Journal of Sports Sciences

Papers
(The TQCC of Journal of Sports Sciences is 4. 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 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)
ArticleCitations
The Application of non-linear methods to quantify changes to movement dynamics during running: A scoping review50
Between-devices agreement in obtaining raw bioelectrical parameters after a lifestyle intervention targeting weight loss in former athletes49
Comparing player rating systems as a metric for assessing individual performance in soccer41
The influence of age, sex and player position on skill demands in junior Australian football38
Association of resting heart rate and physical activity with cardiovascular mortality: A population-based cohort study of Korean adults38
Where in a time constrained throwing task is the speed-accuracy trade-off?37
The effect of vibration on kinematics and muscle activation during cycling37
Functional threshold power and the critical-power controversy30
Composite vignettes of former Brazilian high-performance volleyball athletes’ perspective on life skills learning and transfer29
Centre of pressure golf swing movement strategies are better defined using a continuous approach than by segregated styles29
Retraction: Load–velocity relationship 1RM predictions: A comparison of Smith machine and free-weight exercise29
The influence of growth and training loads on injury risk in competitive trampoline gymnasts29
Influence of footwear, foot-strike pattern and step frequency on spatiotemporal parameters and lower-body stiffness in running27
Waveform analysis of shank loaded wearable resistance during sprint running acceleration27
Understanding elite rugby league players’ experience of collision, effective contact coaching techniques, and player contact psychology: A focus group study24
The relationships between passions, intentions, habit and exercise frequency24
Competition scheduling patterns of emerging elite players in professional men’s tennis23
Angle specific analysis of hamstrings and quadriceps isokinetic torque identify residual deficits in soccer players following ACL reconstruction: a longitudinal investigation23
The influence of playing surface on external demands and physiological responses during a soccer match simulation23
Physical preparation of the Australian national male field hockey team exceeded the movement demands of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games tournament23
Registered Reports in the Journal of Sports Sciences23
#SoMe? Social media use in the sports sciences23
Life after lockdown: The role of sport, exercise and physical activity in ameliorating the mental health implications of COVID-19 restrictions23
Jump and sprint force velocity profile of young soccer players differ according to playing position22
The impact of a multicomponent training program on physical fitness and joint injuries in Spanish male professional soccer players21
The effect of weighted vest use during in-season, small-sided games training on young soccer players’ performance21
Clustering technical approaches of elite and world-class pole vaulters based on 10 years of measurement during competitions19
A daily diary study of primary appraisals, emotional exhaustion, and turnover intentions in sport coaches18
Characterization of movement patterns using unsupervised learning neural networks: Exploring a novel approach for monitoring athletes during sidestepping18
Between-session reliability of dry-land and in-water tests to measure inter-limb asymmetries in swimmers17
Validation of a bluetooth-enabled load cell for objective and accessible assessment of lower extremity strength17
Strength, speed, and anthropometric predictors of in-game batting performance in baseball17
Ecological momentary assessment of physical activity and sedentary behaviour in shift workers and non-shift workers: Validation study16
To train or not to train (on match day)? Influence of a priming session on match performance in competitive elite-level soccer16
A Coach Development Program: A Guided Online Reflective Practice Intervention Study16
The impact of interval training on adiponectin to leptin ratios and on blood pressures in severely obese adolescent girls: A randomized controlled trial16
Learning the High Bar Longswing:I. Task Dynamics and Emergence of the Coordination Pattern16
Effects of shoe collar height and limb dominance on landing knee biomechanics in female collegiate volleyball players16
Influence of sidestepping expertise and core stability on knee joint loading during change of direction16
Don’t stop focusing when it gets harder! The positive effects of focused attention on affective experience at high intensities16
Developing guidelines for selection-deselection in high performance sport for athletes, coaches, and organisations: A delphi study15
Inhibitory control expertise through sports practice: A scoping review15
Agreement between methods and terminology used to assess the kinematics of the Nordic hamstring exercise15
A randomized trial to promote physical activity in adult pre-hypertensive and hypertensive patients15
Implementation of path analysis and piecewise structural equation modelling to improve the interpretation of key performance indicators in team sports: An example in professional rugby union15
Differences in accuracy and consistency in elite lawn bowlers15
Assessing isometric kicking force and post-match responses using the Kicker test15
Age of peak performance in professional road cycling15
The origins of goals in the German Bundesliga14
Sensitivity to change of quadriceps and hamstrings muscle wearable electromyography outcomes during a professional soccer match14
Psychological characteristics of developing excellence in talented female field hockey players14
Assessing moderate-to-vigorous physical activity in hip and knee osteoarthritis using accelerometers: Implications of different patterns and cut-points for health and well-being14
Influence of unilateral and bilateral knee extension fatigue protocols on inter-limb asymmetries assessed through countermovement jumps14
Increase in foot arch asymmetry after full marathon completion14
The role of ball backspin alignment and variability in basketball shooting accuracy14
Mental fatigue and technical performance in elite rugby league13
The effect of ball possession on physical and technical performance in UEFA Champions league matches13
Applied sports science and medicine for female cricket players: Systematic scoping review13
Bilateral deficit magnitude increases with velocity during a half-squat exercise13
Coaches, parents, or peers: Who has the greatest influence on sports participants’ life skills development?12
Biomechanical determinants of running economy12
Applying a systems thinking lens to anti-doping: A systematic review identifying the contributory factors to doping in sport12
Lumbar bone stress injuries and risk factors in adolescent cricket fast bowlers12
The influence of reliability and variability of objectively measured physical activity on associations with lower body muscle strength in young children12
An investigation into the relationships between technical collision behaviours and physical characteristics in world-class, international female rugby players12
Uphill sprinting load– and force–velocity profiling: Assessment and potential applications12
Mechanistic influence of the torque cadence relationship on power output during exhaustive all-out field tests in professional cyclists12
Study State Dynamics of Team Passing Networks in Soccer Games12
Correction11
The Ability of Stryd Footpod Metrics to Reflect Changes in Metabolic Power Between Running Shoe Types11
Irregular sleep/wake patterns in student-athletes exposed to early morning training11
Bayesian analysis of changes in standing horizontal and vertical jump after different modes of resistance training11
The reliability, variability and minimal detectable change of multiplanar isometric trunk strength testing using a fixed digital dynamometer11
Recovery following exercise-induced fatigue: Influence of a single heart rate clamped cycling session under systemic hypoxia11
Barriers and enablers to measuring resting metabolic rate in the high-performance sporting system: A qualitative exploratory study11
Acute sport-related concussion alters cardiac contribution to cerebral oxygenation during repeated squat stands11
Forces experienced at different levels of the musculoskeletal system during horizontal decelerations11
The impact of high-potential status on progression and conversion within a male rugby union talent system11
Moderators of strength gains and hypertrophy in resistance training: A systematic review and meta-analysis10
Setting up girls for success in fundamental motor skills: The role of balance in 8-10 year olds10
Ground reaction forces during sprint hurdles10
Association between childcare movement behaviour compositions with health and development among preschoolers: Finding the optimal combinations of physical activities and sedentary time10
Post-meal exercise under ecological conditions improves post-prandial glucose levels but not 24-hour glucose control10
Effects of regular exercise on inflammasome activation-related inflammatory cytokine levels in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis10
Dose–response association between walking speed and all-cause mortality: A systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort studies10
Fairness in penalty shootouts: Is it worth using dynamic sequences?10
The impact of an early childhood educator e-Learning course on young children’s fundamental movement skills: A cluster randomized controlled trial10
Discrepancy between ‘contributing to’ and ‘sharing variance with’ the effective energy for height in high jump10
Motor competence, physical activity, and perceived motor competence: A relational systems approach10
Muscle strength explains the protective effect of physical activity against COVID-19 hospitalization among adults aged 50 years and older10
Associations between less knee kinematic variability and worse patient-reported outcomes following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction9
A longitudinal examination of changes in mental health among elite Canadian athletes9
Nasal dilator and physiological parameters associated to running performance: A systematic review and meta-analysis9
The use of physically constraining tools for grip-specific skill development in racket, stick and club sports: A scoping review9
A data mining approach for determining biomechanical adaptations in runners who experienced and recovered from patellofemoral pain syndrome9
The effect of metformin treatment on volumes of free-living physical activity and sedentary behaviour: A post-hoc analysis of the PRE-D trial9
Upper extremity muscle activity and joint loading changes between the standard and powerlifting bench press techniques9
Decreased proprioception is associated with inferior postural control during unplanned landing in individuals with chronic ankle instability9
Effect of a late afternoon/early evening bout of aerobic exercise on postprandial lipid and lipoprotein particle responses to a high-sugar meal breakfast the following day in postmenopausal women: a r9
Effect of supervised sprint interval training on cardiorespiratory fitness and body composition in adolescent boys with obesity9
Associations among metabolic health, weight status, and various physical fitness components in Japanese adolescents: a cross-sectional study (NICE EVIDENCE study- Agano 3)9
Does increasing the resistance-training volume lead to greater gains? The effects of weekly set progressions on muscular adaptations in females8
Exploring correlates of physical activity behaviour in UK children and their inter-relationships using a multidisciplinary approach: A concept mapping study8
That’s out! How expert umpires make leg-before-wicket judgements in cricket8
The PPARGC1A Gly482Ser polymorphism is associated with elite long-distance running performance8
Recovery in elite youth basketball players: The responsiveness of the psychophysiological measurements and the role of testosterone concentration8
Plyometric training with additional load improves jumping performance and isokinetic strength parameters of knee extensors and flexors in young male soccer players8
Injury incidence and burden differ between season phases in male academy football (soccer) players8
Determinants of physical activities in settings (DE-PASS): Approach for selecting the core measures for determinants of physical activity behaviours in 9-12 old children8
Behind enemy lines: Expressing locomotor movements of athletes in the National Rugby League Women’s (NRLW) competition relative to opposition data8
Effects of complex training compared to resistance training alone on physical fitness of healthy individuals: A systematic review with meta-analysis8
Exercise intensity measurement using fractal analysis of heart rate variability: Reliability, agreement and influence of sex and cardiorespiratory fitness8
Impact of maximal strength training on countermovement jump phase characteristics in athletes with cerebral palsy8
Bi-directional associations between physical activity and growth indicators of pre-school aged children8
“Male athletes play well to feel good, and female athletes feel good to play well”: Attitudes, beliefs, and practices pertaining to perceived sex-related differences in communication and interp8
Blood flow restriction increases motor unit firing rates and input excitation of the biceps brachii during a moderate-load muscle action8
What explains adolescents’ physical activity and sports participation during the COVID-19 pandemic? – an interpretable machine learning approach8
Prospective associations between adherence to 24-hour movement guidelines and mental well-being in Chinese adolescents8
Identifying modifiable risk factors and screening strategies associated with anterior cruciate ligament injury risk in children aged 6 to 13 years: A systematic review8
Preschool physical activity and fitness predicts conceptual, verbal and perceptual skills at school8
Recovery of kicking kinematics and performance following repeated high-intensity running bouts in the heat: Can a rapid local cooling intervention help young soccer players?8
Preschool children’s physical activity in the home, childcare and neighbourhood environment: A latent profile analysis using device-based measures8
Clustering of match running and performance indicators to assess between- and within-playing position similarity in professional rugby league8
The speed and acceleration of the ball carrier and tackler into contact during front-on tackles in rugby league8
Testing general sociocultural and coach-related appearance pressures as the factors associated with disordered eating in competitive female athletes participating in various sports7
A methodological proof-of-concept of the teeter-totter effect7
Average optimal minimum velocity threshold: A practical variable to increase the accuracy of one-repetition maximum estimation during the free-weight back squat7
Effects of jump training on physical fitness and athletic performance in endurance runners: A meta-analysis7
Does muscular fitness predict cardiorespiratory fitness in adolescent girls? A 3-year follow-up study7
Investigating the relationship between impairment and performance in goalball: A level playing field?7
Can period-related symptoms predict menstrual manipulation among Australian female cyclists?7
Training loads and microcycle periodisation in Italian Serie A youth soccer players7
Effects of different exercise interventions on cardiopulmonary function in male tobacco-dependent college students7
Game schedule, travel demands and contextual factors influence key game-related statistics among the top European male basketball teams7
Acute caffeine supplementation and live match-play performance in team-sports: A systematic review (2000–2021)7
Correction7
Effects of Nordic hamstring exercise combined with glider exercise on hip flexion flexibility and hamstring passive stiffness7
Association between match-related physical activity profiles and playing positions in different tasks: A data driven approach7
A two-year examination of the relation between internal and external load and heart rate variability in Australian Rules Football7
Burnout profiles among esports players: Associations with mental toughness and resilience7
Identifying actual and perceived motor competence based profiles among children7
The AFLW draft combine: Seasonal changes and relationships to draft success7
Wingate anaerobic test as a potential predictor of 500-m time in short track speed skating7
Effect of vision impairment on match-related performance and technical variation in attacking moves in Paralympic judo6
Interpreting magnitude of change in strength and conditioning: Effect size selection, threshold values and Bayesian updating6
Decreased isometric neck strength is a risk factor for head, neck and face injuries in professional rugby league players6
Auditing the representation of hormonal contraceptives in studies assessing exercise performance in women6
The association of stride length to ball velocity and elbow varus torque in professional pitchers6
TGMD-3 short version: Evidence of validity and associations with sex in Irish children6
High-intensity interval training for improving cardiometabolic health in children and adolescents: An umbrella review of systematic reviews6
Children’s outdoor time and multisport participation predict motor competence three years later6
Unilateral high-load resistance training induced a similar cross-education of strength between the dominant and non-dominant arm6
Impact of advanced footwear technology on elite men’s in the evolution of road race performance6
The effect of angle on change of direction biomechanics: Comparison and inter-task relationships6
Understanding passing network characteristics and their link to match outcome in elite Netball6
The Safe Landing warm up technique modification programme: An effective anterior cruciate ligament injury mitigation strategy to improve cutting and jump-movement qualit6
Physical and technical attributes associated with on-water rowing performance in junior and elite rowers6
Criterion-related validity and reliability of the 6-minute walk test in adults according to sex, age and physical activity level: The ADULT-FIT project6
Trackman 4: Within and between-session reliability and inter-relationships of launch monitor metrics during indoor testing in high-level golfers6
Is the visual impairment origin a performance factor? Analysis of international-level para swimmers and para athletes6
Effects of different types of chronic physical activities and sports on executive functions among children and adolescents: A systematic review and meta-analysis6
Coupling heart rate and power data in professional road cycling: Shorter heart rate response indicate better 10-min time trial power output6
Around the world in 16 days: the effect of long-distance transmeridian travel on the sleep habits and behaviours of a professional Super Rugby team6
How wide should you view to fight? Establishing the size of the visual field necessary for grip fighting in judo6
Blood flow restriction augments exercise-induced pressure pain thresholds over repetition and effort matched conditions6
Concussion and executive functions in combat sports: A systematic review6
A self-determination theory based investigation of life skills development in youth sport6
One fifth of patients with Achilles tendinopathy have symptoms after 10 years: A prospective cohort study6
Effects of high-intensity interval training and its different protocols on lipid profile and glycaemic control in type 2 diabetes: A meta-analysis6
Postpartum sedentary behaviour and pelvic floor support: A prospective cohort study6
Analysis of contextualized intensity in Men’s elite handball using graph-based deep learning6
The reliability of a commonly used (Catapult TM Vector S7) microtechnology unit to detect movement characteristics used in court-based sports6
Effects of substitute allowance on match activity characteristics in Japanese professional football across 2019, 2020, and 2021 seasons5
Designing a small-sided game to elicit attacking tactical behaviour in professional rugby union forwards5
What is the effect of strength and conditioning training interventions on mechanical stiffness? A systematic review and meta-analysis5
An in-season ecological program performed by soccer players changes pelvic kinematics during static, linear sprinting and sport-specific tasks: Implications for hamstring injuries5
Ranking performances of Olympic-style weightlifters adjusted for body mass on the same scale for both sexes: A novel approach5
Effect of intra-session exercise sequence of an 8-week concurrent training program on the components of physical fitness in recreationally trained young adults5
Cricket players’ perceptions of playing on artificial turf5
Correction5
Effects of strength training on the biomechanics and coordination of short-term maximal cycling5
How do soccer players sprint from a tactical context? Observations of an English Premier League soccer team5
Physical activity during recess in elementary schoolchildren in Belgium and Ecuador: The role of the physical environment at school5
Performance analysis of Paralympic 2.4mR class sailing5
The impact of co-acting competitors on shooting performance in elite biathletes5
Self-reported foot strike patterns and sonographic evidence of Achilles tendinopathy in asymptomatic marathon runners5
Practicing acroyoga in the space of possibilities: Complexity profile as a heuristic device in sport and exercise research5
Waiting to score. Conversion probability and the video assistant referee (VAR) in football penalty kicks5
Diving into a pool of data: Using principal component analysis to optimize performance prediction in women’s short-course swimming5
Predictors of selection into an elite level youth football academy: A longitudinal study5
Is coaches’ perceived team performance associated with their intentions to persist in coaching? The mediating role of coaches’ psychological needs and motivation5
Chronological age-based vs. Bio-banded friendly football tournament: Effects on physical performance and spatial exploration behaviour in 7v7 match play5
Case example of a female solo sailor competing in the Vendée Globe reveals extraordinary biological demands5
Physiological and performance effects of dietary nitrate and N-acetylcysteine supplementation during prolonged heavy-intensity cycling5
The porous high-press? An experimental approach investigating tactical behaviours from two pressing strategies in football5
The effect of countermovement on force production capacity depends on extension velocity: A study of alpine skiers and sprinters5
Female basketball game performance is influenced by menstrual cycle phase, age, perceived demands and game-related contextual factors5
Quantifying cricket fast bowling volume, speed and perceived intensity zone using an Apple Watch and machine learning5
Letter to the editor concerning the article “The role of exercise selection in regional Muscle Hypertrophy: A randomized controlled trial” by Zabaleta-Korta et al. (2021)5
Complexity and systems thinking in sport5
Time to expand the circle of care – General practitioners’ experiences of managing concussion in the community5
Brain oxygenation during multiple sets of isometric and dynamic resistance exercise of equivalent workloads: Association with systemic haemodynamics5
What gaps exist in biomechanics and motor control research in Paralympic sports? A scoping review focussed on performance and injury risk5
Effects of high-intensity interval training and resistance training on physiological parameters and performance of well-trained runners: A randomized controlled trial5
Association between cardiorespiratory fitness and low back pain is anxiety-dependent: A prospective cohort study among adults and older adults5
Palm cooling temperatures on thermal, physiological, perceptual, and ergogenic indices from rowing workouts in a thermoneutral environment5
Effect of exercise-induced body fluid redistribution on body composition in males using dual energy X-ray absorptiometry5
Howzat! Expert umpires use a gaze anchor to overcome the processing demands of leg before wicket decisions5
Development of alternatives to estimate resting metabolic rate from anthropometric variables in paralympic swimmers5
The British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences abstracts5
What do adolescents and young adults strive for in sport and exercise? An explorative study on goal profiles in sport and exercise4
On-field concurrent validity of flight time-based countermovement jump height during fatigue: A comparison between inertial measurement units worn at different locations on the body4
Sedentary behaviours and their relationship with academic performance in adolescents: A mediation analysis4
Energy expenditure and dietary intake in professional female football players in the Dutch Women’s League: Implications for nutritional counselling4
Acute impact of autoregulation of applied blood flow restriction pressures on bilateral single-joint upper limb resistance exercise4
Feasibility of a 10-week community-based mobile health rehabilitation program using the WalkWithMe application in late sub-acute and chronic stroke survivors in a low resource setting: A pilot study4
Investigating the kinetics of repeated sprint ability in national level adolescent hockey players4
Field- and Laboratory-derived Power-Cadence Profiles in World-Class and Elite Track Sprint Cyclists4
The combined effect of motivational interviewing and wearable fitness trackers on motivation and physical activity in inactive adults: A randomized controlled trial4
Can we predict the landing performance of simulated aerials in surfing?4
Effects of biofeedback on whole lower limb joint kinematics and external kinetics4
Dimensions of the functional degrees of freedom of the first serve in tennis4
Head control and head-trunk coordination as a function of anticipation in sidestepping4
Sex-related differences in the load-velocity and load-power relationships of the decline bench press exercise4
Publication bias, statistical power and reporting practices in the Journal of Sports Sciences: potential barriers to replicability4
The dual problem of space: Relative player positioning determines attacking success in elite men’s football4
Associations between changes of smartphone pedometer-assessed step counts and levels of obesity-related breast cancer biomarkers in non-cancer women: A population-based observational study4
Extraversion development in childhood, adolescence and adulthood: Testing the role of sport participation in three nationally-representative samples4
Quantifying the training demands of a highly trained male youth basketball players by year, term and position4
Fatigue-induced alterations in force production, trajectory and performance in alpine skiing4
Reliable and effective novel home-based training set-up for application of an evidence-based high-loading stimulus to improve triceps surae function4
Napping behaviour, daytime sleepiness, and arousal in high performance athletes and non-athlete controls4
An evaluation of the behavioural inhibition system and behavioural activation system (BIS-BAS) model of pain in athletes4
Seam or swing? Identifying the most effective type of bowling variation for fast bowlers in men’s international 50-over cricket4
Laterality and performance in elite male golfers4
International consensus on the definition of functional training: Modified e-Delphi method4
The effects of bowling lines and lengths on the spatial distribution of successful power-hitting strokes in international men’s one-day and T20 cricket4
Sports medicine and biomechanics – synergies and nuances4
Predictors of physical activity among Chinese pregnant women during the first trimester: A cross-sectional study4
Clinically feasible dual-task detects residual post-concussion deficits after return-to-play4
Integration of cognitive-motor dual-task training in physical sessions of highly-skilled basketball players4
The joint associations of physical activity and TV viewing time with COVID-19 mortality: An analysis of UK Biobank4
Prevalence of harassment, abuse, and mental health among current and retired senior Swedish cheerleaders4
Impact of limb occlusion pressure assessment position on performance, cardiovascular, and perceptual responses in blood flow restricted low-load resistance exercise: A randomized crossover trial4
How effective are external cues and analogies in enhancing sprint and jump performance in academy soccer players?4
Physical activity assessment and vascular function in adults with cystic fibrosis and their non-CF peers4
Reallocation of time between preschoolers’ 24-h movement behaviours and executive functions: A compositional data analysis4
Exercise intervention does not reduce the likelihood of VO2max underestimation in older adults with hypertension4
Go big or spin fast? Biomechanical deterministic models for snowboard freestyle tricks performed on a trampoline4
Talent development in female soccer: Developmental activities of professional players in England4
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