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American College of Sports Medicine

In research, American College of Sports Medicine stands highest in Health Sciences (#11,817 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#27,110
of 28,054 · #30,587 all time
Rank in United States
#4,078
of 4,192
Research works
781
▲ 27% vs 2013–17
Citations
7.8k
10.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
14%
world 28%

What is American College of Sports Medicine known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Health SciencesDomain #11,817 of 11,982 4.2%65 #14507

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where American College of Sports Medicine sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.64× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.43× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.32× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceDentistry: 1.24× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 4.98× its world share, 14 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.27× its world share, 48 worksMedicineNursing: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 8.85× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.72× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.73× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.19× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.69× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.93× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.05× its world share, 15 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 8.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at American College of Sports Medicine?

Ranked on the composite score, Susan M. Kleiner, Aaron Rubin and Doug Jack lead among researchers whose main affiliation is American College of Sports Medicine.

  1. 1 Susan M. Kleiner United States · #168,427 worldwide 95 citations · 35 works
  2. 2 Aaron Rubin United States · #766,249 worldwide 3 citations · 25 works
  3. 3 Doug Jack United States · #1,082,757 worldwide 3 citations · 19 works
  4. 4 Brad A. Roy United States · #1,201,973 worldwide 4 citations · 19 works
  5. 5 賢 太田 United States · #1,238,469 worldwide 0 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 J. Thomas Pierce United States · #1,404,737 worldwide 1 citations · 22 works
  7. 7 Grace T. DeSimone United States · #1,519,335 worldwide 0 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at American College of Sports Medicine

Which keywords describe research at American College of Sports Medicine?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Public Health, High-Intensity Interval Training, Physical Activity, Risk Factors, Resistance Training, Athletic Training, Injury Prevention and Prevention.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Public Health13▲ 7.8×12 topics
  2. Epidemiology12▲ 2.6×13 topics
  3. High-Intensity Interval Training11▲ 92×2 topics
  4. Physical Activity9▲ 17×9 topics
  5. Risk Factors8▲ 6.9×7 topics
  6. Resistance Training8▲ 76×2 topics
  7. Athletic Training8▲ 74×3 topics
  8. Injury Prevention7▲ 53×3 topics
  9. Prevention7▲ 15×3 topics
  10. Muscle Injuries7▲ 93×1 topic
  11. Sports Injury7▲ 93×1 topic
  12. Performance Analysis6▲ 27×1 topic
  13. Training Load6▲ 91×1 topic
  14. Artificial Intelligence6▲ 4.0×10 topics
  15. Cardiovascular Disease6▲ 4.9×6 topics
  16. Chronic Diseases6▲ 21×4 topics
  17. Quality of Life6▲ 3.7×12 topics
  18. Exercise6▲ 43×3 topics
  19. Mental Health5▲ 3.3×8 topics
  20. Obesity5▲ 5.4×6 topics
  21. Physical Fitness5▲ 29×2 topics
  22. Health Benefits4▲ 12×2 topics
  23. Heart Failure4▲ 9.4×2 topics
  24. Cardiorespiratory Fitness4▲ 94×1 topic
  25. Exercise Capacity4▲ 94×1 topic
  26. Intervention Strategies4▲ 92×1 topic
  27. Sedentary Behavior4▲ 92×1 topic
  28. Self-Efficacy4▲ 14×2 topics
  29. Social Support4▲ 6.8×2 topics
  30. Health Locus of Control4▲ 112×1 topic
  31. Health-Promoting Behaviors4▲ 112×1 topic
  32. Big Data4▲ 3.9×6 topics
  33. Supply Chain Management4▲ 3.5×4 topics
  34. Regulation3▲ 5.6×4 topics
  35. Prevalence3▲ 7.0×4 topics
  36. Adolescents3▲ 6.9×3 topics
  37. Ethical Considerations3▲ 7.5×3 topics
  38. Insurance3▲ 30×1 topic
  39. Muscle Mass2▲ 20×2 topics
  40. Gait Analysis2▲ 22×3 topics

Which research topics does American College of Sports Medicine publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Sports injuries and prevention, Sports Performance and Training, Cardiovascular and exercise physiology and Physical Activity and Health.

Sports injuries and prevention: 7 fractional worksSports Performance and Training: 6 fractional worksCardiovascular and exerc…4Cardiovascular and exercise physiology: 4 fractional worksPhysical Activity and He…4Physical Activity and Health: 4 fractional worksHealth and Wellbeing Res…4Health and Wellbeing Research: 4 fractional worksInsurance and Financial …3Insurance and Financial Risk Management: 3 fractional worksBody Composition Measure…2Body Composition Measurement Techniques: 2 fractional worksImpact of AI and Big Data on Business and Society: 2 fractional worksObesity, Physical Activity, Diet: 2 fractional worksAcademic Research in Diverse Fields: 2 fractional works
Orthopedics and Sports MedicineComplementary and alternative medicinePhysiologyGeneral Health Professions4 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Sports injuries and prevention Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 7 works
  2. 2 Sports Performance and Training Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 6 works
  3. 3 Cardiovascular and exercise physiology Complementary and alternative medicine 4 works
  4. 4 Physical Activity and Health Physiology 4 works
  5. 5 Health and Wellbeing Research General Health Professions 4 works
  6. 6 Insurance and Financial Risk Management Economics and Econometrics 3 works
  7. 7 Body Composition Measurement Techniques Physiology 2 works
  8. 8 Impact of AI and Big Data on Business and Society Management Science and Operations Research 2 works
  9. 9 Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  10. 10 Academic Research in Diverse Fields Education 2 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available14.4%not open85.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.9%domestic only87.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has American College of Sports Medicine's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 27% higher than in 2013–2017.

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

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