Science and Medicine in Football

Papers
(The H4-Index of Science and Medicine in Football is 15. 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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)
ArticleCitations
World Congress on Science and Soccer 2025 (WCSS 2025): encourage progress, enhance practice39
Perspectives of the barriers and enablers to nutritional adherence in professional male academy football players33
Exploring decision-making practices during coaching sessions in grassroots youth soccer: a mixed-methods study29
Improving longitudinal performance assessment of youth soccer players: 10 m sprint percentile curves adapted to biological age26
A formative investigation assessing menstrual health literacy in professional women’s football25
Development of team-based and individualised speed zone thresholds for elite club-level women’s soccer24
Exploring the impact of athletic identity on gender role conflict and athlete injury fear avoidance in male English professional academy football players24
The incidence and characteristics of heading in the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup™21
Load monitoring, strength training, and recovery in futsal: Practitioners’ perspectives20
An investigation into the effect of audiences on the soccer penalty kick20
Injury characteristics and cost of ankle sprains in amateur soccer (football): a national analysis involving 3 years of Australian insurance data19
A systematic review of concussion education, knowledge, and attitudes in football18
Optimising classification in sport: a replication study using physical and technical-tactical performance indicators to classify competitive levels in rugby league match-play17
Head acceleration events are associated with tackler head contact and running speed during tackling in junior Australian football16
Driving the future of health and performance in Women’s football16
Sleep duration is associated with overnight changes in perceived fatigue in elite women soccer players15
Perspectives on data analytics for gaining a competitive advantage in football: harnessing data for decision support15
The associations of transformational leadership and team cohesion on the psychological health of young football players through basic psychological needs15
#ReadyToplay: hamstring injuries in women’s football – a two-season prospective cohort study in the Norwegian women’s premier league15
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