OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Science & Sports is 2. 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.)

Article	Citations
From training to overtraining: The necessity of an integrated approach	25
Effects of 8-week of training on heart rate variability, overtraining state and performance in international young swimmers	25
Muscler son jeu dans la lutte contre le changement climatique	16
Editorial Board	13
Effet de la sieste sur les temps de réponses et la somnolence perçue lors de l’Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc®, étude pilote observationnelle	13
Acute effects of blood flow restriction during the recovery periods of squats on mechanical, cardiorespiratory, metabolic, and perceptual responses	12
Participation in sports club is associated with higher physical activity and favorable weight status in Taiwanese adolescents	12
It's all relative: The role of cardiorespiratory fitness in hiking trail difficulty	11
A unified framework for performance predictors in endurance sports	8
Charge de travail et risque de blessure dans le sport : Synthèse ReFORM de la déclaration de consensus du Comité International Olympique	8
Associations between physical fitness and mental health outcomes in children and adolescents from a middle-income country: A cross-sectional study	8
Association between number of days of leisure sports participation and frequency of symptoms of sleep, social isolation, and diet	8
Effect of 12-week of aerobic exercise on hormones and lipid profile status in adolescent girls with polycystic ovary syndrome: A study during COVID-19	8
Effects of acute nitrate supplementation against placebo on the physical performance of athletes in a time trial test: Systematic review and meta-analysis	7
Effect of ischemic preconditioning on badminton-specific endurance and subsequent changes in physical performance	7
Way for improvement: Primary survey on concussion knowledge of sports stakeholders in three European countries	7
Study on adaptation characteristics of vascular elasticity among female athletes in different sports	7
Leg muscle volume and power development of Tunisian adolescents: Effect of socioeconomic status	6
Females exhibit lower limb biomechanics associated with an increased risk of ACL injury during a handball-specific side stepping	6
Musculoskeletal system related complaint: Is there any effect of sports ergonomics and lack of core stabilization exercises?	6
Statut d’activité physique dans une population résidante à Souss-Massa, Maroc	6
Vascular function and hypotension effect sleep quality in female soccer players	5
Eleutherococcus senticosus dry extract does not alter the cardiorespiratory fitness of physically active Brazilian young men	5
What health threats does climate change pose to sports? A classic Delphi study among multi- and transdisciplinary experts in medicine and sports	5
Beneficial effects of a supervised and individualized training circuit on physical capacities and quality of life of patients suffering from multiple sclerosis	5

The effect of high fat diet and endurance training on newly discovery of nonshivering-thermogenic factors under thermoneutrality in mice	5
Effects of stretching vs. in Hatha yoga people with mild to moderate Parkinson's disease: A randomized controlled trial	5
Editorial Board	5
Plyometric stress index: A novel method for quantifying plyometric training	5
Quercetin as a supplement improving endurance exercise capacity – review	5
Effects of omnivorous and vegetarian diets in neuromuscular adaptations to physical exercise: A systematic review	5
External match loads imposed upon Ultimate Frisbee players: A comparison between playing positions	5
Letter to the editor regarding the article entitled “School physical education-based reinforced program through moderate-to-vigorous physical activity improves and maintains school children's cardiore	5
The effect of plyometric training on physical performance characteristics and race times in young female 800-m runners	5
Mesure de l’effet de la crise sanitaire COVID-19 sur les capacités aérobies de patients sains. Analyse des épreuves d’effort des patients des services de médecine du sport du CHU d’Angers et du CH de	5
The impact of wearable weights on cardiopulmonary and perceptual responses to treadmill walking	5
Erratum to “Effect of three different protocols of aerobic interval exercise over fat oxidation“. Science & Sports 39 (2024) 105–111	5
Patterns of health enhancing physical activity in older patients with diabetes mellitus	5
Efficacy of caffeine on athletic performance: A systematic review and meta-analysis	5
Editorial Board	5
Athletic performance is not affected by SARS-CoV-2	4
Factors predicting 6-min walking test indexes in adults with cystic fibrosis	4
Reliability of shoulder abduction muscle endurance measured using isokinetic dynamometry	4
Effects of high concentration hydrogen water intake on active oxygen and performance in soccer players	4
Endurance training minimizing carbohydrate oxidation by targeting the optimal level of fat/carbohydrate oxidation ratio (OLORFOX)?	4
The influence of obesity on the motor coordination in children between 6 and 9 years of age	4
Mood state and eye movement of college students before and after exercise	4
The effect of a high-intensity interval training program on combat soldiers fitness	4
Heart rate variability and stress perception: The influence of physical fitness	4
Effects of eccentric cycling training on the physical performance of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A systematic review of randomized clinical trials	4
Proprioception and dynamic balance performance in wrestlers: Freestyle vs. Greco-Roman	4
Editorial Board	4
Editorial Board	4
Bone health parameters in middle-aged former basketball players vs. middle-aged inactive men	4
Muscle oxygenation is associated with bilateral strength asymmetry during isokinetic testing in sport teams	4
The effect of different types of exercise on blood lipid profiles: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled studies	4
Validité d’un outil de repérage rapide de l’insuffisance d’activité physique et de la sédentarité en médecine générale	4
Prioritizing, making final adjustments or competing for the ultimate glory: The case of World Championships and Olympic Games judo tournaments within 48 days	4
No evidence of association between HRV and training volume in a pool of professional athletes before, during, and after the first COVID-19 lockdown	4
Differences among plantar pressure of acrobatic gymnasts when they jump over two competition floors. Does the presence of mattresses affect the gymnasts’ performance?	3
CKMM gene NcoI polymorphism and sport performance in elite athletes: A meta-analysis from 15 studies	3
Effect of different ischemic pre-conditioning protocols on a 4-km cycling time trial	3
Should less than 10 g impacts be included in the kinematic analysis of head impacts and their long-term risk of sequelae? A technical note	3
Acute effects of high-intensity functional training with or without whole-body electromyostimulation on serum irisin and brain-derived neurotrophic factor in overweight individuals	3
Effect of dietary modification and intense training on body composition and lipid profile of young male footballers	3
Impact of local cold and heat exposition on skin temperature on manual performance during maneuverability exercises in powerchair soccer players	3
Estimation of maximal oxygen consumption using the 20 m shuttle run test in Korean adults aged 19-64 years	3
Bone mineral density in young sprinters and young active men	3
Physical activity, amyloid-β, and tau protein: A systematic review and meta-analysis	3
Comparison of the critical power estimated by the best fit method and the maximal lactate steady state	3
Nutrition knowledge of recreational marathon runners: Effect of a mixed-methods nutrition education intervention	3
Green tea supplementation favors exercise volume in untrained men under cumulative fatigue	3
Safety of powerlifting: A literature review	3
Editorial Board	3
Etiology, prevalence, and severity of reported acute sports injuries in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Paradesports: An observational study	3

Stratégies d’aide à la thermorégulation chez les athlètes blessés médullaires	3
Assessment of maximal aerobic speed in runners with different performance levels: Interest of a new intermittent running test	3
The reliability of the VO2 Master Pro metabolic analyzer and comparison with the Cosmed Quark	3
Impact of acute resistance exercise on circulating secreted protein acidic and rich in cysteine (SPARC) levels in healthy young males: A pilot study	3
Genistein–a supplement improving efficiency of the human body: A review	3
Inter-individual responses to arginine oral supplementation on post-exercise hypotension in treated hypertensives: A pilot study	3
Power and total work of flexion and extension trunk in women Pilates practitioners	3
The attenuation of postprandial lipemia by aerobic exercise depends on allelic variations of the Apolipoprotein B gene	3
What variables determine sprint performance in young athletes?	3
Exercise intensity of Zumba compared to walking in healthy adult women	3
Reliability and validity of the quadrant jump test in primary school children	3
Brazilian jiu-jitsu specific training model highly emulates simulated match demands	3
New field ergometer to reproducibly measure maximum strength and rate of force development of hamstrings	3
Body image and eating disorders in aesthetic sports: A systematic review of assessment and risk	3
The effect of traditional Chinese exercises Baduanjin on multiple diseases: A narrative review	3
Effect of curcumin supplementation on muscle damage, antioxidant status and inflammatory factors after successive simulated taekwondo competitions	3
Effect of resistance exercise on bone health of old aged individuals: Review	3
The effect of constant load cycling at extreme- and severe-intensity domains on performance fatigability and its determinants in young female	3
Le développement athlétique des jeunes : synthèse ReFORM de la position de consensus du CIO	3
Acute effects of energy drink on heart rate variability recovery after exercise: A systematic review and meta-analysis	2
Methods to calculate lower-body stretch–shortening cycle utilization in the vertical jump: Which is the best for athletes of different sports?	2
Prevalence, magnitude, and methods of rapid weight loss in national level Wushu Sanda athletes	2
Effect of eight weeks of vitamin D supplementation and water-based exercise on cardiometabolic profile in women with type 2 diabetes	2
The association between grip strength and isometric mid-thigh pull performance in elite footballers	2
The effect of branched-chain amino acids supplementation in physical exercise: A systematic review of human randomized controlled trials	2
Remerciements aux relecteurs 2022	2
Dextrose 10% drink is superior to sodium-dextrose drink in increasing blood glucose and sprint speed in soccer players: A double-blinded randomized crossover trial study	2
Hommage au Professeur Mourad Belhocine	2
Influence of multiple cross-country ski races on respiratory function and symptoms in cross-country skiers	2
WITHDRAWN: Effect of high-intensity intermittent aerobic exercise on blood pressure, heart rate variability, and respiratory function in people with methamphetamine use disorder	2
Gestion de la douleur chez les athlètes de haut niveau : synthèse ReFORM de la position de consensus du CIO	2
Assessing blood pressure in basketball youth players during Astrand testing using percentiles	2
Combined training prescriptions for improving cardiorespiratory fitness, physical fitness, body composition, and cardiometabolic risk factors in older adults: Systematic review and meta-analysis of co	2
Un cycle de dix semaines d’étirement et de renforcement des muscles du tronc impacte l’activité équestre et diminue les douleurs lombaires des futurs cavaliers professionnels	2
Study of strength training on swimming performance. A systematic review	2
Ergogenic effects of citrulline supplementation on exercise performance and physiological indexes of exercise performance during cycling tests: A review	2
Blood doping — physiological background, substances and techniques used, current and future detection methods	2
Heart rate profiling in formula 1 race: A real-time case	2
Effects of eight weeks of moderate intensity aerobic training and training in water on DNA damage, lipid peroxidation and total antioxidant capacity in sixty years sedentary women	2
Strength, power and balance in Slackliners: A comparative study	2
During bodybuilding preparation, is a greater energy deficit related to a lower body fat percentage?	2
Lauréats SFMES du concours Lépine 2024	2
Modulations morphologiques du pied chez le marcheur au long cours : influence du sexe et de la latéralité du membre inférieur	2
The morphology and stability of the oxygen pulse curve during cardiopulmonary exercise testing	2
Causes of sleep deprivation in competative athletes: A scoping review	2
Potential effects of low-carbohydrate strategies in endurance disciplines at intensities relative to the crossover point: A scooping review	2
Prospective analysis of physical activity levels and associated fitness factors amid COVID-19 pandemic and social-distancing rules. A special focus on adolescents	2
Increase of circulating cfDNA by chronic training or overtraining in human and rat and its possible mechanisms	2
The effects of acute caffeine supplementation on performance in trained CrossFit® athletes: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, and crossover trial	2
Development of a new fatigability jumping protocol: Effect of the test duration on reproducibility and performance	2
Assessing changes in static and dynamic postural stability in youth football players following the FIFA 11+ injury prevention program	2
Editorial Board	2
Effects of aerobic exercise and resveratrol on adipocytokines in rats with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease	2
Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) cycling pregnancy and postpartum guidance	2
Plasma irisin and metabolomic response differ between concentric and isometric exercise	2
Cardiovascular responses during and after aerobic and strength exercises with blood flow restriction in older adults	2
Comparison of different exercise testing modalities to determine maximal aerobic speed in amateur soccer players	2
Continuous aerobic exercise training reduces central arterial stiffness in obese individuals: Systematic review and meta-analysis	2
Post-activation performance enhancement on change of direction speed: Effects of heavy back-squat exercise	2
Association between physical activity and prostate cancer: A Mendelian randomization study	2
The effects of dynamic and static stretching exercises performed to elite wrestlers after high intensity exercise on heart rate variability	2
The benefits of Nordic walking training on parameters related to sarcopenia in postmenopausal women with non-alcohol fatty liver disease and pre-diabetes: Secondary analyses of a randomized controlled	2
Can a simple circuit resistance training meet aerobic and strength activities recommendations for people living with obesity?	2
The effects of blood flow restriction combined with resistance training on post-activation potentiation: A meta-analysis	2