Journal of Applied Physiology

Papers
(The TQCC of Journal of Applied Physiology is 7. 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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)
ArticleCitations
High-glycemic index meal acutely potentiates blood pressure response to static handgrip exercise in healthy humans143
Effect of acute heat exposure on the pressor response to a voluntary hypoxic apnea108
Tramadol is a performance-enhancing drug in highly trained cyclists: a randomized controlled trial89
Biological sex does not independently influence core temperature change and sweating of children exercising in uncompensable heat stress75
GABAA receptor activation modulates the muscle sympathetic nerve activity responses at the onset of static exercise in humans75
Commentaries on Viewpoint: Using V̇o2max as a marker of training status in athletes – can we do better?72
Corrigendum for Rosenberg et al., volume 130, 2021, p. 1786–179761
Blood pressure in human large cerebral arteries: a feasibility study57
Respiratory and chest wall mechanics in very preterm infants48
The effect of trunk position and pain location on lumbar extensor muscle recruitment strategies47
Comparison of analysis strategies to assess sex differences in microvascular reperfusion using near-infrared spectroscopy44
The effect of increasing work rate amplitudes from a common metabolic baseline on the kinetic response of V̇o2p, blood flow, and muscle deoxygenation44
Short bouts of hypoxia improve insulin sensitivity in adults with type 2 diabetes42
A small (but interesting) “trans-Atlantic acid-base debate”41
Proximal pulmonary arterial remodeling impairs right ventricular-arterial coupling in postcapillary pulmonary hypertension patients40
Reply to Grassi and Quaresima38
Influence of the fitting window on the O2 uptake kinetics at the onset of moderate intensity exercise37
Structure-function in smokers: when a small airways test really reflects the small airways37
The physiological effects of creatine supplementation in fetal sheep before, during, and after umbilical cord occlusion and global hypoxia36
To grant you an edge. Part 3. Considerations for writing competitive research career development proposals in the biomedical sciences36
Renal vascular conductance is unrelated to leg vascular conductance or muscle sympathetic nerve activity at rest and during stress in humans35
Muscle stretching induces the mechanoreflex response in human arterial blood pressure33
Sex-specific maturation of muscle metabolites carnosine, creatine, and carnitine over puberty: a longitudinal follow-up study33
Physiological impacts of computed tomography airway dysanapsis, fractal dimension, and branch count in asymptomatic never smokers32
CORP: Gene delivery into murine skeletal muscle using in vivo electroporation31
Intralaryngeal application of ATP evokes apneic response mainly via acting on P2X3 (P2X2/3) receptors of the superior laryngeal nerve in postnatal rats30
Exercise effects on γ3-AMPK activity, Akt substrate of 160 kDa phosphorylation, and glucose uptake in muscle of normal and insulin-resistant female rats30
Small airways vs large airways in asthma: time for a new perspective30
Peripheral hypercapnic chemosensitivity at rest and progressive exercise intensities in males and females29
Diaphragm muscle function in a mouse model of early-onset spasticity29
Habitual preexercise caffeine supplementation prevents exercise training-induced attenuation of exercising systolic blood pressure and double product28
An IL-6 promoter variant (−174 G/C) augments IL-6 production and alters skeletal muscle transcription in response to exercise in mice28
Dilatory responsiveness of the internal carotid artery to shear stimulus is constant under different levels of transient hypercapnia27
Lower diastolic velocity in the internal carotid artery mediates lower cerebral blood flow with age27
Validation of livability environmental limits to heat and humidity27
Running in the heat similarly reduces lipid oxidation and peak oxygen consumption in trained runners and inactive individuals27
Neuroplastic alterations in common synaptic inputs and synergistic motor unit clusters controlling the vastii muscles of individuals with ACL reconstruction27
Caffeine alters thermoregulatory responses to exercise in the heat only in caffeine-habituated individuals: a double-blind placebo-controlled trial26
Reply to Horn and Poole25
Pre- and postcapillary exercise contributions to pulmonary hypertension in adults > 45 yr25
Exercise-induced neuroplasticity in autonomic nuclei restores the cardiac vagal tone and baroreflex dysfunction in aged hypertensive rats24
Increased intrapulmonary shunt and alveolar dead space post-COVID-1924
Effect of condensed heat acclimation on thermophysiological adaptations, hypoxic cross-tolerance, exercise performance, and deacclimation23
Measuring short-term changes in specific ventilation using dynamic specific ventilation imaging23
Androgen receptor markers do not differ between nonresponders and responders to resistance training-induced muscle hypertrophy23
Metabolic low-frequency oscillation and abbreviated protocol for estimating REE by indirect calorimetry in healthy adults23
Blood flow restriction and stimulated muscle contractions do not improve metabolic or vascular outcomes following glucose ingestion in young, active individuals23
Sexually dimorphic hepatic mitochondrial adaptations to exercise: a mini-review22
Dynamic cerebral autoregulation during repeated handgrip exercise: comparisons with spontaneous rest and sit-stand maneuvers22
The effect of exercise intensity and cardiorespiratory fitness on the kinetic response of middle cerebral artery blood velocity during exercise in healthy adults21
One force: limited sex differences in retrospective assessment of physiological and psychological attributes of elite warfighters21
Lower dynamic cerebral autoregulation following acute bout of low-volume high-intensity interval exercise in chronic stroke compared to healthy adults21
Exercise tolerance, fatigue, mental health, and employment status at 5 and 12 months following COVID-19 illness in a physically trained population21
Why stick with Fourier analysis for force steadiness: a commentary21
Test-retest reliability of exercise blood pressure and the workload-indexed systolic blood pressure slope in healthy males and females20
Integrative approach to understanding force (un)steadiness20
“When does it end?” Continuing to align career goals and work-life balance after graduate training20
Reply to Marino20
The role of nitric oxide in flow-induced and myogenic responses in 1A, 2A, and 3A branches of the porcine middle cerebral artery20
Divergent mechanisms regulate TLR4 expression on peripheral blood mononuclear cells following workload-matched exercise in normoxic and hypoxic environments20
Intra- and interday reliability of sympathetic transduction to blood pressure in young, healthy adults19
Sodium bicarbonate ingestion mitigates the heat-induced hyperventilation and reduction in cerebral blood velocity during exercise in the heat19
Irritant-evoked reflex tachyarrhythmia in spontaneously hypertensive rats is reduced by inhalation of TRPM8 agonists l-menthol and WS-1219
Training volume increases or maintenance based on previous volume: the effects on muscular adaptations in trained males19
Biomechanics of human locomotion in the wind19
Hand and distal joint tremor are most coherent with the activity of elbow flexors and wrist extensors in persons with essential tremor19
Intravenous bolus injection of fentanyl triggers an immediate central and upper airway obstructive apnea via activating vagal sensory afferents19
Eight weeks of eccentric training at long-muscle length increases fascicle length independently of adaptations in passive mechanical properties19
Eccentric contraction increases hydrogen peroxide levels and alters gene expression through Nox2 in skeletal muscle of male mice19
Altered IGF-I activity and accelerated bone elongation in growth plates precede excess weight gain in a mouse model of juvenile obesity18
Cortical microglia dynamics are conserved during voluntary wheel running18
Inhibition of muscle sympathetic nerve activity in premenopausal women: responses to sudden sensory stimuli predict responses to mental stress18
Functional optical coherence tomography at altitude: retinal microvascular perfusion and retinal thickness at 3,800 meters18
Skeletal muscle adaptations following eccentric contractions are not mediated by keratin 1818
Submaximal isometric fatiguing exercise of the elbow flexors has no age-related effect on GABAB-mediated inhibition18
Corrigendum for Luu et al., volume 133, 2022, p. 1192–120118
Regional heterogeneity of cerebral blood flow immediately after the onset of ventricular pacing in anesthetized rats18
Chemoradiation to the submental muscles alters hyoid movement during swallowing in a rat model18
Effects of sex and menstrual cycle phase on celiac artery blood flow during dynamic moderate-intensity leg exercise in young individuals18
Reply to Drs. Wostyn and Nedergaard17
Last Word on Viewpoint: Acid-base buffering whether quantified as [H+] vs. Pco2 or [H+] vs. strong ion difference is both intuitive and consistent—the role 17
Role of lung lobar sliding on parenchymal distortion during breathing17
Reply to Ewell and Abbotts17
Assessing the calculation of conductive and acinar ventilatory heterogeneity indices Scond and Sacin from multiple-breath washout data17
Acute interleukin-6 modulates key enzymes involved in prefrontal cortex and hippocampal amyloid precursor protein processing17
Consider iron status when making sex comparisons in human physiology17
Expanding the framework of proprioception: a comment on Héroux et al.17
Technological advances in sport are an evolving line16
Reply to Nuzzo and Deaner: “Investigator bias” is a potent influence on the underrepresentation of women research participants in biomedical research16
Age alters the thermoregulatory responses to extreme heat exposure with accompanying activities of daily living16
Robustness of hamstring muscle activation strategies following selective hypertrophy induced by Nordic hamstring curl and stiff-leg deadlift exercises16
Effects of exercise-induced metabolic and mechanical loading on skeletal muscle mitochondrial function in male rats16
Oxidative stress contributes to reductions in microvascular endothelial- and nitric oxide-dependent dilation in women with a history of gestational diabetes16
Quadriceps fatigue during hypoxic and ischemic knee-extension exercise is similar in males and females16
An interventional sheep model of severe aortic valve stenosis hemodynamics for the evaluation of alterations in coronary physiology and microvascular function16
Elevated muscle pain induced by a hypertonic saline injection reduces power output independent of physiological changes during fixed perceived effort cycling16
The effects of 6 wk of resistance training on the gut microbiome and cardiometabolic health in young adults with overweight and obesity16
Effects of acetazolamide on pulmonary artery pressure and prevention of high-altitude pulmonary edema after rapid active ascent to 4,559 m16
Effects of prosthetic stiffness and added mass on metabolic power and asymmetry in female runners with a leg amputation16
Last Word on Viewpoint: Technological advances in elite sport: Where does one draw the line?16
Maternal electronic cigarette use during pregnancy affects long-term arterial function in offspring16
Exogenous ketosis increases circulating dopamine concentration and maintains mental alertness in ultra-endurance exercise16
Influence of menstrual cycle and oral contraceptive phases on strength performance, neuromuscular fatigue, and perceived exertion16
Females display relatively preserved muscle quality compared with males during the onset and early stages of C26-induced cancer cachexia16
Greater lactate accumulation does not alter peripheral concentrations of key appetite-regulating neuropeptides16
Technological advancements in sports: balancing innovation with the preservation of athlete authenticity15
Going against the flow: are venous thromboembolism and impaired cerebral drainage critical risks for spaceflight?15
Technology revolution or evolution: track spikes and pacing lights in perspective15
In asthma positive phase III slopes can result from structural heterogeneity of the bronchial tree15
Reduced power output in self-paced exercise in the heat is due to thermal and cardiovascular strain but improvements are not?15
The Tour de France, but make it recreational: possible for mortals15
Short-term repeated human biopsy sampling contributes to changes in muscle morphology and higher outcome variability15
How much of HERstory is in the HIStory of the Journal of Applied Physiology?15
Retraction for Chambers et al., Multitissue responses to exercise: a MoTrPAC feasibility study15
Steadiness, smoothness, and regularity: looking beyond force variability to construct a holistic description of force quality15
Concerns for rationale for modeling V̇o2 on-kinetics15
The non-nutritive sweetener erythritol adversely affects brain microvascular endothelial cell function15
Increasing muscle contractility through low-frequency stimulation alters tibial bone geometry and reduces bone strength in mdx and dko dystrophic mice15
Effects of analgesic doses of opioids on cardiorespiratory responses and survival to hemorrhage and trauma in rats14
Endothelin-1 receptor blockade does not alter the sympathetic and hemodynamic response to acute intermittent hypoxia in men14
Delayed metabolic disturbances in the myocardium after exertional heat stroke: contrasting effects of exertion and thermal load14
Four hours of normobaric hypoxia reduces Achilles tendon reflex inhibition14
Impact of exercise duration on gastrointestinal function and symptoms14
Physiologically variable ventilation prevents lung function deterioration in a model of pulmonary fibrosis14
Effects of home-based leg heat therapy on walking performance in patients with symptomatic peripheral artery disease: a pilot randomized trial14
Attentional focus differentially modulates the corticospinal and intracortical excitability during dynamic and static exercise14
Temporal longitudinal associations of carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity and carotid intima-media thickness with resting heart rate and inflammation in youth14
Impact of inspiratory threshold loading on brain activity and cognitive performances in healthy humans14
Do changes in cerebral blood flow modulate the amplitudes of P300 during cognitive task?14
Airway trees in the Anthropocene14
A 3-D virtual human model for simulating heat and cold stress14
Limits to submaximal and maximal exercise in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy14
Effects of combined treatment with blood flow restriction and low-current electrical stimulation on capillary regression in the soleus muscle of diabetic rats14
Using pulmonary gas exchange to estimate shunt and deadspace in lung disease: theoretical approach and practical basis14
Ventilatory long-term facilitation at rest increases the feedforward contribution to subsequent exercise ventilatory responses14
Motor unit discharge and torque steadiness are reduced in people with multiple sclerosis when performing voluntary muscle contractions14
Leg vascular function with advancing age in men: the impact of physical activity and endurance exercise training14
Ventilatory response of peripheral chemoreceptors to hypercapnia during exercise above the respiratory compensation point14
Does the reticulospinal tract mediate adaptation to resistance training in humans?14
Commentaries on Viewpoint: Consider iron status when making sex comparisons in human physiology14
A HIF-1 signature dominates the attenuation in the human skeletal muscle transcriptional response to high-intensity interval training13
Passive heat therapy: a promising preventive measure for people at risk of adverse health outcomes during heat extremes13
The first and second phases of the muscle compound action potential in the thumb are differently affected by electrical stimulation trains13
Adaptability to eccentric exercise training is diminished with age in female mice13
Postexercise urinary alpha-1 acid glycoprotein is not dependent on hypoxia13
Clinical characteristics, risk factors, and cardiac manifestations of cancer patients with COVID-1913
Improving glycemic control via heat therapy in older adults at risk for Alzheimer’s disease (FIGHT-AD): a pilot study13
Similar endothelium-dependent vascular responses to intermittent hypoxia in young and older adults13
Limiting radial pedal forces greatly reduces maximal power output and efficiency in sprint cycling; an optimal control study13
Time-course recovery of cerebral blood velocity metrics post aerobic exercise: a systematic review13
Temporal disruption of neuromuscular communication and muscle atrophy following noninvasive ACL injury in rats13
Increased corticospinal inhibition following brief maximal and submaximal contractions in humans13
Prenatal fluoxetine has long-lasting, differential effects on respiratory control in male and female rats13
A novel nonlinear analysis of blood flow dynamics applied to the human lung13
Associations of cardiorespiratory fitness with cerebral cortical thickness and gray matter volume across the adult lifespan13
Blood flow restriction training activates the muscle metaboreflex during low-intensity sustained exercise13
Cardiovascular response at maximal exercise at high altitude13
Albumin, oral contraceptives, and venous thromboembolism risk in astronauts13
GDF15 associates with, but is not responsible for, exercise-induced increases in corticosterone and indices of lipid utilization in mice13
The impact of elevated body core temperature on critical power as determined by a 3-min all-out test13
Training volume and total energy expenditure of an Olympic and Ironman world champion: approaching the upper limits of human capabilities13
Positive expiratory pressure: a potential therapy to mitigate acute bronchoconstriction in the asthma of obesity13
In vivo assessment of the passive stretching response of the bicompartmental human semitendinosus muscle using shear-wave elastography13
AltitudeOmics: effects of 16 days acclimatization to hypobaric hypoxia on muscle oxygen extraction during incremental exercise13
Do we desire better work-life balance or are we being pragmatic?13
Differences in cerebrovascular regulation and ventilatory responses during ramp incremental cycling in children, adolescents, and adults12
Aerobic exercise training reduces cerebrovascular impedance in older adults: a 1-year randomized controlled trial12
Deletion of muscle Igf1 exacerbates disuse atrophy weakness in mice12
Acid-base buffer: H+ load or the supplement rush?12
Neuromechanical adaptations of foot function when hopping on a damped surface12
Functional data analysis of the force unsteadiness12
Use visual biofeedback during your workout just like any other method12
Evidence on sex differences in sports performance12
Small airways dysfunction is associated with increased exacerbations in patients with asthma12
Corrigendum for Schwartz et al., volume 135, 2023, p. 1236–124212
Clinical and physiological effects of high-intensity aerobic training on metabolic syndrome: understanding the individual exercise response variability12
Last Word on Viewpoint: Rethinking force steadiness: a new perspective—Yank magnitude: a metric of unsteadiness during the constant isometric force task12
Human skeletal muscle-specific hypertrophy with exercise training and aging: a comprehensive review12
The acute effect of exercise intensity on peripheral and cerebral vascular function in healthy adults12
Pain-induced changes in motor unit discharge depend on recruitment threshold and contraction speed12
An anerobic boost to a sub-4-min mile12
In vivo intracellular Ca2+ profiles after eccentric rat muscle contractions: addressing the mechanistic bases for repeated bout protection12
Effect of exercise modalities on postexercise hypotension in pre- and postmenopausal women: a systematic review and meta-analysis11
Sex differences in biomarkers of end-organ damage following exertional heat stroke in humans11
Metformin suppresses the mitochondrial and transcriptional response to exercise, revealing a conserved BCL6B-associated angiogenic program11
Tongue muscle contractile, fatigue, and fiber type properties in rats11
Research trainees: Are we aiming for leaders or followers?11
How to train your graduate students to (want to) win you awards11
Augmented sympathoexcitation slows postexercise heart rate recovery11
Women and men report unequal interest in participating in exercise research11
Case Studies in Physiology: Adaptation of load-bearing tendons during pregnancy11
Daily use of countermeasures to prevent headward fluid shifts throughout 30 days of strict head-down tilt bed rest11
Shear stress induced by acute heat exposure is not obligatory to protect against endothelial ischemia-reperfusion injury in humans11
Eight weeks of inorganic nitrate/nitrite supplementation improves aerobic exercise capacity and the gas exchange threshold in patients with type 2 diabetes11
Career planning in academia: embracing flexibility, failure, and personal growth11
Asymmetrical nasal high flow ventilation improves clearance of CO2 from the anatomical dead space and increases positive airway pressure11
Last Word on Viewpoint: Revisiting the effects of the reciprocal function between alveolar ventilation and CO2 partial pressure (PACO2) on PACO2 homeostasis at rest and in exercise11
Controversial technological advancements in sports11
Differences in respiratory oscillometry measurements using mouthpiece, mouth, and nasal mask in healthy adults11
Kinetic energy of left ventricular blood flow across heart failure phenotypes and in subclinical diastolic dysfunction11
Physiological impact of controlled emergency swimming ascents training in professional divers: evidence of subclinical lung stress11
Albumin is an important factor in the control of serum free fatty acid flux in both male and female mice11
Estimation of cardiac potential energy utilizing the pressure-volume area11
Frequency-dependent coexistence of muscle fatigue and potentiation assessed by concentric isotonic contractions in human plantar flexors11
Different ramp-incremental slopes elicit similar V̇o2max and fatigability profiles in females and males despite differences in peak power output11
Reply to Krbec and Duška11
Modifying the ICP pulse wave: effects on parenchymal blood flow pulsatility10
Reduced Achilles tendon stiffness in aging associates with higher metabolic cost of walking10
Within- and between-day reliability and repeatability of neuromuscular function assessment in females and males10
Association between cardiorespiratory fitness and cerebrovascular reactivity to a breath-hold stimulus in older adults: influence of aerobic exercise training10
Adaptations in common synaptic inputs to spinal motor neurons during grasping versus a less functional hand task10
Lactate as a myokine and exerkine: drivers and signals of physiology and metabolism10
Multitissue responses to exercise: a MoTrPAC feasibility study10
Motor cortex plasticity is greater in endurance-trained cyclists following acute exercise10
Impaired neurovascular coupling in metabolic syndrome: an fNIRS study10
Mechanical unloading of 3D-engineered muscle leads to muscle atrophy by suppressing protein synthesis10
The influence of longitudinal muscle fascicle growth on mechanical function10
Negative-pressure-assisted ventilation lowers driving pressure and mechanical power in an ARDS model10
Brain insulin resistance and cognitive function: influence of exercise10
Aging is associated with enhanced central but impaired peripheral arms of the sympathetic baroreflex arc10
Hindlimb immobilization induces insulin resistance and elevates mitochondrial ROS production in the hippocampus of female rats10
Increased spinal adenosine impairs phrenic long-term facilitation in aging rats10
Normal variation in brain volumetrics, CSF dynamics, and ocular structures from magnetic resonance images of healthy participants over two years9
Airway tree caliber heterogeneity and airflow obstruction among older adults9
Regional lung volume changes with noninvasive positive pressure ventilation in healthy adults9
Testosterone undecanoate administration prevents declines in fat-free mass but not physical performance during simulated multi-stressor military operations9
Sex differences in human running performance: smaller gaps at shorter distances?9
Corrigendum for Debenham et al., volume 136, 2024, p. 1468–14779
The effect of exercise hyperpnea on gross efficiency and anaerobic capacity estimates during a 3-min cycle time trial9
The excessive presence of technology in sports: Are we overvaluing its capabilities?9
Respiratory muscle strength pre- and post-maximal apneas in a world champion breath-hold diver9
Type 2 diabetes exacerbates changes in blood pressure-independent arterial stiffness: cross-sectional and longitudinal evidence from the SUMMIT study9
To grant you an edge: Part 1. General strategies for writing competitive biomedical research proposals9
Effects of total knee arthroplasty on skeletal muscle structure and function at the cellular, organellar, and molecular levels9
The influence of sex, hemoglobin mass, and skeletal muscle characteristics on cycling critical power9
Eight weeks of heavy strength training increases hemoglobin mass and V̇o2peak in well-trained to elite female and male rowers9
Two weeks of high-intensity interval training increases skeletal muscle mitochondrial respiration via complex-specific remodeling in sedentary humans9
Common synaptic input between motor units from the lateral and medial posterior soleus compartments does not differ from that within each compartment9
Technological advances in elite running sport concerning advanced footwear technology: yes, but individual preconditions must be considered9
Heart rate variability during exercise can quantify cardiorespiratory deconditioning in 55- to 65-yr-old men and women exposed to head-down bed rest9
Circulating miRNA levels following a 14-wk aerobic exercise intervention during pregnancy: a secondary exploratory analysis of the PEACH RCT9
Task-dependent neural control of regions within human genioglossus9
Lower maximal skin wettedness in both warm-humid and hot-dry environments with advanced age (PSU HEAT project)9
Understanding exercise (in)tolerance in sickle cell disease: impacts of hemolysis and exercise training on skeletal muscle oxygen delivery9
Regional dynamic cerebral autoregulation in acute poikilocapnic hypoxia9
Pulmonary adaptations to 12 wk of supervised high intensity interval training in COPD: a nonrandomized controlled pilot study9
Ultra-Endurance triathlon competition shifts fecal metabolome independent of changes to microbiome composition9
Association of physical activity, sedentary time, and sleep with maternal vascular function in women with a history of preeclampsia9
Persistent physiological benefits from doping? Ethical implications for sports integrity9
Effects of single- and bilateral limb immersion on systemic and cerebral hemodynamic responses to the cold pressor test9
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