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International Journal of Sports Science and Coaching
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International Journal of Sports Science and Coaching

1747-9541

Published by: SAGE

https://journals.sagepub.com/home/spo

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Psychology 464 46 78 15

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 90
Documents by Best Scientists*: 135
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 1
SCIMAGO H-index: 49
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.832
Impact Factor: 2.1

Overview

Top Research Topics at International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching?

The main points discussed in International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching deals with Applied psychology, Coaching, Athletes, Social psychology and Physical medicine and rehabilitation. While Applied psychology is the focus of it, it also provided insights into the studies of Multimedia, Football, Elite and Perception. It held discussions to help close the divide between two different fields of study: Football and Association (object-oriented programming).

Some problems in Coaching that were presented in International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching overlapped with concepts under Psychoanalysis, Pedagogy, Sports science and Medical education. It connects the study in Athletes with the closely related area of Developmental psychology.

  • Applied psychology (27.08%)
  • Coaching (26.36%)
  • Athletes (19.63%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • An integrative definition of coaching effectiveness and expertise. (518 citations)
  • Formal, Nonformal and Informal Coach Learning: A Holistic Conceptualisation (214 citations)
  • Formal vs. Informal Coach Education (205 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching:

The most cited articles are organized to reinforce research efforts on Coaching, Applied psychology, Athletes, Social psychology and Pedagogy. While work presented in the most cited articles provide substantial information on Coaching, it also covers topics in Career development, Elite, Professional development and Perception. The most cited papers explore topics in Social psychology which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Cognitive development and Competition (economics).

What topics the last edition of the journal is best known for?

  • Law
  • Internal medicine
  • Social psychology

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching aims to foster the development of research in Applied psychology, Athletes, Physical medicine and rehabilitation, Elite and Coaching. Issues in Applied psychology were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Football, Anthropometry, Team sport and Club. The Athletes works featured in it incorporate elements from Developmental psychology, Social psychology, Perception and Self-determination theory.

Topics in Physical medicine and rehabilitation explored in it were investigated in conjunction with research in Kinematics and Sprint. Topics in Elite explored in it were investigated in conjunction with research in Marketing and Gerontology. Most of the works presented in International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching deals with Coaching but it intersects with the subject of Medical education.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Are relative age and biological ages associated with coaches’ evaluations of match performance in male academy soccer players?: (6 citations)
  • Towards a contemporary player learning in development framework for sports practitioners (5 citations)
  • Comparison of different measures to monitor week-to-week changes in training load in high school runners: (5 citations)

Papers citation over time

A key indicator for each journal is its effectiveness in reaching other researchers with the papers published at that venue.

The chart below presents the interquartile range (first quartile 25%, median 50% and third quartile 75%) of the number of citations of articles over time.

The top authors publishing in International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Simon Jenkins (50 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Keith Davids (23 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
  • Jean Côté (16 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Tim J. Gabbett (16 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Mike Lambert (14 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition.

The overall trend for top authors publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top authors.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Leeds Beckett University (70 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of Queensland (39 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Auckland University of Technology (38 papers) published 7 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
  • Edith Cowan University (34 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of Ottawa (34 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition.

The overall trend for top affiliations publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top affiliations.

Publication chance based on affiliation

The publication chance index shows the ratio of articles published by the best research institutions in the journal edition to all articles published within that journal. The best research institutions were selected based on the largest number of articles published during all editions of the journal.

The chart below presents the percentage ratio of articles from top institutions (based on their ranking of total papers).Top affiliations were grouped by their rank into the following tiers: top 1-10, top 11-20, top 21-50, and top 51+. Only articles with a recognized affiliation are considered.

During the most recent 2021 edition, 5.49% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 21.51% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 5.81% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 26.16% of all publications and 46.51% were from other institutions.

Returning Authors Index

A very common phenomenon observed among researchers publishing scientific articles is the intentional selection of journals they have already attended in the past. In particular, it is worth analyzing the case when the authors participate in the same journal from year to year.

The Returning Authors Index presented below illustrates the ratio of authors who participated in both a given as well as the previous edition of the journal in relation to all participants in a given year.

Returning Institution Index

The graph below shows the Returning Institution Index, illustrating the ratio of institutions that participated in both a given and the previous edition of the conference in relation to all affiliations present in a given year.

The experience to innovation index

Our experience to innovation index was created to show a cross-section of the experience level of authors publishing in a journal. The index includes the authors publishing at the last edition of a journal, grouped by total number of publications throughout their academic career (P) and the total number of citations of these publications ever received (C).

The group intervals were selected empirically to best show the diversity of the authors' experiences, their labels were selected as a convenience, not as judgment. The authors were divided into the following groups:

  • Novice - P < 5 or C < 25 (the number of publications less than 5 or the number of citations less than 25),
  • Competent - P < 10 or C < 100 (the number of publications less than 10 or the number of citations less than 100),
  • Experienced - P < 25 or C < 625 (the number of publications less than 25 or the number of citations less than 625),
  • Master - P < 50 or C < 2500 (the number of publications less than 50 or the number of citations less than 2500),
  • Star - P ≥ 50 and C ≥ 2500 (both the number of publications greater than 50 and the number of citations greater than 2500).

The chart below illustrates experience levels of first authors in cases of publications with multiple authors.

Professional Career in Applied Psychology

For those who are inspired by the research in applied psychology covered by the International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching, a career as a psychologist may be a fulfilling path. Psychologists play a crucial role in understanding and improving mental health and human behavior through scientific methods. In the field of sports, they can enhance athletes' performance by assessing their psychological strengths and weaknesses and formulating optimal training strategies. To become a licensed psychologist, one must fulfill a set of educational requirements, which include obtaining a Doctorate degree in psychology. Along with this, supervised professional experience is a must and so is passing the national licensure exam. These requirements may, however, vary from state to state. For example, the pathway to becoming a psychologist in Missouri would involve certain specific steps and can be expected to take a certain duration. For those interested, this article provides in-depth information on how long does it take to become a psychologist in Missouri, including the steps involved in the licensure process such as education, training, and the license application procedure. Considering a career in applied psychology? It's always beneficial to understand the journey you’ll need to undertake and the time it will take before you can practice independently. Make sure to thoroughly research your state’s licensure requirements to get a clear path of what's ahead.

Top Publications

  • Towards a contemporary player learning in development framework for sports practitioners

    Mark O Sullivan;Carl T Woods;James Vaughan;Keith Davids

    (2021)
    46 Citations
  • Are relative age and biological ages associated with coaches’ evaluations of match performance in male academy soccer players?:

    Megan Hill;Sam Scott;Darragh McGee;Sean P Cumming

    (2021)
    41 Citations
  • The impact of humanistic coach training on youth athletes’ development through sport:

    William R Falcão;Gordon A Bloom;Catherine M Sabiston

    (2020)
    35 Citations
  • Learning to coach: An ecological dynamics perspective

    (2022)
    31 Citations
  • Training monitoring methods used in the field by coaches and practitioners: A systematic review:

    Hannah McGuigan;Peter Hassmén;Nedeljka Rosic;Christopher J Stevens

    (2020)
    31 Citations
  • Specialist role coaching and skill training periodisation: A football goalkeeping case study:

    Fabian W Otte;Keith Davids;Sarah-Kate Millar;Stefanie Klatt;Stefanie Klatt

    (2020)
    21 Citations
  • A systematic review of intrapersonal coach development programs: Examining the development and evaluation of programs to elicit coach reflection:

    Eduardo Jorge Da Silva;M Blair Evans;Jordan S Lefebvre;Veronica Allan

    (2020)
    21 Citations
  • A tale of two selection biases: The independent effects of relative age and biological maturity on player selection in the Football Association of Ireland's national talent pathway

    (2022)
    21 Citations
  • Into the Eyes of the Referee: A Comparison of Elite and Sub-Elite Football Referees’ On-Field Visual Search Behaviour when making Foul Judgements

    (2022)
    20 Citations
  • How coach leadership is related to the coach-athlete relationship in elite sport:

    Cristina López de Subijana;Luc J Martin;Javier Ramos;Jean Côté

    (2021)
    20 Citations

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