OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of European Journal of Applied Physiology is 24. 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
Conceptualizing a load and volume autoregulation integrated velocity model to minimize neuromuscular fatigue and maximize neuromuscular adaptations in resistance training	81
Effects of a single dose of a betalain-rich concentrate on determinants of running performance and recovery muscle blood flow: a randomized, triple-blind, placebo-controlled, crossover trial	67
Effect of oral contraceptive consumption timing on substrate metabolism, cognition, and exercise performance in females: a randomised controlled trial	60
Acute caffeine supplementation offsets the impairment in 10-km running performance following one night of partial sleep deprivation: a randomized controlled crossover trial	59
24 h severe fluid restriction increases a biomarker of renal injury in healthy males	49
Correction: The effect of ischemic preconditioning on physical fitness and performance: a meta-analysis in healthy adults	42
No evidence of improvements in energy metabolism after 1 week of nitrate and citrulline co-supplementation in elite rowers	41
An alternate to accumulated oxygen deficit (AOD) for measuring anaerobic contribution: ‘AOD_alt’ is valid in normoxia and hypoxia	40
What is a cycling race simulation anyway: a review on protocols to assess durability in cycling	38
Discussion on the validity of commonly used reliability indices in sports medicine and exercise science: a critical review with data simulations	37
Morning physical activity may be more beneficial for blood lipids than afternoon physical activity in older adults: a cross-sectional study	37
Retraction Note to: The upper limit of physiological cardiac hypertrophy in elite male and female athletes in China	34
Acute changes in diffusion tensor imaging parameters of the quadriceps femoris muscle after stretching and their relationship with intramuscular adipose tissue	34
Strength and power adaptations of the upper body following 20 training sessions on an eccentric arm-crank ergometer	31
High-quality experimental records and physiology-based assessments outperform automated procedures and complex statistics. Introducing “Methods in Applied Physiology”, a new topical collection	30
Profiles of muscle-specific oxygenation responses and thresholds during graded cycling incremental test	30
Gastrointestinal symptoms and nutritional intake among participants in a non-professional cycling event	29
The effects of exercise, heat-induced hypo-hydration and rehydration on blood–brain-barrier permeability, corticospinal and peripheral excitability	28
Systolic versus diastolic differences in cerebrovascular reactivity to hypercapnic and hypocapnic challenges	28
The first case of a competitive basketball player affected by carnitine palmitoyl transferase II deficiency presenting an undescribed compound heterozygous genetic mutation	27
Carbohydrate ingestion during prolonged exercise blunts the reduction in power output at the moderate-to-heavy intensity transition	26
Post-exercise metabolic response to kettlebell complexes vs. high intensity functional training	26
7 days of L-citrulline supplementation does not improve running performance in the heat whilst in a hypohydrated state	25
Differentiating acute fatigue and overreaching during intensified training using a recursive least squares algorithm combined with the variable dose–response model	25
Regulation of primary afferent depolarization and homosynaptic post-activation depression during passive and active lengthening, shortening and isometric conditions	24

Modification of the locomotor pattern when deviating from the characteristic heel-to-toe rolling pattern during walking