The Top 50 Most Cited Articles on Special Olympics: A Bibliometric Analysis.

ABSTRACT: The Special Olympics was established in 1968 to "provide year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adults with intellectual disabilities". It has gained recognition in the field of sports and healthcare of persons with intellectual disability, with a large number of dedicated researchers and institutions all over the world. However, there is an urgent need to analyze the progress and current status of this research field to identify knowledge gaps and develop this discipline. The aim of this study was to analyze the scientific production of the Special Olympics and report the bibliometric characteristics of the top 50 most cited Special Olympics publications. A systematic search was conducted on the Scopus database and bibliome

SUBMITTER: Khoo S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9407739 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature