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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)
ArticleCitations
The secrets to running economy221
Sport and exercise during viral acute respiratory illness—Time to revisit212
Look into my eyes: What can eye-based measures tell us about the relationship between physical activity and cognitive performance?182
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 patients160
One hundred marathons in 100 days: Unique biomechanical signature and the evolution of force characteristics and bone density144
Esports players, got muscle? Competitive video game players’ physical activity, body fat, bone mineral content, and muscle mass in comparison to matched controls121
Exercise immunology: Novel insights102
Editorial Board88
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 female88
Editorial Board85
Physical activity, genetic predisposition, and incident cardiovascular disease: Prospective analyses of the UK Biobank81
Metrics of concussion-related vision disorders among children and adolescents with persisting post-concussive symptoms using an objective eye tracking device81
Effects of personalized exercise prescriptions and social media delivered through mobile health on cancer survivors’ physical activity and quality of life80
Biceps femoris long head sarcomere and fascicle length adaptations after 3 weeks of eccentric exercise training72
Comparative efficacy of various exercise interventions on cognitive function in patients with mild cognitive impairment or dementia: A systematic review and network meta-analysis68
Acknowledgment to reviewers—November 2022 to August 202365
Prehabilitation during neoadjuvant chemotherapy results in an enhanced immune response in esophageal adenocarcinoma tumors: A randomized controlled trial64
Lymphangiogenesis: A new player in the heart's adaptive response to exercise63
Impact of exercise on markers of B cell-related immunity: A systematic review60
The effectiveness of physical activity interventions on blood pressure in children and adolescents: A systematic review and network meta-analysis60
Soleus arthrogenic muscle inhibition following acute lateral ankle sprain correlates with symptoms and ankle disability but not with postural control58
Acknowledgment to reviewers—September 2023 to June 202457
Observations regarding open access publishing in hybrid journals in sport sciences56
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”56
Associations of self-reported and device-assessed physical activity with fatigue, quality of life, and sleep quality in adults living with and beyond cancer55
Intensity of effort and momentary failure in resistance training: Are we asking a binary question for a continuous variable?54
A primer on global molecular responses to exercise in skeletal muscle: Omics in focus54
Feasibility and clinical potential of exercise interventions during neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy in patients with esophageal and rectal cancer54
Changes in physical activity, sedentary behavior, and self-reported cognitive function in cancer survivors before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional study53
Do multiparous women need to work or exercise extra hard to control gestational diabetes?51
Most ankle sprain research is either false or clinically unimportant: A 30-year audit of randomized controlled trials50
Relationship of proprioception, cutaneous sensitivity, and muscle strength with the balance control among older adults49
Effectiveness of statins vs. exercise on reducing postprandial hypertriglyceridemia in dyslipidemic population: A systematic review and network meta-analysis49
Factors that affect heart rate variability following acute resistance exercise: A systematic review and meta-analysis48
Editorial Board48
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 study46
Exercise training improves participation in persons with multiple sclerosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis45
Exerkine response to acute exercise: Still much to discover43
Neurogranin as an important regulator in swimming training to improve the spatial memory dysfunction of mice with chronic cerebral hypoperfusion41
Associations of accelerometer-determined physical activity and sedentary behavior with sarcopenia and incident falls over 12 months in community-dwelling Swedish older adults41
Effects of resistance training performed to repetition failure or non-failure on muscular strength and hypertrophy: A systematic review and meta-analysis39
Lacrosse-related injuries in boys and girls treated in U.S. emergency departments, 2000–201639
Do people with low back pain walk differently? A systematic review and meta-analysis38
Editorial Board38
Editorial Board36
The Catalogue of Journal of Sport and Health Science 202236
The impact of height-adjustable desks and classroom prompts on classroom sitting time, social, and motivational factors among adolescents35
Risk management strategies for the 2022 Olympic Winter Games: The Beijing scheme35
Hamstring muscle architecture and microstructure changes following Nordic hamstring exercise training and detraining34
The exercise-conditioned human serum and skeletal muscle cells secretome induce apoptosis in breast cancer cells34
Endoscopic debridement for non-insertional Achilles tendinopathy with and without platelet-rich plasma34
Exercise and quality of life in cancer34
Interference screws vs. suture anchors for isolated medial patellofemoral ligament femoral fixation: A systematic review33
Advancing pediatric exercise research: A focus on immunomics and cutting-edge technologies32
The association of grip strength with cardiovascular diseases and all-cause mortality in people with hypertension: Findings from the Prospective Urban Rural Epidemiology China Study32
Metabolic cost of level, uphill, and downhill running in highly cushioned shoes with carbon-fiber plates31
Effects of a school-based karate intervention on academic achievement, psychosocial functioning, and physical fitness: A multi-country cluster randomized controlled trial31
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-analysis30
Exercise promotes angiogenesis by enhancing endothelial cell fatty acid utilization via liver-derived extracellular vesicle miR-122-5p30
How much resistance exercise is beneficial for healthy aging and longevity?30
The epigenetic landscape of exercise in cardiac health and disease29
Editorial Board28
Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games: Commitments to science and public health28
Physical activity and its relationship with COVID-19 cases and deaths: Analysis of U.S. counties27
Bidirectional relationships of physical activity and gross motor skills before and after summer break: Application of a cross-lagged panel model27
Go to the back before going forward: Addressing psychological responses in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction rehabilitation27
Exploring the associations between skeletal muscle echogenicity and physical function in aging adults: A systematic review with meta-analyses26
Muscle strength deficits are associated with low bone mineral density in young pediatric cancer survivors: The iBoneFIT project26
Influence of biological sex and exercise on murine cardiac metabolism25
Association of physical activity with risk of chronic kidney disease in China: A population-based cohort study25
Number of parous events affects the association between physical exercise and glycemic control among women with gestational diabetes mellitus: A prospective cohort study25
Elevated brain temperature under severe heat exposure impairs cortical motor activity and executive function25
Development, validation, and transportability of several machine-learned, non-exercise-based VO2max prediction models for older adults25
Does ergogenic effect of caffeine supplementation depend on CYP1A2 genotypes? A systematic review with meta-analysis25
Association between physical activity and risk of gastroesophageal reflux disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis25
Commentary on “Does light-intensity physical activity moderate the relationship between sitting time and adiposity markers in adolescents?”25
Exercise attenuates bone mineral density loss during diet-induced weight loss in adults with overweight and obesity: A systematic review and meta-analysis24
Incidence of injuries in professional snow sports: A systematic review and meta-analysis24
External force to live long and prosper: A passive exercise classification framework23
Maximizing recovery time between knock-out races improves sprint cross-country skiing performance23
A review of public health guidelines for postpartum physical activity and sedentary behavior from around the world22
Reflections on four decades of physical activity epidemiology22
Let's get moving: The Global Status Report on Physical Activity 2022 calls for urgent action22
The lasting impacts of relative energy deficiency in sport imposed on pregnancy health outcomes: A survey-based investigation22
Association of daily sitting time and leisure-time physical activity with body fat among U.S. adults21
Exercise cardiac power and the risk of heart failure in men: A population-based follow-up study21
Exercise is medicine for type 2 diabetes: An interview with Dr. Sheri R. Colberg20
Increasing our return on investment in science: Start with better behavior20
Physical exercises for preventing injuries among adult male football players: A systematic review20
Anticancer effects of exercise: Insights from single-cell analysis20
Neuromuscular, biomechanical, and energetic adjustments following repeated bouts of downhill running20
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 Study19
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?19
Gender inequalities in physical activity among adolescents from 64 Global South countries19
Contributions of the Cybathlon championship to the literature on functional electrical stimulation cycling among individuals with spinal cord injury: A bibliometric review19
Exercised blood plasma promotes hippocampal neurogenesis in the Alzheimer's disease rat brain19
Speed and surface steepness affect internal tibial loading during running19
Exercise-induced extracellular vesicles delay tumor development by igniting inflammation in an immunologically cold triple-negative breast cancer mouse model18
Editorial Board18
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 athletes18
Exercise training mode effects on myokine expression in healthy adults: A systematic review with meta-analysis18
Toe-out landing reduces anterior talofibular ligament strain while maintains calcaneofibular ligament strain in people with chronic ankle instability18
Epidemiology of injuries in male and female youth football players: A systematic review and meta-analysis17
Subpopulations of regulatory T cells are associated with subclinical atherosclerotic plaques, levels of LDL, and cardiorespiratory fitness in the elderly17
Peripheral actions and direct central–local communications of melanocortin 4 receptor signaling17
The Journal of Sport and Health Science: Commemorating a decade of publishing milestones and impact17
Eccentric exercise-induced muscle weakness abolishes sex differences in fatigability during sustained submaximal isometric contractions17
Dynamic resistance exercise increases skeletal muscle-derived FSTL1 inducing cardiac angiogenesis via DIP2A–Smad2/3 in rats following myocardial infarction17
Neurophysiological correlates of interference control and response inhibition processes in children and adolescents engaging in open- and closed-skill sports17
A scoping review of methodologies for applying artificial intelligence to physical activity interventions16
The effects of a 20-week exercise program on blood-circulating biomarkers related to brain health in overweight or obese children: The ActiveBrains project16
Acknowledgment to reviewers—October 2020 to October 202116
Biomechanics associated with tibial stress fracture in runners: A systematic review and meta-analysis16
Effects of aerobic or resistance exercise during neoadjuvant chemotherapy on tumor response and therapy completion in women with breast cancer: The randomized controlled BENEFIT trial16
Examining the intrinsic foot muscles’ capacity to modulate plantar flexor gearing and ankle joint contributions to propulsion in vertical jumping16
Associations of daily sedentary behavior, physical activity, and sleep with irritable bowel syndrome: A prospective analysis of 362,193 participants16
Six-year trends and intersectional correlates of meeting 24-Hour Movement Guidelines among South Korean adolescents: Korea Youth Risk Behavior Surveys, 2013–201816
Lower limb suspension induces threshold-specific alterations of motor units properties that are reversed by active recovery15
The Catalogue of Journal of Sport and Health Science 202315
Associations between meeting 24-hour movement guidelines and academic achievement in Australian primary school-aged children15
Back to school after lockdown: The effect of COVID-19 restrictions on children's device-based physical activity metrics15
Stair climbing, genetic predisposition, and the risk of incident type 2 diabetes: A large population-based prospective cohort study15
Physical activity lowers the risk for acute respiratory infections: Time for recognition14
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-analysis14
The effects of plyometric jump training on lower-limb stiffness in healthy individuals: A meta-analytical comparison14
IGF1–PI3K-induced physiological cardiac hypertrophy: Implications for new heart failure therapies, biomarkers, and predicting cardiotoxicity14
Pacing profiles and tactical behaviors of elite runners14
Biomechanical analysis of the “running” vs. “conventional” diagonal stride uphill techniques as performed by elite cross-country skiers14
Dose–response associations, physical activity intensity and mortality risk: A narrative review14
Predictors of multiple injuries in individual distance runners: A retrospective study of 75,401 entrants in 4 annual races–SAFER XX14
2024 Adult Compendium of Physical Activities: A third update of the energy costs of human activities14
Effects of exercise by type and duration on quality of life in patients with digestive system cancers: A systematic review and network meta-analysis14
Cardiorespiratory fitness, white blood cell count, and mortality in men and women14
Association between ACTN3 R577X genotype and risk of non-contact injury in trained athletes: A systematic review14
Who could and should give exercise prescription: Physicians, exercise and health scientists, fitness trainers, or ChatGPT?14
Effects of exercise on inflammation, circulating tumor cells, and circulating tumor DNA in colorectal cancer13
How to make the “jump” on understanding the importance of the intrinsic foot muscles for propulsion13
Editorial Board13
Exercise regulates cardiac metabolism: Sex does matter13
Orchard Sports Injury and Illness Classification System (OSIICS) Version 1513
Publisher's Note13
Is it possible to run after positive affective experiences instead of health benefits without tackling social inequalities?13
Countermeasures to reduce the risk of infections at the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games—A balancing act13
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
Impact loading in female runners with single and multiple bone stress injuries during fresh and exerted conditions12
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
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 hemodi12
Effects of contact/collision sport history on gait in early- to mid-adulthood12
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
Estimates of voluntary activation in individuals with anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: Effects of type of stimulator, number of stimuli, and quantification technique12
Profiling elite male 100-m sprint performance: The role of maximum velocity and relative acceleration12
Longitudinal bending stiffness does not affect running economy in Nike Vaporfly Shoes11
How completely are randomized controlled trials of non-pharmacological interventions following concussion reported? A systematic review11
The association of diet quality and physical activity with cardiovascular disease and mortality in 85,545 older Australians: A longitudinal study11
From London buses to activity trackers: A reflection of 70 years of physical activity research11
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
Editorial Board11
Cerebral and muscle tissue oxygenation during exercise in healthy adults: A systematic review11
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
Exercise benefits meet the esophagus11
Epidemiology of insertional and midportion Achilles tendinopathy in runners: A prospective cohort study10
Acute effect of foot strike patterns on in vivo tibiotalar and subtalar joint kinematics during barefoot running10
Physical activity and amyloid beta in middle-aged and older adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis10
Non-exercise estimated cardiorespiratory fitness and cancer incidence: The NIH-AARP diet and health study10
Can changes in midsole bending stiffness of shoes affect the onset of joint work redistribution during a prolonged run?10
Commentary on “Why people should run after positive affective experiences instead of health benefits”10
Chronic effects of stretching on range of motion with consideration of potential moderating variables: A systematic review with meta-analysis10
Lymphangiogenesis contributes to exercise-induced physiological cardiac growth10
Movement behaviors and their association with depressive symptoms in Brazilian adolescents: A cross-sectional study9
Association between baseline levels of muscular strength and risk of stroke in later life: The Cooper Center Longitudinal Study9
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
The effect of muscle warm-up on voluntary and evoked force-time parameters: A systematic review and meta-analysis with meta-regression9
Exploring the impact of COVID-19 on the movement behaviors of children and youth: A scoping review of evidence after the first year9
A marathon, not a sprint: Increasing population physical activity as a legacy of sports mega-events9
The Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games: An opportunity to promote physical activity and winter sports in Chinese youth9
The effects of plyometric jump training on physical fitness attributes in basketball players: A meta-analysis9
Sex differences in injury rates in team-sport athletes: A systematic review and meta-regression analysis9
Older Adult Compendium of Physical Activities: Energy costs of human activities in adults aged 60 and older9
Does eccentric exercise stimulate sarcomerogenesis?9
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