Plakias Spyridon
Department of Physical Education and Sport Science, University of Thessaly, Karyes, 42100 Trikala, Greece.
Sports (Basel). 2025 Apr 24;13(5):131. doi: 10.3390/sports13050131.
This study aimed to analyze review articles on soccer performance analysis (PA) using a bibliometric approach to address three main research questions: (a) How has the publication of review articles related to soccer PA evolved over time? (b) Which authors and journals have been the most influential in this field and what are the collaboration networks between them? (c) What are the dominant topics, methodological issues, and gaps in the relevant literature?
A systematic search was conducted in the Scopus database on 24 January 2025, using a comprehensive Boolean expression to identify relevant review articles. The extracted data were analyzed using VOSviewer (1.6.20.0). We employed bibliometric performance analysis, science mapping, and clustering techniques including co-authorship, co-occurrence, bibliographic coupling, and co-citation analyses.
The study included 314 review articles, demonstrating an exponential increase in publications since 2017. The most influential journal was , while the leading authors included F. M. Clemente and H. Sarmento. Co-occurrence analysis revealed five thematic clusters covering physical performance, nutrition, coaching strategies, tactical analysis, and emerging data-driven approaches. Notably, significant gaps in the literature were identified in the areas of set pieces, key performance indicators, and contextual variables.
This bibliometric analysis, creating a comprehensive map of the review articles on soccer PA, highlights the diverse and interdisciplinary nature of soccer PA research, identifies gaps in the literature, and offers practical considerations for researchers and journal editors aiming to advance the field of soccer PA.
本研究旨在采用文献计量法分析关于足球表现分析（PA）的综述文章，以解决三个主要研究问题：（a）与足球PA相关的综述文章的发表情况随时间如何演变？（b）该领域最具影响力的作者和期刊有哪些，以及他们之间的合作网络是怎样的？（c）相关文献中的主要主题、方法问题和空白是什么？
于2025年1月24日在Scopus数据库中进行了系统检索，使用综合布尔表达式识别相关综述文章。使用VOSviewer（1.6.20.0）对提取的数据进行分析。我们采用了文献计量绩效分析、科学制图和聚类技术，包括共同作者分析、共现分析、文献耦合分析和共被引分析。
该研究纳入了314篇综述文章，显示出自2017年以来发表量呈指数增长。最具影响力的期刊是 ，而主要作者包括F.M.克莱门特和H.萨门托。共现分析揭示了五个主题集群，涵盖身体表现、营养、教练策略、战术分析和新兴的数据驱动方法。值得注意的是，在定位球、关键绩效指标和情境变量等领域发现了文献中的重大空白。
这项文献计量分析创建了关于足球PA综述文章的全面图谱，突出了足球PA研究的多样性和跨学科性质，识别了文献中的空白，并为旨在推进足球PA领域的研究人员和期刊编辑提供了实际考虑因素。
