British Journal of Sports Medicine

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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)
ArticleCitations
Fatigue recovery and connected factors following paediatric concussion1031
Female athletes with ADHD: time to level the playing field873
Exercise as medicine in hip osteoarthritis: an investigation of exercise type, muscle power and predictive factors (PhD Academy Award)609
Polygenic risk analysis in physical activity and health: why are the same results interpreted differently?391
Impaired neuromusculoskeletal response to training stimuli associated with low energy availability: a systematic review295
Infographic. Getting to the bottom of saddle sores: an infographic251
Socioecological approach for building stronger youth for life241
Forecasting feels-like temperatures as a strategy to reduce heat illnesses during sport events230
Retraction: A cause for concern?191
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)171
Is it time for evidence-based protective strategies for heading in youth football?160
Sports and exercise medicine rising to the challenge159
Orthopedic Humanitarian Initiatives (Ortho HI), Inc: facilitating movement by connecting cultures159
Infographic. All health professionals should talk about physical activity with patients152
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-analyses142
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)127
Protecting the stars of tomorrow: do international cardiovascular preparticipation screening policies account for the paediatric athlete? A systematic review and quality appraisal125
Infographic. Having pelvic health conversations within sports settings124
Exploring the effects of exogenous ketosis on physiological adaptation to exercise in hypoxia(PhD Academy Award)123
Applying the principles of risk management in male professional football: a feasibility study, introducing the Aspetar sports injury and illness risk management tool115
Meniscal procedures are not increased with delayed ACL reconstruction and rehabilitation: results from a randomised controlled trial113
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 trial112
Make or break: psychotropic medications have off-label effects on neuromuscular performance112
Effect of a coaching intervention to enhance physical activity and prevent falls in community-dwelling people aged 60+ years: a cluster randomised controlled trial106
Strengthening participatory approaches to improve brain health research and policy in elite football103
Active commuting and atherosclerosis in a population-based sample of middle-aged adults: the Swedish CArdioPulmonary bioImage study (SCAPIS)101
Accelerometer-measured intensity-specific physical activity, genetic risk and incident type 2 diabetes: a prospective cohort study100
The intention-behaviour gap in physical activity: a systematic review and meta-analysis of the action control framework99
International Delphi consensus on bone stress injuries in athletes98
Effective fall prevention exercise in residential aged care: an intervention component analysis from an updated systematic review97
Prevalence of and factors associated with osteoarthritis and pain in retired Olympians compared with the general population: part 2 – the spine and upper limb94
Efficacy of the FIFA cooling break heat policy during an intermittent treadmill football simulation in hot conditions in trained males93
Multidimensional evidence map of sport science and medicine research in highly trained, elite and world-class female athletes: a scoping review93
Changes in physical activity and all-cause mortality among individuals with dementia: a cohort study using the National Health Insurance Service Database in Korea92
An update to terminology describing abnormal uterine bleeding in female athletes: facilitating cross-disciplinary health care87
From Fitbits to chatbots: can digital humans help solve the physical inactivity pandemic?85
Body composition, exercise-related performance parameters and associated health factors of transgender women, cisgender women and cisgender men volleyball players84
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 consensus82
Injury incidence according to athlete impairment type during the 2012 and 2016 Summer Paralympic Games: a combined analysis of 101 108 athlete days78
Adherence to aerobic and muscle-strengthening activities guidelines: a systematic review and meta-analysis of 3.3 million participants across 32 countries78
Injury epidemiology and prevention in youth rugby union (PhD Academy Award)77
It’s high time for a change76
Hearts, knees and reducing disease through exercise – what is happening this year in the world of sport and exercise medicine in Australasia?75
Pelvic organ prolapse and physical activity: directions for future research72
Optimising exercise training prescription in cardiac rehabilitation beyond clinical guideline recommendations70
Pressure points: ethical dilemmas in sports mental health research involving athletes69
Strength training in later life: narrowing the evidence-to-practice gap69
Moving for a healthier mind and stronger community: how Je Bouge Pour Mon Moral transforms lives in France68
Making a splash: how to conduct on-water cardiopulmonary resuscitation in sailing sports – guidance from SailGP66
Sport and exercise medicine through a new lens: integrating behavioural medicine for enhanced athlete care66
Exercise: the ugly duckling of diabetes treatment?65
Mid-tarsal (Chopart) joint ligamentous injury65
Comprehensive evaluation of training in long-distance runners (PhD Academy Award)62
Association between physical activity and the time course of cancer recurrence in stage III colon cancer57
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 a57
From BASEM to CSEM: from membership association to multiprofessional medical College57
Long-term risk of knee replacement after ACL reconstruction using the contralateral knee as an internal control: a National Hospital Episode Statistics database study of 135 881 patients56
Concussion in football: the case for temporary concussion substitutions56
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