OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy is 25. 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.)

Article	Citations
The Tendinopathy Game Changers: Five Papers From the Last 5 Years That Might Change How You Manage Tendons	167
Dear Newly Graduated Physical Therapist	82
JOSPT February 2024 Corrigendum	72
ICON 2020—International Scientific Tendinopathy Symposium Consensus: A Scoping Review of Psychological and Psychosocial Constructs and Outcome Measures Reported in Tendinopathy Clinical Trials	63
Risk Factors for Running-Related Injury in High School and Collegiate Cross-country Runners: A Systematic Review	61
Costs of Disabling Musculoskeletal Pain in Children and Adolescents: A Cost-of-Illness Prospective Cohort Study	60
Popping Pills in Youth Elite Sports—Fact or Fiction? A 36-Week Prospective Cohort Study of Analgesic Use in 1195 Youth Elite Athletes and Student Controls	57
Dry Needling Plus Manual Therapy and Exercise for Subacromial Pain Syndrome: A Sham-Controlled Randomized Clinical Trial	56
Adding Brief Pain Science or Ergonomics Messages to Guideline Advice Did Not Increase Feelings of Reassurance in People With Acute Low Back Pain: A Randomized Experiment	56
Bridging Gaps in Delivering High-Value Treatment for Patellofemoral Pain: A Systematic Evidence and Gap Map of Interventions for Patellofemoral Pain	55
The Missing Link in Running Injury Research: Nonrunning Physical Activity	50
The Influence of “Labels” for Neck Pain on Recovery Expectations Following a Motor Vehicle Crash: An Online-Randomized Vignette-Based Experiment	45
The Effects of Structured Prehabilitation on Postoperative Outcomes Following Total Hip and Total Knee Arthroplasty: An Overview of Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses of Randomized Controlled Trials	44
Tennis Elbow: What Is It? How Do I Get Back to My Regular Activities?	43
The Effectiveness of Patient Education and Self-management Program on Pain and Disability Among Adult Patients With Osteoarthritis: An Overview of Systematic Reviews	40
Preoperative Patient Education Programs for Orthopaedic Surgery: What Do the Programs Include? How Are They Delivered? What Are the Knowledge Gaps? A Scoping Review of 46 Studies	34
Diagnosing, Managing, and Supporting Return to Work of Adults With Rotator Cuff Disorders: Clinical Practice Guideline Methods	32
Evolving the Control-Chaos Continuum: Part 2—Shifting “Attention” to Progress On-Pitch Rehabilitation	32
Response to Comment on “Which Portion of Physiotherapy Treatments’ Effect Is Not Attributable to the Specific Effects in People With Musculoskeletal Pain? A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Placebo-Control	31
TENDINopathy Severity Assessment – Achilles (TENDINS-A): Development and Content Validity Assessment of a New Patient-Reported Outcome Measure for Achilles Tendinopathy	29
What Works When Treating Children and Adolescents With Low Back Pain?	29
Physical Function Following Total Knee Arthroplasty for Osteoarthritis: A Longitudinal Systematic Review With Meta-analysis	29
Variation in Outcomes and Number of Visits Following Care Guideline Implementation: Part 2 of an Analysis of 12 355 Patients After Total Knee Arthroplasty	27
Understanding Discrepancies in a Person's Fear of Movement and Avoidance Behavior: A Guide for Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation Clinicians Who Support People With Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain	27
Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation and Motor Control Exercise for Chronic Low Back Pain: The ExTraStim Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trial	26

Conditioned Pain Modulation Does Not Differ Between People With Lower-Limb Tendinopathy and Nontendinopathy Controls: A Systematic Review With Individual Participant Data Meta-analysis	25
Outcome Domain and Measurement Instrument Reporting in Randomized Controlled Trials of Interventions for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis: A Systematic Review	25
Lived Experiences of People With Lower Limb Tendinopathy – A Systematic Review With Qualitative Evidence Synthesis	25
It May Not Be the Smartest Thing to Do, but Sometimes It’s the Only Option: A Longitudinal Mixed-Methods Study of Analgesic Use in Youth Elite Athletes	25