International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology

Papers
(The TQCC of International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology is 18. 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
Defining elite esports athletes: a scoping review65
Introduction to IRSEP special issue: research review methodologies in sport and exercise psychology64
Sport and exercise-based interventions for young people in alternative provisions ‘what, where, how, and for who’: a realist review59
Comparisons of different focuses of attention on children’s learning and performance: a systematic review57
Anti-doping education interventions in athletic populations: a systematic review of their characteristics, outcomes and practical implications51
Meta-analysis41
Scoping reviews and rapid reviews40
Scoping review of literature and systematic search of web-based resources: parasport classification instructions, experiences, and outcomes37
Meta-Study37
Mental and physical health outcomes of burnout in athletes: a systematic review and meta-analysis34
The effectiveness of pre-performance routines in sports: a meta-analysis31
Training vision in athletes to improve sports performance: a systematic review of the literature31
The effects of light physical activity on learning in adolescents: a systematic review30
The mechanisms underpinning the effects of self-control exertion on subsequent physical performance: a meta-analysis30
Mapping the scientific structure of positive youth development research in sport28
Stressors and coping strategies in esports: a systematic review28
Self-compassion in sport: a scoping review26
Systematic review methods25
Effects of chronic physical activity on cognition across the lifespan: a systematic meta-review of randomized controlled trials and realist synthesis of contextualized mechanisms25
A critical review of research on executive functions in sport and exercise24
Evidence of gender imbalance across samples in sport and exercise psychology23
A scoping review on interpersonal coping in sports23
Thirty years of longitudinal talent development research: a systematic review and meta-aggregation22
Best practice for improving children's and adolescents’ sport skills with motor imagery22
Thriving together: conceptual and methodological considerations for examining thriving in interdependent sport20
The effectiveness of physical activity interventions that include both physical activity and psychosocial strategies in people living with a severe mental illness: a systematic review and meta-analysi20
Anonymous vs. non-anonymous administration of depression scales in elite athletes: a meta-analysis19
The perfect storm: a meta-ethnography of the motivations, behaviours, and experiences of competitive bodybuilders19
A scoping review of coach-parent interactions and relationships across youth sport settings19
Norms in sport: a scoping review18
Neural mechanisms underlying perceptual-motor behavioral advantages in athletes: a systematic review and activation likelihood estimation meta-analysis18
Exercise caution: some methodological and theoretical considerations when examining improvements in attentional selectivity following exercise18
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