Introduction: Collectivism has become an important theoretical perspective for understanding athlete behavior, team cohesion, sport participation, and organizational practices across different cultural contexts. Despite the increasing number of studies, the global scientific development of sport and collectivism research has not yet been systematically synthesized. 
Objective: This study aimed to (1) map the global scientific landscape of sport and collectivism research, (2) identify its intellectual structure and thematic evolution, and (3)interpret global research patterns using Hofstede's Individualism - Collectivism framework to discuss implications for collectivist countries, particularly Vietnam. Methodology: A bibliometric analysis was conducted using 98 publications retrieved from the Web of Science Core Collection. Bibliometric analyses were performed using Bibliometrix and Biblioshiny, including descriptive analysis, collaboration network analysis, co-citation analysis, keyword co-occurrence, thematic mapping, thematic evolution, and three-field plots. Hofstede's Individualism Index was further incorporated to compare bibliometric performance between collectivist and individualist countries using descriptive statistics, the Mann - Whitney U test, and Spearman's rank correlation. 
Results: The findings revealed a steady growth in publication output and identified the United States and China as the leading contributors. Collectivism, culture, and identity constituted the intellectual core of the field, while recent research increasingly emphasized physical activity, athlete well-being, globalization, and diversity. No significant relationship was found between Hofstede's Individualism Index and bibliometric performance, suggesting that cultural orientation serves as a useful interpretative framework rather than a determinant of research productivity. Conclusions: This study extends conventional bibliometric research by integrating science mapping with a cross-cultural perspective, providing evidence-based insights for future research, sport management, and policy development in collectivist societies.