OOIR: Observatory of International Research

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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)

Article	Citations
Reflexivity and Change in Adaptive Physical Activity	18
A Brief Note From the Incoming Editor	17
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
Exploring Physical Educators’ Self-Efficacy to Teach Students With Disabilities in General Physical Education	15
Characteristics of Physical Activity Interventions for People With Visual Impairments: A Scoping Review	13
Coaching Individuals With Intellectual Disability and/or Autism: Perspectives of Coaches and Physical Education Teachers in Belgium	12
Disability, the Media, and the Paralympic Games, 1st ed.	12
Exploring the Relationship Between Quality and Quantity of Physical Activity Participation in Community-Based Exercise Programs for Persons With Physical Disabilities	11
Results From Spain’s 2022 Para Report Cards on Physical Activity of Children and Adolescents With Disabilities	11
“Now We Can Speak”: Wheelchair Sport Participation in Areas of Armed Conflict	10
“It Looks Good on Paper, But It Was Never Meant to Be Real”: Mixed-Gender Events in the Paralympic Movement	9
Who Is Competing at the Elite Level? Exploring Impairment, Gender, and Nationality of International Blind and Partially Sighted Footballers	9
Visual Supports for Children With Autism in Physical Activity	8
Countermovement-Jump Test–Retest Reliability in Top-Level Para-Karate Athletes With Intellectual Impairment Using Kistler Force Plates	7
A Tai Chi Program Improves Physical Performance Measures in Adolescents With Down Syndrome and Enhances Their Parents’ Psychological Well-Being: A Randomized Controlled Trial	7
The Gatekeepers to Fitness: A Correspondence Study to Examine Disabling Practices Among Fitness Center Personnel	7
Evaluating the Impact of Seated Pilates on Functional Outcomes Among Those With Mild, Moderate, and Severe Multiple Sclerosis Impairment: A Pilot Feasibility Trial	6
Results and SWOT Analysis of the 2022 Hong Kong Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Adolescents With Special Educational Needs	6
Influence of Physical Activity Interventions on Executive Functions for Down Syndrome: A Systematic Review	6
Comparison of the Physical Response During Official Matches and Small-Sided Games in International Cerebral Palsy Footballers: Implications for Evidence-Based Classification	6
The Experiences of Disabled People in Physical Education: Reimagining Pedagogy Through First-Person Accounts	6
Physical Activity Para Report Card for Children and Adolescents With Disabilities in Lithuania	6
Perceptions of Collaboration Between General and Special Educators in Physical Education	5
Physical Activity and Mental Health of Parents of Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder	5

Military Sports Recovery Athletes’ Perspectives on Role of the Coach in Athletes’ Well-Being: The Importance of Supporting Basic Psychological Needs	5
“WOT” Do We Know and Do About Physical Activity of Children and Adolescents With Disabilities? A SWOT-Oriented Synthesis of Para Report Cards	4
Results From the First Para Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Adolescents With Disabilities in the Philippines	4
What Kind of Information About the Accessibility of Sports Facilities Is Useful?	4
Effect of Combined Training With Balance, Strength, and Plyometrics on Physical Performance in Male Sprint Athletes With Intellectual Disabilities	4
Effects of Powerchair Football: Contextual Factors That Impact Participation	4
A Qualitative Analysis of a Positive Elite Parasport Performance Culture	4
Results From Finland’s 2022 Para Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Adolescents With Disabilities	4
Profiling Constraints and Facilitators of Physical Activity Among Adaptive Sport Chapter Members Based on Physical Activity Levels	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
Examining the Influence of Impairment Type on the Development of Paralympic Sport Athletes	4
Erratum. Countermovement-Jump Test–Retest Reliability in Top-Level Para-Karate Athletes With Intellectual Impairment Using Kistler Force Plates	4
Levels and Patterns of Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior in Adults With and Without Down Syndrome	4
Socialization Into and Through Doctoral Programs in Adapted Physical Activity	4
Reliability of Accuracy and Precision Tests for Elite Para Table Tennis Players	3
Frame-Running Practice in People With Cerebral Palsy and Similar Conditions: A Systematic Review	3
Parent Descriptions of the Active Play Behaviors of Their Twins and Triplets With Autism	3
Global Matrix of Para Report Cards on Physical Activity of Children and Adolescents With Disabilities	3
“It’s a Story of Another World”: Perceptions of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games Among Japanese Athletes With Psychiatric Impairments	3
Predicting Physical Activity in Adults With Physical Disabilities: An Adaptation of the Physical Activity for Individuals With Disabilities and Health Action Process Approach Models	3
Seated-Shot-Put Equipment in Para Athletics—A Review and Presentation of Data From the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games	3
COVID-19 Pandemic and Individuals With Intellectual Disability: Special Olympics as an Example of Organizational Responses and Challenges	3
Mobility and Dual Tasking in the Everyday Lives of Adults with Multiple Sclerosis: A Qualitative Exploration	3
Irish Para Report Card on Physical Activity of Children and Adolescents With Disabilities	3
Factors That Influence Physical Activity in Individuals With Down Syndrome: Perspectives of Guardians and Health Professionals	3
Investigating Patterns of Donor and Recipient Sports of Talent Transfer Paralympians	3
Adapted Physical Activity Across the Life Span	2
Relegated to the Sidelines: A Qualitative Inquiry of Gatekeepers’ Perspectives and Values of Physical Education for Disabled Children	2
Effect of Yoga on the Motor Proficiency of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and the Feasibility of its Inclusion in Special School Environments	2
The Effects of an Integrative, Universally Designed Motor Skill Intervention for Young Children With and Without Disabilities	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
A Creative Nonfiction Approach to Illustrate Sport Experiences of Girls and Women Athletes With Disabilities, From the Perspective of Canadian Athletes and Coaches	2
Perceptions of High-Intensity Interval Training Among People With Spinal Cord Injury: A Mixed-Methods Analysis	2
Low Muscle Strength, Low Bone Mineral Density, and High Body Mass Index Among Adult Special Olympics Athletes: A Cross-Sectional Examination	2
Effect of Multicomponent Dual-Task Training on Gait in People With Intellectual Disability	2
Predictors of Physical Activity Levels in Ambulant/Semiambulant Children and Adolescents With Cerebral Palsy: A Clinical Cohort Study	2
The Emergence of the Pandemic: High-Performance Coach and Athlete Experiences	2
Introduction to Adaptive Sport and Recreation	2
Swim, Strength, or Combined Programs: Effect on Health-Related Physical Fitness in Adolescents With Down Syndrome	2
Feasibility of Using Q-Sort to Map Conditional Participation in Physical Activity in Adolescents With Autism Spectrum Disorder	2
A Scoping Review of Mixed Methods Research About Physical Activity for Children With Disabilities	2
Experiences of Individuals With Visual Impairments in Adapted and Nonadapted Group Exercise Programs	2
Digest	2
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	2
Expert Views on Evidence-Based Classification for Goalball: A Delphi Study	2
Athletes’ Perspectives of the Classification System in Para Alpine Skiing for Those With Visual Impairment	2
Accessible Guide for People With Intellectual Disabilities in a Fitness Environment: A Delphi Study	2
Inclusive Leisure: A Strengths-Based Approach, 1st ed.	2
Psychological Performance Determinants in Wheelchair Basketball: The Roles of Self-Efficacy, Sport-Confidence, and Goal Orientation	2

Morality- and Norm-Based Subgroups of Disability-Sport Athletes Differ on Their Anticipated Guilt and Intentions Toward Doping	1
The Self-Efficacy of Physical Education Teachers to Teach Students With Disabilities: A Systematic Review of Literature	1
Validation of the 6-Minute Frame Running Test as a Cardiopulmonary Exercise Test for Adolescents and Young Adults With Cerebral Palsy	1
Promoting Physical Activity and Fitness: Supporting Individuals With Childhood-Onset Disabilities	1
Assessing the Fundamental Movement Skills of Children With Intellectual Disabilities in the Special Olympics Young Athletes Program	1
Transfer and Retention Effects of a Motor Program in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders	1
Examining Belonging Experienced by Blind and Visually Impaired Women in Physical Activity Spaces	1
2022 Para Report Card on Physical Activity of Israeli Children and Adolescents With Disabilities	1
Teaching Physical Education to Children With Autism: Stories From the Field	1
Physical Educators’ Qualifications and Instructional Practices Toward Students With Disabilities	1
Physical Educators’ Perceptions and Experiences of Teaching Students With Mobility Disabilities	1
Assessing the Use of Recommended Practices in Adapted Physical Activity/Education Experiential-Learning Programs	1
Investigating Strategies Used to Foster Quality Participation in Recreational Sport Programs for Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder and Their Perceived Importance	1
Addressing Trauma in Adaptive Physical Activity: A Call to Reflection and Action	1
Evidence-Informed Recommendations for Community-Based Organizations Developing Physical Activity Information Targeting Families of Children and Youth With Disabilities	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
The Palgrave Handbook of Disability Sport in Europe: Policies, Structures, and Participation	1
Evaluating the Validity of Tests to Predict Sprint and Change of Direction Speed in Para-Athletes With Brain Impairments	1
Three Simulated Goalball Games in the Same Day Cause Central Fatigue and Can Impair Game Technical Performance	1
Quality of Participation Experiences in Special Olympics Sports Programs	1
Results From South Korean 2022 Para Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Adolescents With Disabilities	1
Erratum: Absent, Incapable, and “Normal”: Understanding the Inclusiveness of Visually Impaired Students’ Experiences in Integrated Physical Education	1
U.S. Physical Activity Para Report Card for Children and Adolescents With Disabilities	1
Physical Activity Among Young Children With Disabilities: A Systematic Review	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
Angle Analysis in the Arched Technique: Cutoff Points for Maximum Strength in Para Powerlifting	1
Comparison of Physical Activity Between Children With and Without Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	1
Adapted Physical Activity Policies for Children and Adolescents in Brazil: Extension of the Para Report Card Brazil	1
A Competency-Based Analysis of Provider Training at Community-Based Exercise Programs for Persons With Disabilities Across Canada: An Environmental Scan	1
Digest	1
Correlations Between Physiological and Self-Report Measures of Daily Physical Activity Time and Intensity in Adults With Spinal Cord Injury	1
Brazilian Women in Paralympic Sports: Uncovering Historical Milestones in the Summer Paralympic Games	1
Time Course Effects of Different Intensities of Running Exercise on Cognitive and Motor Performances in Individuals With Intellectual Disability	1