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 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Using Process- and Product-oriented Measures to Evaluate Changes in Motor Skills across an Intervention	30
Fundamental Movement Skills and Their Assessment in Primary Schools from the Perspective of Teachers	26
Reliability and Validity of the Lactate Pro 2 Analyzer	23
Reliability and Magnitude of Countermovement Jump Performance Variables: Influence of the Take-off Threshold	17
Measurement of Physical Activity Self-Efficacy in Physical Activity-Promoting Interventions in Adults: A Systematic Review	15
The State Mindfulness Scale for Physical Activity 2: Expanding the Assessment of Monitoring and Acceptance	14
Critical Review of the Literature and Current Tendencies of the Common Method Variance in Sport Management Research	13
Psychometric Properties of a French-Canadian Version of the Test of Gross Motor Development – Third Edition (TGMD-3): A Bifactor Structural Equation Modeling Approach	12
Validation of the ActiGraph wGT3X-BT Accelerometer for Step Counts at Five Different Body Locations in Laboratory Settings	12
Testing Measurement Invariance in Physical Education and Exercise Science: A Tutorial Using the Well-Being Self-Efficacy Scale	12
Predictive Validity of Handgrip Strength, Vertical Jump Power, and Plank Time in the Identification of Pediatric Sarcopenia	12
Canadian Agility Movement Skill Assessment (CAMSA) in a Spanish Context: Evidences of Reliability and Validity	11
Validity of Vertical Jump Measurement Systems	11
Development of Criterion-Referenced Standards for Musculoskeletal Fitness in Youth: Considerations and Approaches by the FitnessGram Scientific Advisory Board	11
Validation of Garmin and Polar Devices for Continuous Heart Rate Monitoring During Common Training Movements in Tactical Populations	10
Validity of the Sedentary Behavior Questionnaire in European Older Adults Using English, Spanish, German and Danish Versions	9
Comparability of Postural and Physical Activity Metrics from Different Accelerometer Brands Worn on the Thigh: Data Harmonization Possibilities	9
Estimation of Lower Body Muscle Power from Vertical Jump in Youth	9
Long Jump, Vertical Jump, and Vertical Jump Power Reference Curves for 10-18 Year Olds	9
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	8
Trust the “Process”? When Fundamental Motor Skill Scores are Reliably Unreliable	8
Comparing the activPAL Software’s Primary Time in Bed Algorithm against Self-Report and van Der Berg’s Algorithm	8
Development of Youth Physical Activity Attitude Scale (YPAAS) for Elementary and Middle School Students	7
Psychometric Evaluation of the Norwegian Versions of the Modified Group Environment Questionnaire and the Youth Sport Environment Questionnaire	7
The Michigan State University Motor Performance Study, Look to the past to Shed Light on the Future	6

Measurements of Lower-limb Isometric Single-joint Maximal Voluntary Torque and Rate of Torque Development Capacity Offer Limited Insight into Vertical Jumping Performance	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
Validity of an Infant Tummy Time Questionnaire and Time-use Diary against the GENEActiv Accelerometer	6
Associations among Musculoskeletal Fitness Assessments and Health Outcomes: The Lisbon Study for the Development and Evaluation of Musculoskeletal Fitness Standards in Youth	6
A Tutorial of Bland Altman Analysis in A Bayesian Framework	5
Field Evaluation of Handgrip and Vertical Jump Assessments in Physical Education	5
Factor Analysis with Ordered Categorical Indicators and Measurement of Self-Efficacy in Physical Activity Contexts: A Substantive-Methodological Synergy	5
German, Portuguese and Spanish Versions of the Revised Short Form of the Physical Self-Inventory (PSI-S-R)	5
Design and Comparison of Criterion-referenced Standards for Grip Strength in U.S. Children and Adolescents	5
Reliability of EasyForce Dynamometer for Assessment of Maximal Knee and Hip Strength, and Comparison to Rigid Isometric Dynamometers with External Fixation	5
Development and Validity Evidence of a Questionnaire on Teachers’ Value Orientations in Physical Education	4
A Tailored Domain-specific Intervention Using Contextual Information about Sedentary Behavior to Reduce Sedentary Time: A Bayesian Approach	4
Vertical Jump Power Is Associated with Healthy Bone Outcomes in Youth: ROC Analyses and Diagnostic Performance	4
An Appropriate Criterion Reveals that Low Pass Filtering Can Improve the Estimation of Counter-movement Jump Height from Force Plate Data	4
Validation of Modified SOFIT+: Relating Physical Activity Promoting Practices in Physical Education to Moderate-to-vigorous Physical Activity in 5–6 Year Old Children	4
Designing Health-referenced Standards for the Plank Test of Core Muscular Endurance	4
Psychometric Properties of the French and German Versions of the Physical Self-Concept Questionnaire for Elementary School Children – Revised (PSCQ-C-R)	4
Linking Vertical Jump and Standing Broad Jump Tests: A Testing Equating Application	4
Measurement and Evaluation of Bone Loading in Physical Activity: A Systematic Review	4
Using Accelerometers to Detect Activity Type in a Sport Setting: Challenges with Using Multiple Types of Conventional Machine Learning Approaches	4
Reliability and Validity of a Digital Goniometer for Measuring Knee Joint Range of Motion	4
Discrepancy Among Different Methods for Vertical Jump Height Determination and Its Implications for Field-Based Testing: A Narrative Review	4
Intraday and Inter-day Reliability of Sprinting Kinetics in Young Female Athletes Measured Using a Radar Gun	4
The Associations between Body Mass Index, Estimated Lean Body Mass, and Urinary Hydration Markers at the Population Level	4
Childhood Physical Fitness and Performance as Predictors of High School Sport Participation	4
Calibration and Cross-validation of Accelerometry in Children and Adolescents with Cystic Fibrosis	3
Speeding up or Slowing Down? Analysis of Race Results in Elite-level Swimming from 2011-2019 to Predict Future Olympic Games Performances	3
Agreement between Fitbit and ActiGraph Estimates of Physical Activity in Young Children	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
Validity and Reliability of Hip Strength Assessment Using a Frame-Stabilized Dynamometer System Device	3
Parent–child Movement Behaviors and Bluetooth Proximity in Preschool-aged Children	3
Comparison between methods to estimate bicep femoris fascicle length from three estimation equations using a 10 cm ultrasound probe	3
Development and Initial Validation of the Sport Education Scale	3
Criterion Validity of the Older-adults 2-minute Step Test in Community-dwelling Middle-aged Adults	3
Refining the FitnessGram with criterion-referenced Standards for Musculoskeletal Fitness	3
Testing Measurement Invariance of the 7-item Social Physique Anxiety Scale	2
Psychometric Properties of the Tendency to Avoid Physical Activity and Sport Scale Among Hong Kong University Students	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
Evaluation of Body Fat Prediction Equations from a Portable A-Mode Ultrasound Compared to Air Displacement Plethysmography	2
Time-segmented Physical Activity Patterns of Brazilian Adolescents: Within- and Between-day Variability	2
Agreement between the Heart Rate Variability Threshold and Ventilatory Threshold in Young Women: Impact of Cardiac Parasympathetic Status and Cardiorespiratory Fitness	2
Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science (MPEES): A Summary of MPEES-Related Activities in 2020	2
Motor Performance Study, Michigan State University: Scientific, Educational and Societal Events that Influenced Its Design and Conduct	2
Expert recommendations for the design of a teacher-oriented movement assessment tool for children aged 4-7 years: a Delphi study	2
Construct Validity and Test–Retest Reliability of the Test of Advanced Movement Skills with a Dual-Outcome Scoring System	2
Adaptation to Spanish and Validity by Wearable Sensors of the Physical Activity Recall Assessment for People with Spinal Cord Injury	2
The Activities-specific Balance Confidence (ABC) Scale in Youth with Visual Impairments: Psychometrics and a Population-specific Short Form	2