Journal of Sport and Health Science

Papers
(The median citation count of Journal of Sport and Health Science is 6. 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 2020-05-01 to 2024-05-01.)
ArticleCitations
Exercise-induced oxidative stress: Friend or foe?281
Physical exercise in the prevention and treatment of Alzheimer's disease235
The whole day matters: Understanding 24-hour movement guideline adherence and relationships with health indicators across the lifespan214
An international physical activity and public health research agenda to inform coronavirus disease-2019 policies and practices164
Projecting the impact of the coronavirus disease-2019 pandemic on childhood obesity in the United States: A microsimulation model134
Exploring the impact of COVID-19 on the movement behaviors of children and youth: A scoping review of evidence after the first year119
Canadian children's and youth's adherence to the 24-h movement guidelines during the COVID-19 pandemic: A decision tree analysis116
Comparative efficacy of various exercise interventions on cognitive function in patients with mild cognitive impairment or dementia: A systematic review and network meta-analysis101
Motivational processes in physical education and objectively measured physical activity among adolescents99
Prevalence of meeting 24-Hour Movement Guidelines from pre-school to adolescence: A systematic review and meta-analysis including 387,437 participants and 23 countries99
A systematic review of running-related musculoskeletal injuries in runners92
Coronavirus disease-2019: A tocsin to our aging, unfit, corpulent, and immunodeficient society91
Exercise interventions for older adults: A systematic review of meta-analyses88
Association between fundamental motor skills and physical activity in the early years: A systematic review and meta-analysis86
Handgrip strength and health outcomes: Umbrella review of systematic reviews with meta-analyses of observational studies85
The impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic on physical activity in U.S. children79
Exercise immunology: Future directions74
Returning Chinese school-aged children and adolescents to physical activity in the wake of COVID-19: Actions and precautions72
Physical activity recommendations during the coronavirus disease-2019 virus outbreak68
The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the physical activity of the Thai population: Evidence from Thailand's Surveillance on Physical Activity 202064
Maturity-associated considerations for training load, injury risk, and physical performance in youth soccer: One size does not fit all63
Roles and molecular mechanisms of physical exercise in cancer prevention and treatment63
Impacts of exercise intervention on various diseases in rats62
Effects of resistance training performed to repetition failure or non-failure on muscular strength and hypertrophy: A systematic review and meta-analysis60
Chronic ankle instability is associated with proprioception deficits: A systematic review and meta-analysis57
Meeting 24-h movement guidelines: Prevalence, correlates, and the relationships with overweight and obesity among Chinese children and adolescents57
Risk factors for overuse injuries in short- and long-distance running: A systematic review48
Linking Esports to health risks and benefits: Current knowledge and future research needs46
Exercise-mediated regulation of autophagy in the cardiovascular system46
Relationship of proprioception, cutaneous sensitivity, and muscle strength with the balance control among older adults45
Metabolic and performance responses of male runners wearing 3 types of footwear: Nike Vaporfly 4%, Saucony Endorphin racing flats, and their own shoes44
An evaluation of prevention initiatives by 53 national anti-doping organizations: Achievements and limitations43
Effects of a remote, YouTube-delivered exercise intervention on young adults’ physical activity, sedentary behavior, and sleep during the COVID-19 pandemic: Randomized controlled trial42
The evidence for the impact of policy on physical activity outcomes within the school setting: A systematic review42
The relationships between step count and all-cause mortality and cardiovascular events: A dose–response meta-analysis41
Is device-measured vigorous physical activity associated with health-related outcomes in children and adolescents? A systematic review and meta-analysis40
Deconstructing athletes’ sleep: A systematic review of the influence of age, sex, athletic expertise, sport type, and season on sleep characteristics40
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-analysis39
Pacing profiles and tactical behaviors of elite runners39
Reasons why older adults play sport: A systematic review38
Esports players, got muscle? Competitive video game players’ physical activity, body fat, bone mineral content, and muscle mass in comparison to matched controls37
Epidemiology of injuries in male and female youth football players: A systematic review and meta-analysis36
Physical exercise may exert its therapeutic influence on Alzheimer's disease through the reversal of mitochondrial dysfunction via SIRT1–FOXO1/3–PINK1–Parkin-mediated mitophagy36
Dynamic resistance exercise increases skeletal muscle-derived FSTL1 inducing cardiac angiogenesis via DIP2A–Smad2/3 in rats following myocardial infarction36
Sex differences in injury rates in team-sport athletes: A systematic review and meta-regression analysis35
Cardiorespiratory fitness measured with cardiopulmonary exercise testing and mortality in patients with cardiovascular disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis35
Biceps femoris long head sarcomere and fascicle length adaptations after 3 weeks of eccentric exercise training33
The epigenetic landscape of exercise in cardiac health and disease33
The effects of plyometric jump training on physical fitness attributes in basketball players: A meta-analysis33
Does exercise have a protective effect on cognitive function under hypoxia? A systematic review with meta-analysis33
Effects of plyometric vs. resistance training on skeletal muscle hypertrophy: A review32
Association between physical activity and digestive-system cancer: An updated systematic review and meta-analysis32
The role of mitochondria in redox signaling of muscle homeostasis32
Effect of citrulline on post-exercise rating of perceived exertion, muscle soreness, and blood lactate levels: A systematic review and meta-analysis31
Animal exercise studies in cardiovascular research: Current knowledge and optimal design—A position paper of the Committee on Cardiac Rehabilitation, Chinese Medical Doctors’ Association31
The tortuous path of lactate shuttle discovery: From cinders and boards to the lab and ICU30
Transition to forefoot strike reduces load rates more effectively than altered cadence30
Associations of physical activity, sedentary time, and physical fitness with mental health during pregnancy: The GESTAFIT project30
Exercise sustains the hallmarks of health30
Exercise and cardiovascular protection: Update and future29
Walking-friendly built environments and objectively measured physical function in older adults29
Can physical activity eliminate the mortality risk associated with poor sleep? A 15-year follow-up of 341,248 MJ Cohort participants29
Exercise promotes angiogenesis by enhancing endothelial cell fatty acid utilization via liver-derived extracellular vesicle miR-122-5p28
How does anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction affect the functioning of the brain and spinal cord? A systematic review with meta-analysis27
Validation and adaptation of the Physical Activity Enjoyment Scale (PACES) in fitness group exercisers27
Effects of compression garments on surface EMG and physiological responses during and after distance running26
Active video games in fully immersive virtual reality elicit moderate-to-vigorous physical activity and improve cognitive performance in sedentary college students26
Associations of accelerometer-determined physical activity and sedentary behavior with sarcopenia and incident falls over 12 months in community-dwelling Swedish older adults26
Do people with low back pain walk differently? A systematic review and meta-analysis25
Mortality in relation to changes in physical activity in middle-aged to older Chinese: An 8-year follow-up of the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study25
Associations between meeting 24-hour movement guidelines and quality of life among children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder25
Exercise attenuates angiotensinⅡ-induced muscle atrophy by targeting PPARγ/miR-29b24
The diagnostic and prognostic utility of the dual-task tandem gait test for pediatric concussion24
Sport burnout inventory–Dual career form for student-athletes: Assessing validity and reliability in a Finnish sample of adolescent athletes23
Gender inequalities in physical activity among adolescents from 64 Global South countries23
Isokinetic trunk flexion–extension protocol to assess trunk muscle strength and endurance: Reliability, learning effect, and sex differences23
Physical exercises for preventing injuries among adult male football players: A systematic review22
Physical activity and its relationship with COVID-19 cases and deaths: Analysis of U.S. counties22
Longitudinal bending stiffness does not affect running economy in Nike Vaporfly Shoes22
Effectiveness and time-course adaptation of resistance training vs. plyometric training in prepubertal soccer players22
Impaired motor control after sport-related concussion could increase risk for musculoskeletal injury: Implications for clinical management and rehabilitation22
Does endurance training improve red blood cell aging and hemorheology in moderate-trained healthy individuals?22
IGF1–PI3K-induced physiological cardiac hypertrophy: Implications for new heart failure therapies, biomarkers, and predicting cardiotoxicity21
Is hamstrings-to-quadriceps torque ratio useful for predicting anterior cruciate ligament and hamstring injuries? A systematic and critical review21
Neurophysiological correlates of interference control and response inhibition processes in children and adolescents engaging in open- and closed-skill sports21
Conceptual physical education: A course for the future21
Immediate effect of high-intensity exercise on brain-derived neurotrophic factor in healthy young adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis21
Test–retest reliability of the 30–15 Intermittent Fitness Test: A systematic review21
Physical activity during the coronavirus disease-2019 global pandemic21
The roles of microRNA in redox metabolism and exercise-mediated adaptation20
Six high-intensity interval training sessions over 5 days increases maximal oxygen uptake, endurance capacity, and sub-maximal exercise fat oxidation as much as 6 high-intensity interval training sess20
Association of accelerometer-derived step volume and intensity with hospitalizations and mortality in older adults: A prospective cohort study20
Longitudinal trajectories of athlete burnout among young table tennis players: A 3-wave study20
Lymphangiogenesis contributes to exercise-induced physiological cardiac growth19
Associations between meeting 24-hour movement guidelines and academic achievement in Australian primary school-aged children19
Movement behaviors and their association with depressive symptoms in Brazilian adolescents: A cross-sectional study19
Walking pace and the risk of stroke: A meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies18
Morphological changes of the lateral abdominal muscles in adolescent soccer players with low back pain: A prospective cohort study18
Factors associated with concussion-symptom knowledge and attitudes toward concussion care seeking in a national survey of parents of middle-school children in the US18
Back to school after lockdown: The effect of COVID-19 restrictions on children's device-based physical activity metrics18
Regular moderate aerobic exercise improves high-fat diet-induced nonalcoholic fatty liver disease via monoacylglycerol O-acyltransferase 1 pathway suppression18
Effect of high-intensity interval training in adolescents with asthma: The eXercise for Asthma with Commando Joe's® (X4ACJ) trial18
The influence of core affect on cyclo-ergometer endurance performance: Effects on performance outcomes and perceived exertion17
Physical activity lowers the risk for acute respiratory infections: Time for recognition17
Detailed description of Division I ice hockey concussions: Findings from the NCAA and Department of Defense CARE Consortium17
Sensor-based physical activity, sedentary time, and reported cell phone screen time: A hierarchy of correlates in youth17
Exercise attenuates bone mineral density loss during diet-induced weight loss in adults with overweight and obesity: A systematic review and meta-analysis17
Inter-individual differences in the responses to aerobic exercise in Alzheimer's disease: Findings from the FIT-AD trial16
Unlocking a novel determinant of athletic performance: The role of the gut microbiota, short-chain fatty acids, and “biotics” in exercise16
The effects of plyometric jump training on lower-limb stiffness in healthy individuals: A meta-analytical comparison16
Application of network meta-analysis in the field of physical activity and health promotion16
Visual function, performance, and processing of basketball players vs. sedentary individuals16
Egocentric social network correlates of physical activity16
Slowed driving-reaction time following concussion-symptom resolution16
Mediation role of cardiorespiratory fitness on the association between fatness and cardiometabolic risk in European adolescents: The HELENA study16
Cardiorespiratory and muscular fitness associations with older adolescent cognitive control16
Can changes in midsole bending stiffness of shoes affect the onset of joint work redistribution during a prolonged run?16
Profiling elite male 100-m sprint performance: The role of maximum velocity and relative acceleration15
Refinement of saliva microRNA biomarkers for sports-related concussion15
Changes in segment coordination variability and the impacts of the lower limb across running mileages in half marathons: Implications for running injuries15
What's new in the 2020 World Health Organization Guidelines on Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior?15
Creating Prep to Play PRO for women playing elite Australian football: A how-to guide for developing injury-prevention programs15
Which psychosocial factors are associated with return to sport following concussion? A systematic review15
Endoscopic debridement for non-insertional Achilles tendinopathy with and without platelet-rich plasma15
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 Study15
The effectiveness of a 17-week lifestyle intervention on health behaviors among airline pilots during COVID-1915
Tai Ji Quan as antihypertensive lifestyle therapy: A systematic review and meta-analysis14
Exercise training-induced changes in exerkine concentrations may be relevant to the metabolic control of type 2 diabetes mellitus patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controll14
Muscle strength cut-offs for the detection of metabolic syndrome in a nonrepresentative sample of collegiate students from Colombia14
Effects of interrupting prolonged sitting on postprandial glycemia and insulin responses: A network meta-analysis14
Situational interest impacts college students’ physical activity in a design-based bike exergame14
Metabolic cost of level, uphill, and downhill running in highly cushioned shoes with carbon-fiber plates13
Sedentary Behavior Research Network members support new Canadian 24-Hour Movement Guideline recommendations13
Using compositional data analysis to explore accumulation of sedentary behavior, physical activity and youth health13
Corticospinal activity during a single-leg stance in people with chronic ankle instability13
Adverse associations of sedentary behavior with cancer incidence and all-cause mortality: A prospective cohort study13
Costs resulting from nonprofessional soccer injuries in Switzerland: A detailed analysis13
The mirror's curse: Weight perceptions mediate the link between physical activity and life satisfaction among 727,865 teens in 44 countries13
Six-year trends and intersectional correlates of meeting 24-Hour Movement Guidelines among South Korean adolescents: Korea Youth Risk Behavior Surveys, 2013–201813
The association of grip strength with cardiovascular diseases and all-cause mortality in people with hypertension: Findings from the Prospective Urban Rural Epidemiology China Study13
The effects of resistance training on muscular strength and hypertrophy in elderly cancer patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis13
No independent associations between physical activity and clinical outcomes among hospitalized patients with moderate to severe COVID-1913
Postural control quantification in minimally and moderately impaired persons with multiple sclerosis: The reliability of a posturographic test and its relationships with functional ability12
Blood flow restriction in human skeletal muscle during rest periods after high-load resistance training down-regulates miR-206 and induces Pax712
Long-term exposure to fine particulate matter modifies the association between physical activity and hypertension incidence12
Risk of bias and reporting practices in studies comparing VO2max responses to sprint interval vs. continuous training: A systematic review and meta-analysis12
Land-walking vs. water-walking interventions in older adults: Effects on aerobic fitness12
Cross-sectional associations between cortical thickness and physical activity in older adults with spontaneous memory complaints: The MAPT Study12
Effects of flexibility and strength training on peak hamstring musculotendinous strains during sprinting12
Assessment of causal effects of physical activity on neurodegenerative diseases: A Mendelian randomization study12
Relationship between abdominal adiposity, cardiovascular fitness, and biomarkers of cardiovascular risk in British adolescents12
Incidence of injuries in professional snow sports: A systematic review and meta-analysis11
Temporal trends in 6-minute walking distance for older Japanese adults between 1998 and 201711
Interference screws vs. suture anchors for isolated medial patellofemoral ligament femoral fixation: A systematic review11
Physical fitness before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: Results of annual national physical fitness surveillance among 16,647,699 Japanese children and adolescents between 2013 and 202111
Activity-related typologies and longitudinal change in physical activity and sedentary time in children and adolescents: The UP&DOWN Study11
Chronic effects of stretching on range of motion with consideration of potential moderating variables: A systematic review with meta-analysis11
Environmental correlates of sedentary behaviors and physical activity in Chinese preschool children: A cross-sectional study11
Residual force enhancement in human skeletal muscles: A systematic review and meta-analysis11
Look into my eyes: What can eye-based measures tell us about the relationship between physical activity and cognitive performance?11
The effect of acute aerobic exercise on central arterial stiffness, wave reflections, and hemodynamics in adults with diabetes: A randomized cross-over design11
Association between physical activity and cardiovascular risk factors: Dose and sex matter11
Affective responses to supervised 10-week programs of resistance exercise in older adults10
Effects of a school-based karate intervention on academic achievement, psychosocial functioning, and physical fitness: A multi-country cluster randomized controlled trial10
Former athletes’ lifestyle and self-definition changes after retirement from sports10
A critical review of national physical activity policies relating to children and young people in England10
Bidirectional relationships of physical activity and gross motor skills before and after summer break: Application of a cross-lagged panel model10
Sports compression garments improve resting markers of venous return and muscle blood flow in male basketball players9
Effects of purposeful soccer heading on circulating small extracellular vesicle concentration and cargo9
Does light-intensity physical activity moderate the relationship between sitting time and adiposity markers in adolescents?9
The effects of a 20-week exercise program on blood-circulating biomarkers related to brain health in overweight or obese children: The ActiveBrains project9
Examining the intrinsic foot muscles’ capacity to modulate plantar flexor gearing and ankle joint contributions to propulsion in vertical jumping9
Longitudinal associations of physical activity and pubertal development with academic achievement in adolescents9
Training load characteristics and injury and illness risk identification in elite youth ski racing: A prospective study9
Short-term effect of physical activity on sleep health: A population-based study using accelerometry9
Team sport, power, and combat athletes are at high genetic risk for coronavirus disease-2019 severity9
What is driving gender inequalities in physical activity among adolescents?9
Neurogranin as an important regulator in swimming training to improve the spatial memory dysfunction of mice with chronic cerebral hypoperfusion9
The moderating effect of physical activity on the relationship between bullying and mental health among sexual and gender minority youth9
Influence of biological sex and exercise on murine cardiac metabolism9
Responses to oral glucose challenge differ by physical activity volume and intensity: A pilot study9
The influence of resistance exercise training prescription variables on skeletal muscle mass, strength, and physical function in healthy adults: An umbrella review8
Most ankle sprain research is either false or clinically unimportant: A 30-year audit of randomized controlled trials8
Replacement of leisure-time sedentary behavior with various physical activities and the risk of dementia incidence and mortality: A prospective cohort study8
Does eccentric exercise stimulate sarcomerogenesis?8
Twenty-four-hour movement guidelines during middle adolescence and their association with glucose outcomes and type 2 diabetes mellitus in adulthood8
The demands of the extra-time period of soccer: A systematic review8
Knee biomechanics of patients with total knee replacement during downhill walking on different slopes8
Let's get moving: The Global Status Report on Physical Activity 2022 calls for urgent action8
Prospective associations between joint categories of physical activity and insomnia symptoms with onset of poor mental health in a population-based cohort8
Impaired eye tracking is associated with symptom severity but not dynamic postural control in adolescents following concussion8
Associations between aerobic and muscle-strengthening physical activity, sleep duration, and risk of all-cause mortality: A prospective cohort study of 282,473 U.S. adults8
The expectancy-value theory: A meta-analysis of its application in physical education8
The bold sedentary behavior recommendations in the new Canadian guidelines: are they evidence-based? Response to “Sedentary Behavior Research Network members support new Canadian 24-Hour Movement Guid8
Feasibility of the 2-point method to determine the load−velocity relationship variables during the countermovement jump exercise8
Sports activity patterns and cardio-metabolic health over time among adults in Germany: Results of a nationwide 12-year follow-up study7
Factors that affect heart rate variability following acute resistance exercise: A systematic review and meta-analysis7
“When you're down, stay down”: A lesson for all competitive alpine skiers supported by an ACL rupture measured in vivo7
2024 Adult Compendium of Physical Activities: A third update of the energy costs of human activities7
Why people should run after positive affective experiences instead of health benefits7
Epidemiology of insertional and midportion Achilles tendinopathy in runners: A prospective cohort study7
Biomechanics associated with tibial stress fracture in runners: A systematic review and meta-analysis7
Exercise training improves participation in persons with multiple sclerosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis7
Is physical performance (in mice) increased by Veillonella atypica or decreased by Lactobacillus bulgaricus?7
Association between ACTN3 R577X genotype and risk of non-contact injury in trained athletes: A systematic review7
Neuromuscular, biomechanical, and energetic adjustments following repeated bouts of downhill running7
One hundred marathons in 100 days: Unique biomechanical signature and the evolution of force characteristics and bone density7
Chronotropic incompetence is more frequent in obese adolescents and relates to systemic inflammation and exercise intolerance7
Alexa, let's train now! — A systematic review and classification approach to digital and home-based physical training interventions aiming to support healthy cognitive aging7
Contributions of the Cybathlon championship to the literature on functional electrical stimulation cycling among individuals with spinal cord injury: A bibliometric review7
The Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games: An opportunity to promote physical activity and winter sports in Chinese youth7
Predictors of multiple injuries in individual distance runners: A retrospective study of 75,401 entrants in 4 annual races–SAFER XX7
Teen reactions to a self-representational avatar: A qualitative exploration7
A randomized controlled trial of Promoting Physical Activity in Regional and Remote Cancer Survivors (PPARCS)7
Are we really “screening” movement? The role of assessing movement quality in exercise settings6
Health-related fitness knowledge growth in middle school years: Individual- and school-level correlates6
Why have youth physical activity trends flatlined in the last decade? Opinion piece on “Global trends in insufficient physical activity among adolescents: a pooled analysis of 298 population-based sur6
Exploring overweight and obesity beyond body mass index: A body composition analysis in people with and without patellofemoral pain6
Overweight and obesity in young adults with patellofemoral pain: Impact on functional capacity and strength6
Which intensities, types, and patterns of movement behaviors are most strongly associated with cardiometabolic risk factors among children?6
Risk management strategies for the 2022 Olympic Winter Games: The Beijing scheme6
Effects of medium- and long-distance running on cardiac damage markers in amateur runners: a systematic review, meta-analysis, and metaregression6
Effectiveness of statins vs. exercise on reducing postprandial hypertriglyceridemia in dyslipidemic population: A systematic review and network meta-analysis6
A person-centered approach to achievement goal orientations in competitive tennis players: Associations with motivation and mental toughness6
Habitual physical activity levels and sedentary time of children in different childcare arrangements from a nationally representative sample of Canadian preschoolers6
Epidemic-specific social capital and its impact on physical activity and health status6
Engagement in outdoor physical activity under ambient fine particulate matter pollution: A risk-benefit analysis6
Learners’ motivational response to the Science, PE, & Me! curriculum: A situational interest perspective6
The measurement of proprioceptive accuracy: A systematic literature review6
State laws governing school physical education in relation to attendance and physical activity among students in the USA: A systematic review and meta-analysis6
Effects of exercise by type and duration on quality of life in patients with digestive system cancers: A systematic review and network meta-analysis6
Acceptability, usefulness, and satisfaction with a web-based video-tailored physical activity intervention: The TaylorActive randomized controlled trial6
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