WEB OF SCIENCE VERİTABANI KULLANILARAK AFET VE İNSANİ YARDIM LOJİSTİĞİNE İLİŞKİN ARAŞTIRMA EĞİLİMLERİNİN GÖRSEL ANALİZİ

Abstract

Bu çalışmada, 2009-2024 yılları arasında afet ve insani yardım lojistiği ile ilgili yayınları değerlendirmek için görsel haritalama yöntemi kullanılmıştır. Bu bağlamda, SSCI, SCI-E ve ESCI indeksleri Web of Science veri tabanından seçilmiş ve “afet ve insani yardım lojistiği” terimi kullanılarak bir arama yapılmıştır. Tüm alanlarda bu ifadeyi içeren toplam 1.075 yayın belirlenmiştir. Daha sonra bu yayınlar, VOSviewer haritalama yöntemiyle görselleştirilerek analiz edilmiştir. Bulgularda en sık atıfta bulunulan anahtar kelime “İnsani Lojistik” olmuştur. En çok yayın yapan yazarlar Peter Tatham ve Van Wassenhove olurken, en çok atıfta bulunulan çalışma Balcik vd.'ye atfedilmiştir. Özellikle, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri ülkeler arasında en fazla yayın ve atıf sayısına sahipti. Araştırmacılar Peter Tatham ve Van Wassenhove kapsamlı ortak yazarlıkları nedeniyle takdir edilmektedir. Emerald Group Publishing, yayın hacmi açısından önde gelen yayıncılar arasında yer alırken, Journal of Humanitarian Logistics and Supply Chain Management bu alandaki en önemli dergi olarak belirlendi. Önemli sayıda yayın, Sürdürülebilir Şehirler ve Topluluklar (SDGs-11) kapsamında, sürdürülebilir kalkınmada temel bir odak alanı olarak vurgulanan İş ve Ekonomi alanlarından kaynaklanmaktadır.

Keywords

• Afet ve İnsani Yardım Lojistiği
• Bibliyometrik Analiz
• Görsel Haritalama
• WoS

A VISUAL ANALYSIS OF RESEARCH TRENDS ON DISASTER AND HUMANITARIAN AID LOGISTICS USING THE WEB OF SCIENCE DATABASE

Abstract

This study uses a visual mapping method to evaluate publications related to disaster and humanitarian aid logistics from 2009 to 2024. In this regard, the SSCI, SCI-E, and ESCI indices were selected from the Web of Science database, and a search was performed using the term “disaster and humanitarian aid logistics.” A total of 1,075 publications containing this phrase across all fields were identified. Subsequently, these publications were visualized and analyzed through the VOSviewer mapping method. The most frequently cited keyword in the findings was "Humanitarian Logistics." The authors who published the most were Peter Tatham and Van Wassenhove, while the most cited work was attributed to Balcik et al. Notably, the United States had the highest number of publications and citations among countries. Researchers Peter Tatham and Van Wassenhove are particularly recognized for their extensive co-authorship networks. The Emerald Group Publishing emerged as the leading publisher by publication volume, while the Journal of Humanitarian Logistics and Supply Chain Management was identified as the premier journal in this field. A substantial number of publications originated in the fields of Business and Economics, with Sustainable Cities and Communities (SDG 11) highlighted as a key focus area in sustainable development.

Keywords

• Disaster and Humanitarian Aid Logistics
• Bibliometric Analysis
• Visual Mapping
• WoS

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