Mapping the Landscape of Disaster Research: A Comprehensive Bibliometric Analysis

Year 2025, Volume: 9 Issue: 2, 1252 - 1266, 25.05.2025

Tolga Balcı , Ahmet Sinan Türkyılmaz

https://doi.org/10.25295/fsecon.1513745

Abstract

In the event of a disaster, the resulting material and moral damages are inevitable. Therefore, it is crucial to implement effective disaster management strategies to mitigate the impact of such occurrences. In order to achieve this, it is essential to conduct comprehensive examinations of both qualitative and quantitative studies on various disasters. This process allows for the identification of methodological changes, the assessment of needs, and the formulation of suggestions in the field of social sciences related to disasters during the disaster period (short term; long term). In this context, it is crucial to understand the studies conducted before and after disasters, as well as the effects of disasters on successful disaster management. This study aims to conduct a meta-analysis of disaster studies in the literature and to reach a general conclusion by evaluating the results of the studies obtained in the literature. In this context, the study aims to reach general conclusions about the effects of disasters by qualitatively and quantitatively examining the studies related to the subject in the journals scanned by WOS through keywords such as disaster, COVID-19, flood, and natural disasters.

Keywords

Disaster, Bibliometric Analysis, Social Science, Disaster Policy

Afet Araştırmalarının Haritasını Çıkarmak: Kapsamlı Bir Bibliyometrik Analiz

Abstract

Bir afet durumunda, ortaya çıkan maddi ve manevi zararlar kaçınılmazdır. Bu nedenle, böyle olayların etkisini azaltmak için etkili afet yönetim stratejilerinin uygulanması çok önemlidir. Bunu başarmak için, çeşitli afetler üzerine yapılmış niteliksel ve niceliksel çalışmaların kapsamlı bir şekilde incelenmesi gereklidir. Bu süreç, afet döneminde afetlerle ilgili sosyal bilimler alanında metodolojik değişikliklerin belirlenmesine, ihtiyaçların değerlendirilmesine ve önerilerin formüle edilmesine olanak tanımaktadır. Bu bağlamda, afetlerden önce ve sonra yapılan çalışmaları ve afetlerin başarılı afet yönetimi üzerindeki etkilerini anlamak önemlidir. Bu çalışma, literatürdeki afet çalışmalarının bir meta-analizini yapmayı ve literatürde elde edilen çalışmaların sonuçlarını değerlendirerek genel bir sonuca ulaşmayı amaçlamaktadır. Bu bağlamda, çalışma, WOS tarafından taranan dergilerdeki afet, COVID-19, sel ve doğal afetler gibi anahtar kelimelerle ilgili çalışmaları niteliksel ve niceliksel olarak inceleyerek afetlerin etkileri hakkında genel sonuçlara ulaşmayı amaçlamaktadır.

Keywords

Afet, Bibliyometrik Analiz, Sosyal Bilimler, Afet Politikası

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