British Journal of Sports Medicine

Papers
(The H4-Index of British Journal of Sports Medicine is 50. 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.)
ArticleCitations
World Health Organization 2020 guidelines on physical activity and sedentary behaviour4878
Physical inactivity is associated with a higher risk for severe COVID-19 outcomes: a study in 48 440 adult patients463
Physical inactivity and non-communicable disease burden in low-income, middle-income and high-income countries300
Consensus statement on concussion in sport: the 6th International Conference on Concussion in Sport–Amsterdam, October 2022291
Sleep and the athlete: narrative review and 2021 expert consensus recommendations235
Effectiveness of physical activity interventions for improving depression, anxiety and distress: an overview of systematic reviews214
Do smartphone applications and activity trackers increase physical activity in adults? Systematic review, meta-analysis and metaregression194
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 individuals185
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 in176
Physical activity as a protective factor for dementia and Alzheimer’s disease: systematic review, meta-analysis and quality assessment of cohort and case–control studies133
Sleep and physical activity in relation to all-cause, cardiovascular disease and cancer mortality risk129
2023 International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) consensus statement on Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (REDs)119
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 study118
Exercise as medicine for depressive symptoms? A systematic review and meta-analysis with meta-regression115
Anterior cruciate ligament injury: towards a gendered environmental approach112
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 play101
Hamstring injury rates have increased during recent seasons and now constitute 24% of all injuries in men’s professional football: the UEFA Elite Club Injury Study from 2001/02 to 2021/22100
How does occupational physical activity influence health? An umbrella review of 23 health outcomes across 158 observational studies94
Muscle-strengthening activities are associated with lower risk and mortality in major non-communicable diseases: a systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort studies89
Customary physical activity and odds of depression: a systematic review and meta-analysis of 111 prospective cohort studies86
Aetiology and incidence of sudden cardiac arrest and death in young competitive athletes in the USA: a 4-year prospective study84
Levels of domain-specific physical activity at work, in the household, for travel and for leisure among 327 789 adults from 104 countries81
How does hormone transition in transgender women change body composition, muscle strength and haemoglobin? Systematic review with a focus on the implications for sport participation80
How can global physical activity surveillance adapt to evolving physical activity guidelines? Needs, challenges and future directions76
Single leg vertical jump performance identifies knee function deficits at return to sport after ACL reconstruction in male athletes75
A CHecklist for statistical Assessment of Medical Papers (the CHAMP statement): explanation and elaboration74
Effects of wearing a cloth face mask on performance, physiological and perceptual responses during a graded treadmill running exercise test73
Resuming professional football (soccer) during the COVID-19 pandemic in a country with high infection rates: a prospective cohort study70
GRANADA consensus on analytical approaches to assess associations with accelerometer-determined physical behaviours (physical activity, sedentary behaviour and sleep) in epidemiological studies70
Prevalence and frequency of menstrual cycle symptoms are associated with availability to train and compete: a study of 6812 exercising women recruited using the Strava exercise app69
Knee extensor muscle weakness is a risk factor for the development of knee osteoarthritis: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis including 46 819 men and women69
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 cohor69
Effectiveness of progressive tendon-loading exercise therapy in patients with patellar tendinopathy: a randomised clinical trial64
Effectiveness of treatments for acute and subacute mechanical non-specific low back pain: a systematic review with network meta-analysis64
Reallocation of time between device-measured movement behaviours and risk of incident cardiovascular disease62
Cardiorespiratory fitness and mortality from all causes, cardiovascular disease and cancer: dose–response meta-analysis of cohort studies62
Risk factors for knee osteoarthritis after traumatic knee injury: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials and cohort studies for the OPTIKNEE Consensus61
Non-occupational physical activity and risk of cardiovascular disease, cancer and mortality outcomes: a dose–response meta-analysis of large prospective studies60
Effects of physical education interventions on cognition and academic performance outcomes in children and adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis58
Single leg hop for distance symmetry masks lower limb biomechanics: time to discuss hop distance as decision criterion for return to sport after ACL reconstruction?58
High rate of second ACL injury following ACL reconstruction in male professional footballers: an updated longitudinal analysis from 118 players in the UEFA Elite Club Injury Study57
Comparative effectiveness of physical exercise interventions for chronic non-specific neck pain: a systematic review with network meta-analysis of 40 randomised controlled trials57
Differences in sport-related concussion for female and male athletes in comparable collegiate sports: a study from the NCAA-DoD Concussion Assessment, Research and Education (CARE) Consortium57
Clinical patterns, recovery time and prolonged impact of COVID-19 illness in international athletes: the UK experience57
Strong, steady and straight: UK consensus statement on physical activity and exercise for osteoporosis57
Mental health after paediatric concussion: a systematic review and meta-analysis56
Physical activity and risk of infection, severity and mortality of COVID-19: a systematic review and non-linear dose–response meta-analysis of data from 1 853 610 adults55
Clinical recovery from concussion–return to school and sport: a systematic review and meta-analysis53
Dutch multidisciplinary guideline on Achilles tendinopathy53
Recommendations for determining the validity of consumer wearable and smartphone step count: expert statement and checklist of the INTERLIVE network52
Prevalence and clinical implications of persistent or exertional cardiopulmonary symptoms following SARS-CoV-2 infection in 3597 collegiate athletes: a study from the Outcomes Registry for Cardiac Con50
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