiate wrestlers	144
Cold water therapies: minimising risks	143
Athlete abuse hurts everyone: vicarious and secondary traumatic stress in sport	122
Muscle-strengthening activities to improve health outcomes: what the evidence supports	112
American Medical Society for Sports Medicine sports ultrasound curriculum for sports medicine fellowships	110
Beyond sport: what the sport and exercise medicine community can learn from the life of Archbishop Desmond Tutu	101
Short-term effectiveness of high-load compared with low-load strengthening exercise on self-reported function in patients with hypermobile shoulders: a randomised controlled trial	89
Infographic. Comparative effectiveness of treatments for patellofemoral pain: a living systematic review with network meta-analysis	83
Effect of a neck collar on brain turgor: a potential role in preventing concussions?	82
Meniscal procedures are not increased with delayed ACL reconstruction and rehabilitation: results from a randomised controlled trial	75
Nuisance or necessity? Why robust peer review is critical for medical science	73
Promoting physical activity in patient populations through curriculum change in undergraduate Lithuanian medical schools and schools of health: the VANGUARD project	70
Youth ice hockey COVID-19 protocols and prevention of sport-related transmission	70
Prescribing strength training for stroke recovery: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials	69
Polygenic risk analysis in physical activity and health: why are the same results interpreted differently?	69
Oxford consensus on primary cam morphology and femoroacetabular impingement syndrome: part 1—definitions, terminology, taxonomy and imaging outcomes	66
How to make Mandela smile: being methodical, motivated and meaningful	64
Acute injury care: the oft-forgotten prequel to rehabilitation and return to sport	63

Unilateral tests of lower-limb function as prognostic indicators of future knee-related outcomes following anterior cruciate ligament injury: a systematic review and meta-analysis of 13 150 adolescent	63
Educate, involve and collaborate: three strategies for clinicians to empower athletes during return to sport	62
Living with multiple chronic conditions: how exercise helps me self-manage my conditions	62
Infographic. A guide to understanding athlete abuse	61
Medical encounters at community-based physical activity events (parkrun) in the UK	60
Team USA injury and illness incidence at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games	58
‘Considering the reality, I am very lucky’: how professional players and staff perceive injury prevention and performance protection in women’s football	57
Infographic. Sex differences and ACL injuries	57
Training patterns associated with injury in New York City Marathon runners	56
Women in Sports and Exercise Medicine: where are we now?	56
From Fitbits to chatbots: can digital humans help solve the physical inactivity pandemic?	55
Amandev Aulakh: leading by example to effect change	54
Device-based measurement of physical activity in cardiovascular healthcare: possibilities and challenges	53
Risk factors for prolonged recovery from concussion in young patients	52
Exercise and physical activity after an osteoporotic vertebral fracture	52
Prenatal physical activity paradox: occupational versus leisure-time physical activity	50
Clinical and exercise professional opinion on designing a postpartum return-to-running training programme: an international Delphi study and consensus statement	49
Contexts, behavioural mechanisms and outcomes to optimise therapeutic exercise prescription for persistent low back pain: a realist review	49
Lack of leisure time physical activity and variations in cardiovascular mortality across US communities: a comprehensive county-level analysis (2011–2019)	48
Effect of a coaching intervention to enhance physical activity and prevent falls in community-dwelling people aged 60+ years: a cluster randomised controlled trial	47
Epidemiology of musculoskeletal injury in professional and amateur golfers: a systematic review and meta-analysis	46
Holistic approach to testing ball kicking mechanics and outcome metrics in soccer: methodological aspects, observation and intervention (PhD Academy Award)	46
All-cause mortality risks among participants in mass-participation sporting events	46
Evaluation of the SCAT 5 tool in the assessment of concussion in Para athletes: a Delphi study	46
Efficacy of the FIFA cooling break heat policy during an intermittent treadmill football simulation in hot conditions in trained males	46
Exploring the association between cognitive activity and symptom resolution following concussion in adolescents aged 11–17 years	46