List of authors with three or more articles in the top 50 most-cited articles in football
| Authors | Articles (n) |
| Bangsbo J | 9 |
| Krustrup P | 7 |
| Castagna C | 6 |
| Impellizzeri F | 6 |
| Rampinini E | 6 |
| Mohr M | 5 |
| Wisløff U | 5 |
| Ekstrand J | 4 |
| Marcora S | 4 |
| Reilly T | 4 |
| Arendt E | 3 |
| Coutts A | 3 |
| Hägglund M | 3 |
| Hawkins R | 3 |
| Helgerud J | 3 |
| Hoff J | 3 |
| Sassi A | 3 |
| Williams A | 3 |