OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports is 27. 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
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Slackline training for Paralympic alpine sit skiers: Development of human‐device multi‐joint coordination	87
Issue Information	76
Second‐Generation Oral Contraceptive Use Is Associated With Greater Muscle Hypertrophy Following Resistance Training	68
Response to “complexities of defining the bioenergetic efficiency and VO₂ slow component of skeletal muscle contraction”	64
Physical activity volume and intensity distribution in relation to bone, lean and fat mass in children	55
Changes in cycling economy and fractional utilization of V̇O_2peak during a 40‐min maximal effort exercise test with acute hypobaric hypoxia corresponding to 2800 m of altitude	51
Temporal Variations and Sociodemographic Differences in no Muscle‐Strengthening Exercise Among Adolescents: A 10‐Year Repeated Cross‐Sectional Study	48
Using Self‐Reported Training Characteristics to Better Understand Who Is More Likely to Sustain Running‐Related Injuries Than Others: The Garmin‐RUNSAFE Running Health Study	46
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Gray Matter Volumes Mediate the Relationship Between Disease Duration and Balance Control Performance in Chronic Ankle Instability	44
Is the Dynamic Knee Extension Exercise Inherently Ischemic Already at Low to Moderate Loads?	42
Long‐term effects on weight loss and maintenance by intensive start with diet and exercise	40
Individual variations in pre‐altitude hemoglobin mass influence hemoglobin mass responses to repeated altitude sojourns	39
Successfully Reducing Sitting Time Can Improve Metabolic Flexibility	37
Incidence of Head Contact Events Including Headers, and Potential Head Injuries at the FIFA Futsal World Cup Lithuania 2021	36
Core Temperature Estimation Using Wearable Earbud‐Type Thermometer and Machine Learning During Light‐Intensity Cycling Under Varying Indoor Ambient Temperatures	34
Effects of Exercise Training on the Bone Marrow Immune Microenvironment and Minimal Residual Disease in Multiple Myeloma Patients Following First‐Line Treatment	33
Fitness, Weight Status and Executive Functions in Adolescents: A Cluster Analysis	32
Effectiveness Index of Mechanical Energy Utilization in Male 400‐m Sprinters and the Relation Between Muscle Cross‐Sectional Area of the Trunk and the Lower Limb	31
Hot‐ and Cold‐Water Immersion Do Not Alter Performance or Perceived Fatigability but Improve Muscle Activation, Cardiac Vagal Modulation, and Cardiorespiratory Recovery After Distinct Running Protocol	30
Changes in running biomechanics during the 2017 IAAF world championships men's 1500 m final	30
Discrete Symmetry Metrics Mask Frequent Phase‐Specific Lower Limb Asymmetry During Bilateral Countermovement Jumping in Youth Football Players	29
Motivational predictors of children's involvement in out‐of‐school activities: An application of a football program	28

Return to sports following lower limb musculoskeletal tumor surgery—A systematic review	28
Editor highlights: Assessment of commercially available metabolic carts, physical activity to boost brain performance, and training prepubertal children	27
Issue Information	27
Intratendinous pressure of the Achilles tendon during exercise is related to the degree of tendon torsion	27