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State University of Physical Education and Sport

In research, State University of Physical Education and Sport stands highest in Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation (#33 of 49 worldwide), Health Sciences (#9,083 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#8,043 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation, Orthopedics and Sports Medicine and Health Professions — Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation is 127.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#22,077
of 28,054 · #30,643 all time
Rank in Moldova
#12
of 20
Research works
1.1k
▲ 244% vs 2013–17
Citations
4k
3.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
3.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
75%
world 28%

What is State University of Physical Education and Sport 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
Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and RehabilitationSubfield #33 of 49 3.0%90 #96
Health SciencesDomain #9,083 of 11,982 3.4%178 #15971
MedicineField #8,043 of 10,443 3.5%77 #14907
Social SciencesDomain #9,169 of 10,521 3.8%166 #9510
Social SciencesField #5,809 of 6,365 3.8%93 #6123
Health ProfessionsField #1,880 of 1,928 3.3%99 #3695

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where State University of Physical Education and Sport 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. Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation#96 #33
  2. Health Sciences#15,971 #9,083
  3. Medicine#14,907 #8,043
  4. Social Sciences#9,510 #9,169
  5. Social Sciences#6,123 #5,809
  6. Health Professions#3,695 #1,880
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 State University of Physical Education and Sport specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation takes 127.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and RehabilitationSubfield · 90.1 works128×
  2. Orthopedics and Sports MedicineSubfield · 32.0 works32×
  3. Health ProfessionsField · 99.4 works9.8×
← 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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.32× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.51× its world share, 15 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.22× its world share, 13 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 9.78× its world share, 99 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.04× its world share, 77 worksMedicineNursing: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.84× its world share, 20 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.29× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.30× its world share, 11 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.14× its world share, 37 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.91× its world share, 93 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 9.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at State University of Physical Education and Sport?

Ranked on the composite score, Vincent E Mumford lead among researchers whose main affiliation is State University of Physical Education and Sport.

  1. 1 Vincent E Mumford Moldova · #1,537,632 worldwide 1 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at State University of Physical Education and Sport

Which keywords describe research at State University of Physical Education and Sport?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Athletic Training, Mental Health, Physical Education, Health Promotion, Motor Skills Development, Biomechanical Analysis, 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 Training79▲ 222×3 topics
  2. Mental Health77▲ 14×11 topics
  3. Physical Education76▲ 161×6 topics
  4. Health Promotion75▲ 62×3 topics
  5. Motor Skills Development68▲ 194×2 topics
  6. Biomechanical Analysis68▲ 274×2 topics
  7. Fitness Technology67▲ 720×1 topic
  8. Sports Science67▲ 720×1 topic
  9. Physical Activity36▲ 19×10 topics
  10. Education28▲ 4.2×25 topics
  11. High-Intensity Interval Training24▲ 59×2 topics
  12. Resistance Training22▲ 62×2 topics
  13. Performance Analysis21▲ 26×2 topics
  14. Physiological Demands21▲ 86×1 topic
  15. Training Load21▲ 86×1 topic
  16. Sport Psychology18▲ 49×2 topics
  17. Healthcare18▲ 4.2×9 topics
  18. Gymnastics16▲ 179×2 topics
  19. Research15▲ 32×2 topics
  20. Physical Training15▲ 409×1 topic
  21. Risk Factors15▲ 3.6×7 topics
  22. Statistical Analysis15▲ 22×1 topic
  23. Educational Technologies14▲ 47×2 topics
  24. Motor Control14▲ 30×2 topics
  25. Motor Learning14▲ 49×1 topic
  26. Sport Performance14▲ 49×1 topic
  27. Injury Prevention13▲ 27×4 topics
  28. Pedagogy12▲ 6.4×8 topics
  29. Prevention12▲ 7.2×3 topics
  30. Gender11▲ 5.3×5 topics
  31. Muscle Injuries11▲ 43×1 topic
  32. Sports Injury11▲ 43×1 topic
  33. Mega Events10▲ 75×1 topic
  34. Sport Tourism10▲ 75×1 topic
  35. Well-being10▲ 6.5×5 topics
  36. Nutrition10▲ 5.5×4 topics
  37. Physical Fitness9▲ 17×4 topics
  38. Cognitive Development9▲ 18×2 topics
  39. Digital Education8▲ 16×3 topics
  40. Sport8▲ 53×2 topics

Which research topics does State University of Physical Education and Sport publish most on?

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

Physical Education and T…67Physical Education and Training Studies: 67 fractional worksSports Performance and Training: 21 fractional worksSports Science and Education: 15 fractional worksSports and Physical Education Research: 14 fractional worksSports injuries and prevention: 11 fractional worksSport and Mega-Event Impacts: 10 fractional worksSports Analytics and Performance: 8 fractional worksSports, Gender, and Society: 8 fractional worksChildren's Physical and Motor Development: 8 fractional worksHuman Health and Disease: 7 fractional works
Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and RehabilitationOrthopedics and Sports MedicineHistory and Philosophy of ScienceSociology and Political Science4 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 67 works
  2. 2 Sports Performance and Training Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 21 works
  3. 3 Sports Science and Education History and Philosophy of Science 15 works
  4. 4 Sports and Physical Education Research Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 14 works
  5. 5 Sports injuries and prevention Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 11 works
  6. 6 Sport and Mega-Event Impacts Sociology and Political Science 10 works
  7. 7 Sports Analytics and Performance Economics and Econometrics 8 works
  8. 8 Sports, Gender, and Society Gender Studies 8 works
  9. 9 Children's Physical and Motor Development Developmental and Educational Psychology 8 works
  10. 10 Human Health and Disease Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 7 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 available74.6%not open25.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors32.3%domestic only67.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has State University of Physical Education and Sport's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 244% 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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