Bibliometric analysis of studies on whole body electromyostimulation

• Autor(a) principal: Santana-Rodrigues, Luiz
• Data de Publicação: 2022
• Outros Autores: Carmelo Adsuar, José, Denche-Zamorano, Ángel, Vega-Muñoz, Alejandro, Salazar-Sepúlveda, Guido, Contreras-Barraza, Nicolás, Galán-Arroyo, Carmen, Louro, Hugo
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
• Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.15/4207
• topic: WB-EMS; sports health; fitness; exercise; strength; bibliometrics

Whole Body Electromyostimulation [WB-EMS] is a training methodology that applies electrostimulation in the main muscle groups of the human body superimposed with active training exercises. This study aims to carry out a bibliometric analysis on WB-EMS to provide an overview of the state of research and provide new insights for research in the field. Method: One hundred and two citations extracted were examined using a bibliometric approach based on data stored in the Web of Science Core Collection, applying traditional bibliometric laws, and using VOSviewer and excel for data and metadata processing. Results: Among the results, this study points out that Germany is the country that produces more scientific knowledge on WB-EMS. Wolfgang Kemmler is the most relevant author in this field. Moreover, Frontier of Physiology is the journal where the authors publish the most. Conclusion: Research on WB-EMS has been growing in recent years. German and Spanish researchers lead two clusters where most studies and collaborations in this field are carried out. These findings will provide a better understanding of the state of WB-EMS research and may guide the emergence of new lines of investigation and research ideas.