Journal of Sport and Health Science

Papers
(The median citation count of Journal of Sport and Health Science is 7. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)
ArticleCitations
Does intensity really matter regarding aerobic exercise reductions in wave reflection and central hemodynamics? Commentary on “The effect of acute aerobic exercise on central arterial stiffness, wave 193
The merit of superimposed vibration for flexibility and passive stiffness: A systematic review with multilevel meta-analysis186
Association between physical activity and incident atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease is modified by predicted cardiovascular risk: The China-PAR project155
Oxidative stress and nitric oxide metabolism responses during prolonged high-altitude exposure in preterm born adults149
Lower limb suspension induces threshold-specific alterations of motor units properties that are reversed by active recovery131
Editorial Board97
Non-exercise estimated cardiorespiratory fitness and cancer incidence: The NIH-AARP diet and health study96
The secrets to running economy89
A systematic scoping review of study methodology for randomized controlled trials investigating probiotics in athletic and physically active populations86
Editorial Board83
Muscle strength deficits are associated with low bone mineral density in young pediatric cancer survivors: The iBoneFIT project81
One hundred marathons in 100 days: Unique biomechanical signature and the evolution of force characteristics and bone density71
Acknowledgment to reviewers—October 2020 to October 202170
Editorial Board68
Temporal trends in 6-minute walking distance for older Japanese adults between 1998 and 201765
Device-measured physical activity and sedentary time in the Nordic countries: A scoping review of population-based studies64
Go to the back before going forward: Addressing psychological responses in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction rehabilitation64
Commentary on “Why people should run after positive affective experiences instead of health benefits”62
Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games: Commitments to science and public health61
Editorial Board59
Number of parous events affects the association between physical exercise and glycemic control among women with gestational diabetes mellitus: A prospective cohort study59
Machine-learning-based head impact subtyping based on the spectral densities of the measurable head kinematics57
The catalogue of Journal of Sport and Health Science 202456
Lymphangiogenesis contributes to exercise-induced physiological cardiac growth50
Back to school after lockdown: The effect of COVID-19 restrictions on children's device-based physical activity metrics49
The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the physical activity of the Thai population: Evidence from Thailand's Surveillance on Physical Activity 202049
The effects of a 20-week exercise program on blood-circulating biomarkers related to brain health in overweight or obese children: The ActiveBrains project49
Why people should run after positive affective experiences instead of health benefits48
COVID-19 vaccination produces exercise-responsive SARS-CoV-2 specific T-cells regardless of infection history47
The effect of acute aerobic exercise on central arterial stiffness, wave reflections, and hemodynamics in adults with diabetes: A randomized cross-over design47
Reactive oxygen species promote endurance exercise-induced adaptations in skeletal muscles46
Use of sport-related concussion information sources among parents of United States middle school children46
Sport and exercise during viral acute respiratory illness—Time to revisit45
Acceptability, usefulness, and satisfaction with a web-based video-tailored physical activity intervention: The TaylorActive randomized controlled trial44
Do PON1–Q192R and PON1–L55M polymorphisms modify the effects of hypoxic training on paraoxonase and arylesterase activity?44
The emerging role of exercise as a cancer treatment44
Chronic effects of stretching on range of motion with consideration of potential moderating variables: A systematic review with meta-analysis44
Which intensities, types, and patterns of movement behaviors are most strongly associated with cardiometabolic risk factors among children?43
Bidirectional relationships of physical activity and gross motor skills before and after summer break: Application of a cross-lagged panel model42
Can changes in midsole bending stiffness of shoes affect the onset of joint work redistribution during a prolonged run?39
Teen reactions to a self-representational avatar: A qualitative exploration39
Physical activity and its relationship with COVID-19 cases and deaths: Analysis of U.S. counties36
Effect of high-intensity interval training in adolescents with asthma: The eXercise for Asthma with Commando Joe's® (X4ACJ) trial35
The evidence for the impact of policy on physical activity outcomes within the school setting: A systematic review34
Acute effect of foot strike patterns on in vivo tibiotalar and subtalar joint kinematics during barefoot running34
Associations of accelerometry-measured and self-reported physical activity and sedentary behavior with skeletal muscle energetics: The Study of Muscle, Mobility and Aging (SOMMA)34
Feasibility of the 2-point method to determine the load−velocity relationship variables during the countermovement jump exercise34
The effects of plyometric jump training on physical fitness attributes in basketball players: A meta-analysis34
Six-year trends and intersectional correlates of meeting 24-Hour Movement Guidelines among South Korean adolescents: Korea Youth Risk Behavior Surveys, 2013–201833
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 adolescents33
Look into my eyes: What can eye-based measures tell us about the relationship between physical activity and cognitive performance?32
Prospective associations between joint categories of physical activity and insomnia symptoms with onset of poor mental health in a population-based cohort32
Esports players, got muscle? Competitive video game players’ physical activity, body fat, bone mineral content, and muscle mass in comparison to matched controls32
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 controll31
Physical activity and amyloid beta in middle-aged and older adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis30
Associations between meeting 24-hour movement guidelines and academic achievement in Australian primary school-aged children29
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 patients29
Exploring the associations between skeletal muscle echogenicity and physical function in aging adults: A systematic review with meta-analyses27
Situational interest impacts college students’ physical activity in a design-based bike exergame27
Injury and illness in short-course triathletes: A systematic review27
Epidemiology of insertional and midportion Achilles tendinopathy in runners: A prospective cohort study27
Deconstructing athletes’ sleep: A systematic review of the influence of age, sex, athletic expertise, sport type, and season on sleep characteristics27
Activity-related typologies and longitudinal change in physical activity and sedentary time in children and adolescents: The UP&DOWN Study26
Adherence to 24-hour movement guidelines in children with mental, behavioral, and developmental disorders: Data from the 2016–2020 National Survey of Children's Health25
No independent associations between physical activity and clinical outcomes among hospitalized patients with moderate to severe COVID-1925
There is more to the knee joint than just the quadriceps: A systematic review with meta-analysis and evidence gap map of hamstring strength, flexibility, and morphology in individuals with gradual-ons24
Exercise attenuates bone mineral density loss during diet-induced weight loss in adults with overweight and obesity: A systematic review and meta-analysis24
Stair climbing, genetic predisposition, and the risk of incident type 2 diabetes: A large population-based prospective cohort study24
Overweight and obesity in young adults with patellofemoral pain: Impact on functional capacity and strength24
Influence of biological sex and exercise on murine cardiac metabolism24
WITHDRAWN: Effects of a school-based karate intervention on academic achievement, psychosocial functioning, and physical fitness: A multi-country cluster randomized controlled trial23
Does light-intensity physical activity moderate the relationship between sitting time and adiposity markers in adolescents?23
Editorial Board22
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Exercise immunology: Novel insights22
Does ergogenic effect of caffeine supplementation depend on CYP1A2 genotypes? A systematic review with meta-analysis22
Concerns about the application of resistance exercise with blood-flow restriction and thrombosis risk in hemodialysis patients21
Cardiorespiratory fitness, white blood cell count, and mortality in men and women21
Development, validation, and transportability of several machine-learned, non-exercise-based VO2max prediction models for older adults21
Editorial Board21
Leisure-time physical activity and all-cause mortality and cardiovascular disease in adults with type 2 diabetes: Cross-country comparison of cohort studies20
Metabolic and performance responses of male runners wearing 3 types of footwear: Nike Vaporfly 4%, Saucony Endorphin racing flats, and their own shoes20
The 2024 Compendium of Physical Activities and its expansion20
Does eccentric exercise stimulate sarcomerogenesis?20
The Catalogue of Journal of Sport and Health Science 202319
Editorial Board19
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 female19
The impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic on physical activity in U.S. children19
Editorial Board18
Predictors of multiple injuries in individual distance runners: A retrospective study of 75,401 entrants in 4 annual races–SAFER XX18
Commentary on “Does light-intensity physical activity moderate the relationship between sitting time and adiposity markers in adolescents?”18
Long-term exposure to fine particulate matter modifies the association between physical activity and hypertension incidence18
Editorial Board17
Immune consequences of exercise in hypoxia: A narrative review17
Risk factors for running-related injuries: An umbrella systematic review16
Physical activity lowers the risk for acute respiratory infections: Time for recognition16
Ready, set, go: Medical preparations for the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games16
Promoting public health through the 2024 Compendium of Physical Activities: Strategies for adults, older adults, and wheelchair users16
Dose–response associations, physical activity intensity and mortality risk: A narrative review15
Exercise and oncology: The role of physical activity in disease prevention and health promotion15
Biceps femoris long head sarcomere and fascicle length adaptations after 3 weeks of eccentric exercise training15
Association between physical activity and risk of gastroesophageal reflux disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis15
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
Corticospinal activity during a single-leg stance in people with chronic ankle instability15
Large language models’ performances regarding common patient questions about osteoarthritis: A comparative analysis of ChatGPT-3.5, ChatGPT-4.0, and perplexity15
Elevated brain temperature under severe heat exposure impairs cortical motor activity and executive function15
Movement behaviors and their association with depressive symptoms in Brazilian adolescents: A cross-sectional study15
Effects of exercise by type and duration on quality of life in patients with digestive system cancers: A systematic review and network meta-analysis15
The effect of muscle warm-up on voluntary and evoked force-time parameters: A systematic review and meta-analysis with meta-regression15
Cross-sectional associations between cortical thickness and physical activity in older adults with spontaneous memory complaints: The MAPT Study14
Sex differences in injury rates in team-sport athletes: A systematic review and meta-regression analysis14
Is hamstrings-to-quadriceps torque ratio useful for predicting anterior cruciate ligament and hamstring injuries? A systematic and critical review14
Incidence of injuries in professional snow sports: A systematic review and meta-analysis14
Association of physical activity with risk of chronic kidney disease in China: A population-based cohort study14
Biomechanical analysis of the “running” vs. “conventional” diagonal stride uphill techniques as performed by elite cross-country skiers14
Effects of personalized exercise prescriptions and social media delivered through mobile health on cancer survivors’ physical activity and quality of life14
Exploring the impact of COVID-19 on the movement behaviors of children and youth: A scoping review of evidence after the first year14
A lateral ankle sprain during a lateral backward step in badminton: A case report of a televised injury incident13
Comparative efficacy of various exercise interventions on cognitive function in patients with mild cognitive impairment or dementia: A systematic review and network meta-analysis13
The relationships between step count and all-cause mortality and cardiovascular events: A dose–response meta-analysis13
Effects of plyometric vs. resistance training on skeletal muscle hypertrophy: A review13
Associations of physical activity, sedentary time, and physical fitness with mental health during pregnancy: The GESTAFIT project13
Pacing profiles and tactical behaviors of elite runners13
The effects of plyometric jump training on lower-limb stiffness in healthy individuals: A meta-analytical comparison13
Which psychosocial factors are associated with return to sport following concussion? A systematic review13
Assessment of causal effects of physical activity on neurodegenerative diseases: A Mendelian randomization study13
The effectiveness of a 17-week lifestyle intervention on health behaviors among airline pilots during COVID-1912
“When you're down, stay down”: A lesson for all competitive alpine skiers supported by an ACL rupture measured in vivo12
Policy and physical activity12
Association between baseline levels of muscular strength and risk of stroke in later life: The Cooper Center Longitudinal Study12
Acknowledgment to reviewers—November 2022 to August 202312
State laws governing school physical education in relation to attendance and physical activity among students in the USA: A systematic review and meta-analysis12
Dose-dependent associations of joint aerobic and muscle-strengthening exercise with obesity: A cross-sectional study of 280,605 adults12
Acknowledgment to reviewers—November 2021 to October 202212
Blood flow restriction in human skeletal muscle during rest periods after high-load resistance training down-regulates miR-206 and induces Pax712
Commentary on “Speed and surface steepness affect internal tibial loading during running”12
Short-term effect of physical activity on sleep health: A population-based study using accelerometry12
Association between ACTN3 R577X genotype and risk of non-contact injury in trained athletes: A systematic review12
Editorial Board12
Let's get moving: The Global Status Report on Physical Activity 2022 calls for urgent action12
Residual force enhancement in human skeletal muscles: A systematic review and meta-analysis11
Changes in segment coordination variability and the impacts of the lower limb across running mileages in half marathons: Implications for running injuries11
Exercise training attenuates angiotensin II-induced cardiac fibrosis by reducing POU2F1 expression11
Exercise and cardiovascular protection: Update and future11
Association of daily sitting time and leisure-time physical activity with body fat among U.S. adults11
Physical activity, COVID-19, and respiratory comorbidities: The good, the bad, and the ugly11
Creating Prep to Play PRO for women playing elite Australian football: A how-to guide for developing injury-prevention programs11
A marathon, not a sprint: Increasing population physical activity as a legacy of sports mega-events11
Training muscles to keep the aging brain fit11
Exploring overweight and obesity beyond body mass index: A body composition analysis in people with and without patellofemoral pain11
Maximizing recovery time between knock-out races improves sprint cross-country skiing performance10
Recovery shape of physical activity after COVID-19 pandemic10
Reflections on four decades of physical activity epidemiology10
Are school uniforms associated with gender inequalities in physical activity? A pooled analysis of population-level data from 135 countries/regions10
Soleus arthrogenic muscle inhibition following acute lateral ankle sprain correlates with symptoms and ankle disability but not with postural control10
Risk factors for chronic ankle instability after first episode of lateral ankle sprain: A retrospective analysis of 362 cases10
Lymphangiogenesis: A new player in the heart's adaptive response to exercise10
Using compositional data analysis to explore accumulation of sedentary behavior, physical activity and youth health10
Exercise attenuates angiotensinⅡ-induced muscle atrophy by targeting PPARγ/miR-29b10
Replacement of leisure-time sedentary behavior with various physical activities and the risk of dementia incidence and mortality: A prospective cohort study9
Physical exercises for preventing injuries among adult male football players: A systematic review9
Neuromuscular, biomechanical, and energetic adjustments following repeated bouts of downhill running9
Exercise-induced adaptation of neurons in the vertebrate locomotor system9
The effectiveness of physical activity interventions on blood pressure in children and adolescents: A systematic review and network meta-analysis9
Exercise cardiac power and the risk of heart failure in men: A population-based follow-up study9
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 20219
Older Adult Compendium of Physical Activities: Energy costs of human activities in adults aged 60 and older9
Specific alterations of regional myocardial work in strength-trained athletes using anabolic androgenic steroids compared to athletes with genetic hypertrophic cardiomyopathy9
Impact of exercise on markers of B cell-related immunity: A systematic review9
Handgrip strength and health outcomes: Umbrella review of systematic reviews with meta-analyses of observational studies8
A review of public health guidelines for postpartum physical activity and sedentary behavior from around the world8
Immediate effect of high-intensity exercise on brain-derived neurotrophic factor in healthy young adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis8
A primer on global molecular responses to exercise in skeletal muscle: Omics in focus8
Most ankle sprain research is either false or clinically unimportant: A 30-year audit of randomized controlled trials8
Skeletal muscle atrophy, regeneration, and dysfunction in heart failure: Impact of exercise training8
IGF1–PI3K-induced physiological cardiac hypertrophy: Implications for new heart failure therapies, biomarkers, and predicting cardiotoxicity8
Who could and should give exercise prescription: Physicians, exercise and health scientists, fitness trainers, or ChatGPT?8
Ecological correlates of sport and exercise participation among Thai adolescents: A hierarchical examination of a cross-sectional population survey8
Effectiveness of statins vs. exercise on reducing postprandial hypertriglyceridemia in dyslipidemic population: A systematic review and network meta-analysis8
2024 Adult Compendium of Physical Activities: A third update of the energy costs of human activities8
The Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games: An opportunity to promote physical activity and winter sports in Chinese youth8
Test–retest reliability of the 30–15 Intermittent Fitness Test: A systematic review8
Observations regarding open access publishing in hybrid journals in sport sciences8
Contributions of the Cybathlon championship to the literature on functional electrical stimulation cycling among individuals with spinal cord injury: A bibliometric review7
Is it possible to run after positive affective experiences instead of health benefits without tackling social inequalities?7
Countermeasures to reduce the risk of infections at the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games—A balancing act7
Exercise regulates cardiac metabolism: Sex does matter7
Associations of self-reported and device-assessed physical activity with fatigue, quality of life, and sleep quality in adults living with and beyond cancer7
Changes in physical activity, sedentary behavior, and self-reported cognitive function in cancer survivors before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional study7
A physically active lifestyle is related to a lower level of skin autofluorescence in a large population with chronic-disease (LifeLines cohort)7
Association between physical activity and cardiovascular risk factors: Dose and sex matter7
Anticancer effects of exercise: Insights from single-cell analysis7
Long-term efficacy of a computer-tailored physical activity intervention for prostate and colorectal cancer patients and survivors: A randomized controlled trial7
The moderating effect of physical activity on the relationship between bullying and mental health among sexual and gender minority youth7
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