OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Science and Medicine in Football is 3. 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.)

Article	Citations
Research on women’s football: a scoping review	36
Injuries are negatively associated with player progression in an elite football academy	32
Effectiveness of 360° virtual reality and match broadcast video to improve decision-making skill	29
Effects of mental fatigue on soccer-specific performance in young players	27
Detraining of specific neuromuscular qualities in elite footballers during COVID-19 quarantine	25
Infectious diseases and football – lessons not only from COVID-19	23
Physical characteristics and match performances in women’s international versus domestic-level football players: a 2-year, league-wide study	23
One of these things is not like the other: time to differentiate between relative age and biological maturity selection biases in soccer?	23
Feedback of GPS training data within professional English soccer: a comparison of decision making and perceptions between coaches, players and performance staff	23
Decision-making practice during coaching sessions in elite youth football across European countries	22
Dealing with small samples in football research	21
The psychological impact of COVID-19 infection on athletes: example of professional male football players	20
Occurrences of near-to-maximal speed-running bouts in elite soccer: insights for training prescription and injury mitigation	18
Linear advancing actions followed by deceleration and turn are the most common movements preceding goals in male professional soccer	18
An analysis of Bundesliga matches before and after social distancing by COVID-19	17
Do elite soccer players cover less distance when their team spent more time in possession of the ball?	16
The illogic of being data-driven: reasserting control and restoring balance in our relationship with data and technology in football	16
Menstrual cycle phase and elite female soccer match-play: influence on various physical performance outputs	16
A league-wide investigation into variability of rugby league match running from 322 Super League games	15
The effect of bio-banding on physical and psychological indicators of talent identification in academy soccer players	15
External load differences between elite youth and professional football players: ready for take-off?	14
Carbohydrate fear, skinfold targets and body image issues: a qualitative analysis of player and stakeholder perceptions of the nutrition culture within elite female soccer	14
The influence of the offside rule on players’ positional dynamics in soccer small-sided games	13
Evolution of physical and technical parameters in the Spanish LaLiga 2012-2019	13
Heading incidence in boys’ football over three seasons	13

Acceleration and deceleration demands during training sessions in football: a systematic review	13
Does playing football (soccer) lead to SARS-CoV-2 transmission? - A case study of 3 matches with 18 infected football players -	13
Immediate effects of an acute bout of repeated soccer heading on cognitive performance	12
Estimating is not measuring: the use of non-invasive estimations of somatic maturity in youth football	12
Epidemiology of injuries in elite male and female futsal: a systematic review and meta-analysis	12
Visual search strategy and anticipation in tactical behavior of young soccer players	12
An audit of hormonal contraceptive use in Women’s Super League soccer players; implications on symptomology	12
The association between visual exploration and passing performance in high-level U13 and U23 football players	11
Progression to the target vs. regular rules in Soccer small-sided Games	11
Sharing information is probably more helpful than providing generic training recommendations on return to play after COVID-19 home confinement	11
Exploring Factors Related to Goal Scoring Opportunities in Professional Football	11
Assessing the nutrition knowledge of professional female Australian football (AFLW) athletes	11
Research in Another un-Examined (RAE) context. A chronology of 35 years of relative age effect research in soccer: is it time to move on?	11
Quantifying technical actions in professional soccer using foot-mounted inertial measurement units	10
The confounding effect of biological maturity on talent identification and selection within youth Australian football	10
Impact of COVID-19 lockdown on professional soccer players’ match physical activities	10
Change of direction frequency off the ball: new perspectives in elite youth soccer	10
The dose–response relationship between training-load measures and aerobic fitness in elite academy soccer players	9
Elite female football players’ perception of the impact of their menstrual cycle stages on their football performance. A semi-structured interview-based study	9
Perceiving, reporting and managing an injury – perspectives from national team football players, coaches, and health professionals	9
The use of technical-tactical and physical performance indicators to classify between levels of match-play in elite rugby league	9
Can match play kicking and physical performance outcomes be replicated in an Australian football small-sided game?	9
Talent map: how demographic rate, human development index and birthdate can be decisive for the identification and development of soccer players in Brazil	9
Physiological characteristics and acute fatigue associated with position-specific speed endurance soccer drills: production vs maintenance training	9
Resilience as a protective factor for well-being and emotional stability in elite-level football players during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic	9
The effect of bio-banding on technical and tactical indicators of talent identification in academy soccer players	9
Maturation, signal detection, and tactical behavior of young soccer players in the game context	8
Inter-methodological quantification of the target change for performance test outcomes relevant to elite female soccer players	8
The effect of stroboscopic vision on performance in a football specific assessment	8
Isokinetic hamstring and quadriceps strength interpretation guideline for football (soccer) players with ACL reconstruction: a Delphi consensus study in the Netherlands	8
Transfer of 360° virtual reality and match broadcast video-based tests to on-field decision-making	8
Missing data: current practice in football research and recommendations for improvement	8
Measuring the response to simulated fixture congestion in soccer	8
Mental stress reduces performance and changes musculoskeletal loading in football-related movements	8
Elite female footballers in England: an exploration of mental ill-health and help-seeking intentions	8
A risk-reward assessment of passing decisions: comparison between positional roles using tracking data from professional men’s soccer	8
Quantification of internal and external training load during a training camp in senior international female footballers	8
The impact of COVID-19 lockdown on soccer positional and physical demands in the Spanish La Liga	7
The influence of relative playing area and player numerical imbalance on physical and perceptual demands in soccer small-sided game formats	7
Physical fitness profiles of female Australian football players across five competition levels	7
The sensitivity of countermovement jump, creatine kinase and urine osmolality to 90-min of competitive match-play in elite English Championship football players 48-h post-match	7
The effect of ball characteristics on head acceleration during purposeful heading in male and female youth football players	7
Physical match performance and injuries in professional soccer before and after the COVID-19 break	7
Relative age effects and the youth-to-senior transition in Italian soccer: the underdog hypothesis versus knock-on effects of relative age	7
Interchangeability of player movement variables from different athlete tracking systems in professional soccer	7
Sprint acceleration force-velocity-power characteristics in drafted vs non-drafted junior Australian football players: preliminary results	7
Mind the gap! A survey comparing current strength training methods used in men’s versus women’s first team and academy soccer	7
Organisation of instep kicking in young U11 to U20 soccer players	7
Tactical analysis of individual and team behaviour in professional Australian Football	6
The effectiveness of 3D multiple object tracking training on decision-making in soccer	6

A systematic review on methodological variation in acute:chronic workload research in elite male football players	6
Evaluation of nutrition knowledge in elite and sub-elite Gaelic football players	6
Low sleep quality and morningness-eveningness scale score may impair ball placement but not kicking velocity in youth academy soccer players	6
Part 2 of the 11+ as an effective home-based exercise programme in elite academy football (soccer) players: a one-club matched-paired randomised controlled trial	6
Handling and reporting missing data in training load and injury risk research	6
Flexibility, strength, and fascicle length of football players with and without history of hamstring strain injury in the prior season	6
The impact of a spatial occlusion training intervention on pass accuracy across a continuum of representative experimental design in football	6
The keys of pressing to gain the ball – Characteristics of defensive pressure in elite soccer using tracking data	6
Video analysis of anterior cruciate ligament injury situations in the women’s Australian football league	5
Simplifying the complexity of assessing physical performance in professional Australian football	5
Analysis of defensive playing styles in the professional Chinese Football Super League	5
The maturity status but not the relative age influences elite young football players’ physical performance	5
Perspectives of the barriers and enablers to nutritional adherence in professional male academy football players	5
Mental health and well-being during COVID-19 lockdown: A survey case report of high-level male and female players of an Italian Serie A football club	5
Effect of ball inclusion on jump performance in soccer players: a biomechanical approach	5
Age- and size-corrected kicking speed and accuracy in elite junior soccer players	5
An audit of performance nutrition services in English soccer academies: implications for optimising player development	5
Monitoring the beautiful adapted game: a 3-year prospective surveillance study of injuries in elite English Para football	5
Periodisation: tailoring training based on the menstrual cycle may work in theory but can they be used in practice?	5
Possession chain factors influence movement demands in elite Australian football match-play	5
Understanding the FIFA quality performance reports for electronic performance and tracking systems: from science to practice	5
The effect of post-match resistance training on recovery in female footballers; when is best to train?	5
Fundamental movement skills and perceived competence, but not fitness, are the key factors associated with technical skill performance in boys who play grassroots soccer	5
Relationship between training load and recovery in collegiate American football players during pre-season training	5
Measures of (injury and illness) occurrence: a primer on epidemiological concepts and terminology for authors	4
A valid and reliable test of technical skill for vision impaired football	4
Acute fuelling and recovery practices of academy soccer players: implications for growth, maturation, and physical performance	4
Normalising the conversation: a qualitative analysis of player and stakeholder perceptions of menstrual health support within elite female soccer	4
Environmental surface contamination with SARS-CoV-2 in professional football clubs	4
Reference values for performance test outcomes relevant to English female soccer players	4
Sport-related concussion practices of medical team staff in elite football in the United Kingdom, a pilot study	4
How spatial constraints afford successful and unsuccessful penetrative passes in elite association football	4
The menstrual cycle and football: The experiences of African women football players	4
Collective behaviour in high and low-level youth soccer teams	4
The variability of physical match demands in elite women’s football	4
Serum neurofilament light concentration does not increase following exposure to low velocity football heading	4
When and how do professional soccer players experience maximal intensity sprints in LaLiga?	4
Examining the mental health status of referees in the turkish professional football league	4
Locomotor and technical characteristics of female soccer players training: exploration of differences between competition standards	4
Concussions in U.S. youth soccer players: results from the U.S. soccer online concussion survey	4
Technical skill not athleticism predicts an individual’s ability to maintain possession in small-sided soccer games	4
Forecasting football injuries by combining screening, monitoring and machine learning	4
Surveillance for COVID-19 in the English Football League 2019-2020	4
Do environmental temperatures and altitudes affect physical outputs of elite football athletes in match conditions? A systematic review of the ‘real world’ studies	4
A video analysis framework for the rugby league tackle	4
The effect of team formation on match running performance in UEFA Champions League matches: implications for position-specific conditioning	4
An exploration of goal scoring strategies in an elite beach soccer tournament	3
Exploring the role of socioeconomic status and psychological characteristics on talent development in an English soccer academy	3
No independent or synergistic effects of carbohydrate-caffeine mouth rinse on repeated sprint performance during simulated soccer match play in male recreational soccer players	3
‘Benched’ the effect of the COVID-19 lockdown on injury incidence in sub-elite football in Australia: a retrospective population study using injury insurance records	3
Bout duration and number of players of soccer small-sided games affect perceived enjoyment, physiological responses, and technical-tactical performance	3
Exploring sports nutritionists’ and players’ perspectives of nutrition practice within English professional football during the COVID-19 pandemic	3
Physical demands in Spanish male and female elite football referees during the competition: a prospective observational study	3
Load monitoring, strength training, and recovery in futsal: Practitioners’ perspectives	3
Associations between refined athlete monitoring measures and individual match performance in professional Australian football	3
Determining age-specific velocity thresholds for elite youth female soccer players	3
Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in football – a “Keeping SCORE” approach to judicious use	3
Physical demands on professional Spanish football referees during matches	3
Technical involvements and pressure applied influence movement demands in elite Australian Football Match-play	3
The incidence and burden of injuries in elite English youth female soccer players	3
Physical and technical demands of the extra time: a multiple FIFA World Cups’ analysis	3
Energy availability and macronutrient intake in elite male Gaelic football players	3
Injury incidence and prevalence in Finnish top-level football – one-season prospective cohort study	3
The relative age effect in male and female English age-grade rugby union: Exploring the gender-specific mechanisms that underpin participation	3
Lessons from establishing a football-specific registry of anterior cruciate ligament injuries - data collection and first epidemiological data	3
A preliminary study of the reliability of soccer skill tests within a modified soccer match simulation protocol	3
A holistic analysis of collective behaviour and team performance in Australian Football via structural equation modelling	3