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                                                                <journal-id>igusabder</journal-id>
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                                                                                    <journal-title>İstanbul Gelişim Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi</journal-title>
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                            <issn pub-type="ppub">2536-4499</issn>
                                        <issn pub-type="epub">2602-2605</issn>
                                                                                            <publisher>
                    <publisher-name>İstanbul Gelisim University</publisher-name>
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                                        <article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.38079/igusabder.1724645</article-id>
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                                            <subj-group  xml:lang="en">
                                                            <subject>Physical Training, Sports and Physical Activity For Disabled</subject>
                                                            <subject>People With Disability</subject>
                                                    </subj-group>
                                            <subj-group  xml:lang="tr">
                                                            <subject>Engelliler için Beden Eğitimi, Spor ve Fiziksel Aktivite</subject>
                                                            <subject>Engelli Bireyler</subject>
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                                                                                                                        <article-title>Sports Injuries in Individuals with Disabilities: A Bibliometric Analysis and Visualization</article-title>
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                                    <trans-title>Engelliler ve Spor Sakatlıkları: Bibliyometrik Analiz ve Görselleştirme</trans-title>
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                                                                        <contrib contrib-type="author">
                                                                    <contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">
                                        https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4642-4880</contrib-id>
                                                                <name>
                                    <surname>Gülgösteren</surname>
                                    <given-names>Erkan</given-names>
                                </name>
                                                                    <aff>MERSİN ÜNİVERSİTESİ, SPOR BİLİMLERİ FAKÜLTESİ, REKREASYON BÖLÜMÜ</aff>
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                                        <pub-date pub-type="pub" iso-8601-date="20260429">
                    <day>04</day>
                    <month>29</month>
                    <year>2026</year>
                </pub-date>
                                                    <issue>28</issue>
                                        <fpage>299</fpage>
                                        <lpage>313</lpage>
                        
                        <history>
                                    <date date-type="received" iso-8601-date="20250621">
                        <day>06</day>
                        <month>21</month>
                        <year>2025</year>
                    </date>
                                                    <date date-type="accepted" iso-8601-date="20260413">
                        <day>04</day>
                        <month>13</month>
                        <year>2026</year>
                    </date>
                            </history>
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                    <copyright-statement>Copyright © 2017, Istanbul Gelisim University Journal of Health Sciences</copyright-statement>
                    <copyright-year>2017</copyright-year>
                    <copyright-holder>Istanbul Gelisim University Journal of Health Sciences</copyright-holder>
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                                                                                                <abstract><p>Aim: Sports injuries among athletes with disabilities represent a significant public health concern, directly impacting both individual health outcomes and athletic performance. This study examines the structure and evolution of scientific research on sports injuries in disabled populations through comprehensive bibliometric analysis.Methods: Using the Web of Science database, we identified 274 records from publications indexed in SCI-Expanded, SSCI, AHCI, and ESCI databases through predetermined keyword combinations. After applying inclusion and exclusion criteria following PRISMA guidelines, 216 articles underwent bibliometric analysis.Results: The analysis revealed that research in this field emerged in the 1990s and accelerated significantly after 2016. Publication peaks coinciding with Paralympic Games years (2012, 2016, 2020) demonstrate the influence of major sporting events on research priorities. Word cloud analysis identified dominant themes including &quot;prospective cohort studies,&quot; &quot;consensus statements,&quot; and &quot;Paralympic Games.&quot; International collaboration network analysis shows the United States, United Kingdom, and Australia leading in publication output, with South Africa emerging as an unexpected central collaborator. The field demonstrates steady growth and increasingly adopts multidisciplinary approaches.Conclusion: The study provides one of the first comprehensive bibliometric mappings of disability sports injury literature, revealing global research networks and knowledge production centers while establishing a methodological framework for future studies. Strengthening multidisciplinary approaches and expanding international collaborations are critical for improving the health and performance of athletes with disabilities. These results could offer valuable guidance for researchers, clinicians, and sports administrators working in this specialized field.</p></abstract>
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                            <p>Amaç: Engelli bireylerde spor sakatlıkları hem bireysel sağlık sonuçlarını hem de sporcu performansını derinden etkileyen önemli bir halk sağlığı sorunudur. Bu kapsamda, bu çalışma engellilerde spor yaralanmaları alanındaki bilimsel üretimin yapısını ve gelişimini bibliyometrik analiz yöntemleriyle inceleyerek alana özgü bir değerlendirme sunmayı amaçlamaktadır.Yöntem: Web of Science veri tabanında SCI-Expanded, SSCI, AHCI ve ESCI dizinlerinde taranan yayınlardan, önceden belirlenmiş anahtar kelime kombinasyonlarıyla elde edilen 274 kayıt, PRISMA kurallarına uygun olarak dâhil etme ve hariç tutma kriterleri uygulanmış ve nihai olarak 216 makale ile bibliyometrik analiz gerçekleştirilmiştir.Bulgular: Analiz sonuçları, engellilerde spor yaralanmalarına ilişkin araştırmaların 1990&#039;lı yıllarda başladığını ve 2016 sonrasında belirgin bir artış gösterdiğini ortaya koymaktadır. Paralimpik Oyunlarının düzenlendiği yıllarda (2012, 2016, 2020) gözlemlenen yayın artışları, büyük spor organizasyonlarının araştırma gündemini şekillendirmedeki etkisini ortaya koymaktadır. Kelime bulutu analizleri, &quot;prospektif kohort çalışmalar&quot;, &quot;konsensus bildirileri&quot; ve &quot;Paralimpik oyunları&quot; gibi temaların öne çıktığını göstermektedir. Uluslararası iş birliği ağları incelendiğinde, ABD, Birleşik Krallık ve Avustralya&#039;nın en fazla yayın üreten ülkeler olduğu, Güney Afrika&#039;nın ise beklenmedik şekilde merkezi bir rol üstlendiği görülmüştür. Bununla birlikte, genel eğilimin istikrarlı bir büyüme yönünde olduğu ve alanın multidisipliner bir yaklaşımla geliştiği anlaşılmaktadır.Sonuç: Bu çalışma, engellilerde spor yaralanmaları literatürünün bütüncül bir bibliyometrik haritasını çıkaran ilk kapsamlı çalışmalardan biri olması nedeniyle önemli bir katkı sunmaktadır. Bulgular, küresel araştırma ağlarındaki iş birliklerini ve bilgi üretim merkezlerini ortaya koyarken, gelecek çalışmalar için metodolojik bir referans çerçevesi sağlamaktadır. Özellikle engelli sporcuların sağlık ve performansının iyileştirilmesi için multidisipliner yaklaşımların güçlendirilmesi ve küresel iş birliklerinin artırılması kritik öneme sahiptir. Bu bağlamda, çalışmanın sonuçları akademisyenler, klinisyenler ve spor yöneticileri için yol gösterici niteliktedir.</p></trans-abstract>
                                                            
            
                                                            <kwd-group>
                                                    <kwd>Disabled persons</kwd>
                                                    <kwd>  sports injuries</kwd>
                                                    <kwd>  Paralympic</kwd>
                                                    <kwd>  bibliometric analysis</kwd>
                                                    <kwd>  visualization</kwd>
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                                                                            <kwd-group xml:lang="tr">
                                                    <kwd>Engelliler</kwd>
                                                    <kwd>  spor sakatlıkları</kwd>
                                                    <kwd>  paralimpik</kwd>
                                                    <kwd>  bibliyometrik analiz</kwd>
                                                    <kwd>  görselleştirme</kwd>
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