ReviewSports (Basel, Switzerland)2025
Mapping the Knowledge of Research Trends in Sports Performance Asymmetries from 2015 to 2024: A Bibliometric Study and Analysis of the Most-Cited Papers.
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5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Visualization of the research landscape on the 20 m shuttle run test in the last 15 years: bibliometric analysis with VOSviewer of the most cited studies.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2025Pooled it
- Mapping Scientific Knowledge on Body Composition and Anthropometry in Soccer: A Bibliometric Analysis of the Last 35 Years (1990-2025).Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Inter-Limb Asymmetry: Lessons Learnt from 10 Years of Data Collection in Performance Sport.Journal of human kinetics · 2026Article
- Mapping Handgrip Strength Research in Sports Performance: A Bibliometric Review of Applications, Trends, and Future Directions.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Visualization of the Research Panorama of Decision-Making in Soccer: Bibliometric Analysis with VOSviewer and Review of the Most Cited Studies of the Last 15 Years (2010-2024).Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
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Abstract
In recent years, studies related to preventing injuries and improving sports performance have aroused academic interest. However, no bibliometric study has investigated asymmetry. The aim of this study was twofold: (i) to identify trends in research on asymmetries in sports performance through bibliometric analysis, and (ii) to determine the most-cited articles to establish the main lines of research on asymmetries. The final sample consisted of 471 documents. The results show that, during the publication period, there was a considerable increase (73%) in research between 2020 and 2021, with 2022-2023 being the year with the highest production and number of citations. Most of the publications consisted of research articles (93.41%), with a low percentage of review studies (4.24%). The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research and Symmetry were the journals with the highest number of documents (
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