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Review
. 2023 Jun 6;11(12):1669.
doi: 10.3390/healthcare11121669.

Documents Publication Evolution (1990-2022) Related to Physical Activity and Healthy Habits, a Bibliometric Review

Víctor Hernández-Beltrán  1 , Mário C Espada  2   3   4 , Fernando J Santos  2   3   5 , Cátia C Ferreira  1   2 , José M Gamonales  1   6
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Documents Publication Evolution (1990-2022) Related to Physical Activity and Healthy Habits, a Bibliometric Review

Víctor Hernández-Beltrán et al. Healthcare (Basel). .

Abstract

This research aims to provide an overview of the growing number of scientific literature publications related to Physical Activity and Healthy Habits. A bibliometric analysis between 1990 and 2022 in the Web of Science was carried out, following the bibliometric analysis law, using Microsoft Excel and VosViewer Software for analysis and data processing. A total of 276 documents (262 primary studies and 14 revisions) related to the topic under study were located. The results reveal an exponential growth of scientific production by 48% between 2006 and 2022. Public Environmental Occupational Health, Kaprio, J., and the USA were the knowledge field, author, and country most productive, respectively. A great thematic diversity was found related to the most used keywords by the authors, such as "physical activity", "health habits", "exercise", and "obesity". Thus, the research related to this theme is really in an exponential phase, with great interest in the importance of physical activity and healthy habits, implying practical decisions in policies to develop programs to promote physical activity and healthy habits.

Keywords: exercise; obesity; physical fitness; quality of life; scientometrics.

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The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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Flow chart of the search.
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The exponential growth of annual publications on health habits and physical activity.
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Citations per article on “health habits” and “physical activity”.
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Relation of co-authors based on the number of citations.
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List of countries based on the number of citations received.
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Relation of the countries according to the temporality of publication.
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Relation of the keywords.
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Evolution of the keywords.
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