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International Olympic Committee

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World rank, all time
#24,899
of 34,923
Rank in Switzerland
#298
of 378
Research works
162
▲ 49% vs 2018-21
Citations
4.2k
26.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.1%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.04×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
50%
world 40%
International
66%
world 18%
International Olympic Committee

Which fields of science does International Olympic Committee work in?

In 2022-now, 58% of research at International Olympic Committee is in Health Sciences, 28% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (54%), Social Sciences (20%), Psychology (6%). It does 2.2× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 30 fractional works · 57.9% of its workMedicine: 28 fractional works · 53.9% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 10 fractional works · 18.3% of its workSurgery: 4 fractional works · 7.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 3 fractional works · 5.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 4.7% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 3.0% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 4.0% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPharmacy: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 15 fractional works · 28.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 10 fractional works · 20.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 5 fractional works · 9.5% of its workGender Studies: 2 fractional works · 3.0% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workCommunication: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 3 fractional works · 6.0% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 2 fractional works · 3.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 4 fractional works · 7.6% of its workEngineering: 2 fractional works · 4.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 4.0% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workComputer Science Applications: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 3 fractional works · 6.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 4.5% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKInternationalOlympic Committee52fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences6%Physical Sciences8%Health Sciences58%Social Sciences28%

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 18 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine2853.9%
    2. Health Professions24.0%
    3. Veterinary00.1%
    4. Nursing00.1%
    1. Social Sciences1020.0%
    2. Psychology36.0%
    3. Arts and Humanities00.8%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.8%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting00.5%
    6. Decision Sciences00.1%
    1. Engineering24.4%
    2. Computer Science11.8%
    3. Environmental Science11.2%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.2%
    5. Mathematics00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology24.5%
    2. Neuroscience00.9%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.8%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.85× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.54× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.29× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 1.50× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.80× its world share, 28 worksMedicineNursing: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.59× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.97× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.58× its world share, 10 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 2.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 18 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine2.80×28 works
  2. Psychology1.97×3 works
  3. Social Sciences1.58×10 works
  4. Health Professions1.50×2 works
  5. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.85×2 works
  6. Veterinary0.59×0 works
  7. Neuroscience0.54×0 works
  8. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.39×0 works
  9. Engineering0.29×2 works
  10. Arts and Humanities0.29×0 works
  11. Environmental Science0.25×1 works
  12. Computer Science0.23×1 works
  13. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.17×0 works
  14. Business, Management and Accounting0.15×0 works
  15. Nursing0.12×0 works
  16. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.10×0 works
  17. Decision Sciences0.09×0 works
  18. Mathematics0.04×0 works

Who are the top researchers at International Olympic Committee?

Ranked on the quality score, Richard Budgett, Torbjørn Soligard and Patrick Schamasch lead among researchers whose main affiliation is International Olympic Committee.

  1. 1 Richard Budgett Switzerland · #66,327 worldwide 15k citations · 120 works
  2. 2 Torbjørn Soligard Switzerland · #72,679 worldwide 12k citations · 89 works
  3. 3 Patrick Schamasch Switzerland · #351,590 worldwide 5.4k citations · 35 works
  4. 4 Abhinav Bindra Switzerland · #689,610 worldwide 2k citations · 17 works
  5. 5 Sergio Migliorini Switzerland · #1,512,323 worldwide 386 citations · 26 works
  6. 6 Jane Moran Switzerland · #1,829,232 worldwide 443 citations · 34 works
  7. 7 Mike Miller Switzerland · #2,636,901 worldwide 376 citations · 80 works
  8. 8 Inje Lee Switzerland · #3,398,374 worldwide 264 citations · 53 works
  9. 9 Richard W. Pound Switzerland · #4,294,192 worldwide 139 citations · 55 works
All ranked researchers at International Olympic Committee

What are the most cited papers from International Olympic Committee?

The most cited paper from International Olympic Committee is "Consensus statement on concussion in sport: the 4th International Conference on Concussion in Sport held in Zurich, November 2012" (Paul Robert McCrory et al., 2013), with 2,596 citations. Next come "The IOC consensus statement: beyond the Female Athlete Triad—Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (RED-S)" (1,470) and "Mental health in elite athletes: International Olympic Committee consensus statement (2019)" (1,274).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Consensus statement on concussion in sport: the 4th International Conference on Concussion in Sport held in Zurich, November 2012 Paul Robert McCrory et al. · British Journal of Sports Medicine Open access 11 Mar 2013 2,596
2 The IOC consensus statement: beyond the Female Athlete Triad—Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (RED-S) Margo Lynn Mountjoy, Jorunn Kaiander Sundgot-Borgen, Louise M. Burke et al. · British Journal of Sports Medicine 11 Mar 2014 1,470
3 Mental health in elite athletes: International Olympic Committee consensus statement (2019) Claudia L. Reardon et al. · British Journal of Sports Medicine Open access 16 May 2019 1,274
4 How much is too much? (Part 1) International Olympic Committee consensus statement on load in sport and risk of injury Torbjørn Soligard, Martin Peter Schwellnus, Juan Manuel Alonso et al. · British Journal of Sports Medicine Open access 17 Aug 2016 1,029
5 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
All 53 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at International Olympic Committee?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Injury Prevention, Risk Factors, Athletic Training, Muscle Injuries, Sports Injury, Biomechanics and Rehabilitation.

▲ 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. Epidemiology12▲ 5.7×24 topics
  2. Injury Prevention6▲ 97×4 topics
  3. Risk Factors6▲ 10×5 topics
  4. Athletic Training5▲ 111×3 topics
  5. Muscle Injuries5▲ 144×1 topic
  6. Sports Injury5▲ 144×1 topic
  7. Biomechanics4▲ 22×4 topics
  8. Rehabilitation3▲ 15×4 topics
  9. Arthroplasty3▲ 56×2 topics
  10. Social Media2▲ 3.4×5 topics
  11. Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy2▲ 168×1 topic
  12. Sudden Death2▲ 105×1 topic
  13. Resistance Training2▲ 48×2 topics
  14. Neuropathology2▲ 32×2 topics
  15. Ankle Injuries2▲ 133×1 topic
  16. Public Health2▲ 2.7×9 topics
  17. Socioeconomic Factors2▲ 33×2 topics
  18. Sprains2▲ 133×1 topic
  19. Qualitative Research2▲ 4.3×4 topics
  20. Gait Analysis2▲ 37×3 topics
  21. Biomechanical Analysis2▲ 51×2 topics
  22. Exercise2▲ 27×2 topics
  23. Expert Performance2▲ 112×1 topic
  24. Foot Strike Patterns2▲ 89×1 topic
  25. Motor Imagery2▲ 26×1 topic
  26. Recovery2▲ 29×2 topics
  27. Running Injuries2▲ 89×1 topic
  28. Aging2▲ 5.5×3 topics
  29. Gender2▲ 5.7×3 topics
  30. Identity2▲ 4.3×2 topics
  31. Mega Events2▲ 90×1 topic
  32. Physical Activity2▲ 6.5×5 topics
  33. Sport Tourism2▲ 90×1 topic
  34. Anterior Cruciate Ligament1▲ 65×1 topic
  35. Fan Culture1▲ 97×1 topic
  36. Injury Risk1▲ 65×1 topic
  37. Regeneration1▲ 13×3 topics
  38. Sport1▲ 67×1 topic
  39. Youth1▲ 18×2 topics
  40. High-Intensity Interval Training1▲ 22×2 topics

Which research topics does International Olympic Committee publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Sports injuries and prevention, Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise, Foot and Ankle Surgery and Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies.

Sports injuries and prev…5Sports injuries and prevention: 5 fractional worksCardiovascular Effects of Exercise: 2 fractional worksFoot and Ankle Surgery2Foot and Ankle Surgery: 2 fractional worksLower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies: 2 fractional worksSport Psychology and Performance: 2 fractional worksSport and Mega-Event Impacts: 2 fractional worksKnee injuries and recons…1Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques: 1 fractional worksSports, Gender, and Society: 1 fractional worksMuscle metabolism and nutrition: 1 fractional worksTendon Structure and Treatment: 1 fractional works
Orthopedics and Sports MedicineCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineBiomedical EngineeringDevelopmental and Educational Psychology4 others

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

  1. 1 Sports injuries and prevention Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 5 works
  2. 2 Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 works
  3. 3 Foot and Ankle Surgery Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 2 works
  4. 4 Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies Biomedical Engineering 2 works
  5. 5 Sport Psychology and Performance Developmental and Educational Psychology 2 works
  6. 6 Sport and Mega-Event Impacts Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  7. 7 Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques Surgery 1 works
  8. 8 Sports, Gender, and Society Gender Studies 1 works
  9. 9 Muscle metabolism and nutrition Cell Biology 1 works
  10. 10 Tendon Structure and Treatment Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 1 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 available49.6%not open50.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors66.3%domestic only33.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has International Olympic Committee's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 49% higher than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is International Olympic Committee as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00015% in 2024.

still counting0.00025%0.00050%0.00075%International Olympic Committee0.00031% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of International Olympic Committee over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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