OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Journal of Applied Physiology is 31. 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 2020-10-01 to 2024-10-01.)

Article	Citations
Impact of COVID-19 on exercise pathophysiology: a combined cardiopulmonary and echocardiographic exercise study	119
Physiological demands of running at 2-hour marathon race pace	99
The interaction between SARS-CoV-2 and ACE2 may have consequences for skeletal muscle viral susceptibility and myopathies	87
Evaluating the 35°C wet-bulb temperature adaptability threshold for young, healthy subjects (PSU HEAT Project)	84
Muscles from the same muscle group do not necessarily share common drive: evidence from the human triceps surae	77
Effects of a concurrent training, respiratory muscle exercise, and self-management recommendations on recovery from post-COVID-19 conditions: the RECOVE trial	62
Correction of sensor crosstalk error in Exhalyzer D multiple-breath washout device significantly impacts outcomes in children with cystic fibrosis	60
Nonuniform loss of muscle strength and atrophy during bed rest: a systematic review	58
Counterpoint: Investigators should not control for menstrual cycle phase when performing studies of vascular control that include women	56
Point: Investigators should control for menstrual cycle phase when performing studies of vascular control that include women	55
Blood flow, capillary transit times, and tissue oxygenation: the centennial of capillary recruitment	54
The impact of ventilation–perfusion inequality in COVID-19: a computational model	49
Technological advances in elite marathon performance	49
Effects of age and sex on middle cerebral artery blood velocity and flow pulsatility index across the adult lifespan	47
High-altitude cerebral edema: its own entity or end-stage acute mountain sickness?	46
Neural control of matched motor units during muscle shortening and lengthening at increasing velocities	45
Variability in vastus lateralis fiber type distribution, fiber size, and myonuclear content along and between the legs	45
Lactate as a myokine and exerkine: drivers and signals of physiology and metabolism	42
Age, sex, and the vascular contributors to cerebral pulsatility and pulsatile damping	42
Functional pathophysiology of SARS-CoV-2-induced acute lung injury and clinical implications	42
Human skeletal muscle-specific atrophy with aging: a comprehensive review	41
Is the healthy respiratory system built just right, overbuilt, or underbuilt to meet the demands imposed by exercise?	39
Heat therapy: mechanistic underpinnings and applications to cardiovascular health	39
Blood flow restriction training and the high-performance athlete: science to application	39
Distribution of motor unit properties across human muscles	37

Chronic effects of muscle and nerve-directed stretching on tissue mechanics	37
Effect of exercise on myosteatosis in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis	36
Surface EMG cross talk quantified at the motor unit population level for muscles of the hand, thigh, and calf	35
Anatomical variability in the upper tracheobronchial tree: sex-based differences and implications for personalized inhalation therapies	34
Different antimuscarinics when combined with atomoxetine have differential effects on obstructive sleep apnea severity	32
Reduced muscle strength in patients with long-COVID-19 syndrome is mediated by limb muscle mass	31