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Gdansk University of Physical Education and Sport

In research, Gdansk University of Physical Education and Sport stands highest in Medicine (#5,530 of 10,443 worldwide), Health Sciences (#6,459 of 11,982 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#6,075 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation and Physiology — Orthopedics and Sports Medicine is 50.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#14,430
of 28,054 · #21,099 all time
Rank in Poland
#163
of 318
Research works
1.1k
▲ 32% vs 2013–17
Citations
9.7k
8.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
21.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
71%
world 28%

What is Gdansk University of Physical Education and Sport 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
MedicineField #5,530 of 10,443 23.3%160 #6940
Health SciencesDomain #6,459 of 11,982 22.6%192 #8573
Social SciencesDomain #6,075 of 10,521 22.3%76 #10521

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Gdansk University of Physical Education and Sport 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Medicine#6,940 #5,530
  2. Health Sciences#8,573 #6,459
  3. Social Sciences#10,521 #6,075
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Gdansk University of Physical Education and Sport specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Orthopedics and Sports Medicine takes 50.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Orthopedics and Sports MedicineSubfield · 42.1 works50×
  2. Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and RehabilitationSubfield · 20.2 works34×
  3. PhysiologySubfield · 20.8 works7.3×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.40× its world share, 24 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.92× its world share, 10 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.12× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.27× its world share, 13 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.16× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 3.51× its world share, 30 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.54× its world share, 160 worksMedicineNursing: 1.10× its world share, 2 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.28× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.34× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.36× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.65× its world share, 36 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.74× its world share, 30 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 3.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Gdansk University of Physical Education and Sport?

Ranked on the composite score, Сергій Єрмаков, Qi Xu and Roman Maciej Kalina lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Gdansk University of Physical Education and Sport.

  1. 1 Сергій Єрмаков Poland · #80,861 worldwide 73 citations · 45 works
  2. 2 Qi Xu Poland · #146,038 worldwide 182 citations · 24 works
  3. 3 Roman Maciej Kalina Poland · #483,212 worldwide 40 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 Dariusz Skalski Poland · #539,618 worldwide 8 citations · 31 works
  5. 5 Katarzyna Prusik Poland · #747,243 worldwide 4 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 Paweł Cięszczyk Poland · #812,021 worldwide 40 citations · 28 works
  7. 7 Marek Adam Poland · #874,678 worldwide 18 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 Zbigniew Jastrzębski Poland · #1,130,615 worldwide 32 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Gdansk University of Physical Education and Sport

Which keywords describe research at Gdansk University of Physical Education and Sport?

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

▲ 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. Epidemiology44▲ 3.4×31 topics
  2. Physical Activity39▲ 24×11 topics
  3. High-Intensity Interval Training32▲ 93×2 topics
  4. Athletic Training29▲ 96×3 topics
  5. Resistance Training28▲ 93×2 topics
  6. Mental Health26▲ 5.5×16 topics
  7. Risk Factors25▲ 6.9×13 topics
  8. Public Health24▲ 5.1×19 topics
  9. Performance Analysis23▲ 32×1 topic
  10. Training Load23▲ 108×1 topic
  11. Obesity21▲ 8.6×16 topics
  12. Injury Prevention20▲ 50×3 topics
  13. Nutrition19▲ 13×6 topics
  14. Chronic Diseases19▲ 23×6 topics
  15. Prevention17▲ 13×4 topics
  16. Muscle Injuries17▲ 78×1 topic
  17. Sports Injury17▲ 78×1 topic
  18. Exercise16▲ 42×3 topics
  19. Physical Education16▲ 41×5 topics
  20. Cardiovascular Disease16▲ 4.5×13 topics
  21. Health Promotion16▲ 15×6 topics
  22. Biomechanical Analysis14▲ 66×2 topics
  23. Motor Skills Development12▲ 41×2 topics
  24. Fitness Technology12▲ 153×1 topic
  25. Sports Science12▲ 153×1 topic
  26. Elderly12▲ 14×4 topics
  27. Health12▲ 9.0×6 topics
  28. Metabolic Syndrome12▲ 4.4×13 topics
  29. Physical Fitness12▲ 25×4 topics
  30. Health Benefits11▲ 11×6 topics
  31. Muscle Strength10▲ 30×4 topics
  32. Aging10▲ 5.9×10 topics
  33. Heart Failure10▲ 7.1×6 topics
  34. Vascular Function10▲ 30×2 topics
  35. Cardiorespiratory Fitness10▲ 70×1 topic
  36. Exercise Capacity10▲ 70×1 topic
  37. Dietary Supplements9▲ 33×1 topic
  38. Food Consumption9▲ 184×1 topic
  39. Genetic Variation9▲ 13×5 topics
  40. Sport Psychology9▲ 27×2 topics

Which research topics does Gdansk University of Physical Education and Sport publish most on?

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

Sports Performance and T…23Sports Performance and Training: 23 fractional worksSports injuries and prevention: 17 fractional worksPhysical Education and Training Studies: 12 fractional worksCardiovascular and exercise physiology: 10 fractional worksNutrition and Health Studies: 9 fractional worksPhysical Activity and He…8Physical Activity and Health: 8 fractional worksGenetics and Physical Performance: 7 fractional worksExercise and Physiological Responses: 7 fractional worksMuscle metabolism and nutrition: 5 fractional worksSport Psychology and Performance: 5 fractional works
Orthopedics and Sports MedicinePhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and RehabilitationComplementary and alternative medicinePublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health5 others

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

  1. 1 Sports Performance and Training Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 23 works
  2. 2 Sports injuries and prevention Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 17 works
  3. 3 Physical Education and Training Studies Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 12 works
  4. 4 Cardiovascular and exercise physiology Complementary and alternative medicine 10 works
  5. 5 Nutrition and Health Studies Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 9 works
  6. 6 Physical Activity and Health Physiology 8 works
  7. 7 Genetics and Physical Performance Genetics 7 works
  8. 8 Exercise and Physiological Responses Rehabilitation 7 works
  9. 9 Muscle metabolism and nutrition Cell Biology 5 works
  10. 10 Sport Psychology and Performance Developmental and Educational Psychology 5 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 available71.2%not open28.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors30.1%domestic only69.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Gdansk University of Physical Education and Sport's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 32% 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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