Trends research of para-cycling: A bibliometric analysis

Abstract

This bibliometric analysis research aims to map research on paracycling. Based on search results in the Scopus database with the keywords “para cycling” OR ‘para-cycling’, 47 documents were obtained. The visualization of the data using the VOSviewer. The number of publications increased in 2016-2018 and 2019-2021. The largest number of documents was published in 2021. Much research on this topic is published in Q1 journals, while Elsevier publishes many. The Netherlands, as the most productive country, has done a lot of research on this topic. Authors who publish many articles in this field are dominated by writers from Ireland, such as Clifford, E.; Mannion, P.; and Hajdukiewicz, M. Affiliates with the largest number of publications come from Belgium, such as Université de Liège and KU Leuven. Four clusters were obtained on this topic based on the VOS viewer visualization results. Research on this topic in the last two years included cyclist, race, muscle strength, physiology, and athletic performance. This study shows that research on this topic is still scarce and is expected to continue to grow in the coming years. This study can be used as a basis for further research on this topic.