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Papers

(The median citation count of Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly is 1. 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 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Reflexivity and Change in Adaptive Physical Activity	27
A Characterization of Physical Activity in People Living With Advanced Multiple Sclerosis	17
Combined Virtual-Reality- and Gym-Based Physical Activity Intervention for Children With a Developmental Disability: Effects on Physical Activity Levels, Motor Skills, and Social Skills	16
A Brief Note From the Incoming Editor	13
The Impact of Blade Technology on Paralympic Sprint Performance Between 1996 and 2016: Bilateral Amputees’ Competitive Advantage	13
WhatsApp-Based Physical Activity Intervention for Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder During the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic: A Feasibility Trial	12
Exploring Physical Educators’ Self-Efficacy to Teach Students With Disabilities in General Physical Education	12
Coaching Individuals With Intellectual Disability and/or Autism: Perspectives of Coaches and Physical Education Teachers in Belgium	10
Characteristics of Physical Activity Interventions for People With Visual Impairments: A Scoping Review	10
Disability, the Media, and the Paralympic Games, 1st ed.	9
Results From Spain’s 2022 Para Report Cards on Physical Activity of Children and Adolescents With Disabilities	8
Singing and Dancing With Neuromuscular Conditions: A Mixed-Methods Study	8
“It Looks Good on Paper, But It Was Never Meant to Be Real”: Mixed-Gender Events in the Paralympic Movement	8
Exploring the Relationship Between Quality and Quantity of Physical Activity Participation in Community-Based Exercise Programs for Persons With Physical Disabilities	8
Who Is Competing at the Elite Level? Exploring Impairment, Gender, and Nationality of International Blind and Partially Sighted Footballers	7
“Now We Can Speak”: Wheelchair Sport Participation in Areas of Armed Conflict	7
Water-Based Interventions for People With Neurological Disability, Autism, and Intellectual Disability: A Scoping Review	7
The Gatekeepers to Fitness: A Correspondence Study to Examine Disabling Practices Among Fitness Center Personnel	6
Factor Structure of the Barriers to Physical Activity Scale for Youth With Visual Impairments	6
Visual Supports for Children With Autism in Physical Activity	6
A Tai Chi Program Improves Physical Performance Measures in Adolescents With Down Syndrome and Enhances Their Parents’ Psychological Well-Being: A Randomized Controlled Trial	6
Results and SWOT Analysis of the 2022 Hong Kong Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Adolescents With Special Educational Needs	5
Evaluating the Impact of Seated Pilates on Functional Outcomes Among Those With Mild, Moderate, and Severe Multiple Sclerosis Impairment: A Pilot Feasibility Trial	5
Comparison of the Physical Response During Official Matches and Small-Sided Games in International Cerebral Palsy Footballers: Implications for Evidence-Based Classification	5
Physical Activity Para Report Card for Children and Adolescents With Disabilities in Lithuania	5

Influence of Physical Activity Interventions on Executive Functions for Down Syndrome: A Systematic Review	5
Effect of Combined Training With Balance, Strength, and Plyometrics on Physical Performance in Male Sprint Athletes With Intellectual Disabilities	4
Socialization Into and Through Doctoral Programs in Adapted Physical Activity	4
A Feasibility Trial for Virtual Administration of the Test of Gross Motor Development-3 for Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders During the COVID-19 Pandemic	4
Physical Activity and Mental Health of Parents of Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder	4
It’s a Long Way to the Top: Determinants of Developmental Pathways in Paralympic Sport	4
A Qualitative Analysis of a Positive Elite Parasport Performance Culture	4
Perceptions of Collaboration Between General and Special Educators in Physical Education	4
Military Sports Recovery Athletes’ Perspectives on Role of the Coach in Athletes’ Well-Being: The Importance of Supporting Basic Psychological Needs	4
“WOT” Do We Know and Do About Physical Activity of Children and Adolescents With Disabilities? A SWOT-Oriented Synthesis of Para Report Cards	4
Mobility and Dual Tasking in the Everyday Lives of Adults with Multiple Sclerosis: A Qualitative Exploration	3
Results From the First Para Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Adolescents With Disabilities in the Philippines	3
Examining the Influence of Impairment Type on the Development of Paralympic Sport Athletes	3
“It’s a Story of Another World”: Perceptions of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games Among Japanese Athletes With Psychiatric Impairments	3
Effects of Powerchair Football: Contextual Factors That Impact Participation	3
Results From Finland’s 2022 Para Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Adolescents With Disabilities	3
Parent Descriptions of the Active Play Behaviors of Their Twins and Triplets With Autism	2
Seated-Shot-Put Equipment in Para Athletics—A Review and Presentation of Data From the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games	2
Structure and Organization of Sport for People With Intellectual Disabilities Across Europe	2
Attitudes Toward People With Intellectual Disability Associated With Integrated Sport Participation	2
Swim, Strength, or Combined Programs: Effect on Health-Related Physical Fitness in Adolescents With Down Syndrome	2
Accessible Guide for People With Intellectual Disabilities in a Fitness Environment: A Delphi Study	2
Investigating Patterns of Donor and Recipient Sports of Talent Transfer Paralympians	2
Global Matrix of Para Report Cards on Physical Activity of Children and Adolescents With Disabilities	2
Perceptions of High-Intensity Interval Training Among People With Spinal Cord Injury: A Mixed-Methods Analysis	2
Adapted Physical Activity Across the Life Span	2
Athletes’ Perspectives of the Classification System in Para Alpine Skiing for Those With Visual Impairment	2
Feasibility of Using Q-Sort to Map Conditional Participation in Physical Activity in Adolescents With Autism Spectrum Disorder	2
Irish Para Report Card on Physical Activity of Children and Adolescents With Disabilities	2
Reliability of Accuracy and Precision Tests for Elite Para Table Tennis Players	2
Factors That Influence Physical Activity in Individuals With Down Syndrome: Perspectives of Guardians and Health Professionals	2
A Scoping Review of Mixed Methods Research About Physical Activity for Children With Disabilities	2
Inclusive Leisure: A Strengths-Based Approach, 1st ed.	2
Introduction to Adaptive Sport and Recreation	2
COVID-19 Pandemic and Individuals With Intellectual Disability: Special Olympics as an Example of Organizational Responses and Challenges	2
Comparison of Physical Activity Between Children With and Without Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	1
A Comparison of the Fundamental Motor Skills of Preschool-Aged Children With and Without Visual Impairments	1
An Exploratory Assessment of Sociocultural Attitudes and Appearance Comparison Among Athletes With Physical Disabilities	1
Assessing the Use of Recommended Practices in Adapted Physical Activity/Education Experiential-Learning Programs	1
Validation of the 6-Minute Frame Running Test as a Cardiopulmonary Exercise Test for Adolescents and Young Adults With Cerebral Palsy	1
Predictors of Physical Activity Levels in Ambulant/Semiambulant Children and Adolescents With Cerebral Palsy: A Clinical Cohort Study	1
Pathways in Paralympic Sport: An In-Depth Analysis of Athletes’ Developmental Trajectories and Training Histories	1
The Effects of an Integrative, Universally Designed Motor Skill Intervention for Young Children With and Without Disabilities	1
Promoting Physical Activity and Fitness: Supporting Individuals With Childhood-Onset Disabilities	1
Relegated to the Sidelines: A Qualitative Inquiry of Gatekeepers’ Perspectives and Values of Physical Education for Disabled Children	1
Brazilian Women in Paralympic Sports: Uncovering Historical Milestones in the Summer Paralympic Games	1
Erratum: Absent, Incapable, and “Normal”: Understanding the Inclusiveness of Visually Impaired Students’ Experiences in Integrated Physical Education	1
Evaluating the Validity of Tests to Predict Sprint and Change of Direction Speed in Para-Athletes With Brain Impairments	1
Teaching Physical Education to Children With Autism: Stories From the Field	1
Results From South Korean 2022 Para Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Adolescents With Disabilities	1

Evidence-Informed Recommendations for Community-Based Organizations Developing Physical Activity Information Targeting Families of Children and Youth With Disabilities	1
Examining the Effects of a 24-Week Exercise Program on Functional Capacity, Cognitive Capacity, and Quality of Life in Individuals With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities	1
Assessing the Fundamental Movement Skills of Children With Intellectual Disabilities in the Special Olympics Young Athletes Program	1
The Self-Efficacy of Physical Education Teachers to Teach Students With Disabilities: A Systematic Review of Literature	1
Adapted Physical Education Teachers’ Job Satisfaction	1
Movement and Visual Impairment: Research Across Disciplines, 1st Edition	1
Effect of Multicomponent Dual-Task Training on Gait in People With Intellectual Disability	1
U.S. Physical Activity Para Report Card for Children and Adolescents With Disabilities	1
Effect of Yoga on the Motor Proficiency of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and the Feasibility of its Inclusion in Special School Environments	1
A Resistance Training Intervention for Adults With Intellectual Disability in the Community: A Pilot Randomized Clinical Trial	1
Low Muscle Strength, Low Bone Mineral Density, and High Body Mass Index Among Adult Special Olympics Athletes: A Cross-Sectional Examination	1
Transfer and Retention Effects of a Motor Program in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders	1
Erratum. “WOT” Do We Know and Do About Physical Activity of Children and Adolescents With Disabilities? A SWOT-Oriented Synthesis of Para Report Cards	1
2022 Para Report Card on Physical Activity of Israeli Children and Adolescents With Disabilities	1
Three Simulated Goalball Games in the Same Day Cause Central Fatigue and Can Impair Game Technical Performance	1
Physical Educators’ Qualifications and Instructional Practices Toward Students With Disabilities	1
Variability Analysis in Judo Para Athletes With Visual Impairments: Match-Outcome Performance in the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games With Evidence From the New Classification System	1
Physical Literacy for Children Labeled With Autism Spectrum Disorder: Mothers’ Experiences of Ableism, Exclusion, and Trauma	1
Investigating Strategies Used to Foster Quality Participation in Recreational Sport Programs for Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder and Their Perceived Importance	1
Digest	1
The Palgrave Handbook of Disability Sport in Europe: Policies, Structures, and Participation	1
Morality- and Norm-Based Subgroups of Disability-Sport Athletes Differ on Their Anticipated Guilt and Intentions Toward Doping	1
The Emergence of the Pandemic: High-Performance Coach and Athlete Experiences	1
Addressing Trauma in Adaptive Physical Activity: A Call to Reflection and Action	1
Expert Views on Evidence-Based Classification for Goalball: A Delphi Study	1
Adapted Physical Activity Policies for Children and Adolescents in Brazil: Extension of the Para Report Card Brazil	1
Digest	1
Quality of Participation Experiences in Special Olympics Sports Programs	1
Time Course Effects of Different Intensities of Running Exercise on Cognitive and Motor Performances in Individuals With Intellectual Disability	1
Physical Activity Among Young Children With Disabilities: A Systematic Review	1