OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science is 2. 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 2020-03-01 to 2024-03-01.)

Article	Citations
Using Process- and Product-oriented Measures to Evaluate Changes in Motor Skills across an Intervention	24
Fundamental Movement Skills and Their Assessment in Primary Schools from the Perspective of Teachers	20
Cross-Generational Comparability of Raw and Count-Based Metrics from ActiGraph GT9X and wGT3X-BT Accelerometers during Free-Living in Youth	18
Reliability and Validity of the Lactate Pro 2 Analyzer	15
Comparison of Free-Living and Laboratory Activity Outcomes from ActiGraph Accelerometers Worn on the Dominant and Non-Dominant Wrists	15
Reliability and Magnitude of Countermovement Jump Performance Variables: Influence of the Take-off Threshold	14
Measurement of Physical Activity Self-Efficacy in Physical Activity-Promoting Interventions in Adults: A Systematic Review	13
Psychometric Study and Content Validity of a Questionnaire to Assess Back-Health-Related Postural Habits in Daily Activities	11
Testing Measurement Invariance in Physical Education and Exercise Science: A Tutorial Using the Well-Being Self-Efficacy Scale	11
Psychometric Properties of a French-Canadian Version of the Test of Gross Motor Development – Third Edition (TGMD-3): A Bifactor Structural Equation Modeling Approach	10
Validation of the ActiGraph wGT3X-BT Accelerometer for Step Counts at Five Different Body Locations in Laboratory Settings	10
Predictive Validity of Handgrip Strength, Vertical Jump Power, and Plank Time in the Identification of Pediatric Sarcopenia	9
Validity of the Sedentary Behavior Questionnaire in European Older Adults Using English, Spanish, German and Danish Versions	9
Critical Review of the Literature and Current Tendencies of the Common Method Variance in Sport Management Research	8
Validity of Vertical Jump Measurement Systems	8
Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science (MPEES): A Brief Report on 2019	8
Methods of the Michigan State University Motor Performance Study	8
Comparability of Postural and Physical Activity Metrics from Different Accelerometer Brands Worn on the Thigh: Data Harmonization Possibilities	8
The State Mindfulness Scale for Physical Activity 2: Expanding the Assessment of Monitoring and Acceptance	8
Development of Criterion-Referenced Standards for Musculoskeletal Fitness in Youth: Considerations and Approaches by the FitnessGram Scientific Advisory Board	8
Validity, Reliability, and Sensitivity to Change of DiCI for the Strength Measurement of Knee and Hip Muscles	7
Comparing the activPAL Software’s Primary Time in Bed Algorithm against Self-Report and van Der Berg’s Algorithm	7
Canadian Agility Movement Skill Assessment (CAMSA) in a Spanish Context: Evidences of Reliability and Validity	7
Long Jump, Vertical Jump, and Vertical Jump Power Reference Curves for 10-18 Year Olds	7
The Michigan State University Motor Performance Study, Look to the past to Shed Light on the Future	6

Validity Evidence for a Daily, Online-delivered, Adapted Version of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire Short Form (IPAQ-SF)	6
Test-Retest Reliability of Muscle Strength and Physical Function Tests in 6–9-Year-old Children	6
Estimation of Lower Body Muscle Power from Vertical Jump in Youth	6
Psychometric Evaluation of the Norwegian Versions of the Modified Group Environment Questionnaire and the Youth Sport Environment Questionnaire	6
Development of Youth Physical Activity Attitude Scale (YPAAS) for Elementary and Middle School Students	5
Validity of an Infant Tummy Time Questionnaire and Time-use Diary against the GENEActiv Accelerometer	5
Reliability and Minimal Detectable Change of the Styku 3D Body Scanner	4
Associations among Musculoskeletal Fitness Assessments and Health Outcomes: The Lisbon Study for the Development and Evaluation of Musculoskeletal Fitness Standards in Youth	4
Intraday and Inter-day Reliability of Sprinting Kinetics in Young Female Athletes Measured Using a Radar Gun	4
Calibration and Cross-validation of Accelerometry in Children and Adolescents with Cystic Fibrosis	4
Measurement and Evaluation of Bone Loading in Physical Activity: A Systematic Review	4
Development and Validity Evidence of a Questionnaire on Teachers’ Value Orientations in Physical Education	4
Reliability of EasyForce Dynamometer for Assessment of Maximal Knee and Hip Strength, and Comparison to Rigid Isometric Dynamometers with External Fixation	4
Measurements of Lower-limb Isometric Single-joint Maximal Voluntary Torque and Rate of Torque Development Capacity Offer Limited Insight into Vertical Jumping Performance	4
Factor Analysis with Ordered Categorical Indicators and Measurement of Self-Efficacy in Physical Activity Contexts: A Substantive-Methodological Synergy	4
A Tutorial of Bland Altman Analysis in A Bayesian Framework	4
Recalled Age at Menarche: A Follow-up to the Michigan State University Motor Performance Study	4
Field Evaluation of Handgrip and Vertical Jump Assessments in Physical Education	4
Reliability of the Styku 3D Whole-Body Scanner for the Assessment of Body Size in Athletes	4
An Appropriate Criterion Reveals that Low Pass Filtering Can Improve the Estimation of Counter-movement Jump Height from Force Plate Data	3
Design and Comparison of Criterion-referenced Standards for Grip Strength in U.S. Children and Adolescents	3
Using Accelerometers to Detect Activity Type in a Sport Setting: Challenges with Using Multiple Types of Conventional Machine Learning Approaches	3
A Tailored Domain-specific Intervention Using Contextual Information about Sedentary Behavior to Reduce Sedentary Time: A Bayesian Approach	3
Trust the “Process”? When Fundamental Motor Skill Scores are Reliably Unreliable	3
Refining the FitnessGram with criterion-referenced Standards for Musculoskeletal Fitness	3
Assessing Movement Competence and Screening for Injury Risk in 8–12-year-Old Children: Reliability of the Child-Focused Injury Risk Screening Tool (ChildFIRST)	3
Initial Validation of the Teaching Sustainability Questionnaire and Relationships of Latent Factors Predicting Physical Education Teachers Intent to Remain Working in High Poverty Schools	3
Reliability and Validity of a Digital Goniometer for Measuring Knee Joint Range of Motion	3
Linking Vertical Jump and Standing Broad Jump Tests: A Testing Equating Application	3
Latent growth curve modeling in exercise science	3
Vertical Jump Power Is Associated with Healthy Bone Outcomes in Youth: ROC Analyses and Diagnostic Performance	3
Force–Velocity Vs. Power–Velocity Relationships: Which Method Provides the Maximum Power and Optimal Velocity with Higher Reliability during the Leg Cycle-Ergometer and Bench Press Throw Exercises?	3
Development and Initial Validation of the Sport Education Scale	3
German, Portuguese and Spanish Versions of the Revised Short Form of the Physical Self-Inventory (PSI-S-R)	3
Criterion Validity of the Older-adults 2-minute Step Test in Community-dwelling Middle-aged Adults	3
The Child Focused Injury Risk Screening Tool (ChildFIRST) for 8-12-year-old Children: A Validation Study Using A Modified Delphi Method	3
Relationship between Urban Middle School Physical Education Teachers’ Attitudes toward Fitness Testing and Student Performance on Fitness Tests	3
A Circumplex Approach to (de)motivating Styles in Physical Education: Situations-In-School–Physical Education Questionnaire in Spanish Students, Pre-Service, and In-Service Teachers	2
Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science (MPEES): A Summary of MPEES-Related Activities in 2020	2
The Activities-specific Balance Confidence (ABC) Scale in Youth with Visual Impairments: Psychometrics and a Population-specific Short Form	2
Effect of Moderate Intensity Exercise on Body Composition Measurements	2
Speeding up or Slowing Down? Analysis of Race Results in Elite-level Swimming from 2011-2019 to Predict Future Olympic Games Performances	2
Validation of Modified SOFIT+: Relating Physical Activity Promoting Practices in Physical Education to Moderate-to-vigorous Physical Activity in 5–6 Year Old Children	2
Validity and Reliability of Hip Strength Assessment Using a Frame-Stabilized Dynamometer System Device	2
Agreement between the Heart Rate Variability Threshold and Ventilatory Threshold in Young Women: Impact of Cardiac Parasympathetic Status and Cardiorespiratory Fitness	2
Parent–child Movement Behaviors and Bluetooth Proximity in Preschool-aged Children	2
Testing Measurement Invariance of the 7-item Social Physique Anxiety Scale	2
Childhood Physical Fitness and Performance as Predictors of High School Sport Participation	2
Construct Validity and Test–Retest Reliability of the Test of Advanced Movement Skills with a Dual-Outcome Scoring System	2
Objectivity, Reliability, and Validity of the Basketball Throw Test as a Health-related Measure of Upper-Body Muscular Strength in a Sample of Algerian Primary School Children	2

Agreement between Fitbit and ActiGraph Estimates of Physical Activity in Young Children	2
Motor Performance Study, Michigan State University: Scientific, Educational and Societal Events that Influenced Its Design and Conduct	2
Lack of Agreement between Polysomnography and Accelerometry Devices for Measuring Sleep Efficiency and Movement in University Students	2
Predicting Hexagonal-Bar Jump Takeoff Speed Using Peak Speed from a Linear Position Transducer	2