Science and Medicine in Football

Papers
(The H4-Index of Science and Medicine in Football is 17. 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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)
ArticleCitations
Reliability of spatial-temporal metrics used to assess collective behaviours in football: an in-silico experiment61
World Congress on Science and Soccer 2025 (WCSS 2025): encourage progress, enhance practice42
Improving longitudinal performance assessment of youth soccer players: 10 m sprint percentile curves adapted to biological age29
A formative investigation assessing menstrual health literacy in professional women’s football28
Exploring decision-making practices during coaching sessions in grassroots youth soccer: a mixed-methods study27
Perspectives of the barriers and enablers to nutritional adherence in professional male academy football players25
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™24
Multi-hosting UEFA European Football Championship: fair enough between participating teams?23
Load monitoring, strength training, and recovery in futsal: Practitioners’ perspectives23
An investigation into the effect of audiences on the soccer penalty kick22
Driving the future of health and performance in Women’s football21
A systematic review of concussion education, knowledge, and attitudes in football21
Optimising classification in sport: a replication study using physical and technical-tactical performance indicators to classify competitive levels in rugby league match-play19
Sleep duration is associated with overnight changes in perceived fatigue in elite women soccer players19
#ReadyToplay: hamstring injuries in women’s football – a two-season prospective cohort study in the Norwegian women’s premier league17
The associations of transformational leadership and team cohesion on the psychological health of young football players through basic psychological needs17
Perspectives on data analytics for gaining a competitive advantage in football: harnessing data for decision support17
Need a break? The locomotor and tackle pacing profile and loads of women’s rugby league match-play following various between-match turnaround durations17
0.084259986877441