Publications in Scientific journals

Published articles

41.     Drikos S., Fatahi A., Molaviaan R., Al-Ryami S., Sotiropoulos K., Barzouka K. (2024), Volleyball: similar game for men and women? Factors characterizing successful performance in OG 2021 regarding gender. International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport (under review)

40.     Gasparatou M., Drikos S., Sotiropoulos K., Barzouka K. (2023) Complexes and final scoring actions in top level volleyball: comparison between genders. Journal of Sport Science Exercise and Society (under review, in Greek).

39.     Sotiropoulos K., Drikos S., Katsika S., Barzouka K.(2023) Variations in Attack Patterns and effectiveness between Female and Male Middle Players in top-level Volleyball. Motriz (under review)

38.             Marina Tsakiri, Sotirios Drikos, Konstantinos Sotiropoulos, Emmanouil Skordilis & Karolina Barzouka (2023) Separating winning and losing teams in sitting volleyball: the role of skills and differences across gender, International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport, DOI: 10.1080/24748668.2023.2238167

37.             Giatsis, G., Lola, A., Drikos, S., Lopez-Martinez, A. B., & Turpin-Pérez, J. A. (2023). Beach volleyball set and technical performance indicators for elite women’s teams. Journal of Human Sport and Exercise, 18 (3), pp.622-639, https://doi.org/10.14198/jhse.2023.183.10

36.            Sotiropoulos, K., Drikos, S., Oikonomopoulou, A., Michalopoulos, G., Barzouka, K. (2023). Predictive factors of the setting performance and distribution per game complex in junior female volleyball. Motricidade, 2023 19(1), pp.22-31, https://doi.org/10.6063/motricidade.27158

35.          Balasas, D., Mandroukas, A., Michailidis, Y., Drikos, S., Sotiropoulos, K., Christoulas, K., Metaxas, T., Bambpouras, T. Muscle fibre type, size and satellite cell pool in male volleyball players. Trends in Sport Sciences, 29(2),pp. 45-50, DOI: 10.23829/TSS.2022.29.2-1

34.            Oikonomopoulou, Drikos, S., A., Sotiropoulos, K., Noutsos, K., Barzouka, K. Spatiotemporal analysis of setting per game complex and team rotation in junior female volleyball. Journal of Sport Science Exercise and Society, 69(2022), pp.34-46, http://ojs.staff.duth.gr/ojs/index.php/ExSoc/article/view/458/406  (in Greek)

33.            Achilleopoulos, I., Sotiropoulos, K., Tsakiri, M., Drikos, S., Zacharakis, E., Barzouka, K.(2022) The effect of a proprioception and balance training program on balance and technical skills in youth female volleyball players. Journal of Physical Education and Sport, 22(4), pp. 840-847, DOI:10.7752/jpes.2022.04106.

32.            Fatahi, A., Molla, R.Y., Drikos, S., Alriyami, S.A., Jadidoleslam, S. (2022). A Comprehensive Analysis of the Serve Reception Zone, Set Zone and Attack Quality of the Top-Level Volleyball Players. European Journal of Human Movement, 48 (2022), https://doi.org/10.21134/eurjhm.2022.48.6

31.            Giatsis, G. Drikos, S., Lola, A., (2022). Analysis of match and technical indicators in men’s Volleyball Olympics and World Championships (2014-2021) depending on the type of final score. International Journal of Sport Science and Coaching, doi.org/10.1177/17479541221086779 (the first two authors have contributed equally to this work)

30.            Oikonomopoulou, A., Barzouka, K., Sotiropoulos, K., Drikos, S., Noutsos, K. (2022) Spatiotemporal analysis of setting per game complex and origin of the ball in junior female volleyball players. Journal of Physical Education and Sport, 22(3),pp. 652-660, DOI:10.7752/jpes.2022.03082

29.            Drikos, S., Sotiropoulos, K., Gkreka, S., Tsakiri, M., Barzouka, K. (2021). Variations in Attack Patterns between Female and Male outside hitters in top-level Volleyball. International Journal of Sport Science and Coaching, doi.org/10.1177/17479541221075723

28.        Achilleopoulos, I., Sotiropoulos, K., Zacharakis, E., Drikos, S., Bekris, E., Barzouka, K. (2021). The effect of a proprioception and balance training program on forearm passing skill in youth female volleyball players. Journal of Sport Science Exercise and Society, 69(2022), pp.01-16, http://ojs.staff.duth.gr/ojs/index.php/ExSoc/article/view/454/401 (in Greek)

27.         Sotiropoulos, K., Drikos, S., Barzouka, K. (2021). Variations in Attack Patterns between Female and Male opposite Players in top-level Volleyball, International Journal of Sport Sciences and Coaching, Impact factor 2020: 2.051, https://doi.org/10.1177/17479541211030633

26.       Tsakiri, M., Drikos, S., Sotiropoulos, K., Barzouka, K. Active and non-active time in elite men and women Sitting Volleyball matches, Journal of Physical Education and Sport, 21 (4), Art 217, pp. 1715-1721, Scientific Journal Ranking (SJR) 2020: 0.35DOI:10.7752/jpes.2021.04217.

25.             Drikos, S., Barzouka, K., Nikolaidou, M.E., Sotiropoulos, K. (2021). Game variables that predict success and performance level in elite men's volleyball, International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport, Impact factor 2020:1.950, SJR: 0.781, https://doi.org/10.1080/24748668.2021.1945879

24.             Ntzoufras I., Palaskas, V., Drikos, S. (2021). Bayesian models for prediction of the set-difference in Volleyball. Journal of Management Mathematics, Impact factor 2020: 1.186, https://doi.org/10.1093/imaman/dpab007

23.         Greka, S., Barzouka, K.,Drikos, S., Sotiropoulos, K., (2021). Performance of male and female top-level outside hitters regarding the spatiotemporal characteristics of the volleyball spike. Inquiries in Sport & Physical Education (in press)

22.          Drikos. S., Barzouka, K., Balasas, D., Sotiropoulos, K.(2021). Effect of quality of opposition on game performance indicators in elite male volleyball. International Journal of Sport Sciences and Coaching, Impact factor 2020: 2.051, https://doi.org/10.1177/17479541211013701

21.       Sotiropoulos, K., Drikos, S., Papadopoulou, S. Barzouka, K. (2020). Characterizing adaptations of serve indicators in top level male volleyball among seasons. International Journal of Sport Sciences and Coaching 16(3), pp.784-792, Impact factor 2020: 2.051,  https://doi.org/10.1177/1747954120978920.

20.        Barzouka, K., Sotiropoulos, K., Drikos, S. (2020). Trends of the serve skill in top-level male volleyball, Journal of Sport Science Exercise and Society, 66 (2020), pp.14-30., http://ojs.staff.duth.gr/ojs/index.php/ExSoc/article/view/416/375 (in greek).

19.             Frousiou K., Drikos S., Sotiropoulos K., Barzouka K. (2020). Comparison of spatiotemporal characteristics and offensive performance of top-level male and female opposite volleyball players per game complex, Journal of Sport Science Exercise and Society, 66, pp. 31-44.,http://ojs.staff.duth.gr/ojs/index.php/ExSoc/article/view/414/376 (in greek).

18.             Michalopoulos, G., Sotiropoulos, K., Drikos, S., Barzouka, K., Angelonidis, Y. (2020). Spatiotemporal analysis of setting per game complex and team rotation in junior volleyball. Trends in Sport Sciences, 27 (3), pp.141-148, Scientific Journal Ranking 2020: 0,174, DOI: 10.23829/TSS.2020.27.3-4

17.             Drikos, S., Sotiropoulos, K., Barzouka, K., Angelonidis Y. (2020). The contribution of skills in the interpretation of a volleyball set result with minimum score difference across genders. International Journal of Sport Sciences and Coaching, 15(4),pp. 542-551, Impact factor 2020: 2.051, https://doi.org/10.1177/1747954120930307.

16.             Barzouka, K., Sotiropoulos, K., Drikos, S., Kitsiou, A., Angelonidis., Y. (2020). Current trends of the serve skill in relation to the in-game roles of the elite volleyball players: comparison between genders. Journal of Human Sport and Exercise,16 (2), pp.317-332, Scientific Journal Rankung (SJR) 2020: 0.33, doi:https://doi.org/10.14198/jhse.2021.162.08

15.             Kitsiou, A., Barzouka, K., Sotiropolos, K., Drikos, S., Malousaris, G. (2020). Tendencies of the volleyball serving skill with respect to the serve type across genders. Journal of Physical Education and Sport, 20 (2), pp. 564-570, Scientific Journal Ranking (SJR) 2020: 0.35, DOI:10.7752/jpes.2020.02083

14.             Papadopoulou, S., Zorzou, A., Drikos, S., Stavropoulos, N., Knechtle, B., Nikolaidis, P. (2020). Core stability and symmetry of youth female volleyball players: A pilot study on anthropometric and physiological correlates, Symmetry 2020, 12(2), 249, Impact factor 2020: 2.713, doi.org/10.3390/sym12020249.

13.             Drikos, S., Sotiropoulos, K., Papadopoulou, S., Barzouka, K. (2019). Multivariate analysis of the success factors in high-level male volleyball: a longitudinal study. Trends in Sport Sciences, 2019, 26(4), pp. 177-185, Scientific Journal Ranking 2020: 0,174, DOI: 10.23829/TSS.2019.26.4-6.

12.             Tsoukos, A., Drikos, S., Brown, L.E., Sotiropoulos, K., Veligekas, P., Bogdanis, G., (2019). Upper and lower body power are strong predictors for selection of male Junior volleyball team players, The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, October 2019, 33 (10), pp. 2760-2767, Impact Factor 2020: 3.775, doi: 10.1519/JSC.0000000000002472.

11.             Tsoukos, A., Drikos, S., Brown, L.E., Sotiropoulos, K., Veligekas, P., Bogdanis, G. (2019). Anthropometric and Motor Performance Parameters are Decisive Factors for the Selection of Junior National Female Volleyball Players, Journal of Human Kinetics 2019, 67, pp. 163-173, Impact Factor 2020: 2.193,DOI: 10.2478/hukin-2019-0012.

10.             Drikos, S., Ntzoufras, I., & Apostolidis, N. (2018). Bayesian Analysis of Skill Importance in World Champions men’s Volleyball across ages. International Journal of Computer Science in Sport, 18(1), pp.24-44, Impact Factor 2018: 0,71, Scientific Ranking Journal 2020: 0.323https://doi.org/10.2478/ijcss-2019-0002.

09.             Drikos, S., Aggelonidis, Y., & Sobonis, G., (2018). The role of winning in different types of set in women’s volleyball. International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport, 2018, 18 (6), pp.950-960, Impact factor 2020:1.950, SJR: 0.781, doi.org/10.1080/24748668.2018.1528714.

08.             Drikos, S., & Tsoukos, A., (2018). Data benchmarking through a longitudinal study in high-level men’s Volleyball. International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport, 2018, 18 (3), pp.470-480, Impact factor 2020:1.950, SJR: 0.781, doi.org/10.1080/24748668.2018.1493319.

07.             Drikos, S., (2018). A longitudinal study of the success factors in high-level male Volleyball. PANR Journal, June 13, 2018, pp.439-449, https://www.panr.com.cy/?p=1731.

06.             Drikos, S., (2018). Pass level and the outcome of attack for age categories in Male Volleyball. PANR Journal, March 29, 2018, pp. 428-438, https://www.panr.com.cy/?p=1720.

05.             Kountouris, P., Aggelonidis, I., Drikos, S., (2017). Time characteristics of four consecutive Olympic Volleyball Games after the implementation of the new regulations, PANR Journal, May 9, 2017, https://www.panr.com.cy/?p=1551.

04.             Kountouris, P., Drikos, S., Aggelonidis, I. Laios, A., Kyprianou, M. (2015). Evidence for differences in Men’s and Women’s Volleyball games based on skills effectiveness in four consecutive Olympic tournaments. Comprehensive Psychology 4, 9, 2015.

03.             Drikos, S., Kountouris, P., (2014). Importance of Certain Performance Indicators on Specific Set Types in Volleyball. Inquiries in Sport & Physical Education, 12 (1), pp.17-25 (in Greek), http://research.pe.uth.gr/emag/index.php/inquiries/article/view/121

02.             Drikos, S., Vagenas, G., (2011). Multivariate assessment of selected performance indicators in relation to the type and result of a typical set in Men’s Elite Volleyball. International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport, 2011, 11, pp.85-95, Impact factor 2021:1.950, SJR: 0.781 https://doi.org/10.1080/24748668.2011.11868531.

01.             Drikos, S., Kountouris, P., Laios, A., Laios, J., (2009). Correlates of Team Performance in Volleyball. International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport, Volume 9, 2, pp. 149-156, August 2009, Impact factor 2021:1.950, SJR: 0.781https://doi.org/10.1080/24748668.2009.11868472.