European Journal of Applied Physiology

Article	Citations
From space to Earth: advances in human physiology from 20 years of bed rest studies (1986–2006)	435
Skeletal muscle quality assessed from echo intensity is associated with muscle strength of middle-aged and elderly persons	311
Effects of long-term training specificity on maximal strength and power of the upper and lower extremities in athletes from different sports	169
RR interval signal quality of a heart rate monitor and an ECG Holter at rest and during exercise	142
Mechanisms of vitamin D on skeletal muscle function: oxidative stress, energy metabolism and anabolic state	123
Electrical stimulation for testing neuromuscular function: from sport to pathology	116
Muscle fatigue: from observations in humans to underlying mechanisms studied in intact single muscle fibres	110
Beat-to-beat noninvasive stroke volume from arterial pressure and Doppler ultrasound	109
The validity of estimating quadriceps volume from single MRI cross-sections in young men	107
Iron considerations for the athlete: a narrative review	107
Predictability of in vivo changes in pennation angle of human tibialis anterior muscle from rest to maximum isometric dorsiflexion	102
Lower limb compression garment improves recovery from exercise-induced muscle damage in young, active females	97
Estimation of V?O2max from the ratio between HRmax and HRrest ? the Heart Rate Ratio Method	94
Loss of CO from the intravascular bed and its impact on the optimised CO-rebreathing method	94
Short term effects of various water immersions on recovery from exhaustive intermittent exercise	93
Muscle metabolism from near infrared spectroscopy during rhythmic handgrip in humans	84
Pleuran (β-glucan from Pleurotus ostreatus) supplementation, cellular immune response and respiratory tract infections in athletes	83
Prediction of maximal oxygen uptake from the ratings of perceived exertion and heart rate during a perceptually-regulated sub-maximal exercise test in active and sedentary participants	83
Time-frequency analysis of heart rate variability during immediate recovery from low and high intensity exercise	78
Force–velocity relationship of leg extensors obtained from loaded and unloaded vertical jumps	74
Levels of agreement for RR intervals and short-term heart rate variability obtained from the Polar S810 and an alternative system	74
Post-exercise vitamin C supplementation and recovery from demanding exercise	72
The validity of predicting maximal oxygen uptake from a perceptually-regulated graded exercise test	71
Four weeks of probiotic supplementation reduces GI symptoms during a marathon race	67
Sweat secretion from the torso during passively-induced and exercise-related hyperthermia	64

Passive stretching effects on electromechanical delay and time course of recovery in human skeletal muscle: new insights from an electromyographic and mechanomyographic combined approach	62
Local differences in sweat secretion from the head during rest and exercise in the heat	62
Safe cooling limits from exercise-induced hyperthermia	58
Relationship between perceived exertion and mean power frequency of the EMG signal from the upper trapezius muscle during isometric shoulder elevation	58
The validity of predicting maximal oxygen uptake from perceptually regulated graded exercise tests of different durations	58
Comparison of the recovery response from high-intensity and high-volume resistance exercise in trained men	57
SPEXOR passive spinal exoskeleton decreases metabolic cost during symmetric repetitive lifting	56
The effects of an antioxidant-supplemented beverage on exercise-induced oxidative stress: results from a placebo-controlled double-blind study in cyclists	55
Rehydration with drinks differing in sodium concentration and recovery from moderate exercise-induced hypohydration in man	54
Energetics of running in top-level marathon runners from Kenya	53
Resistance training induces supraspinal adaptations: evidence from movement-related cortical potentials	53
The energy cost of swimming and its determinants	53
Muscle mechanical characteristics in fatigue and recovery from a marathon race in highly trained runners	52
Difference in human cardiovascular response between upright and supine recovery from upright cycle exercise	51
Effects of squat training with different depths on lower limb muscle volumes	50
A comparison of energy expenditure estimates from the Actiheart and Actical physical activity monitors during low intensity activities, walking, and jogging	48
More than a ‘speed gene’: ACTN3 R577X genotype, trainability, muscle damage, and the risk for injuries	47
Effect of exercise to exhaustion on myeloperoxidase and lysozyme release from blood neutrophils	46
Energy system contribution during competitive cross-country skiing	46
Prediction of shivering heat production from core and mean skin temperatures	46
Effect of physical activity on heart rate variability in normal weight, overweight and obese subjects: results from the SAPALDIA study	46
Physical inactivity and cognitive functioning: results from bed rest studies	46
Fibre type proportion and fibre size in trapezius muscle biopsies from cleaners with and without myalgia and its correlation with ragged red fibres, cytochrome- c -oxidase-negative fibres, biomechanic	45
Mechanomyogram from the different heads of the quadriceps muscle during incremental knee extension	45
Exercise intensity effects on total sweat electrolyte losses and regional vs. whole-body sweat [Na+], [Cl−], and [K+]	44
Prolonged vitamin C supplementation and recovery from eccentric exercise	44
Cerebrovascular autoregulation: lessons learned from spaceflight research	44
Can increased intra-abdominal pressure in humans be decoupled from trunk muscle co-contraction during steady state isometric exertions?	43
Unilateral lower limb suspension: integrative physiological knowledge from the past 20 years (1991–2011)	42
Analysis of sensible heat exchanges from a thermal manikin	42
Hemodynamics during active and passive recovery from a single bout of supramaximal exercise	42
Proton efflux in human skeletal muscle during recovery from exercise	41
The effect of various cold-water immersion protocols on exercise-induced inflammatory response and functional recovery from high-intensity sprint exercise	41
The skeletal muscle fiber: a mechanically sensitive cell	39
Effects of upper-body, lower-body, or combined resistance training on the ratio of follistatin and myostatin in middle-aged men	38
Differences in rectal temperatures measured at depths of 4–19 cm from the anal sphincter during exercise and rest	38
Fatigue resistance during high-intensity intermittent exercise from childhood to adulthood in males and females	37
Complexity analysis of the temperature curve: new information from body temperature	37
Maximizing information from space data resources: a case for expanding integration across research disciplines	37
Running from Paris to Beijing: biomechanical and physiological consequences	36
The effects of a 30-min run on the mechanics of the human Achilles tendon	36
Greater amount of visual feedback decreases force variability by reducing force oscillations from 0–1 and 3–7 Hz	36
A review on crosstalk in myographic signals	35
Regulation of mitochondrial respiration by inorganic phosphate; comparing permeabilized muscle fibers and isolated mitochondria prepared from type-1 and type-2 rat skeletal muscle	35
Prediction of maximal oxygen uptake from submaximal ratings of perceived exertion and heart rate during a continuous exercise test: the efficacy of RPE 13	34
Hemodynamic responses to metaboreflex activation: insights from spinal cord-injured humans	33
Development of peak oxygen uptake from 11–16 years determined using both treadmill and cycle ergometry	33
Heart rate recovery after maximal exercise is impaired in healthy young adults born preterm	33
Sprint running: from fundamental mechanics to practice—a review	33
Muscle quality as a complementary prognostic tool in conjunction with sarcopenia assessment in younger and older individuals	33

Muscle recovery from a short fatigue test and consequence on the reliability of EMG indices of fatigue	32
Physiological comparison between non-athletes, endurance, power and team athletes	31
Does an increase in energy return and/or longitudinal bending stiffness shoe features reduce the energetic cost of running?	30
Mitochondrial health and muscle plasticity after spinal cord injury	30
Skeletal muscle $$ \dot{V} {\text{O}_2}$$ kinetics from cardio-pulmonary measurements: assessing distortions through O2 transport by means of stochastic work-rate signals and circulatory modelling	30
Effect of a 1 year combined aerobic- and weight-training exercise programme on aerobic capacity and ventilatory threshold in patients suffering from coronary artery disease	29
Short-arm centrifugation as a partially effective musculoskeletal countermeasure during 5-day head-down tilt bed rest—results from the BRAG1 study	29
Whole body cryotherapy, cold water immersion, or a placebo following resistance exercise: a case of mind over matter?	28
Peripheral fatigue: new mechanistic insights from recent technologies	27
The effects of a 12-week jump rope exercise program on abdominal adiposity, vasoactive substances, inflammation, and vascular function in adolescent girls with prehypertension	27
Arterial stiffness in young adult swimmers	27
Ischemic preconditioning and exercise performance: shedding light through smallest worthwhile change	26
One night of partial sleep deprivation impairs recovery from a single exercise training session	26
High-intensity interval exercise promotes post-exercise hypotension of greater magnitude compared to moderate-intensity continuous exercise	26
Eight weeks of resistance training increases strength, muscle cross-sectional area and motor unit size, but does not alter firing rates in the vastus lateralis	25
Oxygen uptake kinetics: old and recent lessons from experiments on isolated muscle in situ	25
Resistance training induced changes in strength and specific force at the fiber and whole muscle level: a meta-analysis	25
Prediction of sprint triathlon performance from laboratory tests	25
The cold truth: the role of cryotherapy in the treatment of injury and recovery from exercise	25
Changes in oxidative stress, inflammation and muscle damage markers following eccentric versus concentric cycling in older adults	25
Associations of physical activity, sedentary time, and cardiorespiratory fitness with heart rate variability in 6- to 9-year-old children: the PANIC study	24
The interactions of physical activity, exercise and genetics and their associations with bone mineral density: implications for injury risk in elite athletes	24
Reference change values of blood analytes from physically active subjects	24
Historical reviews of the assessment of human cardiovascular function: interrogation and understanding of the control of skin blood flow	24
The time course and mechanisms of change in biomarkers of joint metabolism in response to acute exercise and chronic training in physiologic and pathological conditions	24
Explosive strength: effect of knee-joint angle on functional, neural, and intrinsic contractile properties	23
Prevention of histopathologic changes from 30 repeated stretches of active rat skeletal muscles by long inter-stretch rest times	23
Sprint exercise snacks: a novel approach to increase aerobic fitness	23
Task failure from inspiratory resistive loaded breathing: a role for inspiratory muscle fatigue?	22
In vivo assessment of muscle mitochondrial function in healthy, young males in relation to parameters of aerobic fitness	22
The validity and reliability of predicting maximal oxygen uptake from a treadmill-based sub-maximal perceptually regulated exercise test	22
Influence of light physical activity on cardiac responses during recovery from exercise in humans	22
Effects of sleep hygiene and artificial bright light interventions on recovery from simulated international air travel	22
Estimation of % V˙ O 2 reserve from heart rate during arm exercise and running	22
Variation of soluble transferrin receptor and ferritin concentrations in human serum during recovery from exercise	21
Bone mineral density, energy availability, and dietary restraint in collegiate cross-country runners and non-running controls	21
Sensitivity and reliability of cerebral oxygenation responses to postural changes measured with near-infrared spectroscopy	21
Oxidative stress assessment in breath-hold diving	21
Lung volume and expiratory flow rates from pre- to post-puberty	21
Passive force and viscoelastic properties of single fibers in human aging muscles	21
Leg- vs arm-cycling repeated sprints with blood flow restriction and systemic hypoxia	21
Cross-education does not accelerate the rehabilitation of neuromuscular functions after ACL reconstruction: a randomized controlled clinical trial	20
Prediction of time to exhaustion from blood lactate response during submaximal exercise in competitive cyclists	20
Comparison between eccentric and concentric resistance exercise training without equipment for changes in muscle strength and functional fitness of older adults	20
The (in)dependency of blood and sweat sodium, chloride, potassium, ammonia, lactate and glucose concentrations during submaximal exercise	20
Effects of the muscle pump and body posture on cardiovascular responses during recovery from cycle exercise	20
Montmorency cherry supplementation improves 15-km cycling time-trial performance	20
The impact of acute and chronic exercise on Nrf2 expression in relation to markers of mitochondrial biogenesis in human skeletal muscle	20
Walking velocity measured over 5 m as a basis of exercise prescription for the elderly: preliminary data from the Nakanojo Study	20
The impact of repetition mechanics on the adaptations resulting from strength-, hypertrophy- and cluster-type resistance training	20
The right ventricle following ultra-endurance exercise: insights from novel echocardiography and 12-lead electrocardiography	19
V max estimate from three-parameter critical velocity models: validity and impact on 800 m running performance prediction	19
Left ventricular function and mechanics following prolonged endurance exercise: an update and meta-analysis with insights from novel techniques	19
Perfluorocarbons for the treatment of decompression illness: how to bridge the gap between theory and practice	19
Comparison among three different intensities of eccentric contractions of the elbow flexors resulting in the same strength loss at one day post-exercise for changes in indirect muscle damage markers	19
Modelling fire-fighter responses to exercise and asymmetric infrared radiation using a dynamic multi-mode model of human physiology and results from the Sweating Agile thermal Manikin	19
Effects of vibration training on bone metabolism: results from a short-term bed rest study	18
Hot water immersion induces an acute cytokine response in cervical spinal cord injury	18
A combination of oral l-citrulline and l-arginine improved 10-min full-power cycling test performance in male collegiate soccer players: a randomized crossover trial	18
Unexplained exertional intolerance associated with impaired systemic oxygen extraction	18
Acute effect of stretching one leg on regional arterial stiffness in young men	18
Capsaicin supplementation increases time to exhaustion in high-intensity intermittent exercise without modifying metabolic responses in physically active men	18