| Fundamental movement skill proficiency amongst adolescent youth W O’Brien, S Belton, J Issartel Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy 21 (6), 557-571, 2016 | 254 | 2016 |
| Implications for European Physical Education Teacher Education during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-institutional SWOT analysis W O’Brien, M Adamakis, N O’Brien, M Onofre, J Martins, A Dania, ... European Journal of Teacher Education 43 (4), 503-522, 2020 | 245 | 2020 |
| Global levels of fundamental motor skills in children: A systematic review LE Bolger, LA Bolger, C O’Neill, E Coughlan, W O’Brien, S Lacey, ... Journal of Sports Sciences 39 (7), 717-753, 2021 | 226 | 2021 |
| Youth-Physical Activity Towards Health: evidence and background to the development of the Y-PATH physical activity intervention for adolescents S Belton, W O’Brien, S Meegan, C Woods, J Issartel BMC Public Health 14, 1-12, 2014 | 163 | 2014 |
| Age and sex differences in fundamental movement skills among a cohort of Irish school children LE Bolger, LA Bolger, C O’Neill, E Coughlan, W O’Brien, S Lacey, ... Journal of motor learning and development 6 (1), 81-100, 2018 | 111 | 2018 |
| A narrative review of motor competence in children and adolescents: what we know and what we need to find out L Lopes, R Santos, M Coelho-e-Silva, C Draper, J Mota, B Jidovtseff, ... International journal of environmental research and public health 18 (1), 18, 2021 | 109 | 2021 |
| The relationship between adolescents’ physical activity, fundamental movement skills and weight status W O’Brien, S Belton, J Issartel Journal of sports sciences 34 (12), 1159-1167, 2016 | 85 | 2016 |
| The children’s sport participation and physical activity study 2018 (CSPPA 2018) C Woods, C Powell, JA Saunders, W O'Brien, MH Murphy, C Duff, ... Sport Ireland, 2019 | 80 | 2019 |
| Run, jump, throw and catch: How proficient are children attending English schools at the fundamental motor skills identified as key within the school curriculum? MJ Duncan, CMP Roscoe, M Noon, CCT Clark, W O’Brien, ELJ Eyre European Physical Education Review 26 (4), 814-826, 2020 | 76 | 2020 |
| Self-perceived and actual motor competence in young British children MJ Duncan, V Jones, W O’Brien, LM Barnett, ELJ Eyre Perceptual and motor skills 125 (2), 251-264, 2018 | 75 | 2018 |
| Relationship between physical activity, screen time and weight status among young adolescents W O’Brien, J Issartel, S Belton Sports 6 (3), 57, 2018 | 73 | 2018 |
| The relationship between actual fundamental motor skill proficiency, perceived motor skill confidence and competence, and physical activity in 8–12-year-old Irish female youth O Farmer, S Belton, W O’Brien Sports 5 (4), 74, 2017 | 69 | 2017 |
| Increasing athlete knowledge of mental health and intentions to seek help: The State of Mind Ireland (SOMI) pilot program G Breslin, T Haughey, W O’Brien, L Caulfield, A Robertson, M Lawlor Journal of Clinical Sport Psychology 12 (1), 39-56, 2018 | 65 | 2018 |
| Patterns of noncompliance in adolescent field-based accelerometer research S Belton, W O’Brien, EE Wickel, J Issartel Journal of Physical Activity and Health 10 (8), 1181-1185, 2013 | 61 | 2013 |
| Evidence for the efficacy of the youth-physical activity towards health (Y-PATH) intervention W O'Brien, J Issartel, S Belton Scientific Research Publishing, 2013 | 44 | 2013 |
| The age-related association of movement in Irish adolescent youth D Lester, B McGrane, S Belton, MJ Duncan, FC Chambers, W O’Brien Sports 5 (4), 77, 2017 | 41 | 2017 |
| Results from Ireland north and South’s 2016 report card on physical activity for children and youth DM Harrington, M Murphy, A Carlin, T Coppinger, A Donnelly, KP Dowd, ... Journal of physical activity and health 13 (s2), S183-S188, 2016 | 41 | 2016 |
| A cross-validation study of the TGMD-2: The case of an adolescent population J Issartel, B McGrane, R Fletcher, W O’Brien, D Powell, S Belton Journal of science and medicine in sport 20 (5), 475-479, 2017 | 40 | 2017 |
| Where does the time go? Patterns of physical activity in adolescent youth S Belton, W O’Brien, J Issartel, B McGrane, D Powell Journal of science and medicine in sport 19 (11), 921-925, 2016 | 40 | 2016 |
| Do Irish adolescents have adequate functional movement skill and confidence? W O’Brien, MJ Duncan, O Farmer, D Lester Journal of Motor Learning and Development 6 (s2), S301-S319, 2018 | 38 | 2018 |
