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Purpose. The aim of this paper is to present the productivity of the scientific and teaching staff of the Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Zagreb in the period from 2006 to 2020 by applying the descriptive bibliometric method in the Web of Science citation database. Approach/methodology/design. The search was conducted in the database Web of Science Core Collection (WoSCC) and it was limited to the institution and the original scientifi c papers and reviews published by its members in the last 15 years. Microsoft Excel and VOSviewer were used for data analysis. Findings. The total number of analysed papers is 591 with an average number of citations per paper of 6.45. There is a significant increase in the number of published papers, especially in the period from 2016 to 2020. The largest number of papers is signed by three authors, while all papers have an average of four keywords. The total number of citations is 7,706, and the largest number of citations was received in 2020 (1,287 citations). Most papers were published in collaboration with scientists from Serbia and Slovenia, 92 (14.07%) and 79 (13.55%). The comparison of institutional cooperation has shown that most articles were published in cooperation with the Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Split and the University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Sports, 76 (12.86%) and 56 (9.61%). The largest number of papers was published in Kinesiology: International Journal of Fundamental and Applied Kinesiology, 63 (11.71%). The analysis of the co-occurrence of keywords has shown that research in kinesiology in the last 15 years was focused on exercise, performance, and children. Research limitations/implications. Only papers indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection database were analysed, therefore the potential significant research contributions indexed in other databases might have been overlooked. An additional limitation is the author's decision to use the default parameters of the VOSviewer, if other parameters had been set the results of the bibliometric mapping could have been different and consequently the interpretation of the results, too. Originality/value. This paper contributes to a better understanding of research patterns in the fi eld of kinesiology, through an analysis of the scientific productivity of the leading institution in the region in this field. The visual presentation of thematic areas of research, point to important questions for further research and theory development, as well as educational and business practice. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]