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Wroclaw University of Health and Sport Sciences

In research, Wroclaw University of Health and Sport Sciences stands highest in Health Sciences (#4,399 of 11,982 worldwide), Medicine (#4,303 of 10,443 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#7,228 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine — Orthopedics and Sports Medicine is 57.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#11,676
of 28,054 · #20,066 all time
Rank in Poland
#126
of 318
Research works
2k
▼ 9% vs 2013–17
Citations
18k
8.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
24.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
60%
world 28%

What is Wroclaw University of Health and Sport Sciences 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
Health SciencesDomain #4,399 of 11,982 25.0%253 #7571
MedicineField #4,303 of 10,443 23.0%223 #6344
Social SciencesDomain #7,228 of 10,521 26.5%81 #10249

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Wroclaw University of Health and Sport Sciences 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. Health Sciences#7,571 #4,399
  2. Medicine#6,344 #4,303
  3. Social Sciences#10,249 #7,228
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 Wroclaw University of Health and Sport Sciences specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Orthopedics and Sports Medicine takes 57.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Orthopedics and Sports MedicineSubfield · 59.4 works57×
← 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: 0.18× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.08× its world share, 23 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.39× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.63× its world share, 11 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringComputer Science: 0.12× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.34× its world share, 21 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.22× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.57× its world share, 27 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.88× its world share, 223 worksMedicineNursing: 0.62× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.34× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.64× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.62× its world share, 45 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.49× its world share, 25 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 3.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Wroclaw University of Health and Sport Sciences?

Ranked on the composite score, Wojciech Cieśliński, Paweł Piepiora and Piotr Głowicki lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Wroclaw University of Health and Sport Sciences.

  1. 1 Wojciech Cieśliński Poland · #656,144 worldwide 7 citations · 23 works
  2. 2 Paweł Piepiora Poland · #806,010 worldwide 6 citations · 20 works
  3. 3 Piotr Głowicki Poland · #824,718 worldwide 1 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 Anna Skrzek Poland · #983,562 worldwide 10 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 Andrzej Rokita Poland · #985,757 worldwide 12 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Paweł Chmura Poland · #1,053,122 worldwide 19 citations · 19 works
  7. 7 Aneta Stosik Poland · #1,154,861 worldwide 0 citations · 18 works
  8. 8 Marek Woźniewski Poland · #1,158,280 worldwide 14 citations · 18 works
  9. 9 Zofia Ignasiak Poland · #1,265,175 worldwide 15 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 Julita Markiewicz-Patkowska Poland · #1,316,698 worldwide 0 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Wroclaw University of Health and Sport Sciences

Which keywords describe research at Wroclaw University of Health and Sport Sciences?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: High-Intensity Interval Training, Resistance Training, Epidemiology, Performance Analysis, Training Load, Physical Activity, Athletic Training and Injury 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 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. Epidemiology57▲ 3.6×52 topics
  2. High-Intensity Interval Training50▲ 118×2 topics
  3. Resistance Training41▲ 111×2 topics
  4. Performance Analysis36▲ 41×1 topic
  5. Training Load36▲ 138×1 topic
  6. Physical Activity31▲ 16×12 topics
  7. Athletic Training28▲ 74×2 topics
  8. Risk Factors27▲ 6.0×13 topics
  9. Injury Prevention26▲ 54×3 topics
  10. Prevention22▲ 13×9 topics
  11. Muscle Injuries20▲ 78×1 topic
  12. Sports Injury20▲ 78×1 topic
  13. Mental Health19▲ 3.2×16 topics
  14. Obesity19▲ 6.2×14 topics
  15. Cardiovascular Disease19▲ 4.2×25 topics
  16. Heart Failure19▲ 11×10 topics
  17. Public Health18▲ 3.1×18 topics
  18. Vascular Function16▲ 39×3 topics
  19. Cardiorespiratory Fitness15▲ 88×1 topic
  20. Exercise Capacity15▲ 88×1 topic
  21. Low Back Pain14▲ 21×4 topics
  22. Global Burden13▲ 6.1×8 topics
  23. Exercise12▲ 25×3 topics
  24. Physical Fitness12▲ 20×4 topics
  25. Aging11▲ 5.1×11 topics
  26. Adolescents11▲ 7.3×7 topics
  27. Psychological Factors10▲ 12×4 topics
  28. Nutrition10▲ 5.4×8 topics
  29. Rehabilitation10▲ 6.1×10 topics
  30. Sport Psychology10▲ 24×2 topics
  31. Prevalence9▲ 5.6×8 topics
  32. Health Promotion9▲ 7.0×6 topics
  33. Biomechanics9▲ 7.1×9 topics
  34. Chronic Diseases8▲ 8.0×6 topics
  35. Biomechanical Analysis8▲ 32×2 topics
  36. Developmental Coordination Disorder8▲ 55×1 topic
  37. Motor Skill Competence8▲ 55×1 topic
  38. Chronic Pain8▲ 9.0×4 topics
  39. Physical Education8▲ 16×5 topics
  40. Muscle Strength8▲ 18×5 topics

Which research topics does Wroclaw University of Health and Sport Sciences publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Sports Performance and Training, Sports injuries and prevention, Cardiovascular and exercise physiology and Children's Physical and Motor Development.

Sports Performance and T…36Sports Performance and Training: 36 fractional worksSports injuries and prev…20Sports injuries and prevention: 20 fractional worksCardiovascular and exerc…15Cardiovascular and exercise physiology: 15 fractional worksChildren's Physical and Motor Development: 8 fractional worksPhysical Education and Training Studies: 7 fractional worksMusculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation: 7 fractional worksSport Psychology and Performance: 7 fractional worksObesity, Physical Activity, Diet: 6 fractional worksOccupational Health and Performance: 6 fractional worksMuscle metabolism and nutrition: 6 fractional works
Orthopedics and Sports MedicineComplementary and alternative medicineDevelopmental and Educational PsychologyPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation4 others

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

  1. 1 Sports Performance and Training Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 36 works
  2. 2 Sports injuries and prevention Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 20 works
  3. 3 Cardiovascular and exercise physiology Complementary and alternative medicine 15 works
  4. 4 Children's Physical and Motor Development Developmental and Educational Psychology 8 works
  5. 5 Physical Education and Training Studies Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 7 works
  6. 6 Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation Pharmacology 7 works
  7. 7 Sport Psychology and Performance Developmental and Educational Psychology 7 works
  8. 8 Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 6 works
  9. 9 Occupational Health and Performance Occupational Therapy 6 works
  10. 10 Muscle metabolism and nutrition Cell Biology 6 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 available59.5%not open40.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.9%domestic only87.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Wroclaw University of Health and Sport Sciences's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 9% lower 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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