2013至2023年國際運動生物力學之熱門及前瞻學術研究議題調查

Hotspots and prospective academic research topics on sports biomechanics during 2013-2023

運動生物力學係指一門將力學應用於運動中有關人體結構、動作及器材、設備、護具乃至環境的科學。為了能讓從事相關學術研究與實務應用人員，瞭解國際最新的研究趨勢，適時投入重要與熱門議題的研究，暢通國內外研究學者間之對話，進而了解國內運動生物力學研究之長處與不足之處。因此，本研究目的在於分析2013年至2023年間，運動生物力學英文文獻生產力前10名國家、主要「熱門」與「前瞻」研究議題。本研究分析2013至2023年間八本國際運動生物力學有關的高影響力學術期刊，共納入15,774篇文獻為研究樣本，經採用Content Analysis Toolkit for Academic Research（CATAR）進行文獻內容探勘，以分群文獻數量定義「熱門」研究議題，以分群文獻數的變化趨勢定義「前瞻」研究議題。結果歸納出：一、臺灣的發表數量位居全球第22名，僅次於日本（第8名）和中國（第14名）的亞洲第3名國家，有不錯的學術表現；但變化斜率（slope）卻是-0.88，顯示發表數量逐年遞減，有後繼無力的趨勢，值得留意。二、前3大「熱門」研究議題為「步態、姿勢控制、運動能力發展之研究」、「專項運動表現與力學（足球、棒球、游泳）之研究」、「肌力與體能（運動員、高齡者…）之研究」。三、前3大「前瞻」研究議題為「步態與姿勢控制（特別在兒童、高齡者）之研究」、「專項運動表現與力學（棒球與游泳）之研究」、「肌力與體能之研究」。上述研究結果可提供臺灣運動生物力學未來國際合作與研究發展方向的參考。

Sports biomechanics is the science of applying mechanics to human structure and movement, as well as associated equipment, devices, protective gear, environment, and environment in sports. This study aims to analyze hotspot and prospective research topics on sports biomechanics throughout eight international high-impact academic journals from 2013 to 2023, including Clinical Biomechanics, Gait & Posture, Human Movement Science, Journal of Applied Biomechanics, Journal of Biomechanics, Journal of Sports Sciences, Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, Sports Biomechanics. The Content Analysis Toolkit for Academic Research (CATAR) was used to analyze 15774 articles from those journals. The results are summarized as follows: (1) Taiwan ranks 22nd globally in terms of the number of publications, the third country in Asia after Japan (8th) and China (14th); however, the slope of change is - 0.88, which reflected that number of publications decreased within years. (2) The top three hotspot research topics are: ''Research on children's gait, posture control, and motor ability'', ''Research on performance and biomechanics in football, baseball, and swimming'', and ''Research on strength and conditioning (athletes, elderly...)''. (3) The top three prospective research topics are: ''Research on gait and posture control, especially in children'', ''Research on performance and biomechanics in baseball and swimming'', and ''Research on strength and conditioning''. In conclusion, the results provide an admirable reference for future international cooperation and research topics in sports biomechanics for Taiwanese scholars and researchers.