A Bibliometric Analysis on the Conceptualization of Sustainable Tourism

Year 2024, Volume: 8 Issue: 1, 66 - 86, 24.03.2024

Hatice Erdoğan Serhat Zaman

https://doi.org/10.32572/guntad.1318556

Abstract

This study aims to examine and conceptualize the concept of sustainable tourism with bibliometric mapping. Articles published with the keyword “sustainable tourism” between 2013 and 2023 were searched from the Scopus database. Research area is limited to social sciences and environmental science, earth and planetary sciences, arts and humanities and multidisciplinary. 3133 articles were analyzed. Analysis was done with VOSviewer software. With the analysis, citations, documents, authors, countries, keywords, journals and universities were examined. In this way, clusters, themes and connections in the research area were determined. The cluster and links reveal the existence of different perspectives and methodologies in the field of sustainable tourism research. The closeness and hierarchy between the cluster, themes and connections represent the dialogue between different perspectives and methodologies. Finally, the focus themes were determined by keyword analysis. With this methodology, which allows to understand the conceptual structure of the research area, it has been revealed that sustainable tourism is an important concept that responds to the needs of the society, the sector and the administrators.

Keywords

Bibliometric Analysis, Sustainable Tourism, Performance Analysis, Scopus

Project Number

1232

Sürdürülebilir Turizm Kavramsallaştırması Üzerine Bibliyometrik Bir Analiz

Abstract

Bu araştırma bilim haritalama tekniği ile sürdürülebilir turizm kavramını incelemeyi ve kavramsallaştırmayı amaçlamaktadır. Scopus veri tabanından 2013-2023 yılları arasında “sustainable tourism” anahtar kelimesi ile yayınlanan makaleler araştırılmıştır. Araştırmanın bilim alanı social sciences ve environmental science, earth and planetary sciences, arts and humanities ve multidisciplinary olarak sınırlandırılmıştır. 3133 makale ile analiz gerçekleştirilmiştir. Analiz VOSviewer yazılımı ile gerçekleştirilmiştir. Analiz ile atıflar, dokümanlar, yazarlar, ülkeler, anahtar kelimeler, dergiler ve kurumlar incelenmiştir. Bu sayede araştırma alanındaki küme, tema ve bağlantılar belirlenmiştir. Küme ve bağlantılar, sürdürülebilir turizm araştırma alanındaki farklı perspektif ve metodolojilerin mevcudiyetini ortaya koymaktadır. Küme, tema ve bağlantılar arasındaki yakınlık ve hiyerarşi, farklı perspektif ve metodolojiler arasındaki diyalogu temsil etmektedir. Son olarak anahtar kelime analizi ile odak temalar belirlenmiştir. Araştırma alanının kavramsal yapısının anlaşılmasına imkân veren bu metodoloji sayesinde sürdürülebilir turizmin toplumun, sektörün ve karar vericilerin ihtiyaçlarına cevap veren önemli bir kavram olduğu ortaya konulmuştur

Keywords

Bibliyometrik Analiz, Sürdürülebilir Turizm, Performans Analizi, Scopus

Supporting Institution

Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi Bilimsel Araştırma Projeleri Koordinasyon Birimi

Project Number

1232

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