OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Biology of Sport is 25. 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.)

Article	Citations
A comparison of running and contact loads in U18 and U20 international rugby union competition	642
Does the Paleo diet affect an athlete’s health and sport performance?	109
A comparison in knee flexor and extensor strength following ACL reconstruction in international, male soccer players receiving patellar tendon or hamstrings grafts	78
Laboratory-based determinants of simulated time trial performance in cyclists	63
Relationships between training dose and record power outputs in professional road cyclists: insights and threats to validity	61
Data-driven classification of playing styles and match outcome prediction in UEFA Champions League teams	59
How do muscle injuries relate to return-to-performance metrics in male elite football players?	57
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 level	54
Analysis of mental and physical fatigue over the course of a professional English Premier League season in outfield players	54
Different pitch configurations constrain the external and internal loads of young professional soccer players during transition games	47
The effectiveness of differential learning in small-sided soccer games for skill development in U20 amateur male players	46
Analysis of key performance indicators influencing offensive effectiveness during clutch moments in elite international men’s basketball	45
Associations of exercise snacks with sarcopenia and all-cause mortality: A national cohort study	43
Effects of daily use of intermittent pneumatic compression in competitive handball players: A randomized controlled trial	39
Movement patterns and player load: insights from professional padel	35
A new conceptual framework for managing hamstring injury risk in soccer – implementing a data-informed approach: a narrative review	34
Return to performance: machine learning insights into how absence time following muscle injuries affects match running performance in LaLiga soccer players	33
Comparison of the external load of professional goalkeepers in different weekly training sessions	33
Are EFI data valuable? Evidence from the 2022 FIFA World Cup group stage	32
Association between polymorphism rs6295 of HTR1A serotonin receptor gene and personality traits among athletes of combat sport	31
Core training and performance: a systematic review with meta-analysis	30
Change-of-direction ability in soccer is angle-specific: implications for multi-angle testing and speed deficit calculation	30
Influence of contextual factors on most demanding scenarios in under-19 professional soccer players	29
The impact of caffeine-mediated gut microbiota regulation on the athletic performance of football players	26
The effect of two sessions of combined jump and sprint training per week on fitness parameters in soccer players. A randomized controlled trial	26

Intra-unit reliability and movement variability of submission grappling external load as measured by torso mounted accelerometery