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German Sport University Cologne

In research, German Sport University Cologne stands highest in Health Sciences (#1,087 of 9,902 worldwide), Social Sciences (#1,528 of 9,585 worldwide) and Medicine (#1,412 of 8,541 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation and History and Philosophy of Science (Orthopedics and Sports Medicine is 37.2× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#1,844
of 22,385 · #3,146 all time
Rank in Germany
#86
of 795
Research works
4.8k
▲ 22% vs 2018-21
Citations
94k
19.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.6%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.12×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
30%
world 40%
International
20%
world 18%
German Sport University Cologne

What is German Sport University Cologne known for in research?

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

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Health SciencesDomain #1,087 of 9,902 10.7%463 #1951
Social SciencesDomain #1,528 of 9,585 12.4%509 #2816
MedicineField #1,412 of 8,541 10.2%375 #2254
Social SciencesField #1,578 of 5,988 15.0%209 #2394
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #734 of 2,526 17.4%107 #1035
Health ProfessionsField #615 of 1,895 12.7%83 #1164
PsychologyField #728 of 2,121 10.4%176 #1261
Life SciencesDomain #2,441 of 6,403 6.6%109 #3520
Orthopedics and Sports MedicineSubfield #41 of 97 11.9%118 #196
Social PsychologySubfield #404 of 703 10.0%63 #693

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where German Sport University Cologne 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which of those standings moved

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

  1. Health Sciences#1,951 #1,087
  2. Social Sciences#2,816 #1,528
  3. Medicine#2,254 #1,412
  4. Social Sciences#2,394 #1,578
  5. Sociology and Political Science#1,035 #734
  6. Health Professions#1,164 #615
  7. Psychology#1,261 #728
  8. Life Sciences#3,520 #2,441
  9. Orthopedics and Sports Medicine#196 #41
  10. Social Psychology#693 #404
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

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

Which fields of science does German Sport University Cologne work in?

In 2022-now, 42% of research at German Sport University Cologne is in Social Sciences, 39% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (32%), Social Sciences (17%), Psychology (16%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 588 fractional works · 42.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 234 fractional works · 16.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 120 fractional works · 8.6% of its workGender Studies: 44 fractional works · 3.2% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 19 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEducation: 11 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCultural Studies: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCommunication: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety Research: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLaw: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 218 fractional works · 15.7% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 74 fractional works · 5.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 72 fractional works · 5.2% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 29 fractional works · 2.1% of its workClinical Psychology: 24 fractional works · 1.8% of its workApplied Psychology: 17 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 54 fractional works · 3.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 53 fractional works · 3.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 45 fractional works · 3.3% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 30 fractional works · 2.2% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhilosophy: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 30 fractional works · 2.2% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 13 fractional works · 0.9% of its workStrategy and Management: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMarketing: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Sciences: 547 fractional works · 39.4% of its workMedicine: 442 fractional works · 31.9% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 132 fractional works · 9.5% of its workPhysiology: 40 fractional works · 2.9% of its workSurgery: 40 fractional works · 2.9% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 30 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 29 fractional works · 2.1% of its workRehabilitation: 24 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 21 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 18 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPharmacology: 18 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 16 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEpidemiology: 9 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 9 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOncology: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRheumatology: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHematology: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth Professions: 99 fractional works · 7.2% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 45 fractional works · 3.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 40 fractional works · 2.9% of its workOccupational Therapy: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacy: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 133 fractional works · 9.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 60 fractional works · 4.4% of its workCell Biology: 24 fractional works · 1.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 17 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGenetics: 15 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 58 fractional works · 4.2% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 48 fractional works · 3.5% of its workNeurology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 118 fractional works · 8.5% of its workEngineering: 57 fractional works · 4.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 35 fractional works · 2.5% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMechanical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science: 42 fractional works · 3.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 15 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 11 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSignal Processing: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInformation Systems: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpectroscopy: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workMathematics: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKGerman SportUniversity…1,386fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences10%Physical Sciences9%Health Sciences39%Social Sciences42%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences23416.9%
    2. Psychology21815.7%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance543.9%
    4. Arts and Humanities453.3%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting302.2%
    6. Decision Sciences60.4%
    1. Medicine44231.9%
    2. Health Professions997.2%
    3. Nursing40.3%
    4. Veterinary10.1%
    5. Dentistry00.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology604.4%
    2. Neuroscience584.2%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences70.5%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology40.3%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics40.3%
    1. Engineering574.1%
    2. Computer Science423.0%
    3. Environmental Science80.6%
    4. Chemistry50.4%
    5. Mathematics30.2%
    6. Physics and Astronomy20.1%
    7. Materials Science10.1%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.0%
    9. Energy00.0%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does German Sport University Cologne specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Orthopedics and Sports Medicine takes 37.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Orthopedics and Sports MedicineSubfield · 132.2 works37×
  2. Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and RehabilitationSubfield · 45.3 works18×
  3. History and Philosophy of ScienceSubfield · 30.3 works14×
  4. Developmental and Educational PsychologySubfield · 74.4 works12×
  5. Gender StudiesSubfield · 44.4 works8.8×
  6. RehabilitationSubfield · 23.5 works8.3×
  7. Complementary and alternative medicineSubfield · 29.6 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: 0.10× its world share, 7 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.82× its world share, 60 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.32× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.58× its world share, 58 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.82× its world share, 4 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.23× its world share, 5 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.39× its world share, 42 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.27× its world share, 57 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.12× its world share, 8 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.02× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.20× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.05× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.72× its world share, 99 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.66× its world share, 442 worksMedicineNursing: 0.54× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.74× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.14× its world share, 45 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.68× its world share, 30 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.45× its world share, 6 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.83× its world share, 54 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 5.16× its world share, 218 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.33× its world share, 234 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 5.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Psychology5.16×218 works
  2. Health Professions2.72×99 works
  3. Neuroscience2.58×58 works
  4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.83×54 works
  5. Medicine1.66×442 works
  6. Social Sciences1.33×234 works
  7. Arts and Humanities1.14×45 works
  8. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.82×60 works
  9. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.82×4 works
  10. Veterinary0.74×1 works
  11. Business, Management and Accounting0.68×30 works
  12. Nursing0.54×4 works
  13. Decision Sciences0.45×6 works
  14. Computer Science0.39×42 works
  15. Immunology and Microbiology0.32×4 works
  16. Engineering0.27×57 works
  17. Chemistry0.23×5 works
  18. Mathematics0.20×3 works
  19. Environmental Science0.12×8 works
  20. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.10×7 works
  21. Physics and Astronomy0.05×2 works
  22. Energy0.03×0 works
  23. Chemical Engineering0.02×0 works
  24. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.02×0 works
  25. Materials Science0.02×1 works
  26. Dentistry0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at German Sport University Cologne?

Ranked on the quality score, Wilhelm Bloch, Christoph Breuer and Wilhelm Bloch lead among researchers whose main affiliation is German Sport University Cologne.

  1. 1 Wilhelm Bloch Germany · #390,671 worldwide 19k citations · 817 works
  2. 2 Christoph Breuer Germany · #445,969 worldwide 6.8k citations · 303 works
  3. 3 Wilhelm Bloch Germany · #456,582 worldwide 13k citations · 322 works
  4. 4 Kirstin Hallmann Germany · #522,351 worldwide 3.6k citations · 143 works
  5. 5 Wiebren Zijlstra Germany · #540,075 worldwide 9.2k citations · 207 works
  6. 6 Sylvain Laborde Germany · #578,812 worldwide 9k citations · 215 works
  7. 7 Emma Mosley Germany · #599,497 worldwide 4k citations · 59 works
  8. 8 Sebastian Uhrich Germany · #612,677 worldwide 1.5k citations · 64 works
  9. 9 Uirassu Borges Germany · #702,163 worldwide 1.5k citations · 45 works
  10. 10 Pamela Wicker Germany · #768,492 worldwide 7k citations · 326 works
All ranked researchers at German Sport University Cologne

What are the most cited papers from German Sport University Cologne?

The most cited paper from German Sport University Cologne is "Heart Rate Variability and Cardiac Vagal Tone in Psychophysiological Research – Recommendations for Experiment Planning, Data Analysis, and Data Reporting" (Sylvain Laborde, Emma Mosley, Julian Francis Thayer, 2017), with 2,341 citations. Next come "Sociocultural Influence on Obesity and Lifestyle in Children: A Study of Daily Activities, Leisure Time Behavior, Motor Skills, and Weight Status" (1,187) and "IOC consensus statement: dietary supplements and the high-performance athlete" (1,001).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Heart Rate Variability and Cardiac Vagal Tone in Psychophysiological Research – Recommendations for Experiment Planning, Data Analysis, and Data Reporting Sylvain Laborde, Emma Mosley, Julian Francis Thayer · Frontiers in Psychology Open access 19 Feb 2017 2,341
2 Sociocultural Influence on Obesity and Lifestyle in Children: A Study of Daily Activities, Leisure Time Behavior, Motor Skills, and Weight Status Martin Hilpert, Konrad Brockmeier, Sigrid Dordel et al. · Obesity Facts Open access 2017 1,187
3 IOC consensus statement: dietary supplements and the high-performance athlete Ronald John Maughan et al. · British Journal of Sports Medicine Open access 14 Mar 2018 1,001
4 Secondary prevention through comprehensive cardiovascular rehabilitation: From knowledge to implementation. 2020 update. A position paper from the Secondary Prevention and Rehabilitation Section of the European Association of Preventive Cardiology Marco Ambrosetti et al. · European Journal of Preventive Cardiology Open access 30 Mar 2020 973
5 Justification of the 4-mmol/l Lactate Threshold Holly C Heck, Alois Mader, GP Hess et al. · International Journal of Sports Medicine Jun 1985 886
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at German Sport University Cologne?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: High-Intensity Interval Training, Resistance Training, Performance Analysis, Training Load, Sport Psychology, Motor Imagery, Athlete Development and Expert Performance.

▲ 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-now 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. High-Intensity Interval Training114▲ 76×2 topics
  2. Resistance Training105▲ 83×2 topics
  3. Epidemiology95▲ 1.72×51 topics
  4. Performance Analysis85▲ 30×1 topic
  5. Training Load85▲ 96×1 topic
  6. Qualitative Research62▲ 5.2×9 topics
  7. Sport Psychology61▲ 45×2 topics
  8. Motor Imagery58▲ 34×2 topics
  9. Risk Factors57▲ 3.8×18 topics
  10. Athlete Development56▲ 142×1 topic
  11. Expert Performance56▲ 142×1 topic
  12. Physical Activity52▲ 7.7×13 topics
  13. Public Health51▲ 2.5×26 topics
  14. Labor Market50▲ 13×3 topics
  15. Injury Prevention50▲ 29×5 topics
  16. Market Efficiency48▲ 51×2 topics
  17. Competitive Balance48▲ 139×1 topic
  18. Prediction Markets48▲ 139×1 topic
  19. Cardiovascular Disease47▲ 3.0×29 topics
  20. Gender46▲ 6.1×12 topics
  21. Identity42▲ 4.2×13 topics
  22. Well-being42▲ 7.8×11 topics
  23. Athletic Training41▲ 33×3 topics
  24. Exercise40▲ 24×3 topics
  25. Prevention40▲ 6.8×6 topics
  26. Masculinity39▲ 34×3 topics
  27. Sport39▲ 71×2 topics
  28. Fan Culture38▲ 103×1 topic
  29. Femininity38▲ 103×1 topic
  30. Muscle Strength38▲ 25×5 topics
  31. Muscle Injuries38▲ 42×1 topic
  32. Sports Injury38▲ 42×1 topic
  33. Intrinsic Motivation35▲ 21×3 topics
  34. Chronic Diseases32▲ 9.2×8 topics
  35. Statistical Analysis31▲ 13×4 topics
  36. Community Development30▲ 12×4 topics
  37. Gymnastics30▲ 96×2 topics
  38. Physical Training30▲ 228×1 topic
  39. Research30▲ 17×1 topic
  40. Mega Events29▲ 62×1 topic

Which research topics does German Sport University Cologne publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Sports Performance and Training, Sport Psychology and Performance, Sports Analytics and Performance and Sports, Gender, and Society.

Sports Performance and T…85Sports Performance and Training: 85 fractional worksSport Psychology and Performance: 56 fractional worksSports Analytics and Per…48Sports Analytics and Performance: 48 fractional worksSports, Gender, and Soci…38Sports, Gender, and Society: 38 fractional worksSports injuries and prevention: 38 fractional worksSports Science and Education: 30 fractional worksSport and Mega-Event Imp…29Sport and Mega-Event Impacts: 29 fractional worksCardiovascular and exercise physiology: 28 fractional worksMotivation and Self-Concept in Sports: 27 fractional worksMuscle metabolism and nutrition: 19 fractional works
Orthopedics and Sports MedicineDevelopmental and Educational PsychologyEconomics and EconometricsGender Studies5 others

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

  1. 1 Sports Performance and Training Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 85 works
  2. 2 Sport Psychology and Performance Developmental and Educational Psychology 56 works
  3. 3 Sports Analytics and Performance Economics and Econometrics 48 works
  4. 4 Sports, Gender, and Society Gender Studies 38 works
  5. 5 Sports injuries and prevention Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 38 works
  6. 6 Sports Science and Education History and Philosophy of Science 30 works
  7. 7 Sport and Mega-Event Impacts Sociology and Political Science 29 works
  8. 8 Cardiovascular and exercise physiology Complementary and alternative medicine 28 works
  9. 9 Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports Social Psychology 27 works
  10. 10 Muscle metabolism and nutrition Cell Biology 19 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 available30.1%not open69.9%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors20.3%domestic only79.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has German Sport University Cologne's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 22% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is German Sport University Cologne as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0050% in 2024.

still counting0.0025%0.0050%0.0075%German Sport University Cologne0.0061% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of German Sport University Cologne over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%all institutions10.0% in 2025German Sport University Cologne8.6% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 18.1% in 2012.

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