Sports and Nutrition: A Scientometric Review

• Published in: ASM science journal 2024-11, Vol.19, p.1-15
• Main Authors: Abdullah, Khairul Hafezad, Sofyan, Davi, Kamaruddin, Harris Kamal, Osiobe, Ejiro Uriri
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• ISSN: 1823-6782; 2682-8901
• DOI: 10.32802/asmscj.2023.1507

Sports nutrition, a dynamic field, benefits competitive athletes. This study examines its evolution through Scopus and Web of Science trends. The authors employed ScientoPy software to analyse various publications, prominent sports (and) nutrition research areas, (pro)active authors in the field, keywords, popular sources, and institutional information. This study exploited the data reconciliation, cluster mapping, webmetric, and scientometric methodologies to analyse 1527 individual entries from the Scopus and Web of Science databases. These databases revealed that the most popular subject matters in the field were "sports nutrition" and "sport Science," with "sports nutrition" having the most 'keynoted' word in most nutrition and dietetics journals since 2019. "Muscle" is the second most popular subject matter in sports and nutrition, demonstrating its reputation in this study area, also experiencing a meteoric rise in popularity since 2019. Our findings showed the top five most popular keywords that gained traction (on a marginal analysis base) were "Sports nutrition," "Exercise," "Sports performance," "Nutrition," and "Dietary supplements." The study's contribution to sports and nutrition is that it grants readers and future researchers a spectrum of past and current sports nutrition trends. Also, the analysis from the study will help future researchers forecast potential industry trends.