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