Sports Medicine

Article	Citations
Response to Comment on “Effects of Oral Iron Supplementation on Blood Iron Status in Athletes: A Systematic Review, Meta-analysis and Meta-regression of Randomized Controlled Trials”	256
Comment on: “Return to Sports: A Risky Business? A Systematic Review with Meta-analysis of Risk Factors for Graft Rupture Following ACL Reconstruction”	184
Effects of Bed Rest on Physical Performance in Athletes: A Systematic and Narrative Review	134
Dose–Response Modelling of Resistance Exercise Across Outcome Domains in Strength and Conditioning: A Meta-analysis	131
Resistance Training as a Countermeasure in Women with Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: A Review of Current Literature and Future Directions	120
Effect of Strength Training Programs in Middle- and Long-Distance Runners’ Economy at Different Running Speeds: A Systematic Review with Meta-analysis	114
Sex Differences in Recovery Trajectories of Assessments for Sport-Related Concussion Among NCAA Athletes: A CARE Consortium Study	105
Pain Perception in Contact Sport Athletes: A Scoping Review	104
Comment on “Optimizing Post‑Activation Performance Enhancement in Athletic Tasks: A Systematic Review with Meta‑analysis for Prescription Variables and Research Methods”	100
The Time Course of Injury Risk After Return-to-Play in Professional Football (Soccer)	97
Quantifying Exposure and Intra-Individual Reliability of High-Speed and Sprint Running During Sided-Games Training in Soccer Players: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis	92
Acute Effects of Gait Interventions on Tibial Loads During Running: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis	91
Teamwork Makes the Dream Work: Who Should Be Managing Athletes on Matters Related to Sleep?	87
Bidirectional Relationship Between Mental Health and Sports Injury in Adolescents: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis	86
Advancing Aerobic Exercise Training Intensity Prescription in Health and Disease Beyond Standard Recommendations: A Call to Action	85
Is Visual Reliance Increased in Athletes After ACL Injury? A Scoping Review	85
Impact of an Overload Period on Heart Rate Variability, Sleep Quality, Motivation, and Performance in High-level Swimmers: Use of Explainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI) to Assess Training Load Vari	81
Force and Power Testing During Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Rehabilitation: A World-Wide Survey of Current Practices	81
Causal Association Between Sedentary Behaviors and Health Outcomes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Mendelian Randomization Studies	76
Mitochondria as Nutritional Targets to Maintain Muscle Health and Physical Function During Ageing	75
Dietary Recommendations for Body Mass and Composition Manipulation in Male and Female Athletes: a Scoping Review of Consensus Statements, Position Stands and Practice Guidelines from International Exp	73
Sports Nutrition Ingredients and Governance, Exercise Training, and Sport Technology	72
Response to Comment on: “The Effect of Preterm Birth on Maximal Aerobic Exercise Capacity and Lung Function in Healthy Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis”	71
Response to Comment on “Premature Death in Bodybuilders: What Do We Know?”	69
Safety of International Professional Sports Competitions During the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Association Football Experience	69

Comparative Efficacy and Acceptability of Non-surgical Treatments with or without Exercise for Diastasis Recti Abdominis in Postpartum Women: A Network Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials	68
Return to Play and Performance After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction in Soccer Players: A Systematic Review of Recent Evidence	67
Long-Term Effects of a 5-Year Randomized Controlled Exercise Trial on Brain Volumes and Cognitive Function in Older Adults: A 4-Year Post-Intervention Follow-Up Study	64
Instrumented Mouthguards in Women’s Rugby League: Quantifying the Incidence and Probability of Head Acceleration Events at Group and Individual Levels	64
Inertial Head Accelerations in Front-On, One-on-One Tackles in Professional Women Rugby League Players	62
The Era of Resistance Training as a Primary Form of Physical Activity for Physical Fitness and Health in Youth Has Come	61
Anatomical Variability of the Soleus Muscle: A Key Factor for the Prognosis of Injuries?	61
Hypoxia Conditioning for Load-Compromised Athletes: A Narrative Review Exploring Potential Applications in Injury and Disability Management	61
Sprint Running Coordination: A Dynamical Systems Perspective	60
Hop to It! A Systematic Review and Longitudinal Meta-analysis of Hop Performance After ACL Reconstruction	60
ACTN3 c.1729C>T Polymorphism Might Not Be a Standalone Factor in Non-contact Musculoskeletal Injury: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis	60
Deconstructing the Ergogenic Effects of Photobiomodulation: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of its Efficacy in Improving Mode-Specific Exercise Performance in Humans	59
Iron Status, Muscle Oxygenation and Performance in Female Athletes During Repeated-Sprint Training in Hypoxia	59
Correction to: Attributes of Expert Anticipation Should Inform the Design of Virtual Reality Simulators to Accelerate Learning and Transfer of Skill	58
Correction to: Using Free-Living Heart Rate Data as an Objective Method to Assess Physical Activity: A Scoping Review and Recommendations by the INTERLIVE-Network Targeting Consumer Wearables	57
Correction to: Comment on “Black Box Prediction Methods in Sports Medicine Deserve a Red Card for Reckless Practice: A Change of Tactics is Needed to Advance Athlete Care”	57
From Tissue to System: What Constitutes an Appropriate Response to Loading?	56
The Acute Demands of Repeated-Sprint Training on Physiological, Neuromuscular, Perceptual and Performance Outcomes in Team Sport Athletes: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis	56
Optimizing Athlete Travel for Performance: A Scientific Blueprint for Athletes, Coaches, and Sports Medicine Staff	56
Mechanisms Linking Physical Activity with Psychiatric Symptoms Across the Lifespan: A Systematic Review	55
Task Specificity of Dynamic Resistance Training and Its Transferability to Non-trained Isometric Muscle Strength: A Systematic Review with Meta-analysis	55
The Welsh Institute of Performance Science: A Decade of Integrated Knowledge Translation in Elite Sport	54
Response to Comment on “The Effectiveness of Resisted Sled Training (RST) for Sprint Performance: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis”	54
Correction to: Impact of Exercise Training Interventions on Flow-Mediated Dilation in Adults: An Umbrella Review	54
Comment on: “Low Cardiorespiratory Fitness Post‐COVID‐19: A Narrative Review”	54
Relationship between Cognitive Demands and Biomechanical Indicators Associated with Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury: A Systematic Review	53
How Priming Exercise Affects Oxygen Uptake Kinetics: From Underpinning Mechanisms to Endurance Performance	52
Data Informing Governing Body Resistance-Training Guidelines Exhibit Sex Bias: An Audit-Based Review	52
Submaximal Fitness Tests in Team Sports: A Theoretical Framework for Evaluating Physiological State	51
Long-Term Development of Training Characteristics and Performance-Determining Factors in Elite/International and World-Class Endurance Athletes: A Scoping Review	51
Carbohydrate Nutrition and Skill Performance in Soccer	51
Running Endurance in Women Compared to Men: Retrospective Analysis of Matched Real-World Big Data	50
Performance Implications of Force-Vector-Specific Resistance and Plyometric Training: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis	50
Judgement and Decision Making in Clinical and Return-to-Sports Decision Making: A Narrative Review	49
Appraising the Methodological Quality of Sports Injury Video Analysis Studies: The QA-SIVAS Scale	47
Optimizing Post-activation Performance Enhancement in Athletic Tasks: A Systematic Review with Meta-analysis for Prescription Variables and Research Methods	45
Ground Reaction Force and Centre of Pressure During the Golf Swing and Associations with Clubhead Speed and Skill Level: A Systematic Review	45
What are the Risks of Contact Sport During Pregnancy: a Survey-Based Investigation	45
Return to Sports: A Risky Business? A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis of Risk Factors for Graft Rupture Following ACL Reconstruction	45
Authors’ Reply to Carina Enea et al.’s Comment on “Menstrual Cycle: The Importance of Both the Phases and the Transitions Between Phases on Training and Performance”	44
Markers of Low Energy Availability in Overreached Athletes: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis	44
Head Acceleration Event Magnitude and Incidence Rate in Academy Rugby Union: A Comparison Across Club and International Competition	43
Estimating the Replicability of Sports and Exercise Science Research	43
Retraction Note: The Effect of Preterm Birth on Maximal Aerobic Exercise Capacity and Lung Function in Healthy Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis	43
Contraception Choice for Female Endurance Athletes: What’s Sport Got to Do With It? A Cross-Sectional Survey	43
Response to Comment on “Caffeine and Sports Performance: The Conflict between Caffeine Intake to Enhance Performance and Avoiding Caffeine to Ensure Sleep Quality”	43
Injury Incidence Rate According to Mechanism, Body Location, and Type in Basketball Players: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	43
Optimising the Dose of Static Stretching to Improve Flexibility: A Systematic Review, Meta-analysis and Multivariate Meta-regression	43
Comment on “Caffeine and Sports Performance: The Conflict Between Caffeine Intake to Enhance Performance and Avoiding Caffeine to Ensure Sleep Quality”	42
The Association Between Menstrual Cycle Phase, Menstrual Irregularities, Contraceptive Use and Musculoskeletal Injury Among Female Athletes: A Scoping Review	42

Ecological Dynamics as an Accurate and Parsimonious Contributor to Applied Practice: A Critical Appraisal	42
Performance Adaptations to Intensified Training in Top-Level Football	41
Efficacy of Interval Training in Improving Body Composition and Adiposity in Apparently Healthy Adults: An Umbrella Review with Meta-Analysis	41
Symptoms of Traumatic Encephalopathy Syndrome are Common in Community-Dwelling Adults	41
2025 Update to the Female Athlete Triad Coalition Consensus Statement Part 1: State of the Science and Introduction of a New Adolescent Model	41
Why We Must Stop Assuming and Estimating Menstrual Cycle Phases in Laboratory and Field-Based Sport Related Research	40
Muscle Oximetry in Sports Science: An Updated Systematic Review	40
Work Demands, Responses, and Coping Strategies for Staff in High-Performance Sport: A Scoping Review	40
Muscle Protein Synthesis Responses Following Aerobic-Based Exercise or High-Intensity Interval Training with or Without Protein Ingestion: A Systematic Review	39
Consideration of Mental Health and Well-Being in High-Level Sport: When Will a Coach-Centred Approach Be Introduced?	39
Comment on: “Low Cardiorespiratory Fitness Post‐COVID‐19: A Narrative Review”	39
Dietary Nitrate Supplementation and Exercise Performance: An Umbrella Review of 20 Published Systematic Reviews with Meta-analyses	38
Maternal and Fetal Cardiovascular Responses to Acute High-Intensity Interval and Moderate-Intensity Continuous Training Exercise During Pregnancy: A Randomized Crossover Trial	37
Proposal of a Selection Protocol for Replication of Studies in Sports and Exercise Science	37
Female Tendons are from Venus and Male Tendons are from Mars, But Does it Matter for Tendon Health?	37
Prevalence and Risk Factors for Musculoskeletal Pain when Running During Pregnancy: A Survey of 3102 Women	36
The Use of Golf Carts as On-Course Transportation During Competitive Golf Events: A Scoping Review	36
The Frequency and Determinants of Positive and Negative Officiating Interactions and the Relationships with Mental Ill-Health Symptoms in Sports Officials	35
Exogenous Ketone Supplements in Athletic Contexts: Past, Present, and Future	35
Revisiting the ‘Whys’ and ‘Hows’ of the Warm-Up: Are We Asking the Right Questions?	34
Technology Innovation and Guardrails in Elite Sport: The Future is Now	34
Accuracy of Resting Metabolic Rate Prediction Equations in Athletes: A Systematic Review with Meta-analysis	34
NAD+ Therapeutics and Skeletal Muscle Adaptation to Exercise in Humans	34
Gender-Based Violence is a Blind Spot for Sports and Exercise Medicine Professionals	34
On a Corresponsive Sport Science	34
Sleep Management and Performance in Offshore Sailing Regattas: A Systematic Review	34
From Natural Towards Representative Decision Making in Sports: A Framework for Decision Making in Virtual and Augmented Environments	33
Intensity Zones and Intensity Thresholds Used to Quantify External Load in Competitive Basketball: A Systematic Review	33
The Question is Still Open: Is Supplemental Oxygen Enhancing Performance in Professional Athletes at High Altitude or Not?	33
“Health is Just the Basic Requirement for Optimal Performance and Winning”: Stakeholders’ Perceptions on Testing and Training in Competitive Alpine Skiing, Snowboarding and Freestyle Skiing	32
From Public Health to Player Health: Introducing the Disability-Adjusted Sporting Year (DASY) Metric for Measuring Injury and Illness Burden in Sport	32
Authors’ Reply to Nevill and Wyon: “Size Exponents for Scaling Maximal Oxygen Uptake in Over 6500 Humans: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis”	32
Limited Evidence is Not No Evidence: A Rebuttal to Fransen, 2024	32
Characteristics of High-Intensity Interval Training Influence Anthropometrics, Glycemic Control, and Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Ran	32
Correction to: Aerobic Exercise Preconditioning Does Not Augment Muscle Hypertrophy During Subsequent Resistance Exercise Training in Healthy Older Adults	32
Effects of Different Exercise Interventions on Cardiorespiratory Fitness, as Measured by Peak Oxygen Consumption in Patients with Coronary Heart Disease: An Overview of Systematic Reviews	32
Urinary Incontinence in Women Athletes: Umbrella Review and Meta-analysis of Sport-Related Factors	31
Static Stretch Training versus Foam Rolling Training Effects on Range of Motion: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	31
Comment on “Black Box Prediction Methods in Sports Medicine Deserve a Red Card for Reckless Practice: A Change of Tactics is Needed to Advance Athlete Care”	31
The Effect of Gut-Training and Feeding-Challenge on Markers of Gastrointestinal Status in Response to Endurance Exercise: A Systematic Literature Review	31
The ESA Parastronaut Feasibility Project: Investigating the Need and Contents of Physical Performance Tests for an Inclusive European Astronaut Corps	31
Factors Associated with Persisting Post-Concussion Symptoms Among Collegiate Athletes and Military Cadets: Findings from the NCAA-DoD CARE Consortium	30
The Respiratory Compensation Point: Mechanisms and Relation to the Maximal Metabolic Steady State	30
The Acute and Chronic Effects of Implementing Velocity Loss Thresholds During Resistance Training: A Systematic Review, Meta-Analysis, and Critical Evaluation of the Literature	30
The Within-Subject Association of Physical Behavior and Affective Well-Being in Everyday Life: A Systematic Literature Review	30
When to Pull the Trigger: Conceptual Considerations for Approximating Head Acceleration Events Using Instrumented Mouthguards	29
Response to Comment on: “Cardiac Fatigue in Male Athletes with Exercise-Induced Pulmonary Impairments After a Very Long-Distance Triathlon”	29
A Machine Learning Model for Post-Concussion Musculoskeletal Injury Risk in Collegiate Athletes	28
Correction to: The Gastrointestinal Symptom Rating Scale has a Good Test–Retest Reliability in Well-Trained Athletes With and Without Previously Self-Identified Gastrointestinal Complaints	28
Age of First Concussion and Cognitive, Psychological, and Physical Outcomes in NCAA Collegiate Student Athletes	28
Epidemiological Principles in Claims of Causality: An Enquiry into Repetitive Head Impacts (RHI) and Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE)	28
Periodizing Exercise Medicine Prescription for Patients with Cancer: A Narrative Opinion	28
Influence of Resistance Training Proximity-to-Failure on Skeletal Muscle Hypertrophy: A Systematic Review with Meta-analysis	28
Impact of Exercise Training Interventions on Flow-Mediated Dilation in Adults: An Umbrella Review	28
The Effectiveness of Dance Interventions on Psychological and Cognitive Health Outcomes Compared with Other Forms of Physical Activity: A Systematic Review with Meta-analysis	28
Psychological Safety for Mental Health in Elite Sport: A Theoretically Informed Model	28
Exploring the Dose–Response Relationship Between Estimated Resistance Training Proximity to Failure, Strength Gain, and Muscle Hypertrophy: A Series of Meta-Regressions	28
Estimating the Effect of Aerobic Exercise Training on Novel Lipid Biomarkers: A Systematic Review and Multivariate Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials	27
The Relationship Between Length and Active Force for Submaximal Skeletal Muscle Contractions: a Review	27
Clarifying the Application of HIIT in Oncology Settings: a Response to “High-Intensity Interval Training for Cancer Patients: Taking Training Progression, Feasibility, and Patient Preferences into Acc	27
Delaying Tackling in Youth Contact Sports: Moving toward a Safer Future or Softening the Game?	27
Are Trainees Lifting Heavy Enough? Self-Selected Loads in Resistance Exercise: A Scoping Review and Exploratory Meta-analysis	27
Evaluating the Impact of Urolithin A Supplementation on Running Performance, Recovery, and Mitochondrial Biomarkers in Highly Trained Male Distance Runners	27
Effects of Wearing a Mask During Exercise on Physiological and Psychological Outcomes in Healthy Individuals: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	26
Do Exercise-Based Prevention Programs Reduce Injury in Endurance Runners? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	26
AI-Driven Analysis of Cardiopulmonary Exercise Tests to Identify Gas Exchange and Ventilatory Thresholds	26
Methods to Assess Energy Expenditure of Resistance Exercise: A Systematic Scoping Review	26
Quantifying the Extent to Which Junior Performance Predicts Senior Performance in Olympic Sports: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis	26
Influence of Preterm Birth and Low Birthweight on Physical Fitness: A Systematic Review, Meta-Analysis, and Meta-Regression	26
Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A Potential Sleeping Giant of Sport Performance and Health?	25
Within Session Exercise Sequencing During Programming for Complex Training: Historical Perspectives, Terminology, and Training Considerations	25
Investigating the Effect of Return-to-Play Timing After Injury on Performance: Does the Analysis Answer the Research Objective?	25
Brain Neuroplasticity Related to Lateral Ankle Ligamentous Injuries: A Systematic Review	25
Does Swimming Exercise Impair Bone Health? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Comparing the Evidence in Humans and Rodent Models	25
High-Intensity Interval Training and Cardiometabolic Health in the General Population: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomised Controlled Trials	25
Situations Leading to Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury in Sports: A Systematic Review with Meta-analysis	25
Isometric Exercise Training and Arterial Hypertension: An Updated Review	24
Correction: Benchmarking the Physical Performance Qualities in Women’s Football: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis Across the Performance Scale	24
Comment on “The Practical Value of Bayesian Inference in Describing the Epidemiology of Sports Injuries”	24
Effectiveness of Adult Health Promotion Interventions Delivered Through Professional Sport: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	24

Association Between the c.34C > T (rs17602729) Polymorphism of the AMPD1 Gene and the Status of Endurance and Power Athletes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	24
The Effects of Pre-conditioning on Exercise-Induced Muscle Damage: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis	24
The Gastrointestinal Symptom Rating Scale has a Good Test–Retest Reliability in Well-Trained Athletes With and Without Previously Self-Identified Gastrointestinal Complaints	24
Synthetic Data for Sharing and Exploration in High-Performance Sport: Considerations for Application	23
The Influence of Nutrition Intervention on the P1NP and CTX-1 Response to an Acute Exercise Bout: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis	23
A Narrative Review of the High-Carbohydrate Fueling Revolution (≥ 100 g/h) in the Professional Peloton	23
‘Athletes’, ‘Talents’, and ‘Players’: Conceptual Distinctions and Considerations for Researchers and Practitioners	23
Greatest of All Time: Development of a Ranking System to Determine the Most Successful Olympic and World Championship Runners Since 1896	23
Epidemiology of Injury in Elite and Amateur Soccer Referees: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis	23
Physical Fitness Surveillance and Monitoring Systems Inventory for Children and Adolescents: A Scoping Review with a Global Perspective	23
Developing a Fundamental Theoretical Definition for Athletic Injury: Metaphysics, Logic, and Mathematics	23
Challenges and Solutions to Supporting Physical Literacy within Youth Sport	23
Anaerobic and Aerobic Energy System Contribution During Maximal Exercise: A Systematic Review	23
Associations Between Instrumented Mouthguard-Measured Head Acceleration Events and Post-Match Biomarkers of Astroglial and Axonal Injury in Male Amateur Australian Football Players	22
Psychological Interventions to Improve Elite Athlete Mental Wellbeing: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis	22
Comment on: “Effects of Oral Iron Supplementation on Blood Iron Status in Athletes: A Systematic Review, Meta-analysis and Meta-regression of Randomized Controlled Trials”	22
Sports Metaresearch: An Emerging Discipline of Sport Science and Medicine	22
Accelerating Visual Anticipation in Sport Through Temporal Occlusion Training: A Meta-Analysis	22
Response to Comment on: “Black Box Prediction Methods in Sports Medicine Deserve a Red Card for Reckless Practice: A Change of Tactics is Needed to Advance Athlete Care”	22
Towards High-Accuracy Athletic Injury Predictions Using a First-Principles Modelling Approach: Theory to (Future) Practice	22
A Response to Appelbaum et al. “Limited Evidence is NOT No Evidence: A Rebuttal to Fransen, 2024”	21
Assessing Head Acceleration Events in Female Community Rugby Union Players: A Cohort Study Using Instrumented Mouthguards	21
Effects of Exercise on DNA Methylation: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials	21
Physical Activity and Cognitive Performance in Early Childhood: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials	21
Nutrition for Tactical Athletes: Insights, Applications and Research Gaps	21
To Climb or Not to Climb: A Cross-Sectional Investigation of Risks and Benefits During Pregnancy and Postpartum	21
Just How Confident Can We Be in Predicting Sports Injuries? A Systematic Review of the Methodological Conduct and Performance of Existing Musculoskeletal Injury Prediction Models in Sport	21
Correlations Between the Metabolic Costs of Level and Graded Running: A Secondary Analysis of the Literature	20
“An Informed Risk Assessment”: A Qualitative Exploration of Elite Climbers’ Experiences During Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period	20
An Overarching Conceptual Framework for Menstrual Health in Sport Research: Theory, Causality and Validation	20
Fibre: The Forgotten Carbohydrate in Sports Nutrition Recommendations	20
Impact of Collagen Peptide Supplementation in Combination with Long-Term Physical Training on Strength, Musculotendinous Remodeling, Functional Recovery, and Body Composition in Healthy Adults: A Syst	20
Effects of Complex Training Versus Ballistic Training on Physical Fitness Abilities of Athletes and Healthy Individuals: A Systematic Review with Meta-analysis	20
Age of First Exposure Does Not Relate to Post-Career Health in Former Professional American-Style Football Players	19
Effects of Psychological Interventions to Enhance Athletic Performance: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	19
From Growth to Greatness: A Leading Article on the Professionalisation, Health and Performance Challenges in Women’s Football	19
Sex Differences in the Incidence of Sudden Cardiac Arrest/Death in Competitive Athletes: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis	19