Analysis of publications on adaptive judo: bibliometric analysis
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https://doi.org/10.15391/prrht.2025-10(3).04Keywords:
adaptive judo, martial arts, adaptation, disability, disorder, impairment, VOSviewer, bibliometric mapping, clusters, citationAbstract
Purpose. To conduct a bibliometric analysis of publications on adaptive judo using the VOSviewer software tool in the PubMed web database.
Material & Methods. Bibliometric analysis of PubMed database data was used to create a sample of studies as of 03/17/2025. The phrase «Adaptive judo» was used for the search. The analysis of publications was conducted from 1988 (date of first publication) to March 17, 2025. The program VOSviewer 1.6.20 was used: keyword analysis and direct citation analysis with the construction of bibliometric maps, visualization of cluster density and citation weight. The program also identified 817 organizations from which the authors studied problems in adaptive judo.
Results. Using VOSviewer 1.6.20, 1317 authors were found. The analysis included 7153 authors whose link strength was greater than 0. The authors were grouped into 16 clusters. The most popular authors were: Franchini Emerson (24 publications), Ouergui Ibrahim, Detanico Daniele (9 publications), Bouhlel Ezdine (8 publications), Bouassida Anissa, Chtourou Hamdi (7 publications), Fukuda David (6 publications), Pierantozzi Emanuela, Kons Rafael Lima, Ardigò Luca Paolo (5 publications). To visualize the network, 107 keywords were selected. The keywords formed 5 clusters. The network includes 2258 links with a total number of 9105. The most popular studies in the field of adaptive judo are highlighted. These studies are devoted to women's health, the use of health-improving techniques (cluster 1), adaptation to physical activity in people with disabilities and people with special needs (cluster 2), the study of injury problems, age and gender characteristics of young athletes (cluster 3), biomechanical aspects, asymmetry of movements, posture control and muscle balance in athletes with disabilities (cluster 4), and body weight regulation (cluster 5).
Conclusions. The bibliometric analysis of publications in the PubMed database allowed us to identify trends in scientific research and determine priority areas. In the studied period, there is a tendency to increase the number of publications every year. The organizations in which the leading authors were engaged in the study of problems in adaptive judo were identified. The main areas of scientific research include: development of wellness practices for women; adaptive judo for people with special needs; injury prevention and safety of training in children's and Paralympic sports; biomechanical aspects of motor activity; features of weight loss and physical fitness of adult athletes. This demonstrates a broad interdisciplinary approach to the study of physical activity for people with disabilities through adaptive judo.
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