International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport

Papers
(The median citation count of International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport is 1. 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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)
ArticleCitations
The temporal structure of male’s Olympic boxing matches in flyweight, middleweight and super heavyweight categories: a pilot study23
Decoding futsal offensive game moments: an in-depth qualitative study with expert coaches22
Changes in knee flexion-extension performance and hamstring-to-quadriceps ratio during a fatiguing isokinetic protocol in male professional futsal players20
Match-related technical performance of high-level technical judo athletes during the 2016–2020 Olympic Games: an analysis by phase and weight category15
Achieving while looking forward: variables influencing performance in the transitory career phases of professional women’s handball15
An analysis of the effectiveness of kickouts in sub-elite Gaelic football15
Youth soccer team’s match dynamics with and without the ball when in both conditions of advantage and disadvantage13
Attacking styles of play in football: a comparison between UEFA Champions League and Copa Libertadores da América13
Well-being indicators modulate perceived but not physiological internal load across small-sided games and high-intensity interval training in male soccer players12
The relationships between age and race performance in women’s road cycling11
The effect of coach dismissal on team performance and match physical demands in Spanish professional soccer leagues11
A comparison of the match action characteristics of scholarship, academy, and senior rugby league: influence on career progression11
Evaluating aerial duel ability of football players using height-adjusted Elo rating model11
Key technical factors and steadiness in Olympic and regional sailors in ILCA class: insights from a sailing simulator study10
Match physical performance profiles in professional football: a comparative analysis among players’ positions in the European five top leagues10
Shorter follow-through is associated with greater accuracy: a kinematic analysis of the tennis forehand in youth athletes10
Specificity of curvilinear sprint performance in youth female soccer players: comparison with linear sprint and relationship with vertical jumps10
The effects of smartphone use during play on performance and enjoyment among recreational golfers9
Match characteristics of women’s and men’s singles and doubles events in elite badminton9
Physiological and training load responses to randori approaches in elite judo athletes8
Training practices used by elite sprint coaches8
Impact factors analysis: Differences in high-level golfers7
The effect of 14 training sessions on the development of decision-making skills in U-13 soccer players7
Changes in the relationship between sprint and horizontal jump performance according to sprint levels in children and adolescents7
The influence of ball carriage on change of direction speed in male club-level lacrosse players6
Prediction of next-day subjective fatigue in professional soccer players: a new key for periodisation?6
Tactical performance in youth football: the influence of sex, age and playing position6
Comparison of physiological and perceptual load between uke and tori after intermittent osaekomi-waza exercise in judo6
From promise to professional: coaches’ and academy coordinators’ perceptions of the junior-to-senior transition in football6
Off-ball movement in football: evidence on the relationship between team strength, performance, success and runs in behind6
Impact of a congested schedule and player participation on the external workload of top-level soccer players during a competitive season6
Associations between internal and external load parameters and match outcomes in men’s volleyball: a machine learning approach6
Game location effect in the ACB 2019–20 COVID-19 season: a comparative analysis of playing home, away and in a neutral court6
Evidence for the reversal of the relative age effect in European professional basketball6
Train like you play? Comparing the technical and locomotor characteristics of female youth academy soccer players during practice and competition and the influence of growth and maturation6
Relating external load variables with individual tactical actions with reference to playing position: an integrated analysis for elite futsal6
Relationship between shot put and discus throw performance in international-level rotational shot putters: a study using hierarchical cluster analysis6
Tactical performance of an Australian A-League association football team: comparing spatiotemporal data between different phases of play in matches6
Routes to victory in track cycling sprint6
Nash equilibrium and tennis serve performance: a game theory analysis6
Do line call errors differ between men’s and women’s events in tennis? A case study from the 2021 Wimbledon Tournament5
Movement characteristics of international and elite domestic netball players during match-play5
Biomechanics of suplex in Greco-Roman wrestling: a qualitative and time-motion analysis of international competitions5
Comparison of training activities and coaching behaviours in youth football coaches from Spain and China: a case study5
Performance trajectories of Italian professional cyclists: an analysis of the influence of youth performance on professional success5
Field-based modelling of segment speed in trail running using GPS and course characteristics5
Pitch-passing networks patterns across team quality, match outcomes, and match location5
Associations between individual and balanced team performance and soccer match outcomes5
Determination of basketball players’ high-performance profiles in the Spanish League5
What are the key performance indicators related to winning matches in the German Bundesliga?5
Modelling the effect of competition tier on player involvement and impact in Australian Football5
Picking the length: investigating how bowling length influences batter decision-making in international men’s 50-over cricket5
Relationship between key offensive performance indicators and match running performance in the FIFA Women’s World Cup 20235
Change the rules, change the game? Offensive tactics in elite men’s water polo from London to Tokyo5
How hormones, vertical jump and perceived exertion change in clutch time. A season case study of an amateur basketball team5
What to look for in setting sports training tasks for young players? Analysis of the numerical configuration of players and court size constraints on futsal small-sided games performance difficulty le5
Editorial4
Analysing elite European basketball players’ performances according to travel demands, game schedule and contextual factors4
Golf shot performance analysis: the effects of ground slope on weight transfer and shot characteristics4
Physical fitness, psychological characteristics, and game performance in youth male soccer players of different levels of competition4
Perception of professional Portuguese soccer players about the replacement of leadership with the season underway – a qualitative study4
Performance differences between 26 and 29-inch wheels in cross-country mountain biking4
Comparison of time-motion, heart rate responses, and training load measurement in Brazilian jiu-jitsu heavyweight and lightweight fighters: a cross-sectional study4
Match demands on officials and umpires across variations of lacrosse4
Performance metrics to predict national-level competition outcomes in a cluster of road cyclists4
Interchangeability of the Polar Team Pro system in determining match load and intensities in semi-professional rugby union players4
Kinematic differences in a skating stop-and-go task between male and female ice hockey players4
Evaluating the impact of contextual variables on jump shot success in professional basketball: a notational analysis approach4
Patterns and factors determining puckout success in senior inter-county hurling4
Are the playoffs different from the regular season? A comparison of in-game statistics in Icelandic elite handball4
The effect of COVID-19 lockdown on ball possession performance in Spanish professional soccer leagues4
Match-related performance during the Olympic Games 2020: a technical variability analysis of high-level judo athletes4
Key performance indicators for success in decisive NBA playoff games: a 10-year analysis of game-7 outcomes4
Expert amateur Irish boxing coaches’ perceptions of the technical components of straight punches4
Factors influencing match retirement of professional men’s tennis doubles players3
Analysing tie-break performance of different types of male and female tennis players in Grand Slam matches3
Influence of the situational variables on the performance of the teams competing in the Chinese Super League3
Does the most demanding passage reflect peak physical demand in football? A machine learning-based comparison with the extremely demanding passage3
How different weekly game loads affect performance in elite women’s EuroLeague basketball3
Determinant actions in men’s professional padel performance3
Defensive transition in elite men’s football: key factors impacting ball recovery and match outcomes3
Analysis of team timeouts in high-performance futsal matches: when to call and what to expect?3
Determining the key performance indicators on game outcomes in NBA based on quantile regression analysis3
Win or lose. Physical and physiological responses in paddle tennis competition according to the game result3
The influence of age category and relative age on match running performance at the men’s U17 and U20 World Cups3
Golden score period in high-level judo competitions: the effect of the scores and penalties at the real contest time3
Tactical-technical actions and internal load of young futsal players: role of space and player numbers3
Quantification of workload and characterisation of key performance factors in elite adolescent female volleyball players using machine learning3
Elite U17 football players’ physical parameters: focus on contextual variables during training and matches3
Expected game value (xGV): a novel approach for strategic decision-making in rugby union3
The effect of the Super Shot on team technical and tactical performance indicators in Suncorp Super Netball3
Identifying which factors impact bowling and batting performances during the “death” phase of an innings in international men’s 50-over cricket3
Career patterns within men’s and women’s soccer talent systems: the typical pathway to the top is atypical3
The impact of playing area dimension and team imbalance on the performance of individual tactical actions in soccer ball possession3
Update on the evolution of World Cup soccer: men and women3
Correlating diurnal variations in peak athleticism with buccal gene expression in youth football players3
Match-play dynamics in youth padel: sex differences in rally length, final shot effectiveness, and net exchanges across U14, U16 and U18 categories3
Analysing short-term training load distribution in elite European basketball: an exploration under six head coaches3
Using the wisdom of crowds in sports: how performance analysis in football can benefit from the information enclosed in betting odds3
An expected shot outcome model for points in elite Gaelic football3
Profile of female swimmers competing in the 50 m events at the 2021 LEN European Championships3
Accuracy of a markerless system to estimate the position of taekwondo athletes in an official combat area2
Using minimum effort duration can compromise the analysis of acceleration and deceleration demands in football2
Effects of collective tactical variables and predictors on the probability of scoring in elite netball2
Linear skating speed key performance indicators in ice hockey: global or cohort-dependent?2
It is not (all) about running faster, opponent also plays; the effect of opposition team formation on running performance in professional soccer match-play2
Winning in Premier League 2: a statistical model of technical performance indicators2
Predictors of goal difference and match outcome in Polish handball PGNiG Superleague in the season before, during and after the COVID-19 pandemic - regression analysis2
High-intensity action profiles between phases of play for an Australian A-League association football team2
Pacing strategies in elite cross-country Olympic mountain bikers: trends in power and speed across World Cup circuits2
Assessment of feedback devices for performance monitoring in master’s swimmers2
The association between sports-specific testing and in-game performance indicators in young male water polo players2
Dynamics of training and competition demands in top-class male rink hockey: a case study of a rink hockey European Championship2
Is there no place like home? home-court advantage and home win percentage vary according to team sex and ability in Spanish basketball2
Does a decade of the rally-point scoring system impact the characteristics of elite badminton matches?2
Aerobic and anaerobic performance, ability to repeat sprints, and fatigue development during a basketball game-based drill: correlational study2
Elite professional football players' perceptions and preferences of pre-match meeting delivery2
Substitutions in elite soccer: a scoping review2
The effect of saddle height on pedalling mechanical efficiency during cycling2
Physiological and psychological assessment of high-intensity interval training, full-sided and small-sided games in elite handball players2
Association between LPS data and accelerometer-based metrics: breaking antennas dependency for external load monitoring in women’s handball2
The landscape of performance analysis technology in Swedish elite football2
Playing without goalkeeper: the use of an empty goal in high-performance men’s handball2
Positional differences in match performance for key elite male team handball players at the EHF EURO 20222
Effects of tennis racket swingweight on forehand speed and accuracy in youth players2
The long-term effects of Current false Start rules on reaction time and athletic performance2
Reliability of a kinetic and kinematic assessment procedure for kicks in combat sports2
Relationship between the Nordic hamstring strength test and isokinetic hamstring strength test at different eccentric contraction velocities2
Internal and external training and match load quantification during in-season and pre-season in professional highly trained male team handball players2
Analysis of performance in English women’s domestic Twenty20 cricket2
Expert and novice soccer goalkeepers’ visual perception: a practical-coaching approach eye-tracking2
An examination of how fielding outcomes in international and franchise T20 and 50-over cricket are associated with bowling performances and field positions2
A new look at the left-handed advantage in baseball2
A rule-based approach to classify counterpressing – analysis of its risks and relationship with rest defence2
Analysis of players’ stroke performance relevance in tennis matches2
Analysis of the differences in the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup according to match outcome and confederation of origin2
An examination of kinematic parameters related to pole vault performance2
Is team-level injury analysis giving us the full story? Exploring a player-specific approach to analysing injuries2
Correlation between gluteus muscle activity and dynamic control of the knee joint in a single-leg landing task in badminton2
Introducing the technical individual contribution coefficient: a metric for evaluating performance in elite volleyball2
Performance norms and tactical differences in international netball2
Club coefficients in the UEFA Champions League: Time for shift to an Elo-based formula2
Training defensive high-press in soccer: physical and physiological responses to different small-sided games played by youth athletes1
Bayesian inference of the impulse-response model of athlete training and performance1
Acute effect of mechanical vibration on sprint performance in mountain bike athletes1
The emerging basketball discipline: unpacking game outcomes in the 3 × 3 basketball professional league based on performance indicators and contextual variables1
Performance dynamics in professional padel: winners, forced errors, and unforced errors among men and women players1
Tell me your position and the possession style of your team, and I will tell you your running demands1
The relationship between tethered swimming, anaerobic critical velocity, dry-land strength, and swimming performance1
Competitive profile analysis according to playing positions of female handball players during the European Championship 20201
Difference in change of direction performance between college basketball players with high and low change of direction deficit, shuffle, and jump asymmetry1
Has there been a change between combat time in male judo? Analysis of the top 20 athletes by weight division between the 2016-20 Olympic cycles1
Match activity profile analysis during professional men’s double pickleball tournaments1
The presence of a previous lower limb injury does not affect step asymmetry in elite basketball players: A prospective, longitudinal observational study1
Analysing Hawk-Eye ball-tracking data to explore successful serving and returning strategies at Wimbledon1
A transition game? A comparative analysis of possession usage following turnovers in elite Gaelic football1
Significance of smash and smash-lunge sequence in singles badminton matches in elite players1
Key differences in stroke steadiness and kinematic variables in elite 200 m kayakers: insights from triaxial accelerometry1
Does the utilisation of dolphin kicks during backstroke finishes impact swimming performance in pubertal swimmers?1
Data variables related to wins and losses of game in different scenarios in the WNBA 2023 season1
Possession tactics in the UEFA women’s EURO 2022 soccer tournament1
Identifying the optimal characteristics of ball possession and movement in elite women’s soccer1
Playing style of women and men elite table tennis players1
Comparative analysis of positional running demands in the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup: influence of team strength and confederation1
Relationship between physical fitness parameters and match time motion performance in international footballers with cerebral palsy1
“Retrospective epidemiological study on musculoskeletal injuries in amateur football athletes in Greece”1
Performance rating in men’s world elite artistic gymnastics: a status-quo study on scoring tendencies at Olympic Games following rule changes1
Understanding age-based kinetic and kinematic variations in taekwondo’s spinning heel kick1
Injury rates and mechanisms of starting and replacement players1
The influence of substitution strategies on the physical match performance of elite female field hockey players1
Technical performance differences amongst international netball teams at the Commonwealth Games 20221
Analysis of referee in-game interactions with players and other officials in professional Rugby Union1
Analysing the manipulation of the number of players on tactical, technical, and physical performance in youth futsal1
Average and peak external demands according to opposition quality and opposition pace across a full season in semi-professional, male basketball players1
Jump performance progression in Spanish male and female elite high and long jumpers1
Super sprint triathlon performance progression in young state and national standard Australian triathletes1
A spatial analysis of ball recovery locations, ball recovery methods and eventual possession outcomes in elite women’s football using a Bayesian network approach1
Effects of interval training with and without blood flow restriction on well-being, perceived exertion, and performance in national-level male academy soccer players: a 6-week randomised controlled tr1
Gender disparities in match performance at FIFA World Cups: more direct play, less off-ball movement, and less pressing in women’s matches1
From statistics to strategies: fixture congestion, travel demands, and contextual factors influence tactical behaviours in the Chinese Basketball Association1
Physiological, perceptual and performance variables partially predict pacing in judo1
Race strategies of young super-sprint triathletes during the 2022 World Triathlon races1
Analysis of throw-ins strategy on performance metrics in five men’s European football leagues1
Unveiling the xG metric in soccer: how the adjusted xG improves match predictions1
Technical performance differences in elite Olympic recurve archers1
Stroke performance relevance model for elite table tennis matches1
The relationship between shots and rebounded areas in handball games1
The effects of VAR interventions on self-rated mental fatigue and self-rated performance of football referees1
Identifying winning strategies: analysis of play-types in professional European basketball leagues1
How the new substitute option influenced the Chinese Soccer Super League1
An application of clustering to classify movement patterns in men’s professional grand slam hard court tennis1
Discriminant analysis of physical performance variability in European international Tier 2 rugby union: insights from location-based GPS analysis1
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