The Bibliometric Analysis of Studies on Physical Literacy for a Healthy Life

María Mendoza-Muñoz (), Alejandro Vega-Muñoz (), Jorge Carlos-Vivas, Ángel Denche-Zamorano, José Camelo Adsuar, Armando Raimundo, Guido Salazar-Sepúlveda, Nicolás Contreras-Barraza and Nicolás Muñoz-Urtubia
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María Mendoza-Muñoz: Research Group on Physical and Health Literacy and Health-Related Quality of Life (PHYQOL), Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of Extremadura, 10003 Caceres, Spain
Alejandro Vega-Muñoz: Instituto de Investigación y Postgrado, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Central de Chile, Santiago 8330507, Chile
Jorge Carlos-Vivas: Promoting a Healthy Society Research Group (PHeSo), Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of Extremadura, 10003 Caceres, Spain
Ángel Denche-Zamorano: Promoting a Healthy Society Research Group (PHeSo), Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of Extremadura, 10003 Caceres, Spain
José Camelo Adsuar: Promoting a Healthy Society Research Group (PHeSo), Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of Extremadura, 10003 Caceres, Spain
Armando Raimundo: Departamento de Desporto e Saúde, Escola de Saúde e Desenvolvimento Humano, Universidade de Évora, 7004-516 Évora, Portugal
Guido Salazar-Sepúlveda: Departamento de Ingeniería Industrial, Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción, Concepción 4090541, Chile
Nicolás Contreras-Barraza: Facultad de Economía y Negocios, Universidad Andres Bello, Viña del Mar 2531015, Chile
Nicolás Muñoz-Urtubia: International Graduate School, University of Extremadura, 10003 Caceres, Spain

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 22, 1-14

Abstract: This article empirically provides a global overview of physical literacy, which allows for the understanding of the structure of the epistemic community studying literacy for healthy living. Publications registered in the Web of Science are analyzed using bibliometrics (spatial, productive, and relational) based on data from 391 records, published between 2007 and April 2022, applying five bibliometric laws and using VOSviewer software for data and metadata processing and visualization. In terms of results, we observe an exponential increase in scientific production in the last decade, with a concentration of scientific discussion on physical literacy in seven journals; a production distributed in 46 countries situated on the five continents, but concentrated in Canada and the United States; co-authored research networks composed of 1256 researchers but with a production concentrated of around 2% of these, and an even smaller number of authors with high production and high impact. Finally, there are four thematic blocks that, although interacting, constitute three specific knowledge production communities that have been delineated over time in relation to health and quality of life, fitness and physical competence, education, and fundamental movement skills.

Keywords: health; healthy behavior; attitude towards sport; healthy habits; education; children; fitness; well-being; bibliometrics (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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