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Sports University of Tirana

In research, Sports University of Tirana stands highest in Health Sciences (#20,455 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Health Professions — Health Professions is 7.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#27,528
of 28,054 · #42,755 all time
Rank in Albania
#22
of 22
Research works
226
▲ 171% vs 2013–17
Citations
191
0.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
3.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
95%
world 28%

What is Sports University of Tirana known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Health SciencesDomain #20,455 of 20,462 1.7%138

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Sports University of Tirana 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).

What does Sports University of Tirana specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Health Professions takes 7.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Health ProfessionsField · 20.8 works7.8×
← 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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.42× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.80× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.18× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 7.83× its world share, 21 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.99× its world share, 39 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.48× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 5.92× its world share, 18 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.85× its world share, 11 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 7.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Sports University of Tirana?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Physical Activity, Athletic Training, Mental Health, High-Intensity Interval Training, Health Promotion, Resistance Training, Performance Analysis and Training Load.

▲ 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. Physical Activity26▲ 52×7 topics
  2. Athletic Training14▲ 150×2 topics
  3. Mental Health14▲ 9.3×11 topics
  4. High-Intensity Interval Training11▲ 105×2 topics
  5. Epidemiology11▲ 2.8×14 topics
  6. Health Promotion11▲ 34×5 topics
  7. Resistance Training10▲ 112×2 topics
  8. Performance Analysis10▲ 46×1 topic
  9. Training Load10▲ 154×1 topic
  10. Developmental Coordination Disorder9▲ 259×1 topic
  11. Motor Skill Competence9▲ 259×1 topic
  12. Sport Psychology9▲ 94×2 topics
  13. Physical Education9▲ 74×3 topics
  14. Risk Factors9▲ 8.1×7 topics
  15. Motor Control9▲ 69×2 topics
  16. Motor Skills Development9▲ 93×2 topics
  17. Biomechanical Analysis8▲ 128×2 topics
  18. Motor Learning8▲ 110×1 topic
  19. Sport Performance8▲ 110×1 topic
  20. Fitness Technology8▲ 325×1 topic
  21. Sports Science8▲ 325×1 topic
  22. Obesity7▲ 9.4×6 topics
  23. Injury Prevention7▲ 56×2 topics
  24. Prevention6▲ 15×2 topics
  25. Muscle Injuries6▲ 91×1 topic
  26. Sports Injury6▲ 91×1 topic
  27. Nutrition4▲ 9.9×3 topics
  28. Muscle Mass4▲ 33×2 topics
  29. Chronic Diseases3▲ 13×2 topics
  30. Aggression3▲ 55×2 topics
  31. Health Benefits3▲ 8.5×2 topics
  32. Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis3▲ 109×1 topic
  33. Body Mass Index3▲ 56×1 topic
  34. Adolescents3▲ 6.8×4 topics
  35. Physical Fitness3▲ 19×3 topics
  36. Mega Events2▲ 69×1 topic
  37. Sport Tourism2▲ 69×1 topic
  38. Adolescent Development2▲ 20×3 topics
  39. Well-being2▲ 6.2×7 topics
  40. Healthy Lifestyles2▲ 46×1 topic

Which research topics does Sports University of Tirana publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Sports Performance and Training, Children's Physical and Motor Development, Sports and Physical Education Research and Physical Education and Training Studies.

Sports Performance and Training: 10 fractional worksChildren's Physical and Motor Development: 9 fractional worksSports and Physical Education Research: 8 fractional worksPhysical Education and T…8Physical Education and Training Studies: 8 fractional worksSports injuries and prev…6Sports injuries and prevention: 6 fractional worksBody Composition Measurement Techniques: 3 fractional worksSport and Mega-Event Impacts: 2 fractional worksHealth and Lifestyle Studies: 2 fractional worksHuman Health and Disease: 2 fractional worksObesity, Physical Activity, Diet: 2 fractional works
Orthopedics and Sports MedicineDevelopmental and Educational PsychologyPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and RehabilitationPhysiology4 others

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

  1. 1 Sports Performance and Training Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 10 works
  2. 2 Children's Physical and Motor Development Developmental and Educational Psychology 9 works
  3. 3 Sports and Physical Education Research Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 8 works
  4. 4 Physical Education and Training Studies Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 8 works
  5. 5 Sports injuries and prevention Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 6 works
  6. 6 Body Composition Measurement Techniques Physiology 3 works
  7. 7 Sport and Mega-Event Impacts Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  8. 8 Health and Lifestyle Studies General Health Professions 2 works
  9. 9 Human Health and Disease Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 2 works
  10. 10 Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 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 available94.6%not open5.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.0%domestic only87.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Sports University of Tirana's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 171% 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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