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  1. Physical Determinants of Sprint and Long Jump Performance in Male Youth Track-and-Field Athletes With Differing Maturity Statuses

    Article • Pediatric Exercise Science, November 2025, Human Kinetics

    Dr Marco Cardinale

  2. Real‐Time Monitoring of Biometric Responses During a 200‐km Ultra‐Endurance Race Across the Desert

    Article • European Journal of Sport Science, August 2025, Wiley

    Dr Marco Cardinale

  3. Lessons Learned from Implementing Injury and Illness Surveillance in Professional Football: Introducing a New Implementation Framework

    Article • Sports Medicine, July 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Marco Cardinale

  4. The Prevalence, Size, and Anatomic Location of Cartilage and Osteochondral Lesions in Athletes With an Acute Ligamentous Ankle Injury

    Article • The American Journal of Sports Medicine, June 2025, SAGE Publications

    Dr Marco Cardinale

  5. Muscle regeneration is improved by hot water immersion but unchanged by cold following a simulated musculoskeletal injury in humans

    Article • The Journal of Physiology, May 2025, Wiley

    Dr Marco Cardinale

  6. Differences in Sprinting and Jumping Performance Between Maturity Status Groups in Youth: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

    Article • Sports Medicine, March 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Marco Cardinale

  7. Core-Temperature Responses at the 3-km World Aquatics Open-Water Swimming Masters Championships in Doha 2024

    Article • International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, January 2025, Human Kinetics

    Dr Marco Cardinale

  8. Performance pathways in elite middle- and long-distance track and field athletes: The influence of a successful youth

    Article • Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, September 2024, Elsevier

    Dr Marco Cardinale

  9. Baseline clinical and MRI risk factors for hamstring reinjury showing the value of performing baseline MRI and delaying return to play: a multicentre, prospective cohort of 330 acute hamstring injuries

    Article • British Journal of Sports Medicine, May 2024, BMJ

    Dr Marco Cardinale

  10. The effects of the first wave of COVID-19 restrictions on physical activity: a longitudinal study from “step into health” program in Qatar

    Article • Frontiers in Public Health, March 2024, Frontiers

    Dr Marco Cardinale

  11. Medical services at the FIFA world cup Qatar 2022

    Article • British Journal of Sports Medicine, October 2023, BMJ

    Dr Marco Cardinale

  12. Imaging-detected sports injuries and imaging-guided interventions in athletes during the 2022 FIFA football (soccer) World Cup

    Article • Skeletal Radiology, September 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Marco Cardinale

  13. Junior to senior transition pathway in Italian Football: The rocky road to the top is not determined by youth national team’s selections

    Article • PLOS One, July 2023, PLOS

    Dr Marco Cardinale

  14. Thermoregulatory responses during road races in hot-humid conditions at the 2019 Athletics World Championships

    Article • Journal of Applied Physiology, May 2023, American Physiological Society

    Professor George Havenith, Dr Marco Cardinale

  15. Infographic. Oxford consensus on primary cam morphology and femoroacetabular impingement syndrome—natural history of primary cam morphology to inform clinical practice and research priorities on conditions affecting the young person’s hip

    Article • British Journal of Sports Medicine, January 2023, BMJ

    Dr Marco Cardinale, Amy Price

  16. Oxford consensus on primary cam morphology and femoroacetabular impingement syndrome: part 1—definitions, terminology, taxonomy and imaging outcomes

    Article • British Journal of Sports Medicine, December 2022, BMJ

    Dr Marco Cardinale

  17. Oxford consensus on primary cam morphology and femoroacetabular impingement syndrome: part 2—research priorities on conditions affecting the young person’s hip

    Article • British Journal of Sports Medicine, December 2022, BMJ

    Dr Marco Cardinale, Amy Price

  18. Don’t Throw the Baby Out With the Bathwater: Talent in Swimming Sprinting Events Might Be Hidden at Early Age

    Article • International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, November 2022, Human Kinetics

    Dr Marco Cardinale

  19. Association between thermal responses, medical events, performance, heat acclimation and health status in male and female elite athletes during the 2019 Doha World Athletics Championships

    Article • British Journal of Sports Medicine, February 2022, BMJ

    Professor George Havenith, Dr Marco Cardinale

  20. Handball

    Article • January 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Marco Cardinale

  21. Being a top swimmer during the early career is not a prerequisite for success: A study on sprinter strokes

    Article • Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, December 2021, Elsevier

    Dr Marco Cardinale

  22. Elite Junior Throwers Unlikely to Remain at the Top Level in the Senior Category

    Article • International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, September 2021, Human Kinetics

    Dr Marco Cardinale

  23. Tanner–Whitehouse and Modified Bayley–Pinneau Adult Height Predictions in Elite Youth Soccer Players from the Middle East

    Article • Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, July 2021, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Marco Cardinale

  24. Preparing athletes and staff for the first "pandemic" Olympic Games

    Article • The Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness, July 2021, Edizioni Minerva Medica

    Dr Marco Cardinale

  25. An objective description of routine sleep habits in elite youth football players from the Middle-East

    Article • Sleep Medicine, April 2021, Elsevier

    Dr Marco Cardinale

  26. World-Class Sprinters’ Careers: Early Success Does Not Guarantee Success at Adult Age

    Article • International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, March 2021, Human Kinetics

    Dr Marco Cardinale

  27. Hydration and cooling in elite athletes: relationship with performance, body mass loss and body temperatures during the Doha 2019 IAAF World Athletics Championships

    Article • British Journal of Sports Medicine, February 2021, BMJ

    Professor George Havenith, Dr Marco Cardinale

  28. Injury characteristics in male youth athletics: a five-season prospective study in a full-time sports academy

    Article • British Journal of Sports Medicine, November 2020, BMJ

    Dr Marco Cardinale

  29. Skin Temperature, Training Load, and Subjective Muscle Soreness in Junior Endurance Athletes: A Case Study

    Article • International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, October 2020, Human Kinetics

    Dr Marco Cardinale

  30. Performance progression of elite jumpers: Early performances do not predict later success

    Article • Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, September 2020, Wiley

    Dr Marco Cardinale

  31. Validation of Fabric-Based Thigh-Wearable EMG Sensors and Oximetry for Monitoring Quadriceps Activity during Strength and Endurance Exercises

    Article • Sensors, August 2020, MDPI AG

    Dr Marco Cardinale

  32. The Effect of High Volume Power Training on Repeated High-Intensity Performance and the Assessment of Repeat Power Ability: A Systematic Review

    Article • Sports Medicine, February 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Marco Cardinale

  33. Skeletal maturation and growth rates are related to bone and growth plate injuries in adolescent athletics

    Article • Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, February 2020, Wiley

    Dr Marco Cardinale

  34. Development in Adolescent Middle-Distance Athletes: A Study of Training Loadings, Physical Qualities, and Competition Performance

    Article • The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, December 2019, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Marco Cardinale

  35. Fatiguing effects of indirect vibration stimulation in upper limb muscles: pre, post and during isometric contractions superimposed on upper limb vibration

    Article • Royal Society Open Science, October 2019, Royal Society Publishing

    Professor Amit N Pujari, Dr Marco Cardinale

  36. Training Load and Injury Incidence Over One Season in Adolescent Arab Table Tennis Players: A Pilot Study

    Article • Asian Journal of Sports Medicine, July 2019, Kowsar Medical Institute

    Dr Marco Cardinale

  37. Recommendations for Measurement and Management of an Elite Athlete

    Article • Sports, May 2019, MDPI AG

    Dr Marco Cardinale

  38. Seasonal Changes in Performance Related Characteristics and Biochemical Marker Variability of Adolescent Table Tennis Players

    Article • Asian Journal of Sports Medicine, March 2019, Kowsar Medical Institute

    Dr Marco Cardinale

  39. Eine videobasierte Analyse zur Klassifizierung von Schulterverletzungen während der Handball-Weltmeisterschaft 2015

    Article • Sportverletzung · Sportschaden, March 2019, Thieme Publishing Group

    Dr Marco Cardinale

  40. Elite national athletes reach their peak performance later than non-elite in sprints and throwing events

    Article • Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, March 2019, Elsevier

    Dr Marco Cardinale

  41. Effects of vibration stimulation when superimposed on isometric contractions

    Article • Journal of Rehabilitation and Assistive Technologies Engineering, January 2019, SAGE Publications

    Dr Marco Cardinale, Professor Amit N Pujari

  42. Exploring possible relationships between 25(OH)D deficiency and variables related to inflammation, endothelial function, and enzymatic antioxidants in adolescent athletes: a prospective study

    Article • Biology of Sport, January 2019, Termedia Sp. z.o.o.

    Dr Marco Cardinale

  43. Training‐Induced Variations in Haematological and Biochemical Variables in Adolescent Athletes of Arab Origin Throughout an Entire Athletic Season

    Article • Journal of Human Kinetics, October 2018, De Gruyter

    Dr Marco Cardinale

  44. Fatiguing Effects of Indirect Vibration Stimulation in Upper Limb Muscles- pre, post and during Isometric Contractions Superimposed on Upper Limb Vibration

    Article • September 2018, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr Marco Cardinale, Professor Amit N Pujari

  45. A review of the performance requirements of squash

    Article • International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching, August 2018, SAGE Publications

    Dr Marco Cardinale

  46. Match demands of elite preadolescent team handball players: a preliminary study

    Article • Medicina dello Sport, June 2018, Edizioni Minerva Medica

    Dr Marco Cardinale

  47. A wearable integrated textile EMG and muscle oximetry system for monitoring exercise-induced effects: a feasibility study

    Article • June 2018, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dr Marco Cardinale

  48. The effects of vibration stimulation when superimposed on isometric contractions

    Article • May 2018, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Professor Amit N Pujari, Dr Marco Cardinale

  49. Video analysis of acute injuries and referee decisions during the 24th Men's Handball World Championship 2015 in Qatar

    Article • Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, April 2018, Wiley

    Dr Marco Cardinale

  50. Effects of vibration-induced fatigue on the H-reflex

    Article • Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology, April 2018, Elsevier

    Dr Marco Cardinale

  51. Influence of a concurrent strength and endurance training intervention on running performance in adolescent endurance athletes: An observational study

    Article • Journal of Human Sport and Exercise, January 2018, Asociacion Espanola de Analisis del Rendimiento Deportivo

    Dr Marco Cardinale

  52. Activity Profiles and Positional Differences of Handball Players During the World Championships in Qatar 2015

    Article • International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, August 2017, Human Kinetics

    Dr Marco Cardinale

  53. Correction: Career Performance Trajectories in Track and Field Jumping Events from Youth to Senior Success: The Importance of Learning and Development

    Article • PLOS One, May 2017, PLOS

    Dr Marco Cardinale

  54. Commentary on “Towards a Grand Unified Theory of sports performance”

    Article • Human Movement Science, May 2017, Elsevier

    Dr Marco Cardinale

  55. Practices & attitudes towards recovery in elite Asian & UK adolescent athletes

    Article • Physical Therapy in Sport, May 2017, Elsevier

    Dr Marco Cardinale

  56. Comparison between single and combined data collection methods in loaded squat jump power output

    Article • Gazzetta Medica Italiana Archivio per le Scienze Mediche, May 2017, Edizioni Minerva Medica

    Dr Marco Cardinale

  57. Hashtag #TrainingLoad2016—Spreading the Word

    Article • International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, April 2017, Human Kinetics

    Dr Pitre C Bourdon, Dr Marco Cardinale

  58. Monitoring Athlete Training Loads: Consensus Statement

    Article • International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, April 2017, Human Kinetics

    Dr Pitre C Bourdon, Dr Marco Cardinale

  59. Wearable Training-Monitoring Technology: Applications, Challenges, and Opportunities

    Article • International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, April 2017, Human Kinetics

    Dr Marco Cardinale

  60. Miniature upper limb vibration device developed for muscle strengthening

    Article • Healthcare Technology Letters, February 2017, the Institution of Engineering and Technology (the IET)

    Dr Marco Cardinale, Professor Amit N Pujari

  61. Career Performance Trajectories in Track and Field Jumping Events from Youth to Senior Success: The Importance of Learning and Development

    Article • PLOS One, January 2017, PLOS

    Dr Marco Cardinale

  62. A Pilot Study Using Entropy as a Non-Invasive Assessment of Running

    Article • International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, January 2017, Human Kinetics

    Dr Marco Cardinale, Andrew Murray

  63. Warm-up Practices in Elite Boxing Athletes

    Article • The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, January 2017, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Marco Cardinale

  64. Performance analysis of male handball goalkeepers at the World Handball championship 2015

    Article • Biology of Sport, January 2017, Termedia Sp. z.o.o.

    Dr Marco Cardinale

  65. Physical Predictors of Elite Skeleton Start Performance

    Article • International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, January 2017, Human Kinetics

    Dr Marco Cardinale

  66. Acute Citrulline-Malate Supplementation and High-Intensity Cycling Performance

    Article • The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, September 2016, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Marco Cardinale

  67. Characterization of muscle oxygenation response to vascular occlusion: implications for remote ischaemic preconditioning and physical Performance

    Article • Clinical Physiology and Functional Imaging, March 2016, Wiley

    Dr Marco Cardinale

  68. Eight-Week Vibration Training of the Elbow Flexors by Force Modulation

    Article • The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, March 2016, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Marco Cardinale

  69. From Protecting the Heart to Improving Athletic Performance – the Benefits of Local and Remote Ischaemic Preconditioning

    Article • Cardiovascular Drugs and Therapy, October 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Marco Cardinale

  70. Cold applications for recovery in adolescent athletes: a systematic review and meta analysis

    Article • Extreme Physiology & Medicine, October 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Marco Cardinale

  71. Home versus Away Competition: Effect on Psychophysiological Variables in Elite Rugby Union

    Article • International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, September 2015, Human Kinetics

    Dr Marco Cardinale

  72. The acute effects of spinal manipulation on neuromuscular function in asymptomatic individuals: A preliminary study

    Article • Physical Therapy in Sport, May 2015, Elsevier

    Dr Marco Cardinale

  73. Effects of Heavy-Resistance Strength and Balance Training on Unilateral and Bilateral Leg Strength Performance in Old Adults

    Article • PLOS One, February 2015, PLOS

    Dr Marco Cardinale

  74. Assessment of Physical Demands and Fluid Balance in Elite Female Handball Players during a 6-Day Competitive Tournament

    Article • International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism, February 2015, Human Kinetics

    Dr Marco Cardinale

  75. Characterization of acute ischemia-related physiological responses associated with remote ischemic preconditioning: a randomized controlled, crossover human study

    Article • Physiological Reports, November 2014, Wiley

    Dr Marco Cardinale

  76. A 1-Year Study of Endurance Runners: Training, Laboratory Tests, and Field Tests

    Article • International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, November 2014, Human Kinetics

    Dr Marco Cardinale

  77. The Acute Effects of Citrulline-Malate Supplementation on High Intensity Cycling Performance and Muscle Oxygenation

    Article • Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, May 2014, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Marco Cardinale

  78. Combination of External Load and Whole Body Vibration Potentiates the GH-releasing Effect of Squatting in Healthy Females

    Article • Hormone and Metabolic Research, April 2013, Thieme Publishing Group

    Dr Marco Cardinale

  79. Neuromuscular fatigue induced by whole-body vibration exercise

    Article • European Journal of Applied Physiology and Occupational Physiology, January 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Marco Cardinale

  80. Effect of Race Distance on Muscle Oxygenation in Short-Track Speed Skating

    Article • Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, January 2013, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Marco Cardinale

  81. The Effects of Whole-Body Vibration in Isolation or Combined with Strength Training in Female Athletes

    Article • The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, September 2012, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Marco Cardinale

  82. Analysis of muscle fatigue induced by isometric vibration exercise at varying frequencies

    Article • August 2012, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dr Marco Cardinale

  83. NIRS Measurements with Elite Speed Skaters: Comparison Between the Ice Rink and the Laboratory

    Article • July 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Marco Cardinale

  84. Asymmetry of Quadriceps Muscle Oxygenation during Elite Short-Track Speed Skating

    Article • Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, March 2012, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Marco Cardinale

  85. Visual Skills and Playing Positions of Olympic Field Hockey Players

    Article • Perceptual and Motor Skills, February 2012, SAGE Publications

    Dr Marco Cardinale

  86. Growth Hormone-Releasing Effects of Whole Body Vibration Alone or Combined with Squatting plus External Load in Severely Obese Female Subjects

    Article • Obesity Facts, January 2012, Karger Publishers

    Dr Marco Cardinale

  87. Two Emerging Concepts for Elite Athletes

    Article • Sports Medicine, February 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Marco Cardinale

  88. Strength Training

    Article • December 2010, Wiley

    Dr Marco Cardinale

  89. Electromyographic assessment of muscle fatigue during isometric vibration training at varying frequencies

    Article • August 2010, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dr Marco Cardinale

  90. Near Infrared Spectroscopy Measurements Of Muscle Metabolism In Elite Short-track Speed Skaters During On-ice Race Simulation

    Article • Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, May 2010, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Marco Cardinale

  91. Newly developed vibration stimulation device for lower limb exercises.

    Article • September 2009, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dr Marco Cardinale, Professor Amit N Pujari

  92. The Effects of a 28-Hz Vibration on Arm Muscle Activity during Isometric Exercise

    Article • Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, March 2009, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Marco Cardinale

  93. Muscle electrical activity during force modulation exercise

    Article • January 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Marco Cardinale

  94. Vibration Training in Elite Sport: Effective Training Solution or Just Another Fad?

    Article • International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, June 2008, Human Kinetics

    Dr Marco Cardinale

  95. Hormonal responses to a single session of wholebody vibration exercise in older individuals

    Article • British Journal of Sports Medicine, April 2008, BMJ

    Dr Marco Cardinale

  96. Neuromuscular and hormonal responses to a single session of whole body vibration exercise in healthy young men

    Article • Clinical Physiology and Functional Imaging, July 2007, Wiley

    Dr Marco Cardinale

  97. Gastrocnemius Medialis and Vastus Lateralis Oxygenation during Whole-Body Vibration Exercise

    Article • Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, April 2007, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Marco Cardinale

  98. Whole-body vibration can reduce calciuria induced by high protein intakes and may counteract bone resorption: A preliminary study

    Article • Journal of Sports Sciences, January 2007, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Marco Cardinale

  99. The acute effects of different whole body vibration amplitudes on the endocrine system of young healthy men: a preliminary study

    Article • Clinical Physiology and Functional Imaging, November 2006, Wiley

    Dr Marco Cardinale

  100. Neuromuscular and Hormonal Effects of a Single Session of Whole Body Vibration Exercise

    Article • Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, May 2006, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Marco Cardinale

  101. Strength Training on Vibrating Plates

    Article • Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, May 2006, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Marco Cardinale

  102. Vibration exercise makes your muscles and bones stronger: fact or fiction?

    Article • Menopause International, March 2006, SAGE Publications

    Dr Marco Cardinale

  103. IS TESTOSTERONE INFLUENCING EXPLOSIVE PERFORMANCE?

    Article • The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, February 2006, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Marco Cardinale

  104. Is Testosterone Influencing Explosive Performance?

    Article • The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, January 2006, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Marco Cardinale

  105. Whole body vibration exercise: are vibrations good for you? * Commentary

    Article • British Journal of Sports Medicine, September 2005, BMJ

    Dr Marco Cardinale

  106. Reliability and Factorial Validity of Squat and Countermovement Jump Tests

    Article • The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, August 2004, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Marco Cardinale

  107. High-frequency vibration training able to increase muscle power in postmenopausal women

    Article • Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, April 2004, Elsevier

    Dr Marco Cardinale

  108. Reliability and Factorial Validity of Squat and Countermovement Jump Tests

    Article • The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, January 2004, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Marco Cardinale

  109. The effects of whole body vibration on humans: Dangerous or advantageous?

    Article • Acta Physica Hungarica A) Heavy Ion Physics, September 2003, Akademiai Kiado

    Dr Marco Cardinale

  110. The Use of Vibration as an Exercise Intervention

    Article • Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews, January 2003, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Marco Cardinale

  111. Electromyography Activity of Vastus Lateralis Muscle During Whole-Body Vibrations of Different Frequencies

    Article • The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, January 2003, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Marco Cardinale

  112. Hormonal responses to whole-body vibration in men

    Article • European Journal of Applied Physiology and Occupational Physiology, March 2000, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Marco Cardinale

  113. Influence of vibration on mechanical power and electromyogram activity in human arm flexor muscles

    Article • European Journal of Applied Physiology and Occupational Physiology, April 1999, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Marco Cardinale

  114. Adaptive responses of human skeletal muscle to vibration exposure

    Article • Clinical Physiology and Functional Imaging, February 1999, Wiley

    Dr Marco Cardinale

  115. Conditioning for Team Handball

    Article • Strength and Conditioning, January 1997, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Marco Cardinale