Sport Management Studies

Scientometric Analysis of Articles of “Sport Management Studies” in Islamic World Science Citation Center (ISC)

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

Morteza Rezaei Soufi 1
Ali Khasseh 2

1 Associate Professor of Sport Management, Payame Noor University, Iran

2 Assistant Professor of Knowledge and Information Science, Payame Noor University, Iran

https://doi.org/10.22089/smrj.2020.8352.2863
Abstract
The purpose of the present research is to present a scientometric analysis of the articles of the Journal of “Sport Management Studies” during the years 2010-2018. This is a scientometric applied research. Scientometric techniques and social network analysis are used in conducting this research. The research population consists of 541 articles published in the the Journal of “Sport Management Studies” that have been indexed in ISC database during the years 2010-2018. To analyze the data, a combination of BibExcel, UCINet, NetDraw, and Vosviewer software is used.The results showed that researchers in the Physical Education Departments of Allameh Tabataba'i, Tarbiat Modarres and Tehran Universities are top authors. A full professor in Allameh Tabataba'i University is the most cited researcher in the Journal of “Sport Management Studies”. Moreover, researchers in University of Guilan gained the highest h-index. From the authorship patterns, more than 95% of the journal articles are collaborative. In terms of centrality measures, researchers affiliated with the universities located in Tehran gained the highest scores. Furthermore, results indicated that keywords “Soccer”, “Sport” and “Brand” are most frequent keywords in Journal of “Sport Management Studies”. Finally, results of hierarchical clustering uncovered that 8 clusters are formed in the journal which focused on important topics such as: "Strategic Planning", "Performance Management", "Sport Refinement"," Health and Sport Empowerment "," Satisfaction in Sport "," Promotion "," Sport Marketing through Sport” and "Sports Industry". According to clusters of co-word analysis, it seems that the Journal of “Sport Management Studies” has been able to cover a considerable part of its subject areas in its years of activity.

Keywords

Sport Management Studies
Scientometrics
H-index
Co-authorship
Research Evaluation

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Sport Management Studies
Volume 12, Issue 63
November and December 2020
Pages 139-162

  • Receive Date 15 January 2020
  • Revise Date 05 June 2020
  • Accept Date 21 June 2020

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