{rfName}
AC

Indexed in

License and use

Citations

131

Altmetrics

Article has an altmetric score of 4

Analysis of institutional authors

Yvert, ThomasAuthorRodriguez-Romo, GabrielAuthor

Share

June 9, 2019
Publications
>
Article
No

ACTN3 R577X Polymorphism and Explosive Leg-Muscle Power in Elite Basketball Players

Publicated to:International Journal Of Sports Physiology And Performance. 9 (2): 226-232 - 2014-01-01 9(2), DOI: 10.1123/IJSPP.2012-0331

Authors: Garatachea, Nuria; Verde, Zoraida; Santos-Lozano, Alejandro; Yvert, Thomas; Rodriguez-Romo, Gabriel; Sarasa, Francisco J.; Hernandez-Sanchez, Sonsoles; Santiago, Catalina; Lucia, Alejandro;

Affiliations

Club BasketZaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain - Author
European Univ Madrid, Madrid, Spain - Author
European Univ Miguel de Cervantes, Valladolid, Spain - Author
Polytech Univ, INEF, Madrid, Spain - Author
Univ Leon, Dept Biomed Sci, E-24071 Leon, Spain - Author
Univ San Jorge, Zaragoza, Spain - Author
Univ Zaragoza, Fac Hlth & Sport Sci, Huesca, Spain - Author
See more

Abstract

Purpose: To determine the association of the ACTN3 R577X polymorphism with leg-muscle explosive power in Spanish (white) elite basketball players and controls. Participants: 100 (60 men) elite basketball players (cases) and 283 nonathletic controls. Methods: The authors assessed power performance by means of the vertical-squat and countermovement-jump tests. Results: Genotype distributions did not differ between groups (cases: 37.0% [RR], 42.0% [RX], and 21.0% [XX]; controls: 31.8% [RR], 49.8% [RX], and 18.4% [XX]; P=.353). The authors did not observe any effect of the ACTN3 R577X polymorphism on study phenotypes in either group, including when they performed the analyses separately in men and women. They found no association between the ACTN3 R577X polymorphism and the likelihood of being an elite basketball player using the dominant or the recessive model, and the results remained unaltered when the analyses were adjusted for sex, weight, height, and age or when performed for men and women separately. Conclusions: Although the ACTN3 R577X is associated with explosive muscle performance and this phenotype is important in the sport of basketball (ie, during jumps), the authors found no association with leg explosive power in elite basket players or with the status of being this type of athlete.

Keywords

?-actinin-3AdultsAlpha-actinin-3Athletic performanceBasketballGenetic associationGenotypeJumpPhysiological-characteristicsPowerStrengthTestsTimeWomenΑ-actinin-3

Quality index

Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal International Journal Of Sports Physiology And Performance due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency WoS (JCR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2014, it was in position 13/81, thus managing to position itself as a Q1 (Primer Cuartil), in the category Sport Sciences.

From a relative perspective, and based on the normalized impact indicator calculated from World Citations from Scopus Elsevier, it yields a value for the Field-Weighted Citation Impact from the Scopus agency: 1.19, which indicates that, compared to works in the same discipline and in the same year of publication, it ranks as a work cited above average. (source consulted: ESI Nov 14, 2024)

This information is reinforced by other indicators of the same type, which, although dynamic over time and dependent on the set of average global citations at the time of their calculation, consistently position the work at some point among the top 50% most cited in its field:

  • Field Citation Ratio (FCR) from Dimensions: 7.1 (source consulted: Dimensions Jul 2025)

Specifically, and according to different indexing agencies, this work has accumulated citations as of 2025-07-16, the following number of citations:

  • WoS: 20
  • Scopus: 34
  • Europe PMC: 12
  • Google Scholar: 60

Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2025-07-16:

  • The use, from an academic perspective evidenced by the Altmetric agency indicator referring to aggregations made by the personal bibliographic manager Mendeley, gives us a total of: 92.
  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 102 (PlumX).

With a more dissemination-oriented intent and targeting more general audiences, we can observe other more global scores such as:

  • The Total Score from Altmetric: 3.5.
  • The number of mentions on the social network X (formerly Twitter): 6 (Altmetric).

It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

  • Assignment of a Handle/URN as an identifier within the deposit in the Institutional Repository: https://oa.upm.es/84255/

As a result of the publication of the work in the institutional repository, statistical usage data has been obtained that reflects its impact. In terms of dissemination, we can state that, as of

  • Views: 47
  • Downloads: 1