OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research 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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

Article	Citations
The Impact of Velocity-Based Training on Load-Velocity Relationships in Leg Press and Chest Press for Older Persons	191
The Relationship Between Cell-Free DNA and Resistance Training Volume Load	48
Blood Flow Restricted Resistance Exercise in Well-Trained Men: Salivary Biomarker Responses and Oxygen Saturation Kinetics	42
The Effects of a Compensatory Training Program Adding an Isoinertial Device in the Shoulder Function on Young Tennis Players	41
Relationships Between the Army Combat Fitness Test Scoring Structure and Laboratory Measurements of Physical Fitness in Reserve Officer Training Corps Cadets	39
Rapid Weight Loss Practices Within Olympic Weightlifters	37
Acute Performance, Daily Well-Being, and Hormone Responses to Water Immersion After Resistance Exercise in Junior International and Subelite Male Volleyball Athletes	34
The Effect of Creatine Supplementation on Resistance Training–Based Changes to Body Composition: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis	33
Biomechanical Associates of Performance and Knee Joint Loads During A 70–90° Cutting Maneuver in Subelite Soccer Players	33
Technical-Tactical Demands of 3 × 3 International Basketball Games According to Game Outcome, Player Sex, and Competition Phase	33
Effect of Fitness Level on Time Course of Recovery After Acute Strength and High-Intensity Interval Training	31
The Contribution of Perceptual-Cognitive Skills to Reactive Agility in Early and Middle Adolescent Soccer Players	29
The Reliability and Validity of the Rebound Countermovement Jump in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I American Football Players	28
The Impact of Stance Width on Kinematics and Kinetics During Maximum Back Squats	28
Sex-Specific Reliability of Lower-Limb Corticospinal Excitability and Silent Periods	28
Effect of Resistance Training Load on Metabolism During Exercise	28
Self-Massage Techniques for the Management of Pain and Mobility With Application to Resistance Training: A Brief Review	28
Comparative Effects of Complex Contrast Training and Traditional Training Methods on Physical Performance Within Female, Semiprofessional Australian Rules Football Players	28
The Priming Effect of a Heavy or Very Heavy Resisted Sled Sprint-Based Conditioning Activity on Subsequent Unresisted Sprint Performance in Team Field Sport Athletes	26
Physiological Demands of Competitive Collegiate Dance	26
Seasonal Changes in Neuromuscular Performance Across a Training Year in Women Collegiate Lacrosse Athletes	25
The Time-Course of Hamstring Muscle Passive Stiffness and Perceived Tightness After Strenuous Exercise: Is It Time to Start Using Localized Stiffness Measurements?	25
Comparing Anthropometric and Performance Test Results Across Playing Levels and Evaluating Their Correlation With Game Performance in Women's Collegiate Basketball	24
How Do Intracompetition Strategies Differ Between Para Powerlifting Podium and Nonpodium Athletes? A Retrospective, Cross-Sectional Analysis	23
Cross-Validation of Equations for Estimating 1 Repetition Maximum From Repetitions to Failure for the Bench Press and Leg Extension	23

The Reliability of Potential Fatigue-Monitoring Measures in Elite Youth Soccer Players