Bibliometric Analysis of Publications on Visual Communication and Artificial Intelligence in the Web of Science Database (1996-2024)
Abstract
This study aims to analyze the scientific literature focused on “visual communication” and “artificial intelligence” published in the Web of Science (WoS) database between 1996 and 2024 using bibliometric methods. Research data were obtained by searching different indexes within the WoS Core Collection; VOSviewer and Microsoft Excel software were used for data analysis and visualization. The analysis results reveal that publication output in the field has shown a marked increase since 2016 and that a large portion of the documents consist of research articles. While the People's Republic of China plays a dominant role in the country-based distribution, it has been determined that the studies are thematically concentrated in technical fields such as computer science, artificial intelligence, and software engineering. Keyword analyses show that the concepts of “visual communication” and “artificial intelligence” are centrally intertwined with the themes of machine learning and image processing. Consequently, it has been determined that academic interest at the intersection of these two disciplines is rapidly increasing and that the field is maturing into an interdisciplinary structure.
Keywords
- Visual communication
- Artificial intelligence
- Publication trends
- Keyword co-occurrence
- Citation analysis
Ethical Statement
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Details
Primary Language
English
Subjects
Artificial Intelligence (Other), Communication and Media Studies (Other)
Journal Section
Research Article
Authors
Publication Date
May 31, 2026
Submission Date
November 17, 2025
Acceptance Date
March 12, 2026
Published in Issue
Year 2026 Volume: 17 Number: 2
