Bibliometric-historical analysis of the articles published in the Sport Sciences' Chilean scientific journals during the military government (1973-1990)

Abstract

The aim of this research was to carry out a bibliometric-historical analysis of the articles published in the Sport Sciences' Chilean scientific journals published during the military government. All articles published in those journals were included registering their bibliographic data, topic, institution and country, and then analysed. Results showed 744 articles in total and distributed in two journals, Archivos de la Sociedad Chilena de Medicina del Deporte and Educación Física-Chile. Chilean contribution, from DEFDER and related to Physiology should be highlighted. In conclusion, this scientific production has presented a decreasing trend throughout the period; being mainly influenced by the university reform and the coup d'etat in Chile.

KEYWORDS
Bibliometrics; Sport Sciences; Military government; Chile