Curriculum and Physical Education: Bibliometric Analysis Using the Scopus Database

The curriculum has been provided by an educational institution as a lesson plan in one period of education level. In physical education, the curriculum focuses on developing the skills and concepts of movement that students need. The main objective of this study was to conduct a bibliometric analysis of articles published in Scopus on curriculum and physical education. The results showed that the study of curriculum and physical education totaled 420 articles which began to be published in the Scopus database from 1931-2021. Then, the researcher carried out a filter that was only limited to journal articles and proceedings. So that the number of documents found was 359 publications, consisting of 349 articles from journals and 10 articles from the proceedings obtained. Based on publications in the Scopus database, the findings reveal that: the number of publications has increased, although there is an up and down trend from year to year; most of the publications are written by researchers located in several countries and universities; the United States of America is the country that contributes the most writers; Monash University from Australia is the most productive institution; and Matthew D. Curtner-Smith is the author most published and most influential cited articles; an influential topic, namely the hidden curriculum. This analysis can provide insight into the development of research in the field of curriculum and physical education, and it can be a source of information for teachers, lecturers, schools, universities, and the world of education.