Sport Management Review

Papers
(The TQCC of Sport Management Review is 8. 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.)
ArticleCitations
“Activism is welcome as long as it’s peaceful”: athletic administrators’ perspectives on college athlete activism via stakeholder theory59
The opportunities and challenges facing participation in different types of women’s football in England33
Environment as a vulnerability factor for doping: a qualitative examination of Indian track and field athletes’ hurdles to compete clean30
Empirically testing for niche sports29
Public perception of esports: an examination of esports image and genre differences26
Uncovering the knowledge structure of the fan-sporting object relationship: a bibliometric analysis26
An exploration of charity sport event donor perceptions of online peer-to-peer fundraising mechanisms25
A bad bet for sports fans: the case for ending the “gamblification” of sport24
Professional women footballers’ stories of marketing portrayals and sponsorship: “I just had to feel grateful for what I’ve been given”22
NFL fandom and unhealthy eating behavior: Exploring the role of introspective focus from a functionalist perspective of emotions22
Motivational system approach to understand ad processing following various game outcomes22
Community marathon event participation and quality of life21
Sport management or the management of sport? Reframing the theory debate21
The role of brokerage in green partnership formation in professional sport17
Long-distance brand relationship marketing in sport: determining factors for satellite fans’ share of wallet and time16
Managing mental health: athlete help-seeking15
Examining the career dynamics of elite football referees: a unique identification profile15
“Your voice is power!” Examining motivations and opportunity structures for high school athlete activism in U.S. interscholastic sport15
Well-being of sport club members: the role of pro-environmental behavior in sport and clubs’ environmental quality14
Support for LGBT diversity and inclusion in sport: a mixed methods study of Australian cricket14
Tensions and opportunities in researching social change in sport management13
Breaking the glass monitor: examining the underrepresentation of women in esports environments13
Role of risk perception on trust, event impact experiences, and event support in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics during the COVID-19 outbreak13
When feeling is for pursuing: exploring the moderating role of spectatorship locus of control on fans’ emotion-directed pursuit of consumption goals12
“Doing” inclusion in the daily sports practice – club representatives’ conceptions of mainstreaming parasports12
Anti-doping in China: an analysis of the policy implementation processes through stakeholders’ perspectives11
Understanding experiences with capacity building in the sport for development context11
Operational crisis communication management: a content analysis of FIFA’s communication during Covid-1911
Incivility and psychological safety in youth sport: the reciprocal effects and its impact on well-being and social outcomes10
Mixed methods in sport management: A review and directions for future research10
Sport for social cohesion: exploring aims and complexities9
“This is how I want us to think”: Introducing a design thinking activity into the practice of a sport organisation9
Sport and social entrepreneurship in the base-of-the-pyramid: The institutional work of refugees and a refugee-led organization in Uganda9
Watching sports on Twitch? A study of factors influencing continuance intentions to watch Thursday Night Football co-streaming8
Resource deprivation, decision stakes, and the selection of foreign players in the NBA draft8
Stimulating the adoption of green practices by professional football organisations: a focus on stakeholders’ pressures and expected benefits8
Strategic management in eSports – a systematic review of the literature8
Strategic thinking and planning behind the development of a sporting event portfolio: the case of Shanghai8
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