Taekwondo scientific production published on the Web of Science (1988-2016): collaboration and topics
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...
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| Tipo de documento: | Artigo |
| Data de publicação: | 2017 |
| País: | España |
| Recursos: | Universidad de Cantabria (UC) |
| Repositório: | UCrea Repositorio Abierto de la Universidad de Cantabria |
| Idioma: | Inglês Português |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:repositorio.unican.es:10902/12953 |
| Acesso em linha: | http://hdl.handle.net/10902/12953 |
| Nível de acesso: | Acesso aberto |
| Palavra-chave: | Bibliometrics Journal article Professors Scientific communication and diffusion Bibliometría Artículo de revista Docentes Comunicación y divulgación científica |
| Resumo: | 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. |
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