Aerobic exercise and catecolamine: A bibliometric analysis
This study performed a bibliometric analysis of scientific literature on aerobic exercise and catecholamines to map the evolving knowledge structure in this important field, which has implications for both physical health and neurochemical regulation. Using data from the Web of Science and Scopus d...
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| Language: | English |
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Levent Ceylan
2025-06-01
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| Series: | ROL Spor Bilimleri Dergisi |
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| Online Access: | https://rrpubs.com/index.php/rol/article/view/1718 |
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| Summary: | This study performed a bibliometric analysis of scientific literature on aerobic exercise and catecholamines to map the evolving knowledge structure in this important field, which has implications for both physical health and neurochemical regulation. Using data from the Web of Science and Scopus databases, publications published between 2000 and 2024 were analyzed. VOSviewer software was employed to visualize co-authorship, keyword co-occurrence, and citation patterns. The analysis focuses on publication trends, disciplines, keyword networks, authors, institutions, countries, and journals. The findings revealed that the number of publications showed a significant increase after 2010, while the number of citations peaked in 2015, exceeding 700 in 2021, but started to decline after 2022. Sports Sciences (102 publications) and physiology (74 publications) were the most dominant disciplines, while Endocrinology and Metabolism and Neurosciences also made significant contributions. Keyword networks showed that ‘catecholamines’ and ‘exercise’ were central concepts, linked to themes such as cardiovascular responses and insulin sensitivity. McMorris, T. (850 citations) and Kindermann, W. (839 citations) lead among authors, the University of Chichester (981 citations) leads among institutions, and the USA (5263 citations) leads among countries. Journal analysis revealed that the Journal of Applied Physiology has 1738 citations. The discussion emphasized the interdisciplinary nature of the field and its academic impact while highlighting the lack of local contributions, such as in Turkey. These results suggest that aerobic exercise and catecholamines offer a rich research area for both basic science and clinical applications. Suggestions include expanding the scope of bibliometric analyses using new analytical methods, focusing on underrepresented disciplines, and mapping the local literature. By mapping the current state of literature, this study aims to guide future research in this field.
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| ISSN: | 2717-9508 |