Global Inequalities and Conceptual Evolution in Biological Maturation Research in Youth Sport: A 40-Year Bibliometric and Science Mapping Analysis

There is growing recognition that Transformational Leadership theory (TFL) holds significant potential for coaching research in youth sport. While the existing literature offers insight into the types of athlete outcomes that are associated with TFL, studies evaluating how these outcomes can be acquired are limited. The purpose of the present study was to synthesise and integrate research across a variety of disciplines (e.g. organisational psychology, health care and promotion, education, and sport and exercise psychology) examining the processes by which TFL influences followers’ (i.e. employees, students, patients, athletes, etc.) psychosocial development. A systematic search was conducted of six electronic databases covering a wide range of disciplines. Peer-reviewed, original studies published in English were included in this review. The initial search yielded 2077 papers, of which 151 met the selection criteria and were retained for analysis. A descriptive, content analysis-based approach was used to assess emerging patterns in research design and study findings. Results revealed numerous processes at the intrapersonal, interpersonal, and environmental levels that contributed to the relationships between TFL and follower development. A conceptual model of these processes is proposed, along with recommendations for future coaching research in youth sport.

Occupational Skin Diseases (OSDs) represent a significant global health issue. This study aims to analyze OSD research trends from 2014 to 2023 through a comprehensive bibliometric analysis. The search was carried out in the Scopus database using keywords: "occupational skin disease" OR "work-related skin disease" OR "occupational dermatosis". A total of 491 documents were analyzed using VOSviewer and Biblioshiny. The results show an increase in publications with a peak in 2021, dominated by developed countries such as Germany and the United States, but the contribution of developing countries is starting to be seen. The focus of research shifted from classic contact dermatitis to the issue of COVID-19 and the use of personal protective equipment. The University of Osnabrück and the journal Contact Dermatitis are the main contributors. The analysis uncovered gaps in longitudinal research, insufficient research on the informal sector, and limited interventions in developing countries. Future research is suggested to focus on innovative prevention strategies, climate change impacts, and the utilization of new technologies, with an emphasis on international collaboration. This study highlights the importance of OSD research's adaptation to new challenges in the workplace and the need for a more inclusive global approach.

A theme evolution and knowledge trajectory study in AHP using science mapping and main path analysis

The emerging commitment to social justice promotion around the world has resulted in the need to develop a pedagogy rooted in anti-oppressive practice (AOP) within youth sport research. The AOP pedagogy acknowledges the importance of three key concepts: cultural competence, cultural humility, and critical consciousness. Moving forward, as youth sport research continues to evolve, promising possibilities may be possible in a more socially-just world. Youth sport scholars have begun taking important steps toward acknowledging—and, in some instances, addressing—social inequities and injustices throughout youth sport. Conversely, complex challenges have also emerged and corrupted the way in which social justice and research pertaining to social injustices are positioned. The purpose of this manuscript is to examine, reflect upon, and critique the ways social justice has been positioned throughout youth sport research and, in turn, provide implications for contemporary academia. In the end, youth sport scholars should continue to consider their unique positionality within traditional systems of power-privilege-oppression, seek opportunities to increase their critical consciousness, cultural competence, and cultural humility, and embody a critical praxis for social justice promotion.

Sport is viewed as a setting with potential to offer social benefits to youth participants and alleviate broader social problems. Such promise requires intentionality of sport program philosophy, design, and execution. When designed with intentionality, youth sport can bring about positive change for individual youth and societies. This paper overviews the broad literature base, exploring 2 approaches to the promotion of social development through youth sport. One explores social- and/or life-skill development through sport for individual participants, whereas the other examines the role of sport in addressing broader social problems. Evidence-based strategies for fostering social development through youth sport are synthesized, providing guidance to coaches, administrators, youth workers, and others engaged in youth sport design, and exemplar programs that use youth sport as a vehicle for social development are presented. Limitations in youth sport research are summarized, and a call is made for more intentionally designed youth sport to promote social development.

Youth sport research has expanded considerably since the founding of the Michigan State University Institute for the Study of Youth Sports in 1978. This research has resulted in meaningful advancements in knowledge and proved enormously valuable in both safeguarding athlete well-being and fostering positive sport experiences. There are still knowledge gaps in the scholarly literature that have important implications for youth sport participants and programs. Hopefully, the quantity and quality of the scholarly literature on youth sport will continue to expand in response to broader societal changes and scientific advances. This paper addresses the future of youth sport scholarship, focusing on 3 selected areas of promise. The first pertains to positive youth development work, including efforts tied to fostering economic opportunity among young people. The second pertains to youth sport as a domain for addressing public health, an emerging area with respect to physical activity promotion, injury surveillance, physical well-being, and mental health. Finally, the paper addresses implications of the Fourth Industrial Revolution for youth sport and how this might shape scholarship over the coming decades. Pursuing these areas of research while attending to important opportunities for and challenges to the promotion of developmentally appropriate youth sport experiences is expected to meaningfully contribute to knowledge and, ultimately, the well-being of young athletes.

Chapter 6 - A social identity approach to enhancing youth development and sport participation

PurposeThrough a bibliometric analysis and scientific mapping, this study aims to examine research in the field of social marketing over the past 50 years and to propose a future research agenda.Design/methodology/approachA bibliometric analysis based on keyword co-occurrences is used to analyze 1,492 social marketing articles published from 1971 to 2020. The articles were extracted from the Web of Science and Scopus databases. SciMAT software was used, which provides a strategic diagram of topics, clusters, networks and relationships, allowing for the identification and assessment of relational connections among social marketing topics.FindingsThe results show that advertising, fear and children were some of the driving themes of social marketing over the past 50 years. In addition, the analysis identifies four promising areas for future research: consumption, intervention, strategy and analytical perspectives.Research limitations/implicationsThis analysis can serve as a reference guide for future research in the field of social marketing. This study focused on quantitative analysis. An in-depth qualitative analysis would be a valuable future extension.Originality/valueThis research offers a unique systematic analysis of the progression of social marketing scholarship and provides a guide for future research related to social marketing. Importantly, this work suggests crucial issues that have not yet been sufficiently developed.

PurposeThis study aims to holistically present a systematic literature review (SLR) triangulated with bibliometric analysis on environmental, social and governance (ESG) research to synthesize and comprehensively review its evolving journey and emerging research streams.Design/methodology/approachUsing R-studio software, this study carried out a retrospective quantitative bibliometric analysis through performance analysis, science mapping and network analysis, covering 261 documents published on ESG research between 2007 and 2022 in Scopus and Web of Science databases.FindingsPerformance analysis depicts the trends in publications, impactful journals and influential publications, authors and countries, while science mapping incorporates co-words and thematic analysis. Likewise, co-occurrence analysis provided four different clusters, representing ESG research linkage to other management fields along with key insights from co-citation network analysis. Additionally, the theory–context–characteristics–methods (TCCM) framework has provided valuable results in terms of widely and emerging used theories, contexts, characteristics and methodologies in ESG research.Research limitations/implicationsThe findings of this study’s comprehensive bibliometric analysis combined with SLR uncovered a robust roadmap for further investigation in ESG research by identifying the inherent structure and evolution of research themes. This review has not only identified the prevalent gaps in determining priorities for future research but also provides insights which not previously been captured and evaluated on this topic.Originality/valueTo the best of the author's knowledge, no study presents the TCCM framework in the context of bibliometric analysis of ESG research. Besides, a conceptual framework is developed that illustrates antecedents, mediators, moderators and outcomes of research on ESG practices and provides the concluded key takeaways and recommendations for potential authors intending to publish their research papers on ESG practices.

Purpose This study presents a comprehensive bibliometric and science mapping analysis of the International Journal of Bank Marketing (IJBM) from 1983 to 2024, aiming to explore the journal's evolving research landscape, identify influential contributors, uncover key thematic areas and map international collaboration networks. Design/methodology/approach Following the SPAR-4-SLR protocol, a consolidated dataset of 1,627 documents was retrieved from the Web of Science Core Collection and Scopus databases. Advanced bibliometric techniques, including Reference Publication Year Spectroscopy (RPYS), co-citation analysis, keyword co-occurrence and thematic mapping, were applied using the Biblioshiny apps from the Bibliometrix package in RStudio. The study spans five distinct time slices to examine thematic evolution and the structural development of bank marketing research. Findings The analysis reveals core research paradigms such as trust, service quality, financial literacy and FinTech, alongside emerging themes like sustainability and financial well-being. Notable contributions were observed from the United Kingdom, the United States, Australia, India and Vietnam. The thematic analysis distinguishes between motor, niche, basic and declining themes, reflecting dynamic shifts in research focus over time. Research limitations/implications The study is limited to documents indexed in Scopus and Web of Science and may not capture the full breadth of global literature. Future research could incorporate additional databases or qualitative assessments for deeper exploration. Practical implications The findings provide actionable insights for scholars and institutions by highlighting high-impact research areas, supporting collaboration opportunities and offering benchmarks for academic recognition and strategic planning. Originality/value This is the first longitudinal bibliometric review of IJBM’s full publication history. It delivers valuable insights into the journal’s thematic trajectory and scholarly influence, reinforcing its centrality in advancing bank marketing research amidst digital and socio-economic transformation.

The study 'Bibliometric Analysis on the Use of Artificial Intelligence in Disaster Education' of 210 articles published in journals of the Web of Science database from 2001 to 2024 is intended to measure scientific advancement in disaster education and artificial intelligence integration. The study was conducted based on bibliometric, performance analysis, and science mapping analysis of genuine data in Web of Science. The outcomes in this article present an overall examination of 210 articles on artificial intelligence-based text categorization and question-answer parameters of disaster literacy learning. The research methodology encompasses performance analysis and science mapping analysis with the help of the Biblioshiny tool. The study outcomes present an overall scrutiny of scientific activities based on the subject, such as best journals, authors, topic wise, frequency of publications, journal performance, country, and institutions. This study was conducted to evaluate the implications of AI-based solutions on disaster education and to provide noteworthy findings that would inform future studies in this field.

Although psychosocial research in the field of youth academy soccer is growing (Harwood, Barker, & Anderson, 2015; Honer & Feichtinger, 2016; Mills, Butt, Maynard, & Harwood, 2012; Reeves, Nicholls, & McKenna, 2009; Reeves, Nicholls, & McKenna, 2011), there has been limited applied intervention work targeting developmentally informed areas of psychosocial inquiry (Turner, Slater, & Barker, 2014). In order to address the gap in the literature, this thesis set out to identify the most pertinent psychosocial factor within youth academy football; to develop, implement, and evaluate an intervention that would enhance and develop the identified factor across multiple stakeholders (including players, coaches, and support staff); and to utilise intervention findings to better inform applied research and practice in youth sport. The first study used an (auto)ethnographic approach to examine the psychosocial challenges (e.g. contextual, social, emotional) faced by academy football players during their youth development phase years (aged 11-16). A range of psychosocial factors were evident from accumulated evidence; however, of specific pertinence was the frequent occurrence and display of emotion-related challenges. The first study identified the importance of supporting the socioemotional needs of youth development players. The area of emotion was in turn identified as an avenue for further inquiry within youth academy football. The second study aimed to further investigate the area of emotion, exploring the emotion-related themes identified from the (auto)ethnography and existing youth academy football research through the use of expert panel groups. Two expert panels were completed, one with youth development academy football coaches (n=13) and a second with applied practitioners/researchers (n=5). Six emotion-related themes were identified from the existing literature (perception, support, competence, challenges, regulation, and responses) and were further explored via survey data from the expert panels. Analysis generated frequency descriptives for the quantitative data and thematic analysis provided higher order themes for the qualitative responses. The results indicated that the expert panels were in agreement that, inclusively, all of the emotion related themes were ‘relevant’ for youth academy football players. Qualitative analysis went on to identify emotion regulation as the most salient target area for future intervention work. Following expert panel recommendations, the findings were then followed up with a qualitative inquiry of the experiences and perceptions of youth development academy football coaches on the relevance of supporting players’ emotion regulation. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with (n=12) youth development football coaches from premier league academies. Interviews were thematically analysed, revealing eight higher-order themes (behavioural emotional expression, emotion stimulating triggers, individual considerations, playing situation, significant others, player experiences, strategies employed, and delivery considerations). The results showed how the developmental stage of the players, the academy environment, and experiences that come with youth academy football emerged as fundamental elements for emotion regulation consideration. Coaches reported supporting players’ emotion regulation less consciously than other areas of performance, which was attributed to limited understanding and knowledge of this aspect of psychology and youth development. To complement the work conducted in Studies 1 to 3, Study 4 was a process evaluation driven intervention targeting emotion regulation in youth development academy football. Studies 1 to 3 both informed and shaped the intervention that was designed. Participants were a mix of coaches (n=11), multi-disciplinary performance staff (n= 6) and players (n= 13) from the youth development phase of a Premier League academy football club. A mixed-methods, action research approach was used, producing a combination of quantitative and qualitative results. The quantitative findings revealed significant increases in players’ use of cognitive reappraisal emotion regulation strategies following the intervention delivery, but no changes in their use of expressive suppression strategies. A significant improvement was also reported for players’ emotional awareness. The qualitative findings revealed that players were more comfortable talking about their emotions as a result of the intervention work. The challenge of transferring cognitive reappraisal strategies for use during performance, when players had less thinking/conscious processing time available, was also identified as an important feature. As a result, it was concluded that working on emotion regulation with youth academy football players requires a twofold approach: firstly, targeting emotional awareness and, secondly, implementing emotion regulation strategies. Together, the studies in this thesis are the first to target the area of emotion regulation in youth academy football players, as well as employing process evaluation procedures to evaluate intervention design, implementation, and impact. The findings contribute to youth academy football, developmental emotion regulation, and the process evaluation literature, extending existing knowledge as well as deriving new and advantaged understanding from the combination of such inquiries. The findings also lead to the provision of advanced recommendations for future applied research and practice in youth sport in relation to the development, implementation, and evaluation processes.

Introduction: Anxiety and depressive disorders are prevalent mental health conditions with complex molecular underpinnings. Objectives: This study aims to provide a comprehensive overview of molecular research in anxiety and depression from 1960 to 2023. Material and Methods: A bibliometric analysis was conducted using data from Web of Science and Scopus databases. The study employed various bibliometric techniques, including performance analysis, science mapping, and network analysis. Results: The analysis revealed 7791 relevant documents from 2237 sources, with an annual growth rate of 9.54%. The United States emerged as the leading contributor, with the University of California being the most common affiliation. Key research themes included brain function, depression mechanisms, and gene expression, with an emerging focus on inflammatory pathways. Conclusion: This bibliometric analysis highlights the evolution and current state of molecular research in anxiety and depression, identifying key trends, collaborations, and potential areas for future investigation.

Youth sport is often prefaced as an accessible social practice facilitating development and wellbeing, yet social controls and inequalities abound along racial, gender, and sexual divisions. In efforts of transformative theoretical manoeuvring, the purpose of the paper is to deploy assemblage thinking as attunement to race, gender, and sexuality in youth sport research. A rationale for assemblage thinking is provided, followed by explanations of what assemblage thinking can do. Assemblage thinking is then deployed, situating race, gender, and sexuality as provisional performative doings. Key considerations are offered as to how youth sport researchers can engage in performative participation, acting as becoming-resources who consider the ever-evolving dynamics of academia and capitalism. Assemblage thinking is positioned as a provincial lens that can instigate more sustainable transformative research.

PurposeThis study examines the role of waqf – an Islamic philanthropic endowment – in supporting sustainable development through a quantitative analysis of academic literature. Conducting a comprehensive bibliometric analysis using databases such as Scopus, Web of Science and Dimensions, we identify key trends, regional focuses and gaps in waqf-related research.Design/methodology/approachThe study analyzes 71 articles from Scopus, Web of Science and Dimensions databases. Advanced bibliometric techniques are employed to examine publication trends, author productivity, citation patterns, geographical distribution, institutional analysis, journal analysis, keyword analysis and thematic evolution. This unique combination of databases and comprehensive analysis provides a holistic view of the field.FindingsResults reveal a significant increase in research output since 2018, with a geographical concentration in Southeast Asia and emerging international collaborations. Key research clusters focus on integrating waqf with sustainable finance mechanisms and global development goals. However, the study uncovers an under-exploration of waqf’s specific applications in green infrastructure and building projects. This analysis provides valuable insights for academics, policymakers and practitioners, offering a roadmap for future studies and practical applications of waqf in sustainable urban development.Practical implicationsThis study shows that waqf could be a novel financing method for sustainable infrastructure projects. Gaps in existing studies propose ways to construct Islamic endowment-compliant financial models, such as merging monetary waqf with renewable energy initiatives or using FINTECH to improve waqf management. These insights can help policymakers and practitioners promote international collaboration and cross-border collaborations to improve waqf-led sustainable development.Social implicationsThis study underscores waqf’s potential to address key socio-economic challenges, such as poverty alleviation, community welfare and inclusive urban development. Suggesting the use of waqf in funding green infrastructure projects highlights a pathway toward more equitable and inclusive development strategies. The emphasis on the long-term socio-economic impacts of waqf-funded initiatives encourages policies and research focused on maximizing the social benefits of these projects, ensuring that they contribute to the welfare of diverse communities.Originality/valueThis study’s originality lies in its focused examination of waqf in the context of green building and infrastructure, utilizing a unique combination of three major databases and employing a comprehensive set of bibliometric analyses. It contributes to the literature by identifying research gaps, emerging trends and potential future directions in waqf-led sustainable development for green infrastructure and buildings. While earlier research has touched upon the contribution of waqfs in Islamic finance and overall sustainable development, this research fills the gap uniquely by specifically targeting its application in green buildings and infrastructure – a specialized yet very important subtopic that is less researched in literature. Through the integration of bibliometric analysis in three databases (Scopus, Web of Science and Dimensions), this research provides unparalleled insights into thematic trends, geographic bias and collaborative networks, offering a roadmap for future research in the intersection of faith-based endowments and environmental sustainability.