OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport is 3. 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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Achieving while looking forward: variables influencing performance in the transitory career phases of professional women’s handball	27
Changes in knee flexion-extension performance and hamstring-to-quadriceps ratio during a fatiguing isokinetic protocol in male professional futsal players	24
The temporal structure of male’s Olympic boxing matches in flyweight, middleweight and super heavyweight categories: a pilot study	21
Decoding futsal offensive game moments: an in-depth qualitative study with expert coaches	17
Attacking styles of play in football: a comparison between UEFA Champions League and Copa Libertadores da América	16
An analysis of the effectiveness of kickouts in sub-elite Gaelic football	16
Match-related technical performance of high-level technical judo athletes during the 2016–2020 Olympic Games: an analysis by phase and weight category	15
Benchmarking successful performances in elite Ladies Gaelic football	12
A comparison of the match action characteristics of scholarship, academy, and senior rugby league: influence on career progression	12
Youth soccer team’s match dynamics with and without the ball when in both conditions of advantage and disadvantage	11
Team technical performance characteristics and their association with match outcome in elite netball	11
Evaluating aerial duel ability of football players using height-adjusted Elo rating model	11
The effect of coach dismissal on team performance and match physical demands in Spanish professional soccer leagues	11
Match physical performance profiles in professional football: a comparative analysis among players’ positions in the European five top leagues	11
The relationships between age and race performance in women’s road cycling	10
The effect of 14 training sessions on the development of decision-making skills in U-13 soccer players	10
Changes in the relationship between sprint and horizontal jump performance according to sprint levels in children and adolescents	10
Workload demands of laser class sailing regattas	9
Training practices used by elite sprint coaches	9
Match characteristics of women’s and men’s singles and doubles events in elite badminton	9
Key technical factors and steadiness in Olympic and regional sailors in ILCA class: insights from a sailing simulator study	8
Impact factors analysis: Differences in high-level golfers	8
The effects of smartphone use during play on performance and enjoyment among recreational golfers	8
Exploring offensive players’ collective movements and positioning dynamics in high-performance padel matches using tracking technology	8
Associations between internal and external load parameters and match outcomes in men’s volleyball: a machine learning approach	7

Referee positioning, but not match demands, score difference, or field location, are associated with breakdown decision-making accuracy in elite rugby sevens referees	7
Relating external load variables with individual tactical actions with reference to playing position: an integrated analysis for elite futsal	7
The influence of ball carriage on change of direction speed in male club-level lacrosse players	7
Performance trajectories of bowlers and batters from youth level to senior professional status in cricket	7
Comparison of physiological and perceptual load between uke and tori after intermittent osaekomi-waza exercise in judo	6
Routes to victory in track cycling sprint	6
Relationship between key offensive performance indicators and match running performance in the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023	6
Game location effect in the ACB 2019–20 COVID-19 season: a comparative analysis of playing home, away and in a neutral court	6
Differences in performance indicators between winners and losers in senior inter county hurling championship	6
Effects of stepping-in-place tempo and type of roundhouse kick on coincidence-anticipation timing in Taekwondo	6
Movement characteristics of international and elite domestic netball players during match-play	6
Do line call errors differ between men’s and women’s events in tennis? A case study from the 2021 Wimbledon Tournament	5
An analysis of whole-body kinematics, muscle strength and activity during cross-step topspin among table tennis players	5
Nash equilibrium and tennis serve performance: a game theory analysis	5
Picking the length: investigating how bowling length influences batter decision-making in international men’s 50-over cricket	5
Change the rules, change the game? Offensive tactics in elite men’s water polo from London to Tokyo	5
What to look for in setting sports training tasks for young players? Analysis of the numerical configuration of players and court size constraints on futsal small-sided games performance difficulty le	5
Game location effect in the NBA: A comparative analysis of playing at home, away and in a neutral court during the COVID-19 season	5
Two different Variants of Leg Repositioning at maximal Sprint Speed of high Performance Junior Sprinters	5
Comparison of training activities and coaching behaviours in youth football coaches from Spain and China: a case study	5
Determination of basketball players’ high-performance profiles in the Spanish League	5
Biomechanics of suplex in Greco-Roman wrestling: a qualitative and time-motion analysis of international competitions	5
Importance of GNSS data quality assessment with novel control criteria in professional soccer match-play	5
How hormones, vertical jump and perceived exertion change in clutch time. A season case study of an amateur basketball team	5
What are the key performance indicators related to winning matches in the German Bundesliga?	5
Are the playoffs different from the regular season? A comparison of in-game statistics in Icelandic elite handball	4
Race level comparison and variability analysis of 100 m freestyle sprinters competing in the 2019 European championships	4
Key performance indicators of all-star player and winning teams in elite water polo at the 2020 Olympic Games	4
Kinematic differences in a skating stop-and-go task between male and female ice hockey players	4
Interchangeability of the Polar Team Pro system in determining match load and intensities in semi-professional rugby union players	4
Match demands on officials and umpires across variations of lacrosse	4
Analysis of the relevance of the information content given to the players during volleyball timeouts with a 3D device	4
Editorial	4
The relationships between physical fitness attributes and match demands in rugby union referees officiating the 2019 Rugby World Cup	4
Physical fitness, psychological characteristics, and game performance in youth male soccer players of different levels of competition	4
Golf shot performance analysis: the effects of ground slope on weight transfer and shot characteristics	4
Performance trajectories of Italian professional cyclists: an analysis of the influence of youth performance on professional success	4
Analysing elite European basketball players’ performances according to travel demands, game schedule and contextual factors	4
Performance metrics to predict national-level competition outcomes in a cluster of road cyclists	4
Win or lose. Physical and physiological responses in paddle tennis competition according to the game result	4
Expert amateur Irish boxing coaches’ perceptions of the technical components of straight punches	4
Performance differences between 26 and 29-inch wheels in cross-country mountain biking	4
Golden score period in high-level judo competitions: the effect of the scores and penalties at the real contest time	3
Long-term and actual golf performance and their relation to putting success and accuracy in amateur players	3
Factors influencing static postural control performance of collegiate marching artists	3
Comparison of time-motion, heart rate responses, and training load measurement in Brazilian jiu-jitsu heavyweight and lightweight fighters: a cross-sectional study	3
Match-related performance during the Olympic Games 2020: a technical variability analysis of high-level judo athletes	3
Update on the evolution of World Cup soccer: men and women	3
Career patterns within men’s and women’s soccer talent systems: the typical pathway to the top is atypical	3
The impact of playing area dimension and team imbalance on the performance of individual tactical actions in soccer ball possession	3

Determinant actions in men’s professional padel performance	3
Identifying which factors impact bowling and batting performances during the “death” phase of an innings in international men’s 50-over cricket	3
Influence of the situational variables on the performance of the teams competing in the Chinese Super League	3
Analysis of the corner kick in football in the main European leagues during the 2017-2018 season	3
The effect of COVID-19 lockdown on ball possession performance in Spanish professional soccer leagues	3
Tactical-technical actions and internal load of young futsal players: role of space and player numbers	3
Quantification of workload and characterisation of key performance factors in elite adolescent female volleyball players using machine learning	3
Impact of ball material change from celluloid to plastic on game statistics in elite women table-tennis	3
Analysing short-term training load distribution in elite European basketball: an exploration under six head coaches	3
The effect of the Super Shot on team technical and tactical performance indicators in Suncorp Super Netball	3
Sex and weight category differences in the temporal combat structure of judokas with visual impairment	3
Evaluating the impact of contextual variables on jump shot success in professional basketball: a notational analysis approach	3
Cardiorespiratory responses to isolated dance steps in young girls	3
Kinematic determinants of acceleration in skeleton push phase	3
Perception of professional Portuguese soccer players about the replacement of leadership with the season underway – a qualitative study	3
Exploration of martial arts kick initiation actions and telegraphs	3
Determining the key performance indicators on game outcomes in NBA based on quantile regression analysis	3
Profile of female swimmers competing in the 50 m events at the 2021 LEN European Championships	3