OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Journal of Sports Sciences is 21. 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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)

Article	Citations
The impact of an early childhood educator e-Learning course on young children’s fundamental movement skills: A cluster randomized controlled trial	61
A data mining approach for determining biomechanical adaptations in runners who experienced and recovered from patellofemoral pain syndrome	57
Associations among metabolic health, weight status, and various physical fitness components in Japanese adolescents: a cross-sectional study (NICE EVIDENCE study- Agano 3)	52
Study State Dynamics of Team Passing Networks in Soccer Games	46
An investigation into the relationships between technical collision behaviours and physical characteristics in world-class, international female rugby players	36
Correction	33
Acrobatic gymnastics: The effect of experience, interpersonal coordination and variability in partner-assisted flight	31
Effects of different types of chronic physical activities and sports on executive functions among children and adolescents: A systematic review and meta-analysis	29
Children’s outdoor time and multisport participation predict motor competence three years later	28
Monocular markerless position tracking of elite amateur boxing fighters in real combat situation	28
A comprehensive analysis of one-foot and two-foot approach jump reliability in youth basketball athletes	27
That’s out! How expert umpires make leg-before-wicket judgements in cricket	26
Age of peak performance in professional road cycling	26
Functional threshold power and the critical-power controversy	25
What explains adolescents’ physical activity and sports participation during the COVID-19 pandemic? – an interpretable machine learning approach	25
Influence of sidestepping expertise and core stability on knee joint loading during change of direction	24
Prospective associations between adherence to 24-hour movement guidelines and mental well-being in Chinese adolescents	23
Injury incidence and burden differ between season phases in male academy football (soccer) players	23
The reliability, variability and minimal detectable change of multiplanar isometric trunk strength testing using a fixed digital dynamometer	22
The impact of a multicomponent training program on physical fitness and joint injuries in Spanish male professional soccer players	21
Association between childcare movement behaviour compositions with health and development among preschoolers: Finding the optimal combinations of physical activities and sedentary time	21