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Józef Piłsudski University of Physical Education in Warsaw

In research, Józef Piłsudski University of Physical Education in Warsaw stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,357 of 10,521 worldwide), Health Sciences (#7,249 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#6,680 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine and Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation — Orthopedics and Sports Medicine is 52.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#16,384
of 28,054 · #29,665 all time
Rank in Poland
#181
of 318
Research works
1.5k
▲ 12% vs 2013–17
Citations
10k
7.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
73%
world 28%

What is Józef Piłsudski University of Physical Education in Warsaw 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
Social SciencesDomain #5,357 of 10,521 15.1%105 #9082
Health SciencesDomain #7,249 of 11,982 16.2%230 #13609
MedicineField #6,680 of 10,443 16.2%184 #12097

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Józef Piłsudski University of Physical Education in Warsaw 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. Social Sciences#9,082 #5,357
  2. Health Sciences#13,609 #7,249
  3. Medicine#12,097 #6,680
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 Józef Piłsudski University of Physical Education in Warsaw specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Orthopedics and Sports Medicine takes 52.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Orthopedics and Sports MedicineSubfield · 52.2 works52×
  2. Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and RehabilitationSubfield · 22.8 works32×
← 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, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.91× its world share, 19 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.37× its world share, 9 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.12× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.29× its world share, 17 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 4.14× its world share, 43 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.45× its world share, 184 worksMedicineNursing: 1.14× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.35× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.49× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.34× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.51× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.28× its world share, 39 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.04× its world share, 51 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 4.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Józef Piłsudski University of Physical Education in Warsaw?

Ranked on the composite score, Jan Gajewski, Piotr Żmijewski and Jerzy Sadowski lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Józef Piłsudski University of Physical Education in Warsaw.

  1. 1 Jan Gajewski · #487,222 worldwide 49 citations · 27 works
  2. 2 Piotr Żmijewski · #764,383 worldwide 30 citations · 22 works
  3. 3 Jerzy Sadowski · #809,980 worldwide 48 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 Mateusz Rozmiarek · #811,967 worldwide 6 citations · 21 works
  5. 5 Аndrzej Mastalerz · #828,492 worldwide 9 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 Bartosz Molik · #1,172,321 worldwide 21 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 Aleksandra Truszczyńska-Baszak · #1,224,593 worldwide 11 citations · 25 works
  8. 8 Jolanta Marszałek · #1,371,111 worldwide 21 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 Michalina Błażkiewicz · #1,535,005 worldwide 10 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Józef Piłsudski University of Physical Education in Warsaw

Which keywords describe research at Józef Piłsudski University of Physical Education in Warsaw?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Physical Activity, High-Intensity Interval Training, Resistance Training, Athletic Training, Performance Analysis, Training Load 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. Epidemiology61▲ 4.0×42 topics
  2. Physical Activity32▲ 17×13 topics
  3. High-Intensity Interval Training31▲ 75×2 topics
  4. Resistance Training29▲ 81×2 topics
  5. Athletic Training28▲ 76×2 topics
  6. Performance Analysis23▲ 28×1 topic
  7. Risk Factors23▲ 5.4×11 topics
  8. Training Load23▲ 93×1 topic
  9. Injury Prevention23▲ 48×5 topics
  10. Mental Health23▲ 4.0×19 topics
  11. Obesity21▲ 7.2×15 topics
  12. Prevention21▲ 13×4 topics
  13. Public Health19▲ 3.4×18 topics
  14. Muscle Injuries19▲ 73×1 topic
  15. Sports Injury19▲ 73×1 topic
  16. Physical Education15▲ 32×5 topics
  17. Elderly14▲ 15×4 topics
  18. Nutrition14▲ 8.2×10 topics
  19. Psychological Factors14▲ 17×5 topics
  20. Muscle Strength14▲ 34×4 topics
  21. Low Back Pain14▲ 20×4 topics
  22. Physical Fitness13▲ 24×4 topics
  23. Global Burden13▲ 6.3×5 topics
  24. Health Promotion13▲ 11×6 topics
  25. Clinical Trials13▲ 4.9×9 topics
  26. Rehabilitation13▲ 8.3×9 topics
  27. Biomechanics12▲ 10×7 topics
  28. Chronic Pain12▲ 14×3 topics
  29. Parkinson's Disease12▲ 12×6 topics
  30. Biomechanical Analysis11▲ 44×2 topics
  31. Disability11▲ 26×2 topics
  32. Exercise11▲ 23×3 topics
  33. Chronic Diseases11▲ 11×7 topics
  34. Adolescents10▲ 7.2×8 topics
  35. Health Status Questionnaires10▲ 35×1 topic
  36. Measurement Properties10▲ 35×1 topic
  37. Physical Performance9▲ 26×2 topics
  38. Fall Risk9▲ 54×1 topic
  39. Gait Speed9▲ 54×1 topic
  40. Motor Skills Development9▲ 25×2 topics

Which research topics does Józef Piłsudski University of Physical Education in Warsaw publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Sports Performance and Training, Sports injuries and prevention, Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation and Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention.

Sports Performance and T…23Sports Performance and Training: 23 fractional worksSports injuries and prevention: 19 fractional worksMusculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation: 10 fractional worksBalance, Gait, and Falls Prevention: 9 fractional worksPhysical Education and Training Studies: 9 fractional worksExercise and Physiological Responses: 8 fractional worksCardiovascular and exerc…8Cardiovascular and exercise physiology: 8 fractional worksObesity, Physical Activity, Diet: 7 fractional worksOccupational Health and Performance: 7 fractional worksChildren's Physical and Motor Development: 6 fractional works
Orthopedics and Sports MedicinePharmacologyPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and RehabilitationRehabilitation4 others

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

  1. 1 Sports Performance and TrainingOrthopedics and Sports Medicine 23 works
  2. 2 Sports injuries and preventionOrthopedics and Sports Medicine 19 works
  3. 3 Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitationPharmacology 10 works
  4. 4 Balance, Gait, and Falls PreventionPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 9 works
  5. 5 Physical Education and Training StudiesPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 9 works
  6. 6 Exercise and Physiological ResponsesRehabilitation 8 works
  7. 7 Cardiovascular and exercise physiologyComplementary and alternative medicine 8 works
  8. 8 Obesity, Physical Activity, DietPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 7 works
  9. 9 Occupational Health and PerformanceOccupational Therapy 7 works
  10. 10 Children's Physical and Motor DevelopmentDevelopmental and Educational Psychology 6 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 available72.7%not open27.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.7%domestic only87.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Józef Piłsudski University of Physical Education in Warsaw's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 12% 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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