Fantasy sports are a type of virtual computer game that have gone from being played by half a million people in the late 1980s to around 60 million people in 2020 in North America alone. Consequently, research exploring the topic (fantasy sports research; FSR) has also emerged. The present study aimed to conduct a bibliometric analysis of all peer-reviewed published articles and review papers that have focused on fantasy sports. Fitting the criteria were 230 publications. Data collected from this work addressed seven research questions. Results of the analysis included (but are not limited to) the identification that FSR began in earnest in 2007 and is likely on a moderate upward trend; that gambling is the most common theme for FSR, with sports consumption and law also featuring regularly; and that a plurality of FSR is original research taking a questionnaire approach with young, male adults and exploring either fantasy sports in general, or specifically, fantasy American football. The findings have considerable implications for prospective authors in the field, but also for readers interested in the topic and journal editors and reviewers who are assessing future work.

梦幻体育是一种虚拟电脑游戏，仅在北美，玩游戏的人数就从 20 世纪 80 年代末的 50 万人增加到 2020 年的约 6000 万人。因此，探索该主题的研究（幻想体育研究；FSR）也出现了。本研究旨在对所有关注梦幻体育的同行评审已发表文章和评论论文进行文献计量分析。符合标准的出版物有 230 篇。从这项工作中收集的数据解决了七个研究问题。分析结果包括（但不限于）确定 FSR 于 2007 年正式开始，并且可能呈温和上升趋势；赌博是FSR最常见的主题，体育消费和法律也经常出现；多元化 FSR 是一项原创研究，采用问卷调查的方式对年轻男性成年人进行调查，探索一般的幻想运动，或具体探索幻想美式足球。这些发现对该领域的潜在作者具有相当大的影响，而且对于对该主题感兴趣的读者以及正在评估未来工作的期刊编辑和审稿人也具有重要意义。