Biology of Sport

Papers
(The H4-Index of Biology of Sport is 21. 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
Laboratory-based determinants of simulated time trial performance in cyclists349
A comparison of running and contact loads in U18 and U20 international rugby union competition48
Caffeine supplementation improves physical performance without affecting fatigue level: a double-blind crossover study37
Different pitch configurations constrain the external and internal loads of young professional soccer players during transition games36
A comparison in knee flexor and extensor strength following ACL reconstruction in international, male soccer players receiving patellar tendon or hamstrings grafts35
A novel multifactorial hamstring screening protocol: association with hamstring muscle injuries in professional football (soccer) – a prospective cohort study34
Analysis of mental and physical fatigue over the course of a professional English Premier League season in outfield players32
Does the Paleo diet affect an athlete’s health and sport performance?31
A comprehensive assessment of caffeine’s effects on components of countermovement jump performance31
Relative age effect across the talent identification process of youth female soccer players in the United States: Influence of birth year, position, biological maturation, and skill level30
Relationships between training dose and record power outputs in professional road cyclists: insights and threats to validity28
Movement patterns and player load: insights from professional padel27
Association between polymorphism rs6295 of HTR1A serotonin receptor gene and personality traits among athletes of combat sport26
Ten-minute warm-up in hot climate best assists thermal comfort, muscular power output, and fatigue, during soccer-specific repeated-sprint ability25
Application of acute pre-exercise partial-body cryotherapy promotes jump performance, salivary-amylase and athlete readiness25
Comparison of the external load of professional goalkeepers in different weekly training sessions24
Are EFI data valuable? Evidence from the 2022 FIFA World Cup group stage24
Core training and performance: a systematic review with meta-analysis23
Blood flow restriction as a post-exercise recovery strategy: A systematic review of the current status of the literature22
Intra-unit reliability and movement variability of submission grappling external load as measured by torso mounted accelerometery21
Impact of defensive team variables on goals conceded in the first division of the Spanish soccer league: a 10-year study21
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