Key result
A bibliometric analysis of the top 50 most cited Special Olympics publications revealed 1632 citations and identified physical and psycho-social health of athletes as the main areas of study.
Why the study?
There was an urgent need to analyze the progress and current status of Special Olympics research to identify knowledge gaps and develop the discipline.
This bibliometric analysis highlights that the most cited Special Olympics research primarily focuses on the physical and psycho-social health of athletes.
May inform future Special Olympics research priorities; leaves open gaps in other domains and clinical translation.
The Special Olympics was established in 1968 to “provide year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adults with intellectual disabilities”. It has gained recognition in the field of sports and healthcare of persons with intellectual disability, with a large number of dedicated researchers and institutions all over the world. However, there is an urgent need to analyze the progress and current status of this research field to identify knowledge gaps and develop this discipline. The aim of this study was to analyze the scientific production of the Special Olympics and report the bibliometric characteristics of the top 50 most cited Special Olympics publications. A systematic search was conducted on the Scopus database and bibliometric data were extracted and analyzed. The top 50 publications received 1632 citations. A total of 138 authors (63 female and 75 male) contributed to these publications. The two main areas of study were the physical health of Special Olympics athletes (n = 27) and the psycho-social health of athletes (n = 12).
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Khoo et al. (2022) conducted a review in Intellectual disabilities (n=50). Bibliometric analysis of Special Olympics research was evaluated on Bibliometric characteristics including citations, authors, and main areas of study. A bibliometric analysis of the top 50 most cited Special Olympics publications revealed 1632 citations and identified physical and psycho-social health of athletes as the main areas of study.
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