OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of European Physical Education Review is 15. 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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)

Article	Citations
Beginning, rise, fall, and comeback: Exploring the journey of a physical education teacher community in South Korea	32
Information and communication technologies in physical education: Exploring the association between role modeling and digital literacy	31
“We have limited time, so it's a zero-sum game”: Influence of secondary organizational socialization on the forms of physical education teacher education provided by European, Asian, and North America	28
Students’ perceptions of teaching styles use and motivation to participate in PE: A multigroup analysis of the mediating role of basic psychological needs	26
Despite good intentions: The elusiveness of social justice in health and physical education curricula across different contexts	24
Formative assessment in physical education: teachers’ experiences when designing and implementing formative assessment activities	23
Exploring social justice pedagogies in physical education in Austria: Teaching practices for diversity and equity	22
The process(es) of learning about teaching using models-based practice: Pre-service teachers’ experiences	20
Universal design for learning in physical education: Overview and critical reflection	20
A three-legged stool: Teachers’ views of Junior Cycle Physical Education curriculum change	20
Physical education teachers’ perceptions and operationalisations of personal and social development goals in primary education	18
More than advocates: Exploring the role of school adults in amplifying the physical education voices of pupils with a severe learning difficulty in a special school in England	17
Relationships between students’ individual interest, achievement goals, perceived competence and situational interest: A cluster analysis in swimming	17
Fitting in or standing out? The organisational socialisation of early career physical education specialism graduates through a micropolitical lens	17
Re-imagining performance spaces and locations in ecological dynamics: Implications for pedagogical practices in physical education	15
Working with trauma-affected young people in secondary schools: Exploring ‘self-care’ with pre-service physical education teachers	15