International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology

Papers
(The median citation count of International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology is 6. 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.)
ArticleCitations
Scoping review of literature and systematic search of web-based resources: parasport classification instructions, experiences, and outcomes88
The relationship between role and social identities and physical activity participation: a systematic review and meta-analysis83
Evidence of gender imbalance across samples in sport and exercise psychology79
Self-compassion in sport: a scoping review55
How is the participation of individuals with disabilities studied and understood in current research within the sport context? A systematic literature review47
Executive function and visual attention in sport: a systematic review47
Therapeutic hypnosis and sports performance: a systematic review46
Exercise caution: some methodological and theoretical considerations when examining improvements in attentional selectivity following exercise42
What do we currently know about the development of talent? A systematic review in the soccer context40
A scoping review of empirical research on dance imagery38
Thirty years of longitudinal talent development research: a systematic review and meta-aggregation38
A systematic review and meta-analysis of interventions that target the intersection of body image and movement among girls and women36
Complex interventions35
Talent development environments within sports: a scoping review examining functional and dysfunctional environmental features34
Meta-ethnography32
Anti-doping education interventions in athletic populations: a systematic review of their characteristics, outcomes and practical implications27
Introduction to IRSEP special issue: research review methodologies in sport and exercise psychology27
Comparisons of different focuses of attention on children’s learning and performance: a systematic review27
Systematic review methods26
Correlates of athlete mental health during career transitions: a systematic review of quantitative research25
Psychological readiness to return to sport following injury: a state-of-the-art review25
Citation network analysis24
Playoff beards and unwashed uniforms: a scoping review on athletes’ superstitions and rituals23
A meta-analysis on immediate effects of attentional focus on motor tasks performance23
Dyadic trust in sport: a theoretical and integrative review21
Imagery training of motor actions in children and adolescents: a meta-analysis21
Coach mental health literacy: a scoping review21
The role of anticipated affect in the context of physical activity: a scoping review20
Correction20
Autonomy support in sport and exercise settings: a systematic review and meta-analysis19
The mental health of student-athletes: a systematic scoping review19
Monitoring training adaptation: a scoping review of the relationship between self-reported subjective variables and resting vagally-mediated heart rate variability (vmHRV) in adult athletes18
Loneliness in sport: A systematic mixed studies review18
Mechanisms for handling uncertainty in sensorimotor control in sports: a scoping review17
From simulation to motor execution: a review of the impact of dynamic motor imagery on performance15
A critical review of research on executive functions in sport and exercise15
Multidimensional perfectionism and sport performance: a systematic review and meta-analysis15
Sport and exercise-based interventions for young people in alternative provisions ‘what, where, how, and for who’: a realist review14
Implementing pressure on athletes during training: a scoping review14
The effectiveness of physical activity interventions that include both physical activity and psychosocial strategies in people living with a severe mental illness: a systematic review and meta-analysi13
Realist review13
The use of video feedback as a facet of performance analysis: an integrative review12
Performance support team effectiveness in elite sport: a narrative review11
A review of the interpersonal experience, expression, and regulation of emotions in sport11
Mental health interventions in non-elite sport: a systematic review and meta-analysis11
Toxic leadership in high-performance sports and its consequences for mental health and performance: a scoping review10
The performance and psychological effects of goal setting in sport: A systematic review and meta-analysis10
The role of deliberation in intuitive decision-making in sports10
Scoping reviews and rapid reviews9
The role of psychosocial factors in performing hurt: a systematic review covering the high-performance domains of sport, music, and dance9
Emotion regulation interventions on physical activity: a systematic review and meta-analysis9
Training vision in athletes to improve sports performance: a systematic review of the literature9
The effect of self-confidence on performance in sports: a meta-analysis and narrative review8
Mental and physical health outcomes of burnout in athletes: a systematic review and meta-analysis8
Anonymous vs. non-anonymous administration of depression scales in elite athletes: a meta-analysis7
Effects of exercise on electroencephalography-recorded neural oscillations: a systematic review7
Athletes’ lived experiences recovering from and returning to sport following a sport-related concussion: a meta-synthesis of qualitative studies6
Norms in sport: a scoping review6
Revising home advantage in sport – home advantage mediation (HAM) model6
Acute effects of exercise engagement on neurocognitive function: a systematic review and meta-analysis on P3 amplitude and latency6
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