| Growth, maturation, and physical activity RM Malina, C Bouchard, O Bar-Or Human kinetics, 2004 | 7095 | 2004 |
| Evidence based physical activity for school-age youth WB Strong, RM Malina, CJR Blimkie, SR Daniels, RK Dishman, B Gutin, ... The Journal of pediatrics 146 (6), 732-737, 2005 | 6351 | 2005 |
| Tracking of physical activity and physical fitness across the lifespan RM Malina Research quarterly for exercise and sport 67 (sup3), S-48-S-57, 1996 | 1544 | 1996 |
| Effect of physical education and activity levels on academic achievement in children DP Coe, JM Pivarnik, CJ Womack, MJ Reeves, RM Malina Medicine & science in sports & exercise 38 (8), 1515-1519, 2006 | 1273 | 2006 |
| Height and weight standards for preschool children: how relevant are ethnic differences in growth potential? JP Habicht, C Yarbrough, R Martorell, RM Malina, RE Klein The Lancet 303 (7858), 611-615, 1974 | 1124 | 1974 |
| The relationship between peak height velocity and physical performance in youth soccer players RM Philippaerts, R Vaeyens, M Janssens, B Van Renterghem, D Matthys, ... Journal of sports sciences 24 (3), 221-230, 2006 | 1048 | 2006 |
| Maturity-associated variation in the growth and functional capacities of youth football (soccer) players 13–15 years RM Malina, JC Eisenmann, SP Cumming, B Ribeiro, J Aroso European journal of applied physiology 91, 555-562, 2004 | 906 | 2004 |
| Physical activity and fitness: pathways from childhood to adulthood RM Malina American Journal of Human Biology: The Official Journal of the Human Biology …, 2001 | 891 | 2001 |
| Genetics of fitness and physical performance C Bouchard, RM Malina, L Pérusse Human Kinetics, 1997 | 810 | 1997 |
| Physical growth and biological maturation of young athletes RM Malina Exercise and sport sciences reviews 22 (1), 280-284, 1994 | 774 | 1994 |
| Early sport specialization: roots, effectiveness, risks RM Malina Current sports medicine reports 9 (6), 364-371, 2010 | 752 | 2010 |
| A multidisciplinary selection model for youth soccer: the Ghent Youth Soccer Project R Vaeyens, RM Malina, M Janssens, B Van Renterghem, J Bourgois, ... British journal of sports medicine 40 (11), 928-934, 2006 | 751 | 2006 |
| Factors affecting levels of physical activity in adults V Seefeldt, RM Malina, MA Clark Sports medicine 32, 143-168, 2002 | 750 | 2002 |
| Body mass index, waist circumference, and clustering of cardiovascular disease risk factors in a biracial sample of children and adolescents PT Katzmarzyk, SR Srinivasan, W Chen, RM Malina, C Bouchard, ... Pediatrics 114 (2), e198-e205, 2004 | 713 | 2004 |
| Biological maturation of youth athletes: assessment and implications RM Malina, AD Rogol, SP Cumming, MJC e Silva, AJ Figueiredo British journal of sports medicine 49 (13), 852-859, 2015 | 693 | 2015 |
| Motor coordination as predictor of physical activity in childhood VP Lopes, LP Rodrigues, JAR Maia, RM Malina Scandinavian journal of medicine & science in sports 21 (5), 663-669, 2011 | 656 | 2011 |
| Growth and physical performance relative to the timing of the adolescent spurt G Beunen, RM Malina Exercise and sport sciences reviews 16 (1), 503-540, 1988 | 655 | 1988 |
| International Olympic Committee consensus statement on youth athletic development MF Bergeron, M Mountjoy, N Armstrong, M Chia, J Côté, CA Emery, ... British journal of sports medicine 49 (13), 843-851, 2015 | 621 | 2015 |
| Height, mass and skeletal maturity of elite Portuguese soccer players aged 11–16 years RM Malina, MEP Reyes, JC Eisenmann, L Horta, J Rodrigues, R Miller Journal of sports sciences 18 (9), 685-693, 2000 | 605 | 2000 |
| Assessment, prevalence, and cardiovascular benefits of physical activity and fitness in youth T Baranowski, C Bouchard, O Bar-Or, T Bricker, G Heath, SYS Kimm, ... Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise 24 (6), 237-247, 1992 | 545 | 1992 |
