Annals of Applied Sport Science

en The Research Map Regarding the Importance of Communication in Athlete Success: Bibliometric Analysis مديريت ورزشی و شاخه‌های وابسته بدان Sport Management and its related branches مرور سیستمی/فراتحلیل Systematic Review/Meta Analysis <div style="text-align: justify;">Background. Communication in sports requires special attention, especially for athletes who are in direct contact with coaches, spectators, etc. Objectives. Based on an examination of 49 years of papers related to communication with athletes published in diverse scientific documents, we examine developments in the field in this article using bibliometric analysis. This is a bibliometric review of publications related to communication between coaches and or among athletes to identify authors, countries, affiliations, the most relevant sources, and the evolution of scientific results, thematic maps, and keywords. Methods. On February 8, 2023, the metadata search in the Scopus database using the search terms "athlete” and "communication" resulted in a total of 519 documents. Results. The author's keyword "communication" was the one that appeared in the most, with a total of 45 occurrences, followed by "athlete" with 44 and "sport" with 33 occurrences. The keyword "injury" was the newest keyword that came up ten times in 2017-2021 and 2022. On the thematic map, "crisis communication" is a growing topic that should receive researchers’ attention. Conclusion. Researchers and scientists interested in this topic might also take advantage of several publications, authors, and trending keywords as references for further research. As a result, sports academics must work on research on the topic of communication in athletes and apply what they learn in training and competition practices.</div> Communication, Athlete, Bibliometric, Biblioshiny. 0 0 http://aassjournal.com/browse.php?a_code=A-11-2203-2&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Hanny Hafiar hanny.hafiar@unpad.ac.id 100319475328460013695 100319475328460013695 Yes Faculty of Communication Science, Universitas Padjadjaran, Sumedang, Indonesia. Ari Agung Prastowo ari.agung@unpad.ac.id 100319475328460013696 100319475328460013696 No Faculty of Communication Science, Universitas Padjadjaran, Sumedang, Indonesia. Anissa Lestari Kadiyono anissa.lestari@unpad.ac.id 100319475328460013697 100319475328460013697 No Faculty of Psychology, Universitas Padjadjaran, Sumedang, Indonesia. Davi Sofyan davisofyan@unma.ac.id 100319475328460013698 100319475328460013698 No Department of Physical Education, Universitas Majalengka, Majalengka, Indonesia. Eko Purnomo ekopurnomo@fik.unp.ac.id 100319475328460013699 100319475328460013699 No Faculty of Sport Science, Universitas Negeri Padang, Padang, Indonesia.