OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly is 3. 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 Characterization of Physical Activity in People Living With Advanced Multiple Sclerosis	17
A Brief Note From the Incoming Editor	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
Disability, the Media, and the Paralympic Games, 1st ed.	12
Coaching Individuals With Intellectual Disability and/or Autism: Perspectives of Coaches and Physical Education Teachers in Belgium	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
The Gatekeepers to Fitness: A Correspondence Study to Examine Disabling Practices Among Fitness Center Personnel	7
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
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
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
“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
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
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