Journal of Sport and Health Science

Article	Citations
One hundred marathons in 100 days: Unique biomechanical signature and the evolution of force characteristics and bone density	333
The secrets to running economy	275
Esports players, got muscle? Competitive video game players’ physical activity, body fat, bone mineral content, and muscle mass in comparison to matched controls	209
Sport and exercise during viral acute respiratory illness—Time to revisit	137
Exercise-induced β-hydroxybutyrate contributes to cognitive improvement in aging mice	132
Look into my eyes: What can eye-based measures tell us about the relationship between physical activity and cognitive performance?	128
Biceps femoris long-head motor unit discharge rates and recruitment thresholds vary across 9 weeks of eccentric training	103
Long-term aerobic exercise enhances circulating exosomal miR-214-3p to promote endothelial progenitor cell-mediated repair of endothelial damage induced by obesity	80
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 patients	79
Editorial Board	75
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 female	74
Physical activity, genetic predisposition, and incident cardiovascular disease: Prospective analyses of the UK Biobank	71
Adaptations in biceps femoris long-head muscle-tendon mechanics during the Nordic hamstring exercise in response to 9 weeks of training	70
Metrics of concussion-related vision disorders among children and adolescents with persisting post-concussive symptoms using an objective eye tracking device	70
Editorial Board	70
Exercise immunology: Novel insights	70
Association of physical activity, cardiorespiratory fitness, grip strength, and grip strength asymmetry with incident musculoskeletal disorders in 406,080 White adults	69
Effects of personalized exercise prescriptions and social media delivered through mobile health on cancer survivors’ physical activity and quality of life	68
Acknowledgment to reviewers—November 2022 to August 2023	66
Lymphangiogenesis: A new player in the heart's adaptive response to exercise	65
The effectiveness of physical activity interventions on blood pressure in children and adolescents: A systematic review and network meta-analysis	64
Corrigendum to “Exercised blood plasma promotes hippocampal neurogenesis in the Alzheimer's disease rat brain” [J Sport Health Sci 13 (2024) 245–255]	62
Comment on “physical activity volume, intensity and life expectancy”	57
Reconsidering the life-course implications of relative energy deficiency in sport on pregnancy outcomes	57
Soleus arthrogenic muscle inhibition following acute lateral ankle sprain correlates with symptoms and ankle disability but not with postural control	56

Benefits and harms of exercise therapy and physical activity for low back pain: An umbrella review	55
Effects of resisted movement training on change-of-direction speed in recreationally active and trained individuals: A systematic review with network meta-analysis and meta-regression	51
Prehabilitation during neoadjuvant chemotherapy results in an enhanced immune response in esophageal adenocarcinoma tumors: A randomized controlled trial	49
Impact of exercise on markers of B cell-related immunity: A systematic review	48
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”	47
Acknowledgment to reviewers—September 2023 to June 2024	47
Intensity of effort and momentary failure in resistance training: Are we asking a binary question for a continuous variable?	46
Associations of self-reported and device-assessed physical activity with fatigue, quality of life, and sleep quality in adults living with and beyond cancer	43
Feasibility and clinical potential of exercise interventions during neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy in patients with esophageal and rectal cancer	43
Changes in physical activity, sedentary behavior, and self-reported cognitive function in cancer survivors before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional study	43
Do multiparous women need to work or exercise extra hard to control gestational diabetes?	43
Factors that affect heart rate variability following acute resistance exercise: A systematic review and meta-analysis	41
Effectiveness of statins vs. exercise on reducing postprandial hypertriglyceridemia in dyslipidemic population: A systematic review and network meta-analysis	41
Promoting men's health through sports clubs: A systematic rapid realist review	41
Observations regarding open access publishing in hybrid journals in sport sciences	40
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 study	40
The medial septal–medial habenula cholinergic circuit: A new mechanism of exercise improving cognitive function in AD mice	40
Editorial Board	39
Exerkine response to acute exercise: Still much to discover	38
Neurogranin as an important regulator in swimming training to improve the spatial memory dysfunction of mice with chronic cerebral hypoperfusion	37
Prolonged passive vibration of Achilles and patellar tendons decreases effort perception during subsequent cycling tasks	37
Lacrosse-related injuries in boys and girls treated in U.S. emergency departments, 2000–2016	36
Beyond the aerobic-first paradigm: Optimizing functional capacity through combined aerobic and resistance training in heart failure	35
Do people with low back pain walk differently? A systematic review and meta-analysis	35
Accelerometer-measured physical activity, sedentary behavior, and incidence of macrovascular and microvascular events in individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus and prediabetes	35
Editorial Board	34
Exercise training improves participation in persons with multiple sclerosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis	34
The impact of height-adjustable desks and classroom prompts on classroom sitting time, social, and motivational factors among adolescents	33
Advancing pediatric exercise research: A focus on immunomics and cutting-edge technologies	33
How much resistance exercise is beneficial for healthy aging and longevity?	33
Editorial Board	32
The Catalogue of Journal of Sport and Health Science 2022	31
Comment on “Global prevalence and gender inequalities in at least 60 min of self-reported moderate-to-vigorous physical activity 1 or more days per week: An analysis with 707,616 adolescents”	31
Exercise promotes angiogenesis by enhancing endothelial cell fatty acid utilization via liver-derived extracellular vesicle miR-122-5p	31
Endoscopic debridement for non-insertional Achilles tendinopathy with and without platelet-rich plasma	31
Risk management strategies for the 2022 Olympic Winter Games: The Beijing scheme	31
The exercise-conditioned human serum and skeletal muscle cells secretome induce apoptosis in breast cancer cells	31
Exercise and quality of life in cancer	30
Effect of older age and/or ACL injury on the dose–response relationship between ambulatory load magnitude and immediate load-induced change in serum cartilage oligomeric matrix protein	30
Hamstring muscle architecture and microstructure changes following Nordic hamstring exercise training and detraining	30
Effects of caloric restriction with different doses of exercise on fat loss in people living with type 2 diabetes: A secondary analysis of the DOSE-EX randomized clinical trial	29
Practical recommendations on stretching exercise: A Delphi consensus statement of international research experts	29
Effects of a school-based karate intervention on academic achievement, psychosocial functioning, and physical fitness: A multi-country cluster randomized controlled trial	29
Go to the back before going forward: Addressing psychological responses in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction rehabilitation	28
Metabolic cost of level, uphill, and downhill running in highly cushioned shoes with carbon-fiber plates	28
GEPREP: A comprehensive data atlas of RNA-seq-based gene expression profiles of exercise responses	28
Reduced PI3K(p110α) induces atrial myopathy, and PI3K-related lipids are dysregulated in athletes with atrial fibrillation	28
Editorial Board	27
Does ischemic preconditioning enhance sports performance more than placebo or no intervention? A systematic review with meta-analysis	27
Number of parous events affects the association between physical exercise and glycemic control among women with gestational diabetes mellitus: A prospective cohort study	27

Commentary on “A systematic review and meta-analysis comparing objectively measured and estimated fitness to predict all-cause and cardiovascular disease mortality in adults”	27
Development, validation, and transportability of several machine-learned, non-exercise-based VO2max prediction models for older adults	26
Does ergogenic effect of caffeine supplementation depend on CYP1A2 genotypes? A systematic review with meta-analysis	26
Exploring the associations between skeletal muscle echogenicity and physical function in aging adults: A systematic review with meta-analyses	26
Elevated brain temperature under severe heat exposure impairs cortical motor activity and executive function	26
Commentary on “Does light-intensity physical activity moderate the relationship between sitting time and adiposity markers in adolescents?”	26
Muscle power: A simple concept causing much confusion	26
Associations of adiposity and device-measured physical activity with cancer incidence: UK Biobank prospective cohort study	26
Muscle strength deficits are associated with low bone mineral density in young pediatric cancer survivors: The iBoneFIT project	26
Influence of biological sex and exercise on murine cardiac metabolism	25
Can exercise kill tumors?	25
Association of physical activity with risk of chronic kidney disease in China: A population-based cohort study	25
Association between physical activity and risk of gastroesophageal reflux disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis	25
Association of daily sitting time and leisure-time physical activity with body fat among U.S. adults	24
A review of public health guidelines for postpartum physical activity and sedentary behavior from around the world	23
Exercise-based interventions for smoking cessation: A systematic review and meta-analysis	23
Neuromuscular, biomechanical, and energetic adjustments following repeated bouts of downhill running	23
External force to live long and prosper: A passive exercise classification framework	22
Increasing our return on investment in science: Start with better behavior	22
The lasting impacts of relative energy deficiency in sport imposed on pregnancy health outcomes: A survey-based investigation	22
Let's get moving: The Global Status Report on Physical Activity 2022 calls for urgent action	22
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 Study	22
Reflections on four decades of physical activity epidemiology	22
Multiscale hamstring muscle adaptations following 9 weeks of eccentric training	22
Anticancer effects of exercise: Insights from single-cell analysis	22
Gender inequalities in physical activity among adolescents from 64 Global South countries	21
Data driven shoe design improves running economy beyond state-of-the-art Advanced Footwear Technology running shoes	21
The Catalogue of Journal of Sport and Health Science 2025	21
Metabolome trajectories in male and female athletes	21
Speed and surface steepness affect internal tibial loading during running	21
Sexual dimorphism on the acute effect of exercise in the morning vs. evening: A randomized crossover study	21
Contributions of the Cybathlon championship to the literature on functional electrical stimulation cycling among individuals with spinal cord injury: A bibliometric review	21
Are there sensitive periods for physical activity to influence the development of executive function in children?	21
Exercised blood plasma promotes hippocampal neurogenesis in the Alzheimer's disease rat brain	21
Aerobic exercise alleviates statin-induced PCSK9 upregulation by increasing epoxyeicosatrienoic acid levels through the FoxO3a–Sirt6 axis	21
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 athletes	20
Exercise-induced extracellular vesicles delay tumor development by igniting inflammation in an immunologically cold triple-negative breast cancer mouse model	20
Toe-out landing reduces anterior talofibular ligament strain while maintains calcaneofibular ligament strain in people with chronic ankle instability	20
Epidemiology of injuries in male and female youth football players: A systematic review and meta-analysis	20
Bioceramic arm garment does not increase diameter of brachial artery and blood flow—Compliance and biceps microcirculation in male recreational sports practitioners at rest: A single blinded randomize	20
The Journal of Sport and Health Science: Commemorating a decade of publishing milestones and impact	19
Expert consensus statement for basic research of animal exercise intervention studies in chronic disease prevention and treatment: A joint position paper of the Exercise Science branch of the Biophysi	19
Exercise training mode effects on myokine expression in healthy adults: A systematic review with meta-analysis	19
Examining the intrinsic foot muscles’ capacity to modulate plantar flexor gearing and ankle joint contributions to propulsion in vertical jumping	18
Exercise as a cancer treatment: New evidence from preclinical and early phase clinical studies	18
A scoping review of methodologies for applying artificial intelligence to physical activity interventions	18
Eccentric exercise-induced muscle weakness abolishes sex differences in fatigability during sustained submaximal isometric contractions	18
Peripheral actions and direct central–local communications of melanocortin 4 receptor signaling	18
Biomechanics associated with tibial stress fracture in runners: A systematic review and meta-analysis	18
Subpopulations of regulatory T cells are associated with subclinical atherosclerotic plaques, levels of LDL, and cardiorespiratory fitness in the elderly	18
Associations of daily sedentary behavior, physical activity, and sleep with irritable bowel syndrome: A prospective analysis of 362,193 participants	16
Effects of aerobic or resistance exercise during neoadjuvant chemotherapy on tumor response and therapy completion in women with breast cancer: The randomized controlled BENEFIT trial	16
Association between physical activity and incident atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease is modified by predicted cardiovascular risk: The China-PAR project	16
The Youth Fitness International Test (YFIT) battery for monitoring and surveillance among children and adolescents: A modified Delphi consensus project with 169 experts from 50 countries and territori	16
Six-year trends and intersectional correlates of meeting 24-Hour Movement Guidelines among South Korean adolescents: Korea Youth Risk Behavior Surveys, 2013–2018	16
The effects of a 20-week exercise program on blood-circulating biomarkers related to brain health in overweight or obese children: The ActiveBrains project	16
Commentary on “The association of diet quality and physical activity with cardiovascular disease and mortality in 85,545 alder Australians: A longitudinal study”	16
Associations between meeting 24-hour movement guidelines and academic achievement in Australian primary school-aged children	16
Large language models’ performances regarding common patient questions about osteoarthritis: A comparative analysis of ChatGPT-3.5, ChatGPT-4.0, and Perplexity	15
Physical activity lowers the risk for acute respiratory infections: Time for recognition	15
Lower limb suspension induces threshold-specific alterations of motor units properties that are reversed by active recovery	15
Iron deficiency, supplementation, and sports performance in female athletes: A systematic review	15
Back to school after lockdown: The effect of COVID-19 restrictions on children's device-based physical activity metrics	15
The Catalogue of Journal of Sport and Health Science 2023	14
Managing lower extremity loading in distance running by altering sagittal plane trunk leaning	14
Predictors of multiple injuries in individual distance runners: A retrospective study of 75,401 entrants in 4 annual races–SAFER XX	14
Effects of exercise by type and duration on quality of life in patients with digestive system cancers: A systematic review and network meta-analysis	14
Dose–response associations, physical activity intensity and mortality risk: A narrative review	14
Cardiorespiratory fitness, white blood cell count, and mortality in men and women	14
Stair climbing, genetic predisposition, and the risk of incident type 2 diabetes: A large population-based prospective cohort study	14
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-analysis	14
Exercise suppresses osteoclastogenesis by increasing the secretion of muscle-derived L-β-aminoisobutyric acid	13
Reverse–normal immunopurification: An effective approach for purifying recombinant erythropoietin from its analogues in doping analysis	13
Association between ACTN3 R577X genotype and risk of non-contact injury in trained athletes: A systematic review	13
Who could and should give exercise prescription: Physicians, exercise and health scientists, fitness trainers, or ChatGPT?	13
The effects of plyometric jump training on lower-limb stiffness in healthy individuals: A meta-analytical comparison	13
Massive sarcomerogenesis in human skeletal muscle following long-term eccentric exercise intervention	13
2024 Adult Compendium of Physical Activities: A third update of the energy costs of human activities	13
Comment on “Does ischemic preconditioning enhance sports performance more than placebo or no intervention? A systematic review with meta-analysis”	13
Exercise regulates cardiac metabolism: Sex does matter	13

Orchard Sports Injury and Illness Classification System (OSIICS) Version 15	13
Bidirectional reallocations of sitting time, physical activity, and sleep in relation to risk of all-cause mortality and cardiovascular disease: An analysis of the Prospective Urban Rural Epidemiology	12
Effects of exercise on inflammation, circulating tumor cells, and circulating tumor DNA in colorectal cancer	12
Publisher's Note	12
Erratum to “Biomechanics associated with tibial stress fracture in runners: A systematic review and meta-analysis” [J Sport Health Sci 12 (2023) 333–342]	12
A nutrient-hormone axis pivots an energy trade-off between resting thermogenesis and movement expenditure	12
Editorial Board	12
Is it possible to run after positive affective experiences instead of health benefits without tackling social inequalities?	12
Asymmetry in sprinting: The myth of perfection and the reality of performance	12
Countermeasures to reduce the risk of infections at the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games—A balancing act	12
How to make the “jump” on understanding the importance of the intrinsic foot muscles for propulsion	12
Effects of short- and long-term exercise training on cancer cells in vitro: Insights into the mechanistic associations	11
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 trials	11
Comment on “Development of an accelerometer age- and sex-specific approach based on population-standardized values for physical activity surveillance: A proof of concept”	11
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 VIII	11
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 hemodi	11
Effects of contact/collision sport history on gait in early- to mid-adulthood	11
Impact loading in female runners with single and multiple bone stress injuries during fresh and exerted conditions	11
Residual force enhancement decreases when scaling from the single muscle fiber to joint level in humans	11
Artificial intelligence-powered social robots for promoting physical activity in older adults: A systematic review	10
Ethical implications of artificial intelligence in sport: A systematic scoping review	10
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 trial	10
How completely are randomized controlled trials of non-pharmacological interventions following concussion reported? A systematic review	10
BMAL1/PGC1α4-FNDC5/irisin axis impacts distinct outcomes of time-of-day resistance exercise	10
Editorial Board	10
Meeting guidelines for physical activity, muscle strength, and sleep lowers mortality risk: Commentary on: “Associations between aerobic and muscle-strengthening physical activity, sleep duration, and	10
The association of diet quality and physical activity with cardiovascular disease and mortality in 85,545 older Australians: A longitudinal study	10
Exercise benefits meet the esophagus	10
Gut Prevotella copri abundance linked to elevated post-exercise inflammation	10
Cerebral and muscle tissue oxygenation during exercise in healthy adults: A systematic review	9
Commentary on “Why people should run after positive affective experiences instead of health benefits”	9
Physical activity and amyloid beta in middle-aged and older adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis	9
The merit of superimposed vibration for flexibility and passive stiffness: A systematic review with multilevel meta-analysis	9
From London buses to activity trackers: A reflection of 70 years of physical activity research	9
Should workers be physically active after work? Associations of leisure-time physical activity with cardiovascular and all-cause mortality across occupational physical activity levels—An individual pa	9
Non-exercise estimated cardiorespiratory fitness and cancer incidence: The NIH-AARP diet and health study	9
Lymphangiogenesis contributes to exercise-induced physiological cardiac growth	9
Exercise and cancer outcomes: What do we know and where next?	9
Longitudinal bending stiffness does not affect running economy in Nike Vaporfly Shoes	9
International norms for adult handgrip strength: A systematic review of data on 2.4 million adults aged 20 to 100+ years from 69 countries and regions	9
Can changes in midsole bending stiffness of shoes affect the onset of joint work redistribution during a prolonged run?	9
Twenty-four-hour movement guidelines during adolescence and midlife mortality	9
Mitigating climate change in sports leagues: A scenario-based analysis of travel distances in women’s and men’s amateur soccer in Germany	9