The presence of research regarding specific student populations demonstrates their importance to the field given the importance of research and knowledge creation in shaping higher education. A growing number of higher education scholar-practitioners have engaged in work addressing college sport but an overwhelming dearth of college sport and athlete-focused higher education research in higher education journals is cause for concern. The purpose of this study is to investigate the presence of college sport research within high impact, general higher education journals between 2010–2019. Using content analysis, the authors examined seven highly regarded higher education journals. Findings support the hypothesis that an absence of sport-related research exists in such journals. Suggestions to address this gap are provided.

鉴于研究和知识创造在塑造高等教育中的重要性，关于特定学生群体的研究表明他们对该领域的重要性。越来越多的高等教育学者和从业者从事大学体育方面的工作，但高等教育期刊中大学体育和以运动员为重点的高等教育研究的极度缺乏令人担忧。本研究的目的是调查 2010-2019 年间高影响力的普通高等教育期刊中大学体育研究的存在情况。作者使用内容分析检查了七种备受推崇的高等教育期刊。调查结果支持这样的假设，即此类期刊中缺乏与体育相关的研究。提供了解决这一差距的建议。