OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology is 23. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Self-compassion in sport: a scoping review	78
Scoping review of literature and systematic search of web-based resources: parasport classification instructions, experiences, and outcomes	74
The relationship between role and social identities and physical activity participation: a systematic review and meta-analysis	73
Mapping the scientific structure of positive youth development research in sport	45
Evidence of gender imbalance across samples in sport and exercise psychology	45
Therapeutic hypnosis and sports performance: a systematic review	43
How is the participation of individuals with disabilities studied and understood in current research within the sport context? A systematic literature review	39
Exercise caution: some methodological and theoretical considerations when examining improvements in attentional selectivity following exercise	35
Thirty years of longitudinal talent development research: a systematic review and meta-aggregation	34
A scoping review of empirical research on dance imagery	33
Executive function and visual attention in sport: a systematic review	33
What do we currently know about the development of talent? A systematic review in the soccer context	33
The effectiveness of stress regulation interventions with athletes: A systematic review and multilevel meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials	30
A systematic review exploring the reflective accounts of applied sport psychology practitioners	28
A systematic review and meta-analysis of interventions that target the intersection of body image and movement among girls and women	28
Complex interventions	27
Talent development environments within sports: a scoping review examining functional and dysfunctional environmental features	25
When is knowledge of performance (KP) superior to knowledge of results (KR) in promoting motor skill learning? A systematic review	24
Meta-ethnography	24
Comparisons of different focuses of attention on children’s learning and performance: a systematic review	23
Systematic review methods	23
Introduction to IRSEP special issue: research review methodologies in sport and exercise psychology	23
Anti-doping education interventions in athletic populations: a systematic review of their characteristics, outcomes and practical implications	23