European Journal of Sport Science

Papers
(The TQCC of European Journal of Sport Science is 5. 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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)
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Development of a Standardized Protocol to Measure the (An)aerobic Capacity on a Roller Ergometer Among Wheelchair Athletes36
Females Exhibit Greater Peak and Cumulative Patellofemoral Joint Stress With Moderate and Heavy Load Carriage Compared With Males33
10‐20‐30 exercise training improves fitness and health31
Airway Inflammation Responses to Walking Roadside and Park Routes After School: A Real‐World Crossover Study31
The Association Between Early Sport Specialization and Injury and Career Outcomes Among National Football League Athletes26
Anthropometric characteristics according to the role performed by World Tour road cyclists for their team24
Optimizing Scanning in Youth Female Football: The Role of Verbal Instructions23
Load and Recovery Monitoring in Top‐Level Youth Soccer Players: Exploring the Associations of a Web Application‐Based Score With Recognized Load Measures22
Physiological characteristics predictive of passing military physical employment standard tasks for ground close combat occupations in men and women22
Changes in lactate concentration are accompanied by opposite changes in the pattern of fat oxidation: Dose–response relationship20
Mental fatigue impairs padel‐specific psychomotor performance in youth‐elite male players20
Prioritise safety, optimise success! Return to rugby postpartum20
Psychological and social factors associated with mental health of European dual career athletes: A systematic review19
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 camp19
Can participative coach behaviour be perceived as controlling? The role of athletes’ expectations18
Lower muscular strength is associated with greater liver fat content and higher serum liver enzymes—“The Sedentary's Liver” The Study of Health in Pomerania18
The 12‐Lead Electrocardiogram of the Rugby Football League Athlete: Impact of Sex and Age17
The application of match‐event and instrumented mouthguard data to inform match limits: An example using rugby union Premiership and rugby league Super League data from England17
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How are elite tennis matches won at Wimbledon? A comparison of close and one‐sided contests17
Women's rugby as a catalyst for advancing female‐specific science and safety in sport16
Effects of external limb compression and/or low‐load resistance exercise on post‐activation performance enhancement during countermovement jumps16
The Performance Demands and Technical Determinants for Tackle and Ruck Success During the Pool and Knockout Stages of the Men's International World Rugby Sevens Series16
Eight‐week lat pull‐down resistance training with joint instability leads to superior pull‐up endurance performance and reduced antagonist coactivation in recreationally active male college students16
From Sensation to Anxiety: The Mediating Effect of Physical Sensation and Experiential Avoidance on Exercise Anxiety Among College Students16
Physical activity patterns in adolescents: A longitudinal study16
Effects of Exergame Training on Executive Function and Heart Rate Variability in Middle‐Aged and Older Adults: A Randomized Controlled Study16
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Are we tackle ready? Cross‐sectional video analysis of match tackle characteristics in elite women's Rugby Union15
Recovery of Linear and Nonlinear Heart Rate Variability Metrics After Short‐Term Moderate versus Vigorous Intensity Exercise: A Cross‐Sectional Randomized Cross‐Over Study15
Mental fatigue impairs the number of repetitions to muscular failure in the half back‐squat exercise for low‐ and mid‐ but not high‐intensity resistance exercise15
Effect of individualised strength and plyometric training on the physical performance of basketball players15
Deriving Movement Categories in Rugby Sevens15
Accentuated Eccentric Loading Increases Maximal Countermovement Jump Height Without Changes in Overall Lower Limb Kinetics and Energetics14
Effects of combined interventions to optimize performance during high‐intensity exercise in trained individuals14
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The Effect of Proximity‐To‐Failure on Perceptual Responses to Resistance Training14
Remote ischaemic preconditioning increase tolerance to experimentally induced cold pain13
Serum metabolomic adaptations following a 12‐week high‐intensity interval training combined to citrulline supplementation in obese older adults13
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Impact of Tennis‐Specific Hitting and Running Loads on Respiration Patterns Compared to Treadmill Running With Similar Oxygen Uptake13
Validity and Reliability of an On‐Bike Sensor System for the Determination of Aerodynamic Drag in Cycling13
Isoenergetic Pre‐Exercise Meals Varying in Carbohydrate Similarly Affect Resistance Training Volume Performance Compared to Placebo: A Crossover Trial13
‘We're All (Cauliflower) Ears’: A Delphi Study Including Staff and Players to Co‐Construct Sports Science and Medicine (Performance and Wellbeing) Research Priorities for Premiership Rugby13
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Effect of Two Types of Open‐Skill Training on Cognitive Functions: The Case of Parkour13
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A healthier movement behavior profile is associated with body‐congruent food choices through self‐determined motivations to exercise and regulate eating13
Benefits of resistance training are not preserved after cessation of supervised training in prostate cancer patients on androgen deprivation therapy12
Video analysis of heading and risk of head injury situations in elite international men's football: Does the frequency of headers increase with the level of play?12
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Physical Performance Tests in 8008 Competitive Youth Tennis Players—A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis of Normative Values12
The ‘Where, What, How and Who’ of Head Accelerations in Rugby Union. Head Acceleration Events From Men's and Women's Northern and Southern Hemisphere Competitions12
Opposites attract? Mixed‐sex parents' and siblings' sport participation differentiates youth athletes' perceived parenting climates12
Exploring characteristics of and transitions between mental states within the Multi‐Action Plan model in high‐level judo12
Age‐Related Differences in Jumping and Sprinting Performance and Force Production Capacities in Young Soccer Players12
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Are pre‐race serum blood biomarkers associated with the 24‐h ultramarathon race performance?12
The effects of simulated monocular and binocular vision impairment on football penalty kick performance12
The role of motivation in shaping social inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities in physical‐sports activity contexts12
A kinetic analysis of four high velocity, horizontally focused step‐up variations for acceleration training12
Determining the Contextual Factors in a Decision‐Making Framework for a Rugby League Ball Carrier: A Rapid Review and Delphi Study11
Ultrasound and surface electromyography analyses reveal an intensity dependent active stretch‐shortening cycle of the vastus lateralis muscle during ergometer rowing11
Device‐Based Physical Activity and Low‐Grade Inflammation in People With Multimorbidity: Cross‐Sectional Baseline Analysis From the MOBILIZE Trial11
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Physiological and cognitive responses to hyperoxic exercise in full water submersion11
Validity and Practical Application of Muscle Oxygenation Monitoring for Identifying Maximal Fat Oxidation in Cyclists11
Correlates of Aerobic Performance in Adolescents and Adults11
Daily energy expenditure and water turnover in female netball players from the Netball Super League: A doubly labeled water observation study11
From Sprint to Endurance: Performance Level and Pacing Profile of International Level Para‐Cyclists From C Division11
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Topical application of isolated menthol and combined menthol‐capsaicin creams: Exercise tolerance, thermal perception, pain, attentional focus and thermoregulation in the heat10
Combined training and hormones/enzymes with insulinotropic actions in individuals with overweight and type 2 diabetes mellitus: A randomized controlled trial10
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Change in sprint cycling torque is not associated with change in isometric force following six weeks of sprint cycling and resistance training in strength‐trained novice cyclists10
Effect of Contextual Interference and Differential Learning on Motor Skill Development and Motivation in Novice Basketball Players10
Effect of acute heat exposure on the determination of critical power and W′ in women and men10
Echocardiographic assessment of myocardial efficiency predicts exercise performance10
Durability of the Major Determinants of Endurance Performance Is Not Different After 15 kJ·kg−1 of Moderate or Heavy Exercise10
RETRACTED ARTICLE: Statement of Retraction: Single joint exercises do not provide benefits in performance and anthropometric changes in recreational bodybuilders10
Exercise positively impacts global longitudinal strain in women at risk of developing cardiovascular disease10
Criterion‐related validity and reliability of the standing long jump test in adults: The Adult‐Fit project10
Coach‐Perpetrated Interpersonal Violence: Witnessing, Perceived Harmfulness and the Role of Coaching Motivational Climate10
The effect of internal, external, and holistic focus of attention on standing long jump performance in novice and skilled karatekas10
Engaging athletes as research participants. A document analysis of published sport science literature10
Application of an in silico approach identifies a genetic locus within ITGB2, and its interactions with HSPG2 and FGF9, to be associated with anterior cruciate ligament rupture ri10
Associations Between Motor Competence and Mental Health in Youth: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis10
Minimal influence of the menstrual cycle or hormonal contraceptives on performance in female rugby league athletes9
Prior brain endurance training improves endurance exercise performance9
Menstrual Cycle Symptoms, But Not Oestrogen or Progesterone Concentrations, Are Associated With Sleep in Female Athletes9
The higher oxygen consumption during multiple short intervals is sex‐independent and not influenced by skeletal muscle characteristics in well‐trained cyclists9
The effect of work rate on metabolic and mechanical intensity measures across skating style sub‐techniques in cross‐country skiing9
Sex‐based differences in shot put, javelin throw, and long jump in 8‐and‐under and 9–10‐year‐old athletes9
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Longitudinal relationship between organised and non‐organised physical activities and overall physical activity in children aged 3–11 years9
Whole‐body volume of oxygen consumption while walking: Agreement between measured and estimated values9
Tackle Characteristics Resulting in Potential Head Injuries in Elite Men's Rugby League: A Video Analysis Study of 746 Tackles9
Prevalence of reducing carbohydrate intake and fasted training in elite endurance athletes and association with bone injury9
Triceps brachii hypertrophy is substantially greater after elbow extension training performed in the overhead versus neutral arm position9
Evaluation of leg symmetry in muscle oxygen saturation during submaximal to maximal cycling exercise9
Runners with a high body mass index and previous running‐related problems is a high‐risk population for sustaining a new running‐related injury: A 18‐month cohort study9
Quantifying coordinative patterns in steady‐state running: The impact of footwear and foot strike on joint coupling variability9
How does prolonged tennis playing affect lower limb muscles' activity during first and second tennis serves?9
Association of Shoe Cushioning Perception and Comfort With Injury Risk in Leisure‐Time Runners: A Secondary Analysis of a Randomised Trial9
Effects of Root Extract of Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera) on Perception of Recovery and Muscle Strength in Female Athletes9
Real‐Time Monitoring of Biometric Responses During a 200‐km Ultra‐Endurance Race Across the Desert8
Influence of exercise intensity and hypoxic exposure on physiological, perceptual and biomechanical responses to treadmill running8
Development of a 3D active movement extent discrimination apparatus for testing proprioception at the ankle joint with inversion movements made in plantarflexion8
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How to benefit from augmented feedback? The influence of motivational and informational content of augmented feedback and the influence of task complexity8
Case study of a world hour record simulation in an elite cyclist: Insight into task failure8
When Load Does not Tell the Whole Story: Acute Effects of Effort Matched Resistance Training Protocols on Arterial Stiffness8
High‐level performances following low altitude training and tapering in warm environments in elite racewalkers8
Eight‐Week Flywheel Training Enhances Jump Performance and Stretch‐Shortening Cycle Function in Collegiate Basketball Players8
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The effects of chronic concentric and eccentric training on position sense and joint reaction angle of the knee extensors8
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Repeated Resistance Training Reveals the Reproducibility of Muscle Strength and Size Responses Within Individuals8
Resistance exercise training augments the immunomodulatory adaptations to aerobic high‐intensity interval training8
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Trends in Patterns of Physical Exercise and Screen‐Time in Swedish Adolescents From 2013 to 20198
Full‐body resistance training promotes greater fat mass loss than a split‐body routine in well‐trained males: A randomized trial7
Optimizing the number of players and training bout durations in soccer small‐sided games: Effects on mood balance and technical performance7
The Influence of Short‐Term, Severe Low Energy Availability With Varying Protein Content on Substrate Metabolism, High‐Intensity Exercise Performance and Subjective Responses in Young Adults7
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Changes in the ideal body shape associated with adolescent rowing‐ergometry performance following a 6‐week training intervention: New scaling insights using three‐dimensional allometry7
Associations of midlife fitness and obesity profiles with cognitive function7
Effects of Heat and Hypoxia Training on the Fat Oxidation Capacity of Competitive Athletes7
Associations Between Bone Age, Body Composition and Physical Performance in Icelandic 12‐Year‐Old Female Soccer Players7
What happens in the prefrontal cortex? Cognitive processing of novel and familiar stimuli in soccer: An exploratory fNIRS study7
The effects of squat variations on strength and quadriceps hypertrophy adaptations in recreationally trained females7
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Modelling Female Breast Motion During Running: Implications of Breast Support on the Spine7
Match workload and international travel associated with (ACL) injuries in professional women's football7
Is your system fit for purpose? Female athlete health considerations for rugby injury and illness surveillance systems7
A broken link: Knowledge of carbohydrate requirements do not predict carbohydrate intake around competition in endurance athletes7
Effects of concentric and eccentric cycling training on muscular hemodynamic and erythrocyte rheological responses to exercise in sedentary males7
Self‐Regulated Moderate Intensity Habitual Exercise and Next‐Day Resting Metabolic Rate in Male Endurance Athletes: Implications for Athlete Testing7
‘Makes me Feel Alive!’: Perceptions and Experiences of Walking Sports Participation in Australia Using the Theory of Planned Behaviour7
Physical Activity and Metabolic Alterations in Children and Adolescents Across Different Weight Groups: A Systematic Review7
Acute physiological responses of blood flow restriction between high‐intensity interval repetitions in trained cyclists7
Repeated sprint training: The effects of session volume on acute physiological, neuromuscular, perceptual and performance outcomes in athletes7
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Effect of individual characteristics and aerobic training on the %HRR‐%O2R relationship7
Throwing cold water on muscle growth: A systematic review with meta‐analysis of the effects of postexercise cold water immersion on resistance training‐induced hypertrophy7
Muscle typology influences the number of repetitions to failure during resistance training7
Aerobic exercise in cold weather may affect metabolic diseases and bone‐cartilage formation by increasing CTRP‐3 levels7
Under Consumed and Overestimated: Discrepancies in Race‐Day Carbohydrate Intake Among Endurance Athletes7
Does creatine supplementation affect recovery speed of impulse above critical torque?7
From Intention to Execution: Pre‐Race Nutrition Behaviours, Influences, and Performance Outcomes in Female Endurance Athletes at the IRONMAN World Championships7
Dose‐response effect of a recreational team handball‐based exercise programme on cardiometabolic health and physical fitness in inactive middle‐aged‐to‐elderly males − a randomised controlled trial7
Development and validity of the subjective training quality scale7
Differences in Physical Fitness and Health‐Related Variables Between Older Adults With Versus Without Self‐Reported Impairments in Activities of Daily Living: A Population‐Based Study6
Effect of Plyometric Training on Vertical Jump Height in Pre‐Peak Height Velocity Boys and Girls Aged 9–11 Years6
A hierarchy of correlates for objectively measured physical activity, sedentary time, and physical fitness in older adults: A CHAID analysis6
Return‐To‐Sport Assessments After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury: Which Jump‐Landing Test Is Sensitive to an ACL‐Injury History Under Fatigued or NonFatigued Conditions?6
Up for the tackle? The pelvic floor and rugby. A review6
Deviation From Optimal Physical Activity Duration Worsens Depressive Symptoms Through High Sleep Reactivity and Poor Sleep Quality in Adult Volunteers From the Community6
Latent Profiles of Sport Motivation in Czech University Students: An Exploratory Person‐Centered Approach Using the Sport Motivation Scale6
Global Positioning System‐Derived Metrics and Machine Learning Models for Injury Prediction in Professional Rugby Union Players6
Physiological Responses to High‐Intensity Interval Exercise in Hypoxia Among Lean Males and Those With Overweight or Obesity6
An external focus promotes motor learning of an aiming task in individuals with hearing impairments6
Effectiveness of a High‐Intensity Interval Games Program in Extra‐Curricular Context (MOVI‐daFIT!) on Gross Motor Competence and Health‐Related Quality of Life in Primary Schoolchildren: Cluster‐Rando6
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Day‐To‐Day Endurance Training Periodization of World‐Class Cross‐Country Skiers6
Exploring the depths of on‐water training in highly‐trained rowing athletes6
Resistance exercise training to improve post‐operative rehabilitation in knee arthroplasty patients: A narrative review6
Fat Oxidation, But Not Subcutaneous Adipose Tissue Lipolysis, Differs Between Males and Females During a Treadmill‐Based Heat Tolerance Test6
Goalkeepers’ plasticity during learning of a whole‐body visuomotor rotation in a stable or variable environment6
Low‐ or moderate‐carbohydrate calorie–restricted diets have similar effects on body composition and taekwondo performance after high‐carbohydrate recovery meals6
Interdisciplinary practice in performance sport: A scoping review of evidence of collaboration6
The relationship between muscle oxygen saturation kinetics and maximal blood lactate accumulation rate across varying sprint cycle durations5
Pre‐Season Total Energy Expenditure and Dietary Intake of Professional Male Soccer Players: A Doubly Labelled Water Study5
Improving the identification of bone‐specific physical activity using wrist‐worn accelerometry: A cross‐sectional study in 11–12‐year‐old Australian children5
Individualised reference ranges for markers of muscle recovery assessment in soccer5
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Body Composition and Its Correlates in Children and Adolescents Living in Germany: A Cross‐Sectional Study5
The Effects of Familiarisation on Countermovement Jumps with Handheld Dumbbell Accentuated Eccentric Loading in Youth Athletes5
Associations Between the Horizontal Force‐Velocity Profile and Change of Direction Asymmetries and Phase‐Specific Performance in Elite U21 Football Players5
Effect of Daily Social Media Use on Smartphones Before Training on Attack Efficiency and Repeated Vertical Jump Ability in Young Male Volleyball Players: A Randomized and Crossover Trial5
Sex Differences in Upper‐ and Lower‐Limb Muscle Strength in Children and Adolescents: A Meta‐Analysis5
The Effects of Circadian Rhythms and Exercise Preconditioning on Cardiac Troponin T Levels Following Graded Exercise5
Impact of a 16‐week strength training program on physical performance, body composition and cardiac remodeling in previously untrained women and men5
Current Practice in the Measurement and Management of Vitamin D Status in Elite Sport and Parasport5
Correction to “Effects of Root Extract of Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera) on Perception of Recovery and Muscle Strength in Female Athletes”5
A single dose of dihydrocapsiate does not improve neuromuscular performance in resistance‐trained young adults: A randomised, triple‐blinded, placebo‐controlled, crossover trial5
Previous Hamstring Injury Does Not Impact Biceps Femoris Long Head Fascicle Length and Eccentric Knee Flexion Strength Changes Following a Low‐Volume Resistance Training Intervention in Elite Under‐205
Nation‐wide cross‐sectional study of participation and predictors of enjoyment among Australian adult walking sport participants5
Evaluating Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) Derived Glucose Variability in Athletes Clinically Diagnosed With Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (REDs)5
Does a broad‐spectrum cannabidiol supplement improve performance in a 10‐min cycle ergometer performance‐test?5
Safe Sport in Mediterranean Contexts: Cultural Logics of Harm, Silence, and Authority5
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Comparison of Sprint Deceleration Capacity in Front‐ and Side‐Facing End Stances in Multidirectional Team Sport Athletes5
Association of physical activity metrics with glucose variability in people with type 1 diabetes: A cross‐sectional study5
Upper and lower limb impact loading during artistic gymnastics foundation floor tumbling skills5
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The intensity rather than the quantity of prior work determines the subsequent downward shift in the power duration relationship in professional cyclists5
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Associations Between Match‐Play Characteristics and Environmental Temperatures in 4 Professional Football Leagues5
Reliance upon contextual information can impede visual anticipation5
The acute effect of wearable resistance placement on change of direction performance in elite netball players5
Superimposing neuromuscular electrical stimulation onto voluntary contractions to improve muscle strength and mass: A systematic review5
Coach–athlete relationships, self‐confidence, and psychological wellbeing: The role of perceived and received coach support5
Assessing climatic, travel, and methodological influences on whole‐match and worst‐case scenario locomotor demands of international men's rugby sevens match‐play5
Continuous measurement of interstitial glycaemia in professional female UCI world tour cyclists undertaking a 9‐day cycle training camp5
Determining female‐specific high‐intensity activity GPS thresholds in women's rugby union: Use of current use of male‐derived absolute speed thresholds underestimates true levels5
Multicomponent recreational team handball training improves global health status in postmenopausal women at the long term – A randomised controlled trial5
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