Taekwondo scientific production published on the web of science (1988-2016)collaboration and topics

  1. Mikel Pérez-Gutiérrez 1
  2. Pablo Valdés-Badilla 2
  3. Carlos Gutiérrez-García 3
  4. Tomás Herrera-Valenzuela 4
  1. 1 Universidad de Cantabria
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    Universidad de Cantabria

    Santander, España

    ROR https://ror.org/046ffzj20

  2. 2 Universidad Autónoma de Chile (Chile)
  3. 3 Universidad de León
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    Universidad de León

    León, España

    ROR https://ror.org/02tzt0b78

  4. 4 Universidad de Santiago de Chile (Chile)
Journal:
Movimento: revista da Escola de Educação Física

ISSN: 0104-754X

Year of publication: 2017

Volume: 23

Issue: 4

Pages: 1325-1340

Type: Article

DOI: 10.22456/1982-8918.75386 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openOpen access editor

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Abstract

This study conducted a bibliometric analysis focused on collaboration patterns and topics represented on taekwondo articles published on Web of Science until 2016. Bibliographic information was retrieved from documents and then classified according to research area, subject and topic, and characteristics of authorship and collaboration patterns were calculated. Results showed a total of 340 articles, 304 of which had multiple authors. Life Sciences and Biomechanics were the most important research area and subject respectively. Pieter was the most prolific author while Capranica obtained the highest collaboration index. In conclusion, (1) the relevance of a sporting approach to taekwondo has been corroborated through the analysis of research areas, subjects, topics, and journals’ orientation and citation scores; (2) research on taekwondo has been strongly based on collaboration among authors, institutions and countries