Journal of Sport and Health Science

Papers
(The median citation count of Journal of Sport and Health Science is 9. 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.)
ArticleCitations
The secrets to running economy231
Comparison of the effects of high-intensity interval and moderate-intensity continuous training on inflammatory markers, cardiorespiratory fitness, and quality of life in breast cancer patients225
Sport and exercise during viral acute respiratory illness—Time to revisit185
Look into my eyes: What can eye-based measures tell us about the relationship between physical activity and cognitive performance?165
Low relative sit-to-stand power is associated with history of falls and fractures, prospective hospitalization, and all-cause mortality in older adults from the Toledo study for healthy aging162
Esports players, got muscle? Competitive video game players’ physical activity, body fat, bone mineral content, and muscle mass in comparison to matched controls129
One hundred marathons in 100 days: Unique biomechanical signature and the evolution of force characteristics and bone density108
Exercise immunology: Novel insights92
Editorial Board90
Biceps femoris long head sarcomere and fascicle length adaptations after 3 weeks of eccentric exercise training90
Commentary on “The deterministic condition for the ground reaction force acting point on the combined knee valgus and tibial internal rotation moments in the early phase of cutting maneuvers in female89
Editorial Board84
Effects of personalized exercise prescriptions and social media delivered through mobile health on cancer survivors’ physical activity and quality of life81
Comparative efficacy of various exercise interventions on cognitive function in patients with mild cognitive impairment or dementia: A systematic review and network meta-analysis73
Acknowledgment to reviewers—November 2022 to August 202370
Prehabilitation during neoadjuvant chemotherapy results in an enhanced immune response in esophageal adenocarcinoma tumors: A randomized controlled trial67
Soleus arthrogenic muscle inhibition following acute lateral ankle sprain correlates with symptoms and ankle disability but not with postural control66
Lymphangiogenesis: A new player in the heart's adaptive response to exercise66
Impact of exercise on markers of B cell-related immunity: A systematic review64
The effectiveness of physical activity interventions on blood pressure in children and adolescents: A systematic review and network meta-analysis62
Acknowledgment to reviewers—September 2023 to June 202460
Commentary on “Alexa, let's train now! A systematic review and classification approach to digital and home-based physical training interventions aiming to support healthy cognitive aging”59
Do multiparous women need to work or exercise extra hard to control gestational diabetes?58
Changes in physical activity, sedentary behavior, and self-reported cognitive function in cancer survivors before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional study58
Observations regarding open access publishing in hybrid journals in sport sciences57
Most ankle sprain research is either false or clinically unimportant: A 30-year audit of randomized controlled trials57
Intensity of effort and momentary failure in resistance training: Are we asking a binary question for a continuous variable?56
Feasibility and clinical potential of exercise interventions during neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy in patients with esophageal and rectal cancer55
Relationship of proprioception, cutaneous sensitivity, and muscle strength with the balance control among older adults54
Associations of self-reported and device-assessed physical activity with fatigue, quality of life, and sleep quality in adults living with and beyond cancer54
A primer on global molecular responses to exercise in skeletal muscle: Omics in focus53
Factors that affect heart rate variability following acute resistance exercise: A systematic review and meta-analysis52
Effectiveness of statins vs. exercise on reducing postprandial hypertriglyceridemia in dyslipidemic population: A systematic review and network meta-analysis51
Step volume and intensity in older adults: Commentary on “Association of accelerometer-derived step volume and intensity with hospitalizations and mortality in older adults: A prospective cohort study50
Editorial Board50
Exerkine response to acute exercise: Still much to discover47
Associations of accelerometer-determined physical activity and sedentary behavior with sarcopenia and incident falls over 12 months in community-dwelling Swedish older adults46
Exercise training improves participation in persons with multiple sclerosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis45
Lacrosse-related injuries in boys and girls treated in U.S. emergency departments, 2000–201644
Effects of resistance training performed to repetition failure or non-failure on muscular strength and hypertrophy: A systematic review and meta-analysis44
Neurogranin as an important regulator in swimming training to improve the spatial memory dysfunction of mice with chronic cerebral hypoperfusion43
Do people with low back pain walk differently? A systematic review and meta-analysis41
Editorial Board40
Editorial Board39
The impact of height-adjustable desks and classroom prompts on classroom sitting time, social, and motivational factors among adolescents37
The Catalogue of Journal of Sport and Health Science 202237
The association of grip strength with cardiovascular diseases and all-cause mortality in people with hypertension: Findings from the Prospective Urban Rural Epidemiology China Study36
Metabolic cost of level, uphill, and downhill running in highly cushioned shoes with carbon-fiber plates36
How much resistance exercise is beneficial for healthy aging and longevity?35
Risk management strategies for the 2022 Olympic Winter Games: The Beijing scheme35
The exercise-conditioned human serum and skeletal muscle cells secretome induce apoptosis in breast cancer cells35
Interference screws vs. suture anchors for isolated medial patellofemoral ligament femoral fixation: A systematic review34
Exercise and quality of life in cancer34
Advancing pediatric exercise research: A focus on immunomics and cutting-edge technologies34
Endoscopic debridement for non-insertional Achilles tendinopathy with and without platelet-rich plasma33
Hamstring muscle architecture and microstructure changes following Nordic hamstring exercise training and detraining32
Exercise promotes angiogenesis by enhancing endothelial cell fatty acid utilization via liver-derived extracellular vesicle miR-122-5p32
Effects of a school-based karate intervention on academic achievement, psychosocial functioning, and physical fitness: A multi-country cluster randomized controlled trial32
The epigenetic landscape of exercise in cardiac health and disease31
Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games: Commitments to science and public health31
Effect and feasibility of wearable physical activity trackers and pedometers for increasing physical activity and improving health outcomes in cancer survivors: A systematic review and meta-analysis31
Editorial Board30
Go to the back before going forward: Addressing psychological responses in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction rehabilitation30
Bidirectional relationships of physical activity and gross motor skills before and after summer break: Application of a cross-lagged panel model29
Muscle strength deficits are associated with low bone mineral density in young pediatric cancer survivors: The iBoneFIT project28
Physical activity and its relationship with COVID-19 cases and deaths: Analysis of U.S. counties28
Commentary on “Does light-intensity physical activity moderate the relationship between sitting time and adiposity markers in adolescents?”27
Number of parous events affects the association between physical exercise and glycemic control among women with gestational diabetes mellitus: A prospective cohort study27
Exploring the associations between skeletal muscle echogenicity and physical function in aging adults: A systematic review with meta-analyses27
Development, validation, and transportability of several machine-learned, non-exercise-based VO2max prediction models for older adults27
Association of physical activity with risk of chronic kidney disease in China: A population-based cohort study26
Association between physical activity and risk of gastroesophageal reflux disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis25
Elevated brain temperature under severe heat exposure impairs cortical motor activity and executive function25
Let's get moving: The Global Status Report on Physical Activity 2022 calls for urgent action25
Influence of biological sex and exercise on murine cardiac metabolism25
Incidence of injuries in professional snow sports: A systematic review and meta-analysis25
Exercise attenuates bone mineral density loss during diet-induced weight loss in adults with overweight and obesity: A systematic review and meta-analysis25
Does ergogenic effect of caffeine supplementation depend on CYP1A2 genotypes? A systematic review with meta-analysis25
Maximizing recovery time between knock-out races improves sprint cross-country skiing performance25
Exercise cardiac power and the risk of heart failure in men: A population-based follow-up study24
Neuromuscular, biomechanical, and energetic adjustments following repeated bouts of downhill running24
Reflections on four decades of physical activity epidemiology24
Physical exercises for preventing injuries among adult male football players: A systematic review23
Association of daily sitting time and leisure-time physical activity with body fat among U.S. adults23
A review of public health guidelines for postpartum physical activity and sedentary behavior from around the world22
Anticancer effects of exercise: Insights from single-cell analysis22
Increasing our return on investment in science: Start with better behavior22
Injury risk and prevention research in sports: Are titles delivering on their promises or are they just a sales pitch to capitalize on a hot topic?21
Exercise is medicine for type 2 diabetes: An interview with Dr. Sheri R. Colberg21
Exercised blood plasma promotes hippocampal neurogenesis in the Alzheimer's disease rat brain20
Speed and surface steepness affect internal tibial loading during running20
Editorial Board20
Gender inequalities in physical activity among adolescents from 64 Global South countries20
Prevalence and correlates of meeting the muscle-strengthening exercise recommendations among Chinese children and adolescents: Results from 2019 Physical Activity and Fitness in China—The Youth Study20
Contributions of the Cybathlon championship to the literature on functional electrical stimulation cycling among individuals with spinal cord injury: A bibliometric review20
Exercise training mode effects on myokine expression in healthy adults: A systematic review with meta-analysis19
The deterministic condition for the ground reaction force acting point on the combined knee valgus and tibial internal rotation moments in early phase of cutting maneuvers in female athletes19
Dynamic resistance exercise increases skeletal muscle-derived FSTL1 inducing cardiac angiogenesis via DIP2A–Smad2/3 in rats following myocardial infarction19
Toe-out landing reduces anterior talofibular ligament strain while maintains calcaneofibular ligament strain in people with chronic ankle instability19
Intensity modifies the association between continuous bouts of physical activity and risk of mortality: A prospective UK Biobank cohort analysis19
Epidemiology of injuries in male and female youth football players: A systematic review and meta-analysis19
Exercise-induced extracellular vesicles delay tumor development by igniting inflammation in an immunologically cold triple-negative breast cancer mouse model19
Fitness and exercise effects on brain age: A randomized clinical trial19
Peripheral actions and direct central–local communications of melanocortin 4 receptor signaling19
The Journal of Sport and Health Science: Commemorating a decade of publishing milestones and impact18
Examining the intrinsic foot muscles’ capacity to modulate plantar flexor gearing and ankle joint contributions to propulsion in vertical jumping18
Eccentric exercise-induced muscle weakness abolishes sex differences in fatigability during sustained submaximal isometric contractions18
Biomechanics associated with tibial stress fracture in runners: A systematic review and meta-analysis17
Acknowledgment to reviewers—October 2020 to October 202117
Neurophysiological correlates of interference control and response inhibition processes in children and adolescents engaging in open- and closed-skill sports17
Six-year trends and intersectional correlates of meeting 24-Hour Movement Guidelines among South Korean adolescents: Korea Youth Risk Behavior Surveys, 2013–201817
Subpopulations of regulatory T cells are associated with subclinical atherosclerotic plaques, levels of LDL, and cardiorespiratory fitness in the elderly17
A scoping review of methodologies for applying artificial intelligence to physical activity interventions17
Lower limb suspension induces threshold-specific alterations of motor units properties that are reversed by active recovery17
Associations of daily sedentary behavior, physical activity, and sleep with irritable bowel syndrome: A prospective analysis of 362,193 participants17
The Catalogue of Journal of Sport and Health Science 202316
Associations between meeting 24-hour movement guidelines and academic achievement in Australian primary school-aged children16
Effects of exercise by type and duration on quality of life in patients with digestive system cancers: A systematic review and network meta-analysis16
Back to school after lockdown: The effect of COVID-19 restrictions on children's device-based physical activity metrics16
Stair climbing, genetic predisposition, and the risk of incident type 2 diabetes: A large population-based prospective cohort study16
The effects of a 20-week exercise program on blood-circulating biomarkers related to brain health in overweight or obese children: The ActiveBrains project16
Predictors of multiple injuries in individual distance runners: A retrospective study of 75,401 entrants in 4 annual races–SAFER XX15
Foam rolling and stretching do not provide superior acute flexibility and stiffness improvements compared to any other warm-up intervention: A systematic review with meta-analysis15
Biomechanical analysis of the “running” vs. “conventional” diagonal stride uphill techniques as performed by elite cross-country skiers15
Cardiorespiratory fitness, white blood cell count, and mortality in men and women15
Physical activity lowers the risk for acute respiratory infections: Time for recognition15
Exercise suppresses osteoclastogenesis by increasing the secretion of muscle-derived L-β-aminoisobutyric acid15
IGF1–PI3K-induced physiological cardiac hypertrophy: Implications for new heart failure therapies, biomarkers, and predicting cardiotoxicity14
Pacing profiles and tactical behaviors of elite runners14
Association between ACTN3 R577X genotype and risk of non-contact injury in trained athletes: A systematic review14
Orchard Sports Injury and Illness Classification System (OSIICS) Version 1514
Is it possible to run after positive affective experiences instead of health benefits without tackling social inequalities?14
The effects of plyometric jump training on lower-limb stiffness in healthy individuals: A meta-analytical comparison14
Who could and should give exercise prescription: Physicians, exercise and health scientists, fitness trainers, or ChatGPT?14
The effects of a supervised exercise training program during pregnancy on placental cytokines, and the potential role of fetal sex and maternal weight status14
Exercise regulates cardiac metabolism: Sex does matter14
Dose–response associations, physical activity intensity and mortality risk: A narrative review14
2024 Adult Compendium of Physical Activities: A third update of the energy costs of human activities14
Countermeasures to reduce the risk of infections at the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games—A balancing act14
Editorial Board14
Increased number of symptoms during the acute phase of SARS-CoV-2 infection in athletes is associated with prolonged time to return to full sports performance—AWARE VIII13
Estimates of voluntary activation in individuals with anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: Effects of type of stimulator, number of stimuli, and quantification technique13
Publisher's Note13
Effects of contact/collision sport history on gait in early- to mid-adulthood13
How to make the “jump” on understanding the importance of the intrinsic foot muscles for propulsion13
Refining safety considerations for intradialytic blood flow restriction exercise. Commentary on “Concerns on the application of blood-flow restriction resistance exercise and thrombosis risk in hemodi13
Content validation of the Global Adolescent and Child Physical Activity Questionnaire (GAC-PAQ) in low-, middle-, and high-income countries across 6 continents12
Active video games in fully immersive virtual reality elicit moderate-to-vigorous physical activity and improve cognitive performance in sedentary college students12
How completely are randomized controlled trials of non-pharmacological interventions following concussion reported? A systematic review12
The association of diet quality and physical activity with cardiovascular disease and mortality in 85,545 older Australians: A longitudinal study12
Editorial Board12
Impact loading in female runners with single and multiple bone stress injuries during fresh and exerted conditions12
Profiling elite male 100-m sprint performance: The role of maximum velocity and relative acceleration12
Effect of resistance training volume on body adiposity, metabolic risk, and inflammation in postmenopausal and older females: Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials12
Exercise benefits meet the esophagus12
Longitudinal bending stiffness does not affect running economy in Nike Vaporfly Shoes11
Six-year follow-up of glycemic control and cardiovascular risk factors after a one-year intensive lifestyle intervention in type 2 diabetes: An extension of the randomized U-TURN trial11
The effects of plyometric jump training on physical fitness attributes in basketball players: A meta-analysis11
Cerebral and muscle tissue oxygenation during exercise in healthy adults: A systematic review11
Commentary on “Why people should run after positive affective experiences instead of health benefits”11
Acute effect of foot strike patterns on in vivo tibiotalar and subtalar joint kinematics during barefoot running11
From London buses to activity trackers: A reflection of 70 years of physical activity research11
Meeting guidelines for physical activity, muscle strength, and sleep lowers mortality risk: Commentary on: “Associations between aerobic and muscle-strengthening physical activity, sleep duration, and11
Non-exercise estimated cardiorespiratory fitness and cancer incidence: The NIH-AARP diet and health study11
Epidemiology of insertional and midportion Achilles tendinopathy in runners: A prospective cohort study10
Can changes in midsole bending stiffness of shoes affect the onset of joint work redistribution during a prolonged run?10
Exploring the impact of COVID-19 on the movement behaviors of children and youth: A scoping review of evidence after the first year10
Lymphangiogenesis contributes to exercise-induced physiological cardiac growth10
Physical activity and amyloid beta in middle-aged and older adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis10
Does eccentric exercise stimulate sarcomerogenesis?10
Chronic effects of stretching on range of motion with consideration of potential moderating variables: A systematic review with meta-analysis10
Older Adult Compendium of Physical Activities: Energy costs of human activities in adults aged 60 and older9
Movement behaviors and their association with depressive symptoms in Brazilian adolescents: A cross-sectional study9
Changes in segment coordination variability and the impacts of the lower limb across running mileages in half marathons: Implications for running injuries9
Sex differences in injury rates in team-sport athletes: A systematic review and meta-regression analysis9
Association between baseline levels of muscular strength and risk of stroke in later life: The Cooper Center Longitudinal Study9
Short-term effect of physical activity on sleep health: A population-based study using accelerometry9
A marathon, not a sprint: Increasing population physical activity as a legacy of sports mega-events9
“When you're down, stay down”: A lesson for all competitive alpine skiers supported by an ACL rupture measured in vivo9
Adherence to 24-hour movement guidelines in children with mental, behavioral, and developmental disorders: Data from the 2016–2020 National Survey of Children's Health9
Training muscles to keep the aging brain fit9
The Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games: An opportunity to promote physical activity and winter sports in Chinese youth9
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