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Irish Rugby Football Union

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World rank, all time
#41,038
of 42,892
Rank in Ireland
#148
of 152
Research works
160
▼ 42% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.5k
21.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
35%
world 28%

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: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 7.74× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringPhysics and Astronomy: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 2.87× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.82× its world share, 13 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 2.84× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.52× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.04× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.32× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.68× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 7.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Irish Rugby Football Union?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Injury Prevention, Prevention, Muscle Injuries, Sports Injury, Resistance Training, Qualitative Research 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 18 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 18 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology7▲ 6.9×11 topics
  2. Injury Prevention4▲ 152×3 topics
  3. Muscle Injuries4▲ 249×1 topic
  4. Prevention4▲ 39×2 topics
  5. Sports Injury4▲ 249×1 topic
  6. Qualitative Research2▲ 10×3 topics
  7. Resistance Training2▲ 98×2 topics
  8. Performance Analysis2▲ 36×1 topic
  9. Training Load2▲ 120×1 topic
  10. Expert Performance2▲ 298×1 topic
  11. Motor Imagery2▲ 61×1 topic
  12. Concussion1▲ 114×1 topic
  13. Encephalopathy1▲ 73×1 topic
  14. Recovery1▲ 47×2 topics
  15. Cultural Identity1▲ 7.9×2 topics
  16. Identity1▲ 5.8×2 topics
  17. Nationalism1▲ 8.9×2 topics
  18. Theology1▲ 43×2 topics

Which research topics does Irish Rugby Football Union publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Sports injuries and prevention, Sports Performance and Training, Sport Psychology and Performance and Traumatic Brain Injury Research.

Sports injuries and prev…4Sports injuries and prevention: 4 fractional worksSports Performance and T…2Sports Performance and Training: 2 fractional worksSport Psychology and Per…2Sport Psychology and Performance: 2 fractional worksTraumatic Brain Injury R…1Traumatic Brain Injury Research: 1 fractional worksCardiovascular Effects o…1Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise: 1 fractional worksPhysical Education and P…1Physical Education and Pedagogy: 1 fractional worksSports, Gender, and Society: 0 fractional worksHistorical Studies of British Isles: 0 fractional worksBiblical Studies and Interpretation: 0 fractional worksIrish and British Studies: 0 fractional works
Orthopedics and Sports MedicineDevelopmental and Educational PsychologyEpidemiologyCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine5 others

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

  1. 1 Sports injuries and prevention Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 4 works
  2. 2 Sports Performance and Training Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 2 works
  3. 3 Sport Psychology and Performance Developmental and Educational Psychology 2 works
  4. 4 Traumatic Brain Injury Research Epidemiology 1 works
  5. 5 Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  6. 6 Physical Education and Pedagogy Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 1 works
  7. 7 Sports, Gender, and Society Gender Studies 0 works
  8. 8 Historical Studies of British Isles History 0 works
  9. 9 Biblical Studies and Interpretation Religious studies 0 works
  10. 10 Irish and British Studies Sociology and Political Science 0 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 available35.2%not open64.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors44.6%domestic only55.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Irish Rugby Football Union's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 42% lower 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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