Global Ranking of Sport Science Schools and Departments (GRSSSD)

In 2016, ShanghaiRanking published this ranking for the first time, adopting a unique methodology highlighting the performance of more than 300 universities with sport-related units. This ranking allows sport-related institutions and units to compare with similar peers other than multi-disciplinary universities in a specific subject. The top 300 universities are listed based on the measurement of publication, citation, citations per publication, top 25% journal publications, and internationally collaborated publications. The bibliometric data is collected from the Web of Science database with a time window of five years.Among the top 300 in the 2025 list, 15 universities are sports universities.

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300 Institutions

World Rank	Institution	Total Score	PUB	CIT	CPP	TOP	IC
1	Deakin University Deakin University School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition	100.0	96.5	100.0	100.0	100.0	54.8
2	Norwegian School of Sport Sciences Norwegian School of Sport Sciences Norwegian School of Sport Sciences Norwegian School of Sport Sciences	82.1	67.6	59.8	93.4	87.0	69.2
3	University of Copenhagen University of Copenhagen Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports Institute of Sports Medicine Institute of Sports Medicine	81.5	81.7	60.6	78.4	91.8	68.7
4	Verona University Verona University Sport, Mountains and Health Research Centre (Ce.Ri.S.M.) Department of Neurosciences, Biomedicine and Movement Sciences	77.8	100.0	60.0	63.4	84.6	58.0
5	Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam Faculty of Behavioural and Movement Sciences	70.9	96.2	50.5	55.5	74.9	62.0
6	Loughborough University Loughborough University School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences	68.8	91.2	49.4	57.3	73.8	51.1
7	Victoria University Victoria University College of Sport and Exercise Science College of Sport and Exercise Science Institute for Health and Sport (IHES) Institute for Health and Sport (IHES)	65.8	75.9	45.9	63.9	65.1	58.6
8	Norwegian University of Science and Technology - NTNU Department of Neuromedicine and Movement Science Centre for Elite Sports Research (SenTIF)	65.1	45.3	44.0	100.0	43.7	51.4
9	University of Southern Denmark University of Southern Denmark Department of Sport Sciences and Clinical Biomechanics	63.7	64.3	41.9	69.0	55.9	72.5
10	Curtin University Curtin University School of Physiotherapy and Exercise Science	62.3	48.7	42.5	92.1	39.7	52.0
11	The University of Calgary The University of Calgary Faculty of Kinesiology Faculty of Kinesiology	62.0	62.9	43.7	73.4	49.1	56.6
12	The University of Queensland The University of Queensland School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences	59.1	67.2	36.1	56.7	61.5	60.3
13	Queensland University of Technology Queensland University of Technology School of Exercise and Nutrition Science	57.3	29.5	41.3	100.0	26.0	49.4
14	La Trobe University La Trobe University Department of Dietetics, Nutrition and Sport La Trobe Sport and Exercise Medicine Research Centre	57.2	68.7	34.3	52.7	62.9	52.2
15	University of Extremadura University of Extremadura Faculty of Sports Sciences Faculty of Sports Sciences	56.9	30.5	44.0	100.0	15.2	60.1
16	University of British Columbia University of British Columbia Allan Mcgavin Sports Medical Center Allan Mcgavin Sports Medical Center School of Health and Exercise Science School of Health and Exercise Science School of Kinesiology School of Kinesiology	55.3	67.3	34.4	54.1	54.4	50.2
17	Liverpool John Moores University Liverpool John Moores University School of Sport and Exercise Sciences School of Sport and Exercise Sciences	55.0	57.0	32.3	60.0	47.3	68.4
18	University of Granada University of Granada Faculty of Sport Sciences Faculty of Sport Sciences	54.7	63.0	31.6	52.9	50.5	69.4
19	University of Birmingham University of Birmingham School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences	53.3	54.1	31.3	61.2	44.4	61.9
20	Ghent University Ghent University Department of Movement and Sport Science	53.2	35.1	26.9	81.2	31.5	73.5
21	German Sport University Cologne German Sport University Cologne German Sport University Cologne German Sport University Cologne	52.8	75.8	33.0	46.0	45.8	53.6
22	University of Jyvaskyla University of Jyvaskyla Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences	52.2	61.0	27.2	47.2	54.9	67.0
23	The University of Western Australia The University of Western Australia School of Sport Science, Exercise and Health	51.9	26.7	23.6	93.5	26.9	57.4
24	Technical University Munich Technical University Munich Department of Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Department of Sport and Health Sciences Department of Sport and Health Sciences	49.4	57.3	26.7	49.3	49.0	54.0
25	University College Dublin University College Dublin Institute of Sport and Health Institute of Sport and Health	48.8	39.2	23.5	63.5	42.1	62.4
26	University of Alberta University of Alberta Faculty of Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation	48.6	41.7	28.2	71.4	32.1	42.1
27	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Department of Kinesiology and Community Health Department of Recreation,Sport and Toursim	48.1	49.7	28.7	61.0	40.1	35.6
28	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Center for Human Movement Science Center for Human Movement Science Department of Exercise and Sport Science	47.3	41.1	27.7	71.3	31.2	34.3
29	Queen's University Queen's University School of Kinesiology and Health Studies	46.5	26.6	22.1	87.8	19.1	41.6
29	The University of Melbourne The University of Melbourne Centre for Health, Exercise and Sports Medicine	46.5	14.5	13.6	99.2	13.9	58.6

* Institutions within the same rank range are listed alphabetically.

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