OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport is 2. 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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)

Article	Citations
The temporal structure of male’s Olympic boxing matches in flyweight, middleweight and super heavyweight categories: a pilot study	24
Match-related technical performance of high-level technical judo athletes during the 2016–2020 Olympic Games: an analysis by phase and weight category	22
Achieving while looking forward: variables influencing performance in the transitory career phases of professional women’s handball	17
Attacking styles of play in football: a comparison between UEFA Champions League and Copa Libertadores da América	16
Decoding futsal offensive game moments: an in-depth qualitative study with expert coaches	16
The effect of coach dismissal on team performance and match physical demands in Spanish professional soccer leagues	14
Well-being indicators modulate perceived but not physiological internal load across small-sided games and high-intensity interval training in male soccer players	14
Specificity of curvilinear sprint performance in youth female soccer players: comparison with linear sprint and relationship with vertical jumps	14
Changes in knee flexion-extension performance and hamstring-to-quadriceps ratio during a fatiguing isokinetic protocol in male professional futsal players	14
The relationships between age and race performance in women’s road cycling	12
A comparison of the match action characteristics of scholarship, academy, and senior rugby league: influence on career progression	12
Evaluating aerial duel ability of football players using height-adjusted Elo rating model	11
Youth soccer team’s match dynamics with and without the ball when in both conditions of advantage and disadvantage	10
The effects of smartphone use during play on performance and enjoyment among recreational golfers	10
Match physical performance profiles in professional football: a comparative analysis among players’ positions in the European five top leagues	10
The effect of 14 training sessions on the development of decision-making skills in U-13 soccer players	10
Key technical factors and steadiness in Olympic and regional sailors in ILCA class: insights from a sailing simulator study	9
Match characteristics of women’s and men’s singles and doubles events in elite badminton	8
Shorter follow-through is associated with greater accuracy: a kinematic analysis of the tennis forehand in youth athletes	8
Impact factors analysis: Differences in high-level golfers	8
Physiological and training load responses to randori approaches in elite judo athletes	8
Changes in the relationship between sprint and horizontal jump performance according to sprint levels in children and adolescents	8
Preparing young soccer goalkeepers for the next level: analysis of differences in physical performance between U17 and U19 age groups during match play	7
Relating external load variables with individual tactical actions with reference to playing position: an integrated analysis for elite futsal	7
Tactical performance in youth football: the influence of sex, age and playing position	7

The influence of ball carriage on change of direction speed in male club-level lacrosse players	7
Relationship between shot put and discus throw performance in international-level rotational shot putters: a study using hierarchical cluster analysis	7
Prediction of next-day subjective fatigue in professional soccer players: a new key for periodisation?	7
Training practices used by elite sprint coaches	7
Associations between internal and external load parameters and match outcomes in men’s volleyball: a machine learning approach	7
Impact of a congested schedule and player participation on the external workload of top-level soccer players during a competitive season	7
From promise to professional: coaches’ and academy coordinators’ perceptions of the junior-to-senior transition in football	6
Game location effect in the ACB 2019–20 COVID-19 season: a comparative analysis of playing home, away and in a neutral court	6
Associations between individual and balanced team performance and soccer match outcomes	6
Pitch-passing networks patterns across team quality, match outcomes, and match location	6
Nash equilibrium and tennis serve performance: a game theory analysis	6
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 maturation	6
Evidence for the reversal of the relative age effect in European professional basketball	6
Tactical performance of an Australian A-League association football team: comparing spatiotemporal data between different phases of play in matches	6
Biomechanics of suplex in Greco-Roman wrestling: a qualitative and time-motion analysis of international competitions	6
Movement characteristics of international and elite domestic netball players during match-play	6
Off-ball movement in football: evidence on the relationship between team strength, performance, success and runs in behind	6
Routes to victory in track cycling sprint	6
Relationship between key offensive performance indicators and match running performance in the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023	6
Comparison of training activities and coaching behaviours in youth football coaches from Spain and China: a case study	6
From fixed positions to role diversity: positional evolution in the National Basketball Association	6
Season-long worst-case scenario analysis of peak high-intensity locomotor demands in English League One professional soccer players	5
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 le	5
Patterns and factors determining puckout success in senior inter-county hurling	5
Picking the length: investigating how bowling length influences batter decision-making in international men’s 50-over cricket	5
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 Football	5
Match demands on officials and umpires across variations of lacrosse	5
Performance trajectories of Italian professional cyclists: an analysis of the influence of youth performance on professional success	5
Determination of basketball players’ high-performance profiles in the Spanish League	5
Do line call errors differ between men’s and women’s events in tennis? A case study from the 2021 Wimbledon Tournament	5
Editorial	5
Field-based modelling of segment speed in trail running using GPS and course characteristics	5
How hormones, vertical jump and perceived exertion change in clutch time. A season case study of an amateur basketball team	5
Applying an Expected Pass Turnovers model to inform pressing strategies in professional football	4
Analysing elite European basketball players’ performances according to travel demands, game schedule and contextual factors	4
Evaluating the impact of contextual variables on jump shot success in professional basketball: a notational analysis approach	4
Performance differences between 26 and 29-inch wheels in cross-country mountain biking	4
Physical fitness, psychological characteristics, and game performance in youth male soccer players of different levels of competition	4
Update on the evolution of World Cup soccer: men and women	4
The possession paradox in a professional Non-League Football team: an exploratory case study of physical, technical, and situational factors	4
Game-based learning and skill transfer in football coaching: a case for contextual practice from Wrexham AFC	4
Performance metrics to predict national-level competition outcomes in a cluster of road cyclists	4
Are the playoffs different from the regular season? A comparison of in-game statistics in Icelandic elite handball	4
Kinematic differences in a skating stop-and-go task between male and female ice hockey players	4
Expert amateur Irish boxing coaches’ perceptions of the technical components of straight punches	4
Perception of professional Portuguese soccer players about the replacement of leadership with the season underway – a qualitative study	4
Tactical-technical actions and internal load of young futsal players: role of space and player numbers	4
Golf shot performance analysis: the effects of ground slope on weight transfer and shot characteristics	4
Key game performance indicators and win probability thresholds in men’s elite handball: an XGBoost-SHAP analysis of four World Championships	4

Comparison of time-motion, heart rate responses, and training load measurement in Brazilian jiu-jitsu heavyweight and lightweight fighters: a cross-sectional study	4
Key performance indicators for success in decisive NBA playoff games: a 10-year analysis of game-7 outcomes	4
The effect of COVID-19 lockdown on ball possession performance in Spanish professional soccer leagues	4
The influence of age category and relative age on match running performance at the men’s U17 and U20 World Cups	4
The impact of playing area dimension and team imbalance on the performance of individual tactical actions in soccer ball possession	4
Interchangeability of the Polar Team Pro system in determining match load and intensities in semi-professional rugby union players	4
Physiological and psychological assessment of high-intensity interval training, full-sided and small-sided games in elite handball players	3
A new look at the left-handed advantage in baseball	3
Expected game value (xGV): a novel approach for strategic decision-making in rugby union	3
The effect of the Super Shot on team technical and tactical performance indicators in Suncorp Super Netball	3
Does the most demanding passage reflect peak physical demand in football? A machine learning-based comparison with the extremely demanding passage	3
Visual exploratory activity of youth soccer defenders: insights from out-of-possession play	3
Career patterns within men’s and women’s soccer talent systems: the typical pathway to the top is atypical	3
Analysing short-term training load distribution in elite European basketball: an exploration under six head coaches	3
Effects of collective tactical variables and predictors on the probability of scoring in elite netball	3
Linear skating speed key performance indicators in ice hockey: global or cohort-dependent?	3
Winning in Premier League 2: a statistical model of technical performance indicators	3
How different weekly game loads affect performance in elite women’s EuroLeague basketball	3
Determinant actions in men’s professional padel performance	3
Quantification of workload and characterisation of key performance factors in elite adolescent female volleyball players using machine learning	3
Golden score period in high-level judo competitions: the effect of the scores and penalties at the real contest time	3
Factors influencing match retirement of professional men’s tennis doubles players	3
An expected shot outcome model for points in elite Gaelic football	3
Identifying which factors impact bowling and batting performances during the “death” phase of an innings in international men’s 50-over cricket	3
Defensive transition in elite men’s football: key factors impacting ball recovery and match outcomes	3
Analysis of team timeouts in high-performance futsal matches: when to call and what to expect?	3
Identification & interpretation of playing styles in the National Football League (NFL)	3
Substitutions in elite soccer: a scoping review	3
Profile of female swimmers competing in the 50 m events at the 2021 LEN European Championships	3
Match-play dynamics in youth padel: sex differences in rally length, final shot effectiveness, and net exchanges across U14, U16 and U18 categories	3
Correlating diurnal variations in peak athleticism with buccal gene expression in youth football players	3
Understanding coaching development in Taekwondo: learning situations, competence domains, and behavioural patterns	3
Analysing tie-break performance of different types of male and female tennis players in Grand Slam matches	3
Determining the key performance indicators on game outcomes in NBA based on quantile regression analysis	3
High-intensity action profiles between phases of play for an Australian A-League association football team	2
The long-term effects of Current false Start rules on reaction time and athletic performance	2
Elite professional football players' perceptions and preferences of pre-match meeting delivery	2
Reliability of a kinetic and kinematic assessment procedure for kicks in combat sports	2
Does a decade of the rally-point scoring system impact the characteristics of elite badminton matches?	2
Playing without goalkeeper: the use of an empty goal in high-performance men’s handball	2
Analysis of players’ stroke performance relevance in tennis matches	2
Aerobic and anaerobic performance, ability to repeat sprints, and fatigue development during a basketball game-based drill: correlational study	2
Correlation between gluteus muscle activity and dynamic control of the knee joint in a single-leg landing task in badminton	2
The effect of saddle height on pedalling mechanical efficiency during cycling	2
Predictors of goal difference and match outcome in Polish handball PGNiG Superleague in the season before, during and after the COVID-19 pandemic - regression analysis	2
The landscape of performance analysis technology in Swedish elite football	2
Association between LPS data and accelerometer-based metrics: breaking antennas dependency for external load monitoring in women’s handball	2
Assessment of feedback devices for performance monitoring in master’s swimmers	2
Pacing strategies in elite cross-country Olympic mountain bikers: trends in power and speed across World Cup circuits	2
Internal and external training and match load quantification during in-season and pre-season in professional highly trained male team handball players	2
Club coefficients in the UEFA Champions League: Time for shift to an Elo-based formula	2
Using minimum effort duration can compromise the analysis of acceleration and deceleration demands in football	2
Analysis of performance in English women’s domestic Twenty20 cricket	2
Is there no place like home? home-court advantage and home win percentage vary according to team sex and ability in Spanish basketball	2
An examination of kinematic parameters related to pole vault performance	2
Elite U17 football players’ physical parameters: focus on contextual variables during training and matches	2
It is not (all) about running faster, opponent also plays; the effect of opposition team formation on running performance in professional soccer match-play	2
An examination of how fielding outcomes in international and franchise T20 and 50-over cricket are associated with bowling performances and field positions	2
Modelling and identifying key determinants of running performance during the worst-case scenarios within male professional soccer players	2
Relationship between the Nordic hamstring strength test and isokinetic hamstring strength test at different eccentric contraction velocities	2
Analysis of the differences in the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup according to match outcome and confederation of origin	2
Is team-level injury analysis giving us the full story? Exploring a player-specific approach to analysing injuries	2
Positional differences in match performance for key elite male team handball players at the EHF EURO 2022	2
Performance norms and tactical differences in international netball	2
Introducing the technical individual contribution coefficient: a metric for evaluating performance in elite volleyball	2
A rule-based approach to classify counterpressing – analysis of its risks and relationship with rest defence	2
Dynamics of training and competition demands in top-class male rink hockey: a case study of a rink hockey European Championship	2
The association between sports-specific testing and in-game performance indicators in young male water polo players	2
Accuracy of a markerless system to estimate the position of taekwondo athletes in an official combat area	2
Using the wisdom of crowds in sports: how performance analysis in football can benefit from the information enclosed in betting odds	2
Expert and novice soccer goalkeepers’ visual perception: a practical-coaching approach eye-tracking	2
Effects of tennis racket swingweight on forehand speed and accuracy in youth players	2
Match activity profile analysis during professional men’s double pickleball tournaments	2