OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of European Journal of Applied Physiology 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 2020-10-01 to 2024-10-01.)

Article	Citations
Low energy availability: history, definition and evidence of its endocrine, metabolic and physiological effects in prospective studies in females and males	100
Echo intensity as an indicator of skeletal muscle quality: applications, methodology, and future directions	92
Mechanisms underlying performance impairments following prolonged static stretching without a comprehensive warm-up	69
Exercise-induced muscle damage: mechanism, assessment and nutritional factors to accelerate recovery	65
The knowns and unknowns of neural adaptations to resistance training	65
How to improve the muscle synergy analysis methodology?	62
Wearable activity trackers–advanced technology or advanced marketing?	59
Transferring clinically established immune inflammation markers into exercise physiology: focus on neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio, platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio and systemic immune-inflammation index	58
Bioelectrical impedance analysis versus reference methods in the assessment of body composition in athletes	53
Regulation of muscle potassium: exercise performance, fatigue and health implications	44
Power profiling and the power-duration relationship in cycling: a narrative review	43
The cold truth: the role of cryotherapy in the treatment of injury and recovery from exercise	43
The (in)dependency of blood and sweat sodium, chloride, potassium, ammonia, lactate and glucose concentrations during submaximal exercise	41
Genetics and sports performance: the present and future in the identification of talent for sports based on DNA testing	38
A comparison of foam rolling and vibration foam rolling on the quadriceps muscle function and mechanical properties	38
Effects of a high-volume static stretching programme on plantar-flexor muscle strength and architecture	38
Chronic resistance training: is it time to rethink the time course of neural contributions to strength gain?	35
Physiology, pathophysiology and (mal)adaptations to chronic apnoeic training: a state-of-the-art review	33
Analysis of sex-based differences in energy substrate utilization during moderate-intensity aerobic exercise	32
The effects of 12 weeks of static stretch training on the functional, mechanical, and architectural characteristics of the triceps surae muscle–tendon complex	32
A comparison of a single bout of stretching or foam rolling on range of motion in healthy adults	31
Benefits of a plant-based diet and considerations for the athlete	30
Sex differences in the physiological adaptations to heat acclimation: a state-of-the-art review	27
Oxygen flux from capillary to mitochondria: integration of contemporary discoveries	27
A century of exercise physiology: key concepts on coupling respiratory oxygen flow to muscle energy demand during exercise	26

The role of the neural stimulus in regulating skeletal muscle hypertrophy	26
Novel insights on caffeine supplementation, CYP1A2 genotype, physiological responses and exercise performance	26