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German Sport University Cologne

In research, German Sport University Cologne stands highest in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine (#7 of 52 worldwide), Social Sciences (#2,150 of 10,521 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#2,587 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. 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 38.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#6,339
of 28,054 · #7,468 all time
Rank in Germany
#266
of 1,178
Research works
4.8k
▲ 26% vs 2013–17
Citations
94k
19.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
21.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
30%
world 28%

What is German Sport University Cologne 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
Orthopedics and Sports MedicineSubfield #7 of 52 20.9%118 #92
Social SciencesDomain #2,150 of 10,521 27.2%509 #1676
Health SciencesDomain #2,587 of 11,982 17.9%463 #3739
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #713 of 2,578 32.3%107 #827
Social SciencesField #1,946 of 6,365 29.8%209 #1552
MedicineField #3,510 of 10,443 16.6%375 #4030
PsychologyField #1,102 of 2,181 27.6%176 #1176
Social PsychologySubfield #421 of 664 31.0%63 #725
Health ProfessionsField #1,282 of 1,928 22.5%83 #1916
Life SciencesDomain #5,789 of 7,800 14.9%109 #6812

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 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. Orthopedics and Sports Medicine#92 #7
  2. Social Sciences#1,676 #2,150
  3. Health Sciences#3,739 #2,587
  4. Sociology and Political Science#827 #713
  5. Social Sciences#1,552 #1,946
  6. Medicine#4,030 #3,510
  7. Psychology#1,176 #1,102
  8. Social Psychology#725 #421
  9. Health Professions#1,916 #1,282
  10. Life Sciences#6,812 #5,789
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 German Sport University Cologne specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Orthopedics and Sports Medicine takes 38.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Orthopedics and Sports MedicineSubfield · 117.6 works39×
  2. Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and RehabilitationSubfield · 35.8 works16×
  3. History and Philosophy of ScienceSubfield · 29.6 works16×
  4. Developmental and Educational PsychologySubfield · 59.6 works11×
  5. Gender StudiesSubfield · 38.7 works9.0×
  6. Complementary and alternative medicineSubfield · 23.5 works6.8×
← 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: 0.09× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.85× its world share, 54 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.32× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.24× its world share, 43 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.78× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.21× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.42× its world share, 39 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.29× its world share, 51 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.12× its world share, 7 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.02× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.19× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.66× its world share, 83 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.65× its world share, 376 worksMedicineNursing: 0.56× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.82× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.22× its world share, 42 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.76× its world share, 29 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.45× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.89× its world share, 48 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 4.87× its world share, 176 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.39× its world share, 209 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 4.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at German Sport University Cologne?

Ranked on the composite score, Birna Bjarnason‐Wehrens, Christoph Breuer and W Hollmann lead among researchers whose main affiliation is German Sport University Cologne.

  1. 1 Birna Bjarnason‐Wehrens Germany · #98,060 worldwide 121 citations · 28 works
  2. 2 Christoph Breuer Germany · #134,057 worldwide 234 citations · 67 works
  3. 3 W Hollmann Germany · #140,660 worldwide 201 citations · 83 works
  4. 4 Wilhelm Bloch Germany · #172,922 worldwide 152 citations · 50 works
  5. 5 Lars Donath Germany · #175,349 worldwide 94 citations · 30 works
  6. 6 Wiebren Zijlstra Germany · #179,250 worldwide 113 citations · 30 works
  7. 7 Pamela Wicker Germany · #219,698 worldwide 254 citations · 50 works
  8. 8 Wilhelm Schänzer Germany · #242,199 worldwide 113 citations · 38 works
  9. 9 Hans Geyer Germany · #273,378 worldwide 109 citations · 28 works
  10. 10 Markus Raab Germany · #333,790 worldwide 182 citations · 45 works
All ranked researchers at German Sport University Cologne

Which keywords describe research at German Sport University Cologne?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: High-Intensity Interval Training, Resistance Training, Performance Analysis, Training Load, Sport Psychology, Motor Imagery, Labor Market and Injury 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. High-Intensity Interval Training99▲ 79×2 topics
  2. Resistance Training93▲ 85×2 topics
  3. Epidemiology83▲ 1.77×46 topics
  4. Performance Analysis76▲ 30×1 topic
  5. Training Load76▲ 101×1 topic
  6. Risk Factors52▲ 4.0×16 topics
  7. Sport Psychology49▲ 42×2 topics
  8. Qualitative Research49▲ 4.7×9 topics
  9. Motor Imagery46▲ 32×2 topics
  10. Labor Market46▲ 13×3 topics
  11. Injury Prevention46▲ 32×5 topics
  12. Public Health45▲ 2.6×25 topics
  13. Athlete Development45▲ 152×1 topic
  14. Expert Performance45▲ 152×1 topic
  15. Competitive Balance44▲ 152×1 topic
  16. Prediction Markets44▲ 152×1 topic
  17. Social Media44▲ 2.6×13 topics
  18. Physical Activity44▲ 7.6×12 topics
  19. Gender40▲ 6.2×11 topics
  20. Well-being39▲ 8.6×11 topics
  21. Athletic Training37▲ 34×3 topics
  22. Identity37▲ 4.3×12 topics
  23. Prevention36▲ 7.3×5 topics
  24. Muscle Injuries34▲ 44×1 topic
  25. Sports Injury34▲ 44×1 topic
  26. Masculinity34▲ 34×3 topics
  27. Sport34▲ 73×2 topics
  28. Fan Culture34▲ 108×1 topic
  29. Femininity34▲ 108×1 topic
  30. Exercise33▲ 23×3 topics
  31. Intrinsic Motivation32▲ 23×3 topics
  32. Muscle Strength32▲ 25×5 topics
  33. Statistical Analysis30▲ 14×3 topics
  34. Gymnastics30▲ 108×2 topics
  35. Physical Training30▲ 260×1 topic
  36. Research30▲ 20×1 topic
  37. Chronic Diseases28▲ 9.3×7 topics
  38. Community Development27▲ 12×4 topics
  39. Mega Events26▲ 62×1 topic
  40. Sport Tourism26▲ 62×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Sports Performance and Training, Sport Psychology and Performance, Sports Analytics and Performance and Sports injuries and prevention.

Sports Performance and T…76Sports Performance and Training: 76 fractional worksSport Psychology and Performance: 45 fractional worksSports Analytics and Per…44Sports Analytics and Performance: 44 fractional worksSports injuries and prev…34Sports injuries and prevention: 34 fractional worksSports, Gender, and Society: 34 fractional worksSports Science and Education: 30 fractional worksSport and Mega-Event Imp…26Sport and Mega-Event Impacts: 26 fractional worksMotivation and Self-Concept in Sports: 25 fractional worksCardiovascular and exercise physiology: 23 fractional worksSociology and Education Studies: 18 fractional works
Orthopedics and Sports MedicineDevelopmental and Educational PsychologyEconomics and EconometricsGender Studies4 others

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

  1. 1 Sports Performance and Training Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 76 works
  2. 2 Sport Psychology and Performance Developmental and Educational Psychology 45 works
  3. 3 Sports Analytics and Performance Economics and Econometrics 44 works
  4. 4 Sports injuries and prevention Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 34 works
  5. 5 Sports, Gender, and Society Gender Studies 34 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 26 works
  8. 8 Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports Social Psychology 25 works
  9. 9 Cardiovascular and exercise physiology Complementary and alternative medicine 23 works
  10. 10 Sociology and Education Studies Sociology and Political Science 18 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 26% 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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