Mutfakta gıda karbon ayak izi ve değişen beslenme örüntüleri: bibliyometrik ve bilimsel haritalama yaklaşımıyla bir inceleme

Abstract

Bu çalışma, 2020–2025 yılları arasında Web of Science Core Collection veri tabanında yayımlanan ve hanehalkı bağlamında gıda karbon ayak izi, beslenme alışkanlıkları ve çevresel etkileri ele alan araştırmaların bibliyometrik analizini sunmaktadır. Toplam 674 belge, alanın entelektüel yapısını incelemek, baskın kavramsal eğilimleri belirlemek ve uluslararası iş birliği örüntülerini haritalamak amacıyla Bibliometrix R paketi kullanılarak analiz edilmiştir. Bulgular, incelenen dönemde yayın üretiminde istikrarlı bir artış olduğunu ve karbon ayak izi, çevresel etki, yaşam döngüsü değerlendirmesi ile iklim değişikliği gibi temaların literatürün temel kavramları hâline geldiğini göstermektedir. Sonuçlar ayrıca, Journal of Cleaner Production ve Science of the Total Environment gibi önde gelen dergilerin bilgi üretiminde merkezî bir konumda yer aldığını, Çin’in yayın üretkenliğinde öne çıktığını ve Belçika’nın atıf etkisi açısından dikkat çekici bir performans sergilediğini ortaya koymaktadır. Sosyal ağ analizleri, Çin–ABD ekseninde yoğunlaşan güçlü iş birliği ilişkilerinin yanı sıra Avrupa ve Avustralya’da yeni araştırma kümelerinin ortaya çıktığını göstermektedir. Bununla birlikte, atık yönetimi, döngüsel ekonomi ve beslenme davranışlarına ilişkin temaların giderek artan önemi, mutfak bağlamında sürdürülebilirlik odaklı araştırmaların genişleyen disiplinler arası niteliğine işaret etmektedir. Genel olarak bu çalışma, sürdürülebilirlik araştırmalarında bibliyometrik yaklaşımların stratejik değerini vurgulamakta ve gelecekteki çalışmalar için umut vadeden araştırma yönlerine dikkat çekmektedir.

Keywords

• Gıda karbon ayak izi
• sürdürülebilir beslenme
• mutfak pratikleri
• bibliyometrik analiz
• bilimsel haritalama
• çevresel sürdürülebilirlik

Food carbon footprint and changing dietary patterns in the kitchen: a review with a bibliometric and scientific mapping approach

Abstract

This study provides a bibliometric analysis of research published between 2020 and 2025 in the Web of Science Core Collection that examines food carbon footprints, dietary habits, and environmental impacts within the household context. A total of 674 documents were analyzed using the Bibliometrix R package to explore the intellectual structure of the field, identify prevailing conceptual trends, and map international collaboration patterns. The results reveal a steady growth in publication output over the study period and indicate that carbon footprint, environmental impact, life cycle assessment, and climate change have become core concepts within the literature. The findings further show that leading journals such as Journal of Cleaner Production and Science of the Total Environment occupy central positions in knowledge production, while China emerges as the most productive country and Belgium demonstrates a notably high citation impact. Social network analyses highlight strong collaborative linkages along the China–USA axis, alongside the emergence of new research clusters in Europe and Australia. Moreover, the increasing prominence of themes related to waste management, circular economy, and dietary behavior reflects the expanding interdisciplinary scope of sustainability-oriented research in the kitchen context. Overall, this study underscores the strategic value of bibliometric approaches in sustainability research and identifies promising directions for future inquiry.

Keywords

• Food carbon footprint
• sustainable diets
• kitchen practices
• bibliometric analysis
• scientific mapping
• environmental sustainability

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