WADA/DopingEvidence & Dosage

Top studies on WADA/Doping

Ranked by influential-citation count and publication year.

1. 01

   Personal and psychosocial predictors of doping use in physical activity settings: a meta-analysis.

   Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.)·201487 influential citations

   <h4>Background</h4>There is a growing body of empirical evidence on demographic and psychosocial predictors of doping intentions and behaviors utilizing a variety of variables and conceptual models. However, to date there has been no…

2. 02

   The presence of doping agents in dietary supplements: A glimpse into the Brazilian situation.

   Drug testing and analysis·202480 influential citations

   Dietary supplements (DS) are intended for healthy people to maintain or improve their overall health. Its consumption is widespread in large part of the general population and at all levels of athletes. Nevertheless, DS use can also pose…

3. 03

   Psychosocial predictors of doping intentions and use in sport and exercise: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

   British journal of sports medicine·2024·n=1379 influential citations

   <h4>Objective</h4>To conduct a meta-analytic review of psychosocial predictors of doping intention, doping use and inadvertent doping in sport and exercise settings.<h4>Design</h4>Systematic review and meta-analysis.<h4>Data…

4. 04

   Use of doping agents, particularly anabolic steroids, in sports and society.

   Lancet (London, England)·200871 influential citations

   The use of doping agents, particularly anabolic androgenic steroids (AAS), has changed from being a problem restricted to sports to one of public-health concern. We review the prevalence of misuse, the evidence that some drugs improve…

5. 05

   Prevalence of doping use in elite sports: a review of numbers and methods.

   Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.)·201563 influential citations

   The prevalence of doping in elite sports is relevant for all those involved in sports, particularly for evaluating anti-doping policy measures. Remarkably, few scientific articles have addressed this subject so far, and the last review…

6. 06

   Rapid and simple procedure for the determination of cathinones, amphetamine-like stimulants and other new psychoactive substances in blood and urine by GC-MS.

   Journal of pharmaceutical and biomedical analysis·201863 influential citations

   In the last few years an increasing number of new psychoactive substances (NPS), with different chemical structures (of which 37% are stimulants), have been released into the illicit drug market. Their detection and identification in…

7. 07

   The forensic response after an adverse analytical finding (doping) involving a selective androgen receptor modulator (SARM) in human athlete.

   Journal of pharmaceutical and biomedical analysis·202260 influential citations

   Selective androgen receptor modulators (SARMs) are a class of drugs presenting identical anabolic properties to anabolic steroids in addition to marked reduced androgenic effects. These drugs have emerged in the doping area within the…

8. 08

   Trends in dietary supplement use among athletes selected for doping controls.

   Frontiers in nutrition·2023·n=10,41845 influential citations

   Background Dietary supplements (DS) may be beneficial for athletes in certain situations, whereas incorrect or excessive use may impair performance, pose a risk to the athlete's health and cause positive doping tests by containing…

9. 09

   Investigations into the elimination profiles and metabolite ratios of micro-dosed selective androgen receptor modulator LGD-4033 for doping control purposes.

   Analytical and bioanalytical chemistry·2022·n=3044 influential citations

   LGD-4033 (ligandrol) is a selective androgen receptor modulator (SARM), which is prohibited in sports by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and led to 62 adverse analytical findings (AAFs) in 2019. But not only deliberate doping with…

10. 10

    Androgen abuse in athletes: detection and consequences.

    The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism·201043 influential citations

    <h4>Context</h4>Doping with anabolic androgenic steroids (AAS) both in sports (especially power sports) and among specific subsets of the population is rampant. With increasing availability of designer androgens, significant efforts are…