Postgraduate School, University of Harbin Sport, Harbin, China.
Centre for Active Living and Learning, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, Australia.
Medicine (Baltimore). 2023 Dec 15;102(50):e35148. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000035148.
This study aimed to analyze the trends and themes in exercise and sarcopenia research using a bibliometric approach. The Web of Science citation database was used to identify papers published on exercise and sarcopenia. The retrieved data on institutions, journals, countries, authors, journal distribution, and keywords were analyzed scientometric ally using CiteSpace and VOSviewer. 2895 papers were included according to our specified inclusion criteria eventually. The data showed an upward trend in the number of published articles on exercise and sarcopenia. The countries with the highest number of publications were the United States, Japan, and England; research institutions were mainly composed of universities in Europe and the United States, and high-producing authors formed major collaborative teams, but cross-geographical and cross-institutional collaboration was not apparent; research was closely focused on 3 aspects: resistance exercise, resistance combined with other forms of exercise, and exercise combined with nutritional supplementation, of which resistance exercise was a particular focus; and recently, the research hotspots were mainly the effects of exercise on grip strength. The most cited articles were consensus guidelines published by the working group on sarcopenia in the elderly from different continents. The prevention and rehabilitation of sarcopenia in the elderly are gaining attention. Current primary exercise therapies for sarcopenia and exercise combined with nutritional supplementation have significant advantages and the potential to delay muscle decay. This suggests a promising area for future research that could benefit from further advances.
本研究旨在通过文献计量学方法分析运动与肌肉减少症研究的趋势和主题。我们使用 Web of Science 引文数据库来识别与运动和肌肉减少症相关的已发表论文。使用 CiteSpace 和 VOSviewer 对机构、期刊、国家、作者、期刊分布和关键词等检索到的数据进行科学计量学分析。最终根据我们规定的纳入标准纳入了 2895 篇论文。数据显示，关于运动与肌肉减少症的已发表文章数量呈上升趋势。发表文献数量最多的国家是美国、日本和英国；研究机构主要由欧洲和美国的大学组成，高产作者形成了主要的合作团队，但跨地域和跨机构的合作并不明显；研究主要集中在 3 个方面：抗阻运动、抗阻运动与其他运动形式相结合、运动与营养补充相结合，其中抗阻运动是一个特别关注的焦点；最近，研究热点主要是运动对握力的影响。引用最多的文章是来自不同大洲老年肌肉减少症工作组发表的共识指南。老年人肌肉减少症的预防和康复越来越受到关注。目前针对肌肉减少症的主要运动疗法和运动联合营养补充具有显著优势，并有可能延缓肌肉衰退。这表明未来的研究具有广阔的前景，可能会从中受益。
