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Structure and trends of international sport nutrition research between 2000-2018: bibliometric mapping of sport nutrition science
Anna Kiss
Magyar Tudomanyos Akademia Konyvtar es Informacios Kozpont
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Background : The tool kits of bibliometrics and science mapping provide a standard methodology to map the knowledge base of specific fields of science. The aim of the present research is the analysis of the recent international trends of sport nutrition science, as well as the primary identification of the research topics and results of sport nutrition science via enhanced bibliometric methods for the 2000-2018 time period.
Methods: Altogether, 3889 publications were included in this study. We identified the most relevant sport nutrition topics by running a community detection algorithm on the proximity network constructed via bibliographic coupling. The key issues and key concepts of sport nutrition topics as well as their relations were evaluated via network analysis. We also carried a chronological analysis of topics out, and a scientometric evaluative analysis was also created.
Results: We identified the four main basic groups from which the 18 most characteristics topics were analyzed. The 18 topics are the following: Football and physiology; Carbohydrate metabolism; Muscle physiology: Alkalosis and Acidosis; Muscle power enhancement and dietary supplementation; Fluid balance and hydration; Dietary intake and nutrition knowledge; Assessment of Energy Intake of athletes; Bone health, Female Athlete Triad; Fluid intake strategy; Weight management; Nutritional Strategies and human skeletal muscle; Dietary nitrate supplementation; Oxidative stress and dietary supplement use; Dietary supplement use and doping; Oxidative stress, inflammation and dietary antioxidants; Training adaptation and nutritional strategies; Gut Microbiota; Celiac disease. Based on the size of the topic, research on sport nutrition science has put the biggest emphasis on the following three groups: Muscle power enhancement and dietary supplementation; Carbohydrate metabolism; and Oxidative stress and dietary supplement use. The greatest scientific impact can be ascribed to the following topics: Nutritional strategies and human skeletal muscle; Dietary nitrate supplementation; Weight management; and Gut microbiota.
Conclusions: Scientific output on sport nutrition has continuously been rising between 2000-2018. The ratio of topics related to sport nutrition but first of all connected to basic research has decreased significantly within all publications. The results of this study confirm the role of science mapping in the identification of specific research topics and primary research directions in the field of sport nutrition science.
Keywords
bibliographic coupling , scientometric analysis, sport nutrition research trends, bibliometric mapping
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Structure and trends of international sport nutrition research between 2000-2018: bibliometric mapping of sport nutrition science
Anna Kiss
Magyar Tudomanyos Akademia Konyvtar es Informacios Kozpont
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ORCiD: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4927-9228
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Received 14 Jul, 2020
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On 17 May, 2020
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Background : The tool kits of bibliometrics and science mapping provide a standard methodology to map the knowledge base of specific fields of science. The aim of the present research is the analysis of the recent international trends of sport nutrition science, as well as the primary identification of the research topics and results of sport nutrition science via enhanced bibliometric methods for the 2000-2018 time period.
Methods: Altogether, 3889 publications were included in this study. We identified the most relevant sport nutrition topics by running a community detection algorithm on the proximity network constructed via bibliographic coupling. The key issues and key concepts of sport nutrition topics as well as their relations were evaluated via network analysis. We also carried a chronological analysis of topics out, and a scientometric evaluative analysis was also created.
Results: We identified the four main basic groups from which the 18 most characteristics topics were analyzed. The 18 topics are the following: Football and physiology; Carbohydrate metabolism; Muscle physiology: Alkalosis and Acidosis; Muscle power enhancement and dietary supplementation; Fluid balance and hydration; Dietary intake and nutrition knowledge; Assessment of Energy Intake of athletes; Bone health, Female Athlete Triad; Fluid intake strategy; Weight management; Nutritional Strategies and human skeletal muscle; Dietary nitrate supplementation; Oxidative stress and dietary supplement use; Dietary supplement use and doping; Oxidative stress, inflammation and dietary antioxidants; Training adaptation and nutritional strategies; Gut Microbiota; Celiac disease. Based on the size of the topic, research on sport nutrition science has put the biggest emphasis on the following three groups: Muscle power enhancement and dietary supplementation; Carbohydrate metabolism; and Oxidative stress and dietary supplement use. The greatest scientific impact can be ascribed to the following topics: Nutritional strategies and human skeletal muscle; Dietary nitrate supplementation; Weight management; and Gut microbiota.
Conclusions: Scientific output on sport nutrition has continuously been rising between 2000-2018. The ratio of topics related to sport nutrition but first of all connected to basic research has decreased significantly within all publications. The results of this study confirm the role of science mapping in the identification of specific research topics and primary research directions in the field of sport nutrition science.
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