Integrasi Latihan Neuromuskular dan Beban Kognitif Sepak Bola : pemetaan global riset dan sintesis bukti terkini

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Diva Muhammad Fauzi - G0022234 - Fak. Kedokteran

Soccer performance and injury prevention depend on the interaction between neuromuscular control and cognitive demands. However, research on neuromuscular training, cognitive load, dual-task testing, and soccer performance remains fragmented across sports medicine, physiology, psychology, and field-based performance science. Aims: This study aimed to map global research trends and synthesize recent evidence on the integration of neuromuscular training and cognitive load in soccer. Methods: A bibliometric analysis and scoping review were conducted using Scopus-indexed literature published from 2016 to 2025. English-language final journal articles were retrieved using terms related to neuromuscular training, cognitive load, and soccer. Metadata were exported in CSV format and analyzed using Scopus analysis tools, VOSviewer, and Biblioshiny. Co-citation, co-authorship, co-occurrence, overlay visualization, thematic evolution, and PAGER (Pattern, Advancement, Gap, Evidence, and Research Recommendation) synthesis were used to interpret the field. Results: A total of 560 publications were included. Annual output increased from 10 articles in 2016 to 157 articles in 2025, following a strong exponential pattern (R2 = 0.99). Medicine (29%) and Health Professions (20%) dominated the field, while Computer Science, Engineering, and Psychology reflected growing multidisciplinarity. Spain led production with 66 publications, whereas the United Kingdom had the highest citation impact among the top countries. The most influential article was Soligard et al. (2016), with 879 citations. Co-occurrence analysis identified seven clusters: Strength and Conditioning, Sports Medicine, Physiology and Nutrition, Cognitive and Postural Science, Training Management, Public Health and Growth, and Field-Based Testing. Emerging terms included dual task, reaction time, mental fatigue, cognitive load, biomechanics, and anterior cruciate ligament. Conclusion: Research on neuromuscular training and cognitive load in soccer has expanded rapidly and is shifting from general workload monitoring toward ecologically valid motor-cognitive and injury-risk models. Future studies should prioritize standardized dual-task protocols, longitudinal randomized trials, maturation-sensitive youth models, and real-time predictive monitoring systems.