Journal of Sport and Health Science

Papers
(The median citation count of Journal of Sport and Health Science 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 2020-03-01 to 2024-03-01.)
ArticleCitations
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19): The need to maintain regular physical activity while taking precautions681
Exercise-induced oxidative stress: Friend or foe?263
Physical exercise in the prevention and treatment of Alzheimer's disease221
The whole day matters: Understanding 24-hour movement guideline adherence and relationships with health indicators across the lifespan193
An international physical activity and public health research agenda to inform coronavirus disease-2019 policies and practices161
Projecting the impact of the coronavirus disease-2019 pandemic on childhood obesity in the United States: A microsimulation model133
Exploring the impact of COVID-19 on the movement behaviors of children and youth: A scoping review of evidence after the first year115
Canadian children's and youth's adherence to the 24-h movement guidelines during the COVID-19 pandemic: A decision tree analysis114
Motivational processes in physical education and objectively measured physical activity among adolescents92
Coronavirus disease-2019: A tocsin to our aging, unfit, corpulent, and immunodeficient society91
Comparative efficacy of various exercise interventions on cognitive function in patients with mild cognitive impairment or dementia: A systematic review and network meta-analysis89
Prevalence of meeting 24-Hour Movement Guidelines from pre-school to adolescence: A systematic review and meta-analysis including 387,437 participants and 23 countries89
Exercise interventions for older adults: A systematic review of meta-analyses83
A systematic review of running-related musculoskeletal injuries in runners82
Handgrip strength and health outcomes: Umbrella review of systematic reviews with meta-analyses of observational studies78
Association between fundamental motor skills and physical activity in the early years: A systematic review and meta-analysis77
The impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic on physical activity in U.S. children75
Returning Chinese school-aged children and adolescents to physical activity in the wake of COVID-19: Actions and precautions72
Exercise immunology: Future directions69
Physical activity recommendations during the coronavirus disease-2019 virus outbreak67
The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the physical activity of the Thai population: Evidence from Thailand's Surveillance on Physical Activity 202064
Should, and how can, exercise be done during a coronavirus outbreak? An interview with Dr. Jeffrey A. Woods61
Maturity-associated considerations for training load, injury risk, and physical performance in youth soccer: One size does not fit all59
Impacts of exercise intervention on various diseases in rats56
Roles and molecular mechanisms of physical exercise in cancer prevention and treatment56
Effects of resistance training performed to repetition failure or non-failure on muscular strength and hypertrophy: A systematic review and meta-analysis54
Chronic ankle instability is associated with proprioception deficits: A systematic review and meta-analysis53
Meeting 24-h movement guidelines: Prevalence, correlates, and the relationships with overweight and obesity among Chinese children and adolescents50
Exercise-mediated regulation of autophagy in the cardiovascular system45
Risk factors for overuse injuries in short- and long-distance running: A systematic review45
Linking Esports to health risks and benefits: Current knowledge and future research needs44
Metabolic and performance responses of male runners wearing 3 types of footwear: Nike Vaporfly 4%, Saucony Endorphin racing flats, and their own shoes44
Relationship of proprioception, cutaneous sensitivity, and muscle strength with the balance control among older adults42
The evidence for the impact of policy on physical activity outcomes within the school setting: A systematic review41
An evaluation of prevention initiatives by 53 national anti-doping organizations: Achievements and limitations40
Effects of a remote, YouTube-delivered exercise intervention on young adults’ physical activity, sedentary behavior, and sleep during the COVID-19 pandemic: Randomized controlled trial39
Is device-measured vigorous physical activity associated with health-related outcomes in children and adolescents? A systematic review and meta-analysis38
The relationships between step count and all-cause mortality and cardiovascular events: A dose–response meta-analysis37
Pacing profiles and tactical behaviors of elite runners37
Effect and feasibility of wearable physical activity trackers and pedometers for increasing physical activity and improving health outcomes in cancer survivors: A systematic review and meta-analysis37
Deconstructing athletes’ sleep: A systematic review of the influence of age, sex, athletic expertise, sport type, and season on sleep characteristics37
Physical exercise may exert its therapeutic influence on Alzheimer's disease through the reversal of mitochondrial dysfunction via SIRT1–FOXO1/3–PINK1–Parkin-mediated mitophagy35
Reasons why older adults play sport: A systematic review35
Dynamic resistance exercise increases skeletal muscle-derived FSTL1 inducing cardiac angiogenesis via DIP2A–Smad2/3 in rats following myocardial infarction33
Sex differences in injury rates in team-sport athletes: A systematic review and meta-regression analysis33
The epigenetic landscape of exercise in cardiac health and disease32
Esports players, got muscle? Competitive video game players’ physical activity, body fat, bone mineral content, and muscle mass in comparison to matched controls32
The role of mitochondria in redox signaling of muscle homeostasis31
Cardiorespiratory fitness measured with cardiopulmonary exercise testing and mortality in patients with cardiovascular disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis31
Does exercise have a protective effect on cognitive function under hypoxia? A systematic review with meta-analysis30
Effects of plyometric vs. resistance training on skeletal muscle hypertrophy: A review30
Epidemiology of injuries in male and female youth football players: A systematic review and meta-analysis30
The tortuous path of lactate shuttle discovery: From cinders and boards to the lab and ICU29
Associations of physical activity, sedentary time, and physical fitness with mental health during pregnancy: The GESTAFIT project29
Effect of citrulline on post-exercise rating of perceived exertion, muscle soreness, and blood lactate levels: A systematic review and meta-analysis29
Transition to forefoot strike reduces load rates more effectively than altered cadence28
Animal exercise studies in cardiovascular research: Current knowledge and optimal design—A position paper of the Committee on Cardiac Rehabilitation, Chinese Medical Doctors’ Association28
Validation and adaptation of the Physical Activity Enjoyment Scale (PACES) in fitness group exercisers27
Association between physical activity and digestive-system cancer: An updated systematic review and meta-analysis27
Exercise and cardiovascular protection: Update and future27
Walking-friendly built environments and objectively measured physical function in older adults27
Biceps femoris long head sarcomere and fascicle length adaptations after 3 weeks of eccentric exercise training27
The effects of plyometric jump training on physical fitness attributes in basketball players: A meta-analysis26
Exercise promotes angiogenesis by enhancing endothelial cell fatty acid utilization via liver-derived extracellular vesicle miR-122-5p26
Effects of compression garments on surface EMG and physiological responses during and after distance running26
Can physical activity eliminate the mortality risk associated with poor sleep? A 15-year follow-up of 341,248 MJ Cohort participants25
Associations of accelerometer-determined physical activity and sedentary behavior with sarcopenia and incident falls over 12 months in community-dwelling Swedish older adults25
How does anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction affect the functioning of the brain and spinal cord? A systematic review with meta-analysis24
Exercise sustains the hallmarks of health24
Mortality in relation to changes in physical activity in middle-aged to older Chinese: An 8-year follow-up of the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study23
Isokinetic trunk flexion–extension protocol to assess trunk muscle strength and endurance: Reliability, learning effect, and sex differences23
Do people with low back pain walk differently? A systematic review and meta-analysis23
Sport burnout inventory–Dual career form for student-athletes: Assessing validity and reliability in a Finnish sample of adolescent athletes23
Active video games in fully immersive virtual reality elicit moderate-to-vigorous physical activity and improve cognitive performance in sedentary college students23
The diagnostic and prognostic utility of the dual-task tandem gait test for pediatric concussion23
Associations between meeting 24-hour movement guidelines and quality of life among children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder22
Effectiveness and time-course adaptation of resistance training vs. plyometric training in prepubertal soccer players22
Gender inequalities in physical activity among adolescents from 64 Global South countries22
Physical activity and its relationship with COVID-19 cases and deaths: Analysis of U.S. counties22
Exercise attenuates angiotensinⅡ-induced muscle atrophy by targeting PPARγ/miR-29b22
IGF1–PI3K-induced physiological cardiac hypertrophy: Implications for new heart failure therapies, biomarkers, and predicting cardiotoxicity21
Segmented sedentary time and physical activity patterns throughout the week from wrist-worn ActiGraph GT3X+ accelerometers among children 7–12 years old21
Impaired motor control after sport-related concussion could increase risk for musculoskeletal injury: Implications for clinical management and rehabilitation21
Does endurance training improve red blood cell aging and hemorheology in moderate-trained healthy individuals?21
Physical activity during the coronavirus disease-2019 global pandemic20
Longitudinal bending stiffness does not affect running economy in Nike Vaporfly Shoes20
Conceptual physical education: A course for the future20
Gut microbiota and obesity: Impact of antibiotics and prebiotics and potential for musculoskeletal health20
The roles of microRNA in redox metabolism and exercise-mediated adaptation20
Physical exercises for preventing injuries among adult male football players: A systematic review20
Effects of obesity on breast size, thoracic spine structure and function, upper torso musculoskeletal pain and physical activity in women19
Movement behaviors and their association with depressive symptoms in Brazilian adolescents: A cross-sectional study19
Longitudinal trajectories of athlete burnout among young table tennis players: A 3-wave study19
Immediate effect of high-intensity exercise on brain-derived neurotrophic factor in healthy young adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis19
Neurophysiological correlates of interference control and response inhibition processes in children and adolescents engaging in open- and closed-skill sports18
Morphological changes of the lateral abdominal muscles in adolescent soccer players with low back pain: A prospective cohort study18
Association of accelerometer-derived step volume and intensity with hospitalizations and mortality in older adults: A prospective cohort study18
Back to school after lockdown: The effect of COVID-19 restrictions on children's device-based physical activity metrics18
Effects of blood flow restriction without additional exercise on strength reductions and muscular atrophy following immobilization: A systematic review18
Effect of high-intensity interval training in adolescents with asthma: The eXercise for Asthma with Commando Joe's® (X4ACJ) trial18
Exercise attenuates bone mineral density loss during diet-induced weight loss in adults with overweight and obesity: A systematic review and meta-analysis17
Detailed description of Division I ice hockey concussions: Findings from the NCAA and Department of Defense CARE Consortium17
Test–retest reliability of the 30–15 Intermittent Fitness Test: A systematic review17
Walking pace and the risk of stroke: A meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies17
Regular moderate aerobic exercise improves high-fat diet-induced nonalcoholic fatty liver disease via monoacylglycerol O-acyltransferase 1 pathway suppression17
Is hamstrings-to-quadriceps torque ratio useful for predicting anterior cruciate ligament and hamstring injuries? A systematic and critical review17
Factors associated with concussion-symptom knowledge and attitudes toward concussion care seeking in a national survey of parents of middle-school children in the US17
The influence of core affect on cyclo-ergometer endurance performance: Effects on performance outcomes and perceived exertion17
Six high-intensity interval training sessions over 5 days increases maximal oxygen uptake, endurance capacity, and sub-maximal exercise fat oxidation as much as 6 high-intensity interval training sess17
Application of network meta-analysis in the field of physical activity and health promotion16
Egocentric social network correlates of physical activity16
Social correlates of sedentary behavior in young people: The UP&DOWN study16
Analysis of doping control test results in individual and team sports from 2003 to 201516
Inter-individual differences in the responses to aerobic exercise in Alzheimer's disease: Findings from the FIT-AD trial16
Physical activity lowers the risk for acute respiratory infections: Time for recognition16
Cardiorespiratory and muscular fitness associations with older adolescent cognitive control15
Can changes in midsole bending stiffness of shoes affect the onset of joint work redistribution during a prolonged run?15
Slowed driving-reaction time following concussion-symptom resolution15
The effectiveness of a 17-week lifestyle intervention on health behaviors among airline pilots during COVID-1915
Lymphangiogenesis contributes to exercise-induced physiological cardiac growth15
Visual function, performance, and processing of basketball players vs. sedentary individuals15
Sensor-based physical activity, sedentary time, and reported cell phone screen time: A hierarchy of correlates in youth15
Endoscopic debridement for non-insertional Achilles tendinopathy with and without platelet-rich plasma14
Refinement of saliva microRNA biomarkers for sports-related concussion14
Changes in segment coordination variability and the impacts of the lower limb across running mileages in half marathons: Implications for running injuries14
Associations between meeting 24-hour movement guidelines and academic achievement in Australian primary school-aged children14
Mediation role of cardiorespiratory fitness on the association between fatness and cardiometabolic risk in European adolescents: The HELENA study14
Physical activity levels in American and Japanese men from the ERA-JUMP Study and associations with metabolic syndrome14
Situational interest impacts college students’ physical activity in a design-based bike exergame14
What's new in the 2020 World Health Organization Guidelines on Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior?14
Tai Ji Quan as antihypertensive lifestyle therapy: A systematic review and meta-analysis14
Correlation network analysis shows divergent effects of a long-term, high-fat diet and exercise on early stage osteoarthritis phenotypes in mice14
No independent associations between physical activity and clinical outcomes among hospitalized patients with moderate to severe COVID-1913
Profiling elite male 100-m sprint performance: The role of maximum velocity and relative acceleration13
Creating Prep to Play PRO for women playing elite Australian football: A how-to guide for developing injury-prevention programs13
Corticospinal activity during a single-leg stance in people with chronic ankle instability13
The association of grip strength with cardiovascular diseases and all-cause mortality in people with hypertension: Findings from the Prospective Urban Rural Epidemiology China Study13
Unlocking a novel determinant of athletic performance: The role of the gut microbiota, short-chain fatty acids, and “biotics” in exercise13
The mirror's curse: Weight perceptions mediate the link between physical activity and life satisfaction among 727,865 teens in 44 countries13
Muscle strength cut-offs for the detection of metabolic syndrome in a nonrepresentative sample of collegiate students from Colombia13
Sedentary Behavior Research Network members support new Canadian 24-Hour Movement Guideline recommendations13
The effects of resistance training on muscular strength and hypertrophy in elderly cancer patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis13
Costs resulting from nonprofessional soccer injuries in Switzerland: A detailed analysis12
Land-walking vs. water-walking interventions in older adults: Effects on aerobic fitness12
The effects of plyometric jump training on lower-limb stiffness in healthy individuals: A meta-analytical comparison12
Effects of interrupting prolonged sitting on postprandial glycemia and insulin responses: A network meta-analysis12
Prevalence and correlates of meeting the muscle-strengthening exercise recommendations among Chinese children and adolescents: Results from 2019 Physical Activity and Fitness in China—The Youth Study12
Assessment of causal effects of physical activity on neurodegenerative diseases: A Mendelian randomization study12
Adverse associations of sedentary behavior with cancer incidence and all-cause mortality: A prospective cohort study12
Using compositional data analysis to explore accumulation of sedentary behavior, physical activity and youth health12
Blood flow restriction in human skeletal muscle during rest periods after high-load resistance training down-regulates miR-206 and induces Pax712
Risk of bias and reporting practices in studies comparing VO2max responses to sprint interval vs. continuous training: A systematic review and meta-analysis11
Reflections on obesity, exercise, and musculoskeletal health11
Activity-related typologies and longitudinal change in physical activity and sedentary time in children and adolescents: The UP&DOWN Study11
Relationship between abdominal adiposity, cardiovascular fitness, and biomarkers of cardiovascular risk in British adolescents11
Metabolic cost of level, uphill, and downhill running in highly cushioned shoes with carbon-fiber plates11
Interference screws vs. suture anchors for isolated medial patellofemoral ligament femoral fixation: A systematic review11
Residual force enhancement in human skeletal muscles: A systematic review and meta-analysis11
Incidence of injuries in professional snow sports: A systematic review and meta-analysis11
Postural control quantification in minimally and moderately impaired persons with multiple sclerosis: The reliability of a posturographic test and its relationships with functional ability11
Effects of flexibility and strength training on peak hamstring musculotendinous strains during sprinting11
Which psychosocial factors are associated with return to sport following concussion? A systematic review11
Exercise training-induced changes in exerkine concentrations may be relevant to the metabolic control of type 2 diabetes mellitus patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controll11
Long-term exposure to fine particulate matter modifies the association between physical activity and hypertension incidence10
Bidirectional relationships of physical activity and gross motor skills before and after summer break: Application of a cross-lagged panel model10
Environmental correlates of sedentary behaviors and physical activity in Chinese preschool children: A cross-sectional study10
Cross-sectional associations between cortical thickness and physical activity in older adults with spontaneous memory complaints: The MAPT Study10
Six-year trends and intersectional correlates of meeting 24-Hour Movement Guidelines among South Korean adolescents: Korea Youth Risk Behavior Surveys, 2013–201810
Association between physical activity and cardiovascular risk factors: Dose and sex matter10
Former athletes’ lifestyle and self-definition changes after retirement from sports10
Impact of age on host responses to diet-induced obesity: Development of joint damage and metabolic set points10
Physical fitness before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: Results of annual national physical fitness surveillance among 16,647,699 Japanese children and adolescents between 2013 and 202110
Longitudinal associations of physical activity and pubertal development with academic achievement in adolescents9
Effects of purposeful soccer heading on circulating small extracellular vesicle concentration and cargo9
Team sport, power, and combat athletes are at high genetic risk for coronavirus disease-2019 severity9
Temporal trends in 6-minute walking distance for older Japanese adults between 1998 and 20179
Sports compression garments improve resting markers of venous return and muscle blood flow in male basketball players9
Training load characteristics and injury and illness risk identification in elite youth ski racing: A prospective study9
Affective responses to supervised 10-week programs of resistance exercise in older adults9
Responses to oral glucose challenge differ by physical activity volume and intensity: A pilot study9
The effect of acute aerobic exercise on central arterial stiffness, wave reflections, and hemodynamics in adults with diabetes: A randomized cross-over design9
What is driving gender inequalities in physical activity among adolescents?9
A critical review of national physical activity policies relating to children and young people in England9
Short-term effect of physical activity on sleep health: A population-based study using accelerometry9
Look into my eyes: What can eye-based measures tell us about the relationship between physical activity and cognitive performance?9
Chronic effects of stretching on range of motion with consideration of potential moderating variables: A systematic review with meta-analysis9
Does light-intensity physical activity moderate the relationship between sitting time and adiposity markers in adolescents?8
Twenty-four-hour movement guidelines during middle adolescence and their association with glucose outcomes and type 2 diabetes mellitus in adulthood8
The moderating effect of physical activity on the relationship between bullying and mental health among sexual and gender minority youth8
Does eccentric exercise stimulate sarcomerogenesis?8
The demands of the extra-time period of soccer: A systematic review8
Let's get moving: The Global Status Report on Physical Activity 2022 calls for urgent action8
Influence of biological sex and exercise on murine cardiac metabolism8
Effects of a school-based karate intervention on academic achievement, psychosocial functioning, and physical fitness: A multi-country cluster randomized controlled trial8
Knee biomechanics of patients with total knee replacement during downhill walking on different slopes8
The bold sedentary behavior recommendations in the new Canadian guidelines: are they evidence-based? Response to “Sedentary Behavior Research Network members support new Canadian 24-Hour Movement Guid8
Chronotropic incompetence is more frequent in obese adolescents and relates to systemic inflammation and exercise intolerance7
Sports activity patterns and cardio-metabolic health over time among adults in Germany: Results of a nationwide 12-year follow-up study7
Is physical performance (in mice) increased by Veillonella atypica or decreased by Lactobacillus bulgaricus?7
A clash of fundamental assumptions: Can/should we measure physical literacy?7
The effects of a 20-week exercise program on blood-circulating biomarkers related to brain health in overweight or obese children: The ActiveBrains project7
Examining the intrinsic foot muscles’ capacity to modulate plantar flexor gearing and ankle joint contributions to propulsion in vertical jumping7
Most ankle sprain research is either false or clinically unimportant: A 30-year audit of randomized controlled trials7
Neuromuscular, biomechanical, and energetic adjustments following repeated bouts of downhill running7
Teen reactions to a self-representational avatar: A qualitative exploration7
Prospective associations between joint categories of physical activity and insomnia symptoms with onset of poor mental health in a population-based cohort7
Exercise training improves participation in persons with multiple sclerosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis7
Factors that affect heart rate variability following acute resistance exercise: A systematic review and meta-analysis7
Association between ACTN3 R577X genotype and risk of non-contact injury in trained athletes: A systematic review7
Feasibility of the 2-point method to determine the load−velocity relationship variables during the countermovement jump exercise7
Replacement of leisure-time sedentary behavior with various physical activities and the risk of dementia incidence and mortality: A prospective cohort study6
The Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games: An opportunity to promote physical activity and winter sports in Chinese youth6
Acceptability, usefulness, and satisfaction with a web-based video-tailored physical activity intervention: The TaylorActive randomized controlled trial6
A randomized controlled trial of Promoting Physical Activity in Regional and Remote Cancer Survivors (PPARCS)6
Neurogranin as an important regulator in swimming training to improve the spatial memory dysfunction of mice with chronic cerebral hypoperfusion6
Associations between aerobic and muscle-strengthening physical activity, sleep duration, and risk of all-cause mortality: A prospective cohort study of 282,473 U.S. adults6
Contributions of the Cybathlon championship to the literature on functional electrical stimulation cycling among individuals with spinal cord injury: A bibliometric review6
A person-centered approach to achievement goal orientations in competitive tennis players: Associations with motivation and mental toughness6
Effects of exercise by type and duration on quality of life in patients with digestive system cancers: A systematic review and network meta-analysis6
Which intensities, types, and patterns of movement behaviors are most strongly associated with cardiometabolic risk factors among children?6
Are we really “screening” movement? The role of assessing movement quality in exercise settings6
Effects of medium- and long-distance running on cardiac damage markers in amateur runners: a systematic review, meta-analysis, and metaregression6
The expectancy-value theory: A meta-analysis of its application in physical education6
2024 Adult Compendium of Physical Activities: A third update of the energy costs of human activities6
“When you're down, stay down”: A lesson for all competitive alpine skiers supported by an ACL rupture measured in vivo6
Overweight and obesity in young adults with patellofemoral pain: Impact on functional capacity and strength6
Epidemic-specific social capital and its impact on physical activity and health status6
Engagement in outdoor physical activity under ambient fine particulate matter pollution: A risk-benefit analysis6
Health-related fitness knowledge growth in middle school years: Individual- and school-level correlates6
Effectiveness of statins vs. exercise on reducing postprandial hypertriglyceridemia in dyslipidemic population: A systematic review and network meta-analysis6
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