Question 1

Which countries lead Physical Education and Training Studies research?

Accepted Answer

By volume, Russia and Ukraine publish the most (947 and 940 works in 2022-now).

Question 2

Which institutions lead Physical Education and Training Studies research?

Accepted Answer

By volume in 2022-now, State University of Physical Education and Sport publishes the most Physical Education and Training Studies research, followed by Dragomanov Ukrainian State University and Weatherford College.

Question 3

Who are the leading researchers in Physical Education and Training Studies?

Accepted Answer

The most-cited researchers publishing on Physical Education and Training Studies include Cyrus Cooper, Tommi Juhani Vasankari and Jaakko A. Kaprio.

Question 4

Where is Physical Education and Training Studies research done?

Accepted Answer

The largest centres of Physical Education and Training Studies research in 2022-now are Moscow (Russia), Kyiv (Ukraine), Kharkiv (Ukraine) and Saint Petersburg (Russia). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Chisinau and Sumy.

Question 5

Where is the best place to study Physical Education and Training Studies?

Accepted Answer

Among universities, judged by research, Vinnytsia Mykhailo Kotsiubynskyi State Pedagogical University, Dragomanov Ukrainian State University and Yogyakarta State 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.

Question 6

Is Physical Education and Training Studies research growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 19% higher than in 2018-2021, peaking in 2022. The fastest-growing topics are Physical Education and Training Studies.

Question 7

What are the most cited papers in Physical Education and Training Studies?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper in Physical Education and Training Studies is "Systematic review of the health benefits of physical activity and fitness in school-aged children and youth" (Ian Janssen, Allana G. LeBlanc, 2010), with 4,885 citations. Next come "School-based physical activity programs for promoting physical activity and fitness in children and adolescents aged 6 to 18" (1,357) and "International clinical practice recommendations on the definition, diagnosis, assessment, intervention, and psychosocial aspects of developmental coordination disorder" (836).