Bibliometric Analysis of Studies on Populism and Social Media

Year 2023, , 283 - 304, 30.01.2023

Hacı Hasan Saf

https://doi.org/10.17680/erciyesiletisim.1168214

Cited By: 3

Abstract

Due to the fact that populist discourses are frequently seen in social media in recent years has increased the number of researches in this field. Populism and social media has been frequently studied in terms of the relationship between them, their potential, functions, useage patterns and effects. In this study, it is aimed to examine the studies on populism and social media with bibliometric analysis. Studies on populism and social media indexed in the Web of Science database are discussed. The studies in the database are scanned to include the words "populism" and "social media", and studies containing these subjects are reached. 467 studies published between 2013, when the first study was published, and August 2022, when this study was conducted, are analyzed bibliometrically with VOSviewer. As a result of the analysis carried out in parallel with the research questions, it is seen that the studies on these two subjects were mostly in 2020 and mostly in the field of communication. Most studies are issued in England and at the University of Amsterdam. The most cited author is Sven Engesser, and the most cited publication is one of his work. In the research made with this perspective, the total connection strengths and connections of the elements are also revealed.

Keywords

Communication Studies, Populism, Social Media, Bibliometric Analysis

Popülizm ve Sosyal Medyayla İlgili Çalışmaların Bibliyometrik Analizi

Abstract

Popülist söylemlerin son yıllarda sosyal medyada sıklıkla görülmesi, bu alanda yapılan araştırmaların artmasını sağlamıştır. Popülizm ve sosyal medya; aralarındaki ilişki, potansiyelleri, işlevleri, kullanım durumları ve etkileri bağlamında sıklıkla incelenmiştir. Bu çalışmada popülizm ve sosyal medya konuları üzerine yapılan çalışmaların bibliyometrik analiz ile incelenmesi amaçlanmaktadır. Popülizm ve sosyal medyayla ilgili Web of Science veri tabanında indekslenen çalışmalar ele alınmıştır. Veri tabanında yer alan çalışmalar, “populism” ve “social media” kelimelerini kapsayacak şekilde taranmış ve bu konuları içeren çalışmalara ulaşılmıştır. İlk çalışmanın yayınlandığı 2013 ile bu çalışmanın yürütüldüğü 2022 yılı ağustos ayı arasında yayınlanan 467 çalışma VOSviewer ile bibliyometrik olarak analiz edilmiştir. Araştırma sorularına paralel yürütülen analiz sonucunda bu iki konu üzerine yapılan çalışmaların en fazla 2020 yılında ve en çok iletişim alanında olduğu görülmüştür. En çok çalışma İngiltere’de ve University of Amsterdam’da hazırlanmıştır. En çok atıf alan yazar Sven Engesser, en çok atıf alan yayın yine onun bir çalışması olmuştur. Bu perspektiften yapılan araştırmada unsurların toplam bağlantı güçleri ve bağlantıları da ortaya konulmuştur.

Keywords

İletişim Çalışmaları, Popülizm, Sosyal Medya, Web of Science, Bibliyometrik Analiz, Communication Studies, Populism, Social Media, Bibliometric Analysis

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