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  1. From angel investors to venture capital: fundraising pathways and financial viability in professional esports teams

    Article • Venture Capital, February 2026, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Nicolas Scelles

  2. From project to place: conceptualising place-based factors leading to successful social innovation in sport

    Article • European Sport Management Quarterly, January 2026, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Nicolas Scelles

  3. Pricing football transfers using video gaming data

    Article • Journal of Sports Analytics, November 2025, SAGE Publications

    Dr Nicolas Scelles

  4. ‘We exist because of them’: understanding the integration mechanisms and process of men’s and women’s football in China

    Article • Sport Management Review, October 2025, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Nicolas Scelles

  5. Sport-based social justice movements and activism: a narrative review

    Article • Sport in Society, June 2025, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Nicolas Scelles

  6. Esports business ecosystem and its lifecycle: a case study of Zhongxian Esports Town in China

    Article • Internet Research, June 2025, Emerald

    Dr Nicolas Scelles

  7. The classification of esports events: definitions, sizes and composite index development

    Article • Managing Sport and Leisure, May 2025, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Nicolas Scelles

  8. Revisiting sport management journals in the Academic Journal Guide 2024: no improvement … this time?

    Article • Managing Sport and Leisure, March 2025, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Nicolas Scelles

  9. A Vision for the Formal Documentation and Digitalization of Sports Commentators’ Commentaries

    Article • International Journal of Sport Communication, March 2025, Human Kinetics

    Dr Nicolas Scelles

  10. Making the impact of publications within a field comparable by improving the field-weighted citation impact (FWCI): the case of sport management

    Article • Scientometrics, February 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Nicolas Scelles

  11. The impact of ‘super clubs’ on uncertainty of outcome in the UEFA women's champions league

    Article • February 2025, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Nicolas Scelles

  12. France

    Article • October 2024, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Nicolas Scelles

  13. Social Impact Assessment of Corporate Social Responsibility Initiatives: Evaluating the Social Return on Investment of an Inclusion Offer

    Article • Journal of Business Ethics, August 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Nicolas Scelles

  14. La prévision économique des médailles par nation aux jeux olympiques de paris 2024

    Article • Revue de l OFCE, July 2024, CAIRN

    Dr Nicolas Scelles

  15. Le football international des femmes est-il moins équilibré et intense que celui des hommes ?

    Article • Staps, July 2024, CAIRN

    Dr Nicolas Scelles

  16. Le fair-play financier de l’UEFA est-il « juste » ? Le cas du Real Madrid

    Article • Revue d économie financière, June 2024, CAIRN

    Dr Nicolas Scelles

  17. The determinants of stadium attendance in elite women’s football: evidence from the FA Women’s Super League

    Article • European Sport Management Quarterly, May 2024, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Nicolas Scelles

  18. The video assistant referee in football

    Article • Sports Engineering, April 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Mr Sergiy Nazarovets, Dr Nicolas Scelles

  19. An artificial intelligence tool misclassifies sport science journals as predatory

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

    Dr Nicolas Scelles

  20. Impact of the UEFA Nations League on competitive balance, competitive intensity, and fairness in European men’s national team football

    Article • International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics, February 2024, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Nicolas Scelles

  21. Impact of Market Value, Roster Size, Arrivals and Departures on Performance in Iranian Men’s Football

    Article • Sustainability, June 2023, MDPI AG

    Dr Nicolas Scelles

  22. Sport management journals should be rated higher in journal ranking lists! Towards a better international recognition of the field

    Article • Managing Sport and Leisure, May 2023, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Nicolas Scelles

  23. The impact of ‘super clubs’ on uncertainty of outcome in the UEFA women’s champions league

    Article • Soccer and Society, March 2023, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Nicolas Scelles

  24. Continuing or withdrawing from endurance sport events under environmental uncertainty: athletes’ decision-making

    Article • Sport Management Review, March 2023, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Nicolas Scelles

  25. What can be learnt from failures in the sports media business? A case study of the Mediapro crash in football media rights in France

    Article • Journal of Media Business Studies, March 2023, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Nicolas Scelles

  26. From Sport Policy to National Federation Sport Policy: An Integrative Literature Review and Conceptualisation Attempt

    Article • Sustainability, February 2023, MDPI AG

    Dr Nicolas Scelles

  27. Gender Inequality in European Football: Evidence from Competitive Balance and Competitive Intensity in the UEFA Men’s and Women’s Champions League

    Article • Economies, December 2022, MDPI AG

    Dr Nicolas Scelles

  28. The Consequences of a Switch to Free-to-Play for Overwatch and Its Esports League

    Article • Journal of Risk and Financial Management, October 2022, MDPI AG

    Dr Nicolas Scelles

  29. The new hope of Chinese football? Youth football reforms and policy conflicts in the implementation process

    Article • European Sport Management Quarterly, June 2022, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Nicolas Scelles

  30. Valuation and Negotiation of Sport Broadcast Rights

    Article • April 2022, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Nicolas Scelles

  31. Managing sport and leisure in the era of Covid-19

    Article • Managing Sport and Leisure, February 2022, Taylor & Francis

    Paul Kitchin, Dr Nicolas Scelles

  32. The 2021 European Super League attempt: motivation, outcome, and the future of football

    Article • International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics, January 2022, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Nicolas Scelles

  33. Modeling Performances and Competitive Balance in Road Cycling Competitions

    Article • January 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Nicolas Scelles

  34. Impact of the special issues in sport management and sociology journals

    Article • Managing Sport and Leisure, November 2021, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Nicolas Scelles

  35. Fans’ Perceptions towards Video Assistant Referee (VAR) in the English Premier League

    Article • Journal of Risk and Financial Management, November 2021, MDPI AG

    Dr Nicolas Scelles

  36. Competitive intensity: sporting rules generating it and impact on fan demand

    Article • October 2021, Edward Elgar Publishing

    Dr Nicolas Scelles

  37. Outcome uncertainty fluctuation and match demand: a plea for a competitive intensity metrics

    Article • October 2021, Edward Elgar Publishing

    Dr Nicolas Scelles

  38. Leader Dismissal or Continuity, President Longevity, Geographic Orientation of Owners and Team Performance: Insights from French Men’s Football, 1994–2016

    Article • Journal of Risk and Financial Management, September 2021, MDPI AG

    Dr Nicolas Scelles

  39. Does a country’s income inequality affect its citizens’ quest for equality in leisure? Evidence from European men’s football

    Article • Economics and Business Letters, May 2021, Universidad de Oviedo

    Dr Nicolas Scelles

  40. Economic determinants of sport performance

    Article • May 2021, Edward Elgar Publishing

    Dr Nicolas Scelles

  41. Influence of competitive intensity on stadium attendance. An analysis of the French football Ligue 1 over the period 2009-2019 through a visualization system

    Article • Soccer and Society, May 2021, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Nicolas Scelles

  42. Policy and politics of women’s sport and women in sport

    Article • International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics, April 2021, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Nicolas Scelles

  43. Intra-match competitive balance and intensity in UEFA men’s national team competitions: the impact of recent changes in formats

    Article • Soccer and Society, March 2021, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Nicolas Scelles

  44. Policy, political and economic determinants of the evolution of competitive balance in the FIFA women’s football World Cups

    Article • International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics, March 2021, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Nicolas Scelles

  45. Do the Peculiar Economics of Professional Team Sports Apply to Esports? Sequential Snowballing Literature Reviews and Implications

    Article • Economies, March 2021, MDPI AG

    Dr Nicolas Scelles

  46. Dynamics of publication in international scientific reviews in sport management: Towards an Agenda 21

    Article • Management et Organisations du Sport, January 2021, Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe (CCSD)

    Dr Nicolas Scelles

  47. Esports Governance: Exploring Stakeholder Dynamics

    Article • Sustainability, October 2020, MDPI AG

    Dr Nicolas Scelles

  48. The determinants of stadium attendance in elite women’s football: Evidence from the UEFA Women's Champions League

    Article • Sport Management Review, July 2020, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Nicolas Scelles

  49. Determinants of competitive balance across countries: insights from European men’s football first tiers, 2006–2018

    Article • Managing Sport and Leisure, June 2020, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Nicolas Scelles

  50. Determinants of coopetition and contingency of strategic choices: the case of professional football clubs in France

    Article • European Sport Management Quarterly, June 2020, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Nicolas Scelles

  51. Forecasting National Medal Totals at the Summer Olympic Games Reconsidered

    Article • Social Science Quarterly, March 2020, Wiley

    Dr Nicolas Scelles

  52. What drives sports TV rights? A comparative analysis of their evolution in English and French men’s football first divisions, 1980–2020

    Article • Soccer and Society, October 2019, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Nicolas Scelles

  53. The engagement of actors during the formulation of a national federation sport policy: an analysis within the French Rugby Union

    Article • International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics, July 2019, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Nicolas Scelles

  54. Elite sport policies and international sporting success: a panel data analysis of European women’s national football team performance

    Article • European Sport Management Quarterly, April 2019, Taylor & Francis

    Stephen Morrow, Dr Nicolas Scelles

  55. Gouvernance des clubs de football professionnels

    Article • Revue française de gestion, March 2019, John Libbey Eurotext

    Dr Nicolas Scelles

  56. Determinants of national men's football team performance: a focus on goal difference between teams

    Article • International Journal of Sport Management and Marketing, January 2019, Inderscience Publishers

    Dr Nicolas Scelles

  57. Women’s football studies: an integrative review

    Article • Sport Business and Management An International Journal, November 2018, Emerald

    Dr Nicolas Scelles

  58. A winner’s curse in the bidding process for broadcasting rights in football? The cases of the French and UK markets

    Article • Sport in Society, November 2018, Taylor & Francis

    Antoine Feuillet, Dr Nicolas Scelles

  59. Revenus et Superstars dans les sports individuels

    Article • Revue française de gestion, October 2018, John Libbey Eurotext

    Dr Nicolas Scelles

  60. Explaining the Number of Social Media Fans for North American and European Professional Sports Clubs with Determinants of Their Financial Value

    Article • International Journal of Financial Studies, November 2017, MDPI AG

    Dr Nicolas Scelles

  61. What makes a breakaway successful in the Tour de France?

    Article • Team Performance Management An International Journal, October 2017, Emerald

    Dr Nicolas Scelles, Mr Jean-François Mignot

  62. The win/profit maximization debate: strategic adaptation as the answer?

    Article • Sport Business and Management An International Journal, May 2017, Emerald

    Stephen Morrow, Dr Nicolas Scelles

  63. French DNCG management control versus UEFA Financial Fair Play: a divergent conception of financial regulation objectives

    Article • Soccer and Society, May 2017, Taylor & Francis

    Stephen Morrow, Dr Nicolas Scelles

  64. Routledge Handbook of Football Marketing

    Article • March 2017, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Nicolas Scelles

  65. Economic Model of a Professional Football Club in France

    Article • March 2017, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Nicolas Scelles

  66. Case 6 Paris Saint- Germain: a new brand to dream even bigger

    Article • February 2017, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Nicolas Scelles

  67. Star quality and competitive balance? Television audience demand for English Premier League football reconsidered

    Article • Applied Economics Letters, January 2017, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Nicolas Scelles

  68. France: Organisation of Sport and Policy Towards Sport Federations

    Article • January 2017, Nature

    Dr Nicolas Scelles

  69. L’intensité compétitive appliquée au cyclisme : modélisation et impacts potentiels sur l’organisation des courses professionnelles

    Article • Staps, January 2017, CAIRN

    Dr Nicolas Scelles

  70. Comparaison entre prédictions et réalisations pour la Coupe du Monde de la FIFA 2014 : des pistes pour une aide à la prise de décision pour les paris futurs ?

    Article • January 2017, OpenEdition

    Dr Nicolas Scelles

  71. Insolvency in French Soccer

    Article • Journal of Sports Economics, November 2016, SAGE Publications

    Dr Nicolas Scelles

  72. Perceptions of key stakeholders regarding National Federation Sport Policy: the case of the French Rugby Union

    Article • Managing Sport and Leisure, September 2016, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Nicolas Scelles

  73. Do all sporting prizes have a significant positive impact on attendance in a European national football league? (Competitive intensity in the French Ligue 1)

    Article • Economic Policy, June 2016, Economic Policy

    Dr Nicolas Scelles

  74. Modeling Performances and Competitive Balance in Professional Road Cycling

    Article • September 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Nicolas Scelles

  75. Identification et maîtrise des facteurs clés de succès par les dirigeants

    Article • La Revue des Sciences de Gestion, January 2015, CAIRN

    Dr Nicolas Scelles

  76. Walter C. Neale 50 Years After: Beyond Competitive Balance, the League Standing Effect Tested With French Football Data

    Article • Journal of Sports Economics, November 2014, SAGE Publications

    Dr Nicolas Scelles

  77. Professional Sports Firm Values: Bringing New Determinants to the Foreground? A Study of European Soccer, 2005-2013

    Article • Journal of Sports Economics, June 2014, SAGE Publications

    Dr Nicolas Scelles

  78. Mining Tracks of Competitive Video Games

    Article • AASRI Procedia, January 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Nicolas Scelles

  79. Determinants of Professional Sports Firm Values in the United States and Europe: A Comparison between Sports over the Period 2004-2011

    Article • International Journal of Sport Finance, November 2013, SAGE Publications

    Dr Nicolas Scelles

  80. Competitive balance versus competitive intensity before a match: is one of these two concepts more relevant in explaining attendance? The case of the French football Ligue 1 over the period 2008–2011

    Article • Applied Economics, October 2013, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Nicolas Scelles

  81. Fouille de traces de jeu vidéo en compétition. Une approche stratégique et sportive

    Article • Ingénierie des systèmes d information, April 2012, Lavoisier

    Dr Nicolas Scelles

  82. Music during lectures: Will students learn better?

    Article • Learning and Individual Differences, April 2012, Elsevier

    Dr Sylvain Laborde, Dr Nicolas Scelles

  83. Économie du sport professionnel et équilibre compétitif. Les limites d’une approche largement utilisée : « Noll-Scully measure of Competitive Balance »

    Article • Science & Motricité, January 2012, EDP Sciences

    Dr Nicolas Scelles

  84. Marketing in sport leagues: optimising the product design. Intra-championship competitive intensity in French football Ligue 1 and basketball Pro A

    Article • International Journal of Sport Management and Marketing, January 2011, Inderscience Publishers

    Michel Desbordes, Dr Nicolas Scelles

  85. Intra-match competitive intensity in French football Ligue 1 and rugby Top 14

    Article • International Journal of Sport Management and Marketing, January 2011, Inderscience Publishers

    Dr Nicolas Scelles

  86. Trait emotional intelligence and preference for intuition and deliberation: Respective influence on academic performance

    Article • Personality and Individual Differences, November 2010, Elsevier

    Dr Sylvain Laborde, Dr Nicolas Scelles

  87. Incertitude du résultat et demande du public : l’intensité compétitive intra-match comme variable clé

    Article • Science & Motricité, January 2010, EDP Sciences

    Dr Nicolas Scelles