Question 1

Which countries lead Physical Activity and Health research?

Accepted Answer

By volume, the United States and China publish the most (2.2k and 1.3k works in 2022-now).

Question 2

Which institutions lead Physical Activity and Health research?

Accepted Answer

By volume in 2022-now, Witten/Herdecke University publishes the most Physical Activity and Health research, followed by Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Question 3

Who are the leading researchers in Physical Activity and Health?

Accepted Answer

The most-cited researchers publishing on Physical Activity and Health include Theo Vos, George Davey Smith and Ali H. Mokdad.

Question 4

Where is Physical Activity and Health research done?

Accepted Answer

The largest centres of Physical Activity and Health research in 2022-now are Beijing (China), Seoul (South Korea), London (United Kingdom) and Shanghai (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Witten, Giessen and Jyvaskyla.

Question 5

Where is the best place to study Physical Activity and Health?

Accepted Answer

Among universities, judged by research, Harvard University, Shanghai University of Sport and University of Leicester score highest, combining citation excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.

Question 6

Is Physical Activity and Health research growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 14% higher than in 2018-2021, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Physical Activity and Health.

Question 7

What are the most cited papers in Physical Activity and Health?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper in Physical Activity and Health is "International Physical Activity Questionnaire: 12-Country Reliability and Validity" (Cora L. Craig, Alison L. Marshall, MICHAEL SJ??STR??M et al., 2003), with 22,204 citations. Next come "World Health Organization 2020 guidelines on physical activity and sedentary behaviour" (11,799) and "The Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans" (9,860).