Study on the Transition of Research Areas of Sports

Abstract

The aim of this study was to trace the historical evolution and trends of the research areas of sports. Recently not only has the sports industry been growing, but also many universities have started to engage in research and education on sports. However, it is very difficult to comprehend all the perspectives of the research areas of sports which include such a wide variation. We analyzed the citation networks of the research areas of sports and sports management, which has been growing rapidly,