Physical activity and sports sciences field in Italian scientific research products and its distinct composition in biomedicine, exercise and sports sciences and pedagogy domains

Abstract Purpose This study aims to measure the number of scientific production Italian professors, as framed on academic disciplines Physical training and methodology (code M-EDF/01) Sport sciences M-EDF/02), afferents recruitment field Exercise sports 06/N2) Didactics, special education educational research 11/D2). Methods The sample consisted entire population full professors ( n = 30) M-EDF/01 M-EDF/02, plus a proportional representation two fields with at least one associate professor per university, for total 78 professors. titles first ten products in terms more citations from Google Scholar database were analysed each scientist. title's coherence declaration M-EDF/02 biomedicine pedagogy domains assessed. One-way ANOVA Bonferroni post hoc test was used compare three highlight separated data’s greater, average lesser significance. Results aggregate data showed prevalence domain over sport physical activity ones 06/N2. On other hand, 11/D2, there ones. In addition, modest 06/N2 biomedical 11/D2 found. Conclusion existence problem different profiles researchers concerning relevant possibly also confirmed.