Topic · Sports Performance and Training
Most cited papers in Sports Performance and Training
What are the most cited papers in Sports Performance and Training?
The most cited paper in Sports Performance and Training is "Psychophysical bases of perceived exertion" (Gunnar A. V. Borg, 1982), with 16,661 citations. Next come "Progressive Statistics for Studies in Sports Medicine and Exercise Science" (9,161) and "Measures of Reliability in Sports Medicine and Science" (4,630).
Showing 50 of 99 papers. Every paper with more than 1,021 citations is listed.
| # | Paper | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Psychophysical bases of perceived exertion Gunnar A. V. Borg · Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise | May 1982 | 16,661 |
| 2 | Progressive Statistics for Studies in Sports Medicine and Exercise Science Will G. Hopkins, Stephen W. Marshall, Alan M. Batterham et al. · Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise | 24 Dec 2008 | 9,161 |
| 3 | Measures of Reliability in Sports Medicine and Science Will G. Hopkins · Sports Medicine | 2000 | 4,630 |
| 4 | Quantifying Test-Retest Reliability Using the Intraclass Correlation Coefficient and the SEM Joseph P. Weir · The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research | 2005 | 4,514 |
| 5 | Exercise Capacity and Mortality among Men Referred for Exercise Testing JONATHAN N. MYERS, Manish Prakash, Victor F. Froelicher et al. · New England Journal of Medicine | 14 Mar 2002 | 4,147 |
| 6 | Calibration of the Computer Science and Applications, Inc. accelerometer Patty S. Freedson, Edward L. Melanson, John R. Sirard · Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise | May 1998 | 3,889 |
| 7 | Statistical Methods For Assessing Measurement Error (Reliability) in Variables Relevant to Sports Medicine Greg Atkinson, Alan Michael Nevill · Sports Medicine | 1998 | 3,805 |
| 8 | Borg's Perceived Exertion and Pain Scales Edward M. Heath · Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise | Sep 1998 | 2,684 |
| 9 | The multistage 20 metre shuttle run test for aerobic fitness L Léger, D. Mercier, C Gadoury et al. · Journal of Sports Sciences | Jun 1988 | 2,557 |
| 10 | Limiting factors for maximum oxygen uptake and determinants of endurance performance David R. Bassett · Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise | 2000 | 2,403 |
| 11 | Physiology of Soccer Tomas St len, Karim Chamari, Carlo Castagna et al. · Sports Medicine | 2005 | 2,293 |
| 12 | Physiology of Sport and Exercise Jack H. Wilmore, DAVID L. COSTILL, Gilbert W. Gleim · Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise | May 1995 | 2,190 |
| 13 | A New Approach to Monitoring Exercise Training Carl Foster, JESSICA A. FLORHAUG, JODI FRANKLIN et al. · The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research | 2001 | 2,143 |
| 14 | What is the cause of the ageing atrophy? Jan E. Lexell, Charles C Taylor, Michael Sjöstróm · Journal of the Neurological Sciences | Apr 1988 | 2,080 |
| 15 | Match performance of high-standard soccer players with special reference to development of fatigue Magni Mohr, Peter Krustrup, Jens Bangsbo · Journal of Sports Sciences | 2003 | 2,077 |
| 16 | An assessment of maturity from anthropometric measurements Robert L. Mirwald, Adam D. G. Baxter-Jones, D. A. Bailey et al. · Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise | Apr 2002 | 2,056 |
| 17 | Incidence, Severity, Aetiology and Prevention of Sports Injuries Willem van Mechelen, Hynek Hlobil, Han C.G. Kemper · Sports Medicine | Aug 1992 | 2,010 |
| 18 | Fundamentals of Resistance Training: Progression and Exercise Prescription William J. Kraemer, Nicholas A. Ratamess · Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise | Apr 2004 | 1,983 |
| 19 | The Mechanism of Muscular Contraction Hugh Esmor Huxley · Science | 20 Jun 1969 | 1,970 |
| 20 | Exercise Standards for Testing and Training Gerald F. Fletcher, GARY J. BALADY, Ezra A. Amsterdam et al. · Circulation | 2 Oct 2001 | 1,937 |
| 21 | Monitoring Training Load to Understand Fatigue in Athletes Shona Leigh Halson · Sports Medicine | 8 Sep 2014 | 1,838 |
| 22 | Increased rate of force development and neural drive of human skeletal muscle following resistance training Per Aagaard, Erik Bruun Simonsen, Jesper L. Andersen et al. · Journal of Applied Physiology | Oct 2002 | 1,834 |
| 23 | Defining training and performance caliber: a participant classification framework Alannah K. A. McKay, Trent Stellingwerff, Ella S. Smith et al. · Figshare | 29 Dec 2021 | 1,833 |
| 24 | Psychophysical scaling with applications in physical work and the perception of exertion. Gunnar Borg · Scandinavian Journal of Work Environment & Health | 1990 | 1,830 |
| 25 | The Gross Composition of the Body William E. Siri · Advances in biological and medical physics | 1956 | 1,771 |
| 26 | Skeletal Muscle: A Brief Review of Structure and Function Walter R. Frontera, Julien Ochala · Calcified Tissue International | 7 Oct 2014 | 1,763 |
| 27 | A brief self-administered questionnaire to determine functional capacity (The Duke Activity Status Index) Mark Andrew Hlatky, Robin Boineau, Michael B. Higginbotham et al. · The American Journal of Cardiology | Sep 1989 | 1,750 |
| 28 | Physiological adaptations to low‐volume, high‐intensity interval training in health and disease Martin J. Gibala, Jonathan P. Little, Maureen Jane MacDonald et al. · The Journal of Physiology | 31 Jan 2012 | 1,749 |
| 29 | Regulation of endogenous fat and carbohydrate metabolism in relation to exercise intensity and duration J. A. Romijn, Edward F. Coyle, Labros S. Sidossis et al. · American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism | Sep 1993 | 1,745 |
| 30 | Diet, Muscle Glycogen and Physical Performance Jonas P. Bergström, L. Hermansen, E. Hultman et al. · Acta Physiologica Scandinavica | Oct 1967 | 1,738 |
| 31 | A simple method for measurement of mechanical power in jumping Carmelo Bosco, Pekka Luhtanen, Paavo V. Komi · European Journal of Applied Physiology | 1983 | 1,712 |
| 32 | The spring-mass model for running and hopping Reinhard Blickhan · Journal of Biomechanics | 1989 | 1,686 |
| 33 | Agility literature review: Classifications, training and testing Jeremy M. Sheppard, WARREN B. YOUNG · Journal of Sports Sciences | 31 Mar 2006 | 1,686 |
| 34 | The Effects of Supraphysiologic Doses of Testosterone on Muscle Size and Strength in Normal Men Shalender Bhasin, Thomas W. Storer, Nancy Berman et al. · New England Journal of Medicine | 4 Jul 1996 | 1,684 |
| 35 | Criteria for maximal oxygen uptake Edward T. Howley, David R. Bassett, Hugh G. Welch · Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise | Sep 1995 | 1,652 |
| 36 | Knee Injury Patterns Among Men and Women in Collegiate Basketball and Soccer Elizabeth A. Arendt, Randall W. Dick · The American Journal of Sports Medicine | Nov 1995 | 1,620 |
| 37 | Not What, but How One Feels: The Measurement of Affect during Exercise Charles J. Hardy, W. Jack Rejeski · Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology | Sep 1989 | 1,618 |
| 38 | The training—injury prevention paradox: should athletes be training smarter and harder? Tim J. Gabbett · British Journal of Sports Medicine | 12 Jan 2016 | 1,603 |
| 39 | Patella Position in the Normal Knee Joint John N. Insall, Eduardo A. Salvati · Radiology | Oct 1971 | 1,592 |
| 40 | Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research L. Perry Koziris · Strength and conditioning journal | Feb 2003 | 1,585 |
| 41 | MEDICINE AND SCIENCE IN SPORTS Anders Holm · Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise | Sep 1969 | 1,543 |
| 42 | Muscle fatigue: what, why and how it influences muscle function Roger M. Enoka, Jacques Duchateau · The Journal of Physiology | 16 Aug 2007 | 1,484 |
| 43 | High-Intensity Interval Training, Solutions to the Programming Puzzle Martin Buchheit, Paul B. Laursen · Sports Medicine | 28 Mar 2013 | 1,471 |
| 44 | The Yo-Yo Intermittent Recovery Test Jens Bangsbo, Fedon Marcello Iaia, Peter Krustrup · Sports Medicine | 2008 | 1,455 |
| 45 | A physiologically based criterion of muscle force prediction in locomotion Roy D. Crowninshield, Richard A. Brand · Journal of Biomechanics | 1981 | 1,446 |
| 46 | The Importance of Muscular Strength in Athletic Performance Timothy J. Suchomel, Sophia Nimphius, Michael Henry Stone · Sports Medicine | 2 Feb 2016 | 1,442 |
| 47 | Neural adaptation to resistance training DIGBY G. SALE · Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise | Oct 1988 | 1,426 |
| 48 | Perceptual-Cognitive Expertise in Sport: A Meta-Analysis Derek T.Y. Mann, A. Mark Williams, Paul Ward et al. · Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology | Aug 2007 | 1,424 |
| 49 | Neurobiology of muscle fatigue Roger M. Enoka, Douglas G. Stuart · Journal of Applied Physiology | May 1992 | 1,413 |
| 50 | Rate of force development: physiological and methodological considerations Nicola A. Maffiuletti, Per Aagaard, ANTHONY JOHN BLAZEVICH et al. · European Journal of Applied Physiology | 2 Mar 2016 | 1,411 |
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