International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance

Papers
(The TQCC of International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance is 6. 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.)
ArticleCitations
Defining Training and Performance Caliber: A Participant Classification Framework817
25 Years of Session Rating of Perceived Exertion: Historical Perspective and Development80
Hormonal Contraceptive Use, Menstrual Dysfunctions, and Self-Reported Side Effects in Elite Athletes in Denmark51
How Much Sleep Does an Elite Athlete Need?48
Training Periodization, Methods, Intensity Distribution, and Volume in Highly Trained and Elite Distance Runners: A Systematic Review42
Superior Changes in Jump, Sprint, and Change-of-Direction Performance but Not Maximal Strength Following 6 Weeks of Velocity-Based Training Compared With 1-Repetition-Maximum Percentage-Based Training40
Implementing Strength Training Strategies for Injury Prevention in Soccer: Scientific Rationale and Methodological Recommendations38
Monitoring Practices of Training Load and Biological Maturity in UK Soccer Academies37
Training Load and Performance Impairments in Professional Cyclists During COVID-19 Lockdown35
Single and Combined Effect of Acute Sleep Restriction and Mental Fatigue on Basketball Free-Throw Performance34
Effects of Caffeine Ingestion on Physical Performance in Elite Women Handball Players: A Randomized, Controlled Study31
World-Class Sprinters’ Careers: Early Success Does Not Guarantee Success at Adult Age30
Can We Modify Maximal Speed Running Posture? Implications for Performance and Hamstring Injury Management28
The Physical Demands and Power Profile of Professional Men’s Cycling Races: An Updated Review27
Concurrent Validity and Reliability of Sprinting Force–Velocity Profile Assessed With GPS Devices in Elite Athletes26
Improved Strength and Recovery After Velocity-Based Training: A Randomized Controlled Trial25
Validity of the Training-Load Concept25
Coping With the “Small Sample–Small Relevant Effects” Dilemma in Elite Sport Research24
Rate of Force Development, Muscle Architecture, and Performance in Elite Weightlifters24
Maximum Strength, Relative Strength, and Strength Deficit: Relationships With Performance and Differences Between Elite Sprinters and Professional Rugby Union Players22
Power Profiling, Workload Characteristics, and Race Performance of U23 and Professional Cyclists During the Multistage Race Tour of the Alps22
Bench Press 1-Repetition Maximum Estimation Through the Individualized Load–Velocity Relationship: Comparison of Different Regression Models and Minimal Velocity Thresholds22
Injury Prediction in Competitive Runners With Machine Learning22
Eleven Years’ Monitoring of the World’s Most Successful Male Biathlete of the Last Decade21
Monitoring Training Volume Through Maximal Number of Repetitions or Velocity-Based Approach20
Elite Junior Throwers Unlikely to Remain at the Top Level in the Senior Category20
The Influence of Exercise Modality on Training Load Management19
Countermovement Jump Height in National-Team Athletes of Various Sports: A Framework for Practitioners and Scientists19
Performance Assessment for Rock Climbers: The International Rock Climbing Research Association Sport-Specific Test Battery19
Determinant Physical Factors of Tennis Serve Velocity: A Brief Review19
A Combined Sleep Hygiene and Mindfulness Intervention to Improve Sleep and Well-Being During High-Performance Youth Tennis Tournaments19
Training Intensity Distribution, Training Volume, and Periodization Models in Elite Swimmers: A Systematic Review19
Brain Endurance Training Improves Physical, Cognitive, and Multitasking Performance in Professional Football Players18
Overtraining Syndrome Symptoms and Diagnosis in Athletes: Where Is the Research? A Systematic Review18
Body Composition, Energy Availability, Training, and Menstrual Status in Female Runners18
The Record Power Profile of Male Professional Cyclists: Normative Values Obtained From a Large Database18
The Record Power Profile of Male Professional Cyclists: Fatigue Matters18
Number of Repetitions Performed Before and After Reaching Velocity Loss Thresholds: First Repetition Versus Fastest Repetition—Mean Velocity Versus Peak Velocity17
Caffeine Ingestion Improves Performance During Fitness Tests but Does Not Alter Activity During Simulated Games in Professional Basketball Players17
Train the Engine or the Brakes? Influence of Momentum on the Change of Direction Deficit17
Power Profiling in U23 Professional Cyclists During a Competitive Season17
Monitoring Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Professional Soccer Players: Is It Worth the Prick?17
Positional Match Running Performance and Performance Profiles of Elite Female Field Hockey16
Pooled Versus Individualized Load–Velocity Profiling in the Free-Weight Back Squat and Power Clean16
Managing the Training Process in Elite Sports: From Descriptive to Prescriptive Data Analytics16
Physical Demands and Performance Indicators in Male Professional Cyclists During a Grand Tour: WorldTour Versus ProTeam Category16
COVID-19 Lockdown: A Global Study Investigating the Effect of Athletes’ Sport Classification and Sex on Training Practices16
An All-Out Test to Determine Finger Flexor Critical Force in Rock Climbers16
Physical Demands and Internal Response in Football Sessions According to Tactical Periodization16
Cycling Performance and Training Load: Effects of Intensity and Duration16
9/3-Minute Running Critical Power Test: Mechanical Threshold Location With Respect to Ventilatory Thresholds and Maximum Oxygen Uptake16
The Utility of Mixed Models in Sport Science: A Call for Further Adoption in Longitudinal Data Sets15
The Use of Recovery Strategies in Professional Soccer: A Worldwide Survey15
Physiological Indicators of Trail Running Performance: A Systematic Review15
Assessing Interlimb Jump Asymmetry in Young Soccer Players: The My Jump 2 App15
Response of Blood Biomarkers to Sprint Interval Swimming14
External, Internal, Perceived Training Loads and Their Relationships in Youth Basketball Players Across Different Positions14
Nonergodicity in Load and Recovery: Group Results Do Not Generalize to Individuals14
Stressed and Not Sleeping: Poor Sleep and Psychological Stress in Elite Athletes Prior to the Rio 2016 Olympic Games14
Swing Phase Mechanics of Maximal Velocity Sprints—Does Isokinetic Lower-Limb Muscle Strength Matter?13
Effects of Presession Well-Being Perception on Internal Training Load in Female Volleyball Players13
The Influence of Menstrual Cycle on Bioimpedance Vector Patterns, Performance, and Flexibility in Elite Soccer Players13
Strength and Power Testing of Athletes: A Multicenter Study of Test–Retest Reliability13
Menthol Mouth Rinsing and Cycling Performance in Females Under Heat Stress13
Change-of-Direction Ability of Para-Footballers With Cerebral Palsy Under a New Evidence-Based and Sport-Specific Classification System13
The W′ Balance Model: Mathematical and Methodological Considerations13
Training Practices of Football Players During the Early COVID-19 Lockdown Worldwide13
Should We Base Training Prescription on the Force–Velocity Profile? Exploratory Study of Its Between-Day Reliability and Differences Between Methods13
The Effects of an Acute “Train-Low” Nutritional Protocol on Markers of Recovery Optimization in Endurance-Trained Male Athletes12
Acute Sleep Restriction Affects Sport-Specific But Not Athletic Performance in Junior Tennis Players12
Both Caffeine and Placebo Improve Vertical Jump Performance Compared With a Nonsupplemented Control Condition12
Changes in the Load–Velocity Profile Following Power- and Strength-Oriented Resistance-Training Programs12
A Comment on “A New Taxonomy for Postactivation Potentiation in Sport”12
Are Genome-Wide Association Study Identified Single-Nucleotide Polymorphisms Associated With Sprint Athletic Status? A Replication Study With 3 Different Cohorts12
Effects of Highly Cushioned and Resilient Racing Shoes on Running Economy at Slower Running Speeds12
Do Race Results in Youth Competitions Predict Future Success as a Road Cyclist? A Retrospective Study in the Italian Cycling Federation12
Caffeine Use or Napping to Enhance Repeated Sprint Performance After Partial Sleep Deprivation: Why Not Both?12
The Physiological Nature of Mental Fatigue: Current Knowledge and Future Avenues for Sport Science12
Capsaicinoid and Capsinoids as an Ergogenic Aid: A Systematic Review and the Potential Mechanisms Involved12
Using Submaximal Exercise Heart Rate for Monitoring Cardiorespiratory Fitness Changes in Professional Soccer Players: A Replication Study12
Relationships Between Different Internal and External Training Load Variables and Elite International Women’s Basketball Performance12
How to Succeed as an Athlete: What We Know, What We Need to Know11
Wish List for Improving the Quality of Statistics in Sport Science11
A Systematic Review on Markers of Functional Overreaching in Endurance Athletes11
Environmental and Psychophysical Heat Stress in Adolescent Tennis Athletes11
Physiological Profiling and Energy System Contributions During Simulated Epée Matches in Elite Fencers11
Lifting Velocity as a Predictor of the Maximum Number of Repetitions That Can Be Performed to Failure During the Prone Bench Pull Exercise11
Dimensionality Reduction for Countermovement Jump Metrics11
Upper-Limb Force–Time Characteristics Determine Serve Velocity in Competition Tennis Players11
The Influence of Recruitment Age and Anthropometric and Physical Characteristics on the Development Pathway of English Academy Football Players11
Body Composition Over the Menstrual and Oral Contraceptive Cycle in Trained Females10
Managing Load to Optimize Well-Being and Recovery During Short-Term Match Congestion in Elite Basketball10
Does Cold-Water Immersion After Strength Training Attenuate Training Adaptation?10
Relationship Between Subjective and External Training Load Variables in Youth Soccer Players10
Don’t Throw the Baby Out With the Bathwater: Talent in Swimming Sprinting Events Might Be Hidden at Early Age10
Specific Adaptations to 0%, 15%, 25%, and 50% Velocity-Loss Thresholds During Bench Press Training10
Effectiveness of Accentuated Eccentric Loading: Contingent on Concentric Load10
How One Feels During Resistance Exercises: A Repetition-by-Repetition Analysis Across Exercises and Loads10
Postexercise Hot-Water Immersion Does Not Further Enhance Heat Adaptation or Performance in Endurance Athletes Training in a Hot Environment10
Ultrashort Versus Criterion Heart Rate Variability Among International-Level Girls’ Field Hockey Players10
The Effects of Combined Balance and Complex Training Versus Complex Training Only on Measures of Physical Fitness in Young Female Handball Players10
The Dose–Response of the Nordic Hamstring Exercise on Biceps Femoris Architecture and Eccentric Knee Flexor Strength: A Randomized Interventional Trial10
Training Load, Neuromuscular Fatigue, and Well-Being of Elite Male Volleyball Athletes During an In-Season Mesocycle10
Best-Practice Coaches: An Untapped Resource in Sport-Science Research10
Time Course of Neuromuscular, Hormonal, and Perceptual Responses Following Moderate- and High-Load Resistance Priming Exercise10
The Business End of the Season: A Comparison Between Playoff and Regular-Season Workloads in Professional Basketball Players10
Bilateral Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex High-Definition Transcranial Direct-Current Stimulation Improves Time-Trial Performance in Elite Cyclists10
Variation in Physical Performance of Futsal Players During Congested Fixtures10
The Association Between Sleep and In-Game Performance in Basketball Players9
Season-Long Heart-Rate Variability Tracking Reveals Autonomic Imbalance in American College Football Players9
Physical Performance Differences Between Spanish Selected and Nonselected Para-Footballers With Cerebral Palsy for the National Team9
A Maximal Rowing Ergometer Protocol to Predict Maximal Oxygen Uptake9
Impact of Face Masks on Exercise Capacity and Lactate Thresholds in Healthy Young Adults9
The Effects of Lifting Lighter and Heavier Loads on Subjective Measures9
Relationship Between Game Load and Player’s Performance in Professional Basketball9
Dose–Response Relationship Between Velocity Loss During Resistance Training and Changes in the Squat Force–Velocity Relationship9
Preseason Training Improves Perception of Fatigue and Recovery From a Futsal Training Session9
Mental Fatigue Over 2 Elite Netball Seasons: A Case for Mental Fatigue to be Included in Athlete Self-Report Measures9
The Anthropometric, Physiological, and Strength-Related Determinants of Handcycling 15-km Time-Trial Performance9
Concurrent Validity of a Continuous Glucose-Monitoring System at Rest and During and Following a High-Intensity Interval Training Session9
Cross-Sectional Differences in Race Demands Between Junior, Under 23, and Professional Road Cyclists9
Effects of Velocity Loss Threshold Within Resistance Training During Concurrent Training on Endurance and Strength Performance9
Relationship Between External and Internal Load Measures in Youth Beach Handball9
Age- and Sex-Related Differences in Recovery From High-Intensity and Endurance Exercise: A Brief Review9
Intensified Training Supersedes the Impact of Heat and/or Altitude for Increasing Performance in Elite Rugby Union Players9
Fitness Determinants of Repeated High-Intensity Effort Ability in Elite Rugby Union Players9
Mental Fatigue: The Cost of Cognitive Loading on Weight Lifting, Resistance Training, and Cycling Performance9
Training Quality—What Is It and How Can We Improve It?9
Energetic Profiles of the Yo-Yo Intermittent Recovery Tests 1 and 28
Performance Determinants in Trail-Running Races of Different Distances8
Microdosing: Old Wine in a New Bottle? Current State of Affairs and Future Avenues8
Physiological Determinants of Ultramarathon Trail-Running Performance8
The Record Power Profile in Professional Female Cyclists: Normative Values Obtained From a Large Database8
Symptoms of Overtraining in Resistance Exercise: International Cross-Sectional Survey8
Effects of a Congested Fixture Period on Speed and Power Performance of Elite Young Soccer Players8
Training Characteristics of a World Championship 5000-m Finalist and Multiple Continental Record Holder Over the Year Leading to a World Championship Final8
Anthropometric Profiles and Physical Characteristics in Competitive Female English Premiership Rugby Union Players8
Not All About the Effort? A Comparison of Playing Intensities During Winning and Losing Game Quarters in Basketball8
Comparing Weekly Training and Game Demands According to Playing Position in a Semiprofessional Basketball Team8
Optimal Minimum Velocity Threshold to Estimate the 1-Repetition Maximum: The Case of the Smith Machine Bench Press Exercise8
Indirect Markers of Muscle Damage Throughout the Menstrual Cycle8
Power Profile of Top 5 Results in World Tour Cycling Races8
Reliability and Sensitivity of Nocturnal Heart Rate and Heart-Rate Variability in Monitoring Individual Responses to Training Load8
Effects of Plyometric Training Direction on Physical Performance in Basketball Players8
Does a Loaded Warm-Up Influence Jump Asymmetry and Badminton-Specific Change of Direction Performance?8
Improving Utilization of Maximal Oxygen Uptake and Work Economy in Recreational Cross-Country Skiers With High-Intensity Double-Poling Intervals8
The Sleep of Elite Australian Rules Footballers During Preseason: A Comparison of Men and Women8
Analysis of Recovery Methods’ Efficacy Applied up to 72 Hours Postmatch in Professional Football: A Systematic Review With Graded Recommendations8
Effects of Unloaded Sprint and Heavy Sled Training on Sprint Performance in Physically Active Women8
Is the Concept, Method, or Measurement to Blame for Testing Error? An Illustration Using the Force-Velocity-Power Profile8
Effect of Moderate- or High-Intensity Inspiratory Muscle Strength Training on Maximal Inspiratory Mouth Pressure and Swimming Performance in Highly Trained Competitive Swimmers8
The Relationships Between Training Load, Type of Sport, and Sleep Among High-Level Adolescent Athletes8
Relationship Between Wellness Index and Internal Training Load in Soccer: Application of a Machine Learning Model8
Hamstring and Quadriceps Muscle Strength in Youth to Senior Elite Soccer: A Cross-Sectional Study Including 125 Players8
Aerobic Capacity According to Playing Role and Position in Elite Female Basketball Players Using Laboratory and Field Tests8
Effect of Warm-Up and Sodium Bicarbonate Ingestion on 4-km Cycling Time-Trial Performance8
Effects of Exercise Sequence and Velocity Loss Threshold During Resistance Training on Following Endurance and Strength Performance During Concurrent Training7
Longitudinal Relationships Between Maturation, Technical Efficiency, and Performance in Age-Group Swimmers: Improving Swimmer Evaluation7
Stability of Heart Rate at Physiological Thresholds Between Temperate and Heat Stress Environments in Endurance-Trained Males7
Bioenergetic Analysis and Fatigue Assessment During the Fran Workout in Experienced Crossfitters7
Self-Selecting the Number of Repetitions in Potentiation Protocols: Enhancement Effects on Jumping Performance7
The Evolution of World-Class Endurance Training: The Scientist’s View on Current and Future Trends7
An Evaluation of Training Load Measures for Drills in Women’s Collegiate Lacrosse7
Five-Minute Power-Based Test to Predict Maximal Oxygen Consumption in Road Cycling7
Testosterone and Dihydrotestosterone Changes in Male and Female Athletes Relative to Training Status7
Effect of Previous-Day Alcohol Ingestion on Muscle Function and Performance of Severe-Intensity Exercise7
Peak Blood Lactate Concentration and Its Arrival Time Following Different Track Running Events in Under-20 Male Track Athletes7
Influence of the Menstrual Cycle Phase on Marathon Performance in Recreational Runners7
Maturity-Associated Differences in Match Running Performance in Elite Male Youth Soccer Players7
Recovery During a Congested Schedule and Injury in Professional Football7
Performance Analysis in Football-Specific Tests by Para-Footballers With Cerebral Palsy: Implications for Evidence-Based Classification7
High-Acceleration Movement, Muscle Damage, and Perceived Exertion in Basketball Games7
Field-Derived Maximal Power Output in Cycling: An Accurate Indicator of Maximal Performance Capacity?7
Demands of the Tour de France: A Case Study of a World-Class Sprinter (Part I)7
Effects of Weight Cutting on Exercise Performance in Combat Athletes: A Meta-Analysis7
Effect of a Marathon on Skin Temperature Response After a Cold-Stress Test and Its Relationship With Perceptive, Performance, and Oxidative-Stress Biomarkers7
Continuous Jumps Enhance Twitch Peak Torque and Sprint Performance in Highly Trained Sprint Athletes7
Data Reduction Approaches to Athlete Monitoring in Professional Australian Football7
Power Road-Derived Physical Performance Parameters in Junior, Under-23, and Professional Road Cycling Climbers7
The Optimum Power Load: A Simple and Powerful Tool for Testing and Training7
Biophysical Impact of 5-Week Training Cessation on Sprint Swimming Performance7
The Effect of Resistance Exercise Priming in the Morning on Afternoon Sprint Cross-Country Skiing Performance7
Increasing Oxygen Uptake in Cross-Country Skiers by Speed Variation in Work Intervals7
The Relevance of Muscle Fiber Type to Physical Characteristics and Performance in Team-Sport Athletes7
Performance Characteristics of TOP5 Versus NOT-TOP5 Races in Female Professional Cycling7
Training-Load Management in Rhythmic Gymnastics: Practices and Perceptions of Coaches, Medical Staff, and Gymnasts7
Effects of Different In-Season Strength Training Methods on Strength Gains and Water Polo Performance7
The Effects of Anaerobic Swim Ergometer Training on Sprint Performance in Adolescent Swimmers7
Validity of Force–Velocity Profiling Assessed With a Pneumatic Leg Press Device7
Can Genetic Testing Predict Talent? A Case Study of 5 Elite Athletes7
Does Caffeine Consumption Influence Postcompetition Sleep in Professional Rugby League Athletes? A Case Study7
Durability in Professional Cyclists: A Field Study7
Running Your Best Triathlon Race7
Effect of Tethered Swimming as Postactivation Potentiation on Swimming Performance and Technical, Hemophysiological, and Psychophysiological Variables in Adolescent Swimmers6
Small-Sided Games Are Not as Effective as Intermittent Running to Stimulate Aerobic Metabolism in Prepubertal Soccer Players6
Internal Load of Male Varsity Ice Hockey Players During Training and Games Throughout an Entire Season6
Case Study: A Jaw-Protruding Dental Splint Improves Running Physiology and Kinematics6
A Novel Approach to Determining the Alactic Time Span in Connection with Assessment of the Maximal Rate of Lactate Accumulation in Elite Track Cyclists6
Weekly Fluctuations in Salivary Hormone Responses and Their Relationships With Load and Well-Being in Semiprofessional, Male Basketball Players During a Congested In-Season Phase6
Fitness Tests and Match Performance in a Male Ice Hockey National League6
Bilateral Throw Execution in Young Judokas for a Maximum All Year Round Result6
Effect of Resistance-Training Programs Differing in Set Configuration on Maximal Strength and Explosive-Action Performance6
Peer Presence Increases Session Ratings of Perceived Exertion6
“Living High-Training Low” for Olympic Medal Performance: What Have We Learned 25 Years After Implementation?6
Use of Numerically Blinded Ratings of Perceived Exertion in Soccer: Assessing Concurrent and Construct Validity6
Heat Added to Repeated-Sprint Training in Hypoxia Does Not Affect Cycling Performance6
Cross-Country Skiers With a Fast-Start Pacing Pattern Increase Time-Trial Performance by Use of a More Even Pacing Strategy6
The Science of Handcycling: A Narrative Review6
Strength Training Improves Exercise Economy in Triathletes During a Simulated Triathlon6
Anthropometric and Power-Related Attributes Differ Between Competition Levels in Age-Matched Under-19-Year-Old Male Basketball Players6
Longitudinal Performance Analysis in Ultra-Triathlon of the World’s 2 Best Master Triathletes6
On-Field Methodological Approach to Monitor the Menstrual Cycle and Hormonal Phases in Elite Female Athletes6
Marathon Performance and Pacing in the Doha 2019 Women’s IAAF World Championships: Extreme Heat, Suboptimal Pacing, and High Failure Rates6
Does Complex Training Enhance Vertical Jump Performance and Muscle Power in Elite Male Volleyball Players?6
A Systems Analysis Critique of Sport-Science Research6
There Is No Global Running Pattern More Economic Than Another at Endurance Running Speeds6
Influence of Contextual Factors, Technical Performance, and Movement Demands on the Subjective Task Load Associated With Professional Rugby League Match-Play6
Sport-Science Research on Female Athletes: Dealing With the Paradox of Concurrent Increases in Quantity and Quality6
Morning Priming Exercise Strategy to Enhance Afternoon Performance in Young Elite Soccer Players6
Effects of Increased Load of Low- Versus High-Intensity Endurance Training on Performance and Physiological Adaptations in Endurance Athletes6
Player Wellness (Soreness and Stress) and Injury in Elite Junior Australian Football Players Over 1 Season6
Validating an Adjustment to the Intermittent Critical Power Model for Elite Cyclists—Modeling W′ Balance During World Cup Team Pursuit Performances6
Effects of Bilateral Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex High-Definition Transcranial Direct-Current Stimulation on Physiological and Performance Responses at Severe-Intensity Exercise Domain in Elite Road6
Is Rating of Perceived Exertion a Valuable Tool for Monitoring Exercise Intensity During Steady-State Conditions in Elite Endurance Athletes?6
Competition Between Desired Competitive Result, Tolerable Homeostatic Disturbance, and Psychophysiological Interpretation Determines Pacing Strategy6
The Relationship Between Neuromuscular Function and the W′ in Elite Cyclists6
Sleep Characteristics of Elite Youth Athletes: A Clustering Approach to Optimize Sleep Support Strategies6
Power–Force–Velocity Profiling as a Function of Used Loads and Task Experience6
Physical and Mental Fatigue Reduce Psychomotor Vigilance in Professional Football Players6
Indian Endurance Athletes’ Menstrual Cycle: Practices, Knowledge, Communication, Health, and Changes in Perceptions Across the Phases6
Effects of 2 Intersection Strategies for Physical Recovery in Jiu-Jitsu Athletes6
Association of Jumping Ability and Maximum Strength With Dive Distance in Swimmers6
Case Report: Heat Suit Training May Increase Hemoglobin Mass in Elite Athletes6
Effects of COVID-19 Lockdown and a Subsequent Retraining Period on Elite Athletes’ Workload, Performance, and Autonomic Responses: A Case Series6
Postmatch Recovery Practices Carried Out in Professional Football: A Survey of 56 Portuguese Professional Football Teams6
Cardiorespiratory Responses to Constant and Varied-Load Interval Training Sessions6
The Self-Paced Submaximal Run Test: Associations With the Graded Exercise Test and Reliability6
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