OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance is 23. 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
A High-Intensity Warm-Up Increases Thermal Strain But Does Not Affect Repeated Sprint Performance in Athletes With a Cervical Spinal Cord Injury	1207
Heat Preparation and Knowledge at the World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships Muscat 2022	101
The Muscle Typology of Elite and World-Class Swimmers	67
Erratum. Inconsistent Effect of Psychometric-Scale Familiarization on the Relationship Between Ratings of Perceived Exertion and External Load Measures in Elite Youth Soccer Players	60
Does Physical Conditioning Influence Performance Attenuation and Recovery in Gaelic Football?	39
E-Racing and E-Science	39
The Inclusion of Sprints in Low-Intensity Sessions During the Transition Period of Elite Cyclists Improves Endurance Performance 6 Weeks Into the Subsequent Preparatory Period	35
Rapid Spike in Hip Adduction Strength in Early Adolescent Footballers: A Study of 125 Elite Male Players From Youth to Senior	31
Effects of Active Preconditioning With Local and Systemic Hypoxia on Submaximal Cycling	31
Risk Factors and Predictors of Hypothermia and Dropouts During Open-Water Swimming Competitions	30
The Autoregulation Rest-Redistribution Training Method Mitigates Sex Differences in Neuromuscular and Perceived Fatigue During Resistance Training	28
Heart Rate–Blood Lactate Profiling in World-Class Biathletes During Cross-Country Skiing: The Difference Between Laboratory and Field Tests	28
Observation of the Achilles Tendon and Gastrocnemius Muscle’s Passive Stiffness During an Incremental Running Protocol	27
A Comment on González et al: Predicting Injuries in Elite Female Football Players With Global-Positioning-System and Multiomics Data	27
The Road to Becoming a World Champion in Futsal	26
Autonomic and Perceptual Responses to Induction of a Ketogenic Diet in Free-Living Endurance Athletes: A Randomized, Crossover Trial	25
Competing at Altitude Reduces In-Match Physical Demands of Professional Soccer Players Compared With Sea Level	25
Greater Psychophysiological Intensities in Conditioned Games May Impair Technical Performance: An Exploratory Study in Youth Male Soccer Players	25
The Inclusion of Preplanned and Random and Unanticipated/Unexpected Events During Strength Training Improves the Ability to Repeat High-Intensity Efforts Under Uncertainty	25
Pole Walking Is Faster but Not Cheaper During Steep Uphill Walking	24
Coping With the “Small Sample–Small Relevant Effects” Dilemma in Elite Sport Research	24
Training Load and Performance Impairments in Professional Cyclists During COVID-19 Lockdown	23
An All-Out Test to Determine Finger Flexor Critical Force in Rock Climbers	23