OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport is 4. 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 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Analysis and influence of the underwater phase of breaststroke on short-course 50 and 100m performance	22
Sex differences in professional padel players: analysis across four seasons	21
An investigation identifying which key performance indicators influence the chances of promotion to the elite leagues in professional European football	17
Developing a framework for professional practice in applied performance analysis	16
Game related predictors discriminating between winning and losing teams in preliminary, second and final round of basketball world cup 2019	14
Impact of technical and physical key performance indicators on ball possession in the Chinese Super League	13
Pacing profiles, variability and progression in 400, 800 and 1500-m freestyle swimming events at the 2021 European Championship	12
The relationship between tethered swimming, anaerobic critical velocity, dry-land strength, and swimming performance	11
Game location effect in the NBA: A comparative analysis of playing at home, away and in a neutral court during the COVID-19 season	11
The impact of match venue on performance indicators and tactical behaviour in youth soccer players	11
Key technical components for air pistol shooting performance	11
The influence of biofeedback on physiological and kinematic variables of treadmill running	9
Assessing the key game-related statistics in Brazilian professional basketball according to season phase and final score difference	9
Selected soccer players are quicker and better decision-makers in elite Brazilian youth academies	9
Judo technical-tactical dynamics: analysis of attack system effectiveness in high-level athletes	9
Road to Tokyo Olympic Games: do new judo rules change the technical-tactical behaviour of elite male athletes?	9
Game variables that predict success and performance level in elite men’s volleyball	9
Athletes’ performance in different boulder types at international bouldering competitions	8
Ball type and court surface: A study to determinate the ball rebound kinematics on the padel wall	8
Time structure in men’s professional doubles tennis: does team experience allow finishing the points faster?	8
Analysis of corner kicks at the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2019 in relation to match status and team quality	8
Exploring offensive players’ collective movements and positioning dynamics in high-performance padel matches using tracking technology	8
Does fatigue affect the kinematics of shooting in female basketball?	7
Floaters as coach’s joker? Effects of the floaters positioning in 3vs3 small-sided games in futsal.	7
Importance of GNSS data quality assessment with novel control criteria in professional soccer match-play	7

Lower-limb kinematic characteristics of Taekwondo kicks at different attack angles	7
50 m freestyle in 21, 22 and 23 s: What differentiates the speed curve of world-class and elite male swimmers?	7
Addressing opposition quality in basketball performance evaluation	7
Stroke performance relevance model for elite table tennis matches	7
Gender differences in pole vault approach run kinematics and step parameter asymmetry during an elite indoor competition	7
Game patterns in padel: a sequential analysis of elite men players	7
Tactical behaviour differences of high and low-performing youth soccer players in small-sided and conditioned games	7
The influence of contextual variables on individual set-pieces in elite rink hockey	6
Inter-team variability in high-level women’s volleyball from the perspective of Social Network Analysis: an analysis in critical game scenarios	6
Effects of numerical unbalance constraints on workload and tactical individual actions during ball possession small-sided soccer games across different age groups	6
Benchmarking successful performances in elite Ladies Gaelic football	6
The role of secondary assists in basketball – an analysis of its characteristics and effect on scoring	6
Analysis of the internal logic of breaking using temporal and sequential parameters	6
A faster serve has more impact on success for female elite tennis players than males	6
The influence of the competition phase and the result of the match on the competitive demands in football 5-a-side for the visually impaired	6
The effect of the start and finish in the 50 m and 100 m freestyle performance in elite male swimmers	6
Analysis of the corner kick in football in the main European leagues during the 2017-2018 season	6
Effect of three different set-up conditions on the propulsive force measures, reliability, and ecological validity during front crawl tethered-swimming	6
What are the key performance indicators related to winning matches in the German Bundesliga?	6
Agility demands of Gaelic football match-play: a time-motion analysis	5
Differences in performance indicators between winners and losers in senior inter county hurling championship	5
Relating external load variables with individual tactical actions with reference to playing position: an integrated analysis for elite futsal	5
In-match penalty kick analysis of the 2009/10 to 2018/19 English Premier League competition	5
Identification of movement categories and associated velocity thresholds for elite Gaelic football and hurling referees	5
Investigating the inter-country variations in game interruptions across the Big-5 European football leagues	5
Performance trajectories of bowlers and batters from youth level to senior professional status in cricket	5
Interpersonal coordination in tennis: assessing the positional advantage index with Australian Open Hawkeye data	5
Relationship between somatic build and kinematic indices of underwater undulatory swimming performed by young male swimmers	5
Technical performance in elite women’s Australian football – comparisons with men’s football, identifying important performance characteristics and apparent trends	5
The perceptions of elite rink hockey head coaches: preparation/observation and intervention.	5
Situational variables in elite rink hockey: effect of match location, team level, scoring first and match status at halftime on the competitive outcome	5
Basketball shooting performance is maximized by individual-specific optimal release strategies	4
Sex and weight category differences in the temporal combat structure of judokas with visual impairment	4
Match-related performance during the Olympic Games 2020: a technical variability analysis of high-level judo athletes	4
Description of collective team behaviours and team performance analysis of elite rugby competition via cooperative network analysis	4
Effective serving strategies in men’s doubles Davis cup matches: an analysis using tracking technology	4
Physiological, perceptual responses, and strategy differences in age-group swimmers between heats and semi-finals in the 400 metres freestyle event	4
The role of debriefing in enhancing learning and development in professional boxing	4
Club coefficients in the UEFA Champions League: Time for shift to an Elo-based formula	4
Performance analysis practice within Olympic and Paralympic sports: A comparison of coach and analyst experiences	4
Impact of psychological and physical load on the decision-making of top-class handball referees	4
Are the playoffs different from the regular season? A comparison of in-game statistics in Icelandic elite handball	4
Effects of different feedback variants on pacing adherence in a field based running test	4
Danish association football coaches’ perception of performance analysis	4
Complex I in male elite volleyball: an interactional analysis according to reception location	4
Physical and technical demand in professional wheelchair tennis on hard, clay and grass surfaces: implication for training	4
Effects of home advantage on set outcome and game actions performance in the Chinese Women’s Volleyball Association League	4
Perturbation profile of elite football – a cross-sectional analysis of the goals and goal scoring opportunities immediately before and after goal scoring of the 1st German Bundesliga	4
Prediction of the penalty kick direction in men’s soccer	4