Journal of Sport and Health Science

Papers
(The TQCC of Journal of Sport and Health Science is 19. 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 2021-12-01 to 2025-12-01.)
ArticleCitations
One hundred marathons in 100 days: Unique biomechanical signature and the evolution of force characteristics and bone density262
The secrets to running economy243
Physical activity and exercise within the context of obesity treatment: Enhancing health beyond weight loss225
Long-term aerobic exercise enhances circulating exosomal miR-214-3p to promote endothelial progenitor cell-mediated repair of endothelial damage induced by obesity167
Low relative sit-to-stand power is associated with history of falls and fractures, prospective hospitalization, and all-cause mortality in older adults from the Toledo study for healthy aging158
Sport and exercise during viral acute respiratory illness—Time to revisit118
Comparison of the effects of high-intensity interval and moderate-intensity continuous training on inflammatory markers, cardiorespiratory fitness, and quality of life in breast cancer patients110
Look into my eyes: What can eye-based measures tell us about the relationship between physical activity and cognitive performance?108
Esports players, got muscle? Competitive video game players’ physical activity, body fat, bone mineral content, and muscle mass in comparison to matched controls107
Editorial Board107
Commentary on “The deterministic condition for the ground reaction force acting point on the combined knee valgus and tibial internal rotation moments in the early phase of cutting maneuvers in female89
Exercise immunology: Novel insights87
The mechanical loading environment associated with eccentric exercise is one of the key stimuli to trigger sarcomerogenesis: It’s a stretch to say eccentric exercise does not promote serial sarcomerog78
Editorial Board71
Effects of personalized exercise prescriptions and social media delivered through mobile health on cancer survivors’ physical activity and quality of life68
Metrics of concussion-related vision disorders among children and adolescents with persisting post-concussive symptoms using an objective eye tracking device67
Association of physical activity, cardiorespiratory fitness, grip strength, and grip strength asymmetry with incident musculoskeletal disorders in 406,080 White adults67
Physical activity, genetic predisposition, and incident cardiovascular disease: Prospective analyses of the UK Biobank67
Biceps femoris long head sarcomere and fascicle length adaptations after 3 weeks of eccentric exercise training65
Acknowledgment to reviewers—November 2022 to August 202364
Comparative efficacy of various exercise interventions on cognitive function in patients with mild cognitive impairment or dementia: A systematic review and network meta-analysis64
Lymphangiogenesis: A new player in the heart's adaptive response to exercise63
Soleus arthrogenic muscle inhibition following acute lateral ankle sprain correlates with symptoms and ankle disability but not with postural control61
Impact of exercise on markers of B cell-related immunity: A systematic review61
The effectiveness of physical activity interventions on blood pressure in children and adolescents: A systematic review and network meta-analysis60
Corrigendum to “Exercised blood plasma promotes hippocampal neurogenesis in the Alzheimer's disease rat brain” [J Sport Health Sci 13 (2024) 245–255]59
Benefits and harms of exercise therapy and physical activity for low back pain: An umbrella review59
Comment on “physical activity volume, intensity and life expectancy”59
Prehabilitation during neoadjuvant chemotherapy results in an enhanced immune response in esophageal adenocarcinoma tumors: A randomized controlled trial55
Acknowledgment to reviewers—September 2023 to June 202455
Commentary on “Alexa, let's train now! A systematic review and classification approach to digital and home-based physical training interventions aiming to support healthy cognitive aging”53
Effectiveness of statins vs. exercise on reducing postprandial hypertriglyceridemia in dyslipidemic population: A systematic review and network meta-analysis50
Changes in physical activity, sedentary behavior, and self-reported cognitive function in cancer survivors before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional study50
Do multiparous women need to work or exercise extra hard to control gestational diabetes?49
Observations regarding open access publishing in hybrid journals in sport sciences48
Feasibility and clinical potential of exercise interventions during neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy in patients with esophageal and rectal cancer45
A primer on global molecular responses to exercise in skeletal muscle: Omics in focus45
Intensity of effort and momentary failure in resistance training: Are we asking a binary question for a continuous variable?45
Associations of self-reported and device-assessed physical activity with fatigue, quality of life, and sleep quality in adults living with and beyond cancer44
Promoting men's health through sports clubs: A systematic rapid realist review43
Factors that affect heart rate variability following acute resistance exercise: A systematic review and meta-analysis43
Step volume and intensity in older adults: Commentary on “Association of accelerometer-derived step volume and intensity with hospitalizations and mortality in older adults: A prospective cohort study41
Exerkine response to acute exercise: Still much to discover41
Neurogranin as an important regulator in swimming training to improve the spatial memory dysfunction of mice with chronic cerebral hypoperfusion38
Exercise training improves participation in persons with multiple sclerosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis38
Effects of resistance training performed to repetition failure or non-failure on muscular strength and hypertrophy: A systematic review and meta-analysis37
Editorial Board37
Lacrosse-related injuries in boys and girls treated in U.S. emergency departments, 2000–201636
Accelerometer-measured physical activity, sedentary behavior, and incidence of macrovascular and microvascular events in individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus and prediabetes36
Prolonged passive vibration of Achilles and patellar tendons decreases effort perception during subsequent cycling tasks36
Do people with low back pain walk differently? A systematic review and meta-analysis36
The Catalogue of Journal of Sport and Health Science 202235
The association of grip strength with cardiovascular diseases and all-cause mortality in people with hypertension: Findings from the Prospective Urban Rural Epidemiology China Study35
Editorial Board35
Exercise and quality of life in cancer35
Risk management strategies for the 2022 Olympic Winter Games: The Beijing scheme35
Editorial Board35
Advancing pediatric exercise research: A focus on immunomics and cutting-edge technologies34
Interference screws vs. suture anchors for isolated medial patellofemoral ligament femoral fixation: A systematic review32
Endoscopic debridement for non-insertional Achilles tendinopathy with and without platelet-rich plasma32
The epigenetic landscape of exercise in cardiac health and disease31
The impact of height-adjustable desks and classroom prompts on classroom sitting time, social, and motivational factors among adolescents31
Effects of a school-based karate intervention on academic achievement, psychosocial functioning, and physical fitness: A multi-country cluster randomized controlled trial31
Load-induced human skeletal muscle hypertrophy: Mechanisms, myths, and misconceptions30
How much resistance exercise is beneficial for healthy aging and longevity?30
Metabolic cost of level, uphill, and downhill running in highly cushioned shoes with carbon-fiber plates29
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-analysis29
Reduced PI3K(p110α) induces atrial myopathy, and PI3K-related lipids are dysregulated in athletes with atrial fibrillation28
Effects of caloric restriction with different doses of exercise on fat loss in people living with type 2 diabetes: A secondary analysis of the DOSE-EX randomized clinical trial28
Effect of older age and/or ACL injury on the dose–response relationship between ambulatory load magnitude and immediate load-induced change in serum cartilage oligomeric matrix protein28
GEPREP: A comprehensive data atlas of RNA-seq-based gene expression profiles of exercise responses28
Comment on “Global prevalence and gender inequalities in at least 60 min of self-reported moderate-to-vigorous physical activity 1 or more days per week: An analysis with 707,616 adolescents”27
Practical recommendations on stretching exercise: A Delphi consensus statement of international research experts27
Hamstring muscle architecture and microstructure changes following Nordic hamstring exercise training and detraining27
Exercise promotes angiogenesis by enhancing endothelial cell fatty acid utilization via liver-derived extracellular vesicle miR-122-5p26
Bidirectional relationships of physical activity and gross motor skills before and after summer break: Application of a cross-lagged panel model25
The exercise-conditioned human serum and skeletal muscle cells secretome induce apoptosis in breast cancer cells25
Number of parous events affects the association between physical exercise and glycemic control among women with gestational diabetes mellitus: A prospective cohort study25
Editorial Board25
Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games: Commitments to science and public health25
Go to the back before going forward: Addressing psychological responses in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction rehabilitation25
Muscle strength deficits are associated with low bone mineral density in young pediatric cancer survivors: The iBoneFIT project24
Muscle power: A simple concept causing much confusion24
Exploring the associations between skeletal muscle echogenicity and physical function in aging adults: A systematic review with meta-analyses24
Incidence of injuries in professional snow sports: A systematic review and meta-analysis23
Does ischemic preconditioning enhance sports performance more than placebo or no intervention? A systematic review with meta-analysis23
Commentary on “Does light-intensity physical activity moderate the relationship between sitting time and adiposity markers in adolescents?”23
Does ergogenic effect of caffeine supplementation depend on CYP1A2 genotypes? A systematic review with meta-analysis23
Commentary on “A systematic review and meta-analysis comparing objectively measured and estimated fitness to predict all-cause and cardiovascular disease mortality in adults”23
Can exercise kill tumors?22
Association of physical activity with risk of chronic kidney disease in China: A population-based cohort study22
Association between physical activity and risk of gastroesophageal reflux disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis22
Influence of diet-induced obesity and voluntary exercise training on cardiac lipids and mitochondrial function in mice22
Elevated brain temperature under severe heat exposure impairs cortical motor activity and executive function22
Development, validation, and transportability of several machine-learned, non-exercise-based VO2max prediction models for older adults22
Reflections on four decades of physical activity epidemiology21
A review of public health guidelines for postpartum physical activity and sedentary behavior from around the world21
Maximizing recovery time between knock-out races improves sprint cross-country skiing performance21
Exercise cardiac power and the risk of heart failure in men: A population-based follow-up study21
Associations of adiposity and device-measured physical activity with cancer incidence: UK Biobank prospective cohort study21
Influence of biological sex and exercise on murine cardiac metabolism21
Association of daily sitting time and leisure-time physical activity with body fat among U.S. adults20
Relationship of strength training lifetime exposure with functional outcomes and mobility over 4 years: Data from the Osteoarthritis Initiative20
Increasing our return on investment in science: Start with better behavior20
Neuromuscular, biomechanical, and energetic adjustments following repeated bouts of downhill running20
The lasting impacts of relative energy deficiency in sport imposed on pregnancy health outcomes: A survey-based investigation20
Multiscale hamstring muscle adaptations following 9 weeks of eccentric training20
Physical exercises for preventing injuries among adult male football players: A systematic review20
Let's get moving: The Global Status Report on Physical Activity 2022 calls for urgent action20
External force to live long and prosper: A passive exercise classification framework20
Contributions of the Cybathlon championship to the literature on functional electrical stimulation cycling among individuals with spinal cord injury: A bibliometric review19
Exercise is medicine for type 2 diabetes: An interview with Dr. Sheri R. Colberg19
Anticancer effects of exercise: Insights from single-cell analysis19
0.55585789680481