OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Journal of Sports Sciences is 27. 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
Associations among metabolic health, weight status, and various physical fitness components in Japanese adolescents: a cross-sectional study (NICE EVIDENCE study- Agano 3)	79
An investigation into the relationships between technical collision behaviours and physical characteristics in world-class, international female rugby players	69
Injury incidence and burden differ between season phases in male academy football (soccer) players	58
Age of peak performance in professional road cycling	52
A data mining approach for determining biomechanical adaptations in runners who experienced and recovered from patellofemoral pain syndrome	47
Acrobatic gymnastics: The effect of experience, interpersonal coordination and variability in partner-assisted flight	42
Functional threshold power and the critical-power controversy	42
Impact of the second‑contact rule change on Setter performance, referee home advantage, and rally dynamics in NCAA volleyball	39
Correction	39
A comprehensive analysis of one-foot and two-foot approach jump reliability in youth basketball athletes	38
Coach perceptions of “playing-up” in youth football	37
Young athletes’ social goals during the children-to-youth sport transition: A latent profile and latent transition analysis	36
The reliability, variability and minimal detectable change of multiplanar isometric trunk strength testing using a fixed digital dynamometer	36
The impact of a multicomponent training program on physical fitness and joint injuries in Spanish male professional soccer players	35
Redefining roles in wheelchair basketball: A data driven approach to characterising playing positions	35
Monocular markerless position tracking of elite amateur boxing fighters in real combat situation	34
Nasal dilator and physiological parameters associated to running performance: A systematic review and meta-analysis	32
Compliance to prescribed training among recreational swimmers using augmented-reality swim goggles: A randomised controlled trial	32
Associations between the risk of eating disorders, performance level and sport type during adolescence	31
Clustering of match running and performance indicators to assess between- and within-playing position similarity in professional rugby league	29
Impact of muscular fatigue and sex on supraspinatus occupation ratio during bench press in competitive powerlifters	28
Predictive modeling of injury risk based on body composition and physical fitness performance tests in professional football: A four-year study	28
That’s out! How expert umpires make leg-before-wicket judgements in cricket	27
Study State Dynamics of Team Passing Networks in Soccer Games	27
D1.S5.4(1) The CASES expert statement on measuring perfectionism in sport and exercise	27

Effect of supervised sprint interval training on cardiorespiratory fitness and body composition in adolescent boys with obesity	27
D2.P7 Predicting balance and fall risk from respiratory function using interpretable machine learning	27