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Study scope
Researchers analysed wheelchair rugby research indexed in Scopus from its inception through January 2026. The review covered 190 articles published between 1998 and 2025 and reported a compound annual growth rate of 7.47%. The record summarizes an abstract rather than the full paper, so its findings should not be treated as treatment recommendations.
Growth and geographic distribution
Publication activity increased substantially in the most recent period: papers from 2021 to 2025 accounted for 35.79% of total output. Annual production peaked at 21 articles in 2022, while 2018, 2021 and 2023 each produced 14. By corresponding-author country, the United Kingdom was the most productive, followed by Poland and Canada.
Cited topics and keyword clusters
Highly cited studies examined psychosocial determinants of participation, competition demands, and wheelchair configuration or coaching. Keyword co-occurrence analysis identified three clusters: performance and wheelchair-sport constructs; demographic and study-design descriptors; and exercise physiology. The authors said these core and emerging topics may guide future research and evidence-informed practice in adapted sport.
