OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Biology of Sport is 23. 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 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01.)

Article	Citations
A comparison of running and contact loads in U18 and U20 international rugby union competition	603
Does the Paleo diet affect an athlete’s health and sport performance?	97
Analysis of mental and physical fatigue over the course of a professional English Premier League season in outfield players	72
How do muscle injuries relate to return-to-performance metrics in male elite football players?	60
The effectiveness of differential learning in small-sided soccer games for skill development in U20 amateur male players	55
A comparison in knee flexor and extensor strength following ACL reconstruction in international, male soccer players receiving patellar tendon or hamstrings grafts	52
Relationships between training dose and record power outputs in professional road cyclists: insights and threats to validity	51
Laboratory-based determinants of simulated time trial performance in cyclists	51
Data-driven classification of playing styles and match outcome prediction in UEFA Champions League teams	51
Different pitch configurations constrain the external and internal loads of young professional soccer players during transition games	45
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	43
Effects of daily use of intermittent pneumatic compression in competitive handball players: A randomized controlled trial	42
Comparison of the external load of professional goalkeepers in different weekly training sessions	37
Association between polymorphism rs6295 of HTR1A serotonin receptor gene and personality traits among athletes of combat sport	35
Core training and performance: a systematic review with meta-analysis	33
Change-of-direction ability in soccer is angle-specific: implications for multi-angle testing and speed deficit calculation	31
Return to performance: machine learning insights into how absence time following muscle injuries affects match running performance in LaLiga soccer players	31
Movement patterns and player load: insights from professional padel	29
Are EFI data valuable? Evidence from the 2022 FIFA World Cup group stage	27
Weekly external load distribution in football teams of different competitive levels	26
A new conceptual framework for managing hamstring injury risk in soccer – implementing a data-informed approach: a narrative review	26
Interaction effects between possession status and percentage: insights from modeling match-running performance across possession status in male soccer	25
The impact of caffeine-mediated gut microbiota regulation on the athletic performance of football players	24
Effects of a cardiopulmonary rehabilitation programme on submaximal exercise in Tunisian patients with long-COVID19: A randomized clinical trial	23
Intra-unit reliability and movement variability of submission grappling external load as measured by torso mounted accelerometery	23