Research Article

A Bibliometric Analysis of Public Relations Models

Number: 58 July 30, 2020
  • Zuhal Gök Demir *
  • Fulya Erendağ Sümer
  • Çiğdem Karakaya
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A Bibliometric Analysis of Public Relations Models

Abstract

The aim of the study is to reveal the trends in the field of public relations by examining the topic of ‘public relations models’ in order to capture the variation in public relations practice. Bibliometric analysis has been chosen as the methodology in this study to show publishing patterns as it finds out the stream of knowledge and the development of literature in a specific discipline. Data used in this research were collected from Thomson Reuters Web of Science Database. By selecting the topic of ‘public relations model’ in the search button, 595 studies were investigated within the context of institution and country collaboration, co-citation network analysis, co-word network analysis and citation burst. In order to perform these network analyses, the CiteSpace II software package has been used. The findings suggest that the USA as a country, universities in the USA as institutions and academics from the USA as author collaboration are found to be the top ranked items by centrality on the topic of public relations models. Grunig and Grunig’s (2002) paper on public relations and communication models is found to have the strongest citation burst as expected. The most investigated research topics are global flux, the blog-mediated crisis communication model, and stakeholder relationship.

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Supporting Institution

The authors declared that this study has received no financial support.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Communication and Media Studies

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Zuhal Gök Demir * This is me
0000-0001-6489-3125
Türkiye

Fulya Erendağ Sümer This is me
0000-0002-5655-4542
Türkiye

Çiğdem Karakaya This is me
0000-0002-1172-0973
Türkiye

Publication Date

July 30, 2020

Submission Date

January 28, 2020

Acceptance Date

June 20, 2020

Published in Issue

Year 2020 Number: 58

APA
Gök Demir, Z., Erendağ Sümer, F., & Karakaya, Ç. (2020). A Bibliometric Analysis of Public Relations Models. Connectist: Istanbul University Journal of Communication Sciences, 58, 105-132. https://doi.org/10.26650/CONNECTIST2020-0015
AMA
1.Gök Demir Z, Erendağ Sümer F, Karakaya Ç. A Bibliometric Analysis of Public Relations Models. Connectist: Istanbul University Journal of Communication Sciences. 2020;(58):105-132. doi:10.26650/CONNECTIST2020-0015
Chicago
Gök Demir, Zuhal, Fulya Erendağ Sümer, and Çiğdem Karakaya. 2020. “A Bibliometric Analysis of Public Relations Models”. Connectist: Istanbul University Journal of Communication Sciences, nos. 58: 105-32. https://doi.org/10.26650/CONNECTIST2020-0015.
EndNote
Gök Demir Z, Erendağ Sümer F, Karakaya Ç (July 1, 2020) A Bibliometric Analysis of Public Relations Models. Connectist: Istanbul University Journal of Communication Sciences 58 105–132.
IEEE
[1]Z. Gök Demir, F. Erendağ Sümer, and Ç. Karakaya, “A Bibliometric Analysis of Public Relations Models”, Connectist: Istanbul University Journal of Communication Sciences, no. 58, pp. 105–132, July 2020, doi: 10.26650/CONNECTIST2020-0015.
ISNAD
Gök Demir, Zuhal - Erendağ Sümer, Fulya - Karakaya, Çiğdem. “A Bibliometric Analysis of Public Relations Models”. Connectist: Istanbul University Journal of Communication Sciences. 58 (July 1, 2020): 105-132. https://doi.org/10.26650/CONNECTIST2020-0015.
JAMA
1.Gök Demir Z, Erendağ Sümer F, Karakaya Ç. A Bibliometric Analysis of Public Relations Models. Connectist: Istanbul University Journal of Communication Sciences. 2020;:105–132.
MLA
Gök Demir, Zuhal, et al. “A Bibliometric Analysis of Public Relations Models”. Connectist: Istanbul University Journal of Communication Sciences, no. 58, July 2020, pp. 105-32, doi:10.26650/CONNECTIST2020-0015.
Vancouver
1.Zuhal Gök Demir, Fulya Erendağ Sümer, Çiğdem Karakaya. A Bibliometric Analysis of Public Relations Models. Connectist: Istanbul University Journal of Communication Sciences. 2020 Jul. 1;(58):105-32. doi:10.26650/CONNECTIST2020-0015