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Kharkiv State Academy of Physical Culture

In research, Kharkiv State Academy of Physical Culture stands highest in Health Sciences (#9,503 of 11,982 worldwide), Social Sciences (#8,843 of 10,521 worldwide) and Health Professions (#1,771 of 1,928 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation and Health Professions — Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation is 118.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#21,313
of 28,054 · #36,619 all time
Rank in Ukraine
#222
of 309
Research works
788
▲ 92% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.6k
2.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
93%
world 28%

What is Kharkiv State Academy of Physical Culture 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
Health SciencesDomain #9,503 of 11,982 15.1%115 #16688
Social SciencesDomain #8,843 of 10,521 10.9%116 #14131
Health ProfessionsField #1,771 of 1,928 17.5%65 #3550
Social SciencesField #5,989 of 6,365 7.5%66 #9116

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Kharkiv State Academy of Physical Culture 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. Health Sciences#16,688 #9,503
  2. Social Sciences#14,131 #8,843
  3. Health Professions#3,550 #1,771
  4. Social Sciences#9,116 #5,989
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 Kharkiv State Academy of Physical Culture specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation takes 118.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and RehabilitationSubfield · 59.3 works118×
  2. Health ProfessionsField · 64.7 works8.9×
← 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: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.24× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.35× its world share, 2 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringComputer Science: 0.84× its world share, 18 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.29× its world share, 12 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.44× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 8.95× its world share, 65 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.95× its world share, 50 worksMedicineNursing: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.79× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.25× its world share, 18 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.20× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.41× its world share, 8 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.48× its world share, 21 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.92× its world share, 66 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 8.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Kharkiv State Academy of Physical Culture?

Ranked on the composite score, Леонід Подрігало and N. Boychenko lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Kharkiv State Academy of Physical Culture.

  1. 1 Леонід Подрігало Ukraine · #539,868 worldwide 23 citations · 18 works
  2. 2 N. Boychenko Ukraine · #937,416 worldwide 6 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Kharkiv State Academy of Physical Culture

Which keywords describe research at Kharkiv State Academy of Physical Culture?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Athletic Training, Physical Education, Mental Health, Health Promotion, Biomechanical Analysis, Motor Skills Development, Fitness Technology and Sports Science.

▲ 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. Athletic Training59▲ 234×2 topics
  2. Physical Education57▲ 169×4 topics
  3. Mental Health56▲ 14×7 topics
  4. Health Promotion55▲ 64×3 topics
  5. Biomechanical Analysis53▲ 301×2 topics
  6. Motor Skills Development53▲ 212×2 topics
  7. Fitness Technology53▲ 798×1 topic
  8. Sports Science53▲ 798×1 topic
  9. Education21▲ 4.4×20 topics
  10. Physical Activity17▲ 12×10 topics
  11. Digital Learning14▲ 9.2×2 topics
  12. Innovation13▲ 4.5×16 topics
  13. Educational Technology13▲ 3.9×9 topics
  14. Gymnastics13▲ 201×2 topics
  15. Youth13▲ 34×3 topics
  16. Oxidative Stress13▲ 2.8×6 topics
  17. Educational Technologies12▲ 58×2 topics
  18. Healthcare12▲ 4.0×5 topics
  19. High-Intensity Interval Training12▲ 42×2 topics
  20. Physical Training12▲ 446×1 topic
  21. Research12▲ 35×1 topic
  22. E-Learning12▲ 4.2×6 topics
  23. Nutrition12▲ 9.4×6 topics
  24. Resistance Training11▲ 45×2 topics
  25. Pedagogy11▲ 8.4×8 topics
  26. Performance Analysis11▲ 19×1 topic
  27. Training Load11▲ 64×1 topic
  28. Teacher Training11▲ 6.3×8 topics
  29. Child Health11▲ 67×1 topic
  30. Risk Assessment11▲ 5.7×1 topic
  31. Prevention10▲ 9.1×2 topics
  32. Ethnicity10▲ 9.7×3 topics
  33. Ethnography10▲ 20×3 topics
  34. Socioeconomic Factors9▲ 28×2 topics
  35. Health Research9▲ 33×1 topic
  36. Social Activity9▲ 206×1 topic
  37. Distance Learning9▲ 9.9×5 topics
  38. Digitalization9▲ 16×4 topics
  39. Economic Security9▲ 15×4 topics
  40. Foresight8▲ 22×2 topics

Which research topics does Kharkiv State Academy of Physical Culture publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Physical Education and Training Studies, Sports Science and Education, Sports Performance and Training and Human Health and Disease.

Physical Education and T…53Physical Education and Training Studies: 53 fractional worksSports Science and Education: 12 fractional worksSports Performance and Training: 11 fractional worksHuman Health and Disease: 11 fractional worksSocial and Behavioral Studies: 9 fractional worksMilitary Technology and Strategies: 7 fractional worksLegal and Regulatory Analysis: 7 fractional worksLinguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies: 7 fractional worksSports injuries and prevention: 6 fractional worksMartial Arts: Techniques, Psychology, and Education: 5 fractional works
Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and RehabilitationHistory and Philosophy of ScienceOrthopedics and Sports MedicinePediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health5 others

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

  1. 1 Physical Education and Training Studies Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 53 works
  2. 2 Sports Science and Education History and Philosophy of Science 12 works
  3. 3 Sports Performance and Training Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 11 works
  4. 4 Human Health and Disease Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 11 works
  5. 5 Social and Behavioral Studies Health 9 works
  6. 6 Military Technology and Strategies Aerospace Engineering 7 works
  7. 7 Legal and Regulatory Analysis Transportation 7 works
  8. 8 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 7 works
  9. 9 Sports injuries and prevention Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 6 works
  10. 10 Martial Arts: Techniques, Psychology, and Education Safety Research 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 available92.6%not open7.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.5%domestic only90.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Kharkiv State Academy of Physical Culture's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 92% 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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