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Mapping the knowledge of scientific production on the ALPHA-Fitness battery at school age: bibliometric analysis (2010–2025)

  • Juan David Paucar-Uribe1
  • Boryi A. Becerra-Patiño1
  • Anelise Reis Gaya2
  • Zhen Yang3
  • Patricio Solis-Urra4,5
  • Júlio Brugnara Mello6
  • José Francisco López-Gil7,8
  • José Castro-Piñero9,10
  • Jorge Olivares-Arancibia11
11 affiliations
  1. 1Faculty of Physical Education, National Pedagogical University
  2. 2Projeto Esporte Brasil (PROESP-Br), Universidade Federal de Pelotas
  3. 3Department of Movement Sciences, KU Leuven
  4. 4Facultad de Educación y Ciencias Sociales, Universidad Andrés Bello
  5. 5AdventHealth Research Institute, Neuroscience Institute
  6. 6Grupo de Investigación en Adaptaciones Musculoesqueléticas al Entrenamiento, Escuela de Educación Física, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso
  7. 7School of Medicine, Universidad Espíritu Santo
  8. 8Faculty of Health Sciences, Universidad Autónoma de Chile
  9. 9GALENO Research Group, Department of Physical Education, Faculty of Education Sciences, University of Cadiz
  10. 10Instituto de Investigación e Innovación Biomédica de Cádiz (INiBICA)
  11. 11AFySE Group, Research in Physical Activity and School Health, School of Physical Education, Faculty of Education, Universidad de las Américas
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Abstract

Introduction: Numerous studies have used the Assessing Levels of Physical Activity and Fitness (ALPHA) battery to evaluate physical fitness (PF) and its positive impact on the health of school-age children, assessing various components of fitness. Despite its widespread use, no bibliometric review has systematically examined research trends or scientific output related to the ALPHA-Fitness battery. This study aimed to conduct a bibliometric review to identify research trends on the ALPHA-Fitness battery.

Materials and methods: Theoretical study using bibliometrics as a research technique, following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) methodology. A total of 266 documents published between January 1, 2010, and February 28, 2025, were identified in the Web of Science, Scopus, and PubMed databases and analyzed using VOSviewer software (v.1.6.19). The search was independently reviewed and verified by two researchers. The final search equation applied was (Alpha fitness test OR alpha fitness battery OR Alpha-fitness test OR fitness alpha test OR alpha fitness test battery AND physical fitness).

Results: The final sample consisted of 266 documents, mostly published as research articles (98.87%). Scientific output was highest between 2019 and 2024 ( n = 184), with 2019 also recording the most citations ( n = 807), followed by 2017 ( n = 767). López-Gil was the most prolific first author, with eight documents and 130 citations. The most frequent keywords were Children ( n = 43), Adolescents ( n = 34), Cardiorespiratory fitness ( n = 28), Physical fitness ( n = 21), Obesity ( n = 20), and Childhood ( n = 19). Spain led in publication output (63 articles, 2,130 citations), followed by Sweden (14 articles, 1,469 citations) and Chile (13 articles, 91 citations).

Conclusion: The analysis of the existing literature on the ALPHA-Fitness battery reveals a predominance of studies focused on the battery itself ( n = 210 documents), compared to studies involving the administration of at least one test from the battery ( n = 56 documents).

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@article{paucaruribe2026mapping,
  title = {{Mapping the knowledge of scientific production on the ALPHA-Fitness battery at school age: bibliometric analysis (2010–2025)}},
  author = {Juan David Paucar-Uribe and Boryi A. Becerra-Patiño and Anelise Reis Gaya and Zhen Yang and Patricio Solis-Urra and Júlio Brugnara Mello and José Francisco López-Gil and José Castro-Piñero and Jorge Olivares-Arancibia},
  journal = {Frontiers in Public Health},
  year = {2026},
  month = oct,
  doi = {10.3389/fpubh.2026.1885114},
  url = {https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2026.1885114/full},
  note = {CC BY 4.0},
}
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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Mapping the knowledge of scientific production on the ALPHA-Fitness battery at school age: bibliometric analysis (2010–2025)
AU  - Juan David Paucar-Uribe
AU  - Boryi A. Becerra-Patiño
AU  - Anelise Reis Gaya
AU  - Zhen Yang
AU  - Patricio Solis-Urra
AU  - Júlio Brugnara Mello
AU  - José Francisco López-Gil
AU  - José Castro-Piñero
AU  - Jorge Olivares-Arancibia
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/10/13
JO  - Frontiers in Public Health
DO  - 10.3389/fpubh.2026.1885114
UR  - https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2026.1885114/full
AB  - Introduction: Numerous studies have used the Assessing Levels of Physical Activity and Fitness (ALPHA) battery to evaluate physical fitness (PF) and its positive impact on the health of school-age children, assessing various components of fitness. Despite its widespread use, no bibliometric review has systematically examined research trends or scientific output related to the ALPHA-Fitness battery. This study aimed to conduct a bibliometric review to identify research trends on the ALPHA-Fitness battery.  Materials and methods: Theoretical study using bibliometrics as a research technique, following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) methodology. A total of 266 documents published between January 1, 2010, and February 28, 2025, were identified in the Web of Science, Scopus, and PubMed databases and analyzed using VOSviewer software (v.1.6.19). The search was independently reviewed and verified by two researchers. The final search equation applied was (Alpha fitness test OR alpha fitness battery OR Alpha-fitness test OR fitness alpha test OR alpha fitness test battery AND physical fitness).  Results: The final sample consisted of 266 documents, mostly published as research articles (98.87%). Scientific output was highest between 2019 and 2024 ( n = 184), with 2019 also recording the most citations ( n = 807), followed by 2017 ( n = 767). López-Gil was the most prolific first author, with eight documents and 130 citations. The most frequent keywords were Children ( n = 43), Adolescents ( n = 34), Cardiorespiratory fitness ( n = 28), Physical fitness ( n = 21), Obesity ( n = 20), and Childhood ( n = 19). Spain led in publication output (63 articles, 2,130 citations), followed by Sweden (14 articles, 1,469 citations) and Chile (13 articles, 91 citations).  Conclusion: The analysis of the existing literature on the ALPHA-Fitness battery reveals a predominance of studies focused on the battery itself ( n = 210 documents), compared to studies involving the administration of at least one test from the battery ( n = 56 documents).
SN  - 2296-2565
ER  -