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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)
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Development of a Standardized Protocol to Measure the (An)aerobic Capacity on a Roller Ergometer Among Wheelchair Athletes35
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Airway Inflammation Responses to Walking Roadside and Park Routes After School: A Real‐World Crossover Study31
The association of end‐spurt behaviour with seasonal best time in long‐distance freestyle pool swimming31
Effects of low vs. moderate dose of recreational football on cardiovascular risk factors28
Contact times in professional football before and during the SARS‐CoV‐2 pandemic: Tracking data from the German Bundesliga27
Relationship between TV watching during childhood and adolescence and fitness in adulthood in the Raine Study cohort27
Females Exhibit Greater Peak and Cumulative Patellofemoral Joint Stress With Moderate and Heavy Load Carriage Compared With Males25
Modelling sodium requirements of athletes across a variety of exercise scenarios – Identifying when to test and target, or season to taste25
Optimizing Scanning in Youth Female Football: The Role of Verbal Instructions24
10‐20‐30 exercise training improves fitness and health24
Changes in lactate concentration are accompanied by opposite changes in the pattern of fat oxidation: Dose–response relationship23
Mental fatigue impairs padel‐specific psychomotor performance in youth‐elite male players22
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
Load and Recovery Monitoring in Top‐Level Youth Soccer Players: Exploring the Associations of a Web Application‐Based Score With Recognized Load Measures18
Prioritise safety, optimise success! Return to rugby postpartum18
Physiological characteristics predictive of passing military physical employment standard tasks for ground close combat occupations in men and women18
Psychological and social factors associated with mental health of European dual career athletes: A systematic review17
Does maternity during sports career jeopardize future athletic success in elite marathon runners?16
Associations between physical activity, motor skills, executive functions and early numeracy in preschoolers16
Lower muscular strength is associated with greater liver fat content and higher serum liver enzymes—“The Sedentary's Liver” The Study of Health in Pomerania16
Anthropometric characteristics according to the role performed by World Tour road cyclists for their team16
How are elite tennis matches won at Wimbledon? A comparison of close and one‐sided contests16
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
The Effect of Proximity‐To‐Failure on Perceptual Responses to Resistance Training15
The 12‐Lead Electrocardiogram of the Rugby Football League Athlete: Impact of Sex and Age15
Recovery of Linear and Nonlinear Heart Rate Variability Metrics After Short‐Term Moderate versus Vigorous Intensity Exercise: A Cross‐Sectional Randomized Cross‐Over Study15
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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 students14
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 Series14
Effects of external limb compression and/or low‐load resistance exercise on post‐activation performance enhancement during countermovement jumps14
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 England14
Are we tackle ready? Cross‐sectional video analysis of match tackle characteristics in elite women's Rugby Union13
Women's rugby as a catalyst for advancing female‐specific science and safety in sport13
Effect of individualised strength and plyometric training on the physical performance of basketball players13
Effects of Exergame Training on Executive Function and Heart Rate Variability in Middle‐Aged and Older Adults: A Randomized Controlled Study13
Utilising an internal focus of attention during preparation and an external focus during execution may facilitate motor learning13
Deriving Movement Categories in Rugby Sevens12
Physical activity patterns in adolescents: A longitudinal study12
Opposites attract? Mixed‐sex parents' and siblings' sport participation differentiates youth athletes' perceived parenting climates12
Can participative coach behaviour be perceived as controlling? The role of athletes’ expectations12
Effects of combined interventions to optimize performance during high‐intensity exercise in trained individuals12
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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
Physical Performance Tests in 8008 Competitive Youth Tennis Players—A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis of Normative Values11
The role of motivation in shaping social inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities in physical‐sports activity contexts11
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‘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 Rugby11
Remote ischaemic preconditioning increase tolerance to experimentally induced cold pain11
A healthier movement behavior profile is associated with body‐congruent food choices through self‐determined motivations to exercise and regulate eating11
Isoenergetic Pre‐Exercise Meals Varying in Carbohydrate Similarly Affect Resistance Training Volume Performance Compared to Placebo: A Crossover Trial11
Serum metabolomic adaptations following a 12‐week high‐intensity interval training combined to citrulline supplementation in obese older adults11
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Age‐Related Differences in Jumping and Sprinting Performance and Force Production Capacities in Young Soccer Players11
Effect of ischemic preconditioning on maximum accumulated oxygen deficit in 400‐meter runners11
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The effects of simulated monocular and binocular vision impairment on football penalty kick performance11
Combined training and hormones/enzymes with insulinotropic actions in individuals with overweight and type 2 diabetes mellitus: A randomized controlled trial10
Effect of Contextual Interference and Differential Learning on Motor Skill Development and Motivation in Novice Basketball Players10
Validity and Reliability of an On‐Bike Sensor System for the Determination of Aerodynamic Drag in Cycling10
Validity of detrended fluctuation analysis of heart rate variability to determine intensity thresholds in elite cyclists10
Durability of the Major Determinants of Endurance Performance Is Not Different After 15 kJ·kg−1 of Moderate or Heavy Exercise10
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A kinetic analysis of four high velocity, horizontally focused step‐up variations for acceleration training10
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Effect of Two Types of Open‐Skill Training on Cognitive Functions: The Case of Parkour10
Are pre‐race serum blood biomarkers associated with the 24‐h ultramarathon race performance?10
Exploring characteristics of and transitions between mental states within the Multi‐Action Plan model in high‐level judo10
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
Impact of Tennis‐Specific Hitting and Running Loads on Respiration Patterns Compared to Treadmill Running With Similar Oxygen Uptake10
Benefits of resistance training are not preserved after cessation of supervised training in prostate cancer patients on androgen deprivation therapy10
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?10
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Correlates of Aerobic Performance in Adolescents and Adults9
Validity and Practical Application of Muscle Oxygenation Monitoring for Identifying Maximal Fat Oxidation in Cyclists9
Determining the Contextual Factors in a Decision‐Making Framework for a Rugby League Ball Carrier: A Rapid Review and Delphi Study9
Daily energy expenditure and water turnover in female netball players from the Netball Super League: A doubly labeled water observation study9
Device‐Based Physical Activity and Low‐Grade Inflammation in People With Multimorbidity: Cross‐Sectional Baseline Analysis From the MOBILIZE Trial9
The relationship between training characteristics and durability in professional cyclists across a competitive season9
From Sprint to Endurance: Performance Level and Pacing Profile of International Level Para‐Cyclists From C Division9
Factors affecting the shoulder functional profile in elite judo athletes9
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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 heat9
Comparative upper‐quarter posture analysis of female adolescent freestyle swimmers and non‐swimmers9
Effects of caffeine chewing gum supplementation on exercise performance: A systematic review and meta‐analysis9
Occupational physical activity trends from 1987 to 2017: A nationally representative sample of 160,509 Spanish adults9
Physiological and cognitive responses to hyperoxic exercise in full water submersion9
Engaging athletes as research participants. A document analysis of published sport science literature9
Increased toe flexor strength does not relate to altered postural sway during static upright standing after 12 weeks of multicomponent exercise training9
Tackle Characteristics Resulting in Potential Head Injuries in Elite Men's Rugby League: A Video Analysis Study of 746 Tackles8
The effect of work rate on metabolic and mechanical intensity measures across skating style sub‐techniques in cross‐country skiing8
A new model of performance classification to standardize the research results in swimming8
Prior brain endurance training improves endurance exercise performance8
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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 cyclists8
Evaluation of leg symmetry in muscle oxygen saturation during submaximal to maximal cycling exercise8
Menstrual Cycle Symptoms, But Not Oestrogen or Progesterone Concentrations, Are Associated With Sleep in Female Athletes8
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Ultrasound and surface electromyography analyses reveal an intensity dependent active stretch‐shortening cycle of the vastus lateralis muscle during ergometer rowing8
Exercise positively impacts global longitudinal strain in women at risk of developing cardiovascular disease8
Quantifying coordinative patterns in steady‐state running: The impact of footwear and foot strike on joint coupling variability8
Resistance exercise training augments the immunomodulatory adaptations to aerobic high‐intensity interval training8
Development of a 3D active movement extent discrimination apparatus for testing proprioception at the ankle joint with inversion movements made in plantarflexion8
Triceps brachii hypertrophy is substantially greater after elbow extension training performed in the overhead versus neutral arm position8
Minimal influence of the menstrual cycle or hormonal contraceptives on performance in female rugby league athletes8
How does prolonged tennis playing affect lower limb muscles' activity during first and second tennis serves?8
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 study8
RETRACTED ARTICLE: Statement of Retraction: Single joint exercises do not provide benefits in performance and anthropometric changes in recreational bodybuilders8
Longitudinal relationship between organised and non‐organised physical activities and overall physical activity in children aged 3–11 years8
The effect of internal, external, and holistic focus of attention on standing long jump performance in novice and skilled karatekas8
Repeated Resistance Training Reveals the Reproducibility of Muscle Strength and Size Responses Within Individuals8
Whole‐body volume of oxygen consumption while walking: Agreement between measured and estimated values8
Prevalence of reducing carbohydrate intake and fasted training in elite endurance athletes and association with bone injury8
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 ri8
Effects of Root Extract of Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera) on Perception of Recovery and Muscle Strength in Female Athletes8
The higher oxygen consumption during multiple short intervals is sex‐independent and not influenced by skeletal muscle characteristics in well‐trained cyclists8
Changes in the skin characteristics associated with dehydration and rehydration8
Sex‐based differences in shot put, javelin throw, and long jump in 8‐and‐under and 9–10‐year‐old athletes8
Criterion‐related validity and reliability of the standing long jump test in adults: The Adult‐Fit project8
Association of Shoe Cushioning Perception and Comfort With Injury Risk in Leisure‐Time Runners: A Secondary Analysis of a Randomised Trial8
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High‐level performances following low altitude training and tapering in warm environments in elite racewalkers7
Self‐Regulated Moderate Intensity Habitual Exercise and Next‐Day Resting Metabolic Rate in Male Endurance Athletes: Implications for Athlete Testing7
Associations of midlife fitness and obesity profiles with cognitive function7
Trends in Patterns of Physical Exercise and Screen‐Time in Swedish Adolescents From 2013 to 20197
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Acute effects of sodium bicarbonate ingestion on cycling time‐trial performance: A systematic review and meta‐analysis of randomized controlled trials7
Influence of exercise intensity and hypoxic exposure on physiological, perceptual and biomechanical responses to treadmill running7
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
Does creatine supplementation affect recovery speed of impulse above critical torque?7
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Associations Between Bone Age, Body Composition and Physical Performance in Icelandic 12‐Year‐Old Female Soccer Players7
Eight‐Week Flywheel Training Enhances Jump Performance and Stretch‐Shortening Cycle Function in Collegiate Basketball Players7
Real‐Time Monitoring of Biometric Responses During a 200‐km Ultra‐Endurance Race Across the Desert7
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Agreement between isokinetic eccentric hamstring strength, Nordic hamstring strength and Nordic break‐point angle in a sample of trained and healthy individuals7
Effects of Heat and Hypoxia Training on the Fat Oxidation Capacity of Competitive Athletes7
The effects of chronic concentric and eccentric training on position sense and joint reaction angle of the knee extensors7
Neurotrophic factors and brain health in children with overweight and obesity: The role of cardiorespiratory fitness7
Under Consumed and Overestimated: Discrepancies in Race‐Day Carbohydrate Intake Among Endurance Athletes6
How to benefit from augmented feedback? The influence of motivational and informational content of augmented feedback and the influence of task complexity6
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Repeated sprint training: The effects of session volume on acute physiological, neuromuscular, perceptual and performance outcomes in athletes6
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
Latent Profiles of Sport Motivation in Czech University Students: An Exploratory Person‐Centered Approach Using the Sport Motivation Scale6
The effects of squat variations on strength and quadriceps hypertrophy adaptations in recreationally trained females6
What happens in the prefrontal cortex? Cognitive processing of novel and familiar stimuli in soccer: An exploratory fNIRS study6
Match workload and international travel associated with (ACL) injuries in professional women's football6
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Optimizing the number of players and training bout durations in soccer small‐sided games: Effects on mood balance and technical performance6
Aerobic exercise in cold weather may affect metabolic diseases and bone‐cartilage formation by increasing CTRP‐3 levels6
Optimizing sprint interval exercise for post‐exercise hypotension: A randomized crossover trial6
A broken link: Knowledge of carbohydrate requirements do not predict carbohydrate intake around competition in endurance athletes6
Learning a new balance task: The influence of prior motor practice on training adaptations6
Association of cardiac autonomic modulation with different intensities of physical activity in a small Brazilian inner city: A gender analysis6
Day‐To‐Day Endurance Training Periodization of World‐Class Cross‐Country Skiers6
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
Is your system fit for purpose? Female athlete health considerations for rugby injury and illness surveillance systems6
Temporal differences in the myoelectric activity of lower limb muscles during rearfoot and forefoot running: A statistical parametric mapping approach6
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Full‐body resistance training promotes greater fat mass loss than a split‐body routine in well‐trained males: A randomized trial6
Throwing cold water on muscle growth: A systematic review with meta‐analysis of the effects of postexercise cold water immersion on resistance training‐induced hypertrophy6
Case study of a world hour record simulation in an elite cyclist: Insight into task failure6
Does nutritional status influence the effects of a multicomponent exercise programme on body composition and physical fitness in older adults with limited physical function?6
Muscle typology influences the number of repetitions to failure during resistance training6
Modelling Female Breast Motion During Running: Implications of Breast Support on the Spine6
Development and validity of the subjective training quality scale6
Genetic polymorphisms related to muscular strength and flexibility are associated with artistic gymnastic performance in the Japanese population6
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Acute physiological responses of blood flow restriction between high‐intensity interval repetitions in trained cyclists6
Effects of concentric and eccentric cycling training on muscular hemodynamic and erythrocyte rheological responses to exercise in sedentary males6
Effect of individual characteristics and aerobic training on the %HRR‐%O2R relationship6
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 trial6
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Superimposing neuromuscular electrical stimulation onto voluntary contractions to improve muscle strength and mass: A systematic review5
A single dose of dihydrocapsiate does not improve neuromuscular performance in resistance‐trained young adults: A randomised, triple‐blinded, placebo‐controlled, crossover trial5
Field‐testing to determine power – cadence and torque – cadence profiles in professional road cyclists5
Racewalking on a treadmill alters gait characteristics without increasing risk of disqualification5
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
Individualised reference ranges for markers of muscle recovery assessment in soccer5
Association of physical activity metrics with glucose variability in people with type 1 diabetes: A cross‐sectional study5
Validity and reliability of the International fItness scale (IFIS) in preschool children5
The acute effect of wearable resistance placement on change of direction performance in elite netball players5
Assessing climatic, travel, and methodological influences on whole‐match and worst‐case scenario locomotor demands of international men's rugby sevens match‐play5
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?5
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
Physiological Responses to High‐Intensity Interval Exercise in Hypoxia Among Lean Males and Those With Overweight or Obesity5
Sex Differences in Upper‐ and Lower‐Limb Muscle Strength in Children and Adolescents: A Meta‐Analysis5
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A hybrid framework to predict ski jumping forces by combining data‐driven pose estimation and model‐based force calculation5
Impact of a 16‐week strength training program on physical performance, body composition and cardiac remodeling in previously untrained women and men5
Body Composition and Its Correlates in Children and Adolescents Living in Germany: A Cross‐Sectional Study5
Multicomponent recreational team handball training improves global health status in postmenopausal women at the long term – A randomised controlled trial5
Nation‐wide cross‐sectional study of participation and predictors of enjoyment among Australian adult walking sport participants5
Upper and lower limb impact loading during artistic gymnastics foundation floor tumbling skills5
Abnormal exercise adaptation after varying severities of COVID‐19: A controlled cross‐sectional analysis of 392 survivors5
The Effects of Familiarisation on Countermovement Jumps with Handheld Dumbbell Accentuated Eccentric Loading in Youth Athletes5
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Interdisciplinary practice in performance sport: A scoping review of evidence of collaboration5
An external focus promotes motor learning of an aiming task in individuals with hearing impairments5
Global Positioning System‐Derived Metrics and Machine Learning Models for Injury Prediction in Professional Rugby Union Players5
A hierarchy of correlates for objectively measured physical activity, sedentary time, and physical fitness in older adults: A CHAID analysis5
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 trial5
The intensity rather than the quantity of prior work determines the subsequent downward shift in the power duration relationship in professional cyclists5
Associations Between Match‐Play Characteristics and Environmental Temperatures in 4 Professional Football Leagues5
The Effects of Circadian Rhythms and Exercise Preconditioning on Cardiac Troponin T Levels Following Graded Exercise5
Does a broad‐spectrum cannabidiol supplement improve performance in a 10‐min cycle ergometer performance‐test?5
Comparing lab and field agility kinematics in young talented female football players: Implications for ACL injury prevention5
Current Practice in the Measurement and Management of Vitamin D Status in Elite Sport and Parasport5
The relationship between muscle oxygen saturation kinetics and maximal blood lactate accumulation rate across varying sprint cycle durations5
Reliance upon contextual information can impede visual anticipation5
Up for the tackle? The pelvic floor and rugby. A review5
Continuous measurement of interstitial glycaemia in professional female UCI world tour cyclists undertaking a 9‐day cycle training camp5
Deviation From Optimal Physical Activity Duration Worsens Depressive Symptoms Through High Sleep Reactivity and Poor Sleep Quality in Adult Volunteers From the Community5
Exploring the depths of on‐water training in highly‐trained rowing athletes5
Resistance exercise training to improve post‐operative rehabilitation in knee arthroplasty patients: A narrative review5
Coach–athlete relationships, self‐confidence, and psychological wellbeing: The role of perceived and received coach support5
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