Children's Physical and Motor Development
Children's Physical and Motor Development is a research topic within Developmental and Educational Psychology. Science Explorer counts 31k research works in it since 1950. 16.8% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the developmental perspective on motor skill competence, focusing on the interrelation of motor development and cognitive development, the impact of motor competence on physical activity and health trajectories, and the psychosocial implications of poor motor coordination in children and adolescents. It also delves into the assessment, diagnosis, and interventions for developmental coordination disorder, as well as the relationship between fundamental movement skills, physical literacy, and overall well-being.
- Motor Skill Competence
- Developmental Coordination Disorder
- Physical Activity
- Cognitive Development
- Motor Development
- Childhood Motor Skills
- Physical Literacy
- Gross Motor Skills
- Fine Motor Skills
- Psychosocial Implications
- Research works
- 31k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 5.2k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 16.8% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +49% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Children's Physical and Motor Development research?
By volume, Indonesia and the United States publish the most (1.5k and 880 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Indonesia 1.5k works
- 2 United States 880 works
- 3 Brazil 531 works
- 4 China 406 works
- 5 Spain 329 works
- 6 Türkiye 282 works
- 7 United Kingdom 231 works
- 8 Australia 189 works
- 9 Canada 171 works
- 10 India 166 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Children's Physical and Motor Development research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Yogyakarta State University publishes the most Children's Physical and Motor Development research, followed by Indonesia University of Education and State University of Padang.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Yogyakarta State UniversityIndonesia 87 works
- 2 Indonesia University of EducationIndonesia 83 works
- 3 State University of PadangIndonesia 71 works
- 4 State University of MalangIndonesia 65 works
- 5 Universitas Muhammadiyah Tapanuli SelatanIndonesia 55 works
- 6 Universitas Negeri SurabayaIndonesia 54 works
- 7 State University of SemarangIndonesia 54 works
- 8 State University of MakassarIndonesia 53 works
- 9 State University of MedanIndonesia 44 works
- 10 State University of JakartaIndonesia 39 works
Who are the leading researchers in Children's Physical and Motor Development?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Children's Physical and Motor Development include Diego Augusto Santos Silva, Donald S. Siegel and James F. Sallis.
- 1 Diego Augusto Santos Silva Brazil 3.5k citations
- 2 Donald S. Siegel United States 2.7k citations
- 3 James F. Sallis United States 2.5k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Children's Physical and Motor Development research done?
The largest centres of Children's Physical and Motor Development research in 2022–2025 are Jakarta (Indonesia), Bandung (Indonesia), Semarang (Indonesia) and Yogyakarta (Indonesia). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Padangsidempuan, Kelurahan Tounsaru and Badajoz.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- PadangsidempuanID · 54.8 works17×
- Kelurahan TounsaruID · 28.2 works15×
- BadajozES · 20.2 works12×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Children's Physical and Motor Development than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Children's Physical and Motor Development?
Among universities, judged by research, Shanghai University of Sport, Yogyakarta State University and Coventry University score highest, combining excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.
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| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shanghai University of SportChina | 80.3 | 51.7% | 44.3× | 19 | +255.6% |
| 2 | Yogyakarta State UniversityIndonesia | 68.4 | 13.0% | 20.3× | 87 | +822.4% |
| 3 | Coventry UniversityUnited Kingdom | 65.0 | 43.5% | 9.7× | 9 | +75.8% |
| 4 | State University of PadangIndonesia | 64.5 | 15.9% | 8.8× | 71 | +6481.0% |
| 5 | Education University of Hong KongHong Kong | 61.8 | 52.1% | 7.7× | 8 | +44.5% |
| 6 | State University of MalangIndonesia | 61.1 | 8.3% | 9.1× | 65 | +631.0% |
| 7 | Deakin UniversityAustralia | 60.5 | 48.6% | 6.0× | 20 | +30.9% |
| 8 | University of JyväskyläFinland | 60.2 | 31.5% | 11.8× | 16 | +44.3% |
| 9 | Beijing Sport UniversityChina | 59.7 | 33.4% | 37.8× | 19 | +43.7% |
| 10 | State University of SemarangIndonesia | 59.1 | 6.7% | 9.4× | 54 | +332.1% |
Universities only. Score blends excellence (30%), specialisation (25%), size (20%), growth (15%) and international reach (10%), 2015–2022; growth compares 2010–14 with 2015–19.
Is Children's Physical and Motor Development research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 49% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Children's Physical and Motor Development.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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