Citation impact and reach of the IOC sport and exercise medicine consensus statements.

Lauren Victoria Fortington Rebecca N Handcock Wayne Derman Carolyn A Emery Kati Pasanen Martin P Schwellnus Evert A L M Verhagen Caroline F Finch Ao

Published in: BMJ open sport & exercise medicine (2023)

Disseminating the IOC statements as open access papers in peer-reviewed journals has resulted in strong citation impact. However, this impact is centred on well-resourced academic circles that may not represent the diversity of SEM. Further research is required to identify if, and to what extent, the IOC statements have impacted SEM practice worldwide.

Keyphrases

healthcare
primary care
minimally invasive
randomized controlled trial
body composition
clinical practice
meta analyses