OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of European Journal of Applied Physiology is 27. 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
Low energy availability: history, definition and evidence of its endocrine, metabolic and physiological effects in prospective studies in females and males	82
Echo intensity as an indicator of skeletal muscle quality: applications, methodology, and future directions	78
The knowns and unknowns of neural adaptations to resistance training	59
Nutritional interventions for reducing the signs and symptoms of exercise-induced muscle damage and accelerate recovery in athletes: current knowledge, practical application and future perspectives	56
Exercise-induced muscle damage: mechanism, assessment and nutritional factors to accelerate recovery	55
Mechanisms underlying performance impairments following prolonged static stretching without a comprehensive warm-up	55
Transferring clinically established immune inflammation markers into exercise physiology: focus on neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio, platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio and systemic immune-inflammation index	49
How to improve the muscle synergy analysis methodology?	48
Bioelectrical impedance analysis versus reference methods in the assessment of body composition in athletes	45
Body mapping of regional sweat distribution in young and older males	43
Molecular mechanisms involved in the positive effects of physical activity on coping with COVID-19	39
Power profiling and the power-duration relationship in cycling: a narrative review	38
The cold truth: the role of cryotherapy in the treatment of injury and recovery from exercise	37
Regulation of muscle potassium: exercise performance, fatigue and health implications	37
Wearable activity trackers–advanced technology or advanced marketing?	36
Effects of a high-volume static stretching programme on plantar-flexor muscle strength and architecture	36
The (in)dependency of blood and sweat sodium, chloride, potassium, ammonia, lactate and glucose concentrations during submaximal exercise	36
A comparison of foam rolling and vibration foam rolling on the quadriceps muscle function and mechanical properties	34
Hypoxic training improves blood pressure, nitric oxide and hypoxia-inducible factor-1 alpha in hypertensive patients	32
The effects of 12 weeks of static stretch training on the functional, mechanical, and architectural characteristics of the triceps surae muscle–tendon complex	30
Chronic resistance training: is it time to rethink the time course of neural contributions to strength gain?	30
MitoQ and CoQ10 supplementation mildly suppresses skeletal muscle mitochondrial hydrogen peroxide levels without impacting mitochondrial function in middle-aged men	30
The use of whole-body cryotherapy: time- and dose-response investigation on circulating blood catecholamines and heart rate variability	29
Genetics and sports performance: the present and future in the identification of talent for sports based on DNA testing	28
Analysis of sex-based differences in energy substrate utilization during moderate-intensity aerobic exercise	27

Factors influencing bilateral deficit and inter-limb asymmetry of maximal and explosive strength: motor task, outcome measure and muscle group	27
HIIT is superior than MICT on cardiometabolic health during training and detraining	27