bibliometric analysis of iranian research on resistance training and muscle hypertrophy

This study was designed to conduct a bibliometric analysis of iranian research on the effects of various resistance training protocols on muscle hypertrophy. the analysis examined temporal publication trends, prolific authors, leading research institutions, and prominent journals in this field. all relevant articles published up to the year 1403 (2024) were retrieved from the magiran database. inclusion criteria were limited to original peer-reviewed research articles published in persian, while conference abstracts and other non-journal sources were excluded. data were analyzed using vosviewer software to perform co-authorship and keyword co-occurrence analyses. between 1390 and 1403 (2011–2024), a total of 31 articles were published in this domain. most publications were authored by faculty members of public (state) universities. approximately 65% of the articles appeared in journals affiliated with the ministry of science, research and technology, whereas 35% were published in medical sciences journals. keyword analysis indicated that resistance training and muscle hypertrophy were the most frequent and central terms, with clustering results demonstrating strong interconnections among core research topics. overall, the findings of this bibliometric analysis provide a structured overview of the research landscape and offer a roadmap for identifying research gaps, publication patterns, and future research priorities in the iranian context.