Science and Medicine in Football

Papers
(The H4-Index of Science and Medicine in Football is 14. 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
A special issue only for one virus: has the football research community responded well to the pandemic?45
The effect of knee-flexion angle on peak force and muscle activation during isometric knee-flexor strength testing using the Nordbord device in soccer players44
Reliability of spatial-temporal metrics used to assess collective behaviours in football: an in-silico experiment40
Re: A contemporary multi-modal mechanical approach to training monitoring in elite professional soccer: a statistical problem?37
Single leg drop jump is affected by physical capacities in male soccer players following ACL reconstruction35
Mortality of Spanish soccer referees and coaches: a retrospective cohort study33
Relative age and biological maturity-related selection biases in male youth soccer across different competitive levels within a national association30
Sport-related concussion knowledge and attitudes of staff working in English elite women’s football: a survey-based study23
Acute locomotor, heart rate and neuromuscular responses to added wearable resistance during soccer-specific training23
Decrease in aerial challenges after revision of goal kick rules in Japan Professional Soccer League: explorative study of the possibility of a risk reduction for head injury, concussion, and brain dam22
The introduction of the six-again rule has increased acceleration intensity across all positions in the National Rugby League competition22
Examining the mental health status of referees in the turkish professional football league20
Time to change direction in training load monitoring in elite football? The application of MEMS accelerometers for the evaluation of movement requirements16
Strength effects of the Copenhagen adduction exercise vs an adductor squeeze exercise in male football players – A randomized controlled trial14
A mechanical comparison of the translational traction of female-specific and male soccer boots14
What contextual factors influence pain management decision making concerning player availability in professional men’s football? A qualitative analysis of practitioner perceptions14
Determining age-specific velocity thresholds for elite youth female soccer players14
Video analysis of anterior cruciate ligament injury situations in the women’s Australian football league14
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