OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly is 3. 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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Reflexivity and Change in Adaptive Physical Activity	19
A Characterization of Physical Activity in People Living With Advanced Multiple Sclerosis	19
Combined Virtual-Reality- and Gym-Based Physical Activity Intervention for Children With a Developmental Disability: Effects on Physical Activity Levels, Motor Skills, and Social Skills	17
A Brief Note From the Incoming Editor	15
Exploring Physical Educators’ Self-Efficacy to Teach Students With Disabilities in General Physical Education	14
Coaching Individuals With Intellectual Disability and/or Autism: Perspectives of Coaches and Physical Education Teachers in Belgium	12
Who Is Competing at the Elite Level? Exploring Impairment, Gender, and Nationality of International Blind and Partially Sighted Footballers	11
Disability, the Media, and the Paralympic Games, 1st ed.	11
Characteristics of Physical Activity Interventions for People With Visual Impairments: A Scoping Review	11
Exploring the Relationship Between Quality and Quantity of Physical Activity Participation in Community-Based Exercise Programs for Persons With Physical Disabilities	10
“Now We Can Speak”: Wheelchair Sport Participation in Areas of Armed Conflict	10
Results From Spain’s 2022 Para Report Cards on Physical Activity of Children and Adolescents With Disabilities	10
The Gatekeepers to Fitness: A Correspondence Study to Examine Disabling Practices Among Fitness Center Personnel	9
“It Looks Good on Paper, But It Was Never Meant to Be Real”: Mixed-Gender Events in the Paralympic Movement	9
Visual Supports for Children With Autism in Physical Activity	8
A Tai Chi Program Improves Physical Performance Measures in Adolescents With Down Syndrome and Enhances Their Parents’ Psychological Well-Being: A Randomized Controlled Trial	8
Countermovement-Jump Test–Retest Reliability in Top-Level Para-Karate Athletes With Intellectual Impairment Using Kistler Force Plates	7
Influence of Physical Activity Interventions on Executive Functions for Down Syndrome: A Systematic Review	6
Results and SWOT Analysis of the 2022 Hong Kong Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Adolescents With Special Educational Needs	6
Evaluating the Impact of Seated Pilates on Functional Outcomes Among Those With Mild, Moderate, and Severe Multiple Sclerosis Impairment: A Pilot Feasibility Trial	6
Comparison of the Physical Response During Official Matches and Small-Sided Games in International Cerebral Palsy Footballers: Implications for Evidence-Based Classification	6
Physical Activity and Mental Health of Parents of Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder	5
Perceptions of Collaboration Between General and Special Educators in Physical Education	5
Physical Activity Para Report Card for Children and Adolescents With Disabilities in Lithuania	5
Socialization Into and Through Doctoral Programs in Adapted Physical Activity	4

A Feasibility Trial for Virtual Administration of the Test of Gross Motor Development-3 for Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders During the COVID-19 Pandemic	4
Military Sports Recovery Athletes’ Perspectives on Role of the Coach in Athletes’ Well-Being: The Importance of Supporting Basic Psychological Needs	4
Effects of Powerchair Football: Contextual Factors That Impact Participation	4
What Kind of Information About the Accessibility of Sports Facilities Is Useful?	4
Effect of Combined Training With Balance, Strength, and Plyometrics on Physical Performance in Male Sprint Athletes With Intellectual Disabilities	4
A Qualitative Analysis of a Positive Elite Parasport Performance Culture	4
Levels and Patterns of Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior in Adults With and Without Down Syndrome	4
Profiling Constraints and Facilitators of Physical Activity Among Adaptive Sport Chapter Members Based on Physical Activity Levels	4
Erratum. Countermovement-Jump Test–Retest Reliability in Top-Level Para-Karate Athletes With Intellectual Impairment Using Kistler Force Plates	3
“It’s a Story of Another World”: Perceptions of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games Among Japanese Athletes With Psychiatric Impairments	3
Irish Para Report Card on Physical Activity of Children and Adolescents With Disabilities	3
Predicting Physical Activity in Adults With Physical Disabilities: An Adaptation of the Physical Activity for Individuals With Disabilities and Health Action Process Approach Models	3
Results From the First Para Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Adolescents With Disabilities in the Philippines	3
Examining the Influence of Impairment Type on the Development of Paralympic Sport Athletes	3
Results From Finland’s 2022 Para Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Adolescents With Disabilities	3
Factors That Influence Physical Activity in Individuals With Down Syndrome: Perspectives of Guardians and Health Professionals	3
Parent Descriptions of the Active Play Behaviors of Their Twins and Triplets With Autism	3
“WOT” Do We Know and Do About Physical Activity of Children and Adolescents With Disabilities? A SWOT-Oriented Synthesis of Para Report Cards	3
Mobility and Dual Tasking in the Everyday Lives of Adults with Multiple Sclerosis: A Qualitative Exploration	3
Reliability of Accuracy and Precision Tests for Elite Para Table Tennis Players	3
Investigating Patterns of Donor and Recipient Sports of Talent Transfer Paralympians	3