| # | Title | Journal | Year | Citations |
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| 1 | The effects of acute exercise on cognitive performance: A meta-analysis | Brain Research | 2012 | 1,303 |
| 2 | Effects of physical activity interventions on cognitive and academic performance in children and adolescents: a novel combination of a systematic review and recommendations from an expert panel | British Journal of Sports Medicine | 2019 | 287 |
| 3 | The Effect of Physical Activity on Executive Function: A Brief Commentary on Definitions, Measurement Issues, and the Current State of the Literature | Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology | 2009 | 216 |
| 4 | Risk Factors for Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury | Sports Health | 2012 | 210 |
| 5 | The Effects of Level of Competition, Sport, and Sex on the Incidence of First-Time Noncontact Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury | American Journal of Sports Medicine | 2014 | 178 |
| 6 | A Prospective Evaluation of the Landing Error Scoring System (LESS) as a Screening Tool for Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury Risk | American Journal of Sports Medicine | 2012 | 163 |
| 7 | Physical Activity and Quality of Life | Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health | 2013 | 161 |
| 8 | Effects of Acute Exercise on Long-Term Memory | Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport | 2011 | 155 |
| 9 | Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) as a potential mechanism of the effects of acute exercise on cognitive performance | Journal of Sport and Health Science | 2015 | 152 |
| 10 | Increased Slope of the Lateral Tibial Plateau Subchondral Bone Is Associated With Greater Risk of Noncontact ACL Injury in Females but Not in Males | American Journal of Sports Medicine | 2014 | 137 |
| 11 | The effects of physical activity on attention deficit hyperactivity disorder symptoms: The evidence | Preventive Medicine | 2011 | 129 |
| 12 | Combined Anatomic Factors Predicting Risk of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury for Males and Females | American Journal of Sports Medicine | 2015 | 128 |
| 13 | Dose–Response Relation between Exercise Duration and Cognition | Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise | 2015 | 117 |
| 14 | Effects of Tai Chi Chuan on Insulin and Cytokine Levels in a Randomized Controlled Pilot Study on Breast Cancer Survivors | Clinical Breast Cancer | 2011 | 116 |
| 15 | Risk Factors for Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury | Sports Health | 2012 | 115 |
| 16 | Evaluation of the effectiveness of anterior cruciate ligament injury prevention programme training components: a systematic review and meta-analysis | British Journal of Sports Medicine | 2015 | 112 |
| 17 | Effects of Exercise Training Interventions on Executive Function in Older Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis | Sports Medicine | 2020 | 110 |
| 18 | Relationship Between the Risk of Suffering a First-Time Noncontact ACL Injury and Geometry of the Femoral Notch and ACL | American Journal of Sports Medicine | 2014 | 105 |
| 19 | Effects of Resistance Training on Lower-Extremity Muscle Power in Middle-Aged and Older Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials | Sports Medicine | 2016 | 99 |
| 20 | Changing sagittal plane body position during single-leg landings influences the risk of non-contact anterior cruciate ligament injury | Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy | 2013 | 97 |
| 21 | The Immediate and Delayed Effects of an Acute Bout of Exercise on Cognitive Performance of Healthy Older Adults | Journal of Aging and Physical Activity | 2010 | 94 |
| 22 | Noise and Complexity in Human Postural Control: Interpreting the Different Estimations of Entropy | PLoS ONE | 2011 | 90 |
| 23 | Knowledge, transfer, and innovation in physical literacy curricula | Journal of Sport and Health Science | 2015 | 85 |
| 24 | Personal and contextual factors related to teachers’ experience with stress and burnout | Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice | 2018 | 85 |
| 25 | Hip extension, knee flexion paradox: A new mechanism for non-contact ACL injury | Journal of Biomechanics | 2011 | 84 |
| 26 | Effect of acute aerobic exercise on cognitive performance: Role of cardiovascular fitness | Psychology of Sport and Exercise | 2014 | 81 |
| 27 | Follow the leader: Visual control of speed in pedestrian following | Journal of Vision | 2014 | 79 |
| 28 | Physical activity is positively associated with college students' positive affect regardless of stressful life events during the COVID-19 pandemic | Psychology of Sport and Exercise | 2021 | 79 |
| 29 | Physical Activity Increases White Matter Microstructure in Children | Frontiers in Neuroscience | 2018 | 78 |
| 30 | Multivariate Analysis of the Risk Factors for First-Time Noncontact ACL Injury in High School and College Athletes | American Journal of Sports Medicine | 2016 | 77 |
| 31 | The effect of acute exercise on cognitive performance in children with and without ADHD | Journal of Sport and Health Science | 2015 | 75 |
| 32 | Conjugated linoleic acid reduces adiposity and increases markers of browning and inflammation in white adipose tissue of mice | Journal of Lipid Research | 2013 | 74 |
| 33 | ACL Research Retreat VII: An Update on Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury Risk Factor Identification, Screening, and Prevention | Journal of Athletic Training | 2015 | 73 |
| 34 | ACL Research Retreat V: An Update on ACL Injury Risk and Prevention, March 25–27, 2010, Greensboro, NC | Journal of Athletic Training | 2010 | 69 |
| 35 | Gait Mechanics and T1ρ MRI of Tibiofemoral Cartilage 6 Months after ACL Reconstruction | Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise | 2019 | 65 |
| 36 | Physical Education Curriculum Priorities: Evidence for Education and Skillfulness | Quest | 2011 | 64 |
| 37 | Lower Extremity Energy Absorption and Biomechanics During Landing, Part I: Sagittal-Plane Energy Absorption Analyses | Journal of Athletic Training | 2013 | 64 |
| 38 | Effects of Transverse and Frontal Plane Knee Laxity on Hip and Knee Neuromechanics during Drop Landings | American Journal of Sports Medicine | 2009 | 62 |
| 39 | Understanding the role of sleep quality and sleep duration in commercial driving safety | Accident Analysis and Prevention | 2016 | 62 |
| 40 | Diets Rich in Fruits and Vegetables Are Associated with Lower Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Adolescents | Nutrients | 2018 | 62 |
| 41 | Ecological Momentary Assessment Is a Feasible and Valid Methodological Tool to Measure Older Adults’ Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior | Frontiers in Psychology | 2018 | 61 |
| 42 | Biomechanical Comparison of Single- and Double-Leg Jump Landings in the Sagittal and Frontal Plane | Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine | 2016 | 60 |
| 43 | Entrainment to a real time fractal visual stimulus modulates fractal gait dynamics | Human Movement Science | 2014 | 59 |
| 44 | A decreased volume of the medial tibial spine is associated with an increased risk of suffering an anterior cruciate ligament injury for males but not females | Journal of Orthopaedic Research | 2014 | 55 |
| 45 | Practical Hydration Solutions for Sports | Nutrients | 2019 | 55 |
| 46 | The effects of acute aerobic exercise on executive function: A systematic review and meta-analysis of individual participant data | Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews | 2021 | 55 |
| 47 | Interpretation of postural control may change due to data processing techniques | Gait and Posture | 2015 | 54 |
| 48 | The Association between Mandated Preseason Heat Acclimatization Guidelines and Exertional Heat Illness during Preseason High School American Football Practices | Environmental Health Perspectives | 2019 | 54 |
| 49 | Perceived Climate in Physical Activity Settings | Journal of Homosexuality | 2010 | 52 |
| 50 | Effects of Respiratory Exchange Ratio on the Prognostic Value of Peak Oxygen Consumption and Ventilatory Efficiency in Patients With Systolic Heart Failure | JACC: Heart Failure | 2013 | 52 |
