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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)
ArticleCitations
Exercise as medicine in hip osteoarthritis: an investigation of exercise type, muscle power and predictive factors (PhD Academy Award)519
Changes in physical activity and all-cause mortality among individuals with dementia: a cohort study using the National Health Insurance Service Database in Korea395
An update to terminology describing abnormal uterine bleeding in female athletes: facilitating cross-disciplinary health care255
Efficacy of the FIFA cooling break heat policy during an intermittent treadmill football simulation in hot conditions in trained males240
Evolving roles of medical and healthcare professionals: where do we go from here?199
Infographic. Sex differences and ACL injuries192
Youth athletes’ quests for gold: does opportunity supersede undue risk?185
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 footbal155
Keep moving: overcoming physical, mental and pandemic challenges to stay active132
Orthopedic Humanitarian Initiatives (Ortho HI), Inc: facilitating movement by connecting cultures128
Polygenic risk analysis in physical activity and health: why are the same results interpreted differently?115
Living with multiple chronic conditions: how exercise helps me self-manage my conditions106
Sports and exercise medicine rising to the challenge102
Infographic. Getting to the bottom of saddle sores: an infographic99
Forecasting feels-like temperatures as a strategy to reduce heat illnesses during sport events98
Socioecological approach for building stronger youth for life94
Infographic. All health professionals should talk about physical activity with patients93
Effective fall prevention exercise in residential aged care: an intervention component analysis from an updated systematic review87
Female athletes with ADHD: time to level the playing field83
Fatigue recovery and connected factors following paediatric concussion80
From Fitbits to chatbots: can digital humans help solve the physical inactivity pandemic?75
Retraction: A cause for concern?74
Body composition, exercise-related performance parameters and associated health factors of transgender women, cisgender women and cisgender men volleyball players73
Meniscal procedures are not increased with delayed ACL reconstruction and rehabilitation: results from a randomised controlled trial73
Infographic. Having pelvic health conversations within sports settings72
International Olympic Committee (IOC) consensus statement on acute respiratory illness in athletes part 1: acute respiratory infections72
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 Con70
Protecting the stars of tomorrow: do international cardiovascular preparticipation screening policies account for the paediatric athlete? A systematic review and quality appraisal69
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)69
Prevalence of and factors associated with osteoarthritis and pain in retired Olympians compared with the general population: part 2 – the spine and upper limb67
Effect of a coaching intervention to enhance physical activity and prevent falls in community-dwelling people aged 60+ years: a cluster randomised controlled trial67
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’66
Small steps, strong shield: directly measured, moderate physical activity in 65 361 adults is associated with significant protective effects from severe COVID-19 outcomes66
Safety of maximal cardiopulmonary exercise testing in individuals with sickle cell disease: a systematic review66
Infographic. A guide to understanding athlete abuse65
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 trial64
Do exercise-based prevention programmes reduce non-contact musculoskeletal injuries in football (soccer)? A systematic review and meta-analysis with 13 355 athletes and more than 1 million exposure ho64
International Delphi consensus on bone stress injuries in athletes62
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 consensus60
Athlete abuse hurts everyone: vicarious and secondary traumatic stress in sport60
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)60
Adherence to aerobic and muscle-strengthening activities guidelines: a systematic review and meta-analysis of 3.3 million participants across 32 countries55
The intention-behaviour gap in physical activity: a systematic review and meta-analysis of the action control framework54
Accelerometer-measured intensity-specific physical activity, genetic risk and incident type 2 diabetes: a prospective cohort study54
Effects of muscle strength training combined with aerobic training versus aerobic training alone on cardiovascular disease risk indicators in patients with coronary artery disease: a systematic review52
Tale of quadriceps and hamstring muscle strength after ACL reconstruction: a systematic review with longitudinal and multivariate meta-analysis52
London International Consensus and Delphi study on hamstring injuries part 1: classification51
High-intensity interval training improves cardiovascular and physical health in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a multicentre randomised controlled trial51
Incidence of acute respiratory illnesses in athletes: a systematic review and meta-analysis by a subgroup of the IOC consensus on ‘acute respiratory illness in the athlete’51
Physical activity, sedentary time and breast cancer risk: a Mendelian randomisation study50
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