TABLE 7.
The most influential and productive institution in ESM research.
| R | Organization Name | Country | TCES | TPES | HES | ACP | ≥50 | ≥25 | ≥10 | ≥5 | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 |
| 1 | University of Florida | USA | 192 | 10 | 6 | 19,2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | – | – | 5 | 5 |
| 2 | Victoria U. Melbourne | AUS | 132 | 3 | 3 | 44,0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | University of Oregon | USA | 128 | 4 | 3 | 32,0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Auburn University | USA | 128 | 2 | 2 | 64,0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 |
| 5 | RMIT University | AUS | 98 | 2 | 1 | 49,0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Temple University | USA | 78 | 7 | 5 | 11,1 | – | 1 | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | 7 |
| 7 | U. of Minnesota | USA | 71 | 3 | 2 | 23,7 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | University of Windsor | CAN | 70 | 3 | 2 | 23,3 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | Griffith University | AUS | 66 | 5 | 4 | 13,2 | – | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | – | 5 |
| 10 | Indiana University | USA | 58 | 6 | 3 | 9,7 | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | 1 | 5 |
| 11 | La Trobe University | USA | 55 | 4 | 3 | 13,8 | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 4 |
| 12 | Florida State University | USA | 42 | 2 | 2 | 21,0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | University of Valencia | ESP | 41 | 4 | 3 | 10,3 | – | 1 | 2 | – | – | 1 | – | 3 |
| 14 | Bournemouth University | GBR | 40 | 3 | 2 | 13,3 | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 3 |
| 15 | Baylor University | USA | 40 | 2 | 2 | 20,0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| 16 | Universitat de Barcelona | ESP | 38 | 4 | 4 | 9,5 | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | 1 | 3 |
| 17 | Universidad de Malaga | ESP | 31 | 4 | 4 | 7,8 | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | 4 |
| 18 | Southern Cross University | AUS | 28 | 2 | 1 | 14,0 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| 19 | Clemson University | USA | 24 | 2 | 2 | 12,0 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | U. of South Australia | AUS | 18 | 2 | 2 | 9,0 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | Loughborough U. | GBR | 18 | 1 | 1 | 18,0 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| 22 | Seoul National University | KOR | 17 | 4 | 3 | 4,3 | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | 4 |
| 23 | Georgia Southern University | USA | 16 | 3 | 2 | 5,3 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 3 |
| 24 | James Madison University | USA | 15 | 2 | 1 | 7,5 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| 25 | U. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | USA | 13 | 2 | 2 | 6,5 | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | 2 |
| 26 | University of Johannesburg | ZAF | 11 | 3 | 2 | 3,7 | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | 2 | 1 |
| 27 | Texas A&M University | USA | 11 | 3 | 2 | 3,7 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 3 |
| 28 | Brock University | CAN | 11 | 2 | 2 | 5,5 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 2 |
| 29 | U. of North Alabama | USA | 10 | 2 | 2 | 5,0 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 2 |
| 30 | Liverpool John Moores U. | GBR | 9 | 2 | 1 | 4,5 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 2 |
| 31 | U. of Massachusetts Amherst | USA | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3,5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| 32 | Oregon State University | USA | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3,5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 |
| 33 | Kookmin University | KOR | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3,5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| 34 | Lithuanian Sports U. | LTU | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3,5 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 2 |
| 35 | U. of South Carolina | USA | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2,0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 |
| 36 | Western Carolina University | USA | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3,0 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 2 |
| 37 | Universiti Teknologi MARA | MAL | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2,5 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | 1 |
| 38 | Montclair State University | USA | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2,0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| 39 | Konkuk University | KOR | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1,5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 40 | U. Europea de Madrid | ESP | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1,0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
R, rank; TCES, TPES and HES, total citation, papers and H-index in ESM field; ACP, average citations per paper from each university in ESM field; Q1: 2002−2004; Q2: 2005−2009; Q3: 2010−2014; Q4: 2015−2019; ≥50, ≥25, ≥10, ≥5 number of paper with more than 50, 25, 10 and 5 citations.