A BIBLIOMETRIC ANALYSIS OF STUDIES ON THE CONCEPT OF GREEN INTELLECTUAL CAPITAL

Abstract

In this study, it is aimed to reveal the development of the concept of green intellectual capital and to map the studies on this subject using bibliometric analysis. The research includes findings from the analysis of 124 studies on green intellectual capital, using network mapping and clustering techniques on year, country, citations, keywords, co-authorship, author citations, country citations, bibliographic matching of authors, and co-citation networks. When the studies are analyzed on the basis of years, it is seen that the first study on this topic was published in 2008 and the most recent study belongs to 2024. Pakistan emerged as the country with the highest number of publications on green intellectual capital while the most cited author was T. Ramayah. Malaysia was identified as the country receiving the most citations.. The most common keyword in the studies is the “green intellectual capital”. As a result of the study, the diversity of studies on green intellectual capital, providing a comprehensive map of the existing literature and offering suggestions for future studies.

Keywords

• Green İntellectual Capital
• Bibliometric Analysis
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YEŞİL ENTELEKTÜEL SERMAYE KAVRAMI ÜZERİNE YAPILMIŞ ÇALIŞMALARIN BİBLİYOMETRİK ANALİZİ

Abstract

Bu çalışmada, yeşil entelektüel sermaye kavramı üzerine yapılan çalışmalar özelinde kavramın gelişimini ortaya koymak ve bu konuda yapılan çalışmaların bibliyometrik analiz yöntemi ile haritasını çıkarmak amaçlanmıştır. Araştırma yeşil entelektüel sermaye konusu üzerine yapılmış 124 çalışmanın yıl, ülke, atıf, anahtar sözcük, ortak yazar, yazar atıf, ülke atıf, yazarların bibliyografik eşleşme, yazar ortak atıflara ilişkin ağ haritalama ve kümeleme tekniği kullanılarak yapılan analiz bulgularını içermektedir. Ulaşılan çalışmalar yıllar bazında incelendiği zaman bu konuda yapılan ilk çalışmanın 2008 yılında yapıldığı ve en yeni çalışmanın da 2024 yılına ait olduğu görülmektedir. Yeşil entelektüel sermaye konusunda en çok yayın yapan ülke Pakistan olmuştur. En fazla atıf alan yazar ise Ramayah, T.’dir. En fazla atıf alan ülke Malezya olarak bulgulanmıştır. Yeşil entelektüel sermaye konusu ile ilgili yapılan çalışmalarda en fazla yer alan anahtar kelime ise green intellectual capital (yeşil entelektüel sermaye) kavramıdır. Çalışma sonucunda yeşil entelektüel sermaye üzerine yapılmış çalışmaların çeşitliliği ortaya konulmuş gelecek çalışmalar için öneriler sunulmuştur.

Keywords

• Yeşil Entelektüel Sermaye
• Bibliyometrik Analiz
• Vosviewer

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