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National Recreation and Park Association

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Research works
38
▲ 24% vs 2013–17
Citations
321
8.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
2.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
23%
world 28%

Not ranked overall: National Recreation and Park Association is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

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.

Which keywords describe research at National Recreation and Park Association?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Quality of Life, Well-being, Constraints, Leisure, Public Health, Physical Activity, Economic Impact and Health Effects.

▲ 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. Quality of Life7▲ 14×7 topics
  2. Well-being6▲ 63×3 topics
  3. Constraints6▲ 1421×1 topic
  4. Leisure6▲ 678×1 topic
  5. Public Health5▲ 8.8×7 topics
  6. Physical Activity4▲ 27×4 topics
  7. Climate Change3▲ 2.8×6 topics
  8. Economic Impact3▲ 21×2 topics
  9. Ecosystem Services2▲ 19×4 topics
  10. Health Effects2▲ 11×3 topics
  11. Mega Events2▲ 184×1 topic
  12. Sport Tourism2▲ 184×1 topic
  13. Biodiversity Conservation2▲ 20×3 topics
  14. Conservation2▲ 11×5 topics
  15. Prevalence2▲ 12×2 topics
  16. Food Security2▲ 12×2 topics
  17. Environmental Justice2▲ 45×1 topic
  18. Urban Green Space2▲ 147×1 topic
  19. Attitudes2▲ 137×2 topics
  20. Inclusion2▲ 35×2 topics
  21. Invasive Species2▲ 7.3×5 topics
  22. Physical Education2▲ 44×2 topics
  23. Youth2▲ 44×2 topics
  24. Arctic Indigenous Peoples2▲ 201×1 topic
  25. Disabilities2▲ 403×1 topic
  26. Intellectual Disability2▲ 212×1 topic
  27. Obesity2▲ 5.3×1 topic
  28. Overweight2▲ 59×1 topic
  29. Self-Efficacy2▲ 21×3 topics
  30. Traditional Knowledge2▲ 93×1 topic
  31. Mental Health1▲ 3.4×6 topics
  32. Social Justice1▲ 7.6×3 topics
  33. Qualitative Research1▲ 6.1×4 topics
  34. Social Support1▲ 7.6×3 topics
  35. Biodiversity1▲ 4.2×5 topics
  36. Public Policy1▲ 7.6×3 topics
  37. Nursing Students1▲ 92×2 topics
  38. Environmental Movement1▲ 134×1 topic
  39. Ethical Principles1▲ 66×1 topic
  40. Multicultural Counseling1▲ 135×1 topic

Which research topics does National Recreation and Park Association publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Indigenous Studies and Ecology, Counseling Practices and Supervision, Recreation, Leisure, Wilderness Management and Urban Green Space and Health.

Indigenous Studies and E…2Indigenous Studies and Ecology: 2 fractional worksCounseling Practices and Supervision: 1 fractional worksRecreation, Leisure, Wilderness Management: 1 fractional worksUrban Green Space and Health: 0 fractional worksAging and Gerontology Research: 0 fractional worksYouth Development and Social Support: 0 fractional worksMotivation and Self-Concept in Sports: 0 fractional worksCoaching Methods and Impact: 0 fractional worksNutrition and Health in Aging: 0 fractional worksChronic Disease Management Strategies: 0 fractional works
General Health ProfessionsSocial PsychologyHealth, Toxicology and MutagenesisNeuropsychology and Physiological Psychology4 others

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

  1. 1 Indigenous Studies and Ecology General Health Professions 2 works
  2. 2 Counseling Practices and Supervision Social Psychology 1 works
  3. 3 Recreation, Leisure, Wilderness Management Social Psychology 1 works
  4. 4 Urban Green Space and Health Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 0 works
  5. 5 Aging and Gerontology Research Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology 0 works
  6. 6 Youth Development and Social Support Safety Research 0 works
  7. 7 Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports Social Psychology 0 works
  8. 8 Coaching Methods and Impact Applied Psychology 0 works
  9. 9 Nutrition and Health in Aging Physiology 0 works
  10. 10 Chronic Disease Management Strategies Epidemiology 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 available23.3%not open76.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.2%domestic only86.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has National Recreation and Park Association's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 24% higher than in 2013–2017.

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