Physical Education and Pedagogy
Physical Education and Pedagogy is a research topic within Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation. Science Explorer counts 19k research works in it since 1950. 18.4% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the benefits, practices, and challenges of physical education in schools, emphasizing topics such as sport education, teaching games for understanding, lifelong participation, pedagogical practices, teacher development, socialization theory, health promotion, gender dynamics, and youth engagement.
- Physical Education
- Sport Education
- Teaching Games for Understanding
- Lifelong Participation
- Pedagogical Practice
- Teacher Development
- Socialization Theory
- Health Promotion
- Gender Dynamics
- Youth Engagement
- Research works
- 19k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 3.5k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 18.4% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +23% the tick is no change
This ranks research output and citation impact. It says nothing about the quality of diagnosis, treatment or care.
Which countries lead Physical Education and Pedagogy research?
By volume, the United States and Brazil publish the most (492 and 339 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 492 works
- 2 Brazil 339 works
- 3 Spain 308 works
- 4 Indonesia 307 works
- 5 China 251 works
- 6 United Kingdom 196 works
- 7 Türkiye 172 works
- 8 Australia 149 works
- 9 Philippines 137 works
- 10 Canada 109 works
How concentrated that is
The same countries as shares of everything the list above accounts for. A node where two countries do two thirds of the work and one spread evenly across twelve read alike as a ranking and not at all alike here.
Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.
Which institutions lead Physical Education and Pedagogy research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Yogyakarta State University publishes the most Physical Education and Pedagogy research, followed by Indonesia University of Education and State University of Padang.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Yogyakarta State UniversityIndonesia 35 works
- 2 Indonesia University of EducationIndonesia 33 works
- 3 State University of PadangIndonesia 24 works
- 4 Universidad de ExtremaduraSpain 23 works
- 5 Adamson UniversityPhilippines 19 works
- 6 Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)Brazil 19 works
- 7 University of Castilla-La ManchaSpain 17 works
- 8 Universidad de MurciaSpain 16 works
- 9 Universitat de ValènciaSpain 16 works
- 10 Loughborough UniversityUnited Kingdom 16 works
Who are the leading researchers in Physical Education and Pedagogy?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Physical Education and Pedagogy include Herbert W. Marsh.
- 1 Herbert W. Marsh Australia 4.6k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Physical Education and Pedagogy research done?
The largest centres of Physical Education and Pedagogy research in 2022–2025 are São Paulo (Brazil), Bandung (Indonesia), Manila (Philippines) and Yogyakarta (Indonesia). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Badajoz.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 São Paulo Brazil 62 works
- 2 Bandung Indonesia 41 works
- 3 Manila Philippines 38 works
- 4 Yogyakarta Indonesia 38 works
- 5 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 32 works
- 6 Madrid Spain 31 works
- 7 Beijing China 31 works
- 8 Valencia Spain 31 works
- 9 Melbourne Australia 29 works
- 10 Padang Indonesia 25 works
Where it is the local speciality
- BadajozES · 23.1 works26×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Physical Education and Pedagogy than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Physical Education and Pedagogy?
Among universities, judged by research, Leeds Beckett University, Norwegian School of Sport Sciences and Universidad de Extremadura 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.
One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leeds Beckett UniversityUnited Kingdom | 71.5 | 59.0% | 48.5× | 15 | +13.6% |
| 2 | Norwegian School of Sport SciencesNorway | 70.4 | 46.2% | 205.9× | 16 | +13.4% |
| 3 | Universidad de ExtremaduraSpain | 65.3 | 32.7% | 29.1× | 23 | +49.9% |
| 4 | Loughborough UniversityUnited Kingdom | 64.8 | 45.8% | 17.0× | 16 | -27.6% |
| 5 | University of LimerickIreland | 62.0 | 43.9% | 16.8× | 11 | +19.9% |
| 6 | Universidad de OviedoSpain | 60.8 | 47.8% | 9.2× | 9 | +104.8% |
| 7 | German Sport University CologneGermany | 59.4 | 32.5% | 49.8× | 11 | +110.0% |
| 8 | University of Inland NorwayNorway | 59.2 | 41.0% | 40.6× | 9 | — |
| 9 | Deakin UniversityAustralia | 58.9 | 45.8% | 7.8× | 14 | +28.4% |
| 10 | Indonesia University of EducationIndonesia | 57.6 | 8.3% | 8.2× | 33 | +1266.7% |
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 Physical Education and Pedagogy research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 23% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Physical Education and Pedagogy.
The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.
Which topics inside it are moving
Growth and decline on one axis around a shared zero. Two lists side by side hide the thing that matters: whether the growth dwarfs the decline, or the other way round.