Bibliometric Analysis of Literature on Physical Activity and COVID-19

Apichai Wattanapisit, Manas Kotepui, Sanhapan Wattanapisit and Noah Crampton
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Apichai Wattanapisit: Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5G 1V7, Canada
Manas Kotepui: Department of Medical Technology, School of Allied Health Sciences, Walailak University, Tha Sala, Nakhon Si Thammarat 80160, Thailand
Sanhapan Wattanapisit: Primary Care Unit, Thasala Hospital, Tha Sala, Nakhon Si Thammarat 80160, Thailand
Noah Crampton: Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5G 1V7, Canada

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 12, 1-9

Abstract: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic induced a sudden surge in COVID-19 related publications. This bibliometric analysis aimed to analyze literature on physical activity and COVID-19 published in the PubMed database. The search terms ((physical activity [MeSH Terms] OR physical inactivity [MeSH Terms]) AND COVID-19 [MeSH Terms]) were applied to obtain publications from the inception of PubMed to February 2022. The analyses included the year of publication, type of publication, and origin of publication by country, region, and country income. The research areas were analyzed for research articles and systematic reviews. Of 1268 articles, 143 articles were excluded, and 1125 articles were analyzed. A total of 709 articles (63.02%) were published in 2021. A majority of publications were research articles ( n = 678, 60.27%). The USA ( n = 176, 15.64%), countries in the European Region ( n = 496, 44.09%), and high-income countries ( n = 861, 76.53%) were dominant publishing countries. Of 699 research articles and systematic reviews, surveillance and trends of physical activity were the main research area, followed by health outcomes, and correlates and determinants of physical activity. There is a wide gap in publication productivity in the field of physical activity and health during the pandemic among different countries’ economic statuses.

Keywords: bibliometric analysis; COVID-19; physical activity; physical inactivity (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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