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National Collegiate Athletic Association

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Research works
69
▼ 67% vs 2018-21
Citations
4.3k
62.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.1%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
35%
world 40%
International
19%
world 18%
National Collegiate Athletic Association

Not ranked overall: National Collegiate Athletic Association is under the volume floor below which a citation excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does National Collegiate Athletic Association work in?

In all years, 53% of research at National Collegiate Athletic Association is in Health Sciences, 39% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (47%), Social Sciences (19%), Psychology (10%). It does 2.1× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 37 fractional works · 53.0% of its workMedicine: 32 fractional works · 46.7% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 12 fractional works · 17.4% of its workEpidemiology: 6 fractional works · 8.3% of its workSurgery: 4 fractional works · 6.0% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 3 fractional works · 5.0% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Professions: 4 fractional works · 6.1% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 3 fractional works · 4.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 27 fractional works · 38.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 13 fractional works · 19.3% of its workGender Studies: 4 fractional works · 6.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 3 fractional works · 4.2% of its workEducation: 3 fractional works · 4.2% of its workPublic Administration: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLife-span and Life-course Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 7 fractional works · 10.1% of its workClinical Psychology: 3 fractional works · 4.4% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 3 fractional works · 3.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 5 fractional works · 7.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 5 fractional works · 7.6% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysical Sciences: 4 fractional works · 5.9% of its workEngineering: 3 fractional works · 4.1% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKNationalCollegiate…69fractional works, all years
Life Sciences2%Physical Sciences6%Health Sciences53%Social Sciences39%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. 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. Medicine3246.7%
    2. Health Professions46.1%
    3. Nursing00.1%
    4. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Social Sciences1319.3%
    2. Psychology710.1%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance57.6%
    4. Decision Sciences00.6%
    5. Arts and Humanities00.5%
    6. Business, Management and Accounting00.5%
    1. Engineering34.1%
    2. Computer Science11.4%
    3. Environmental Science00.2%
    4. Mathematics00.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology11.9%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.3%
    3. Neuroscience00.2%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.0%
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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Engineering: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringHealth Professions: 2.68× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.81× its world share, 2 worksMedicineEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.95× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.14× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.91× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 4.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 8 fields, with their numbers
  1. Economics, Econometrics and Finance3.95×1 works
  2. Psychology3.14×1 works
  3. Social Sciences2.91×2 works
  4. Health Professions2.68×0 works
  5. Medicine1.81×2 works
  6. Immunology and Microbiology0.31×0 works
  7. Engineering0.17×0 works
  8. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.06×0 works

Who are the top researchers at National Collegiate Athletic Association?

Ranked on the quality score, Brian W. Hainline, Randall W. Dick and David A. Klossner lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Collegiate Athletic Association.

  1. 1 Brian W. Hainline United States · #98,006 worldwide 10k citations · 194 works
  2. 2 Randall W. Dick United States · #171,220 worldwide 11k citations · 65 works
  3. 3 David A. Klossner United States · #457,509 worldwide 2.4k citations · 34 works
  4. 4 Thomas S. Paskus United States · #1,937,958 worldwide 742 citations · 27 works
  5. 5 Lydia Bell United States · #2,429,953 worldwide 340 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at National Collegiate Athletic Association

What are the most cited papers from National Collegiate Athletic Association?

The most cited paper from National Collegiate Athletic Association is "Knee Injury Patterns Among Men and Women in Collegiate Basketball and Soccer" (Elizabeth A. Arendt, Randall W. Dick, 1995), with 1,620 citations. Next come "Mental health in elite athletes: International Olympic Committee consensus statement (2019)" (1,274) and "Consensus statement on concussion in sport: the 6th International Conference on Concussion in Sport–Amsterdam, October 2022" (1,185).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Knee Injury Patterns Among Men and Women in Collegiate Basketball and Soccer Elizabeth A. Arendt, Randall W. Dick · The American Journal of Sports Medicine Nov 1995 1,620
2 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
3 Consensus statement on concussion in sport: the 6th International Conference on Concussion in Sport–Amsterdam, October 2022 Jon Patricios et al. · British Journal of Sports Medicine Open access Jun 2023 1,185
4 Understanding and Preventing Noncontact Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries Letha Y. Griffin et al. · The American Journal of Sports Medicine 11 Aug 2006 1,053
5 Consensus Statement on Concussion in Sport—The 4th International Conference on Concussion in Sport Held in Zurich, November 2012 Paul Robert McCrory et al. · PM&R Open access 27 Feb 2013 889
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at National Collegiate Athletic Association?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Athletic Training, Risk Factors, Injury Prevention, Muscle Injuries, Sports Injury, Recovery and Concussion.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Epidemiology18▲ 6.4×17 topics
  2. Athletic Training11▲ 235×2 topics
  3. Risk Factors11▲ 16×5 topics
  4. Injury Prevention11▲ 146×3 topics
  5. Muscle Injuries10▲ 269×1 topic
  6. Sports Injury10▲ 269×1 topic
  7. Recovery6▲ 85×2 topics
  8. Concussion5▲ 206×1 topic
  9. Encephalopathy5▲ 121×1 topic
  10. Qualitative Research4▲ 11×3 topics
  11. Gender4▲ 11×2 topics
  12. Sport4▲ 154×2 topics
  13. Competitive Balance4▲ 262×1 topic
  14. Fan Culture4▲ 218×1 topic
  15. Identity4▲ 7.3×1 topic
  16. Masculinity4▲ 75×2 topics
  17. Prediction Markets4▲ 262×1 topic
  18. Genetic Mutations3▲ 7.9×4 topics
  19. Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy3▲ 136×1 topic
  20. Expert Performance3▲ 211×1 topic
  21. Motor Imagery3▲ 41×1 topic
  22. Sudden Death3▲ 82×1 topic
  23. Resistance Training3▲ 38×2 topics
  24. Mega Events2▲ 98×1 topic
  25. Sport Tourism2▲ 98×1 topic
  26. Prevalence2▲ 7.5×6 topics
  27. Student Retention2▲ 61×2 topics
  28. Performance Analysis2▲ 15×1 topic
  29. Training Load2▲ 46×1 topic
  30. Resuscitation2▲ 19×2 topics
  31. Anterior Cruciate Ligament2▲ 63×1 topic
  32. Injury Risk2▲ 63×1 topic
  33. Job Satisfaction2▲ 9.2×2 topics
  34. Work-Life Balance2▲ 22×2 topics
  35. Clinical Education2▲ 996×1 topic
  36. Professional Socialization2▲ 996×1 topic
  37. Impulsivity1▲ 36×2 topics
  38. Physical Education1▲ 21×2 topics
  39. Rotator Cuff Tears1▲ 35×1 topic
  40. Shoulder Pathology1▲ 35×1 topic

Which research topics does National Collegiate Athletic Association publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Sports, Gender, and Society, Traumatic Brain Injury Research, Sports Analytics and Performance and Sport and Mega-Event Impacts.

Sports, Gender, and Society: 1 fractional worksTraumatic Brain Injury Research: 1 fractional worksSports Analytics and Per…1Sports Analytics and Performance: 1 fractional worksSport and Mega-Event Imp…1Sport and Mega-Event Impacts: 1 fractional worksSports injuries and prevention: 0 fractional worksAthletic Training and Education: 0 fractional worksSport Psychology and Per…0Sport Psychology and Performance: 0 fractional worksKnee injuries and reconstruction techniques: 0 fractional worksHigher Education Practises and Engagement: 0 fractional worksHigher Education Research Studies: 0 fractional works
Gender StudiesEpidemiologyEconomics and EconometricsSociology and Political Science5 others

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

  1. 1 Sports, Gender, and Society Gender Studies 1 works
  2. 2 Traumatic Brain Injury Research Epidemiology 1 works
  3. 3 Sports Analytics and Performance Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  4. 4 Sport and Mega-Event Impacts Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  5. 5 Sports injuries and prevention Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 0 works
  6. 6 Athletic Training and Education Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 0 works
  7. 7 Sport Psychology and Performance Developmental and Educational Psychology 0 works
  8. 8 Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques Surgery 0 works
  9. 9 Higher Education Practises and Engagement Education 0 works
  10. 10 Higher Education Research Studies Education 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: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors19.0%domestic only81.0%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has National Collegiate Athletic Association's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 67% lower 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 National Collegiate Athletic Association as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000021% in 2024.

still counting0.00010%0.00020%0.00030%National Collegiate Athletic Association0.0000094% in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works of National Collegiate Athletic Association over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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