Abstract: By drawing, interpreting and comparing the keyword co-word networks of sports humanities and social sciences theme papers at home and abroad, it is found that competitive sports and mass sports are the two important research fields at home and abroad. However, there are obvious differences in research field, perspective and methods at home and abroad due to different development bases, needs of physical education and social and historical development conditions. Finally, it is pointed out that the research on sports humanities and social sciences in China should be promoted in the following aspects: paying more attention to adolescents’ obesity and their exercise; strengthening"problem" awareness and comprehensive research from interdisciplinary perspective; adopting empirical research methods in natural sciences, and combining qualitative and quantitative methods; further strengthening the capacity of international communication, and constructing a well-designed foreign-oriented discourse system.

Key words: knowledge map, sports humanities and social sciences, CSSCI, SSCI, A&HCI