OOIR: Observatory of International Research

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 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Exercise as medicine in hip osteoarthritis: an investigation of exercise type, muscle power and predictive factors (PhD Academy Award)	554
Changes in physical activity and all-cause mortality among individuals with dementia: a cohort study using the National Health Insurance Service Database in Korea	419
An update to terminology describing abnormal uterine bleeding in female athletes: facilitating cross-disciplinary health care	264
Evolving roles of medical and healthcare professionals: where do we go from here?	248
Youth athletes’ quests for gold: does opportunity supersede undue risk?	216
Association between SARS‐COV‐2 infection and muscle strain injury occurrence in elite male football players: a prospective study of 29 weeks including three teams from the Belgian professional footbal	204
Keep moving: overcoming physical, mental and pandemic challenges to stay active	197
Orthopedic Humanitarian Initiatives (Ortho HI), Inc: facilitating movement by connecting cultures	160
Polygenic risk analysis in physical activity and health: why are the same results interpreted differently?	139
Living with multiple chronic conditions: how exercise helps me self-manage my conditions	128
Sports and exercise medicine rising to the challenge	124
Infographic. Getting to the bottom of saddle sores: an infographic	115
Forecasting feels-like temperatures as a strategy to reduce heat illnesses during sport events	108
Socioecological approach for building stronger youth for life	104
Infographic. All health professionals should talk about physical activity with patients	101
Effective fall prevention exercise in residential aged care: an intervention component analysis from an updated systematic review	98
Female athletes with ADHD: time to level the playing field	96
Fatigue recovery and connected factors following paediatric concussion	89
From Fitbits to chatbots: can digital humans help solve the physical inactivity pandemic?	83
Retraction: A cause for concern?	80
Infographic. Having pelvic health conversations within sports settings	78
Infographic. A guide to understanding athlete abuse	77
Effect of a coaching intervention to enhance physical activity and prevent falls in community-dwelling people aged 60+ years: a cluster randomised controlled trial	77
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)	77
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)	76

International Delphi consensus on bone stress injuries in athletes	76
Body composition, exercise-related performance parameters and associated health factors of transgender women, cisgender women and cisgender men volleyball players	74
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 Con	71
Meniscal procedures are not increased with delayed ACL reconstruction and rehabilitation: results from a randomised controlled trial	70
Prevalence of lower airway dysfunction in athletes: a systematic review and meta-analysis by a subgroup of the IOC consensus group on ‘acute respiratory illness in the athlete’	70
Protecting the stars of tomorrow: do international cardiovascular preparticipation screening policies account for the paediatric athlete? A systematic review and quality appraisal	69
Adherence to aerobic and muscle-strengthening activities guidelines: a systematic review and meta-analysis of 3.3 million participants across 32 countries	69
Safety of maximal cardiopulmonary exercise testing in individuals with sickle cell disease: a systematic review	68
Efficacy of the FIFA cooling break heat policy during an intermittent treadmill football simulation in hot conditions in trained males	67
International Olympic Committee (IOC) consensus statement on acute respiratory illness in athletes part 1: acute respiratory infections	67
The intention-behaviour gap in physical activity: a systematic review and meta-analysis of the action control framework	67
Prevalence of and factors associated with osteoarthritis and pain in retired Olympians compared with the general population: part 2 – the spine and upper limb	64
Infographic. Sex differences and ACL injuries	64
Small steps, strong shield: directly measured, moderate physical activity in 65 361 adults is associated with significant protective effects from severe COVID-19 outcomes	63
Accelerometer-measured intensity-specific physical activity, genetic risk and incident type 2 diabetes: a prospective cohort study	59
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	56
Athlete abuse hurts everyone: vicarious and secondary traumatic stress in sport	56
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	55
4 Return to golf post arthroplasty	54
Physical activity, sedentary time and breast cancer risk: a Mendelian randomisation study	54
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 a	54
Cardiac autonomic function and sleep patterns after training sessions and matches in female soccer players	53
Avoiding a red card: recommendations for a consistent standard of concussion management in professional football (soccer)	51
Moving for a healthier mind and stronger community: howJe Bouge Pour Mon Moraltransforms lives in France	50
From Copenhagen to Nyborg 2022: take the Tour de France Route to #WCSPT2022	50