European Journal of Sport Science

Article	Citations
COVID‐19 lockdown: Physical activity, sedentary behaviour and sleep in Italian medicine students	119
Physical activity, screen time and the COVID‐19 school closures in Europe – An observational study in 10 countries	92
The sound of silence in association football: Home advantage and referee bias decrease in matches played without spectators	50
A new model of performance classification to standardize the research results in swimming	39
Low energy availability in female athletes: From the lab to the field	38
Personalized machine learning approach to injury monitoring in elite volleyball players	37
A framework for effective knowledge translation and performance delivery of Sport Scientists in professional sport	36
Much work remains to reach consensus on musculoskeletal injury risk in military service members: A systematic review with meta‐analysis	34
Decomposing the variability of match physical performance in professional soccer: Implications for monitoring individuals	31
Physical training considerations for optimizing performance in essential military tasks	31
Wrist‐worn devices for the measurement of heart rate and energy expenditure: A validation study for the Apple Watch 6, Polar Vantage V and Fitbit Sense	31
Dealing with the impact of the COVID‐19 outbreak: Are some athletes’ coping profiles more adaptive than others?	30
The effects of footwear midsole longitudinal bending stiffness on running economy and ground contact biomechanics: A systematic review and meta‐analysis	29
Substrate metabolism during exercise: Sexual dimorphism and women's specificities	29
The effect of sex hormones on skeletal muscle adaptation in females	29
How soccer scouts identify talented players	27
Effect of bio‐banding on physiological and technical‐tactical key performance indicators in youth elite soccer	26
Fuelling the female athlete: Carbohydrate and protein recommendations	26
Exploring the relationships between fundamental movement skills and health related fitness components in children	25
Sex differences in neck strength and head impact kinematics in university rugby union players	25
Influence of countermovement depth on the countermovement jump‐derived reactive strength index modified	23
Military nutrition research: Contemporary issues, state of the science and future directions	23
The burden of injuries according to maturity status and timing: A two‐decade study with 110 growth curves in an elite football academy	22
Circulating biomarkers associated with performance and resilience during military operational stress	22
Abuse is not a zero‐sum game! The case for zero tolerance of match official physical and verbal abuse	21

Effects of exercise intensity on gut microbiome composition and function in people with type 2 diabetes	20
Plyometric training increases gross motor coordination and associated components of physical fitness in children	20
The difference between squat jump and countermovement jump in 770 male and female participants from different sports	20
The influence of exercise training volume alterations on the gut microbiome in highly‐trained middle‐distance runners	20
Prevalence of disordered eating, eating disorders and risk of low energy availability in professional, competitive and recreational female athletes based in the United Kingdom	20
Comparing lab and field agility kinematics in young talented female football players: Implications for ACL injury prevention	20
Whole body and regional phase angle as indicators of muscular performance in athletes	19
Arthrogenic muscle inhibition and return to sport after arthrofibrosis complicating anterior cruciate ligament surgery	18
Two weeks of detraining reduces cardiopulmonary function and muscular fitness in endurance athletes	18
Associations of physical activity, sedentary time, and diet quality with biomarkers of inflammation in children	17
Validity of detrended fluctuation analysis of heart rate variability to determine intensity thresholds in elite cyclists	17
Durability and repeatability of professional cyclists during a Grand Tour	17
Running power: lab based vs. portable devices measurements and its relationship with aerobic power	17
Nutritional Considerations for Female Athletes in Weight Category Sports	17
Association of the vertical and horizontal force‐velocity profile and acceleration with change of direction ability in various sports	17
Sex differences in the physical performance, physiological, and psycho‐cognitive responses to military operational stress	17
Acute effects of transcranial direct current stimulation on cycling and running performance. A systematic review and meta‐analysis	17
Hybrid‐type, multicomponent interval training upregulates musculoskeletal fitness of adults with overweight and obesity in a volume‐dependent manner: A 1‐year dose‐response randomised controlled trial	16
Oxynet: A collective intelligence that detects ventilatory thresholds in cardiopulmonary exercise tests	16
Integrating transwomen athletes into elite competition: The case of elite archery and shooting	16
More than a gut feeling: What is the role of the gastrointestinal tract in female athlete health?	16
The need for a paradigm shift in the development of military exoskeletons	16
The importance of performance in youth competitions as an indicator of future success in cycling	15
Bioelectrical impedance analysis as a means of quantifying upper and lower limb asymmetry in youth elite tennis players: An explorative study	15
How do elite female team sport athletes experience mental fatigue? Comparison between international competition, training and preparation camps	15
Tissue flossing of the thigh increases isometric strength acutely but has no effects on flexibility or jump height	15
The logic of categorisation in sport	15
Fluid and electrolyte balance considerations for female athletes	14
A kinematic comparison of on‐ergometer and on‐water kayaking	13
Hepcidin and interleukin‐6 responses to endurance exercise over the menstrual cycle	13
The effects of sodium bicarbonate supplementation at individual time‐to‐peak blood bicarbonate on 4‐km cycling time trial performance in the heat	13
Is it enough to use the traditional approach based on average values for basketball physical performance analysis?	13
Concussions, cuts and cracked bones: A systematic literature review on protective headgear and head injury prevention in Olympic boxing	13
Effects of caffeine chewing gum supplementation on exercise performance: A systematic review and meta‐analysis	13
A network meta‐analysis comparing the effects of exercise and cognitive training on executive function in young and middle‐aged adults	12
The length of tibialis anterior does not influence force steadiness during submaximal isometric contractions with the dorsiflexors	12
Processing visual information in elite junior soccer players: Effects of chronological age and training experience on visual perception, attention, and decision making	12
The relationship between training characteristics and durability in professional cyclists across a competitive season	12
In‐play optimal cooling for outdoor match‐play tennis in the heat	12
Partial range of motion training elicits favorable improvements in muscular adaptations when carried out at long muscle lengths	12
Fairness, technology and the ethics of Paralympic sport classification	12
Changes in 24‐hour movement behaviours during the transition from primary to secondary school among Australian children	12
Comparison of moderate and vigorous walking exercise on reducing depression in middle‐aged and older adults: A pilot randomized controlled trial	12
Coaches’ Assessment of Players Physical Performance: Subjective and Objective Measures are needed when Profiling Players	11
Sodium bicarbonate supplementation and the female athlete: A brief commentary with small scale systematic review and meta‐analysis	11
Whole‐body kinematics during a simulated sprint in flat‐water kayakers	11
Weekly vagal modulations and their associations with physical fitness and physical activity	11
Mind over body: Creating an external focus for sport skills	11
Transcranial direct current stimulation and repeated sprint ability: No effect on sprint performance or ratings of perceived exertion	11
Combined relationship of physical inactivity and sedentary behaviour with the prevalence of noncommunicable chronic diseases: data from 52,675 Brazilian adults and elderly	11

Actual and perceived motor competence mediate the relationship between physical fitness and technical skill performance in young soccer players	11
Delayed potentiation effects on neuromuscular performance after optimal load and high load resistance priming sessions using velocity loss	11
Prior brain endurance training improves endurance exercise performance	10
Skeletal muscle properties and vascular function do not differ between healthy, young vegan and omnivorous men	10
Efficacy of school‐based interventions for improving muscular fitness outcomes in children: A systematic review and meta‐analysis	10
Does anodal tDCS improve basketball performance? A randomized controlled trial	10
Triceps brachii hypertrophy is substantially greater after elbow extension training performed in the overhead versus neutral arm position	10
A multidimensional approach to identifying the physical qualities of male English regional academy rugby union players; considerations of position, chronological age, relative age and maturation	10
New Zealand blackcurrant extract enhances muscle oxygenation during repeated intermittent forearm muscle contractions in advanced and elite rock climbers	10
Exercise‐induced changes on exerkines that might influence brown adipose tissue metabolism in young sedentary adults	10
Prediction of elite athletes’ performance by analysis of peak‐performance age and age‐related performance progression	10
Rapid weight gain predicts fight success in mixed martial arts – evidence from 1,400 weigh‐ins	10
The effects of using a combination of static stretching and aerobic exercise on muscle tendon unit stiffness and strength in ankle plantar‐flexor muscles	10
The relationship between physiological and performance variables during a hot/humid international rugby sevens tournament	10
Investigating sensor location on the effectiveness of continuous glucose monitoring during exercise in a non‐diabetic population	10
Concurrent validity of the CORE wearable sensor with BodyCap temperature pill to assess core body temperature during an elite women's field hockey heat training camp	10
The influence of environmental and task constraint interaction on skilled behaviour in Australian Football	9
The role of dispositional emotion regulation strategies on the longitudinal emotional process and subjective performance during a competitive season	9
Utilising an internal focus of attention during preparation and an external focus during execution may facilitate motor learning	9
Heart rate rather than heart rate variability is better associated with cardiorespiratory fitness in adults	9
Increases in motor unit action potential amplitudes are related to muscle hypertrophy following eight weeks of high‐intensity exercise training in females	9
Air shooting competition effects on visual skills depending on the sport level	9
The effect of electrical muscle stimulation on quadriceps muscle strength and activation patterns in healthy young adults	9
Serum myokine levels after linear and flexible non‐linear periodized resistance training in overweight sedentary women	9
Do Athlete and Coach Performance Perfectionism Predict Athlete Burnout?	9
Effects of low load exercise with and without blood‐flow restriction on microvascular oxygenation, muscle excitability and perceived pain	9
Effects of exercise training on glycaemic control in youths with type 1 diabetes: A systematic review and meta‐analysis of randomised controlled trials	9
Analysis of end‐spurt behaviour in elite 800‐m and 1500‐m freestyle swimming	9
Sleep pattern and staging in elite adolescent rugby players during the in‐season competitive phase compared to an age matched non‐athlete population	8
Circulating myokines IL‐6, IL‐15 and FGF21 response to training is altered by exercise type but not by menopause in women with obesity	8
High‐intensity exergaming for improved cardiorespiratory fitness: A randomised, controlled trial	8
Differentiating movement styles in professional tennis: A machine learning and hierarchical clustering approach	8
Sources of information pick‐up for anticipation by skilled cricket batsmen	8
Semitendinosus and biceps femoris long head active stiffness response until failure in professional footballers with vs. without previous hamstring injury	8
Arthrogenic muscle inhibition manifests in thigh musculature motor unit characteristics after anterior cruciate ligament injury	8
Caffeine ingestion increases the upper‐body intermittent dynamic strength endurance performance of combat sports athletes	8
Investigating the prevalence of low energy availability, disordered eating and eating disorders in competitive and recreational female endurance runners	8
Leisure‐time exercise is associated with lower depressive symptoms in community dwelling adults	8
Effects of FFP2/N95 face mask on low‐ and high‐load resistance exercise performance in recreational weight lifters	8
The influence of ball in/out of play and possession in elite soccer: Towards a more valid measure of physical intensity during competitive match‐play	8
Equations to Prescribe Bicycle Saddle Height based on Desired Joint Kinematics and Bicycle Geometry	8
Reliability and validity of an indoor local positioning system for measuring external load in ice hockey players	8
Nutrition for female athletes: What we know, what we don't know, and why	8
Genetic variants within the COL5A1 gene are associated with ligament injuries in physically active populations from Australia, South Africa, and Japan	8
Acute performance and physiological responses to upper‐limb multi‐set exercise to failure: Effects of external resistance and systemic hypoxia	8
The effect of fatiguing lower‐body exercise on punch forces in highly‐trained boxers	8
Gait and neuromuscular dynamics during level and uphill walking carrying military loads	8
Exercise in school Physical Education increase bone mineral content and density: Systematic review and meta‐analysis	7
Drop jump neuromuscular performance qualities associated with maximal horizontal deceleration ability in team sport athletes	7
Implementation of multiple statistical methods to estimate variability and individual response to training	7
Dietary supplements for consideration in elite female footballers	7
Effects of functional movement skills on parkour speed‐run performance	7
Postactivation performance enhancement (PAPE) of sprint acceleration performance	7
Muscle coordination during archery shooting: A comparison of archers with different skill levels	7
The construction of categories in sport: Unfair advantages, equality of opportunity and strict attainability	7
The associations between motivational climate, basic psychological needs and dropout in volleyball – A comparison across competitive levels	7
Using beat frequency in music to adjust running cadence in recreational runners: A randomized multiple baseline design	7
Acute caffeine supplementation improves jumping, sprinting, and change‐of‐direction performance in basketball players when ingested in the morning but not evening	7
Which variables may affect underwater glide performance after a swimming start?	7
Sedentary behaviour, physical activity and cardiometabolic health in highly trained athletes: A systematic review and meta‐analysis	7
Static and dynamic postural stability of children girls engaged in modern dance	7
Value of isokinetic strength testing for hamstring injury risk assessment: Should the ‘strongest’ mates stay ashore?	7
Load and performance monitoring in wheelchair court sports: A narrative review of the use of technology and practical recommendations	7
The moderating impact of maturation on acute neuromuscular and psycho‐physiological responses to simulated soccer activity in academy soccer players	7
Increased footwear comfort is associated with improved running economy – a systematic review and meta‐analysis	7
Interdisciplinary practice in performance sport: A scoping review of evidence of collaboration	6
Can plyometric training change the pacing behaviour during 10‐km running?	6
Increased air temperature during repeated‐sprint training in hypoxia amplifies changes in muscle oxygenation without decreasing cycling performance	6
Influence of shoe torsional stiffness on foot and ankle biomechanics during tennis forehand strokes	6
Estimating somatotype from a single‐camera 3D body scanning system	6
Acute physiological, endocrine, biochemical and performance responses associated with amateur boxing: A systematic review with meta‐analysis	6
Improving resistance training prescription through the load‐velocity relationship in breast cancer survivors: The case of the leg‐press exercise	6
Psychological needs satisfaction, self‐determined motivation, and physical activity of students in physical education: Comparison across gender and school levels	6
Altered brain functional connectivity in the frontoparietal network following an ice hockey season	6
Running patterns and force‐velocity sprinting profiles in elite training young soccer players: A cross‐sectional study	6
Training and academic demands are associated with sleep quality in high‐performance “dual career” student swimmers	6
Where are all the men? Low energy availability in male cyclists: A review	6
Sedentary behaviours and their relationship with body composition of athletes	6
Effects of different goal orientations and virtual opponents performance level on pacing strategy and performance in cycling time trials	6
How does playing position affect fatigue‐induced changes in high‐intensity locomotor and micro‐movements patterns during professional rugby union games?	6

The effects of injury, contextual match factors and training load upon psychological wellbeing in English Premier League soccer players via season‐long tracking	6
Psychological correlates of insomnia in professional soccer players: An exploratory study	6
Serum iron availability, but not iron stores, is lower in naturally menstruating than in oral contraceptive athletes	6
Auto‐regulatory progressive training compared to linear programming on muscular strength, endurance, and body composition in recreationally active males	6
Effects of carbohydrate and caffeine combination mouth rinse on anaerobic performance of highly trained male athletes	6
Acute exercise increases BDNF serum levels in patients with Parkinson's disease regardless of depression or fatigue	6
Twelve weeks of concurrent resistance and interval training improves military occupational task performance in men and women	6
Body and mind? Exploring physiological and psychological factors to explain endurance performance in cycling	6
Cardiorespiratory fitness and targeted proteomics involved in brain and cardiovascular health in children with overweight/obesity	6
The effects of exercise on VO2peak, quality of life and hospitalization in heart failure patients: A systematic review with meta‐analyses	6
Maximal vs. explosive knee extensor strength in professional soccer players: inter‐limb asymmetries and relationship with knee function	6
Effects of the Nike ZoomX Vaporfly Next% 2 shoe on long‐interval training performance, kinematics, neuromuscular parameters, running power and fatigue	6
Effects of 12 weeks of high‐intensity interval, moderate‐intensity continuous and self‐selected intensity exercise training protocols on cognitive inhibitory control in overweight/obese adults: A rand	6
Effects of electromyostimulation on performance parameters in sportive and trained athletes: A systematic review and network meta‐analysis	6
Assessing post‐game emotions in soccer teams: The role of distinct emotional dynamics	6
Comparison and calibration of 24‐hour physical activity recall in adult population	6
Quantifying sprint kayak training on a flowing river: Exploring the utility of novel power measures and its relationship to measures of relative boat speed	5
The finger flexors occlusion threshold in sport‐climbers: an exploratory study on its indirect approximation	5
Assessment of muscle volume using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in football players after hamstring injuries	5
The sex‐specific influence of FTO genotype on exercise intervention for weight loss in adult with obesity	5
Combined high‐intensity interval training as an obesity‐management strategy for adolescents	5
Repeated remote ischaemic preconditioning can prevent acute mountain sickness after rapid ascent to a high altitude	5
Sport specialization in Swedish football players: Investigating a model of antecedents and outcomes	5
Altered regional 3D shear wave velocity patterns in youth competitive alpine skiers suffering from patellar tendon complaints – a prospective case–control study	5
The week after running a marathon: Effects of running vs elliptical training vs resting on neuromuscular performance and muscle damage recovery	5
Ego orientation is related to doping likelihood via sport supplement use and sport supplement beliefs	5
Association of the load‐velocity relationship variables with 2000‐m rowing ergometer performance	5
Physical activity measured by accelerometry among adolescents participating in sports clubs and non‐participating peers	5
The effect of attentional focus instructions on performance and technique in a complex open skill	5
Characterization and sex‐related differences in the multi‐location external workload profile of semiprofessional basketball players. A cross‐sectional study	5
Effect of marathon characteristics and runners’ time category on pacing profile	5
Commercially available carbohydrate drink with menthol fails to improve thermal perception or cycling exercise capacity in males	5
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy or athlete’s heart? A systematic review of novel cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging parameters	5
Reflection‐impulsivity in athletes: A cross‐sectional and longitudinal investigation	5
Down stair walking: A simple method to increase muscle mass and performance in 65+ year healthy people	5
Modelling sodium requirements of athletes across a variety of exercise scenarios – Identifying when to test and target, or season to taste	5
Cortical processing during table tennis ‐ an fNIRS study in experts and novices	5
Effect of external load on muscle activation during the barbell back squat	5
The effects of acute respiratory illness on exercise and sports performance outcomes in athletes – A systematic review by a subgroup of the IOC consensus group on “Acute respiratory illness in the ath	5
The independent and joint associations among muscle strength, abdominal obesity and cardiometabolic variables among adults	5
Carbohydrate supplementation during a simulated 10‐km open water swimming race: effects on physiological, perceptual parameters and performance.	5
Elevated arousal following acute ammonia inhalation is not associated with increased neuromuscular performance	5
Relationships between postural balance, aiming technique and performance in elite rifle shooters	5
Light, moderate and vigorous physical activities: New insights into a virtuous circle with happiness	5
Applying augmented feedback in basketball training facilitates improvements in jumping performance	5
Pacing behaviour of middle‐long distance running & race‐walking athletes at the IAAF U18 and U20 World Championship finals	5
Influence of preterm birth on physical fitness in early childhood	5
The ratio of heart rate to heart rate variability reflects sympathetic activity during incremental cycling exercise	5
Impact of a 246 Km ultra‐marathon running race on heart: Insights from advanced deformation analysis	5
Ultrasound and surface electromyography analyses reveal an intensity dependent active stretch‐shortening cycle of the vastus lateralis muscle during ergometer rowing	5
Agreement between isokinetic eccentric hamstring strength, Nordic hamstring strength and Nordic break‐point angle in a sample of trained and healthy individuals	5
Physical activity on mental wellbeing in senior English Premier League soccer players during the COVID‐19 pandemic and the lockdown	5
Lower impact forces but greater burden for the musculoskeletal system in running shoes with greater cushioning stiffness	5
Uncertain association between maximal fat oxidation during exercise and cardiometabolic risk factors in healthy sedentary adults	5
Association of cardiac autonomic modulation with different intensities of physical activity in a small Brazilian inner city: A gender analysis	5
75‐repetition versus sets to failure of blood flow restriction exercise on indices of muscle damage in women	5
Neurotrophic factors and brain health in children with overweight and obesity: The role of cardiorespiratory fitness	5
Hemodynamic response and pulse wave analysis after upper‐ and lower‐body resistance exercise with and without blood flow restriction	4
Effects of far‐infrared radiation lamp therapy on recovery from muscle damage induced by eccentric exercise	4
How much does sleep deprivation impair endurance performance? A systematic review and meta‐analysis	4
Potential relevance of a motor skill “proficiency barrier” on health‐related fitness in youth	4
Caffeine ingestion attenuates diurnal variation of lower‐body ballistic performance in resistance‐trained women	4
Moderators of the coach leadership and athlete motivation relationship	4
Does maternity during sports career jeopardize future athletic success in elite marathon runners?	4
Ambulatory heart rate variability in overweight and obese men after high‐intensity interval exercise versus moderate‐intensity continuous exercise	4
Gene variants previously associated with reduced soft‐tissue injury risk: Part 2 – Polygenic associations with elite status in Rugby	4
Rugby league ball carrier injuries: The relative importance of tackle characteristics during the European Super League	4
Promoting adaptive bone formation to prevent stress fractures in military personnel	4
Factors affecting the shoulder functional profile in elite judo athletes	4
Repeated‐sprint training in heat and hypoxia: Acute responses to manipulating exercise‐to‐rest ratio	4
Sensitivity of movement features to fatigue during an exhaustive treadmill run	4
Physical exercise is tied to emotion‐related impulsivity: insights from correlational analyses in healthy humans	4
Physical determinants, intercorrelations, and relevance of movement speed components in elite junior tennis players	4
Video‐based technical feedback and instruction improves tackling technique of community rugby union players	4
No diurnal variation is present in maximal fat oxidation during exercise in young healthy women: A cross‐over study	4
Blood flow restriction during self‐paced aerobic intervals reduces mechanical and cardiovascular demands without modifying neuromuscular fatigue	4
The intensity rather than the quantity of prior work determines the subsequent downward shift in the power duration relationship in professional cyclists	4
Biomechanical responses to landing strategies of female artistic gymnasts	4
Cooling during short‐term heat acclimation enhances aerobic capacity but not sweat capacity	4
Acute beetroot juice supplementation did not enhance intermittent running performance in trained rugby players	4
Does biologically categorised training alter the perceived exertion and neuromuscular movement profile of academy soccer players compared to traditional age‐group categorisation?	4
Relationship between self‐reported and objectively measured physical fitness in young men and women	4
Summated training and match load predictors of salivary immunoglobulin‐A, alpha‐amylase, testosterone, cortisol and T:C profile changes in elite‐level professional football players: A longitudinal ana	4
Cardiac cycle timing intervals in university varsity athletes	4
Assessment of bike handling during cycling individual time trials with a novel analytical technique adapted from motorcycle racing	4
Athletes with unilateral patellar tendinopathy have increased subsequent lower extremity musculoskeletal injury risk	4
Body mass index and aerobic capacity: The key variables for good performance in soldiers	4
Action observation and motor learning: The role of action observation in learning judo techniques	4
Associations between physical activity, motor skills, executive functions and early numeracy in preschoolers	4
The effects of different small‐sided games configurations on heart rate, rating of perceived exertion, and running demands in professional soccer players	4
Effect of ground technicity on cardio‐respiratory and biomechanical parameters in uphill trail running	4
Validity and reliability of the International fItness scale (IFIS) in preschool children	4
The effect of custom‐fitted compression garments worn overnight for recovery from judo training in elite athletes	4
Editorial: Military human performance optimization: Contemporary issues for sustained and improved readiness	4
Different eccentric‐based power training volumes improve glycemic, lipidemic profile and body composition of females in a dose‐dependent manner: Associations with muscle fibres composition adaptations	4