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Hungarian University of Sports Science

In research, Hungarian University of Sports Science stands highest in Medicine (#5,797 of 10,443 worldwide), Health Sciences (#7,337 of 11,982 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#8,601 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation and Orthopedics and Sports Medicine — Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation is 52.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#18,917
of 28,054 · #27,404 all time
Rank in Hungary
#75
of 118
Research works
1.5k
▲ 64% vs 2013–17
Citations
16k
10.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
60%
world 28%

What is Hungarian University of Sports Science 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 #5,797 of 10,443 9.4%111 #10772
Health SciencesDomain #7,337 of 11,982 8.2%160 #11799
Social SciencesDomain #8,601 of 10,521 9.4%136 #11304
Social SciencesField #5,650 of 6,365 11.0%71 #7981

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Hungarian University of Sports Science 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#10,772 #5,797
  2. Health Sciences#11,799 #7,337
  3. Social Sciences#11,304 #8,601
  4. Social Sciences#7,981 #5,650
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 Hungarian University of Sports Science specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation takes 52.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and RehabilitationSubfield · 34.0 works52×
  2. Orthopedics and Sports MedicineSubfield · 31.6 works34×
← 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: 0.25× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.83× its world share, 16 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.09× its world share, 6 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.29× its world share, 8 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.38× its world share, 20 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.23× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 4.88× its world share, 46 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.61× its world share, 111 worksMedicineNursing: 1.33× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.18× its world share, 12 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.47× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.73× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.71× its world share, 40 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.57× its world share, 71 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

Who are the top researchers at Hungarian University of Sports Science?

Ranked on the composite score, S Sterkowicz and Marek Sokołowski lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Hungarian University of Sports Science.

  1. 1 S Sterkowicz Hungary · #136,004 worldwide 78 citations · 62 works
  2. 2 Marek Sokołowski Hungary · #497,612 worldwide 11 citations · 28 works
All ranked researchers at Hungarian University of Sports Science

Which keywords describe research at Hungarian University of Sports Science?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Physical Activity, Athletic Training, High-Intensity Interval Training, Physical Education, Health Promotion, Mental Health, Resistance Training 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. Physical Activity36▲ 21×13 topics
  2. Mental Health26▲ 5.0×24 topics
  3. Athletic Training26▲ 78×2 topics
  4. Epidemiology26▲ 1.81×39 topics
  5. High-Intensity Interval Training24▲ 64×2 topics
  6. Physical Education24▲ 54×7 topics
  7. Health Promotion22▲ 19×5 topics
  8. Resistance Training21▲ 65×2 topics
  9. Performance Analysis19▲ 24×1 topic
  10. Training Load19▲ 81×1 topic
  11. Biomechanical Analysis17▲ 72×2 topics
  12. Sport Psychology16▲ 47×2 topics
  13. Motor Skills Development16▲ 50×2 topics
  14. Fitness Technology16▲ 179×1 topic
  15. Sports Science16▲ 179×1 topic
  16. Quality of Life15▲ 2.8×25 topics
  17. Risk Factors14▲ 3.6×12 topics
  18. Injury Prevention14▲ 32×3 topics
  19. Well-being14▲ 9.8×9 topics
  20. Motor Control11▲ 25×3 topics
  21. Prevention11▲ 7.3×4 topics
  22. Qualitative Research11▲ 3.4×6 topics
  23. Cognitive Approach11▲ 35×2 topics
  24. Motor Learning10▲ 40×1 topic
  25. Sport Performance10▲ 40×1 topic
  26. Muscle Injuries10▲ 44×1 topic
  27. Sports Injury10▲ 44×1 topic
  28. Obesity9▲ 3.5×18 topics
  29. Intrinsic Motivation9▲ 21×4 topics
  30. Autonomy Support8▲ 68×1 topic
  31. Self-Determination Theory8▲ 68×1 topic
  32. Muscle Strength8▲ 21×5 topics
  33. Nutrition8▲ 4.9×8 topics
  34. Cognitive Development8▲ 17×4 topics
  35. Gender Dynamics7▲ 18×3 topics
  36. Exercise7▲ 16×3 topics
  37. Youth Engagement6▲ 7.9×2 topics
  38. Physical Fitness6▲ 12×4 topics
  39. Developmental Coordination Disorder6▲ 48×1 topic
  40. Motor Skill Competence6▲ 48×1 topic

Which research topics does Hungarian University of Sports Science publish most on?

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

Sports Performance and Training: 19 fractional worksPhysical Education and Training Studies: 16 fractional worksSports and Physical Educ…10Sports and Physical Education Research: 10 fractional worksSports injuries and prev…10Sports injuries and prevention: 10 fractional worksMotivation and Self-Concept in Sports: 8 fractional worksChildren's Physical and Motor Development: 6 fractional worksSport Psychology and Per…6Sport Psychology and Performance: 6 fractional worksCardiovascular and exercise physiology: 6 fractional worksSport and Mega-Event Impacts: 6 fractional worksPhysical Education and Pedagogy: 5 fractional works
Orthopedics and Sports MedicinePhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and RehabilitationSocial PsychologyDevelopmental and Educational Psychology2 others

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

  1. 1 Sports Performance and Training Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 19 works
  2. 2 Physical Education and Training Studies Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 16 works
  3. 3 Sports and Physical Education Research Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 10 works
  4. 4 Sports injuries and prevention Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 10 works
  5. 5 Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports Social Psychology 8 works
  6. 6 Children's Physical and Motor Development Developmental and Educational Psychology 6 works
  7. 7 Sport Psychology and Performance Developmental and Educational Psychology 6 works
  8. 8 Cardiovascular and exercise physiology Complementary and alternative medicine 6 works
  9. 9 Sport and Mega-Event Impacts Sociology and Political Science 6 works
  10. 10 Physical Education and Pedagogy Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 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 available60.3%not open39.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors50.7%domestic only49.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Hungarian University of Sports Science's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 64% 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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