Júlio A. Costa

821 total citations
30 papers, 500 citations indexed

About

Júlio A. Costa is a scholar working on Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Complementary and alternative medicine and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Júlio A. Costa has authored 30 papers receiving a total of 500 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, 14 papers in Complementary and alternative medicine and 11 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Recurrent topics in Júlio A. Costa's work include Sports Performance and Training (16 papers), Cardiovascular and exercise physiology (14 papers) and Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control (10 papers). Júlio A. Costa is often cited by papers focused on Sports Performance and Training (16 papers), Cardiovascular and exercise physiology (14 papers) and Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control (10 papers). Júlio A. Costa collaborates with scholars based in Portugal, Australia and Brazil. Júlio A. Costa's co-authors include João Brito, Pedro Figueiredo, António Rebelo, Fábio Yuzo Nakamura, Vincenzo Rago, Peter Krustrup, Daniel Barreira, Eduardo Oliveira, Evert Verhagen and Michele Lastella and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Sports Medicine and International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.

In The Last Decade

Júlio A. Costa

28 papers receiving 494 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Júlio A. Costa Portugal 14 270 128 110 93 78 30 500
Mário Antônio de Moura Simim Brazil 15 322 1.2× 124 1.0× 54 0.5× 74 0.8× 66 0.8× 63 601
Luca Filipas Italy 15 402 1.5× 167 1.3× 83 0.8× 32 0.3× 104 1.3× 51 566
Anaël Aubry France 9 291 1.1× 194 1.5× 133 1.2× 114 1.2× 29 0.4× 12 505
Walter Staiano Spain 12 265 1.0× 121 0.9× 126 1.1× 67 0.7× 144 1.8× 29 618
Michele Merlini Italy 10 398 1.5× 115 0.9× 79 0.7× 28 0.3× 125 1.6× 14 553
Matthias Proost Belgium 7 221 0.8× 54 0.4× 106 1.0× 51 0.5× 62 0.8× 15 403
Ciro Winckler Brazil 13 312 1.2× 35 0.3× 39 0.4× 89 1.0× 69 0.9× 62 545
Jelle Habay Belgium 7 173 0.6× 61 0.5× 94 0.9× 47 0.5× 62 0.8× 21 343
Nathan W. Pitchford Australia 9 214 0.8× 59 0.5× 33 0.3× 122 1.3× 47 0.6× 16 415
Abd‐Elbasset Abaïdia France 8 203 0.8× 68 0.5× 54 0.5× 125 1.3× 43 0.6× 11 462

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Júlio A. Costa

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All Works

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Abade, Eduardo, et al.. (2025). Acute and chronic effects of elastic band resistance training on athletes’ physical performance: a systematic review. Sport Sciences for Health. 21(1). 69–82. 1 indexed citations
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Cordovil, Rita, Luís Paulo Rodrigues, Clarice Martins, et al.. (2025). The impact of a school-based physical activity program on children's movement behaviors, aerobic fitness and motor competence: a follow up study. Frontiers in Sports and Active Living. 7. 1541862–1541862. 1 indexed citations
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Afonso, José, Júlio A. Costa, José Vilaça‐Alves, et al.. (2024). Impact of temperature on physical and cognitive performance in elite female football players during intermittent exercise. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports. 34(5). e14646–e14646. 4 indexed citations
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Costa, Júlio A., Susana Vale, Rita Cordovil, et al.. (2024). A school-based physical activity intervention in primary school: effects on physical activity, sleep, aerobic fitness, and motor competence. Frontiers in Public Health. 12. 1365782–1365782. 6 indexed citations
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Costa, Júlio A., João Brito, José Guilherme, et al.. (2024). The Influence of Including Goalkeepers on the Intensity Demands of Walking Football Practice. Sports. 12(12). 346–346.
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Sousa, Mónica, et al.. (2023). Effects of Physical Activity and Nutrition Education on the Gut Microbiota in Overweight and Obese Children. Children. 10(7). 1242–1242. 3 indexed citations
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Costa, Júlio A., et al.. (2023). The Impact of Sleep Interventions on Athletic Performance: A Systematic Review. Sports Medicine - Open. 9(1). 58–58. 26 indexed citations
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Costa, Júlio A., Vincenzo Rago, Pedro Figueiredo, et al.. (2022). Training in women soccer players: A systematic review on training load monitoring. Frontiers in Psychology. 13. 943857–943857. 21 indexed citations
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Costa, Júlio A., et al.. (2022). Associations Between Esports Participation and Health: A Scoping Review. Sports Medicine. 52(9). 2039–2060. 43 indexed citations
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Costa, Júlio A., et al.. (2022). Associations between Training Load and Well-Being in Elite Beach Soccer Players: A Case Report. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 19(10). 6209–6209. 10 indexed citations
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Clemente, Filipe Manuel, José Afonso, Júlio A. Costa, et al.. (2021). Relationships between Sleep, Athletic and Match Performance, Training Load, and Injuries: A Systematic Review of Soccer Players. Healthcare. 9(7). 808–808. 33 indexed citations
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Costa, Júlio A., João Brito, Fábio Yuzo Nakamura, Hélder Dores, & António Rebelo. (2021). Associations between 24‐h heart rate variability and aerobic fitness in high‐level female soccer players. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports. 32(S1). 140–149. 12 indexed citations
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Costa, Júlio A., Pedro Figueiredo, Fábio Yuzo Nakamura, António Rebelo, & João Brito. (2021). Monitoring Individual Sleep and Nocturnal Heart Rate Variability Indices: The Impact of Training and Match Schedule and Load in High-Level Female Soccer Players. Frontiers in Physiology. 12. 678462–678462. 28 indexed citations
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Barbosa, Ana, João Brito, Júlio A. Costa, et al.. (2020). Feasibility and safety of a walking football program in middle-aged and older men with type 2 diabetes. Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases. 63(6). 786–791. 19 indexed citations
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Rago, Vincenzo, João Brito, Pedro Figueiredo, et al.. (2020). Internal training load monitoring in professional football: a systematic review of methods using rating of perceived exertion. The Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness. 60(1). 160–171. 13 indexed citations
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Costa, Júlio A., Pedro Figueiredo, Fábio Yuzo Nakamura, et al.. (2019). Intra-individual variability of sleep and nocturnal cardiac autonomic activity in elite female soccer players during an international tournament. PLoS ONE. 14(9). e0218635–e0218635. 41 indexed citations
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Costa, Júlio A., João Brito, Fábio Yuzo Nakamura, et al.. (2018). Does Night Training Load Affect Sleep Patterns and Nocturnal Cardiac Autonomic Activity in High-Level Female Soccer Players?. International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance. 14(6). 779–787. 20 indexed citations

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