Urazayev, Marat2024-11-272024-11-272024Urazayev, M. (2024). Sports Injury Prevention and Rehabilitation: A Bibliometric Mapping of the Research Literature. Nazarbayev University School of Medicinehttps://nur.nu.edu.kz/handle/123456789/8311Introduction: In the realm of sport, injuries cause an inherent risk with serious public health implications, including disability, missed sporting events and significant financial burden. This need is emphasized by the global drive to improve sporting performance while managing the rising costs of treatment and rehabilitation. In this paper, bibliometric analysis aimed to examine historical trends and inform future strategies in the field of sports injury prevention and rehabilitation. Methods and Analysis: The bibliometric method was applied using the Scopus database. Metadata were stored in two separate files titled "Sports Injury Prevention" and "Sports Injury Rehabilitation". The study period was from 1949 to 2022. Analysis and bibliometric mapping was performed in Biblioshiny app. Results: A total of 8,242 articles were retrieved, of which 5,269 (63.9%) focused on injury prevention in athletes and 2,973 (36.1%) focused on sports rehabilitation. Among the top ten articles on injury prevention, the most cited article was Hewett's article, which was cited 2,365 times. The most cited article on rehabilitation was the Shelbourne & Nitz article with 971 citations. A total of 5,269 articles were published in 893 journals related to sports injury prevention. In rehabilitation, 2,973 articles were distributed among 618 journals. A total of 14,752 individual authors in the field of sports injury prevention and 9,470 authors in the field of sports injury rehabilitation produced 5,269 and 2,973 publications, respectively. A total of 3,566 institutions participated in the study. The majority of articles were produced by the University of Calgary (Canada) with 301 articles in the prevention category and the University of Delaware (USA) with 108 articles in the rehabilitation group. The term "soccer" was the most frequently used keyword in the context of injury prevention, occurring 240 times, while "knee" was the dominant keyword in rehabilitation. Conclusion: The United States has been a leader in sports injury prevention research, with the University of Delaware, University of La Trobe, and University of Kentucky leading the way in rehabilitation research. Key researchers such as Finch and Snyder-Mackler have made significant contributions to these fields, especially in the study of ACL injuries and concussions. The differences in research focus across sports highlight the need for more attention to prevention strategies in baseball and ankle injuries, and point to opportunities for future research and development in these areas.enAttribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 United StatesType of access: OpenMaster`s thesis