OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Biology of Sport is 7. 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 2020-05-01 to 2024-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Effects of home confinement on mental health and lifestyle behaviours during the COVID-19 outbreak: Insight from the ECLB-COVID19 multicenter study	233
Globally altered sleep patterns and physical activity levels by confinement in 5056 individuals: ECLB COVID-19 international online survey	113
From human writing to artificial intelligence generated text: examining the prospects and potential threats of ChatGPT in academic writing	105
Contemporary practices of strength and conditioning coaches in professional soccer	51
Effect of formation, ball in play and ball possession on peak demands in elite soccer	43
Applying digital technology to promote active and healthy confinement lifestyle during pandemics in the elderly	37
Guidelines for performing systematic reviews in sports science	35
Organising football matches with spectators during the COVID-19 pandemic: What can we learn from the Amir Cup Football Final of Qatar 2020? A call for action	33
Practices of strength and conditioning coaches in Brazilian elite soccer	31
Professional football in times of COVID-19: did the home advantage effect disappear in European domestic leagues?	27
Practices of strength and conditioning coaches in professional sports: a systematic review	22
Effects of mental fatigue on the psychophysiological responses, kinematic profiles, and technical performance in different small-sided soccer games	22
The effect of post-lunch napping on mood, reaction time, and antioxidant defense during repeated sprint exercice.	21
A comprehensive analysis of the velocity-based method in the shoulder press exercise: stability of the load-velocity relationship and sticking region parameters	20
The effects of COVID-19 lockdown on jumping performance and aerobic capacity in elite handball players	20
Variability of internal and external loads and technical/tactical outcomes during small-sided soccer games: a systematic review	19
The dominant leg is more likely to get injured in soccer players: systematic review and meta-analysis.	18
Short-term effects of on-field combined core strength and small-sided games training on physical performance in young soccer players	18
Players’ physical performance in LaLiga when the competition resumes after COVID-19: insights from previous seasons	17
Test-retest reliability of isometric mid-thigh pull maximum strength assessment: a systematic review	17
Training load, recovery and game performance in semiprofessional male basketball: influence of individual characteristics and contextual factors	16
Combining small-sided soccer games and running-based methods: A systematic review	16
The conservative treatment of longstanding adductor-related groin pain syndrome: a critical and systematic review	16
Effects of self-paced high-intensity interval training and moderateintensity continuous training on the physical performance and psychophysiological responses in recreationally active young adults	16
The effects of congested fixture periods on distance-based workload indices: A full-season study in professional soccer players	15

FIFA World Cup 2022: What can we learn from the inspiring Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games held in COVID-19 times?	14
An eight-weeks resistance training programme with elastic band increases some performance-related parameters in pubertal male volleyball players	14
Monitoring external load in elite male handball players depending on playing positions	14
Session-to-session variations in external load measures during small-sided games in professional soccer players	14
Differences in worst-case scenarios calculated by fixed length and rolling average methods in professional soccer match-play	14
The first, second, and third most demanding passages of play in professional soccer: a longitudinal study	14
The impact of COVID-19 lockdown on professional soccer players' body composition and physical fitness.	14
A review of machine learning applications in soccer with an emphasis on injury risk	13
Acute effects of dynamic versus foam rolling warm-up strategies on physical performance in elite tennis players	13
The MCT1 gene Glu490Asp polymorphism (rs1049434) is associated with endurance athlete status, lower blood lactate accumulation and higher maximum oxygen uptake	13
Impact of elite soccer coaching change on team performance according to coach- and club-related variables	13
Speed and power-related gene polymorphisms associated with playing position in elite soccer players	13
Physiological responses after two different Crossfit workouts	13
Effects of 7-day intake of hydrogen-rich water on physical performance of trained and untrained subjects	13
Contextualised high-intensity running profiles of elite football players with reference to general and specialised tactical roles	13
Dare to jump: The effect of the new high impact activity SuperJump on bone remodeling. A new tool to maintain fitness during COVID-19 home confinement	12
Training elite youth soccer players: area per player in small-sided games to replicate the match demands	12
Effects of unilateral vs. bilateral resistance training interventions on measures of strength, jump, linear and change of direction speed: a systematic review and meta-analysis	12
Effect of training day, match, and length of the microcycle on workload periodization in professional soccer players: a full-season study	12
The use of real-time monitoring during flywheel resistance training programmes: how can we measure eccentric overload? A systematic review and meta-analysis	12
Injury incidence and risk factors in youth soccer players: a systematic literature review. Part II: Intrinsic and extrinsic risk factors	12
Performance and reference data in the jump squat at different relative loads in elite sprinters, rugby players, and soccer players	11
Effect of home training during the COVID-19 lockdown on physical performance and perceptual responses of team-sport athletes: a mini-review	11
Changes in body composition and substrate utilization after a short-term ketogenic diet in endurance-trained males	11
Genetic basis of elite combat sports athletes: a systematic review	11
Body composition adaptations to lower-body plyometric training: a systematic review and meta-analysis	11
Impact of match-related contextual variables on weekly training load in a professional soccer team: a full season study	11
The relationship between internal and external loads as a tool to monitor physical fitness status of team sport athletes: a systematic review	11
Effects of including endurance and speed sessions within small-sided soccer games periodization on physical fitness	11
Accumulative weekly load in a professional football team: with special reference to match playing time and game position	11
The mean and peak physical demands during transitional play and high pressure activities in elite football	11
Tell me how and where you play football and I’ll tell you how much you have to run	11
The prevalence and practices of caffeine use as an ergogenic aid in English professional soccer	11
Machine learning application in soccer: a systematic review	10
Acute and long-term effects of two different static stretching training protocols on range of motion and vertical jump in preadolescent athletes	10
Effects of isoinertial or machine-based strength training on performance in tennis players	10
Training, psychometric status, biological markers and neuromuscular fatigue in soccer	10
Perception and application of flywheel training by professional soccer practitioners	10
Comparison of the most demanding scenarios during different in-season training sessions and official matches in professional basketball players	10
Tart cherry and pomegranate supplementations enhance recovery from exercise-induced muscle damage: a systematic review	10
Drop jumps improve repeated sprint ability performances in professional basketball players	10
Effects of small-sided games and high-intensity interval training on physical performance in young female handball players	10
Relationship between aerobic fitness and metabolic power metrics in elite male soccer players	10
An ecological investigation of average and peak external load intensities of basketball skills and game-based training drills	10
Effects of pitch size on soccer players’ physiological, physical, technical, and tactical responses during small-sided games: a meta-analytical comparison	10
Is Stryd critical power a meaningful parameter for runners?	10
External match load and the influence of contextual factors in elite futsal	9
A systematic review of collective tactical behavior in futsal using positional data	9
Association of muscle fiber composition with health and exercise-related traits in athletes and untrained subjects	9
Players’ performance during worst-case scenarios in professional soccer matches: a systematic review	9

The ALDH2 rs671 polymorphism is associated with athletic status and muscle strength in a Japanese population	9
Prediction of muscle fiber composition using multiple repetition testing	9
Influence of the COVID-19 lockdown on Spanish professional soccer teams’ external demands according to their on-field ranking	8
The validity and reliability of an integrated approach for quantifying match physical-tactical performance	8
Training periodization for a world-class 400 meters individual medley swimmer	8
How did three consecutive matches with extra time affect physical performance? A case study of the 2018 football Men’s World Cup	8
Reliability and validity of a modified Illinois change-of-direction test with ball dribbling speed in young soccer players	8
Comparison of training and match load between metabolic and running speed metrics of professional Spanish soccer players by playing position	8
Contextualised peak periods of play in English Premier League matches	8
The association of ACTN3 R577X polymorphism with sports specificity in Japanese elite athletes	8
Effects of different maturity status on change of direction performance of youth tennis players	8
The influence of maturity on recovery and perceived exertion, and its relationship with illnesses and non-contact injuries in young soccer players	8
Are elite track and field athletes on track? The impact of COVID-19 outbreak on sleep behavior and training characteristics	8
Are acute player workloads associated with in-game performance in basketball?	8
Effects of plyometric jump training on soccer player’s balance: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized-controlled trials	7
Effects of squatting with elastic bands or conventional resistance - training equipment at different effort levels in post-exercise intraocular pressure of healthy men	7
Caffeine mouth rinse enhances performance, fatigue tolerance and reduces muscle activity during moderate-intensity cycling	7
Increased visual distraction can impair landing biomechanics	7
Small-sided games in volleyball: A systematic review of the state of the art	7
Technical and locomotor demands in elite soccer: manipulating area per player during small-sided games to replicate official match demands	7
High fat diet improves metabolic flexibility during progressive exercise to exhaustion (VO 2 max testing) and during 5km running time trials	7
What are the sleep characteristics of elite female athletes? A systematic review with meta-analysis	7
Ramadan intermittent fasting induced poorer training practices during the COVID-19 lockdown: A global cross-sectional study with 5529 athletes from 110 countries	7
Is there any relationship between match running, technical-tactical performance, and team success in professional soccer? A longitudinal study in the first and second divisions of LaLiga	7
Psycho-physiological aspects of small combats in taekwondo: impact of area size and within-round sparring partners	7
Association between MCT1 T1470A polymorphism and climbing status in Polish and Japanese climbers	7
Effects of melatonin ingestion on physical performance and biochemical responses following exhaustive running exercise in soccer players	7
Investigation of readiness and perceived workload in junior female basketball players during a congested match schedule	7
Genetic profile of sports climbing athletes from three different ethnicities	7
Acute effect of a static- and dynamic-based stretching warm-up on standing long jump performance in primary schoolchildren	7
Moderate walnut consumption improved lipid profile, steroid hormones and inflammation in trained elderly men: a pilot study with a randomized controlled trial	7
Acute physiological and perceptual responses to moderate intensity cycling with different levels of blood ﬂow restriction	7
The use of muscle near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) to assess the aerobic training loads of world-class rowers	7
Warm-up optimization in amateur male soccer players: A comparison of small-sided games and traditional warm-up routines on physical fitness qualities	7
Repercussions of the COVID-19 pandemic on athletes: a cross-sectional study	7