British Journal of Sports Medicine

Papers
(The H4-Index of British Journal of Sports Medicine is 56. 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.)
ArticleCitations
Fatigue recovery and connected factors following paediatric concussion904
Female athletes with ADHD: time to level the playing field742
Evolving roles of medical and healthcare professionals: where do we go from here?501
Exercise as medicine in hip osteoarthritis: an investigation of exercise type, muscle power and predictive factors (PhD Academy Award)349
Infographic. Having pelvic health conversations within sports settings256
Polygenic risk analysis in physical activity and health: why are the same results interpreted differently?210
Keep moving: overcoming physical, mental and pandemic challenges to stay active199
From Fitbits to chatbots: can digital humans help solve the physical inactivity pandemic?195
Impaired neuromusculoskeletal response to training stimuli associated with low energy availability: a systematic review154
Applying the principles of risk management in male professional football: a feasibility study, introducing the Aspetar sports injury and illness risk management tool148
Youth athletes’ quests for gold: does opportunity supersede undue risk?140
Infographic. Getting to the bottom of saddle sores: an infographic139
Socioecological approach for building stronger youth for life138
Applying systems thinking approaches to investigate the complex interrelationships of risk factors affecting acute non-contact lower limb injuries in team sports (PhD Academy Award)138
Effect of a coaching intervention to enhance physical activity and prevent falls in community-dwelling people aged 60+ years: a cluster randomised controlled trial134
An update to terminology describing abnormal uterine bleeding in female athletes: facilitating cross-disciplinary health care132
Efficacy of the FIFA cooling break heat policy during an intermittent treadmill football simulation in hot conditions in trained males115
Changes in physical activity and all-cause mortality among individuals with dementia: a cohort study using the National Health Insurance Service Database in Korea112
Forecasting feels-like temperatures as a strategy to reduce heat illnesses during sport events110
Retraction: A cause for concern?103
Role of sit-to-stand muscle power in healthy ageing: assessing validity, clinical relevance, decline and interventions in older adults with and without chronic conditions (PhD Academy Award)103
Is it time for evidence-based protective strategies for heading in youth football?102
Orthopedic Humanitarian Initiatives (Ortho HI), Inc: facilitating movement by connecting cultures97
Grading the evidence on the effects of exercise interventions in children and adolescents during and beyond cancer treatment: an umbrella review of systematic reviews with meta-analyses95
Make or break: psychotropic medications have off-label effects on neuromuscular performance95
Body composition, exercise-related performance parameters and associated health factors of transgender women, cisgender women and cisgender men volleyball players95
Active commuting and atherosclerosis in a population-based sample of middle-aged adults: the Swedish CArdioPulmonary bioImage study (SCAPIS)94
Does a corticosteroid injection plus exercise or exercise alone add to the effect of patient advice and a heel cup for patients with plantar fasciopathy? A randomised clinical trial94
Infographic. All health professionals should talk about physical activity with patients93
Sports and exercise medicine rising to the challenge86
Protecting the stars of tomorrow: do international cardiovascular preparticipation screening policies account for the paediatric athlete? A systematic review and quality appraisal85
Adherence to aerobic and muscle-strengthening activities guidelines: a systematic review and meta-analysis of 3.3 million participants across 32 countries83
International Delphi consensus on bone stress injuries in athletes81
Effective fall prevention exercise in residential aged care: an intervention component analysis from an updated systematic review81
Meniscal procedures are not increased with delayed ACL reconstruction and rehabilitation: results from a randomised controlled trial79
International Olympic Committee (IOC) consensus statement on acute respiratory illness in athletes part 1: acute respiratory infections78
Long-term quality of life, work limitation, physical activity, economic cost and disease burden following ACL and meniscal injury: a systematic review and meta-analysis for the OPTIKNEE consensus76
The intention-behaviour gap in physical activity: a systematic review and meta-analysis of the action control framework74
Accelerometer-measured intensity-specific physical activity, genetic risk and incident type 2 diabetes: a prospective cohort study73
Prevalence of and factors associated with osteoarthritis and pain in retired Olympians compared with the general population: part 2 – the spine and upper limb72
Sport and exercise medicine/physiotherapy publishing has a gender/sex equity problem: we need action now!70
Women’s preferences for pelvic floor screening in sport and exercise: a mixed-methods study integrating survey and interview data in Australian women70
Strength training in later life: narrowing the evidence-to-practice gap70
London International Consensus and Delphi study on hamstring injuries part 1: classification70
Physical activity, sedentary time and breast cancer risk: a Mendelian randomisation study69
Sport PRactice and its Effects on aortic size and valve function in bicuspid Aortic valve Disease: a cross-sectional report from the SPREAD study69
Injury incidence according to athlete impairment type during the 2012 and 2016 Summer Paralympic Games: a combined analysis of 101 108 athlete days68
Injury epidemiology and prevention in youth rugby union (PhD Academy Award)67
Pelvic organ prolapse and physical activity: directions for future research65
It’s high time for a change65
Hearts, knees and reducing disease through exercise – what is happening this year in the world of sport and exercise medicine in Australasia?65
Severe pincer morphology is associated with incident hip osteoarthritis: prospective individual participant data from 18 935 hips from the World COACH consortium63
Moving for a healthier mind and stronger community: how Je Bouge Pour Mon Moral transforms lives in France61
Making a splash: how to conduct on-water cardiopulmonary resuscitation in sailing sports – guidance from SailGP60
Comprehensive evaluation of training in long-distance runners (PhD Academy Award)59
Correction: Review of the scientific rationale, development and validation of the International Olympic Committee Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport Clinical Assessment Tool: V.2 (IOC REDs CAT2)—by a56
Concussion in football: the case for temporary concussion substitutions56
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