Rui Marcelino

2.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
63 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Rui Marcelino is a scholar working on Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Economics and Econometrics and Developmental and Educational Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Rui Marcelino has authored 63 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 55 papers in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, 34 papers in Economics and Econometrics and 31 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology. Recurrent topics in Rui Marcelino's work include Sports Performance and Training (54 papers), Sports Analytics and Performance (34 papers) and Sport Psychology and Performance (29 papers). Rui Marcelino is often cited by papers focused on Sports Performance and Training (54 papers), Sports Analytics and Performance (34 papers) and Sport Psychology and Performance (29 papers). Rui Marcelino collaborates with scholars based in Portugal, Spain and United Kingdom. Rui Marcelino's co-authors include Isabel Mesquita, Jaime Sampaio, Bruno Gonçalves, M. Teresa Anguera, Hugo Sarmento, Jorge Campaniço, José Carlos Leitão, José Afonso, Lorena Torres-Ronda and Carlota Torrents and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Scientific Reports and The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research.

In The Last Decade

Rui Marcelino

59 papers receiving 1.7k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Match analysis in football: a systematic review

2014 403 citations Hugo Sarmento, Rui Marcelino et al. Journal of Sports Sciences profile →

Peers

Rui Marcelino

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Nuno Leite Portugal

Diogo Coutinho Portugal

Pedro Esteves Portugal

Wouter Frencken Netherlands

Vanda Correia Portugal

Rodrigo Aquino Brazil

Luís Vilar Portugal

Gibson Moreira Praça Brazil

Miguel Crespo Spain

Sérgio Augusto Cunha Brazil

Nuno Leite Portugal

Rui Marcelino

1.7k ×1.1

OSM

559 ×0.8

986 ×1.4

DEP

319 ×1.1

317 ×1.7

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Countries citing papers authored by Rui Marcelino

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Fields of papers citing papers by Rui Marcelino

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Rui Marcelino

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Rui Marcelino. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Rui Marcelino based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Rui Marcelino. Rui Marcelino is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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20 of 20 papers shown

Prieto-González, Pablo, et al.. (2025). Are Counterattacks More Effective than Positional Attacks in Soccer? A Comparative Analysis of Influencing Factors. Journal of Human Kinetics. 100. 191–205.

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

Prieto-González, Pablo, et al.. (2024). An analysis of transition-resulted goal scoring patterns in football leagues: a comparison of the first 5 rounds and the last 5 rounds prior midway of the season. BMC Sports Science Medicine and Rehabilitation. 16(1). 60–60. 2 indexed citations

Nakamura, Fábio Yuzo, et al.. (2024). Peak match sprinting speed during soccer matches: analysing thepre- and post-peak speed dynamics. Biology of Sport. 42(1). 193–200. 2 indexed citations

Nakamura, Fábio Yuzo, et al.. (2024). Characterizing the sprint threshold (25.2 km/h): a case study analysis on how soccer players reach sprint speeds and what relative intensity the threshold represents. Sport Sciences for Health. 20(3). 905–911. 2 indexed citations

Prieto-González, Pablo, et al.. (2024). Decoding the complexities of transitions in football: a comprehensive narrative review. German Journal of Exercise and Sport Research. 55(3). 332–342. 5 indexed citations

Nakamura, Fábio Yuzo, et al.. (2024). Acceleration and deceleration demands of different soccer training drills and competitive matches. German Journal of Exercise and Sport Research. 1 indexed citations

Prieto-González, Pablo, et al.. (2024). Unlocking dynamics of goal-scoring: the showdown between direct and indirect transition goals across football leagues. Biology of Sport. 42(2). 113–123. 2 indexed citations

Nakamura, Fábio Yuzo, et al.. (2024). The impact of different warm‐up strategies on acceleration and deceleration demands in highly trained soccer players. European Journal of Sport Science. 24(1). 88–96.

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Araújo, Rui, et al.. (2023). Sport-Sciences University students’ perceptions related to the use of debates and e-portfolios as student-centered learning strategies. UVaDOC UVaDOC University of Valladolid Documentary Repository (University of Valladolid). 117–139.

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Silva, Miguel, Rui Marcelino, Daniel Pacheco Lacerda, & Paulo Vicente João. (2016). Match Analysis in Volleyball: a systematic review. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 40 indexed citations

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Marcelino, Rui, et al.. (2014). DETERMINANTS OF ATTACK PLAYERS IN HIGH-LEVEL MEN'S VOLLEYBALL. Hrčak Portal of scientific journals of Croatia (University Computing Centre). 46(2). 234–241. 35 indexed citations

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Sarmento, Hugo, et al.. (2014). Match analysis in football: a systematic review. Journal of Sports Sciences. 32(20). 1831–1843. 403 indexed citations breakdown →

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Travassos, Bruno, et al.. (2014). How perceiving additional targets modifies teams’ tactical behavior during football small-sided games. Human Movement Science. 38. 241–250. 93 indexed citations

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Marcelino, Rui, Jaime Sampaio, & Isabel Mesquita. (2011). Investigação centrada na análise do jogo: da modelação estática à modelação dinâmica. [Research on the game analysis: from static to dynamic modeling]. Revista Portuguesa de Ciências do Desporto. 11(1). 1 indexed citations

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Mesquita, Isabel, et al.. (2010). ANALYSIS OF THE SETTER'S TACTICAL ACTION IN HIGH-PERFORMANCE WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL. Kinesiology. 42(1). 82–89. 70 indexed citations

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Mesquita, Isabel, et al.. (2010). Analysis of the setter’s tactical action in high-level women’s volleyball. Kinesiology. 42(1). 4 indexed citations

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Marcelino, Rui, Isabel Mesquita, Jaime Sampaio, & M. Teresa Anguera. (2009). Ventaja de jugar en casa en voleibol de alto rendimiento. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 10 indexed citations

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Marcelino, Rui, Isabel Mesquita, Jaime Sampaio, & M. Teresa Anguera. (2009). Ventaja de jugar en casa en voleibol de alto rendimiento [Home advantage in high-level volleyball]. Revista de Psicologia del Deporte. 18(2). 2 indexed citations

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Marcelino, Rui, Isabel Mesquita, & Jaime Sampaio. (2009). Estudo dos indicadores de rendimento em Voleibol masculino em função do número do set. LA Referencia (Red Federada de Repositorios Institucionales de Publicaciones Científicas). 16(3). 5 indexed citations

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