OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of Sport Management is 5. 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
Rivalry in Sport: Understanding Fan Behavior and Organizations	41
Sponsorship in Marketing: Effective Partnerships in Sports, Arts, and Events (2nd Ed.)	38
Changing the Game: My Career in Collegiate Sports Marketing	32
Charting Their Own Path: Using Life Course Theory to Explore the Careers of Gay Men Working in Sport	31
Athlete Misconduct and Team Sponsor Stock Prices: The Role of Incident Type and Media Coverage	30
The Antecedents of Shared Leadership in Sport for Development and Peace Collaboratives	27
The Oxford Handbook of Sport and Society	23
Exploring the Perception of Division I Coaches and Administrators About International Collegiate Athlete Exclusion From Name, Image, and Likeness Opportunities	22
Renewable Energy Source Diffusion in Professional Sport Facilities	20
Mother-Coaches’ Experiences of Policy and Programs: “Whoever Wrote This Policy Doesn’t Understand What It Means to Be a Mom”	20
Owner–Resident Ideological Divergence and Firm Performance: Evidence From Major League Baseball	19
The Strength of Community: The Role of Social Support Networks in Sport Officials’ Retention	19
Special Issue Introduction: Name, Image, and Likeness and the National Collegiate Athletic Association	17
“Like Ships in the Night” and the Paradox of Distinctiveness for Sport Management: A Citation Network Analysis of Institutional Theory in Sport	16
New Evidence in the Study of Shirking in Major League Baseball	16
Privileging Practice in Sport Leadership: Applying Relational Reflexivity	15
Working in the Sport Industry: A Classification of Human Capital Archetypes	14
Tracing Gender Allyship and the Role of Awareness in Addressing the Gender Leadership Gap in Sport Organizations	12
A Resource-Based View of Organizational Sustainability in Sport for Development	12
A Longitudinal Study of Power Relations in a British Olympic Sport Organization	11
The New Wave of Influencers: Examining College Athlete Identities and the Role of Homophily and Parasocial Relationships in Leveraging Name, Image, and Likeness	11
What Does Entrepreneurship Add to the Understanding of Corporate Social Responsibility Management in Sport?	10
Remapping the Sport Brandscape: A Structured Review and Future Direction for Sport Brand Research	10
Feeling Vital by Watching Sport: The Roles of Team Identification and Stadium Attendance in Enhancing Subjective Vitality	10
Does Being a Sport Fan Provide Meaning in Life?	9

An Analysis of Identity Conflict Among Health-Conscious Sport Fans	9
Critical Discourse Analysis as Theory, Methodology, and Analyses in Sport Management Studies	8
The Impact of Augmented Reality Technology on Sport Spectators’ Psychological and Behavioral Responses: The Role of Sensitization and Habituation	8
Anti-Racism in Sport Organizations	8
How League and Community Affect Corporate Philanthropy in Professional Sport: A Multiple Field Embeddedness Perspective	8
Player Tracking, Shot Charts, and the National Basketball Association’s Three-Point Revolution: A Technology-Based Misspecification in a Primary Sport Management Setting?	8
What Support Do Australian Sporting Organizational Policies Provide to Pregnant and Parenting Elite Athletes? A Scoping Review	8
A Peculiarity That Positions Sport Management	7
“What Have I Learned … ” and How Did I Get There? Reflection on a Research Journey	7
Interactive Mechanisms to Improve Service Innovation Among Sports Clubs: A Consumer Perspective	7
Organizational-Level Factors That Influence Women Coaches’ Experiences	6
Toward a Sport Ecosystem Logic	6
Vulnerability to Fraud in Community Sport Organizations: A Multicountry Study on the Role of Organizational Capacity	6
Examining the Efficacy of a Government-Led Sport for Development and Peace Event	6
The Routledge Handbook of Sport and Sustainable Development	6
The Cinderella Strategy: The Game Plan Behind Butler University’s Rise to Prominence	6
Are “Tech-Savvy” Owners Better for Business? Evidence From Major League Baseball	6
Same Players Different Game: An Examination of the Commercial College Athletics Industry	6
What Makes Sport Spectating Family-Friendly? A Phenomenological Study of Mothers’ Sport Fan Game-Day Experiences	6
The Digital World of Sport: The Impact of Emerging Media on Sports News, Information, and Journalism	6
The Utility of Including Regular Sport Team Events in Event Portfolios	6
Predicting Season Ticket Holder Retention Using Rich Behavioral Data	5
A Typology of Circular Sport Business Models: Enabling Sustainable Value Co-Creation in the Sport Industry	5
A Typology of Design Archetypes in Professional Football Leagues: Autonomy and Openness as Key Factors Explaining Design Variance	5
Playing in Front of the Bench: Courtside Selection and Its Impact on Team Performance	5
Introduction to Reflexivity in Sport Management Research	5
Introduction: State of Literature Special Issue	5
Exercising Power: A Critical Examination of National Collegiate Athletic Association Discourse Related to Name, Image, and Likeness	5
Global Sports and Contemporary China (1st ed.)	5