OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Biology of Sport is 26. 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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)

Article	Citations
A comparison in knee flexor and extensor strength following ACL reconstruction in international, male soccer players receiving patellar tendon or hamstrings grafts	514
Relationships between training dose and record power outputs in professional road cyclists: insights and threats to validity	75
Does the Paleo diet affect an athlete’s health and sport performance?	72
Laboratory-based determinants of simulated time trial performance in cyclists	57
Analysis of mental and physical fatigue over the course of a professional English Premier League season in outfield players	54
A comparison of running and contact loads in U18 and U20 international rugby union competition	51
A novel multifactorial hamstring screening protocol: association with hamstring muscle injuries in professional football (soccer) – a prospective cohort study	48
Different pitch configurations constrain the external and internal loads of young professional soccer players during transition games	45
Data-driven classification of playing styles and match outcome prediction in UEFA Champions League teams	44
The effectiveness of differential learning in small-sided soccer games for skill development in U20 amateur male players	39
A comprehensive assessment of caffeine’s effects on components of countermovement jump performance	39
How do muscle injuries relate to return-to-performance metrics in male elite football players?	39
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	39
Caffeine supplementation improves physical performance without affecting fatigue level: a double-blind crossover study	38
Are EFI data valuable? Evidence from the 2022 FIFA World Cup group stage	37
Comparison of the external load of professional goalkeepers in different weekly training sessions	35
Movement patterns and player load: insights from professional padel	34
Core training and performance: a systematic review with meta-analysis	34
Application of acute pre-exercise partial-body cryotherapy promotes jump performance, salivary-amylase and athlete readiness	34
Association between polymorphism rs6295 of HTR1A serotonin receptor gene and personality traits among athletes of combat sport	33
A new conceptual framework for managing hamstring injury risk in soccer – implementing a data-informed approach: a narrative review	31
Effects of daily use of intermittent pneumatic compression in competitive handball players: A randomized controlled trial	30
Return to performance: machine learning insights into how absence time following muscle injuries affects match running performance in LaLiga soccer players	30
Small-sided games in amateur players: rule modification with mini-goals to induce lower external load responses	29
Ten-minute warm-up in hot climate best assists thermal comfort, muscular power output, and fatigue, during soccer-specific repeated-sprint ability	29

Intra-unit reliability and movement variability of submission grappling external load as measured by torso mounted accelerometery	27
Effects of a cardiopulmonary rehabilitation programme on submaximal exercise in Tunisian patients with long-COVID19: A randomized clinical trial	26
Load distribution across weekly microcycles according to match schedule in a team competing in the Australian national A-League Women’s soccer competition	26
Weekly external load distribution in football teams of different competitive levels	26
International matches elicit stable mechanical workload in high-level female ice hockey	26