Research Article

The Rise of Big Data in Communication Sciences: A Bibliometric Mapping of the Literature

Number: 58 July 30, 2020
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The Rise of Big Data in Communication Sciences: A Bibliometric Mapping of the Literature

Abstract

Today’s digital world is characterized by advances in communication and information technologies. Internet technology provides a variety of communication channels like social media platforms, social network sites, search engines, blogs, forums, websites and e-mails. The users of these channels create digital traces which are the main source of big data in communication studies in social sciences. Big social data analytics in communication studies provides quantitative indicators to fully understand current situations rather than pre-defined cause and effect relationships. This study aims to investigate the studies in “big data and communication” in social sciences between the years 2014 and 2018. Web of Science Social Science Citation Index journals are selected to present systematic and quantitative analysis of the research field. Bibliometric analysis results provide insights about big data usage and expansion in the communication field not previously grasped by other reviews on this special topic. Bibliometric tools helped to identify research clusters, key research topics, and network and collaboration patterns in big data and communication studies in a social sciences context. This bibliometric mapping of the field visually illustrates the evolution of studies over time and identifies current research interests and future directions for the followers.

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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

Publication Date

July 30, 2020

Submission Date

December 24, 2019

Acceptance Date

May 12, 2020

Published in Issue

Year 2020 Number: 58

APA
Karaboğa, T., Karaboğa, H. A., & Şehitoğlu, Y. (2020). The Rise of Big Data in Communication Sciences: A Bibliometric Mapping of the Literature. Connectist: Istanbul University Journal of Communication Sciences, 58, 169-199. https://doi.org/10.26650/CONNECTIST2020-0083
AMA
1.Karaboğa T, Karaboğa HA, Şehitoğlu Y. The Rise of Big Data in Communication Sciences: A Bibliometric Mapping of the Literature. Connectist: Istanbul University Journal of Communication Sciences. 2020;(58):169-199. doi:10.26650/CONNECTIST2020-0083
Chicago
Karaboğa, Tuğba, Hasan Aykut Karaboğa, and Yasin Şehitoğlu. 2020. “The Rise of Big Data in Communication Sciences: A Bibliometric Mapping of the Literature”. Connectist: Istanbul University Journal of Communication Sciences, nos. 58: 169-99. https://doi.org/10.26650/CONNECTIST2020-0083.
EndNote
Karaboğa T, Karaboğa HA, Şehitoğlu Y (July 1, 2020) The Rise of Big Data in Communication Sciences: A Bibliometric Mapping of the Literature. Connectist: Istanbul University Journal of Communication Sciences 58 169–199.
IEEE
[1]T. Karaboğa, H. A. Karaboğa, and Y. Şehitoğlu, “The Rise of Big Data in Communication Sciences: A Bibliometric Mapping of the Literature”, Connectist: Istanbul University Journal of Communication Sciences, no. 58, pp. 169–199, July 2020, doi: 10.26650/CONNECTIST2020-0083.
ISNAD
Karaboğa, Tuğba - Karaboğa, Hasan Aykut - Şehitoğlu, Yasin. “The Rise of Big Data in Communication Sciences: A Bibliometric Mapping of the Literature”. Connectist: Istanbul University Journal of Communication Sciences. 58 (July 1, 2020): 169-199. https://doi.org/10.26650/CONNECTIST2020-0083.
JAMA
1.Karaboğa T, Karaboğa HA, Şehitoğlu Y. The Rise of Big Data in Communication Sciences: A Bibliometric Mapping of the Literature. Connectist: Istanbul University Journal of Communication Sciences. 2020;:169–199.
MLA
Karaboğa, Tuğba, et al. “The Rise of Big Data in Communication Sciences: A Bibliometric Mapping of the Literature”. Connectist: Istanbul University Journal of Communication Sciences, no. 58, July 2020, pp. 169-9, doi:10.26650/CONNECTIST2020-0083.
Vancouver
1.Tuğba Karaboğa, Hasan Aykut Karaboğa, Yasin Şehitoğlu. The Rise of Big Data in Communication Sciences: A Bibliometric Mapping of the Literature. Connectist: Istanbul University Journal of Communication Sciences. 2020 Jul. 1;(58):169-9. doi:10.26650/CONNECTIST2020-0083