Bibliometric Analysis of Studies on the Concept of Vuca

Year 2025, Volume: 9 Issue: 2, 927 - 938, 25.05.2025

Fatih İbrahim Kurşunmaden

https://doi.org/10.25295/fsecon.1586089

Abstract

This study aims to examine the VUCA concept with the bibliometric analysis method. Within the framework of this main objective, this article examines 610 studies in the SCIEXPANDED, SSCI, A&HCI, CPCI-S, CPCI-SSH, BKCI-S, BKCI-SSH, ESCI databases according to chronology, discipline, source, country, author and keyword parameters is analyzing. The data set consists of studies published between 2008-2024. Information regarding studies on VUCA was taken electronically from the Web of Science database and transferred to the R program. All calculations and operations on tables and graphs were carried out through the Rstudio program. According to the analysis results, it has been determined that the VUCA issue is an area that has increased and developed significantly in the last 5 years. The results obtained are important in terms of revealing the general status of studies on this subject. The study offers a wide range of trends or concentrations in terms of scientific fields, countries and thematic areas. Our results may facilitate the planning, design, conduct, and publication of future research on this topic.

Keywords

VUCA, Bibliometric Analysis, Web of Science

Vuca Kavramına İlişkin Çalışmaların Bibliyometrik Analizi

Abstract

Bu çalışma ile VUCA kavramının bibliyometrik analiz yöntemiyle incelenmesi amaçlanmıştır. Bu temel amaç çerçevesinde, bu makale SCIEXPANDED, SSCI, A&HCI, CPCI-S, CPCI-SSH, BKCI-S, BKCI-SSH, ESCI veri tabanlarında yer alan 610 çalışmayı kronoloji, disiplin, kaynak, ülke, yazar ve anahtar kelime parametrelerine göre analiz etmektedir. Veri seti, 2008-2024 döneminde yayınlanan çalışmalardan oluşturmaktadır. VUCA konulu çalışmalara ilişkin bilgiler Web of Science veri tabanında elektronik ortamdan alınarak R programına aktarılmıştır. Tüm hesaplamalar ile tablolara ve grafiklere yönelik işlemler Rstudio programı üzerinden gerçekleştirilmiştir. Analiz sonuçlarına göre, VUCA konusunun son 5 yılda önemli ölçüde artan ve gelişen bir alan olduğu belirlenmiştir. Elde edilen sonuçlar, bu konudaki çalışmaların genel durumunu ortaya koyması açısından önem arz etmektedir. Çalışma bilimsel alanlar, ülkeler ve tematik alanlar açısından geniş bir eğilim veya yoğunlaşma yelpazesi sunmaktadır. Çalışmanın sonuçları bu konu hakkında gelecekteki araştırmaların planlanmasını, tasarlanmasını, yürütülmesini ve yayınlanmasını kolaylaştırabilir.

Keywords

VUCA, Bibliometrik Analiz, Web of Science

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