OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of International Journal of Sports Marketing & Sponsorship is 1. 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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Sport federations' organizational innovativeness: an empirical comparison of characteristics and attitudes	33
A systematic review on spectator behavior in esports: why do people watch?	29
Member identity in fitness centres and its consequences: an examination of members and managers' perspectives	28
An acceptance model for sports technologies: the effects of sports motivation, sports type and context-aware characteristics	27
Consumer perceptions of a secondary ticket market: the case of StubHub and major league baseball	23
Esports and Olympic Games: a cross-cultural exploration of the player support behaviour towards the Olympics	21
Examining valuation of corporate naming rights partnerships in collegiate sports and their impact on consumer behavior	20
Online posting intention: do the social communication and brand equity of esports matter?	20
Sport team identification: a social identity perspective comparing local and distant fans	19
How expanded servicescape shapes fitness center members' decision-making processes: a stimulus-organism-response (SOR) model perspective	17
Why do fans go to football games? A discrete choice analysis of ticket buyers' preferences	17
Pro softball fan segments: a two-step cluster analysis	15
A social epidemiological perspective on local tennis league participation: a multigroup moderated-mediation structural analysis using PLS-SEM	15
Netizens' behavior towards a blockchain-based esports framework: a TPB and machine learning integrated approach	14
Exploring the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on sport tourism	12
Understanding motives and consumption behavior of sports NFT holders and non-holders: a case study of Kbollect	12
Sports ambassadors and destination image: a fuzzy set analysis	11
Does causal reasoning lead to moral reasoning? Consumers' responses to scandalized athletes and endorsements	10
Machine learning prediction of factors affecting Major League Baseball (MLB) game attendance: algorithm comparisons and macroeconomic factor of unemployment	10
Gym users: an enabler in creating an acceptance of sports and fitness wearable devices in India	10
Salute to service or salute to skepticism? An empirical analysis of military members’ perceptions of the NFL’s military campaign	9
The knowledge structure of corporate social responsibility in sport management: a retrospective bibliometric analysis	9
Sports fashion and sustainability: a perfect match?	9
The spillover effect of Chinese sportswear brands' relationship quality: a perspective of Confucian yuanfen culture	9
Insights from the inside: marketing agency practitioners’ perspectives on developing athlete brands	9

Beyond a simple yes or no: using signal detection theory to measure sponsorship identification accuracy	9
From horizontal to vertical relationships: how online community identification fosters sport fans’ team identification and behavioural intentions	9
Revisiting organizational identity and social responsibility in professional football clubs: the case of Bayern Munich and the Qatar sponsorship	9
Paradoxical relationship between esports toxicity and toxicity tolerance: moderated mediation by gender and positive reappraisal coping	9
How do marketing practices impact price premium of co-branded sportswear? The moderating effect of product category fit and partner brand name	9
Service quality, satisfaction and behavioural intentions in sport child camps: participants and parents' perspectives	9
Providing a framework and guidelines for sport organizations to understand and predict sport consumer behavior	8
Inter- and intra-team differences in professional sport fans’ environmental attitudes	8
Diversity, equity and inclusion in the sport metaverse	8
Government-public relationships in the context of mega sport events: conceptualisation and scale development	8
National Sports Networks rights fees: the influence of fantasy sports participation and women’s sports content	8
The impact of doping scandals on on-site spectator satisfaction at major sport events	8
Going green in road races: enhancing runners’ green brand loyalty – the roles of green brand positioning, attitude and identification	8
When celebrity endorsements collide with social activism: exploring athlete celebrity endorsements, social issues and brand perception	8
An interpretive structural model for factors affecting the tax compliance of professional athletes: a case study of football players	7
Effects of athletic performance and marketable lifestyle on consumers' engagement with sport celebrity's social media and their endorsements	7
Guest editorial: Diversity, equity and inclusivity in sport marketing research	7
Sport sponsorship as a booster for customer engagement: the role of activation, authenticity and attitude	7
The role of destination personality in the relationship between destination image and behavioral intention among ski tourists	6
Risk and psychological return: a moderating role of COVID-19 risk perception in the impact of team identification on vitality after sport spectatorship in Tokyo	6
In the arena of debate: a systematic literature review on sports sponsorship by controversial industries	6
Promote the “wow”: (mis)representation, perception and reception of media promotion on wheelchair rugby	6
Understanding the relationship between acceptance of multifunctional health and fitness features of wrist-worn wearables and actual usage	6
Dimensions and outcomes of experiential quality in the fitness industry: the case of Turkey	6
Ethics in quantitative sport management research: the impact of AI	6
Team loyalty and intergenerational influence: the role of nurturant fathering in the transference process	6
Measuring spectators' perception toward peripheral stadium quality services after COVID-19: impact on their emotions and attendance intentions	6
Guest editorial: Promises, paradoxes and perils: the current state and future directions of Web3 technologies and brand innovation in sports business	5
Can sports-based corporate social responsibility performance reflect firms' market values and risks? Intertemporal evidence from Taiwan iSports corporate award-winning firms	5
Diversity matters: highlighting the differences in sport consumption motives of marginalized college students	5
Emphasizing effort vs talent in personal trainers' performance: consumption response of personal fitness training customers	5
Is mobile gaming a new pillar of esports? Exploring players' in-game purchases in PC and mobile platforms by using flow and clutch	5
Qatar Airways–FC Barcelona sponsorship deal: a catalyst of sports diplomacy?	5
Toward the professionalization of sponsorship management in voluntary sports clubs: a comprehensive analysis of components and their specifications	4
Career patterns of marketing managers in top European football clubs	4
Competence inference from muscle: how and when trainers' muscle mass impacts service purchase of personal fitness training	4
A re-examination of conspicuous sport consumption theory on golf and skiing from leisure involvement perspective	4
Impact of market demand on recurring hallmark sporting event spectators: an empirical study of the Shanghai Masters	4
A machine learning approach to predict classification of fans’ attitudes toward sponsors	4
Beauty premium and penalty in sport: text analysis of Instagram comments in the Korean women’s volleyball league	4
Perceived value, service quality and service convenience on behavioral intentions in fitness centers: a comparison between customers with and without personal training	4
Sport consumers: perceiving and enjoying danger in American football	3
Antecedents of satisfaction and loyalty in different spectator tribes in a football context	3
Stakeholders' “voice” through social media: the case of corporate social responsibility in sport	3
The “why” behind generation Y amateur gamers' ongoing eSports gameplay intentions	3
Distinctions in environmental attitudes between soccer and American football fans	3
The gendered plate: gender-specific food perceptions and sport sponsorship	3
How do consumers evaluate sponsorship in the aftermath of sport celebrity scandals? Uncovering evidence on social media data mining	3
Promotion of the 2022 Olympic Winter Games on Chinese and Western social media	3
Demonstrating and communicating artificial intelligence brand capabilities: Amazon Web Services sponsorship with the National Football League	3

From the player to the sponsor: exploring the interplay of attitudes in MMA sports sponsorship	3
Measuring the patronage intentions among football fans: the role of corporate social responsibility, brand credibility and brand equity	3
Once upon a time: using brand stories to sell signature sneakers	2
The positive and negative impacts of social and personal self-categorizations on sport fans' experience	2
Fan conflict or complement? Exploring the intersection of sports betting and team loyalty	2
Will destination image drive the intention to revisit and recommend? Empirical evidence from golf tourism	2
Sports event portfolios: an innovative tool and a new management paradigm	2
Rethinking dual careers: success factors for career transition of professional football players and the role of sport entrepreneurship	2
Effects of Super Bowl advertising on online brand search: ten years of insights from 2011 to 2020	2
Influence of game context on sport fan dietary choices: framing food attributes to promote healthier eating	2
Esports fan identity toward sponsor–sponsee relationship: an understanding of the role-based identity	2
Retail quality, market environment and business survival in the retail Apocalypse: an investigation of the sporting goods retail industry	2
Effect of baseball stadium food service quality on outcome variables with emphasis on the moderating role of stadium atmosphere	2
Let's run green! Impact of runners' environmental consciousness on their green perceived quality and supportive intention at participatory sport events	2
Service encounter and repurchase intention in fitness centers: perceived value as a mediator and service innovativeness as a moderator	2
Gamers’ gratifications and continuous intention to play eSports: the mediating role of gamers’ satisfaction-a PLS-SEM and NCA study	2
Gender differences in the effects of nostalgia on conspicuous consumption and impulsive buying	2
Identifying online sports betting motivations associated with betting intention	2
Reversing equity transfer in sponsorship for competitive advantage of emerging local events: quantitative evidence from an experimental study	2
New platform and new excitement? Exploring young educated sport customers' perceptions of watching live sports on OTT services	2
Why do consumers buy sports NFTs? – decoding consumer values and needs driving purchase intention	2
Sport spectatorship in a virtual environment: how sensory experiences impact consumption intentions	2
Unveiling consumer loyalty dynamics: insights for golf club loyalty programs	2
Push–pull analysis: the mediating role of promotion types relative to visit intention to a sports museum	2
Exploring the empirical evidence of social desirability bias (SDB) in sport consumer research	2
Genuine or impression management? Uncovering biases in how people respond to the Black Lives Matter movement in sport	2
Sports team success and managerial decisions: the role of playing-time concentration	2
Predicting consumers' intentions to purchase eco-friendly athletic wear in a moderated model of individual green values and gender	2
A cross-country comparison of Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia golf tourism experience: a perceptual experience of Malaysian golfers	1
The more we post, the better? A comparative analysis of fan engagement on social media profiles of football leagues	1
Human capital development in sport marketing: industry insights	1
Returning for skill or popularity? The demand for esports match replay	1
Supporting the team, caring for the players: understanding fan perceptions of athlete wellbeing programmes	1
Implementing trades of the National Football League Draft on blockchain smart contracts	1
Commentary: Child of the 1990s, adult of the 21st century – the origins and relevance of a 25-years old journal	1
Racial preferences in sports NFTs? Empirical evidence from NBA Top Shots	1
Navigating emerging trademarks issues for sport brands in the metaverse	1
Impact of sports brands’ activities: Are consumers willing to pay a price premium?	1
Consumer adoption of artificially intelligence-supported devices for sports services: an empirical validation	1
No games to watch: empirical analysis of sport fans’ stress and coping strategies during COVID-19 lockdown	1
Relationship between body involvement and post-trip behavioral intention in sports tourism: an embodied cognition perspective	1
LGBTQ-inclusive fan codes of conduct in US athletic departments: a multilevel analysis	1
The moderating effect of fan engagement on the relationship between fan knowledge and fan co-creation in social media	1
Temporal team switching after the elimination of the supported team at a knockout tournament	1
Case study: What’s the best (kept) secret about FIFA’s 2022 World Cup™? The case of Qatar’s Generation Amazing program	1
How advertising claims affect sports consumers' purchase intention of badminton rackets? The role of regulatory fit	1
Guest editorial: Sports management research using partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM)	1
How CSR message specificity affects corporate image, attitudes and behavioral intentions among sport consumers? The moderating role of perceived CSR fit	1
Symmetric and asymmetric modeling to examine individuals’ intention to follow fitness YouTube channels: an integrated perspective of the UTAUT2 and UGT	1
Virtual active sports: identifying main barriers and facilitators for casual fitness fans	1
Continuance intention to use mobile fitness applications: the role of switching costs, guilt and neutralization techniques	1
Innovation from sport's entrepreneurship and intrapreneurship: opportunities from a systematic review	1
(Dis)Innovative digital strategy in professional sport: examining sponsor leveraging through social media	1
Did you notice us? An eye-tracking investigation of sponsorship at the US Olympic swim trials	1
Taking fan engagement to a new level – assessing sports consumer interest in virtual environments and Web3 activations	1
Experiential virtual reality or informational video advertising? Assessing promotional effect on sport interest	1
Game play and the effectiveness of sponsor signage: visual attention to brand messages in live sport broadcasts	1
Online purchase behavior of sports consumers: the effect of eWOM and celebrity endorsements	1
Antecedents of the attitude toward the athlete celebrities' human brand extensions	1
Predicting future use intention of fitness apps among fitness app users in the United Kingdom: the role of health consciousness	1
Testing the relationships among involvement, sponsorship perceived fit and intention to purchase sponsors’ products: the case of esports tournament viewers	1