Review Article
The 50 Most Cited Papers on Rugby since 2000 Reveal a Focus Primarily on Strength and Conditioning in Elite Male Players
Table 2
Descriptive data of top cited rugby publications.
| | Number of articles |
| Level of competition | | Professional | 33 | Mixed | 5 | Amateur | 4 | High school/youth | 3 | Semi-professional | 3 | College | 1 | Unknown | 1 | Sex of study participants | | Male | 48 | Female | 1 | Mixed | 1 | Topic of research | | Strength and conditioning/performance | 29 | Injury | 11 | Physiology | 4 | Sociology | 2 | Hamstring injury | 2 | Shoulder injury | 1 | Concussion | 1 | Country of origin | | Australia | 25 | United Kingdom and Ireland | 15 | New Zealand | 5 | Japan | 2 | United States of America | 1 | France | 1 | Portugal | 1 |
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