Highly Cited Papers in Sport Sciences: Identification and Conceptual Analysis

Highly cited papers reflect the top 1% of field and publication year papers. Highly cited papers are important in terms of the number of citations they receive in their subject area and often attract the attention of most researchers in terms of their high quality. Therefore, this study aimed to analyze highly cited papers in the field of sport sciences from a bibliometric perspective and to identify subject areas that have the potential to be highly cited. This research analyzed highly cited papers in the field of sport sciences published during 2010-2020, indexed in the Web of Science of the Clarivate Analytics. The results show that most of the highly cited papers in sport sciences are in sport medicine and published by prominent and renowned researchers. Moreover, most of these papers were contributed by researchers from the European and American continents. The results also show that the United States of America (USA), McMaster University of Canada, and Professor Lars Engebretsen led in publishing highly cited papers in sport sciences. It can be concluded that five thematic clusters were formed by highly cited papers in sport sciences, most of which were in the subject area of sport injuries and exercise physiology. Only highly cited papers in the field of sport sciences were analyzed, and a thorough analysis of all papers in this field is needed for a definite conclusion. This study identifies that the subject area has a great impact on a paper to be highly cited, and only some subject areas in the discipline of Sport Sciences have the potential to be highly cited

Triple P Model: Publications, Patents, and Production

Objective: The aim of this study was to develop an indicator for measuring the relationships between publications, patents, and production (so-called 3Ps). The purpose of this study was to investigate these relationships further to propose a new model. Materials and Methods: To examine the relationships between publications, patents, and production, several models in the field of science, technology, and innovation (STI) have been reviewed. Results: The Triple P model assumes a tripartite influence connection among publications, patents, and production. The Triple P refers to publications, patents, and production of a particular country or institution in a specific field, subfield, or specialty in a given period. This model can be used as an indicator to measure the attention level of countries or institutions to a particular product. Conclusion: The Triple P model refers to a set of interactions between publications, patents, and production, to foster scientific, economic, social, and technological development. This study presents the way to measure the interrelationships between the Triple P’s of publications, patents, and production of a particular country or a specific field

Research Trend Analysis of Information Science in France based on Total, Cited and Uncited Publications: A Scientometric and Altmetric Analysis

Objective: The purpose of this study was to measure the number of contributions and highlight quantitatively the contributions made by French researchers in the field of Information Science indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (WoS CC) during 1990-2021 from altmetric and bibliometric perspectives. Materials and Methods: The bibliometric data were collected from WoS and three indexes of SCI-Expanded, SSCI, and A&HCI in the period 1990-2021. Scientometric data analysis was done using the HistCite, VOSviewer, CiteSpace softwares, and altmetric data analysis was performed using the Altmetrics.com and social sites such as ResearchGate, Academia, and Mendeley. Results: The analysis showed that 1959 documents were published by French researchers in the field of Information Science. The highest number of publications was 114 documents contributed in 2020. The number of cited publications of French researchers in this field was more than the number of uncited publications, and this trend in cited publications was an upward trend. Michel Zitt and the Center National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) were the most prolific researcher and institute in the field of Information Science in France. The two journals, Social Science Information (Information sur les sciences sociales) and Scientometrics, published the most publications in this field. Moreover, the findings showed that topics such as information retrieval, and information systems were hotspots for research, as well as issues such as social media and big data, emerging topics in the field of Information Science in France. Conclusion: The publishing trend in the field of Information Science in France is an upward trend, and the United States and the UK were the main French collaborators in this field. The results of this study can serve as a roadmap for French researchers and research institutes to understand the current and future research trends in the field of Information Science in France

A Scientometric Study of the Journal of Applied Research of Sport Management

Background and aim: Nowadays, one of the most important methods of scientific evaluation is scientometric studies. The results of these studies can be seen as a roadmap for research planners and policymakers. The aim of this study was to evaluate the Journal of Applied Research of Sport Management (JARSM) from a scientometric point of view. Material and methods: In this applied and scientometric study, all articles of the JARSM from 2012 to 2018 were analyzed. The data were collected through the journalchr ('39')s website and analyzed using Excel and NodeXL. Findings: Of the 279 articles published in the JARSM, 93% were multi-author publications and more than 31% were published in collaboration with scholars from Payame Noor University. This indicates the great interest of this journal in group collaboration as well as the publication of articles affiliated to their own university. Moreover, the thematic areas of sport management, organizational behavior and sport marketing have received more attention. Tehran and West Azerbaijan Provinces had the highest number of papers in JARSM. In addition, the journal has received the most impact from the Journal of Sport Management and Development, and has made the most scientific impact on the Journal of Sport Management. Conclusion: Overall, the results show that the publication trend in the JARSM is sinusoidal, and its citation rate has been accompanied by a downward trend after a period of an upward one

A Scientometric Portrait of Daniel Funk: Publication Productivity, Collaboration Patterns, and Citation Analysis

Scientometrics summarise and analyse the work of eminent researchers. In this paper, we analyse and to some extent celebrate, the infuence of Dan Funk on sport marketing and sport consumer behaviour scholarship. We summarise 1) the scientific indicators of his contribution; 2) research themes; 3) co-authorship patterns (i.e. key collaborators, country, university affiliation, author group size) 4) journals that have published his research; 5) his ideational influencers and influencees. This scientometric profile depicts a 20-year publishing career, the pursuit of complementary research themes, a large number of co-authors and a relatively small number of high-value collaborators, and a willingness to pursue opportunities at different universities (and countries), a process which inevitably expands a researcher’s network

Scientific Transition from Chemistry to Information and Communication Sciences: A Tribute to Professor Henri Dou, a Pioneer of Competitive Intelligence in France

This study is a tribute to Professor Henri Dou, President of the Scientific Council of the Academy of Economic Intelligence in Paris and Distinguished Professor of Information and Communication Sciences at Aix-Marseille University, France. This tribute shows his legacy and influence in the scientific field. The present research is a scientometric analysis of all documents published by Professor Henri Dou and indexed in the Scopus database. We used the capabilities of Bibliometrix R Package, VOSviewer, and Excel software to analyze the data. The publication trend of Professor Dou was a sinusoidal trend. During his scientific career, he has been able to collaborate with researchers from 11 countries, which shows his attention to the issue of science diplomacy. In addition to international collaborations, this distinguished professor has paid special attention to national collaboration and intra-organizational collaboration, so most of his scientific activities have been with French researchers and researchers at Aix-Marseille University. The subject areas of innovation, competitive intelligence, and invention analysis have been among the topics of interest of this distinguished professor. This study shows the scientific portrait, scientific diplomacy, and international cooperation of Professor Henri Dou with other researchers and better depicts the research fields studied by him

A Scientometric Portrait of Daniel Funk: Publication Productivity, Collaboration Patterns, and Citation Analysis

Purpose: Scientometrics summarise and analyse the work of eminent researchers. In this paper, we analyse and to some extent celebrate, the influence of Dan Funk on sport marketing and sport consumer behaviour scholarship. Design/methodology/approach: We summarise 1) the scientific indicators of his contribution; 2) research themes; 3) co-authorship patterns (i.e., key collaborators, country, university affiliation, author group size) 4) journals that have published his research; 5) his ideational influencers and influencees. His articles were retrieved from the Web of Science (Core collection) and analysed using HistCite, Publish or Perish and VOSviewer software. Findings: The scientometric portrait depicts a 20-year publishing career, the pursuit of complementary research themes, a large number of co-authors and a relatively small number of high-value collaborators, and a willingness to pursue opportunities at different universities (and countries), a process which inevitably expands a researcher’s network. Originality/value: This is the first scientometric portrait of sport marketing and consumer behaviour. The emergence of highly prolific authors is a sign that the related academic fields of sport management, sport marketing and sport consumer behaviour are maturing

Current and Future Perspectives on the COVID-19 Vaccine: A Scientometric Review

This study attempted to draw the present and future perspective of the COVID-19 vaccine by identifying the most important scientists and their scientific contexts, trends of research topics, and relationships between different entities. Methods: To achieve this purpose, bibliometric and scientometric techniques were used to analyze 6288 scientific documents contributing to COVID-19 vaccines from the beginning of 2019 to 13 December 2021, indexed in the Web of Science. Results: The United States (US) had the greatest impact by publishing 2104 documents and receiving 32,958 citations. The US and the UK countries had the highest level of scientific collaborations with 192 collaborative studies. The University of Oxford and the Harvard Medical School were the most active institutions, and the University of Oxford and Emory University were the most influential institutions. Pollard AJ and Lambe T had the most publications and the highest citations and h-index. T Lambe, SC Gilbert, M Voysey, and AJ Pollard from the University of Oxford had the highest number of co-authorships. More than 19% of the research was conducted in the field of immunology. The Vaccines journal had the most publications, with 425 articles. The US Department of Health & Human Services granted the most research. In 2019, studies were focused on the topics of COVID-19 virus identification and ways to deal with it; in 2020, studies focused on the topics of COVID-19 and vaccines, whereas in 2021, they focused on the topics of COVID-19 vaccines and their effects, vaccines hesitancy, the role of healthcare workers in COVID-19, as well as discussions about these vaccines in the social media. Conclusions: Recognition of the most important actors (countries, institutes, researchers, and channels for the release of COVID-19 vaccine studies), research trends, and fields of study on the COVID-19 vaccine can be useful for researchers, countries, and policy makers in the field of science and health to make decisions and better understand these vaccines

Analyzing the legacy and scientific impact of Saeed-Ul Hassan: A Pakistani scientometrician, data scientist and winner of the Eugene Garfield Award 2017 and 2022

This study highlights the scientific legacy and impact of Dr Saeed-Ul Hassan’s research on the world of science. He was a remarkable researcher in the fields of scientometrics, altmetrics, artificial intelligence, and data science, as evidenced by the Eugene Garfield Awards he received for innovation in citation analysis in 2017 and 2022. Based on datasets retrieved from the Scopus database for the years 2009–2022, he collaborated with 157 researchers from 22 different nations and his research findings are published in reputable journals and conferences. In the last five years of his life, his scholarly publications and scientific impact significantly increased. His significant attention to Open Access publications and high levels of worldwide collaboration have greatly contributed to his impact in the world of science. The results of altmetric studies indicate that Dr SU Hassan’s scientific publications are widely accepted by researchers on Twitter and Mendeley. The majority of individuals that tweeted and read his publications were from European and American nations. His research had the greatest impact on experts in the fields of scientometrics, computer science and social sciences, according to the classification of the readers of his research articles