OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance is 22. 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
A High-Intensity Warm-Up Increases Thermal Strain But Does Not Affect Repeated Sprint Performance in Athletes With a Cervical Spinal Cord Injury	1466
Erratum. Inconsistent Effect of Psychometric-Scale Familiarization on the Relationship Between Ratings of Perceived Exertion and External Load Measures in Elite Youth Soccer Players	75
Effects of Active Preconditioning With Local and Systemic Hypoxia on Submaximal Cycling	70
Heart Rate–Blood Lactate Profiling in World-Class Biathletes During Cross-Country Skiing: The Difference Between Laboratory and Field Tests	44
The Training Effects of Wearable Resistance on Throwing Performance in Collegiate Baseball Pitchers: A Pilot Study	42
Countermovement Jump and Isometric Strength Test–Retest Reliability in English Premier League Academy Football Players	37
Rapid Spike in Hip Adduction Strength in Early Adolescent Footballers: A Study of 125 Elite Male Players From Youth to Senior	36
Pole Walking Is Faster but Not Cheaper During Steep Uphill Walking	32
Competing at Altitude Reduces In-Match Physical Demands of Professional Soccer Players Compared With Sea Level	32
Intensity Matters: Effect of Different Work-Matched Efforts on Subsequent Performance in Cyclists	31
The Muscle Typology of Elite and World-Class Swimmers	31
The Inclusion of Sprints in Low-Intensity Sessions During the Transition Period of Elite Cyclists Improves Endurance Performance 6 Weeks Into the Subsequent Preparatory Period	29
Observation of the Achilles Tendon and Gastrocnemius Muscle’s Passive Stiffness During an Incremental Running Protocol	27
A Comment on González et al: Predicting Injuries in Elite Female Football Players With Global-Positioning-System and Multiomics Data	27
The Road to Becoming a World Champion in Futsal	26
The Inclusion of Preplanned and Random and Unanticipated/Unexpected Events During Strength Training Improves the Ability to Repeat High-Intensity Efforts Under Uncertainty	26
The Autoregulation Rest-Redistribution Training Method Mitigates Sex Differences in Neuromuscular and Perceived Fatigue During Resistance Training	26
Greater Psychophysiological Intensities in Conditioned Games May Impair Technical Performance: An Exploratory Study in Youth Male Soccer Players	26
Does Physical Conditioning Influence Performance Attenuation and Recovery in Gaelic Football?	25
Race-Performance Parameters Differentiating World-Best From National-Level Swimmers: A Race Video Analysis and Machine-Learning Approach	22
Slow-Speed Compared With Fast-Speed Eccentric Muscle Actions Are Detrimental to Jump Performance in Elite Soccer Players In-Season	22
Managing the Training Process in Elite Sports: From Descriptive to Prescriptive Data Analytics	22
Heat Preparation and Knowledge at the World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships Muscat 2022	22