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Sport Wales

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Research works
75
▼ 9% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.6k
21.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.8%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
38%
world 40%
International
25%
world 18%
Sport Wales

Not ranked overall: Sport Wales is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Sport Wales work in?

In all years, 59% of research at Sport Wales is in Health Sciences, 22% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (49%), Psychology (11%), Health Professions (8%). It does 2.3× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 45 fractional works · 59.5% of its workMedicine: 37 fractional works · 49.4% of its workOncology: 8 fractional works · 10.1% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 6 fractional works · 8.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 3 fractional works · 3.8% of its workEpidemiology: 3 fractional works · 3.8% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 3 fractional works · 3.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Informatics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Professions: 6 fractional works · 8.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 4 fractional works · 5.6% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGeneral Dentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOral Surgery: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 16 fractional works · 21.6% of its workPsychology: 8 fractional works · 10.8% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 4 fractional works · 5.2% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 5 fractional works · 6.6% of its workEducation: 2 fractional works · 2.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMusic: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 8 fractional works · 10.9% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 5.6% of its workCancer Research: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 2.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSensory Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workToxicology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysical Sciences: 6 fractional works · 8.0% of its workEngineering: 2 fractional works · 3.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKSport Wales75fractional works, all years
Life Sciences11%Physical Sciences8%Health Sciences59%Social Sciences22%

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 21 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine3749.4%
    2. Health Professions68.1%
    3. Dentistry11.4%
    4. Nursing00.4%
    5. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Psychology810.8%
    2. Social Sciences56.6%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance11.7%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting11.1%
    5. Arts and Humanities10.9%
    6. Decision Sciences00.5%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology45.6%
    2. Neuroscience22.6%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology11.3%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics11.3%
    1. Engineering23.3%
    2. Environmental Science11.6%
    3. Earth and Planetary Sciences11.4%
    4. Computer Science11.4%
    5. Chemistry00.2%
    6. Energy00.2%
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.

Immunology and Microbiology: 3.26× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.82× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 1.04× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.52× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.48× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceDentistry: 0.75× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 4.56× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.17× its world share, 4 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesPsychology: 6.09× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.74× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 6.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 13 fields, with their numbers
  1. Psychology6.09×2 works
  2. Health Professions4.56×1 works
  3. Immunology and Microbiology3.26×0 works
  4. Medicine2.17×4 works
  5. Neuroscience1.82×0 works
  6. Chemistry1.04×0 works
  7. Dentistry0.75×0 works
  8. Social Sciences0.74×1 works
  9. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.52×0 works
  10. Engineering0.48×1 works
  11. Arts and Humanities0.28×0 works
  12. Computer Science0.14×0 works
  13. Environmental Science0.02×0 works

What are the most cited papers from Sport Wales?

The most cited paper from Sport Wales is "Stress in elite sport performers: A comparative study of competitive and organizational stressors" (Sheldon Hanton, David Fletcher, Guy D. Coughlan, 2005), with 353 citations. Next come "The relationship between basketball shooting kinematics, distance and playing position" (188) and "Defining Physical Literacy for Application in Australia: A Modified Delphi Method" (175).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Stress in elite sport performers: A comparative study of competitive and organizational stressors Sheldon Hanton, David Fletcher, Guy D. Coughlan · Journal of Sports Sciences 15 Sep 2005 353
2 The relationship between basketball shooting kinematics, distance and playing position Stuart Miller, Roger Bartlett · Journal of Sports Sciences Jun 1996 188
3 Defining Physical Literacy for Application in Australia: A Modified Delphi Method Richard James Keegan, Lisa Michele Barnett, Dean Alan Dudley et al. · Journal of Teaching in Physical Education Open access 11 Mar 2019 175
4 Monitoring the Athlete Match Response: Can External Load Variables Predict Post-match Acute and Residual Fatigue in Soccer? A Systematic Review with Meta-analysis Karim Hader, Michael Clemens Rumpf, Maxime Hertzog et al. · Sports Medicine - Open ReviewOpen access Dec 2019 160
5 Sources and Types of Confidence Identified by World Class Sport Performers Kate F. Hays, Ian W. Maynard, Owen Thomas et al. · Journal of Applied Sport Psychology 12 Oct 2007 148
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Sport Wales?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Risk Factors, Cancer Incidence, Population-Based Study, Global Surveillance, Mortality Rates, High-Intensity Interval Training, Breast Cancer and 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 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. Risk Factors8▲ 11×7 topics
  2. Epidemiology6▲ 2.0×13 topics
  3. Cancer Incidence6▲ 54×3 topics
  4. Population-Based Study5▲ 108×2 topics
  5. Global Surveillance5▲ 164×1 topic
  6. Mortality Rates5▲ 68×1 topic
  7. High-Intensity Interval Training5▲ 59×2 topics
  8. Breast Cancer4▲ 21×5 topics
  9. Prevention4▲ 15×4 topics
  10. Resistance Training4▲ 51×2 topics
  11. Performance Analysis4▲ 29×1 topic
  12. Training Load4▲ 87×1 topic
  13. Obesity4▲ 6.1×10 topics
  14. Metabolic Syndrome3▲ 5.2×9 topics
  15. Public Health3▲ 3.3×9 topics
  16. Injury Prevention3▲ 38×2 topics
  17. Sport Psychology3▲ 85×2 topics
  18. Chemotherapy3▲ 5.7×6 topics
  19. Motor Imagery3▲ 42×2 topics
  20. Physical Activity3▲ 11×7 topics
  21. Qualitative Research3▲ 6.7×3 topics
  22. Athlete Development3▲ 202×1 topic
  23. Athletic Training3▲ 53×2 topics
  24. Expert Performance3▲ 202×1 topic
  25. Muscle Injuries3▲ 68×1 topic
  26. Sports Injury3▲ 68×1 topic
  27. Radiotherapy2▲ 8.4×3 topics
  28. Molecular Subtypes2▲ 35×2 topics
  29. Neoadjuvant Therapy2▲ 14×2 topics
  30. Survival Analysis2▲ 11×3 topics
  31. Ultrasound2▲ 25×2 topics
  32. Breast Tumours2▲ 53×1 topic
  33. Pregnancy2▲ 12×4 topics
  34. Mammography2▲ 98×1 topic
  35. Pathology2▲ 98×1 topic
  36. Patient Engagement2▲ 27×2 topics
  37. Physical Education2▲ 26×2 topics
  38. Behavior Change2▲ 21×2 topics
  39. Mobile Health2▲ 27×1 topic
  40. mHealth2▲ 68×1 topic

Which research topics does Sport Wales publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Sport Psychology and Performance, Sports Performance and Training, Sports injuries and prevention and Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports.

Sport Psychology and Performance: 1 fractional worksSports Performance and Training: 1 fractional worksSports injuries and prevention: 1 fractional worksMotivation and Self-Concept in Sports: 0 fractional worksInclusion and Disability in Education and Sport: 0 fractional worksObesity, Physical Activity, Diet: 0 fractional worksAntibiotic Use and Resistance: 0 fractional worksChild and Adolescent Health: 0 fractional worksSports and Physical Education Research: 0 fractional worksPharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes: 0 fractional works
Developmental and Educational PsychologyOrthopedics and Sports MedicineSocial PsychologySociology and Political Science5 others

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

  1. 1 Sport Psychology and Performance Developmental and Educational Psychology 1 works
  2. 2 Sports Performance and Training Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 1 works
  3. 3 Sports injuries and prevention Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 1 works
  4. 4 Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports Social Psychology 0 works
  5. 5 Inclusion and Disability in Education and Sport Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  6. 6 Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 0 works
  7. 7 Antibiotic Use and Resistance Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 0 works
  8. 8 Child and Adolescent Health General Health Professions 0 works
  9. 9 Sports and Physical Education Research Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 0 works
  10. 10 Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes Geriatrics and Gerontology 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 available37.8%not open62.2%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors25.2%domestic only74.8%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Sport Wales's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 9% lower than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Sport Wales as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000031% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%Sport Wales0.000086% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Sport Wales over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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