OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport is 4. 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.)

Article	Citations
The temporal structure of male’s Olympic boxing matches in flyweight, middleweight and super heavyweight categories: a pilot study	23
Decoding futsal offensive game moments: an in-depth qualitative study with expert coaches	22
Changes in knee flexion-extension performance and hamstring-to-quadriceps ratio during a fatiguing isokinetic protocol in male professional futsal players	20
Achieving while looking forward: variables influencing performance in the transitory career phases of professional women’s handball	15
An analysis of the effectiveness of kickouts in sub-elite Gaelic football	15
Match-related technical performance of high-level technical judo athletes during the 2016–2020 Olympic Games: an analysis by phase and weight category	15
Attacking styles of play in football: a comparison between UEFA Champions League and Copa Libertadores da América	13
Youth soccer team’s match dynamics with and without the ball when in both conditions of advantage and disadvantage	13
Well-being indicators modulate perceived but not physiological internal load across small-sided games and high-intensity interval training in male soccer players	12
Evaluating aerial duel ability of football players using height-adjusted Elo rating model	11
The relationships between age and race performance in women’s road cycling	11
The effect of coach dismissal on team performance and match physical demands in Spanish professional soccer leagues	11
A comparison of the match action characteristics of scholarship, academy, and senior rugby league: influence on career progression	11
Match physical performance profiles in professional football: a comparative analysis among players’ positions in the European five top leagues	10
Shorter follow-through is associated with greater accuracy: a kinematic analysis of the tennis forehand in youth athletes	10
Specificity of curvilinear sprint performance in youth female soccer players: comparison with linear sprint and relationship with vertical jumps	10
Key technical factors and steadiness in Olympic and regional sailors in ILCA class: insights from a sailing simulator study	10
Match characteristics of women’s and men’s singles and doubles events in elite badminton	9
The effects of smartphone use during play on performance and enjoyment among recreational golfers	9
Physiological and training load responses to randori approaches in elite judo athletes	8
Training practices used by elite sprint coaches	8
The effect of 14 training sessions on the development of decision-making skills in U-13 soccer players	7
Changes in the relationship between sprint and horizontal jump performance according to sprint levels in children and adolescents	7
Impact factors analysis: Differences in high-level golfers	7
Impact of a congested schedule and player participation on the external workload of top-level soccer players during a competitive season	6

Associations between internal and external load parameters and match outcomes in men’s volleyball: a machine learning approach	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
Evidence for the reversal of the relative age effect in European professional basketball	6
Train like you play? Comparing the technical and locomotor characteristics of female youth academy soccer players during practice and competition and the influence of growth and maturation	6
Relating external load variables with individual tactical actions with reference to playing position: an integrated analysis for elite futsal	6
Relationship between shot put and discus throw performance in international-level rotational shot putters: a study using hierarchical cluster analysis	6
Tactical performance of an Australian A-League association football team: comparing spatiotemporal data between different phases of play in matches	6
Routes to victory in track cycling sprint	6
Nash equilibrium and tennis serve performance: a game theory analysis	6
The influence of ball carriage on change of direction speed in male club-level lacrosse players	6
Prediction of next-day subjective fatigue in professional soccer players: a new key for periodisation?	6
Tactical performance in youth football: the influence of sex, age and playing position	6
Comparison of physiological and perceptual load between uke and tori after intermittent osaekomi-waza exercise in judo	6
From promise to professional: coaches’ and academy coordinators’ perceptions of the junior-to-senior transition in football	6
Off-ball movement in football: evidence on the relationship between team strength, performance, success and runs in behind	6
Pitch-passing networks patterns across team quality, match outcomes, and match location	5
Associations between individual and balanced team performance and soccer match outcomes	5
Determination of basketball players’ high-performance profiles in the Spanish League	5
What are the key performance indicators related to winning matches in the German Bundesliga?	5
Modelling the effect of competition tier on player involvement and impact in Australian Football	5
Picking the length: investigating how bowling length influences batter decision-making in international men’s 50-over cricket	5
Relationship between key offensive performance indicators and match running performance in the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023	5
Change the rules, change the game? Offensive tactics in elite men’s water polo from London to Tokyo	5
How hormones, vertical jump and perceived exertion change in clutch time. A season case study of an amateur basketball team	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
Do line call errors differ between men’s and women’s events in tennis? A case study from the 2021 Wimbledon Tournament	5
Movement characteristics of international and elite domestic netball players during match-play	5
Biomechanics of suplex in Greco-Roman wrestling: a qualitative and time-motion analysis of international competitions	5
Comparison of training activities and coaching behaviours in youth football coaches from Spain and China: a case study	5
Performance trajectories of Italian professional cyclists: an analysis of the influence of youth performance on professional success	5
Field-based modelling of segment speed in trail running using GPS and course characteristics	5
Match demands on officials and umpires across variations of lacrosse	4
Performance metrics to predict national-level competition outcomes in a cluster of road cyclists	4
Interchangeability of the Polar Team Pro system in determining match load and intensities in semi-professional rugby union players	4
Kinematic differences in a skating stop-and-go task between male and female ice hockey players	4
Evaluating the impact of contextual variables on jump shot success in professional basketball: a notational analysis approach	4
Patterns and factors determining puckout success in senior inter-county hurling	4
Are the playoffs different from the regular season? A comparison of in-game statistics in Icelandic elite handball	4
The effect of COVID-19 lockdown on ball possession performance in Spanish professional soccer leagues	4
Match-related performance during the Olympic Games 2020: a technical variability analysis of high-level judo athletes	4
Key performance indicators for success in decisive NBA playoff games: a 10-year analysis of game-7 outcomes	4
Expert amateur Irish boxing coaches’ perceptions of the technical components of straight punches	4
Editorial	4
Analysing elite European basketball players’ performances according to travel demands, game schedule and contextual factors	4
Golf shot performance analysis: the effects of ground slope on weight transfer and shot characteristics	4
Physical fitness, psychological characteristics, and game performance in youth male soccer players of different levels of competition	4
Perception of professional Portuguese soccer players about the replacement of leadership with the season underway – a qualitative study	4
Performance differences between 26 and 29-inch wheels in cross-country mountain biking	4
Comparison of time-motion, heart rate responses, and training load measurement in Brazilian jiu-jitsu heavyweight and lightweight fighters: a cross-sectional study	4