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Wuhan Sports University

In research, Wuhan Sports University stands highest in Health Sciences (#3,848 of 11,982 worldwide), Social Sciences (#3,641 of 10,521 worldwide) and Medicine (#4,266 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine and Physiology — Orthopedics and Sports Medicine is 30.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#6,674
of 28,054 · #15,595 all time
Rank in China
#1,385
of 3,058
Research works
1.8k
▼ 17% vs 2013–17
Citations
11k
5.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
27.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
38%
world 28%

What is Wuhan Sports University 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 #3,848 of 11,982 29.8%202 #9496
Social SciencesDomain #3,641 of 10,521 29.2%117 #7484
MedicineField #4,266 of 10,443 31.7%173 #9711
Physical SciencesDomain #9,830 of 12,888 16.5%93 #17668

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Wuhan Sports University 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#9,496 #3,848
  2. Social Sciences#7,484 #3,641
  3. Medicine#9,711 #4,266
  4. Physical Sciences#17,668 #9,830
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 Wuhan Sports University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Orthopedics and Sports Medicine takes 30.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Orthopedics and Sports MedicineSubfield · 36.7 works30×
  2. PhysiologySubfield · 25.9 works6.3×
← 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: 0.22× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.46× its world share, 37 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.15× its world share, 16 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.24× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.33× its world share, 49 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.37× its world share, 26 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.41× its world share, 10 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.19× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.16× its world share, 27 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.91× its world share, 173 worksMedicineNursing: 0.78× its world share, 2 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.40× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.88× its world share, 13 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.45× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.05× its world share, 11 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.30× its world share, 48 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.63× its world share, 38 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 3.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Wuhan Sports University?

Ranked on the composite score, Ning Chen, Gao Zhi and E Dep lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Wuhan Sports University.

  1. 1 Ning Chen China · #125,551 worldwide 489 citations · 111 works
  2. 2 Gao Zhi China · #947,963 worldwide 5 citations · 33 works
  3. 3 E Dep China · #997,063 worldwide 0 citations · 49 works
  4. 4 Yi Yang China · #1,224,129 worldwide 24 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 Hu Zhang China · #1,397,037 worldwide 5 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 Yu Yin China · #1,527,040 worldwide 18 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 Qi Luo China · #1,607,672 worldwide 5 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Wuhan Sports University

Which keywords describe research at Wuhan Sports University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: High-Intensity Interval Training, Physical Activity, Deep Learning, Risk Factors, Resistance Training, Athletic Training, Epidemiology and Physical Education.

▲ 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. Deep Learning39▲ 2.4×41 topics
  2. Epidemiology36▲ 1.93×43 topics
  3. High-Intensity Interval Training26▲ 53×2 topics
  4. Risk Factors25▲ 4.8×16 topics
  5. Artificial Intelligence23▲ 3.5×23 topics
  6. Physical Activity23▲ 9.8×11 topics
  7. Inflammation22▲ 2.2×41 topics
  8. Mental Health21▲ 3.0×21 topics
  9. Resistance Training19▲ 45×2 topics
  10. Athletic Training18▲ 42×2 topics
  11. Oxidative Stress18▲ 2.3×31 topics
  12. Physical Education18▲ 30×6 topics
  13. Performance Analysis17▲ 16×3 topics
  14. Physiological Demands17▲ 55×1 topic
  15. Training Load17▲ 55×1 topic
  16. Injury Prevention16▲ 28×3 topics
  17. Cardiovascular Disease16▲ 3.0×22 topics
  18. Internet of Things16▲ 3.8×14 topics
  19. Biomechanics15▲ 10×9 topics
  20. Obesity13▲ 3.7×18 topics
  21. Prevention13▲ 6.4×5 topics
  22. Muscle Injuries12▲ 40×1 topic
  23. Sports Injury12▲ 40×1 topic
  24. Aging12▲ 4.8×13 topics
  25. Data Mining12▲ 3.4×8 topics
  26. Well-being12▲ 6.7×8 topics
  27. Exercise12▲ 21×3 topics
  28. Heart Failure12▲ 5.8×7 topics
  29. Vascular Function11▲ 24×3 topics
  30. Health Promotion11▲ 7.1×5 topics
  31. Online Education10▲ 12×5 topics
  32. Cloud Computing10▲ 7.7×6 topics
  33. Cardiorespiratory Fitness10▲ 50×1 topic
  34. Exercise Capacity10▲ 50×1 topic
  35. Health Benefits10▲ 6.1×6 topics
  36. Physical Fitness9▲ 14×4 topics
  37. Sport Psychology9▲ 19×2 topics
  38. Muscle Strength8▲ 17×5 topics
  39. Biomechanical Analysis8▲ 27×2 topics
  40. Injuries8▲ 55×2 topics

Which research topics does Wuhan Sports University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Sports Performance and Training, Sports injuries and prevention, Cardiovascular and exercise physiology and Winter Sports Injuries and Performance.

Sports Performance and T…17Sports Performance and Training: 17 fractional worksSports injuries and prevention: 12 fractional worksCardiovascular and exerc…10Cardiovascular and exercise physiology: 10 fractional worksWinter Sports Injuries a…7Winter Sports Injuries and Performance: 7 fractional worksEducational Technology and Pedagogy: 7 fractional worksAdvanced Technologies in Various Fields: 6 fractional worksPhysical Education and T…6Physical Education and Training Studies: 6 fractional worksE-commerce and Technology Innovations: 5 fractional worksPhysical Activity and Health: 5 fractional worksMotivation and Self-Concept in Sports: 5 fractional works
Orthopedics and Sports MedicineComplementary and alternative medicinePulmonary and Respiratory MedicineArtificial Intelligence4 others

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

  1. 1 Sports Performance and Training Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 17 works
  2. 2 Sports injuries and prevention Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 12 works
  3. 3 Cardiovascular and exercise physiology Complementary and alternative medicine 10 works
  4. 4 Winter Sports Injuries and Performance Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 7 works
  5. 5 Educational Technology and Pedagogy Artificial Intelligence 7 works
  6. 6 Advanced Technologies in Various Fields Artificial Intelligence 6 works
  7. 7 Physical Education and Training Studies Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 6 works
  8. 8 E-commerce and Technology Innovations Business and International Management 5 works
  9. 9 Physical Activity and Health Physiology 5 works
  10. 10 Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports Social Psychology 5 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 available37.6%not open62.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.5%domestic only92.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Wuhan Sports University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 17% 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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