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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Scoping review of literature and systematic search of web-based resources: parasport classification instructions, experiences, and outcomes	88
The relationship between role and social identities and physical activity participation: a systematic review and meta-analysis	83
Evidence of gender imbalance across samples in sport and exercise psychology	79
Self-compassion in sport: a scoping review	55
How is the participation of individuals with disabilities studied and understood in current research within the sport context? A systematic literature review	47
Executive function and visual attention in sport: a systematic review	47
Therapeutic hypnosis and sports performance: a systematic review	46
Exercise caution: some methodological and theoretical considerations when examining improvements in attentional selectivity following exercise	42
What do we currently know about the development of talent? A systematic review in the soccer context	40
A scoping review of empirical research on dance imagery	38
Thirty years of longitudinal talent development research: a systematic review and meta-aggregation	38
A systematic review and meta-analysis of interventions that target the intersection of body image and movement among girls and women	36
Complex interventions	35
Talent development environments within sports: a scoping review examining functional and dysfunctional environmental features	34
Meta-ethnography	32
Anti-doping education interventions in athletic populations: a systematic review of their characteristics, outcomes and practical implications	27
Introduction to IRSEP special issue: research review methodologies in sport and exercise psychology	27
Comparisons of different focuses of attention on children’s learning and performance: a systematic review	27
Systematic review methods	26
Correlates of athlete mental health during career transitions: a systematic review of quantitative research	25
Psychological readiness to return to sport following injury: a state-of-the-art review	25
Citation network analysis	24
Playoff beards and unwashed uniforms: a scoping review on athletes’ superstitions and rituals	23
A meta-analysis on immediate effects of attentional focus on motor tasks performance	23