CİMNASTİK VE SPOR SAKATLIĞI: BİBLİOMETRİK ANALİZ VE GÖRSELLEŞTİRME

Year 2025, Volume: 4 Issue: 2, 317 - 342, 23.10.2025

Erkan Gülgösteren

https://doi.org/10.70007/yalovaspor.1756162

Abstract

Cimnastik, yüksek teknik beceri ve fiziksel kapasite gerektiren bir spor dalı olması nedeniyle spor sakatlıklarının en sık gözlendiği branşlardan biridir. Bu kapsamda bu çalışma, cimnastik ve spor sakatlıkları temalarını eş zamanlı olarak ele alan bilimsel yayınların yapısını, eğilimlerini ve tematik yönelimlerini bibliyometrik analiz yöntemiyle incelemeyi amaçlamaktadır. Web of Science veri tabanında SCI-Expanded, SSCI, AHCI ve ESCI dizinlerinde taranan yayınlar, PRISMA protokolüne uygun olarak belirlenen dahil etme ve hariç tutma kriterleriyle sistematik biçimde filtrelenmiş, analiz kapsamına toplam 198 çalışma alınmıştır. PICOS çerçevesine göre yapılandırılan literatür analizi, yayınların yıllara, ülkelere, dergilere, yazar iş birliklerine, anahtar kelimelere ve tematik ağ yapılarına göre dağılımını kapsamlı biçimde ortaya koymuştur. Bulgular, cimnastik ve spor sakatlıkları alanında akademik yayın sayısının 1984–2025 döneminde yıllık ortalama %5.2 oranında arttığını ve 2010 sonrası dönemde belirgin bir ivme kazandığını göstermektedir. ABD, Çin, İsveç ve Birleşik Krallık en çok yayın üreten ülkeler arasında yer alırken, Avrupa merkezli uluslararası iş birlikleri dikkat çekmektedir. Anahtar kelime ve tema analizleri, literatürün çoğunlukla “sports injuries”, “epidemiology”, “fractures”, “prevention” ve “children” gibi kavramlar etrafında yoğunlaştığını; özellikle kadın ve çocuk cimnastikçilerin sık araştırma konusu olduğunu göstermektedir. Ayrıca, çalışmaların zamanla tanı, önleme, performans takibi ve sakatlık sonrası rehabilitasyon gibi çok boyutlu alanlara yöneldiği görülmektedir. Sonuç olarak, bu çalışma cimnastik ve spor sakatlıkları alanında bilimsel üretimin tarihsel gelişimini ve tematik dönüşümünü sistematik biçimde ortaya koymakta; gelecek araştırmalar için önleyici stratejilere, yaş ve cinsiyet temelli analizlere ve disiplinler arası iş birliklerine odaklanılmasını önermektedir. Cimnastik branşına özgü sakatlık risklerinin daha derinlemesine anlaşılması hem sporcu sağlığının korunması hem de sürdürülebilir performans yönetimi açısından kritik öneme sahiptir. Bu çalışma, sporcu sağlığı alanında çalışan akademisyenler, klinisyenler ve politika yapıcılar için stratejik bir kaynak sunmaktadır.

Keywords

Jimnastik , Spor Sakatlıkları , Epidemiyoloji , Bibliyometrik analiz , Görselleştirme

GYMNASTICS AND SPORTS INJURY: BIBLIOMETRIC ANALYSIS AND VISUALIZATION

Abstract

Gymnastics, a sport requiring high technical skills and physical capacity, is one of the branches where sports injuries are most frequently observed. In this context, this study aims to examine the structure, trends, and thematic orientations of scientific publications that simultaneously address the themes of gymnastics and sports injuries through bibliometric analysis. Publications searched in the SCI-Expanded, SSCI, AHCI, and ESCI indexes of the Web of Science database were systematically filtered using inclusion and exclusion criteria determined in accordance with the PRISMA protocol, and a total of 198 studies were included in the analysis. The literature analysis, structured according to the PICOS framework, comprehensively revealed the distribution of publications by year, country, journal, author collaborations, keywords, and thematic network structures. The findings indicate that the number of academic publications in the field of gymnastics and sports injuries increased by an average annual rate of 5.2% between 1984 and 2025, with a significant acceleration in the period after 2010. While the US, China, Sweden, and the United Kingdom are among the countries producing the most publications, European-based international collaborations are noteworthy. Keyword and theme analyses reveal that the literature is largely focused on concepts such as "sports injuries," "epidemiology," "fractures," "prevention," and "children," with female and child gymnasts being particularly frequent research subjects. Furthermore, studies appear to have shifted over time to multidimensional areas such as diagnosis, prevention, performance monitoring, and post-injury rehabilitation. In conclusion, this study systematically presents the historical development and thematic evolution of scientific production in the field of gymnastics and sports injuries, and recommends that future research focus on preventive strategies, age- and gender-based analyses, and interdisciplinary collaborations. A deeper understanding of gymnastics-specific injury risks is critical for both athlete health protection and sustainable performance management. This study provides a strategic resource for academics, clinicians, and policymakers working in the field of athlete health.

Keywords

Gymnastics , Sports Injuries , Epidemiology , Bibliometric Analysis , Visualization

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